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MI Comp L § 500.204 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.204 - Insurance Commissioner; Salary; Oath; Bond.

500.204 Insurance commissioner; salary; oath; bond. Sec. 204.  The commissioner shall receive an annual salary as the legislature shall appropriate, payable as other state officers are paid under the accounting laws of the state. Within 15 days from the time of notice of his or her appointment, the commissioner shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office and file the oath in the office of the secretary of state, and shall also within the same period give to the people of the state of Michigan a bond in the penal sum of $50,000.00, with sureties to be approved by the state treasurer, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his or her office. History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 105, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2002 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.205 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.205 - Commissioner; Powers.

500.205 Commissioner; powers. Sec. 205.  Orders, decisions, findings, rulings, determinations, opinions, actions, and inactions of the commissioner in this act shall be made or reached in the reasonable exercise of discretion. History: Add. 1992, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1992 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.206 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.206 - Insurance Commissioner; Seal, Approval, Renewal.

500.206 Insurance commissioner; seal, approval, renewal. Sec. 206.  The commissioner, with the approval of the governor, shall devise a seal, with suitable inscriptions, for his office, a description of which, with certificate of the approval of the governor, shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, with an impression thereof, which seal shall thereupon be and become the seal of office of the commissioner of insurance and the same may be renewed whenever necessary. History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.208 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.208 - Office of Financial and Insurance Services; Offices; Expense; Audit.

500.208 Office of financial and insurance services; offices; expense; audit. Sec. 208.  The department of management and budget shall assign to the office of financial and insurance services at Lansing suitable rooms for conducting the business of the division, the necessary expense of which shall be audited by the department of management and budget. History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 105, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2002 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.210 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.210 - Insurance Commissioner; Regulatory Powers.

500.210 Insurance commissioner; regulatory powers. Sec. 210.  The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations in addition to those now specifically provided for by statute as he may deem necessary to effectuate the purposes and to execute and enforce the provisions of the insurance laws of this state in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 24.71 to 24.80 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and subject to Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of 1952, as amended, being sections 24.101 to 24.110 of the Compiled Laws of 1948. History: Add. 1966, Act 73, Imd. Eff. June 10, 1966 Popular Name: Act 218Admin Rule: R 500.301 et seq.; R 500.351; R 500.402 et seq.; R 500.701 et seq.; R 500.801 et seq.; R 500.831; R 500.841 et seq.; R 500.901 et seq.; R 500.1051 et seq.; R 500.1201 et seq.; R 500.1301 et seq.; R 500.1351 et seq.; R 500.1371 et seq.; R 500.2031, R 500.2032; R 500.2101 et seq.; R 501.3 et seq.; R 501.152 et seq.; R 501.201; and R 550.1 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
MI Comp L § 500.212 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.212 - Deputies, Chief Clerk and Accountant, Examiners, Clerks, Actuaries, and Other Assistants; Oath; Powers and Duties; Hearings; Rights of Parties; Revocation of Appointments, Designations, and Delegations of Authority; Compensation.

500.212 Deputies, chief clerk and accountant, examiners, clerks, actuaries, and other assistants; oath; powers and duties; hearings; rights of parties; revocation of appointments, designations, and delegations of authority; compensation. Sec. 212.  (1) The commissioner may appoint a first deputy and second deputy who shall subscribe and file the constitutional oath of office. Either of these deputies may perform any duty or act of the commissioner during the commissioner's absence from the bureau. The commissioner may assign either of the deputies to take charge of the bureau during the commissioner's absence.  (2) The commissioner may appoint and employ a chief clerk and accountant, examiners, clerks, actuaries, and other necessary assistants, and may designate a chief examiner. The commissioner may designate special deputies from the commissioner's staff to perform specified duties, including supervision of the bureau during the absence of the commissioner and the first and second deputies.  (3) The commissioner may designate 1 or more persons to conduct hearings provided for under this code, hearings required by Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and hearings which the commissioner considers necessary and appropriate for fact-finding or information gathering before making decisions, policies, and determinations allowable or required by law in the course of carrying out the duties of the commissioner. Before a person may conduct hearings, the person shall subscribe the constitutional oath of office and file the oath with the commissioner. Limitations imposed by the commissioner upon the authority of a deputy or a person designated by the commissioner to conduct hearings shall not be binding upon or limit the rights of the parties heard.  (4) The commissioner may revoke appointments, designations, and delegations of authority made pursuant to this section, in his or her discretion. Appointees and designees provided for in this section shall be paid in the manner prescribed by law. History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 497, Imd. Eff. Dec. 11, 1978 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.216 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.216 - Insurance Commissioner and Employees; Traveling and Other Expenses.

