Statutory Citation Links to Corporate Governance Laws Affecting the Mutual Insurance Industry
This page provides links to the sections within each state's laws that impact corporate governance for mutual insurance companies. Each section listed will link directly to the provisions of the legislation referenced. If you have any questions about this information or the links provided please contact NAMIC's Industry Knowledge Manager Ken Marshall at (317) 875-5250.
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Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire |New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming
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Alabama
Alabama Code
Title 27 - Insurance
Chapter 27 - Organization and Corporate Procedures of Stock and Mutual Insurers:
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Alaska
Alaska Statutes
Title 21 - Insurance
Chapter 69 - Organization and Corporate Procedures
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Arizona
Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 20 - Insurance
Chapter 4 - Particular Types of Insurers
Article 1 - Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurers
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Arkansas
Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Subtitle 3 - Insurance
Chapter 69 - Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurers
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California
California Insurance Code
Division 1 - General Rules Governing Insurance
Part 2 - The Business of Insurance
Chapter 1 - General Regulations
Division 2 - Classes of Insurance
Part 1 - Fire and Marine Insurance
Chapter 4 - General Mutual Insurers
Chapter 5 - County Mutual Fire Insurers
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Colorado
Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 10 - Insurance
Article 3 - Regulation of Insurance Companies
Part 1 - General
Article 12 - Mutual Insurance
Part 1 - Mutual Insurance Companies and Mutual Protective Associations
Part 4 - Mutual Insurance Companies
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Connecticut
Connecticut General Statutes Annotated
Title 38A - Insurance
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Delaware
Delaware Code Annotated
Title 18 - Insurance Code
Part 1 - Insurance
Chapter 49 - Organization and Corporate Powers, Procedures of Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurers
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Florida
Florida Statutes Annotated
Title XXXVII - Insurance
Chapter 628 - Stock and Mutual Insurers, Holding Companies
Part I - Stock and Mutual Insurers: Organization and Corporate Procedures
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Georgia
Code of Georgia
Title 33 - Insurance
Chapter 14 - Governs Domestic Mutual and Stock Insurance Companies
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Hawaii
Hawaii Revised Statutes Annotated
Division 2
Title 24
Chapter 431
Article 4
Part III - Domestic Mutual Insurers
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Idaho
Idaho Statutes
Title 41 - Insurance
Chapter 28 - Organization and Corporate Procedures of Stock and Mutual Insurers
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Illinois
Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated
Chapter 215 - Insurance
Act 5 - Illinois Insurance Code
Article 3 - Domestic Mutual Insurers
- Section 40 - Directors and Trustees
- Section 42 - Bylaws
- Section 44 - Articles of Incorporation
- Section 54 - Dividends
- Section 57 - Amendments of Articles of Incorporation
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Indiana
Indiana Code
Title 27 - Insurance
Article 1 - Department of Insurance
Chapter 7 - General Corporate Powers and Responsibilities of Insurance Companies
- Section 7-6 - Bylaws
- Section 7-7 - Meetings
- Section 7-9 - Voting Rights
- Section 7-10 - Board of Directors
- Section 7-11 - Director Qualifications
- Section 7-12 - Director Requirements
- Section 7-12.5 - Directors, good faith discharge of duties
- Section 7-13 - Officers
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Iowa
Iowa Code Annotated
Title XIII - Commerce
Subtitle 1 - Insurance and Related Regulation
Chapter 515 - Insurance other than Life
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Kansas
Kansas Statutes Annotated
Chapter 40 - Insurance
Article 2 - General Provisions
Article 12 - Mutual Insurance Companies Other than Life
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Kentucky
Kentucky Revised Statutes
Title XXV - Business and Financial Institutions
Chapter 304 - Insurance Code
