1. Any receiver appointed in a proceeding under sections 375.1150 to 375.1246 may at any time apply for, and any court of general jurisdiction may grant, such restraining orders, preliminary and permanent injunctions, and other orders as may be deemed necessary and proper to prevent:

(1) The transaction of further business;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 375.1155

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Insurer: all insurance companies, reciprocals, or interinsurance exchanges transacting the business of insurance in this state. See Missouri Laws 375.001
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) The transfer of property;

(3) Interference with the receiver or with a proceeding under sections 375.1150 to 375.1246;

(4) Waste of the insurer‘s assets;

(5) Dissipation and transfer of bank accounts;

(6) The institution or further prosecution of any actions or proceedings;

(7) The obtaining of preferences, judgments, attachments, garnishments or liens against the insurer, its assets or its policyholders;

(8) The levying of execution against the insurer, its assets or its policyholders;

(9) The making of any sale or deed for nonpayment of taxes or assessments that would lessen the value of the assets of the insurer;

(10) The withholding from the receiver of books, accounts, documents, or other records relating to the business of the insurer; or

(11) Any other threatened or contemplated action that might lessen the value of the insurer’s assets or prejudice the rights of policyholders, creditors or shareholders, or the administration of any proceeding under this act.

2. The receiver may apply to any court outside of the state for the relief described in subsection 1 of this section.

3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the commencement of a delinquency proceeding under sections 375.1150 to 375.1246 does not operate as a stay or prohibition of any right to cause of netting, liquidation, setoff, termination, acceleration or close out of obligations, or enforcement of any security agreement or arrangement or other credit enhancement or guarantee or reimbursement obligation under or in connection with any netting agreement or qualified financial contract as provided for in section 375.1191.

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