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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 20-625 (2026)

Conduct of delinquency proceedings against foreign insurers

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A. If under this article an ancillary receiver is to be appointed in delinquency proceedings for an insurer not domiciled in this state, the court shall appoint the director as ancillary receiver. The director shall file a petition requesting the appointment on the grounds set forth in section 20-619 if the director finds that there are sufficient assets of the insurer located in this state to justify the appointment of an ancillary receiver, or if ten or more persons resident in this state having claims against the insurer file a petition with the director requesting the appointment of an ancillary receiver.

B. The domiciliary receiver, for the purpose of liquidating an insurer domiciled in a reciprocal state, shall be vested by operation of law with the title to all of the property, contracts and rights of action and all of the books and records of the insurer located in this state and the domiciliary receiver shall have the immediate right to recover balances due from local agents and to obtain possession of any books and records of the insurer found in this state. The domiciliary receiver shall also be entitled to recover the other assets of the insurer located in this state, except that on the appointment of an ancillary receiver in this state, the ancillary receiver shall during the ancillary receivership proceedings have the sole right to recover such other assets.  The ancillary receiver, as soon as practicable, shall liquidate from its respective securities those special deposit claims and secured claims that are proved and allowed in the ancillary proceedings in this state and shall pay the necessary expenses of the proceedings. The ancillary receiver shall promptly transfer all remaining assets to the domiciliary receiver. Subject to the foregoing provisions, the ancillary receiver and the ancillary receiver's deputies shall have the same powers and be subject to the same duties with respect to the administration of such assets as a receiver of an insurer domiciled in this state.

C. The domiciliary receiver of an insurer domiciled in a reciprocal state may sue in this state to recover any assets of the insurer to which the domiciliary receiver may be entitled under the laws of this state.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1984–1998 · leading case: AzStar Cas. Co. v. Allied Gen. Agency (In Re Allied Gen. Agency), 229 B.R. 190 (D. Ariz. 1998).
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AzStar Cas. Co. v. Allied Gen. Agency (In Re Allied Gen. Agency), 229 B.R. 190 (D. Ariz. 1998). · cites it 8× “Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 20-625 provides in part that: *200 The domiciliary receiver for the purpose of liquidating an insurer domiciled in a reciprocal state shall be vested by operated of law with the title to all of the property, contracts and rights of action and all of the books…”
State Ex Rel. Low v. Imperial Ins., 682 P.2d 431 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “Michael Low, Director of Insurance for the State of Arizona, petitioned the Maricopa County Superior Court, pursuant to A.R.S. § 20-625, for appointment as ancillary receiver of Imperial.”
Smith v. Farm & Home Life Ins., 506 S.E.2d 104 (Ga. 1998). · cites it 2× “These sections, and their Arizona corollaries, are as follows: (1) OCGA § 33-37-17, concerning the appointment of the Insurance Commissioner to liquidate a domestic insurer, is the substantial equivalent of ARS §§ 20-616, 624; (2) OCGA § 33-37-51, concerning a non- *711…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 20-625(B) — 1 case
AzStar Cas. Co. v. Allied Gen. Agency (In Re Allied Gen. Agency), 229 B.R. 190 (D. Ariz. 1998). “Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 20-625 provides in part that: *200 The domiciliary receiver for the purpose of liquidating an insurer domiciled in a reciprocal state shall be vested by operated of law with the title to all of the property, contracts and rights of action and all of the books…”
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