Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-1250.13
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Cease and desist order – Enforcement
Official statutory text
A. The Insurance Commissioner, upon finding an insurer in
violation of any provision of the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices
Act, shall issue a cease and desist order to said insurer directing
it to stop such unlawful practices. If the insurer refuses or fails
to comply with said order, the Commissioner shall have the authority
to revoke or suspend the insurer's certificate of authority. The
Commissioner shall also have the authority to limit, regulate, and
control the insurer's line of business, the insurer's writing of
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policy forms or other particular forms, and the insurer's volume of
its line of business or its writing of policy forms or other
particular forms. The Commissioner shall use the above authority to
the extent deemed necessary to obtain the insurer's compliance with
the order. The Attorney General shall offer his assistance if
requested by the Commissioner to enforce the Commissioner's orders.
B. Reasonable attorney fees shall be awarded the Commissioner
if judicial action is necessary for the enforcement of the orders.
Such fees shall be based upon those prevailing in the community.
Fees collected by the Commissioner without the assistance of the
Attorney General shall be credited to the Insurance Commissioner's
Revolving Fund. Fees collected by the Attorney General shall be
credited to the Attorney General's Revolving Fund.
violation of any provision of the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices
Act, shall issue a cease and desist order to said insurer directing
it to stop such unlawful practices. If the insurer refuses or fails
to comply with said order, the Commissioner shall have the authority
to revoke or suspend the insurer's certificate of authority. The
Commissioner shall also have the authority to limit, regulate, and
control the insurer's line of business, the insurer's writing of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 318
policy forms or other particular forms, and the insurer's volume of
its line of business or its writing of policy forms or other
particular forms. The Commissioner shall use the above authority to
the extent deemed necessary to obtain the insurer's compliance with
the order. The Attorney General shall offer his assistance if
requested by the Commissioner to enforce the Commissioner's orders.
B. Reasonable attorney fees shall be awarded the Commissioner
if judicial action is necessary for the enforcement of the orders.
Such fees shall be based upon those prevailing in the community.
Fees collected by the Commissioner without the assistance of the
Attorney General shall be credited to the Insurance Commissioner's
Revolving Fund. Fees collected by the Attorney General shall be
credited to the Attorney General's Revolving Fund.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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