The Commissioner of Insurance, as receiver in any existing receivership, may petition the proper receivership court to name as receiver thereof the Chief of the Receivership Division as provided for in this article, and upon making an accounting of the assets of such receivership by the commissioner, the court shall so change receivers or ancillary receivers by releasing and discharging the commissioner from such duty and responsibility and shall name the Chief of the Receivership Division as receiver or ancillary receiver.