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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 36. INSURANCE

  § 36-4055.4. Denial, suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of license - Hearing.  

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  • A.  The Insurance Commissioner may refuse to issue, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the license of a viatical settlement provider or viatical settlement broker if the Commissioner finds that:

    1.  There was any material misrepresentation in the application for the license;

    2.  The licensee or any officer, partner, member or key management personnel has been convicted of fraudulent or dishonest practices, is subject to a final administrative action or is otherwise shown to be untrustworthy or incompetent;

    3.  The viatical settlement provider demonstrates a pattern of unreasonable payments to viators;

    4.  The licensee or any officer, partner, member or key management personnel has been found guilty of, or has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony, or to a misdemeanor involving fraud or moral turpitude, regardless of whether a judgment of conviction has been entered by the court;

    5.  The viatical settlement provider has entered into any viatical settlement contract that has not been approved pursuant to the Viatical Settlements Act of 2008;

    6.  The viatical settlement provider has failed to honor contractual obligations set out in a viatical settlement contract;

    7.  The licensee no longer meets the requirements for initial licensure;

    8.  The viatical settlement provider has assigned, transferred or pledged a viaticated policy to a person other than a viatical settlement provider licensed in this state, viatical settlement purchaser, an accredited investor or qualified institutional buyer as defined respectively in Rule 501(a) or Rule 144A promulgated under the Federal Securities Act of 1933, as amended, financing entity, special purpose entity, or related provider trust; or

    9.  The licensee or any officer, partner, member or key management personnel has violated any provision of the Viatical Settlements Act of 2008.

    B.  The Commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the license of a viatical settlement broker or a life insurance producer operating as a viatical settlement broker pursuant to the Viatical Settlements Act of 2008 if the Commissioner finds that the viatical settlement broker or life insurance producer has violated the provisions of the Viatical Settlements Act of 2008 or has otherwise engaged in bad-faith conduct with one or more viators.

    C.  If the Commissioner denies a license application or suspends, revokes or refuses to renew the license of a viatical settlement provider, viatical settlement broker or suspends, revokes, or refuses to renew a license of a life insurance producer operating as a viatical settlement broker pursuant to the Viatical Settlements Act of 2008 the Commissioner shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act.

Added by Laws 2008, c. 183, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.