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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="9-411" title_number="9" title_name="Impaired Entities" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Corporation Act">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commissioner:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>shall notify the Board of Directors of the existence of an impaired insurer not later than 3 days after a determination of impairment is made or the Commissioner receives notice of impairment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>on request of the Board of Directors, shall provide the Corporation with a statement of the premiums in the State and other appropriate states for each member insurer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>when an impairment is declared and the amount of the impairment is determined, shall serve a demand on the impaired insurer to make good the impairment within a reasonable time; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>shall be appointed as:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the liquidator or rehabilitator in a liquidation or rehabilitation proceeding involving a domestic member insurer; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the conservator or ancillary receiver in a liquidation proceeding involving a member insurer that is a foreign insurer in its domiciliary jurisdiction or an alien insurer in its state of entry.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Notice to the impaired insurer under paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection is deemed notice to its shareholders.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Failure of the impaired insurer to comply promptly with a demand to make good the impairment does not excuse the Corporation from the performance of its duties and powers under this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commissioner:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>after notice and hearing, may suspend or revoke the license or certificate of authority to transact business in the State of any member insurer that fails to pay an assessment when due or fails to comply with the plan of operation; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>on behalf of the Corporation, may impose a penalty on a member insurer that fails to pay an assessment when due.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A penalty imposed under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection may not exceed 5% of the unpaid assessment per month and may not be less than $100 per month.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Within 30 days after an action of the Board of Directors or Corporation, a member insurer may appeal the action to the Commissioner.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A final action or order of the Commissioner under this subtitle is subject to judicial review.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The liquidator, rehabilitator, or conservator of an impaired insurer may notify all interested persons of the effect of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
