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...insurance, or the furnishing by him of forms for filing proofs of loss, or his acceptance of such proofs, or his investigation of any claim thereunder, shall not operate as a waiver of any of the rights of the insurer in defense of any claim arising under such policy.

...the Revised Code, do not apply to those forms of sickness and accident policies enumerated in sections 3923.12 and 3923.13 of the Revised Code, provided that no such policy shall contain any provision relative to notice or proof of loss, or the time for paying benefits, or the time within which suit may be brought upon the policy, which in the opinion of the superintendent of insurance is less favorable to the insure...

...Notwithstanding any provision of any certificate furnished by an insurer in connection with or pursuant to any group sickness and accident insurance policy delivered, issued, renewed, or used, in or outside this state, on or after January 1, 1985, and notwithstanding any provision of any policy of insurance delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, or used, in or outside this state, on or after January 1, 1985, whenev...

...Every person, the state and any of its instrumentalities, any county, township, school district, or other political subdivision and any of its instrumentalities, and any municipal corporation and any of its instrumentalities that provides payment for health care benefits for any of its employees resident in this state, which benefits are not provided by contract with an insurer qualified to provide sickness and accid...

...(A) Every individual family sickness and accident insurance policy that provides hospital, surgical, and medical expense benefits or hospital confinement indemnity benefits, and that is delivered or issued for delivery in this state on or after January 1, 1981, shall provide covered family members the right to continue such coverage upon the death of the named insured and upon the divorce, the annulment or dissolutio...

...(A) In order to provide for full and fair disclosure in the sale of medicare supplement policies, no medicare supplement policy or certificate shall be delivered in this state, unless an outline of coverage is delivered to the applicant at the time application is made. (B) The superintendent of insurance shall prescribe the format and content of the outline of coverage required by division (A) of this section. For p...

...(A)(1) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no insurer shall deliver or issue for delivery a long-term care insurance policy or certificate in this state without offering the policyholder or certificate holder the option of purchasing a nonforfeiture benefit. (2) An insurer's offer of a nonforfeiture benefit pursuant to this section may be in the form of a rider that is attached to the policy. ...

...Except as otherwise provided in section 2721 of the "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996," Pub. L. No. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1955, 42 U.S.C.A. 300gg-21, as amended, health benefit plans covering small employers are subject to the following conditions, as applicable: (A)(1) Pre-existing conditions provisions shall not exclude or limit coverage for a period beyond twelve months, or eighteen months...

...The articles of incorporation of a company formed for the purpose of insurance, other than life insurance, must be forwarded to the secretary of state, who shall submit them to the attorney general for examination. If such articles are found by him to be in accordance with the constitution and laws of this state and of the United States, he shall certify and deliver them back to the secretary of state. He may reject ...

...The persons named in the articles of incorporation of a company formed for the purpose of insurance other than life, or a majority of such persons, shall be commissioners to open books for the subscription of stock in the company, at such times and places as they deem proper, and shall keep the books open until the full amount specified in the articles is subscribed.

...No company, association, or partnership organized under the laws of another state shall take risks or transact business of insurance in this state, directly or indirectly, unless it possesses the amount of actual capital and the minimum surplus required by similar companies formed under Chapters 3925., 3927., 3929., and 3931. of the Revised Code, nor unless the capital stock of the company is paid up and invested as ...

...Every insurance company other than a life insurance company, organized by act of congress or under the laws of another state or government, annually, at the time and in the form and manner required of similar companies organized under the laws of this state, shall file a statement of its condition and affairs in the office of the superintendent of insurance. A company organized under or incorporated by a foreign gove...

...(A) Any domestic or foreign insurance company that is authorized to transact surety business pursuant to division (A)(19) or (20) of section 3929.01 of the Revised Code, may, in any year, become surety in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars with respect to each of any guaranteed arrest bond certificates issued in that year by an automobile club or association by filing with the superintendent of insurance an ...

...The statement shall be submitted on the forms adopted by the superintendent pursuant to section 3901.77 of the Revised Code, and shall exhibit the following facts and items: (A) The amount of the capital stock of the company, specifying the amount paid and unpaid; (B) A detailed statement of all the assets of the company and the manner of their investment. (C) The liabilities of the company, specifying: (1) ...

...The annual statement required by section 3929.30 of the Revised Code of a company, whose capital is composed in whole or part of notes, shall exhibit, in addition to the information specified in said section, the amount of notes which originally formed its capital, and what proportion of such notes is still held by the company and considered capital.

...(A) Any person having an insurable interest in real property or tangible personal property, or both, at a fixed location, who has been unable to obtain basic property insurance or homeowners insurance may apply to the Ohio fair plan underwriting association. (B) The association may engage an inspection bureau or other organization to assist in collection of information necessary to underwrite risk for basic propert...

...The Ohio fair plan underwriting association is authorized to issue fair plan policies of insurance in its own name and to perform acts relative thereto in accordance with the plan of operation. The association is exempt from all license fees, and income, franchise, premium, and privilege taxes levied or assessed by this state or any political subdivision of this state, except that premium receipts from policies issue...

...(A)(1) Every insurer that offers basic property and homeowners insurance insuring on a direct basis a structure located in the counties of Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Scioto, Stark, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, and Washington shall include mine subsidence coverage ...

...lassifications, territories, and policy forms applicable to the insurance written by the medical liability underwriting association and related statistics are subject to Chapter 3937. of the Revised Code and shall be established by the board of governors subject to the approval of the superintendent of insurance, giving due consideration to the past and prospective loss and expense experience for medical liability in...

...(A) Annually on or before the first day of March, the medical liability underwriting association and the stabilization reserve fund shall file in the office of the superintendent of insurance a statement or statements containing information with respect to their transactions, condition, operations, and affairs during the preceding year. The statement or statements shall contain such matters and information as are pre...

...The Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association shall file in the office of the superintendent of insurance, annually on or before the first day of March, a statement that shall contain information with respect to its transactions, conditions, operations, and affairs during the preceding calendar year. Such statement shall contain such matters and information as are prescribed and shall be in such form a...

...Individuals, partnerships, and corporations of this state, designated in sections 3931.01 to 3931.12 of the Revised Code, as "subscribers," may exchange reciprocal or interinsurance contracts with each other, and with individuals, partnerships, and corporations of other states, districts, provinces, and countries, providing indemnity among themselves from any loss which may be legally insured against by any fire or c...

... surety, and guaranty bonds, and to all forms of motor vehicle insurance, on risks or operations in this state, except: (A) Reinsurance, other than joint reinsurance to the extent stated in section 3937.10 of the Revised Code; (B) Accident and health insurance; (C) Insurance against loss of or damage to aircraft or against liability, other than employer's liability, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or us...

...Persons forming an association under section 3939.01 of the Revised Code shall make and subscribe a certificate setting forth therein: (A) The name by which the association is to be known; (B) The place which is regarded as its center or business office; (C) The object of the association, which shall only be one or more of the objects set forth in section 3939.01 of the Revised Code, and the enforcement of any con...

...ection 3939.06 of the Revised Code, and forms of certificates of membership or insurance. If the superintendent finds that the association was properly organized and has complied with the law, the superintendent shall issue to it a certificate reciting that compliance. The certificate shall be the authority of the association to commence business and grant insurance.