26.1-07-04. Notice of petition for consolidation or reinsurance

26.1-07-04. Notice of petition for consolidation or reinsurance When a petition is filed, the commissioner, within thirty days after filing of the petition, shall issue an order requiring notice by mail to each policyholder of the domestic company if any of its policyholders are being reinsured or it is proposing to consolidate with another company, of the pendency of the petition and of the time when and place where a hearing on the petition will be held. The hearing must be scheduled not more than ninety days from the date of the order. The commissioner shall publish the order of notice and the petition in five newspapers, one of which must be a daily newspaper published at the state capital, at least two weeks before the hearing upon the petition. By mutual agreement between the petitioning company and the commissioner, the time frame set forth in this section may be modified, changed, or extended.