Section 10-3-402 - DefinitionsAll terms defined in section 10-1-102 shall have the same meaning in this part 4. As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 1425, § 6, effective July 1, 1992.)(2) "Delinquency" means any act, omission, or condition, or combination thereof, which is contrary to the applicable laws of this state or any other state, including any regulation lawfully promulgated by the commissioner of insurance of any state or any other person or state agency having supervision of the business of insurance. It includes, but is not limited to, any such act, omission, or condition, or combination thereof, committed or created by or under the direction or authority of any insurance company or any officer or representative thereof. Specifically, it includes any act, omission, or condition, or combination thereof, which, although not otherwise proscribed by law, nevertheless renders the operation of the insurance company hazardous to the public or its policyholders.(3) "Direct supervision" means the institution of control of an insurance company by order of the commissioner whereby one or more specifically enumerated acts shall be required of the company by order of the commissioner, or one or more specifically enumerated acts or decisions of the company shall not be permitted without prior written approval of the commissioner. In addition, such term includes the power to take all steps necessary to preserve, protect, and recover an insurance company's assets as set forth in section 10-3-405(2). It is a condition of control beyond normal regulation by the division of insurance and beyond the notifying of an insurance company of a determination of delinquency by the commissioner and supplying the company a list of requirements to abate the condition.(4) "Rehabilitation" or "to rehabilitate" refers to the removal of an existing delinquency and restoration of the company to a condition of compliance with the law.L. 69: p. 545, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 72-29-3. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1425, § 6, effective July 1.