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...Whenever the approval of the superintendent of credit unions is required under this chapter, or under an order or supervisory action issued or taken under this chapter, for a person to serve as an organizer, incorporator, director, or executive officer of a credit union, or to otherwise participate in the management of a credit union, the superintendent shall request the superintendent of the bureau of criminal...

...A credit union may, subject to sections 1721.211 and 4717.31 to 4717.38 of the Revised Code, receive and hold on deposit moneys under a preneed funeral contract or preneed cemetery merchandise and services contract.

...(A) As used in this section, "bona fide error" means an unintentional clerical, calculation, computer malfunction or programming, or printing error. (B) A credit union or regulated individual shall not be held civilly liable in any action brought under this chapter or Chapter 1309., 1317., or 1345. of the Revised Code, and shall not be subject to any sanction by the superintendent of financial institutions, if all ...

...(A) Whoever violates section 1733.44 of the Revised Code, or any order of the superintendent issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (B) Whoever violates division (C) of section 1733.327 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. A person who is convicted of violating such division is also subject to disciplinary action, including dismissal or r...

...A title guarantee and trust company may prepare and furnish abstracts and certificates of title to real estate, and bonds, mortgages, and other securities; guarantee such titles, the validity and the due execution of such securities, and the performance of contracts incident thereto; make loans for itself or as agent or trustee for others, and guarantee the collection of interest and principal of such loans; take cha...

...No title guarantee and trust company shall do business until its capital stock amounts to at least one hundred thousand dollars fully paid up, and until it has complied with section 1735.03 of the Revised Code. Except as provided in such section, such capital shall be invested as the board of directors of such company prescribes.

...No title guarantee and trust company shall do business until it has deposited with the superintendent of insurance fifty thousand dollars, in securities permitted by sections 3925.05, 3925.06, and 3925.08 of the Revised Code. The superintendent shall hold such securities deposited with the treasurer of state as security for the faithful performance of all guarantees entered into and all trusts accepted by such compan...

...All companies doing the business of guaranteeing titles to real property shall comply with sections 1735.01 to 1735.04, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...As used in sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code: (A) "Agreement" means a written agreement executed by members of a multiple employer welfare arrangement that establishes an arrangement, provides for its operation, and through which each member agrees to assume and discharge all liability under sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code relating to or arising out of the operation of the arrangement i...

...(A) The following groups that have been organized and maintained in good faith for a continuous period of five years or more for purposes other than obtaining insurance may establish, maintain, or operate a group self-insurance program under a multiple employer welfare arrangement that is chartered and created in this state under sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code: (1) A chamber of commerce; (2) A trad...

...(A) No employer shall enter into an agreement to participate in a group self-insurance program unless the multiple employer welfare arrangement has been issued a certificate of authority by the superintendent of insurance. Employers or other organizers that propose to create an arrangement or arrangements and provide benefits through a group self-insurance program or group self-insurance programs shall apply to the s...

...(A) The superintendent of insurance shall examine the application made under section 1739.03 of the Revised Code to determine whether the multiple employer welfare arrangement will be able to comply with sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code and any rules adopted pursuant to those sections. If the superintendent finds that the arrangement is capable of complying with such sections, he shall issue a certific...

...(A) A multiple employer welfare arrangement that is created pursuant to sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code and that operates a group self-insurance program may be established only if any of the following applies: (1) The arrangement has and maintains a minimum enrollment of three hundred employees of two or more employers. (2) The arrangement has and maintains a minimum enrollment of three hundred ...

...(A) No certificate shall be furnished by any multiple employer welfare arrangement in connection with, or pursuant to any group self-insurance program, nor shall any endorsement, rider, or application that becomes or is designated to become a part of any certificate be used until all of the following have been filed by the arrangement with the superintendent of insurance: (1) The form of the certificate, endorsement...

... vision care; coverage under a one-time-limited-duration policy that is less than twelve months; coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance; insurance arising out of workers' compensation or similar law; automobile medical payment insurance; or insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and which is statutorily required to be contained in any liability insurance policy or e...

...(A)(1) Unless otherwise stated in the agreement, a member may elect to terminate voluntarily its participation in a multiple employer welfare arrangement operating a group self-insurance program by giving no less than thirty days' written notice to the arrangement. Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the voluntary termination shall be approved by the board of the arrangement upon a finding that the...

...(A) A multiple employer welfare arrangement created pursuant to sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code shall be operated by a board of trustees chosen by a majority of the participating members of the arrangement in accordance with sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code and with the articles and bylaws of the arrangement. (B) The board, in addition to other powers contained in its articles, shall d...

...(A) Each multiple employer welfare arrangement operating a group self-insurance program, no later than the thirty-first day of March, shall make and file with the superintendent of insurance an annual report of its affairs and operations during the last preceding calendar year. The report shall be made pursuant to the forms, instructions, and manuals prescribed by the national association of insurance commissioners f...

...The superintendent of insurance, or any person appointed by the superintendent, may examine, as often as the superintendent or the superintendent's appointee considers it necessary, the affairs of a multiple employer welfare arrangement and its members. The arrangement shall pay to the superintendent the expenses incurred by the department of insurance in making an examination authorized under this section. To the...

...In determining the financial capacity of a multiple employer welfare arrangement operating a group self-insurance program to pay employee welfare benefit obligations promptly and to otherwise meet its obligations under sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of insurance may take into consideration all of the following: (A) Maintenance of minimum reserves that are necessary in the exercis...

...(A) The excess loss funding program of a multiple employer welfare arrangement operating a group self-insurance program shall be filed with the superintendent of insurance. (B) As a condition to the issuance and maintenance of a certificate of authority, a multiple employer welfare arrangement operating a group self-insurance program shall purchase individual stop-loss insurance from insurers authorized to transact ...

...(A) A multiple employer welfare arrangement operating a group self-insurance program shall maintain a minimum surplus of not less than five hundred thousand dollars or such higher amounts of surplus as the superintendent of insurance may establish by rule for the protection of the members and their employees. (B) Except as otherwise provided for in sections 1739.01 to 1739.21 of the Revised Code, the assets of a mul...

...(A) Each member shall pay to the multiple employer welfare arrangement operating a group self-insurance program a premium equal to its share of the arrangement's projected obligation for employee welfare benefit liability, administrative expenses, and other costs incurred by the arrangement as determined by the board of the arrangement or by a third-party administrator and approved by the board of the arrangement. Th...

...(A) Each multiple employer welfare arrangement operating a group self-insurance program shall file annually with the superintendent of insurance an actuarial certification including a statement that the underwriting and rating methods of the carrier do all of the following: (1) Comply with accepted actuarial practices; (2) Are uniformly applied to arrangement members, employees of members, and the dependents of mem...

...(A) A member of a multiple employer welfare arrangement operating a group self-insurance program is liable for all legal obligations of the arrangement, including any obligations of the arrangement to pay claims against it arising out of any occurrence, incident, or accident covered under sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code, in proportion to the ratio of the total number of covered employees employed by t...