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HRS §431:11-112

When the state can take over an insurance company

If the insurance commissioner finds that a company broke the law and this hurt its finances so much that it might fail or become dangerous, the commissioner can take over the company's property and run its business. This follows special rules in another part of the law.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Receivership

Whenever it appears to the commissioner that any person has committed a violation of this article which so impairs the financial condition of a domestic insurer as to threaten insolvency or make the further transaction of business by it hazardous to its policyholders, creditors, shareholders, or the public, then the commissioner may proceed as provided in article 15 to take possession of the property of the domestic insurer and to conduct the business thereof.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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