(a) If the vote is in the affirmative, a certified copy of all proceedings relating to the proposed transaction shall be filed with the commissioner. If one of the insurers that is a party to the transaction is a foreign incorporated insurer, there shall also be filed with the commissioner evidence of that approval, consent, or authorization that is required by the laws of the state of incorporation of the foreign insurer. If the commissioner finds that the proceedings have been in accordance with the law and his or her requirements, the commissioner shall issue a certificate approving the plan and agreement and the transaction shall become effective (1) in the case of a merger, when the certificate, the agreement of merger, or the certificate of merger, as applicable, and any other documents required by law have been filed with the Secretary of State, unless a future effective date or time is provided in the agreement of merger or certificate of merger, in which event the merger shall be effective at that future effective date or time, (2) in the case of a consolidation, when any documents required by the commissioner have been filed with and approved by the commissioner, unless a future effective date or time is provided in the agreement of consolidation, in which event the consolidation shall be effective at that future effective date or time, or (3) in the case of another form of transaction, when determined by the commissioner.

(b) The fee of the commissioner for considering the proposed transaction and issuing a certificate approving the transaction shall be four thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($4,250), payable in advance with the filing with the commissioner of the first papers relating to the proposed transaction. Five dollars ($5) shall be charged for each signed and sealed or certified copy of the certificate issued as part of the same transaction in which the original certificate is issued.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 728, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)