(2) In addition to the civil penalty specified in subsection (1) of this section, a person that violates any provision of the Insurance Code, any lawful rule or final order of the director or any judgment that a court makes in response to the director’s application, may be required to forfeit and pay to the General Fund of the State Treasury a civil penalty in an amount determined by the director that does not exceed the amount by which the person profited in any transaction that violates the provision, rule, order or judgment.
(3) In addition to the civil penalties specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, an insurer that must submit a report under ORS 742.400 and that fails to do so within the specified time may be required to pay to the General Fund of the State Treasury a civil penalty in an amount determined by the director that does not exceed $10,000.
(4) In addition to the penalties specified in subsection (1), (2), (5) and (6) of this section, a director or officer of an insurance holding company system who engages in a transaction or makes an investment that has not been properly reported under, or does not otherwise comply with, ORS 732.517 to 732.596, who knowingly participates in or assents to the transaction or investment, or who permits another officer or an agent of the insurance holding company system to engage in the transaction or make the investment, shall pay, in the director or officer’s individual capacity, a civil penalty in an amount determined by the director that does not exceed $10,000.
(5) In addition to the penalties specified in subsections (1), (2), (4) and (6) of this section, an insurer or other person that fails to make a required filing or demonstrate a good faith effort to comply with a filing requirement under ORS 732.527, 732.537, 732.539, 732.542 or 732.544 shall pay a civil penalty in an amount determined by the director that does not exceed $50,000.
(6) In addition to the penalties specified in subsections (1), (2), (4) and (5) of this section, an insurer or other person that violates a cease and desist order the director has issued under ORS 731.252 in connection with a violation of a provision of ORS 732.517 to 732.596 may be subject to a civil penalty in an amount determined by the director that does not exceed $10,000 for each day of the violation.
(7) A civil penalty imposed under this section may be recovered either as provided in subsection (8) of this section or in an action brought in the name of the State of Oregon in any court of appropriate jurisdiction.
(8) Civil penalties under this section must be imposed and enforced in accordance with ORS 183.745.
(9) The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in lieu of any other enforcement provisions specified in the Insurance Code. [1967 c.359 §144; 1971 c.231 §16; 1987 c.774 §65; 1989 c.701 §70; 1991 c.401 §2; 1991 c.734 §120; 1993 c.265 §6; 1997 c.131 §5; 2003 c.364 §81; 2003 c.576 §220; 2013 c.370 §15]