(Formerly Sec. 38-280). Insolvent insurers. Penalty. Petition to show cause

(a) The commissioner shall: (1) Notify said association of the existence of an insolvent insurer, and notify the chairman of the Workers' Compensation Commission and the State Treasurer of the existence of an insolvent workers' compensation insurer, not later than three days after the commissioner receives notice of any such insolvency; (2) upon request of the board of directors, provide said association with a statement of the net direct written premiums of each member insurer. (b) The commissioner may: (1) Require that said association notify those persons insured by the insolvent insurer, and any other interested parties, of the entry of a final order of liquidation with a finding of insolvency and of their rights under sections 38a-836 to 38a-853, inclusive. Such notification shall be by mail sent to their last-known address, where available, provided if sufficient information for such notification by mail is not available, notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this subsection; (2) suspend or revoke, after notice and hearing, the certificate of authority to transact insurance in this state of any member insurer that fails to pay an assessment when due or which fails to comply with said plan of operation. In lieu of such suspension or revocation, the commissioner may levy a fine on any member insurer that fails to pay an assessment when due, provided no such fine shall exceed five per cent of the unpaid assessment per month, and provided no fine shall be less than five hundred dollars per month; (3) revoke the designation of any servicing facility if the commissioner finds claims are being handled unsatisfactorily. (c) Any person aggrieved by any final action or order of the commissioner under sections 38a-836 to 38a-853, inclusive, may, not later than thirty days from the date of such action or order, petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to require the commissioner to show cause why such action or order should not be reversed or eliminated, and, if said court finds that the action or order of the commissioner was arbitrary and unjustified it shall take such action in the premises as may seem equitable. The pendency of any such petitions to show cause shall act as a stay of execution of any such order. Petitions under this section shall be privileged in respect of trial assignment.