Supervision. — Guam Code § 15316
Guam Code § 15316 — Supervision.. Reproduced from the official Guam Code Annotated, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 15316. Supervision.
(a) Every admitted domestic insurer shall, on or before April
1 of each year, file with the Commissioner a financial statement,
verified under oath, setting forth its financial condition,
transactions and affairs as of the 31st day of December
immediately preceding, in general form and context as approved
by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, plus
any additional information required by the Commissioner.
(b) Every such insurer shall keep full and complete books,
records, accounts, and vouchers, and shall keep them at all times
in such a manner that its financial condition can be readily
ascertained, its financial statement readily verified, and its
compliance with this Title seen.
(c) The Commissioner may make a detailed examination into
the affairs of any domestic insurer as often as he deems it
expedient for the protection of the people of Guam, and shall make
such detailed examination of every domestic insurer at least once
in every three (3) years. The cost of such examination shall be paid
by the insurer examined.
(d) The Commissioner shall make a full and true report of
every examination made by him together with such conclusions
and recommendations as may be reasonably warranted by the
facts, which report shall be filed in the official permanent files of
the Commissioner and shall be admissible in evidence in any
action, or proceeding in the name of the government against the
insurer.
(e) When the assets of any domestic insurer, computed at
their actual fair value, are less than the aggregate amount of such
insurer’s liabilities and outstanding capital stock, the
Commissioner shall determine the amount of such impairment of
capital and, shall order such insurer to eliminate such impairment
within such period as he shall designate, not more than six (6)
months from the service of the order; the Commissioner may also
by order prohibit such insurer from issuing any new policies while
such impairment exists. If the amount of such impairment is equal
to or more than twenty-five per centum (25%) of the insurer’s
outstanding capital stock, or is such that the insurer does not have
the minimum capital required by this Title, the Commissioner
shall suspend such insurer’s certificate of authority until such time
as the impairment is fully eliminated; and if such impairment is
not fully eliminated within the period designated by the
Commissioner, he shall by order revoke the insurer’s certificate
and shall apply to the Superior Court for an order upon such
insurer to show cause why its articles should not be revoked and
a receiver appointed to liquidate its affairs.
(f) Filing Fee for Annual Statement: Penalty. The filing fee
for an annual financial statement shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
Any domestic insurer that fails to file an annual financial
statement on or before April 1st of each year as required by
subsection (a) hereof, shall pay a penalty of Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00). After May 15th the domestic insurer shall pay an
additional late filing fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per
day. The failure of a domestic insurer or company to file the
required annual financial statement shall compel the automatic
suspension or revocation of the domestic insurer’s or company’s
certificate of authority.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Guam Code Annotated § 15316
- Jurisdiction: Guam
- Code: Guam Code Annotated
- Subject: Supervision.
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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