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MS Code § 81-25-169 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 81 - Banks and Financial Institutions|Chapter 25 - The Mississippi International Banking Act|Article 5 - Direct Offices of Foreign Banks|§ 81-25-169. Authority of of commissioner to suspend or revoke license

 If the commissioner finds that any of the factors set forth in Section 81-25-167 are true with respect to any foreign bank which is licensed to maintain a Mississippi state branch or Mississippi state agency and that it is necessary for the protection of the interests of creditors of the foreign bank's business in the State of Mississippi or, in any case, for the protection of the public interest that the commissioner immediately suspend or revoke the license of the foreign bank, the commissioner may issue, without notice and hearing, an order suspending or revoking the license of the foreign bank for a period of up to ninety (90) days, pending investigation or hearing. The suspension or revocation of the license of the foreign bank by the commissioner may be appealed using the same procedure in which a suspension or revocation of a license of a state bank may be appealed.
MS Code § 81-25-201 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 81 - Banks and Financial Institutions|Chapter 25 - The Mississippi International Banking Act|Article 7 - Mississippi Branches of Out-of-State Foreign Banks|§ 81-25-201. Intention

 This article is intended generally to ensure that interstate state branches of out-of state foreign banks may be established and operated in the State of Mississippi (a) to the extent consistent with the provisions of Section 5 of the federal International Banking Act, and (b) under terms and conditions that are generally comparable to and no less favorable than those applicable to the establishment of interstate federal branches in the State of Mississippi by out-of-state foreign banks.
MS Code § 81-25-203 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 81 - Banks and Financial Institutions|Chapter 25 - The Mississippi International Banking Act|Article 7 - Mississippi Branches of Out-of-State Foreign Banks|§ 81-25-203. Establishment of an interstate Mississippi state branch by an out-of-state foreign bank

  Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an out-of-state foreign bank may establish an interstate Mississippi state branch in the same manner, including by merger or other transactions under Section 44 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as, and subject generally to the same criteria, standards, conditions, requirements and procedures applicable to the establishment of interstate branches in the State of Mississippi by, an out-of-state bank having the same home state in the United States, notwithstanding any provision of the laws or regulations of the State of Mississippi to the contrary.   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), the commissioner:   Shall apply to the establishment of an initial interstate Mississippi state branch, and subsequent intrastate Mississippi branches, of any out-of-state foreign bank the same criteria, standards, conditions, requirements, and procedures applicable under Article 3 of this chapter or regulations thereunder to the establishment of an initial Mississippi state branch, and of subsequent intrastate Mississippi branches, respectively;   May apply any other criterion, standard, condition, requirement or provision of the laws or regulations of the State of Mississippi that is determined by the commissioner to be substantially equivalent to or consistent with a criterion, standard, condition, requirement or provision of federal law or regulation generally applicable to the establishment of branches in the United States by foreign banks or specifically applicable to the establishment of a branch in the United States by the applicant foreign bank;   May by regulation or order allow an out-of-state foreign bank:   To acquire an individual branch of any "insured bank" within the meaning of Section 3(h) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 USCS 1813(h)), or of any other depository institution, including another foreign bank, without acquiring the entire bank or other institution only to the extent not inconsistent with the ability of Mississippi state banks to do so; or   To acquire or merge with another foreign bank maintaining a Mississippi branch or agency and thereafter continue such operations as its own; and   To acquire or establish an interstate Mississippi branch through any other means not inconsistent with Section 5 of the federal International Banking Act (12 USCS 3103).
MS Code § 83-1-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-1. Department of insurance created

 There is hereby continued a separate and distinct department of insurance, which shall be charged with the execution of all laws (except as otherwise specifically provided by statute) now in force, or which may hereafter be enacted, relative to all insurance and all insurance companies, corporations, associations, or orders.
MS Code § 83-1-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-3. Commissioner of Insurance

