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NC Gen Stat § 58-2-45 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-45 - Orders of Commissioner; when writing required.

 58-2-45. Orders of Commissioner; when writing required.Whenever by any provision of Articles 1 through 64 of this Chapter, the Commissioner is authorized to grant any approval, authorization or permission or to make any other order affecting any insurer, insurance agent, insurance broker or other person or persons subject to the provisions of Articles 1 through 64 of this Chapter, such order shall not be effective unless made in writing and signed by the Commissioner or by his authority. (1945, c. 383.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-47 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-47 - Incident affecting operations of the Department; stay of deadlines and deemer provisions.

 58-2-47. Incident affecting operations of the Department; stay of deadlines and deemer provisions.Regardless of whether a state of emergency or disaster has been proclaimed under G.S. 166A-19.20 or G.S. 166A-19.21 or declared under the Stafford Act, whenever an incident beyond the Department's reasonable control, including an act of God, insurrection, strike, fire, power outage, or systematic technological failure, substantially affects the daily business operations of the Department, the Commissioner may issue an order, effective immediately, to stay the application of any deadlines and deemer provisions imposed by law or rule upon the Commissioner or Department or upon persons subject to the Commissioner's jurisdiction, which deadlines and deemer provisions would otherwise operate during the time period for which the operations of the Department have been substantially affected. The order shall remain in effect for a period not exceeding 30 days. The order may be renewed by the Commissioner for successive periods not exceeding 30 days each for as long as the operations of the Department remain substantially affected, up to a period of one year from the effective date of the initial order.  (2006-145, s. 3; 2012-12, s. 2(j); 2013-199, s. 22(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-50 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-50 - Examinations, hearings, and investigations.

 58-2-50. Examinations, hearings, and investigations.All examinations, hearings, and investigations provided for by this Chapter may be conducted by the Commissioner personally or by one or more deputies, investigators, actuaries, examiners or employees designated for the purpose. If the Commissioner or any investigator appointed to conduct the investigations is of the opinion that there is evidence to charge any person or persons with a criminal violation of any provision of this Chapter, the Commissioner may arrest with warrant or cause the person or persons to be arrested. All hearings shall, unless otherwise specially provided, be held in accordance with this Article and Article 3A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes and at a time and place designated in a written notice given by the Commissioner to the person cited to appear. The notice shall state the subject of inquiry and the specific charges, if any. (1945, c. 383; 1969, c. 1009; 1995, c. 193, s. 6; 1999-219, s. 1.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-52 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-52 - Appeals and rate-making hearings before the Commissioner.

 58-2-52. Appeals and rate-making hearings before the Commissioner.(a) The Commissioner may adopt rules for the hearing of appeals by the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designated hearing officer under G.S. 58-36-35, 58-37-65, 58-45-50, 58-46-30, 58-48-40(c)(7), 58-48-42, and 58-62-51(c). These rules may provide for prefiled evidence and testimony of the parties, prehearing statements and conferences, settlement conferences, discovery, subpoenas, sanctions, motions, intervention, consolidation of cases, continuances, rights and responsibilities of parties, witnesses, and evidence.(b) Notwithstanding G.S. 150B-38(h), hearing procedures for rate filings made by the North Carolina Rate Bureau shall be governed by the provisions of Article 36 of this Chapter and G.S. 150B-39 through G.S. 150B-41. The Commissioner may adopt rules for those hearings.(c) Appeals under the statutes cited in subsection (a) of this section are not contested cases within the meaning of G.S. 150B-2(2). (1993, c. 409, s. 23; 1995, c. 193, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-53 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-53 - Filing approvals and disapprovals; clarification of law.

 58-2-53. Filing approvals and disapprovals; clarification of law.Whenever any provision of this Chapter requires a person to file rates, forms, classification plans, rating plans, plans of operation, the Safe Driver Incentive Plan, or any other item with the Commissioner or Department for approval, the approval or disapproval of the filing is an agency decision under Chapter 150B of the General Statutes only with respect to the person making the filing or any person that intervenes in the filing. (2001-423, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-55 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-55 - Designated hearing officers.

