(1) Any officer, manager, director, trustee, owner, employee, or agent of any insurer, or any other person with authority over or in charge of any segment of the company's affairs, shall cooperate with the Director in any proceeding under this Article or any investigation preliminary to the proceeding. The term "person" as used in this Section shall include any person who exercises control directly or indirectly over activities of the company through any holding company or other affiliate of the company. To "cooperate" shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (a) to reply promptly in writing to any inquiry from the Director of Insurance requesting such a reply; and(b) to make available to the Director any books, accounts, documents, or other records or information or property of or pertaining to the company and in such person's possession, custody or control.(2) No person shall obstruct or interfere with the Director in the conduct of any proceeding under Sections 186.1 and 186.2 or any investigation preliminary or incidental thereto.(3) This Section shall not be construed to abridge otherwise existing legal rights, including the right to contest any order issued under this Code.(4) Any person who obstructs or interferes with the Director in the conduct of any proceeding or investigation under this Article, or who violates any valid order issued under this Article shall be subject to civil forfeitures, fines or penalties pursuant to Sections 134, 149, 403A and 505.1 of this Code.