Whenever it appears to the Commissioner that any insurer or any director, officer, employee or agent thereof has committed or is about to commit a violation of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or order issued by the Commissioner hereunder, the Commissioner may apply to the district court for the county in which the principal office of the insurer is located or if such insurer has no such office in this state, then to the First Judicial District Court in and for Carson City for an order enjoining such insurer or such director, officer, employee or agent thereof from violating or continuing to violate this chapter or any such rule, regulation or order, and for such other equitable relief as the nature of the case and the interests of the insurer’s policyholders, creditors and shareholders or the public may require.