(a) An exempt insurer shall be subject to regulation, investigation and examination by the Insurance Commissioner, as reasonably necessary, to enable the commissioner to determine if the exempt insurer is an exempt company and limits its activities to exempt activities. The Insurance Commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section. Such regulations and all investigative and examination activities may include provisions for determination of the status of a company as an exempt company and revocation of such status. Such regulations and all examination activities shall be consistent with the confidentiality provisions of section 32-537 and shall not impose requirements on the exempt insurer except to the extent necessary to enable the commissioner to verify the company's status as an exempt company. Such regulations may provide for the assessment and collection of fees from exempt insurers sufficient, in the commissioner's judgment, to meet the expenses of the Insurance Department in carrying out its responsibilities under this section. If the commissioner finds that an exempt insurer has (1) intentionally engaged in activities that are not exempt activities or (2) engaged in a pattern of conduct demonstrating reckless indifference by engaging in activities that are not exempt activities, the commissioner may bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to revoke the certificate filed under section 32-532. The commissioner shall not be required to post a bond with the court.
(b) Unless otherwise specifically provided in sections 32-530 to 32-540, inclusive, an exempt insurer shall be treated as if its exempt activities were being conducted from offices located outside of the United States.
(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 96-253, S. 5, 12.)
History: P.A. 96-253 effective July 1, 1996, and applicable to (1) income years of corporations under chapter 208 commencing on or after January 1, 1996, (2) income years of insurance companies under chapter 207 commencing on or after January 1, 1996, (3) taxable years of taxpayers under chapter 229 commencing on or after January 1, 1996, or (4) sales occurring on and after January 1, 1996, as the case may be (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, 90-98, 93-142 and 95-220 authorized substitution of “judicial district of Hartford” for “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” in public and special acts of the 1996 session of the General Assembly, effective September 1, 1998).