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Ohio Rev. Code § 3901.011 (2026)

Superintendent of insurance - powers and duties

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Effective:

September 9, 1957

Latest Legislation:

House Bill 312 - 102nd General Assembly

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The superintendent of insurance shall be the chief executive officer and director of the department of insurance and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties vested in and imposed upon the department of insurance. The superintendent of insurance shall see that the laws relating to insurance are executed and enforced. When a violation of a law relating to insurance is reported to him, he shall take the testimony under oath of all persons supposed to have knowledge of such violations, and cause such testimony to be reduced to writing. If the superintendent decides that there is sufficient evidence, he shall cause the person suspected of such violation to be arrested and charged with such offense, and he shall furnish the proper prosecuting attorney with all the information obtained by such superintendent, the names of witnesses, and a copy of all material testimony taken in the case.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2021 · leading case: Strack v. Westfield Companies, 515 N.E.2d 1005 (Ohio Ct. App. 1986).

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Strack v. Westfield Companies, 515 N.E.2d 1005 (Ohio Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “R.C. 3901.011 recites that: “The superintendent of insurance shall be the chief executive officer and director of the department of insurance and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties vested in and imposed upon the department of insurance.”

Benjamin v. Ernst & Young, L.L.P., 855 N.E.2d 128 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “R.C. 3901.011 sets forth the general powers and duties of the Superintendent of Insurance, as follows: The superintendent of insurance shall be the chief executive officer and director of the department of insurance and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties vested…”

Zuber v. Dep't of Ins. of Ohio, 516 N.E.2d 244 (Ohio Ct. App. 1986). “The sections which appellant relies upon are R.C. 3901.011 and 3901.14. Judge Whiteside stated in his concurring opinion in Spencer v.”

Benjamin v. Sawicz, 823 N.E.2d 879 (Ohio Ct. App. 2004). “R.C. 3901.011 sets forth the general powers and duties of the superintendent of insurance, and states: The superintendent of insurance shall be the chief executive officer and director of the department of insurance and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties vested…”

Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers v. Ohio Dep't of Ins., 448 N.E.2d 141 (Ohio 1983). “” R.C. 3901.011. The touchstone of the appellants’ cause, therefore, as the court of appeals noted, is whether the letter from the attorney-examiner is an order of the Superintendent of Insurance.”

Redmond v. Ohio Dept. of Ins., 2021 Ohio 2570 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “" R.C. 3901.011. No. 20AP-339 6 (10) Having an insurance agent license, or its equivalent, denied, suspended, or revoked in any other state, province, district, or territory; *** (18) Having been subject to a cease and desist order or permanent injunction related to mishandling…”

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