 The chief officer of the department shall be denominated the Commissioner of Insurance, who shall be elected at the general election as other state officers, and who shall possess the same qualifications as required for the Secretary of State. His term of office shall be four (4) years, as that of other state officials. No person shall be Commissioner of Insurance who is in any way connected with the management or control of any company, corporation, association, or order affected by this title, and his term of office shall immediately cease if at any time he shall become so interested. Before entering on the discharge of his duties, the commissioner shall take the oath of office required of state officers and give a corporate bond in favor of the state in the penal sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) in some company or companies duly authorized to transact business in this state, to be approved by the Governor and conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of said office during his term, which bond and oath of office shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
MS Code § 83-1-4 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-4. Rules and regulations relative to certain general liability insurance policies

 The Commissioner of Insurance is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to establish a plan for the availability of commercial liability insurance contracts of owners', landowners' and tenants' liability policies and manufacturers' and contractors' liability policies, covering bodily injury and property damage.   The commissioner shall report on such plan to the 1987 Regular Session of the Legislature.
MS Code § 83-1-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-5. Compensation and employees

 The commissioner shall receive a compensation to be fixed by law. He is hereby authorized to employ a clerk and stenographer and an actuary at a salary to be fixed by law; and in addition shall be allowed a sufficient sum for traveling expenses and for extra clerical help. To assist the commissioner in efficiently performing the official duties imposed upon him by law, he may employ suitable and competent persons who possess the professional skill and/or expert knowledge needed to fulfill these duties. The State Personnel Board, based upon its findings of fact, shall exempt these persons from the provisions of Section 25-3-39 when the acquisition of such professional services is precluded based on the prevailing wage in the relevant labor market, provided such compensation shall not, directly or indirectly, be in excess of the salary authorized to be paid to the deputy commissioner.
MS Code § 83-1-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-7. Deputy

 The commissioner shall have authority to appoint, with the consent of the Governor, a deputy commissioner, who shall have power, during his absence or inability to act from any cause, to perform any and all of the duties of the commissioner. Said deputy shall be commissioned by the Governor and shall be subject to the same requirements, restrictions, and qualifications as the commissioner, excepting that the bond of the deputy shall be in the penal sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), conditioned and approved in the same manner as the bond of the commissioner.
MS Code § 83-1-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-9. Offices

 Suitable offices in the Statehouse for conducting the business of said department shall be provided by the Governor, and the superintendent or keeper of the Statehouse shall, from time to time, furnish the necessary furniture, seal and stationery, fuel, lights, and other requirements, and properly care for said offices. The expense thereof shall be defrayed in the same manner as like expenses of other departments of the state government.
MS Code § 83-1-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-11. Seal

 The Department of Insurance shall have a seal, around the margin of which shall appear the words "Commissioner of Insurance, Mississippi," with the image of an eagle in the center and thirteen (13) stars over the head of the eagle. Each certificate and other official paper executed by the commissioner under authority of law and sealed with the seal of the department shall be received as evidence in all courts, investigations, and proceedings authorized by law, and may be recorded in the same manner and with like effect as a deed. All copies of papers certified by him and authenticated by said seal shall be accepted in all matters equally and in like manner as the original.
MS Code § 83-1-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-13. Monthly report; payment of taxes to state treasurer

 The commissioner shall furnish to the Auditor on or before the tenth day of each month a statement, in detail, of the taxes and licenses received by him under this title during the previous month, and shall pay to the Treasurer the amount in full of such taxes and licenses. The State Tax Commission shall make payment to the State Treasurer of taxes collected by it under this title in the manner provided by Section 7-9-21.
MS Code § 83-1-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-15. Annual report to governor

 The commissioner shall, on or before the first day of May, annually, make a report to the governor, which shall show all of his official acts; the condition of all insurance companies within the meaning of this title, doing business in this state, accompanied by a condensation of their reports to him arranged in proper form for printing; the licenses issued by him, and the taxes received from all sources and paid by him to the treasurer; and such changes in the laws affecting his department, as in his judgment should be made. The governor shall transmit this report to the legislature. The commissioner shall see that all laws relating to matters under his supervision are faithfully executed. He shall supply each insurance company doing business in this state with all necessary printed forms.
MS Code § 83-1-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-17. Laws enforced by suit