500.216 Insurance commissioner and employees; traveling and other expenses. Sec. 216.  The necessary traveling and other necessary and actual expenses of the commissioner, his deputies, examiners, actuaries or other employees, in discharging the duties imposed by this code, shall in all cases be allowed and audited by the accounting division of the department of administration, upon the approval of the commissioner, in accordance with the accounting laws of this state. History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.220 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.220 - Insurance Commissioner and Employees; Service Fees, Prohibited Gifts.

500.220 Insurance commissioner and employees; service fees, prohibited gifts. Sec. 220.  The commissioner shall not retain as perquisites any fees or any moneys received by him directly or indirectly, for the performance of duties connected with his office. No insurance corporation or insurer or any officer, director, or agent thereof shall directly or indirectly, pay by way of gift, credit, loan or any other pretense whatsoever, any sum of money or other valuable thing to the commissioner, his deputies or any clerk or employee of the insurance department for extra service; and it shall be unlawful for the commissioner, his deputies or any clerk or employee of the insurance department to accept any such payment for extra service except such fees as may be specifically authorized by law to be paid to the commissioner to be covered into the state treasury.  History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.223 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.223 - Application for Certificate of Authority; Fee; Withdrawal of Application; Reapplication Fee; Disposition.

500.223 Application for certificate of authority; fee; withdrawal of application; reapplication fee; disposition. Sec. 223.  Any insurer making application for an original certificate of authority to transact insurance, or applying for a reissuance of a certificate of authority after the certificate has been terminated for any reason, shall pay to the commissioner the fee of $500.00 for examination, investigation, and processing of the application. If the application is withdrawn for any reason, the examination fee shall not be refunded. Any reapplication for an original certificate, after withdrawal, shall be subject to the same fee of $500.00 as in the case of an original application. The fees shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund. History: Add. 1962, Act 50, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1962 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1981 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.224a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.224a - Report Relating to Regulatory Fees.

500.224a Report relating to regulatory fees. Sec. 224a.  Beginning June 1, 1995 and annually thereafter the commissioner shall report to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on insurance issues on revenues raised by the regulatory fees required by the amendatory act that added this section, how the regulatory fees were spread among domestic, foreign, and alien insurers, how the regulatory fees are being expended in regulating the domestic, foreign, and alien insurance industry, and whether new regulatory policy is needed to better protect the citizens of Michigan. History: Add. 1994, Act 228, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1994 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.224b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.224b - Repealed. 2008, Act 440, Eff. Apr. 1, 2009.

500.224b Repealed. 2008, Act 440, Eff. Apr. 1, 2009. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to quality assurance assessment fee.Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.225 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.225 - Insurance Bureau Fund; Creation; Deposit of Fees; Reversion to General Fund; Use of Fund.

500.225 Insurance bureau fund; creation; deposit of fees; reversion to general fund; use of fund. Sec. 225.  The insurance bureau fund is created in the state treasury as a separate fund. Except as otherwise specifically provided, all fees collected pursuant to this act or under the commissioner's authority shall be deposited in the insurance bureau fund. Money in the insurance bureau fund shall not revert to the general fund at the close of the fiscal year but shall remain in the insurance bureau fund. Money in the insurance bureau fund shall be used only for regulatory purposes under the commissioner's authority. However, money in the insurance bureau fund may be appropriated by the legislature to pay for legislators designated by the senate majority leader and speaker of the house of representatives to participate in insurance activities coordinated by insurance and legislative associations including the national association of insurance commissioners and the national council of insurance legislators. History: Add. 1994, Act 228, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1994 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 279, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1998 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.225a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.225a - Contract for Services, Supplies, and Materials.

500.225a Contract for services, supplies, and materials. Sec. 225a.  The commissioner shall contract for services, supplies, and materials pursuant to Act No. 428 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections 450.771 to 450.776 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and pursuant to the competitive bid requirements of the management and budget act, Act No. 431 of the Public Acts of 1984, being sections 18.1101 to 18.1594 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: Add. 1994, Act 228, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1994 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.226 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.226 - Disclosure of Confidential Information; Penalty.

500.226 Disclosure of confidential information; penalty. Sec. 226.  The commissioner or any of the commissioner's employees or agents shall not divulge confidential information acquired in the course of an examination or investigation except as permitted by section 222(7). A person appointed or acting under this act who discloses any fact or information that is confidential under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or both. A conviction under this section shall automatically remove the person from his or her position or office. History: Add. 1992, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1992 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 226, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1994 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.228 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.228 - Examinations and Investigations of Insurers; Report of Crimes to Attorney General.

500.228 Examinations and investigations of insurers; report of crimes to attorney general. Sec. 228.  If it appears from an examination or other investigation made by the commissioner or if it appears from a report made to the commissioner pursuant to this act that a crime has been committed under a provision of this act or other law of the state, the commissioner shall immediately report the crime to the attorney general in writing, and the attorney general shall take such action on the report as the facts warrant. History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1992 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.230 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.230 - Recovery of Penalty; Disposition of Funds.

