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...(A) Within one hundred twenty days of a final determination of insolvency of an insurer by a court of this state, the liquidator shall make application to the court for approval of a proposal to disburse assets out of marshalled assets, from time to time as such assets become available, to any guaranty associations or foreign guaranty associations having obligations because of such insolvency. If the liquidator deter...

...(A) All unclaimed funds subject to distribution remaining in the liquidator's hands when he is ready to apply to the court for discharge, including the amount distributable to any creditor, shareholder, member, or other person who is unknown or cannot be found, shall be distributed in accordance with section 3903.42 of the Revised Code among those claimants to whom it is possible to make immediate payment. (B) All f...

...After the liquidation proceeding has been terminated and the liquidator discharged, the superintendent of insurance or other interested party may at any time file a motion to reopen the proceedings for good cause, including the discovery of additional assets. If the court is satisfied that there is justification for reopening, it shall so order.

...Whenever it shall appear to the superintendent of insurance that the records of any insurer in process of liquidation or completely liquidated are no longer useful, he may recommend to the court and the court shall direct what records should be retained for future reference and what should be destroyed.

...(A) If a domiciliary liquidator has not been appointed, the superintendent of insurance may file a complaint in the court of common pleas for an order directing him to act as conservator to conserve the property of an alien insurer not domiciled in this state or a foreign insurer on any one or more of the following grounds: (1) Any of the grounds in section 3903.12 of the Revised Code; (2) That any of its property...

...(A) If a domiciliary liquidator has been appointed for an insurer not domiciled in this state, the superintendent of insurance may file a complaint in the court of common pleas requesting appointment as ancillary receiver in this state if both of the following apply: (1) There are sufficient assets of the insurer located in this state to justify the appointment of an ancillary receiver; (2) The protection of credit...

...(A) This section shall determine the calendar year statutory valuation interest rates (VIR) used in determining the minimum standard for the valuation of all of the following: (1) Life insurance policies issued on or after January 1, 1989; (2) Individual annuity and pure endowment contracts issued on or after January 1, 1989; (3) Annuities and pure endowments purchased on or after January 1, 1989, under group a...

...For accident and health insurance contracts issued on or after the operative date of the valuation manual, the standard prescribed in the valuation manual is the minimum standard of valuation required under division (B) of section 3903.721 of the Revised Code. For disability, accident and sickness, accident and health insurance contracts issued on or after January 1, 1989, and prior to the operative date of the...

...Upon the filing of the petition authorized by section 3903.74 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of insurance, or other officer, shall publish for six consecutive weeks in three papers of general circulation within the state, one of which is published at the seat of government, a notice containing a succinct statement of the object and prayer of the petition in such action, and the time within which persons clai...

...Unless otherwise provided, all notices sent to an insurer by the superintendent of insurance that may result in regulatory action under sections 3903.81 to 3903.93 of the Revised Code shall be effective upon dispatch if transmitted by registered or certified mail. Any other notice transmitted shall be effective upon the insurer's receipt of the notice.

...ce, or the department of insurance, its employees, or its agents, for any action taken in their performance of the powers and duties under sections 3903.81 to 3903.93 of the Revised Code.

...The superintendent may exempt any domestic property and casualty insurer from the application of sections 3903.81 to 3903.93 of the Revised Code, if the insurer meets all of the following requirements: (A) The insurer writes direct business only in this state; (B) The insurer writes direct annual premiums of three million dollars or less; (C) The insurer assumes no reinsurance in excess of five per cent of direct ...

...The superintendent may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as are reasonably necessary for the implementation and operation of sections 3903.81 to 3903.93 of the Revised Code.

...As used in sections 3904.01 to 3904.22 of the Revised Code: (A)(1) "Adverse underwriting decision" means any of the following actions with respect to insurance transactions involving life, health, or disability insurance coverage that is individually underwritten: (a) A declination of insurance coverage; (b) A termination of insurance coverage; (c) Failure of an agent to apply for insurance coverage with a sp...

...No insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization shall use or authorize the use of pretext interviews to obtain information in connection with an insurance transaction. However, a pretext interview may be undertaken to obtain information from a person or institution that does not have a generally or statutorily recognized privileged relationship with the person about whom the information relates for...

...(A) In the event of an adverse underwriting decision, the insurance institution or agent responsible for the decision shall provide the applicant, policyholder, or individual proposed for coverage with the specific reason or reasons for the adverse underwriting decision in writing, or advise such person that upon written request he may receive the specific reason or reasons in writing. The institution or agent shall ...

...clude an insurer's officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries, or affiliates. (2) Any officer, director, or employee of an insurer or of an insurance agent, provided the officer, director, or employee does not receive any commission on policies written or sold to insure risks residing, located, or to be performed in this state and any of the following applies: (a) The activities of the officer, director, or emplo...

...nce agent designates one of the agent's employees, who is a licensed individual agent, as the responsible insurance agent who is responsible for the limited lines travel insurance agent's compliance with the travel insurance laws and rules of this state applicable to the limited lines travel insurance agent and its registrants. The designated responsible insurance agent must be a licensed insurance agent qualified in...

...(A) Notwithstanding any other provisions of Title XXXIX of the Revised Code, no person shall act or represent the person's self as a travel administrator for travel insurance in this state unless that person holds one of the following licenses in good standing in this state: (1) Property and casualty license; (2) Managing general agent license; (3) Third-party administrator license. (B)(1) A travel insurer i...

...The superintendent may adopt rules as needed to implement sections 3905.064 to 3905.0611 of the Revised Code.

...Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the superintendent of insurance shall issue to a nonresident person licensed as a limited line credit insurance agent or other type of limited lines insurance agent in the person's home state a nonresident limited lines insurance agent license in accordance with division (A) of section 3905.07 of the Revised Code, with the same scope of authority as the person has ...

...(A) The superintendent of insurance shall waive all requirements under this chapter for a nonresident applicant with a valid license from the applicant's home state, except the requirements set forth in sections 3905.07 to 3905.072 of the Revised Code, if the applicant's home state awards nonresident agent licenses to residents of this state on the same basis. (B) A nonresident insurance agent's satisfaction of the ...

...An insurance agent that intends to do business in this state under any name other than the agent's legal name shall notify the superintendent of insurance prior to using the assumed name.

...(A) Neither an insurer nor an insurance agent shall pay a commission, service fee, brokerage fee, or other type of consideration to a person for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in this state, if the person is required to be licensed by the superintendent of insurance under this chapter but is not so licensed. However, renewal or other deferred commissions may be paid to such a person for selling, solici...

...(A) Each insurer that sells, solicits, or negotiates any form of limited line credit insurance shall provide a program of instruction to each insurance agent whose duties will include selling, soliciting, or negotiating limited line credit insurance. The program of instruction shall be provided to the insurance agent prior to the agent's appointment by the insurer. (B) The superintendent may require prior review and...