(a) Certificates of authority issued or renewed under the Arkansas Insurance Code shall continue in force as long as the insurer is entitled thereto under the Arkansas Insurance Code and until suspended, revoked, or otherwise terminated. However, they are subject to continuance of the certificate by the insurer each year by:
(1) Payment prior to April 15 of the continuation fee provided in § 23-61-401;
(2) Due filing by the insurer of its annual statement for the calendar year preceding as required under § 23-63-216; and
(3) Payment by the insurer of applicable taxes, fees, and assessments, as well as timely filing of supporting annual and quarterly statements and other required filings with respect to the preceding calendar year, as required under the Arkansas Insurance Code.
(b)
(1) If not so continued by the insurer, its certificate of authority shall expire as of midnight on the April 30 next following the failure of the insurer so to continue it in force.
(2) If for any reason the insurer is not entitled to continuation of its certificate of authority, the Insurance Commissioner may refuse to continue the certificate, and the certificate of authority shall expire as stated in this subsection.
(3) The commissioner shall promptly notify the insurer of the occurrence of any failure or condition resulting in impending expiration of its certificate of authority.
(c) The commissioner may, in his or her discretion, reinstate a certificate of authority which the insurer has inadvertently permitted to expire, after the insurer has fully cured all its failures which resulted in the expiration, and upon payment by the insurer of the fee for reinstatement in the amount provided in § 23-61-401. Otherwise, the insurer shall be granted another certificate of authority only after filing application therefor and meeting all other requirements as for an original certificate of authority in this state.
(d) The commissioner may amend a certificate of authority at any time to accord with changes in the insurer's charter or insuring powers.
(e) Any insurer desiring to surrender its certificate of authority, withdraw from this state, or discontinue the writing of certain classes of insurance in this state shall give ninety (90) days' notice in writing to the State Insurance Department and shall state in writing its reasons for such action. The commissioner may waive any part of the notice requirement.
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