Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 40-3311a

  • commissioner: means the commissioner of insurance, the commissioner's deputies, or the insurance department, as appropriate. See Kansas Statutes 40-3302
  • Insurer: means any corporation, company, association, society, fraternal benefit society, health maintenance organization, nonprofit medical and hospital service corporation, nonprofit dental service corporation, reciprocal exchange, person or partnership writing contracts of insurance, indemnity or suretyship in this state upon any type of risk or loss except lodges, societies, persons or associations transacting business pursuant to the provisions of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 40-3302
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any similar entity or any combination of the foregoing acting in concert. See Kansas Statutes 40-3302
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

On and after July 1, 1993, when it appears to the commissioner of insurance that any person has committed a violation of this act which makes the continued operation of an insurer contrary to the interests of policyholders or the public, the commissioner of insurance may, after giving notice and an opportunity to be heard, determine to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew such insurer’s license or authority to do business in this state for such period as the commissioner of insurance finds is required for the protection of policyholders or the public. Any such determination shall be accompanied by specific findings of fact and conclusions of law.