8 V.S.A. § 7056: Grounds for liquidation

The Commissioner may petition the Superior Court of Washington County for an order directing the Commissioner to liquidate a domestic insurer or an alien insurer domiciled in this State on the basis of one or more of the following grounds:

(1) one or more grounds for an order of rehabilitation under section 7051 of this title exist, whether or not there has been a prior order directing the rehabilitation of the insurer; or

(2) the insurer is in such condition that the further transaction of business would be hazardous, financially or otherwise, to its policyholders, its creditors, or the public.