Section 11698 Of Article 1. Deposits By Workers’ Compensation Insurers From California Insurance Code >> Division 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
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. (a) In the event any one of the eventualities described in
paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), transpires, the commissioner shall
immediately take control or possession of the deposit required
pursuant to Section 11691 and may use the deposit to pay or procure
the payment of those compensable workers' compensation claims against
the insurer, and those expenses described in Section 11698.02. The
proceeds of the deposit shall in that event inure to the commissioner
as a trust to be held separate and apart from all other assets of
the insurer held by the commissioner. They shall be used only for the
purposes set forth and in accordance with the procedures established
in this article. Once it is determined that there are no remaining
undischarged liabilities for compensable workers' compensation claims
or it is actuarially demonstrated that the deposit exceeds those
liabilities, the commissioner shall transfer the remaining amount of
the deposit to the general assets of the estate.
(1) If the commissioner is named conservator of that insurer
pursuant to Article 14 (commencing with Section 1011) of Chapter 1 of
Part 2 of Division 1.
(2) The proper court has appointed the commissioner ancillary
receiver of the insurer or reinsurer.
(3) A delinquency proceeding has been instituted by the proper
court against the insurer or reinsurer.
(4) If it appears to the commissioner that any of the conditions
set forth in Section 1011 exist or that irreparable loss and injury
to the property and business of the insurer or reinsurer has occurred
or may occur unless the commissioner acts immediately without notice
and before applying to the court for any order.
(b) If the commissioner has proceeded under subdivision (a) or
Section 11696 or 11698.3 and a deposit of securities registered with
a qualified depository located in a reciprocal state and in the
custody of a qualified custodian pursuant to Section 1104.9 cannot be
released to the commissioner according to the terms of the agreement
entered into pursuant to Section 11691 or the requirements of
Section 11691.2 because of a delinquency proceeding initiated in the
reciprocal state in which the qualified depository is located, or, if
the deposit of securities registered with a qualified depository has
been executed upon at any time by any creditor of an insurer and
that execution has been affirmed by a written opinion of a court of
competent federal appellate jurisdiction, the commissioner may, after
a public hearing and upon a finding that deposits of securities
registered with that depository do not allow the commissioner to
discharge his or her responsibilities as set forth in this chapter,
require workers' compensation insurers authorized to transact
insurance in this state to cease and desist making any further
deposits authorized by Section 11691 in approved securities
registered with that depository. For the purposes of this
subdivision, the term "delinquency proceeding" shall have the same
meaning as contained in subdivision (b) of Section 1064.1.