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MS Code § 83-1-49 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-49. Power of commissioner to enjoin unlicensed activity

  The Commissioner of Insurance shall have the power to examine and investigate into the affairs of every person, company, corporation or association engaged in the business of insurance in this state in order to determine whether such person, company, corporation or association has been or is engaged in any insurance activity without having first obtained a license as required by law.   Whenever the commissioner shall have reason to believe, from evidence satisfactory to him, that any such person, company, corporation or association has engaged or is engaging in any unlicensed insurance activity in this state, the commissioner may issue a cease and desist order with or without notice and a prior hearing against the person, company, corporation or association engaged in the prohibited unlicensed activities, directing them to cease and desist from further unlicensed activities. If a cease and desist order is issued without notice and a hearing, the order shall specify that the respondent may request a hearing for reconsideration within twenty (20) days of the date of the order.   Should any person, company, corporation or association fail or refuse to comply with the cease and desist order issued by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, such violation shall be a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per violation.
MS Code § 83-1-51 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|General Provisions|§ 83-1-51. Power of commissioner to enjoin unauthorized activity in violation of any insurance law

  The Commissioner of Insurance shall have the power to examine and investigate into the affairs of every person, company, corporation or association who holds a license to conduct the business of insurance in this state in order to determine whether such person, company, corporation or association has been or is engaged in any improper or unauthorized activity in violation of any insurance law.   Whenever the commissioner shall have reason to believe, from evidence satisfactory to him, that any such person, company, corporation or association has engaged or is engaging in any improper or unauthorized activity in violation of any insurance law, the commissioner may issue a cease and desist order with or without notice and a prior hearing against the person, company, corporation or association engaged in the prohibited activities, directing them to cease and desist from further activities. If a cease and desist order is issued without notice and a hearing, the order shall specify that the respondent may request a hearing for reconsideration within twenty (20) days of the date of the order.   Should any person, company, corporation or association fail or refuse to comply with the cease and desist order issued by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, such violation shall be a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per violation.
MS Code § 83-1-101 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|Jurisdiction Over Health Care Providers|§ 83-1-101. Jurisdiction of Insurance Department; exception

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and except as provided herein, any person or other entity which provides coverage in this state for medical, surgical, chiropractic, physical therapy, speech pathology, audiology, professional mental health, dental, hospital, or optometric expenses, whether such coverage is by direct payment, reimbursement, or otherwise, shall be presumed to be subject to the jurisdiction of the State Insurance Department, unless (a) the person or other entity shows that while providing such services it is subject to the jurisdiction of another agency of this state, any subdivisions thereof, or the federal government; or (b) the person or other entity is providing coverage under the Direct Primary Care Act in Sections 83-81-1 through 83-81-11.
MS Code § 83-1-103 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|Jurisdiction Over Health Care Providers|§ 83-1-103. Proof to show jurisdiction of other body

 A person or entity may show that it is subject to the jurisdiction of another agency of this state, any subdivision thereof, or the federal government, by providing to the Insurance Commissioner the appropriate certificate, license or other document issued by the other governmental agency which permits or qualifies it to provide those services.
MS Code § 83-1-105 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|Jurisdiction Over Health Care Providers|§ 83-1-105. Examination to determine solvency and organization of person or entity furnishing services

 Any person or entity which is unable to show under Section 83-1-103 that it is subject to the jurisdiction of another agency of this state, any subdivision thereof, or the federal government, shall submit to an examination by the Insurance Commissioner to determine the organization and solvency of the person or the entity, and to determine whether or not such person or entity complies with the applicable provisions of Sections 83-1-101 through 83-1-109 and all laws of this state.
MS Code § 83-1-107 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|Jurisdiction Over Health Care Providers|§ 83-1-107. Application of provisions

 Any person or entity unable to show that it is subject to the jurisdiction of another agency of this state, any subdivision thereof, or the federal government, shall be subject to all appropriate provisions of Section 83-1-101 and all laws of this state regarding the conduct of its business.
MS Code § 83-1-109 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|Jurisdiction Over Health Care Providers|§ 83-1-109. Disclosure of insurance provisions