 Compliance with the provisions of this title as to deposits, obligations, prohibitions, and the payment of taxes, fees, and penalties by and upon foreign insurance companies or other insurers may be enforced by the commissioner by suit in the name of the state.
MS Code § 83-1-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-19. Group insurance for state employees

 The state insurance commissioner is hereby authorized, empowered and directed, in his discretion, to promulgate such regulations as may properly apply to the writing of group insurance on state officials and employees. Such insurance shall be optional with any one or all of said state officials or employees.
MS Code § 83-1-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-21. Reports on file as public record

 The commissioner shall keep in his office for public inspection all reports received by him, a record of all his proceedings, including a concise statement of the result of official examinations, an exhibit of the financial condition and methods of all insurers under his supervision, as disclosed by their statements or by official examination, and such other information with regard to them as he may deem it proper to preserve.   Such reports or records which are no longer useful or necessary may be disposed of in accordance with approved records control schedules. No records, however, may be destroyed without the approval of the Director of the Department of Archives and History.
MS Code § 83-1-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-23. Examination before granting authority

 Before granting a certificate of authority to any insurance company organized under the laws of another state or government, the commissioner shall be satisfied that it is qualified to transact business under the laws of the state in which it has its principal office, and also as to its financial ability and condition.
MS Code § 83-1-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-29. Suspension or revocation of certificate of authority

 Whenever it shall appear to the commissioner, upon examination or other evidence, that a foreign insurance company is in an unsound condition, or upon notification by the State Tax Commission that the company is delinquent in the payment of taxes due the state, or that it has failed to comply with the law, or that it, its officers, or agents, refused to submit to examination or to perform any legal obligation in relation thereto, he shall revoke or suspend all certificates of authority granted to it or its agents, and shall cause notification thereof to be published in one or more newspapers published in this state. No new business shall thereafter be done by it or its agents in this state while such default or disability continues, nor until its authority to do business is restored by the commissioner. If, upon examination, he is of the opinion that any domestic insurance company is insolvent, or has exceeded its powers, or has failed to comply with any provision of law applicable to it, or that its condition is such as to render its further proceeding hazardous to the public or its policyholders, or upon notification by the State Tax Commission that the company is delinquent in the payment of taxes due the state, he shall suspend its license. If he deems it necessary, he shall apply to a judge of the chancery court to issue an injunction restraining it, in part or in whole from further proceeding with its business. Such judge may, in his discretion, issue the injunction forthwith or upon notice and hearing thereon and, after a full hearing of the matter, may dissolve or modify such injunction or make it permanent, may make all orders and decrees needful in the premises, and may appoint agents or receivers to take possession of the property or effects of the company and to settle its affairs, subject to such rules and orders as the court may, from time to time, prescribe according to the course of proceedings in equity.
MS Code § 83-1-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-31. Audit of books to determine tax liability

 When, in the judgment of the Insurance Commissioner, or upon request by the State Tax Commission, an audit, examination, or inspection of the books, records, invoices, papers, memoranda, or other data appears to be required or necessary to determine the assessment of a tax, or to establish a tax liability, or to verify a payment of a tax, under the tax laws of this state, of a taxpayer doing business both within and without the state and maintaining his principal place of business outside the state, such audit, or examination, or inspection may be made at the principal place of business outside the state to the same extent and same effect as audits, examinations, or inspections are made of books, records, invoices, papers, memoranda, or other data located in this state.   The Insurance Commissioner, who is directly charged with the duty of auditing the records necessary for use by the State Tax Commission in assessing and collecting taxes under laws which require a taxpayer to keep adequate books, records, papers, invoices, memoranda, or other data at a place in this state, reflecting his liability for any tax due the state, and which taxpayer conducts his business both within and without Mississippi and maintains his principal place of business outside this state, at which his books, records, etc., are located, may elect to audit, examine, or inspect all books, records, papers, invoices, memoranda, or other data reflecting upon the Mississippi tax assessment and tax liability at the principal place of business of the taxpayer, rather than require the taxpayer to transport all of his books, records, papers, invoices, memoranda, and other data to some place in this state.
MS Code § 83-1-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-33. Taxpayer liable for cost of audit

