R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-35-10: Receivership.

Whenever it appears to the commissioner that any person has committed a violation of this chapter which impairs the financial condition of a domestic insurer as to threaten insolvency or make the further transaction of business by it hazardous to its policyholders, creditors, shareholders, or the public, then the commissioner may proceed as provided in chapter 14.3 of this title to take possession of the property of the domestic insurer and to conduct its business.