 Any production agency or administrator which advertises, sells, transacts, or administers the coverage in this state described in Section 83-1-101 and which is required to submit to an examination by the Insurance Commissioner under Section 83-1-105 shall, if said coverage is not fully insured or otherwise fully covered by an admitted life or disability insurer, nonprofit hospital service plan, or nonprofit health care plan, advise every purchaser, prospective purchaser and covered person of such lack of insurance or other coverage.   Any administrator which advertises or administers the coverage in this state described in Section 83-1-101 and which is required to submit to an examination by the Insurance Commissioner under Section 83-1-105, shall advise any production agency of the elements of the coverage, including the amount of "stop-loss" insurance in effect.
MS Code § 83-1-151 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|Administrative Supervision of Insurers by Commissioner of Insurance|§ 83-1-151. Definitions

 As used in Sections 83-1-151 through 83-1-169, the following items shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context indicates otherwise:   "Insurer" means and includes every person engaged as indemnitor, surety or contractor in the business of entering into contracts of insurance or of annuities as limited to:   Any insurer who is doing an insurer business, or has transacted insurance in this state, and against whom claims arising from that transaction may exist now or in the future.   Any fraternal benefit society or larger fraternal benefit society or larger fraternal benefit society which is subject to the provisions of Section 83-29-1 et seq. or Section 83-30-1 et seq.   All corporate bodies organized for the purpose of carrying on the business of mutual insurance subject to the provisions of Section 83-31-1 et seq.   All health maintenance organizations established under Section 41-7-401.   "Exceeded its powers" means the following conditions:   The insurer has refused to permit examination of its books, papers, accounts, records or affairs by the commissioner, his deputies, employees or duly commissioned examiners;   A domestic insurer has unlawfully removed from this state books, papers, accounts or records necessary for an examination of the insurer;   The insurer has failed to promptly comply with the applicable financial reporting statutes or rules and departmental requests relating thereto;   The insurer has neglected or refused to comply with an order of the commissioner to make good, within the time prescribed by law, any prohibited deficiency in its capital, capital stock or surplus;   The insurer is continuing to transact insurance or write business after its license has been revoked or suspended by the commissioner;   The insurer, by contract or otherwise, has unlawfully or has in violation of an order of the commissioner or has without first having obtained written approval of the commissioner if approval is required by law:   Totally reinsured its entire outstanding business, or   Merged or consolidated substantially its entire property or business with another insurer;   The insurer engaged in any transaction in which it is not authorized to engage under the laws of this state;   The insurer refused to comply with a lawful order of the commissioner.   "Consent" means agreement to administrative supervision by the insurer.   "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Insurance.   "Department" means the Department of Insurance.
MS Code § 83-1-153 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|Administrative Supervision of Insurers by Commissioner of Insurance|§ 83-1-153. Application of provisions

 The provisions of Sections 83-1-151 through 83-1-169 shall apply to:   All domestic insurers, and   Any other insurer doing business in this state whose state of domicile has asked the commissioner to apply the provisions of Sections 83-1-151 through 83-1-169 to such insurer.
MS Code § 83-1-155 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|Administrative Supervision of Insurers by Commissioner of Insurance|§ 83-1-155. Basis for administrative supervision; notice; appeals; hearings; release from supervision

  An insurer may be subject to administrative supervision by the commissioner if upon examination or at any other time it appears in the commissioner's discretion that:   The insurer's condition renders the continuance of its business hazardous to the public or to its insureds;   The insurer has exceeded its powers granted under its certificate of authority and applicable law;   The insurer has failed to comply with the applicable provisions of the insurance code;   The business of the insurer is being conducted fraudulently; or   The insurer gives its consent.     If the commissioner determines that the conditions set forth in subsection (1) of this section exist, the commissioner shall:   Notify the insurer of such determination;   Furnish to the insurer a written list of the requirements to abate this determination; and   Notify the insurer that it is under the supervision of the commissioner and that the commissioner is applying and effectuating the provisions of Sections 83-1-151 through 83-1-169. Such action by the commissioner may be appealed to the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County.     If placed under administrative supervision, the insurer shall have sixty (60) days, or another period of time as designated by the commissioner, to comply with the requirements of the commissioner subject to the provisions of Sections 83-1-151 through 83-1-169.   If it is determined after notice and hearing that the conditions giving rise to the supervision still exist at the end of the supervision period specified above, the commissioner may extend such period.   If it is determined that none of the conditions giving rise to the supervision exist, the commissioner shall release the insurer from supervision.
MS Code § 83-1-157 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|Administrative Supervision of Insurers by Commissioner of Insurance|§ 83-1-157. Confidentiality of records, etc.; exceptions

