Section 500.8118a - Order transferring title to and possession of trusteed assets; actions of court; considerations.
THE INSURANCE CODE OF 1956 (EXCERPT)
Act 218 of 1956
500.8118a Order transferring title to and possession of trusteed assets; actions of court; considerations.
Sec. 8118a.
(1) For an alien insurer domiciled in this state, at any time after the court grants an order pursuant to section 8118, any person having an interest in the trusteed assets of the insurer or in their due administration or in the due administration of the insurer's estate and seeking to have all or part of the trusteed assets transferred to that person shall do so by petitioning the court for an order directing that title to and possession of all or part of the trusteed assets be transferred to that person.
(2) After providing notice and hearing as it considers proper, the court may grant, deny, or suspend a petition made pursuant to subsection (1) on terms and conditions, or make such other order, as the court considers appropriate, considering the following:
(a) The interests of policyholders, other claimants and creditors of the insurer, and the public.
(b) Whether the order requested, and any governing legislation upon which it is based, is conducive to or contrary to the objectives of this chapter.
(c) Whether the order requested is consistent with the terms, conditions, and objectives of the trust agreement or agreements referred to in section 411(4).
(d) The effect the order requested would have or could reasonably be expected to have on the ability of the liquidator to use assets of the insurer's estate under the liquidation order to transfer policy obligations to a solvent assuming insurer.
(e) Any agreements with a receiver or commissioner or like official of another state in which the insurer was doing business, or of the country under the laws of which the insurer was formed, relating to the rehabilitation, liquidation, conservation, or dissolution of the insurer.
(f) The adequacy of information available to the court upon which to make a determination.
(g) The costs that could reasonably be expected to be incurred as a result of the order.
History: Add. 1994, Act 227, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1994
Popular Name: Act 218