(b) Except as provided in section two thousand one hundred twenty-four of the insurance law, the commencement of such proceeding shall not affect the enforcement or validity of the superintendent's order, regulation or decision under review unless the court shall determine, after a preliminary hearing of which the superintendent is notified at least forty-eight hours in advance, that a stay of enforcement pending the proceeding or until further direction of the court will not unduly injure the interests of the people of the state, in which case a stay of execution may be granted.