  The proceedings, hearings, notices, correspondence, reports, records and other information in the possession of the commissioner or the department relating to the supervision of any insurer are confidential except as provided by this section.   The personnel of the department shall have access to these proceedings, hearings, notices, correspondence, reports, records or information as permitted by the commissioner.   The commissioner may open the proceedings or hearings or disclose the notices, correspondence, reports, records or information to a department, agency or instrumentality of this or another state or the United States if the commissioner determines that the disclosure is necessary or proper for the enforcement of the laws of this or another state of the United States.   The commissioner may open the proceedings or hearings or make public the notices, correspondence, reports, records or other information if the commissioner deems that it is in the best interest of the public or in the best interest of the insurer, its insureds, creditors or the general public.   This section does not apply to hearings, notices, correspondence, reports, records or other information obtained upon the appointment of a receiver for the insurer by a court of competent jurisdiction.
MS Code § 83-1-159 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|Administrative Supervision of Insurers by Commissioner of Insurance|§ 83-1-159. Administrative supervisor; prohibited activities of insurer

 During the period of supervision, the commissioner or his designated appointee shall serve as the administrative supervisor. The commissioner may provide that the insurer may not do any of the following things during the period of supervision, without the prior approval of the commissioner or his appointed supervisor:   Dispose of, convey or encumber any of its assets or its business in force;   Withdraw any of its bank accounts;   Lend any of its funds;   Invest any of its funds;   Transfer any of its property;   Incur any debt, obligation or liability;   Merge or consolidate with another company;   Approve new premiums or renew any policies;   Enter into any new reinsurance contract or treaty;   Terminate, surrender, forfeit, convert or lapse any insurance policy, certificate or contract, except for nonpayment of premiums due;   Release, pay or refund premium deposits, accrued cash or loan values, unearned premiums, or other reserves on any insurance policy, certificate or contract;   Make any material change in management; or   Increase salaries and benefits of officers or directors or the preferential payment of bonuses, dividends or other payments deemed preferential.
MS Code § 83-1-161 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|Administrative Supervision of Insurers by Commissioner of Insurance|§ 83-1-161. Right of insurer to contest action taken or proposed to be taken by supervisor; appeals

 During the period of supervision the insurer may contest an action taken or proposed to be taken by the supervisor specifying the manner wherein the action being complained of would not result in improving the condition of the insurer. Denial of the insurer's request upon reconsideration entitles the insurer to appeal to the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County.
MS Code § 83-1-163 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|Administrative Supervision of Insurers by Commissioner of Insurance|§ 83-1-163. Right of commissioner to initiate judicial proceedings, liquidation proceedings, or other delinquency proceedings

 Nothing contained in Sections 83-1-151 through 83-1-169 shall preclude the commissioner from initiating judicial proceedings to place an insurer in conservation, rehabilitation or liquidation proceedings or other delinquency proceedings, however designated under the laws of this state, regardless of whether the commissioner has previously initiated administrative supervision proceedings under Sections 83-1-151 through 83-1-169 against the insurer.
MS Code § 83-1-165 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|Administrative Supervision of Insurers by Commissioner of Insurance|§ 83-1-165. Adoption of rules by commissioner

 The commissioner is empowered to adopt reasonable rules necessary for the implementation of Sections 83-1-151 through 83-1-169.
MS Code § 83-1-167 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|Administrative Supervision of Insurers by Commissioner of Insurance|§ 83-1-167. Right of commissioner to meet with supervisor, or his representative, without presence of any other person

 The commissioner may meet with a supervisor appointed under Sections 83-1-151 through 83-1-169 and with the attorney or other representative of the supervisor, without the presence of any other person, at the time of any proceeding or during the pendency of any proceeding held under authority of Sections 83-1-151 through 83-1-169 to carry out the commissioner's duties under Sections 83-1-151 through 83-1-169 or for the supervisor to carry out his duties under Sections 83-1-151 through 83-1-169.
MS Code § 83-1-169 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Insurance|Administrative Supervision of Insurers by Commissioner of Insurance|§ 83-1-169. Immunity from liability

 There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against, the commissioner or the department or its employees or agents for any action taken by them in the performance of their powers and duties under Sections 83-1-151 through 83-1-169.
MS Code § 83-3-2 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 3 - Commissioner of Insurance, Rating Bureau and Rates|Article 1 - Commissioner of Insurance and Rating Bureau|§ 83-3-2. Meaning of "Insurance Commission."

