41-5405. AUTHORIZED CONTROL LEVEL EVENT. (1) "Authorized control level event" means any of the following events:
(a) The filing of an RBC report by the insurer which indicates that the insurer’s total adjusted capital is greater than or equal to its mandatory control level RBC but less than its authorized control level RBC;
(b) The notification by the director to the insurer of an adjusted RBC report that indicates the event in paragraph (a) of this subsection, provided the insurer does not challenge the adjusted RBC report under section 41-5407, Idaho Code;
(c) If, pursuant to section 41-5407, Idaho Code, the insurer challenges an adjusted RBC report that indicates the event in paragraph (a) of this subsection, notification by the director to the insurer that the director has, after a hearing, rejected the insurer’s challenge;
(d) The failure of the insurer to respond, in a manner satisfactory to the director, to a corrective order, provided the insurer has not challenged the corrective order under section 41-5407, Idaho Code; or
(e) If the insurer has challenged a corrective order under section 41-5407, Idaho Code, and the director has, after a hearing, rejected the challenge or modified the corrective order, the failure of the insurer to respond, in a manner satisfactory to the director, to the corrective order subsequent to rejection or modification by the director.
(2) In the event of an authorized control level event with respect to an insurer, the director shall:
(a) Take such actions as are required under section 41-5404, Idaho Code, regarding an insurer with respect to which a regulatory action level event has occurred; or
(b) If the director deems it to be in the best interests of the policyholders and creditors of the insurer and of the public, take such actions as are necessary to cause the insurer to be placed under regulatory control pursuant to chapter 33, title 41, Idaho Code. In the event the director takes such actions, the authorized control level event shall be deemed sufficient grounds for the director to take action pursuant to chapter 33, title 41, Idaho Code, and the director shall have the rights, powers and duties with respect to the insurer as are set forth in chapter 33, title 41, Idaho Code. In the event the director takes actions under this paragraph pursuant to an adjusted RBC report, the insurer shall be entitled to such protections as are afforded to insurers under the provisions of section 41-3309, Idaho Code, pertaining to summary proceedings.
History:
[41-5405, added 1996, ch. 96, sec. 1, p. 288.]