 58-2-55. Designated hearing officers.In any contested case under this Chapter or Article 9A or Article 9B of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, the Commissioner may designate a member of his staff to serve as a hearing officer. When the Commissioner is unable or elects not to hear a contested case and elects not to designate a hearing officer to hear a contested case, he shall apply to the director of the Office of Administrative Hearings for the designation of an administrative law judge to preside at the hearing of a contested case. Upon receipt of the application, the Director shall, without undue delay, assign an administrative law judge to hear the case. (1989, c. 485, s. 30; 1999-393, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-60 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-60 - Restraining orders; criminal convictions.

 58-2-60. Restraining orders; criminal convictions.(a) Whenever it appears to the Commissioner that any person has violated, is violating, or threatens to violate any provision of Articles 1 through 64, 65 and 66, 67, 69, 70, or 71 of this Chapter, or Article 9A of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, he may apply to the superior court of any county in which the violation has occurred, is occurring, or may occur for a restraining order and injunction to restrain such violation. If upon application the court finds that any provision of said statutes has been violated, is being violated, or a violation thereof is threatened, the court shall issue an order restraining and enjoining such violations; and such relief may be granted regardless of whether criminal prosecution is instituted under any provision of law.(b) The conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction of any licensee for any criminal violation of the statutes referred to in subsection (a) of this section automatically has the effect of suspending the license of that person until such time that the license is reinstated by the Commissioner. As used in this subsection, "conviction" includes an adjudication of guilt, a plea of guilty, and a plea of nolo contendere. (1989, c. 485, s. 30.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-65 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-65 - License surrenders.

 58-2-65. License surrenders.This section applies to persons or entities licensed under Articles 1 through 64, 65 and 66, 67, 69, 70, or 71 of this Chapter, or Article 9A of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes. When a licensee is accused of any act, omission, or misconduct that would subject the license to suspension or revocation, the licensee, with the consent and approval of the Commissioner, may surrender the license for a period of time established by the Commissioner. A person or entity who surrenders a license shall not thereafter be eligible for or submit any application for licensure during the period of license surrender. (1989, c. 485, s. 30.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-80 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-80 - Court review of rates and classification.

 58-2-80. Court review of rates and classification.Any order or decision of the Commissioner that the premium rates charged or filed on all or any class of risks are excessive, inadequate, unreasonable, unfairly discriminatory or are otherwise not in the public interest or that a classification or classification assignment is unwarranted, unreasonable, improper, unfairly discriminatory or not in the public interest may be appealed to the North Carolina Court of Appeals by any party aggrieved thereby. Any such order shall be based on findings of fact, and if applicable, findings as to trends related to the matter under investigation, and conclusions of law based thereon. Any order or decision of the Commissioner, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be presumed to be correct and proper. For the purposes of the appeal the Insurance Commissioner, who shall be represented by his general counsel, shall be deemed an aggrieved party. (1971, c. 703, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-85 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-85 - Procedure on appeal under § 58-2-80.

 58-2-85. Procedure on appeal under 58-2-80.Appeals to the North Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to G.S. 58-2-80 shall be subject to the following provisions:(1) No party to a proceeding before the Commissioner may appeal from any final order or decision of the Commissioner unless within 30 days after the entry of such final order or decision, or within such time thereafter as may be fixed by the Commissioner, by order made within 30 days, the party aggrieved by such decision or order shall file with the Commissioner notice of appeal.(2) Any party may appeal from all or any portion of any final order or decision of the Commissioner in the manner herein provided. Copy of the notice of appeal shall be mailed by the appealing party at the time of filing with the Commissioner, to each party to the proceeding to the addresses as they appear in the files of the Commissioner in the proceeding. The failure of any party, other than the Commissioner, to be served with or to receive a copy of the notice of appeal shall not affect the validity or regularity of the appeal.(3) Repealed by Session Laws 2009-566, s. 26, effective October 1, 2009, and applicable to appeals filed on or after that date.(4) The appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeals as provided in G.S. 7A-29. The procedure for the appeal shall be as provided by the rules of appellate procedure.(5), (6) Repealed by Session Laws 1975, c. 391, s. 11.(7) The Court of Appeals shall hear and determine all matters arising on such appeal, as in this Article provided, and may in the exercise of its discretion assign the hearing of said appeal to any panel of the Court of Appeals.(8) Unless otherwise provided by the rules of appellate procedure, the cause on appeal from the Commissioner of Insurance shall be entitled "State of North Carolina ex rel. Commissioner of Insurance (here add any additional parties in support of the Commissioner's order and their capacity before the Commissioner). Appellee(s) v. (here insert name of appellant and his capacity before the Commissioner), Appellant." Appeals from the Insurance Commissioner pending in the superior courts on January 1, 1972, shall remain on the civil issue docket of such superior court and shall have priority over other civil actions. Appeals to the Court of Appeals under G.S. 7A-29 shall be docketed in accordance with the rules of appellate procedure.(9) In any appeal to the Court of Appeals, the complainant in the original complaint before the Commissioner shall be a party to the record and each of the parties to the proceeding before the Commissioner shall have a right to appear and participate in said appeal.(10) An appeal under this section shall operate as a stay of the Commissioner's order or decision until said appeal has been dismissed or the questions raised by the appeal determined according to law.  (1971, c. 703, s. 3; 1975, c. 391, s. 11; 2009-566, s. 26.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-90 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-90 - Extent of review under § 58-2-80.

