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...Action on any contract of indemnity made by an attorney under section 3931.01 of the Revised Code, actions to recover taxes, and all other actions, may be brought against the attorney in the county in which the cause of action arises, or in which the claimant resides. In any such action against such attorney summons and process shall be served on the superintendent of insurance and must be made in duplicate; when so ...

...ceived and receivable on unexpired contracts of indemnity running one year or less from date of issue, and a pro rata amount of premiums or deposits received or receivable on unexpired contracts of indemnity running more than one year from date of issue. If it appears to the superintendent of insurance that the assets, invested as permitted by the laws regulating the investments of insurance companies, and moneys acc...

...such exhibits of the condition and transactions of the attorney as the superintendent, in such form and otherwise, reasonably prescribes. Such statement shall be verified by the oath of the attorney, or, if the attorney is a corporation, by the oath of its principal officer. Such attorney need not furnish lists of names and addresses of subscribers, except in case of an unpaid final judgment.

...ing the preceding calendar year on contracts of indemnity covering risks within the state. The attorney shall also set forth therein, in separate items, premiums paid for cancellations, premiums or deposits returned and credited ratably to subscribers, and considerations both received and paid for reinsurance during such year. The superintendent shall compute a tax at the rate of one and four-tenths per cent, and in...

...Each attorney designated under section 3931.01 of the Revised Code and each applicant for a license under section 3931.10 of the Revised Code shall be subject to examination by the superintendent of insurance in accordance with section 3901.07 of the Revised Code. Section 3901.07 of the Revised Code shall govern every aspect of the examination, including the circumstances under and frequency with which it is conducte...

..., exchange as subscriber insurance contracts of the kind mentioned in section 3931.01 of the Revised Code. The right to exchange such contracts is incidental to the purposes for which such a corporation is organized, and as fully granted as the rights and powers expressly conferred upon the corporation.

... attorney, authorizing him to make contracts of indemnity mentioned in section 3931.01 of the Revised Code, which license shall specify the kinds of insurance and shall contain the name of the attorney, the location of his principal office, and the name or designation under which such contracts of indemnity are issued. So long as such attorney complies with such sections, the superintendent annually, upon application...

...rs of attorney or applications for contracts of indemnity for any reciprocal exchange, insurance exchange or attorney in fact as provided for in Chapter 3931. of the Revised Code, except a traveling full time salaried non-commission employee of an attorney whose duties as such employee are primarily the performance of inspection underwriting, loss prevention engineering and claim services shall be exempt from this se...

...r the reciprocal or interinsurance contracts to be written are subject to section 3955.05 of the Revised Code. As used in this division, "assets" means total assets, including such sums as are maintained in the reserve fund pursuant to section 3931.05 of the Revised Code, minus liabilities incurred and unpaid. (B) Any rules adopted by the superintendent pursuant to division (A) of this section shall specify those fa...

...rs of attorney or applications for contracts of indemnity specified in section 3931.01 of the Revised Code. The authority of such persons shall continue until the first day of the next April, unless it is cancelled by the attorney and the certificate of such cancellation is filed with the superintendent, or unless the license of the attorney or authority of such person is revoked or suspended by the superintendent. E...

...s of attorney and applications for contracts of indemnity may be solicited without the license required by section 3931.10 of the Revised Code, but no attorney or other person shall make any such contracts of indemnity until he complies with sections 3931.01 to 3931.12, inclusive, of the Revised Code. No such attorney shall make any contracts of reinsurance on risks located in this state with any company, association...

...On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of insurance shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter.

...Whoever violates sections 3931.01 to 3931.12, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or fails to comply with any duty imposed by such sections, for which violation or failure no penalty is otherwise provided by law, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.

...cited as the "Certificates of Insurance Act." (B) As used in this chapter: (1) "Certificate of insurance" means a document or instrument, regardless of how titled or described, that is prepared or issued by an insurer or insurance agent licensed under Chapter 3905. of the Revised Code to verify the existence of property or casualty insurance coverage. "Certificate of insurance" includes a document issued to a per...

...A certificate of insurance is not a policy of insurance and does not affirmatively or negatively amend, extend, or alter the coverage afforded by the policy to which the certificate of insurance refers. A certificate of insurance shall not confer to any person new or additional rights beyond what the referenced policy of insurance expressly provides.

...e Revised Code. The inclusion of a contract number or policy description in a certificate of insurance is not proof of such a guarantee.

...No person shall do either of the following: (A) Prepare, issue, request, or require a certificate of insurance that contains any false or misleading information concerning the policy of insurance referenced in the certificate of insurance; (B) Prepare, issue, request, or require a certificate of insurance that affirmatively or negatively alters, amends, or extends the coverage provided by the policy of insurance ...

...A certificate holder shall be entitled to notice of cancellation or nonrenewal or any similar notice concerning a policy of insurance only if the certificate holder is named within the policy or any endorsement to the policy and the policy or endorsement requires notice to be provided to the certificate holder. The terms and conditions of the notice, including the required timing of the notice, are governed by the ...

...The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all certificates of insurance issued in connection with property and casualty risks located in this state, regardless of where the policyholder, insurer, insurance agent, or person requesting the certificate of insurance is located.

...A certificate of insurance that is issued in violation of this chapter shall be void.

... engaged in or is engaging in an act or practice prohibited by this chapter. (C) Before imposing a penalty under division (A) of this section, the superintendent shall give the person notice and opportunity for a hearing as described in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (D) The superintendent shall deposit any penalties assessed under division (A) of this section into the state treasury to the credit of the depa...

...The superintendent of insurance may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to implement this chapter.

...ing a participating provider's scope of practice for the services to be provided under the contract. (D) No health care contract shall do any of the following: (1) Prohibit any participating provider from entering into a health care contract with any other contracting entity; (2) Prohibit any contracting entity from entering into a health care contract with any other provider; (3) Preclude its use or disclosu...

...(A) Each health care contract shall include all of the following information: (1)(a) Information sufficient for the participating provider to determine the compensation or payment terms for health care services, including all of the following, subject to division (A)(1)(b) of this section: (i) The manner of payment, such as fee-for-service, capitation, or risk; (ii) The fee schedule of procedure codes reasonabl...

... If an amendment to a health care contract is not a material amendment, the contracting entity shall provide the participating provider notice of the amendment at least fifteen days prior to the effective date of the amendment. The contracting entity shall provide all other notices to the participating provider pursuant to the health care contract. (2) A material amendment to a health care contract shall occu...