Subtitle 24 - Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurers
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Louisiana
Louisiana Revised Statutes
Title 22 - Insurance
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Maine
Maine Revised Statutes Annotated
Title 24-A - Maine Insurance Code
Chapter 47 - Organization, Corporate Powers, Procedures of Domestic Legal Reserve Stock and Mutual Insurers
Subchapter 2 - Provisions Applying Only to Mutual Insurers
Subchapter 3 - Provisions to Stock and Mutual Insurers
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Maryland
Maryland Code
Insurance
Title 3 - Kinds of Insurance
Subtitle 1 - Stock Insurers and Mutual Insurers
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Laws Annotated
Chapter 175 - Insurance
Mutual Companies
Continuity of Operation of Insurers in National Emergencies
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Michigan
Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated
Chapter 52 - Corporate Powers, Procedures of Stock and Mutual Insurers
Chapter 58 - General Mutual Insurers
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Minnesota
Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 59A-79A - Insurance
Chapter 66A - Mutual Companies
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Mississippi
Mississippi Statutes
Title 83 - Insurance
Chapter 19 - Domestic Companies
Chapter 31 - Mutual Companies
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Missouri
Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions
Chapter 375 - Provisions Applicable to all Insurance Companies
Chapter 379 - Insurance Other than Life
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Montana
Montana Code Annotated
Title 33 - Insurance and Insurance Companies
Chapter 2 - Regulation of Insurance Companies
Part I - Authorization of Insurers
Chapter 3 - Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurers
Part III - Management
Part IV - Finance
Part V - Insurance Operations
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Nebraska
Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 44 - Insurance
- Section 44-207 - Insurance Companies, Formation, Executive Officers, Qualifications
- Section 44-210 - Annual Meeting, Special Meetings, Voting Rights, Proxies, etc.
- Section 44-212 - Officers, Elections, Terminations and Salaries
- Section 44 -213 - Employees, Officers and Directors
- Section 44-216 - Mutual Companies
- Section 44-217 - Mutual Companies
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Nevada
Nevada Revised Statutes
Title 57 - Insurance
Chapter 693A - Corporate Powers and Procedures of Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurers
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New Hampshire
New Hampshire Statutes Annotated
Title XXXVII - Insurance
Chapter 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies
Chapter 402 - Insurance Companies and Agents
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New Jersey
New Jersey Statutes Annotated
Title 17B - Insurance
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New Mexico
New Mexico Statutes Annotated
Chapter 59A - Insurance Code
Article 34 - Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurers
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New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
ISC - Insurance
Article 12 - Organization and Corporate Procedure
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North Carolina
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 58 - Insurance
Article 7 - General Domestic Companies
Article 8 - Mutual Insurance Companies
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North Dakota
North Dakota Century Code
Chapter 26.1 - Insurance
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Ohio
Ohio Revised Code Annotated
Title XXXIX - Insurance
Chapter 3941 - Operation of Mutual Insurance Companies
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Statutes
Title 36 - Insurance
Article 21
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Oregon
Oregon Revised Statutes
Title 56 - Insurance
Chapter 732 - Organization and Corporate Procedures of Domestic Insurers
- Section 732.220 - Exclusive Agency Contracts
- Section 732.250 - Continuation of Management in Event of National Emergency
- Section 732.305 - Board of Directors
- Section 732.325 - Certain Transaction/Compensation Prohibited
- Section 732.460 - Annual Report to Shareholders or Members
- Section 732.465 - Members of Domestic Mutual Insurers
- Section 732.470 - Voting Rights of Members of Mutual Insurers
- Section 732.475 - Members Meetings and Procedures
