N.Y. ISC Law § 310

§ 310. Examinations; how conducted. (a) (1) Whenever pursuant to any\nprovision of this chapter, the superintendent shall determine to examine\nthe affairs of any insurer or other person, he shall make an order\nindicating the scope of the examination and may appoint as examiners one\nor more persons not employed by any insurer or interested in any insurer\nexcept as a policyholder. A copy of such order shall upon demand be\nexhibited to the insurer or person whose affairs are to be examined\nbefore the examination begins.\n (2) Any examiner authorized by the superintendent shall be given\nconvenient access at all reasonable hours to the books, records, files,\nsecurities and other documents of such insurer or other person,\nincluding those of any affiliated or subsidiary companies thereof, which\nare relevant to the examination, and shall have power to administer\noaths and to examine under oath any officer or agent of such insurer or\nother person, and any other person having custody or control of such\ndocuments, regarding any matter relevant to the examination.\n (3) The officers and agents of such insurer or other person shall\nfacilitate such examination and aid such examiners in conducting the\nsame so far as it is in their power to do so.\n (4) The refusal of any insurer to submit to examination shall be\nground for revocation or refusal of a license or renewal license.\n (5) The examiner or examiners in charge of such examination shall make\na true report of every examination made by them, verified under oath,\nwhich shall comprise only facts appearing upon the books, records, or\nother documents of such insurer or other person or as ascertained from\nthe sworn testimony of its officers or agents or other persons examined\nconcerning its affairs, and such conclusions and recommendations as may\nreasonably be warranted from such facts.\n (b) In connection with any such examination the superintendent may\nappoint one or more competent persons as appraisers with authority to\nappraise the real property of such insurer or other person or any real\nproperty on which it holds security. The report of such appraisers shall\nbe a supplement to the report of the examiner or examiners in charge,\nand shall be subject to notice and hearing as provided in section three\nhundred eleven of this article.\n