 Any reference to Insurance Commission in Title 83 shall mean the Commissioner of Insurance.
MS Code § 83-3-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 3 - Commissioner of Insurance, Rating Bureau and Rates|Article 1 - Commissioner of Insurance and Rating Bureau|§ 83-3-5. Rating bureau

 All fire insurance companies organized or admitted to do business in this state shall maintain a Rating Bureau, to be composed of such number of persons resident in this state as shall be desired and who shall be skilled in the business of fire insurance rating, fire hazard, fire protection engineering, and fire insurance inspection. Said Rating Bureau may be chartered or operated as a corporation, or association, or limited partnership, and shall provide for such officers, board of directors, and bylaws as it may deem proper, and change or alter the same from time to time as may be necessary. The Rating Bureau shall maintain an office in the Jackson metropolitan area; and all of the correspondence, files, papers, and documents of such Rating Bureau shall be preserved by said bureau, and shall be opened at all times to the inspection and examination of any insured or any person interested.
MS Code § 83-3-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 3 - Commissioner of Insurance, Rating Bureau and Rates|Article 1 - Commissioner of Insurance and Rating Bureau|§ 83-3-7. Members of bureau

 Each fire insurance company licensed to do business in this state shall become a member of the Rating Bureau and shall pay its proportion of the expenses of organization, maintenance, and operation of said bureau, as provided in Section 83-3-9.
MS Code § 83-3-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 3 - Commissioner of Insurance, Rating Bureau and Rates|Article 1 - Commissioner of Insurance and Rating Bureau|§ 83-3-9. Expense of bureau paid by companies

 The expense of the organization, maintenance, and operation of the Rating Bureau shall be paid by the members of the bureau, and no part of said expense shall in any event be paid by the state or by any county or municipality. The expense not covered by user fees shall be shared by all members through an annual assessment as established by the board of directors with due consideration given to the extent of utilization of bureau services. Upon failure of any company to pay its lawful proportion of said expense within thirty (30) days after the same is due and payable, the Rating Bureau may refuse to furnish its service to such delinquent member, and shall report such delinquency to the Commissioner of Insurance, who for such delinquency may suspend or revoke the license of such delinquent company. The bureau shall establish equitable fees for its services sufficient to cover the operations required under Section 83-2-1 et seq.
MS Code § 83-3-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 3 - Commissioner of Insurance, Rating Bureau and Rates|Article 1 - Commissioner of Insurance and Rating Bureau|§ 83-3-11. Funds provided by assessment against companies

 It shall be the duty of the Rating Bureau to provide a fund sufficient to enable it to inspect every risk specifically rated, to make a written survey of such risks, to pay the salary or expense of its officers and employees, and to cover any other expense which may be necessary or proper to enable it to comply with and enforce the provisions of this article. All of the expense fund shall be provided and paid by the fire insurance companies doing business in this state.
MS Code § 83-3-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 3 - Commissioner of Insurance, Rating Bureau and Rates|Article 1 - Commissioner of Insurance and Rating Bureau|§ 83-3-13. Bureau to inspect every risk rated

 The Rating Bureau, through its members and employees, shall inspect every risk specifically rated by it on schedule, and make a written survey of such risk, which shall be filed as a permanent record in such Rating Bureau. A copy of such survey shall be furnished to the owner, other person in interest, or the Commissioner of Insurance upon request.
MS Code § 83-3-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 3 - Commissioner of Insurance, Rating Bureau and Rates|Article 1 - Commissioner of Insurance and Rating Bureau|§ 83-3-17. Bureau not to make agreement for placing insurance

 The rating bureau, or any of its officers, shall not make any contract or agreement, express or implied, with any person, insurer, or party insured, that the whole, or any part, of the insurance shall be written or placed with any particular insurer.
MS Code § 83-3-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 83 - Insurance|Chapter 3 - Commissioner of Insurance, Rating Bureau and Rates|Article 1 - Commissioner of Insurance and Rating Bureau|§ 83-3-19. Rating Bureau to furnish information to Commissioner of Insurance

 The Rating Bureau is required to answer any inquiries that may be made by the Commissioner of Insurance touching its organization, maintenance, operation, or any other matter connected with its transactions; and said commissioner may require the filing of such other information as the commissioner may deem proper. It shall be the duty of such bureau to promptly make reply to such inquiries, in writing, and to furnish the information requested by the Commissioner of Insurance.