- Section 732.480 - Copies of Bylaws of Domestic Mutual Insurers
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Pennsylvania
Unconsolidated Pennsylvania Statutes
Title 40 - Insurance
Chapter 2 - Insurance Companies
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Rhode Island
General Laws of Rhode Island
Title 27 - Insurance
Chapter 27-1 - Domestic Insurance Companies
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South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 38 - Insurance
Chapter 19 - Domestic Mutual Insurers
Article 1 - Members and Meetings
- Section 19.10 - Membership
- Section 19.40 - Notice of Annual Meeting
- Section 19.50 - Use of Proxies
- Section 19.60 - Quorum for Annual Meeting
Article 3 - Operations Generally
- Section 19.270 - Dividends
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South Dakota
South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 58 - Insurance
Chapter 5 - Organization and General Powers of Insurers
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Tennessee
Tennessee Code Annotated
Title 56 - Insurance
Chapter 19 - Mutual Insurance Companies Other than Life
Chapter 21 - State Mutual Fire Insurance Companies
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Texas
Texas Statutes
Insurance Code
Chapter 15 - Mutual Insurance Companies Other than Life
- Section 15.05 - Powers and Bylaws
- Section 15.10 - Votes of Members
Chapter 16 - Farm Mutual Insurance Companies
- Section 16.08 - Bylaws
- Section 16.12 - Directors Qualification and Terms
- Section 16.14 - Powers of Directors
- Section 16.16 - Removal of Officers and Directors
Chapter 17 - County Mutual Insurance Companies
- Section 17.12 - Directors Qualifications, Terms
- Section 17.13 - Charter to Prescribe Power of Directors
- Section 17.14 - Voting by Policyholders
- Section 17.15 - Meetings
Chapter 21 - General Provisions
- Section 21.32A - Legality of Dividends
- Section 21.37 - Officers, Directors or Trustees, Personal Non-Liability
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Utah
Utah Code
Title 31A - Insurance Code
Chapter 5 - Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurance Corporations
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Vermont
Vermont Statutes Annotated
Title 8 - Banking and Insurance
Part 3 - Insurance
Chapter 101 - Insurance Companies Generally
Subchapter 1 - Formation
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Virginia
Code of Virginia
Title 38.2 - Insurance
Chapter 2 - Provisions of a General Name
Chapter 10 - Organization, Admission and Licensing
Chapter 25 - Mutual Assessment Property/Casualty Insurers
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Washington
Revised Code of Washington
Title 48 - Insurance
Chapter 48.07 - Domestic Insurers, Powers
Chapter 48.09 - Mutual Insurers
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West Virginia
West Virginia Code
Chapter 33 - Insurance
Article 5 - Organization and Procedures for Stock and Mutual Insurers
- Section 5.9 - Mutual Bylaws
- Section 5.10 - Mutual Quorum
- Section 5.11 - Mutual Membership
- Section 5.12 - Corporate Rights of Mutual Members
- Section 5.18 - Dividends to Mutual Members
- Section 5.19 - Illegal Dividends, Liabilities and Penalties
- Section 5.21 - Management and Exclusive Agency Contracts
- Section 5.31 - Proxies, Consents and Authorizations
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Statutes Annotated
Chapter 611 - Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurers
Chapter 612 - Town Mutuals
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Wyoming
Wyoming Statutes
Title 26 - Insurance Code
Chapter 24 - Organization and Corporate Procedures of Legal Reserve Stock and Mutual Insurers
- Section 106 - Articles of Incorporation, Amendment by Mutual Insurers
- Section 115 - Membership in Mutuals
- Section 116 - Bylaws of Mutuals
- Section 117 - Meetings of Members of Mutual Insurers, Location and Annual Meeting
- Section 118 - Meetings of Members of Mutual Insurers, Special Meetings
- Section 119 - Voting Rights of Members of Mutual Insurers
- Section 121 - Board of Directors
- Section 122 - Notice of Changes of Officers and Directors
- Sections (123-126) - Emergency Management Considerations
- Section 127 - Pecuniary Interests of Officers and Directors Prohibited
- Section 128 - Management and Exclusive Agency Contracts
- Section 134 - Dividends to Policyholders of Mutual Insurer
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Posted: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 12:00:00 AM.
Modified: Friday, September 23, 2005 4:16:42 PM.