 When the insurance commissioner shall elect to audit, examine, or inspect the books, records, papers, invoices, memoranda, or other data of a taxpayer at his principal place of business outside this state, he shall designate, in writing, his agent or agents, employee or employees, to make the audit, examination, or inspection at the principal place of business of the taxpayer, and shall state the kind of tax for which the audit, examination, or inspection is thereby made.   In regard to inspection made by the commissioner of insurance the cost thereof, to include only the actual expenses involved to be determined after audit, examination, or inspection has been made, shall be paid by the taxpayer. The commissioner shall first approve the account or cost of such examination and determine to his satisfaction that it is reasonable, and that there are charged only the direct expenses involved in making the audit, examination, or inspection. He shall then pay, from the support funds authorized by the legislative act to be used by him in the administration of the duties of his office, to the agent or agents, employee or employees who made the audit, examination, or inspection, his, or their, itemized expense accounts. Then a detailed itemized statement of the expenses or cost of such audit, examination, or inspection shall be rendered the taxpayer. If such is done, the taxpayer shall be directed to pay the cost thereby set out as a refund into the treasury of the State of Mississippi to the credit of the support fund account of the officer who made the audit, examination, or inspection; and the treasurer's receipt shall be mailed to the taxpayer.   The charge for or cost of any audit, examination, or inspection of the books, records, papers, invoices, memoranda, or other data made by the commissioner of insurance at the principal place of business outside this state of any taxpayer, and made under the provisions of any of the tax laws shall become a liability of the taxpayer to the State of Mississippi, collectible in the same manner as is the tax imposed by the tax law under which the audit, examination, or inspection has been made.
MS Code § 83-1-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-35. Reward in case of willful destruction by fire or explosion of real or personal property within state

 The Commissioner of Insurance is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to offer a reward not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for information leading to the apprehension, indictment and conviction of any person, persons or organization of persons responsible for the willful destruction by fire or explosion of any real or personal property located within this state.   The Commissioner of Insurance is further directed to have suitable reward notices printed and posted in conspicuous places, and to utilize such other news media or informational materials as necessary to encourage those with information to come forward.   The reward monies paid, if any, as well as the cost of printing and distribution of reward notices and other news media or informational materials, shall be paid from premium taxes under Sections 27-15-103 and 27-15-109. However, the Commissioner of Insurance shall keep a separate account of all monies disbursed under the provisions of this section and shall include the same in his annual report.
MS Code § 83-1-43 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-43. Authority of commissioner to enforce federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996."

 The Commissioner of Insurance may make use of any of the powers established under the insurance laws and regulations of this state to enforce the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996." The commissioner may establish and, from time to time, amend the rules and regulations relating to the enforcement of and compliance with the "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996."
MS Code § 83-1-45 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-45. Commissioner of Insurance to adopt rules and regulations governing disclosure of nonpublic personal information by insurance licensees

 The Commissioner of Insurance may adopt any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-102), including, but not limited to, rules and regulations governing the disclosure by insurance licensees of nonpublic personal information.
MS Code § 83-1-47 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-47. Commissioner of Insurance authorized to establish nonbinding, nonadversarial alternative dispute resolution procedure for personal lines insurance claims

 The Commissioner of Insurance may make use of any of the powers established under the insurance laws and regulations of this state to establish a nonbinding, nonadversarial alternative dispute resolution procedure for the effective, fair and timely handling of personal lines insurance claims. The commissioner may establish and, from time to time, amend the rules and regulations relating to the establishment and enforcement of this section.