Rutgers Law

New Jersey Statutes, Title: 17B, INSURANCE

    Chapter 32a:

      Section: 17B:32a-11: Detection, prevention of insurer insolvencies, impairments

          11. a. To aid in the detection and prevention of member insurer insolvencies or impairments, the commissioner may:

(1) notify the commissioners of insurance or comparable officials of all the other states, territories of the United States and the District of Columbia within 30 days when he takes any of the following actions against a member insurer:

(a) revokes its certificate of authority or license;

(b) suspends its certificate of authority or license; or

(c) makes any formal order that the member insurer restrict its premium writing, obtain additional contributions to surplus, withdraw from this State, reinsure all or part of its business, or increase capital, surplus, or any other account for the security of policy or contract owners, certificate holders, or creditors.

Notice shall be made in any form the commissioner deems appropriate, including notification under the auspices of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, hereinafter referred to as NAIC.

(2) report to the board of directors when he has taken any of the actions set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection or has received notification from the commissioner of insurance or comparable official of any other jurisdiction that any such action has been taken in that jurisdiction. The report to the board of directors shall contain all significant details of the action taken or of any such notification received from another jurisdiction.

(3) report to the board of directors when he has reasonable cause to believe from any examination, whether completed or in process, of any member insurer that the member insurer may be an impaired or insolvent insurer. The report and the information therein shall be kept confidential by the board of directors.

(4) furnish to the board of directors the NAIC Insurance Regulatory Information System (IRIS) ratios and a list of companies not included in the ratios developed by the NAIC. The board may use the information contained therein in carrying out its duties and responsibilities under this section. The report and information contained therein shall be kept confidential by the board of directors until such time as made public by the commissioner or other lawful authority.

b. The commissioner may seek the advice and recommendations of the board of directors concerning any matter affecting the duties and responsibilities of the commissioner regarding the financial condition of member insurers and member insurers, health service corporations, hospital service corporations, medical service corporations, or health maintenance organizations seeking admission to transact business in this State.

c. The board of directors may, upon majority vote, make reports and recommendations to the commissioner upon any matter germane to the solvency, liquidation, rehabilitation, conservation or receivership of any member insurer or germane to the solvency of any insurer, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, or health maintenance organization seeking to do business in this State. Reports and recommendations made pursuant to this subsection shall not be considered public documents.

d. The board of directors may, upon majority vote, notify the commissioner of any information indicating any member insurer may be an impaired or insolvent insurer.

e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2022, c.98).

f. The board of directors may, upon majority vote, make recommendations to the commissioner for the detection and prevention of member insurer insolvencies.

g. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2022, c.98).

L.1991,c.208,s.11; amended 2022, c.98, s.10.

This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2022-09-09 20:37:12.

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