 58-2-90. Extent of review under 58-2-80.(a) On appeal the court shall review the record in accordance with the rules of the Court of Appeals, and any alleged irregularities in procedures before the Commissioner, not shown in the record, shall be considered under the rules of the Court of Appeals.(b) So far as necessary to the decision and where presented, the court shall decide all relevant questions of law, interpret constitutional and statutory provisions, and determine the meaning and applicability of the terms of any action of the Commissioner. The court may affirm or reverse the decision of the Commissioner, declare the same null and void, or remand the case for further proceedings; or it may reverse or modify the decision if the substantial rights of the appellants have been prejudiced because the Commissioner's findings, inferences, conclusions or decisions are:(1) In violation of constitutional provisions, or(2) In excess of statutory authority or jurisdiction of the Commissioner, or(3) Made upon unlawful proceedings, or(4) Affected by other errors of law, or(5) Unsupported by material and substantial evidence in view of the entire record as submitted, or(6) Arbitrary or capricious.(c) In making the foregoing determinations, the court shall review the whole record or such portions thereof as may be cited by any party and due account shall be taken of the rule of prejudicial error.(d) The court shall also compel action of the Commissioner unlawfully withheld or unlawfully or unreasonably delayed.(e) Upon any appeal, the rates fixed or any rule, regulation, finding, determination, or order made by the Commissioner under the provisions of Articles 1 through 64 of this Chapter shall be prima facie correct.  (1971, c. 703, s. 4; 2009-566, s. 27.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-95 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-95 - Commissioner to supervise local inspectors.

 58-2-95. Commissioner to supervise local inspectors.The Commissioner shall exercise general supervision over local investigators of fires and fire prevention inspectors. Whenever the Commissioner has reason to believe that the local inspectors are not doing their duty, he or his deputy shall make special trips of inspection and take proper steps to have all the provisions of the law relative to the investigation of fires and the prevention of fire waste enforced. (1905, c. 506, s. 6; Rev., s. 4690; C.S., s. 6270; 1925, c. 89; 1969, c. 1063, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-100 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-100 - Office of Commissioner a public office; records, etc., subject to inspection.

 58-2-100. Office of Commissioner a public office; records, etc., subject to inspection.The office of the Commissioner shall be a public office and the records, reports, books and papers thereof on file therein shall be accessible to the inspection of the public, except that the records compiled as a part of an investigation for the crime of arson, that of unlawful burning, or of fraud, shall not be considered as public records and may be made available to the public only upon an order of court of competent jurisdiction. Provided that such records shall upon request be made available to the district attorney of any district if the same concerns persons or investigations in his district. (1899, c. 54, ss. 9, 77; Rev., s. 4683; 1907, c. 1000, s. 1; C.S., s. 6271; 1945, c. 383; 1951, c. 781, s. 11; 1955, c. 456; 1973, c. 47, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-105 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-105 - Confidentiality of medical and credentialing records.

