Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-619
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Discretionary revocation or suspension; civil fines
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 135
A. The Insurance Commissioner may after opportunity for a
hearing refuse to renew, or may revoke or suspend an insurer's
certificate of authority, in addition to other grounds in this Code,
if the insurer:
1. Violates any provision of this Code other than those as to
which refusal, suspension, or revocation is mandatory;
2. Knowingly fails to comply with any lawful rule or order of
the Insurance Commissioner;
3. Is found by the Insurance Commissioner to be in unsound
condition or in such condition as to render its further transaction
of insurance in this state hazardous to its policyholders or to the
people of this state;
4. Without reasonable cause compels claimants under its
policies to accept less than the amount due them or to bring suit
against it to secure full payment;
5. Refuses to be examined or to produce its accounts, records,
and files for examination by the Insurance Commissioner when
required;
6. Fails to pay any final judgment rendered against it in this
state within thirty (30) days after the judgment becomes final; or
7. Is affiliated with and under the same general management or
interlocking directorate or ownership as another insurer which
transacts direct insurance in this state without having a
certificate of authority therefor, except as permitted to a surplus
line insurer pursuant to Sections 1101 through 1120 of this title.
B. In addition to or in lieu of any applicable revocation or
suspension of an insurer's certificate of authority, any insurer who
knowingly and willfully violates this Code may be subject to a civil
penalty of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for each
occurrence.
C. In addition to or in lieu of any sanction, the Commissioner
may require an insurer to restrict its insurance writings, obtain
additional contributions to surplus, withdraw from the state,
reinsure all or part of its business, increase capital, surplus,
deposits or any other account for the security of policyholders or
creditors, or provide independent actuarial review.
A. The Insurance Commissioner may after opportunity for a
hearing refuse to renew, or may revoke or suspend an insurer's
certificate of authority, in addition to other grounds in this Code,
if the insurer:
1. Violates any provision of this Code other than those as to
which refusal, suspension, or revocation is mandatory;
2. Knowingly fails to comply with any lawful rule or order of
the Insurance Commissioner;
3. Is found by the Insurance Commissioner to be in unsound
condition or in such condition as to render its further transaction
of insurance in this state hazardous to its policyholders or to the
people of this state;
4. Without reasonable cause compels claimants under its
policies to accept less than the amount due them or to bring suit
against it to secure full payment;
5. Refuses to be examined or to produce its accounts, records,
and files for examination by the Insurance Commissioner when
required;
6. Fails to pay any final judgment rendered against it in this
state within thirty (30) days after the judgment becomes final; or
7. Is affiliated with and under the same general management or
interlocking directorate or ownership as another insurer which
transacts direct insurance in this state without having a
certificate of authority therefor, except as permitted to a surplus
line insurer pursuant to Sections 1101 through 1120 of this title.
B. In addition to or in lieu of any applicable revocation or
suspension of an insurer's certificate of authority, any insurer who
knowingly and willfully violates this Code may be subject to a civil
penalty of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for each
occurrence.
C. In addition to or in lieu of any sanction, the Commissioner
may require an insurer to restrict its insurance writings, obtain
additional contributions to surplus, withdraw from the state,
reinsure all or part of its business, increase capital, surplus,
deposits or any other account for the security of policyholders or
creditors, or provide independent actuarial review.
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