500.230 Recovery of penalty; disposition of funds. Sec. 230.  Every penalty provided for by this code, if not otherwise provided for, shall be sued for and recovered in the name of the people by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the insurer or the agent or agents so violating shall be situated; and shall be paid into the treasury of said county; such penalties may also be sued for and recovered in the name of the people, by the attorney general, and, when sued for and collected by him, shall be paid into the state treasury. History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.234 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.234 - Insurance Department; Records of Office; Public Inspection, Exceptions, Destruction, Rules and Regulations.

500.234 Insurance department; records of office; public inspection, exceptions, destruction, rules and regulations.  Sec. 234.  (1) The office of the insurance department is a public office and the records, books, and papers thereof on file therein shall be public records, accessible to the inspection of the public, except as the commissioner, for good reason, may decide otherwise, or except as may be otherwise provided under this code.  (2) The commissioner is authorized to destroy or otherwise dispose of all records, books, papers, and other data on file with the department which in his opinion and on the advice of the attorney general, are of no further material value to the state of Michigan; but no destruction or other disposal thereof may be ordered or made by him of any records, books, papers, or other data required by law to be filed or kept on file with the department until the expiration of a period of 10 years, nor of any such records, books, papers, or other data filed during his administration or administrations. Such authorization shall be effected through official rules and regulations of the commissioner: Provided, however, That this authorization shall not extend to articles of incorporation, and amendments thereto, copies of bylaws and amendments thereto, copies of certificates or other written evidence of authorization to transact business or of approval of articles of incorporation and bylaws. A copy of the commissioner's rules and regulations herein provided for and any amendments thereto shall be mailed to each insurer authorized to do business in this state 60 days prior to the effective date thereof. History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.236 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.236 - Repealed. 1992, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1992.

500.236 Repealed. 1992, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1992. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to a study assessing the condition of the commercial liability insurance market.Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.238 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.238 - Insurance Commissioner; Annual Report to Governor, Contents, Publication.

500.238 Insurance commissioner; annual report to governor, contents, publication. Sec. 238.  (1) The commissioner shall compile a report of the conduct of his office annually at such time each year as the information to be contained therein is available, which report shall be printed for public information and use in such number as the commissioner may deem advisable, not to exceed 1,500 copies. Such report shall be addressed to the governor and be for his information primarily.  (2) The commissioner shall publish in such annual report information contained in the annual statements of insurers filed with him pursuant to this code. History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.240 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-2 - Chapter 2 the Insurance Commissioner (500.200...500.271)|Section 500.240 - Fees and Charges; Collection, Payment, and Disposition.

500.240 Fees and charges; collection, payment, and disposition.Sec. 240.  (1) The director shall collect, and the person affected shall pay to the director, the following fees:   (a) Filing fee for original authorization to transact insurance or health maintenance organization business in this state, for each domestic, foreign, and alien insurer, and each health maintenance organization............................................ $ 25.00.   (b) Until the effective date of the 2016 amendatory act that amended this subdivision, filing fee for annual statement of foreign and alien insurers, each year, subject to section 476a................................. $ 25.00.   (c) Producer's appointment fee, resident or nonresident, payable by insurer or health maintenance organization so represented, for each producer, each year.................................................... $ 5.00.   (d) Application fee payable by each initial applicant for license as resident producer, nonresident producer, surplus lines producer, solicitor, counselor, or adjuster, not transferable or refundable............. $ 10.00.   (e) Solicitor's license, each year................. $ 10.00.   (f) Insurance counselor license, each year......... $ 10.00.   (g) Adjuster's license, each year.................. $ 5.00.   (h) License examination fee, payable by applicant for all subjects covered in any 1 examination, or portion of an examination, for license as resident producer, surplus lines producer, solicitor, counselor, or adjuster, each examination, not transferable or refundable.............................................. $ 10.00.   (i) Surplus lines producer license each year....... $ 100.00.  (2) An incorporated domestic insurer shall pay to the attorney general, for the examination of the insurer's articles of incorporation or any amendments to the articles of incorporation, $25.00.  (3) The fees and charges for official services performed by the director or the director's deputies or employees, when collected, must be turned over to the state treasurer and a receipt taken. The fees and charges provided for in this section must be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund.  (4) The examination fees described in subsection (1)(h) are applicable only if the examinations are administered by the director. If the examinations are administered by a designated authority other than the director, appropriate examination fees are payable directly to the designated authority. History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 221, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1979 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1981 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 261, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 252, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 558, Eff. Apr. 10, 2017 Popular Name: Act 218