 58-2-105. Confidentiality of medical and credentialing records.(a) All patient medical records in the possession of the Department are confidential and are not public records pursuant to G.S. 58-2-100 or G.S. 132-1. As used in this section, "patient medical records" includes personal information that relates to an individual's physical or mental condition, medical history, or medical treatment, and that has been obtained from the individual patient, a health care provider, or from the patient's spouse, parent, or legal guardian.(b) Under Part 4 of Article 50 of this Chapter, the Department may disclose patient medical records to an independent review organization, and the organization shall maintain the confidentiality of those records as required by this section, except as allowed by G.S. 58-39-75 and G.S. 58-39-76.(c) Under Part 4 of Article 50 of this Chapter, all information related to the credentialing of medical professionals that is in the possession of the Commissioner is confidential and is a public record neither under this section nor under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. (1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1021, s. 4; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 678, s. 3; 2001-446, s. 5(a); 2002-187, s. 3.4.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-110 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-110 - Original documents and certified copies as evidence.

 58-2-110. Original documents and certified copies as evidence.Every certificate, assignment, or conveyance executed by the Commissioner, in pursuance of any authority conferred on him by law and sealed with his seal of office, may be used as evidence and may be recorded in the proper recording offices, in the same manner and with like effect as a deed regularly acknowledged or proved before an officer authorized by law to take the probate of deeds; and all copies of papers in the office of the Commissioner, certified by him and authenticated by his official seal, shall be evidence as the original. (1899, c. 54, s. 11; Rev., s. 4684; C.S., s. 6272.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-115 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-115 - Admissibility of certificate as evidence of agent's authority.

 58-2-115. Admissibility of certificate as evidence of agent's authority.In any case or controversy arising in any court of original jurisdiction within this State wherein it is necessary to establish the question as to whether any insurance or other corporation or agent thereof is or has been licensed by the Department to do business in this State, the certificate of the Commissioner under the seal of his office shall be admissible in evidence as proof of such corporation or agent's authority as conferred by the Department. (1929, c. 289, s. 1; 1991, c. 720, ss. 4, 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-120 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-120 - Reports of Commissioner to the Governor and General Assembly.

 58-2-120. Reports of Commissioner to the Governor and General Assembly.The Commissioner shall, from time to time, report to the Governor and the General Assembly any change or changes that in the Commissioner's opinion should be made in the laws relating to insurance and other subjects pertaining to the Department. (1899, c. 54, ss. 6, 7, 10; 1901, c. 391, s. 2; Rev., ss. 4687, 4688; 1911, c. 211, s. 2; C.S., s. 6273; 1927, c. 217, s. 5; 1945, c. 383; 1999-219, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-121 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-121 - Report of Department to General Assembly committees on various relief funds.

 58-2-121. Report of Department to General Assembly committees on various relief funds.Beginning on April 1, 2016, and each year thereafter, the Department of Insurance shall report to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government and the Senate Appropriations Committee on General Government and Information Technology the following information about each local firefighters' relief fund board, the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, and the North Carolina Association of Rescue and Emergency Medical Services, Inc.:(1) The total amount of money disbursed from the relief funds controlled by each of the entities.(2) The amount of money spent by each entity for each of the statutorily permissible uses.(3) Each entity's ending fund balance.The report also should describe any problems with data collection and quality and, if applicable, make recommendations on actions the General Assembly could take to resolve any data issues.  (2014-64, s. 1(h); 2016-51, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-2-125 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 2 - Commissioner of Insurance.|§ 58-2-125 - Authority over all insurance companies; no exemptions from license.

 58-2-125. Authority over all insurance companies; no exemptions from license.Every insurance company must be licensed and supervised by the Commissioner, and must pay all licenses, taxes, and fees as prescribed in the insurance laws of the State for the class of company, association, or order to which it belongs. No provision in any statute, public or private, may relieve any company, association, or order from the supervision prescribed for the class of companies, associations, or orders of like character, or release it from the payment of the licenses, taxes, and fees prescribed for companies, associations, and orders of the same class; and all such special provisions or exemptions are hereby repealed. It is unlawful for the Commissioner to grant or issue a license to any company, association, or order, or agent for them, claiming such exemption from supervision by his Department and release for the payment of license, fees, and taxes. (1903, c. 594, ss. 1, 2, 3; Rev., s. 4691; C.S., s. 6274; 1945, c. 383; 1991, c. 720, s. 4.)