California Insurance Code 11470-11472

11470. The insurer, after such transformation, shall exercise all the rights and powers and perform all the duties conferred or imposed by law upon insurers writing the classes of insurance written by it. 11471. Such insurer shall exercise all the rights and powers and perform all the duties necessary to protect rights and contracts existing prior to reorganization. 11472. The commissioner shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties, concerning any such insurer, that are applicable to domestic insurers issuing policies of the same class. He or she shall issue a certificate of authority to transact the proper classes of insurance in this state to any such insurer which is solvent as to its reserve basis policies under Article 13 (commencing with Section 980) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1, and has fully complied with the laws of this state.