(a)   No later than December 31 of each year, the Commissioner shall prepare
an annual report about the previous fiscal year that includes:
    (1)   a list of the authorized insurers transacting insurance business in the
State, with any summary of their financial statements that the
Commissioner considers appropriate;
    (2)   the name of each insurer whose business was closed during the year, the
cause of the closure, and the amount of assets and liabilities of the
insurer that is ascertainable;
    (3)   the name of each insurer against whom delinquency or similar
proceedings were initiated, a concise statement of facts about each
delinquency or similar proceeding, and the status of each proceeding;
    (4)   a list of the rulings and decisions made in cases before the
Administration during the year;
    (5)   a statement of all fees, taxes, and administrative fines and penalties
received by the Commissioner and deposited into the General Fund of the
State;
    (6)   the ratio of complaints filed during the calendar year against each
insurer for each major line of insurance written by the insurer and a
summary of the resolution of the complaints;
    (7)   recommendations of the Commissioner about changes in the laws affecting
insurance and about matters affecting the Administration;
    (8)   information about the operation of the Fraud Division, including:
      (i)   the number of complaints received that relate to insurance fraud, the
nature of the complaints, and the resolution of the complaints;
      (ii)   the number of complaints and cases referred to a State's Attorney and
the resolution of the complaints or cases;
      (iii)   the number of complaints and cases referred to the Office of the
Attorney General and the resolution of the complaints or cases;
      (iv)   the number of calls made to the insurance fraud hot line;
      (v)   the number of complaints received from persons regulated by the
Commissioner;
      (vi)   the number of cases received from the Workers' Compensation Commission
under § 9-310.2 of the Labor and Employment Article and the
resolution of the cases;
      (vii)   the total number of cases, by type of insurance fraud; and
      (viii)   the number and percentage of cases that result in the imposition of
civil or criminal penalties;
    (9)   a list of all staff positions, classifications, and salaries in the
Administration as of the end of the preceding calendar year; and
    (10)   any other relevant information that the Commissioner considers proper.
  (b)   (1)   At least once every 5 years after December 1, 1995, the Commissioner
shall prepare a report recommending any changes that the Commissioner
considers appropriate under §§ 4-104 and 4-105 of this article.
    (2)   When required, the report described in paragraph (1) of this subsection
may be prepared with the annual report required by subsection (a) of
this section.
  (c)   Reports required under subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be
submitted to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1246 of the State
Government Article, the General Assembly.
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