The commissioner of insurance must liquidate the insurer’s property, business, and affairs after a liquidation order, notify creditors, and may handle assets and claims with court approval. The commissioner may also seek assumption contracts, but cannot appoint or designate an auditor or investigator who previously audited or investigated the insurer.
§2010. Duties of commissioner of insurance as liquidator; sales; notice to creditors; reinsurance A. Upon the entry of an order directing liquidation, the commissioner of insurance shall immediately proceed to liquidate the property, business and affairs of the insurer. He is hereby authorized to deal with the property and business of the insurer in his name as commissioner of insurance, or, if the court shall so order, in the name of the insurer. B. He may, subject to the approval of the court, sell or otherwise dispose of the real and personal property, or any part thereof, and sell or compromise all doubtful or uncollectible debts or claims owing to or by the insurer including claims based upon an assessment levied against a member or a subscriber of any insurer issuing assessable policies, and including contingent claims allowable under this Chapter. C. He shall as soon as may be conveniently possible, give notice to all creditors who may have claims against the insurer, as revealed by the records of the insurer, to present the same. D. In order to preserve so far as possible the right and interest of the policyholders of the insurer whose contracts were cancelled by the liquidation order and of such other creditors as may be possible, the commissioner of insurance may solicit a contract or contracts whereby a solvent insurer or insurers will agree to assume in whole, or in part, or upon a modified basis, the liabilities owing to such former policyholders or creditors. If, after a full hearing upon a petition filed by the commissioner of insurance, the court shall find that the commissioner of insurance endeavored to obtain the best contract for the benefit of such parties in interest, and if the commissioner of insurance shall report to the court that he is ready and willing to enter into a contract and submit a copy thereof to the court, the court shall examine the procedure and acts of the commissioner of insurance, and if the court shall find that the best possible contract in the interests of such parties has been obtained and that it is best for the interests of parties that such contract be entered into, the court shall by written order approve the acts of the commissioner of insurance and authorize him to execute such contract. E. The commissioner shall not designate nor a court of competent jurisdiction appoint an auditor or investigator who has previously audited or investigated the liquidated insurer. Acts 1958, No. 125. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 171, §1; Acts 1991, No. 742, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:737 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 271, §1. NOTE: Former R.S. 22:2010 redesignated as R.S. 22:254 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.