R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-10-9: Investigative and subpoena powers.

(a) The insurance commissioner shall have the power to examine and investigate into the affairs of every person engaged in the business of negotiating adjustments of insurance claims and claims under fidelity and surety bonds.

(b) The insurance commissioner, upon a hearing, may administer oaths, examine and cross-examine witnesses, and receive oral and documentary evidence, and shall have the power to subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, and require the production of books, papers, records, correspondence, or other documents that the commissioner deems relevant to the inquiry.