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...(A) The superintendent of industrial compliance shall establish such reasonable inspection fee schedules as the superintendent determines necessary or desirable relating to the inspection of all plans and specifications submitted for approval to the division of industrial compliance, and all industrialized units inspected at the point of origin and at the construction site of the building. The inspection fee schedule...

...nce executed in pursuance of law by the superintendent of insurance with the seal of his office affixed thereto shall be received as evidence and may be recorded in the same manner and with like effect as a deed duly acknowledged by an officer authorized by law. In all cases copies of papers in the office of the superintendent, certified by him under the seal of his office, are equal to the original as evidence.

...ections shall be construed to limit the superintendent's authority, or the rights or obligations of third parties, under section 3901.07 of the Revised Code. (B) As used in this section and sections 3901.073 to 3901.078 of the Revised Code: (1) "Corporate governance annual disclosure" or "CGAD" means a confidential report filed by an insurer or insurance group in accordance with the requirements of sections 3901....

...The superintendent of insurance shall preserve a full record of his proceedings, including a concise statement of the condition of each insurance company or association authorized to transact business in this state. Each year the superintendent shall report their general conduct and condition, including the information contained in the statement required of them, arranged in tabular form in two separate reports, one...

...d Code or subject to regulation by the superintendent of insurance under the laws of this state relating to insurance. Any such act shall be considered to be the doing of an insurance business in this state by such insurer, person, or agent and shall be its agreement that service of any lawful subpoena, notice, order, or process is of the same legal force and validity as personal service of the subpoena, notic...

...e Revised Code or any regulation of the superintendent of insurance, for the purpose of inducing or intending to induce any policyholder or prospective policyholder to purchase, amend, lapse, forfeit, change, or surrender insurance. (K) Aiding or abetting another to violate this section. (L) Refusing to issue any policy of insurance, or canceling or declining to renew such policy because of the sex or marital sta...

...hat control does not exist in fact. The superintendent of insurance may determine, after furnishing all persons in interest notice and opportunity to be heard and making specific findings of fact to support such determination, that control exists in fact, notwithstanding the absence of a presumption to that effect. (C) "Enterprise risk" means any activity, circumstance, event, or series of events involving one or m...

...(A) Whenever it appears to the superintendent of insurance that any person has committed a violation of section 3901.33, 3901.34, 3901.341, or 3901.35 of the Revised Code, which makes the continued operation of an insurer contrary to the interests of policyholders or the public, the superintendent may, subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew such insurer's license or authority...

... need to be approved or accepted by the superintendent of insurance. (2)(a) Except for notices of cancellation, nonrenewal, or termination, an insurer may deliver information via a secure web site if the insurer sends an electronic notice to a contact point and the electronic notice includes a hyperlink to the secure web site. (b) If an insurer uses a secure web site to deliver changes in terms or conditions in a...

...er banks and trust companies. (c) The superintendent of insurance or the securities valuation office of the national association of insurance commissioners has determined that it meets such standards of financial condition and standing as are considered necessary and appropriate for purposes of ensuring that its letters of credit will be of a quality that is acceptable to the superintendent. (4) Any other for...

...t or in any other circumstance that the superintendent of insurance determines to be appropriate, the superintendent may issue certificates of compliance to insurance companies and associations authorized to do business in this state, which shall be on either forms established by the national association of insurance commissioners or on such other forms as the superintendent may prescribe.

...When the superintendent of insurance adopts or amends a rule, including a rule related to the superintendent's duties and powers under Chapters 1751. and 1753. and Title XXXIX of the Revised Code or a rule related to an "insurance rating agency" as defined by section 1.65 of the Revised Code, the superintendent shall give consideration to the inclusion in the rule of the definition of "insurance rating agency" found ...

...y send a request for arbitration to the superintendent of insurance and shall notify the health plan issuer of its request. To be eligible for arbitration, both of the following must apply: (a) The service in question was provided not more than one year prior to the request. (b) The billed amount exceeds seven hundred fifty dollars, except as provided in division (A)(2)(b) of this section. (2)(a) In seeking arb...

...The superintendent of insurance in his sole discretion may commence proceedings under sections 3903.09 to 3903.11 of the Revised Code at the request of the superintendent or other appropriate insurance official of the domiciliary state of any foreign or alien insurer having property located in this state.

...All securities deposited with the superintendent of insurance shall be held by the superintendent for the purpose intended. No security shall be accepted for deposit by the superintendent unless it is of par value and market value of one thousand dollars or more.

...(A) The superintendent of insurance may examine and investigate into the affairs of every insurance institution or agent doing business in this state to determine whether the insurance institution or agent has been or is engaged in any conduct in violation of sections 3904.01 to 3904.22 of the Revised Code. (B) The superintendent may examine and investigate into the affairs of every insurance support organization ac...

...tus and standing in another state, the superintendent of insurance may utilize the producer database maintained by the NAIC or its affiliates or subsidiaries. If that information is not available on the producer database, the superintendent may require documentation from the prior home state. (B) An individual who applies for a temporary insurance agent license in this state shall not be required under section...

...rance agent shall provide notice to the superintendent of insurance of any administrative action taken against the agent in another jurisdiction or by another governmental agency having professional, occupational, or financial licensing authority within thirty days after the final disposition of the matter. The notice shall include a copy of the order, consent to order, or any other relevant legal document. (B) An i...

..., and every five years thereafter, the superintendent of insurance shall adjust the dollar amounts in division (A) of this section to reflect the percentage change for that five-year period in the consumer price index for all urban consumers published by the bureau of labor statistics of the United States department of labor. (C) A qualified risk manager employed or retained to negotiate insurance by an exempt...

...Unless revoked by the superintendent of insurance or unless cancelled by him on written notice from the company, or the "attorney" designated under section 3931.01 of the Revised Code, all certificates of authority and licenses of companies, or such "attorneys" organized or admitted to do business under the laws relating to insurance companies, may, in the discretion of the superintendent, and at the request of the c...

...(A) The superintendent of insurance shall establish criteria for any course or program of study that is offered in this state under section 3905.04 or sections 3905.481 to 3905.486 of the Revised Code. (B) No course or program of study shall be offered in this state under section 3905.04 or sections 3905.481 to 3905.486 of the Revised Code unless it is approved by the superintendent. (C) A course or program of stud...

...(A) If the superintendent of insurance, after a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, finds a violation of section 3905.76 of the Revised Code, the superintendent may order any of the following: (1) For each separate violation committed by an insurer, managing general agent, or other person, a civil penalty in an amount of not more than one thousand dollars; (2) For a violation comm...

...ode. (B) An insurer may apply to the superintendent for permission to make investments under this chapter, in lieu of making investments under any other section of the Revised Code. (C) In determining whether to permit an entity to invest pursuant to this chapter, the superintendent shall consider all of the following: (1) The character, reputation, and financial standing of the officers of the entity; (2)...

...he Revised Code, it shall file with the superintendent of insurance a duly certified copy of its articles of incorporation, a copy of the approval of the attorney general, and a copy of its bylaws or constitution. If the superintendent finds that the company is duly organized and that its capital stock has been subscribed, paid in, and invested as required by law, unless he finds the name assumed by the company so ne...

... acquired by all separate accounts. The superintendent of insurance may waive this limitation if, in the opinion of the superintendent, the waiver will not render the operation of the separate account hazardous to the public or policyholders in this state; (2) Division (B)(1) of this section does not apply to any of the following: (a) Securities of investment companies registered under the "Investment Company Act...