Michigan Laws 500.8150 – Conservator
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(1) If a domiciliary liquidator has not been appointed, the commissioner may apply to the circuit court by verified petition for an order directing him or her to act as conservator to conserve the property of an alien insurer not domiciled in this state or a foreign insurer on any 1 or more of the following grounds:
(a) Any of the grounds in section 8112.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.8150
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Domiciliary state: means the state in which an insurer is incorporated or organized, or, in the case of an alien insurer, its state of entry. See Michigan Laws 500.8103
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Foreign country: means any other jurisdiction not in any state. See Michigan Laws 500.8103
- insolvent: means :
(i) For an insurer issuing only assessable fire insurance policies:
(A) The inability to pay an obligation within 30 days after it becomes payable. See Michigan Laws 500.8103Insurer: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds organization, fraternal benefit society, or other legal entity, engaged or attempting to engage in the business of making insurance or surety contracts. See Michigan Laws 500.106 Receiver: means receiver, liquidator, rehabilitator, or conservator as the context requires. See Michigan Laws 500.8103 State: means a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Michigan Laws 500.8103
(b) That any of its property has been sequestered by official action in its domiciliary state, or in any other state.
(c) That enough of its property has been sequestered in a foreign country to give reasonable cause to fear that the insurer is or may become insolvent.
(d) That its certificate of authority to do business in this state has been revoked or that none was ever issued, and that there are residents of this state with outstanding claims or outstanding policies.
(2) If an order is sought under subsection (1), the court shall cause the insurer to be given notice and time to respond as is reasonable under the circumstances.
(3) The court may issue the order in whatever terms it considers appropriate. The filing or recording of the order with the clerk of the circuit court or the recorder of deeds of the county in which the principal business of the company is located shall impart the same notice as a deed, bill of sale, or other evidence of title duly filed or recorded with that recorder of deeds would have imparted.
(4) The conservator may at any time petition for and the court may grant an order under section 8151 to liquidate assets of a foreign or alien insurer under conservation, or if appropriate for an order under section 8153 to be appointed ancillary receiver.
(5) The conservator may at any time petition the court for an order terminating conservation of an insurer. If the court finds that the conservation is no longer necessary, the court shall order that the insurer be restored to possession of its property and the control of its business. The court may also make such finding and issue such order at any time upon motion of any interested party, but if the motion is denied, all costs shall be assessed against that party.