A. An insured whose claim is denied in whole or in part by the association may request the receivership court, or the ancillary receivership court in this state, to review the association's decision. The request for review shall be filed within thirty days after the date of denial. The receivership court and ancillary receivership court in this state shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all such claims. The decision of the court shall be binding on both the claimant and the association.
B. A member insurer may appeal to the superintendent from any action of the association's board of directors by filing a notice of appeal within thirty days after the date of the action appealed from.
C. A final order of the superintendent pursuant to Subsection B of this section is subject to judicial review by an action in the district court of Santa Fe county to set aside the order as unlawful or not supported by substantial evidence. If judicial review is not sought within thirty days after the date of the superintendent's order, the order shall be final and not subject to appeal.
History: Laws 1999, ch. 60, § 14.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 1999, ch. 60 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 18, 1999, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.