Szabo v. Insurance Commissioner

Plaintiff filed a petition in circuit court seeking review of a final order issued by the Michigan Commissioner of Insurance. The order suspended plaintiff’s insurance agency license and imposed a $300 fine for his refusal to allow the Commissioner to examine insurance records. Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s affirmance of the final order.

Plaintiff raises a question of first impression in this state concerning interpretation of the Insurance Code of 1956, MCL 500.100 et seq.; MSA 24.1100 et seq. The precise issue raised is whether the Commissioner of Insurance has plenary power to examine…