Insurance Commissioner Law and Legal Definition
Insurance commissioner is a high level state regulator of the insurance business who is either elected to office or appointed by a state to safeguard the interests of policy owners.
Following is a state law that deals with the powers of insurance commissioner.
According to Cal Ins Code § 733, an insurance commissioner:
1).May appraise or cause to be appraised by competent appraisers appointed by him/her all property in which the insurer has or claims an interest, or which is security for the payment of any debt or obligation to the insurer.
2) Must observe those guidelines and procedures set forth in the Examiner's Handbook adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners while conducting examinations.
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