§ 36-1904. Injunctions.

A.  Upon application by the Insurance Commissioner for such an order to show cause, or at any time thereafter, the court may without notice issue an injunction restraining the insurer, its officers, directors, stockholders, members, subscribers, agents and all other persons for the transaction of its business or the waste or disposition of its property until the further order of the court.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, or any other provision of this chapter, no Federal Home Loan Bank shall be stayed, enjoined, or prohibited from exercising or enforcing any right or cause of action regarding collateral pledged under any security agreement, or any pledge, security, collateral or guarantee agreement or any other similar arrangement or credit enhancement relating to such Federal Home Loan Bank security agreement.

B.  The court may at any time during a proceeding under this article issue such other injunctions or orders as may be deemed necessary to prevent interference with the Insurance Commissioner or the proceedings, or waste of the assets of the insurer, or the commencement or prosecution of any actions, or the obtaining of preferences, judgments, attachments or other liens, or the making of any levy against the insurer or against its assets or any part thereof.

C.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no bond shall be required of the Insurance Commissioner as a prerequisite for the issuance of any injunction or restraining order pursuant to this section.

D.  Nothing in this section shall deprive a party in interest of any contractual right to pursue arbitration of any dispute under any law, and venue shall be as provided in subsection B of Section 1902 of this title.

Added by Laws 1957, p. 294, § 1804, operative July 1, 1957.  Renumbered from § 1804 of this title by Laws 1975, c. 316, § 12, emerg. eff. June 12, 1975.  Amended by Laws 1999, c. 333, § 3, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2013, c. 113, § 1, emerg. eff. April 22, 2013.