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...The amount of the insurance provided for in sections 3911.09 to 3911.12 of the Revised Code, may be made payable, in case of death of the spouse before the period at which it becomes due, to his, her, or their children, in being at the date of the policy or born thereafter, for their use, or to their guardian if they are under age, or to any person, firm, or corporation in trust for them for their benefit, as provide...

...ce company, organized or licensed to do business under the laws of this state, may hold the proceeds of any life or endowment insurance or annuity contract issued by it upon such terms and restrictions as to revocation by the insured and control by beneficiaries, with such exemptions from legal process and the claims of creditors of beneficiaries other than the insured, and upon such other terms and conditions, irres...

...If a policy of life insurance is procured by a person with intent to defraud his creditors, an amount equal to the premium paid thereon, with interest, shall inure to the benefit of his creditors, subject to the statute of limitations.

...fe insurance company organized or doing business within this state shall: (A) Make any distinction or discrimination on the basis of race as to premiums or rates charged for life insurance policies; (B) Demand or require greater premiums from persons who are of different races and who are of the same age, sex, general condition of health, and hope of longevity; (C) Make or require any rebate, diminution, or discou...

...fe insurance company organized or doing business in this state, or an officer or agent thereof, shall violate any law relating to discrimination by demanding or receiving different premiums on the basis of race, by allowing a discount or rebate on the basis of race upon a premium paid or to be paid bypersons who are of the same age, sex, general condition of health, and hope of longevity, by making or requiring a reb...

... or any paid employment or contract for services of any kind or anything of value. The fines which are levied and collected for the violation of this section shall be paid to the county treasurer for the use of the schools as provided in sections 3315.31 and 3315.32 of the Revised Code. This section does not forbid a company, transacting industrial insurance on a weekly payment plan, from returning to policyholders ...

...No life insurance company doing business in this state shall make or permit any distinction or discrimination in favor of individuals between any insured persons of the same class and equal expectation of life in the amount or payment of premiums, or in rates charged for policies of life or endowment insurance, or in the dividends or other benefits payable thereon, or in any other of the terms and conditions of the c...

...ng nonparticipating life insurance from paying bonuses to policyholders or otherwise abating their premiums out of surplus accumulated from nonparticipating insurance; nor does it prohibit any company which transacts industrial insurance on the weekly payment plan from returning to policyholders, who have made premium payments for a period of at least one year directly to the company at its home or district offices, ...

...The superintendent of insurance, upon conviction of any life insurance company, or of any agent thereof, for violation of sections 3911.19 or 3911.20 of the Revised Code, or upon his being satisfied of the violation of either of said sections and after reasonable notice to the accused of the time and place of hearing, shall revoke the license of such company or agent, and no license shall be granted to such company o...

...Any person who solicits an application for insurance upon the life of another person shall, in any controversy between the insured or his beneficiary and the company issuing a policy upon such application, be considered the agent of the company and not the agent of the insured.

...No life insurance company doing business in this state, and no officer, director, representative, or other agent thereof, or any other person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation, shall knowingly make, issue, or circulate, or cause or knowingly permit to be made, issued, or circulated, any estimate, illustration, circular, or statement of any sort which misrepresents the terms of any policy issued or to be...

...Upon the conviction of any person, firm, association, or life insurance company for violating section 3911.23 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of insurance shall revoke the license of such person, firm, association, or life insurance company for not less than one year. The superintendent, when the superintendent has good reason to believe that any company or association writing life insurance in this state, ...

...(A) Whoever violates section 3911.17 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars. (B) Whoever violates section 3911.18 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both; in addition such person shall pay the costs of the prosecution. (C) Whoever violates section 3911.20 o...

...ed States secretary of health and human services. (D) "Escrow agent" means an independent third-party person who, pursuant to a written agreement signed by the viatical settlement provider and viator, provides escrow services related to the acquisition of a policy pursuant to a viatical settlement contract. "Escrow agent" does not include any person associated with, affiliated with, or under the control of a perso...

...tal to the insurance agent's insurance business activities.

...s a written designation of an agent for service of process with the superintendent. (2) The applicant has filed with the superintendent the applicant's written irrevocable consent that any action against the applicant may be commenced against the applicant by service of process on the superintendent. (I) A viatical settlement provider or viatical settlement broker shall provide to the superintendent new or revise...

...Any corporation, partnership, or other business that is licensed as a viatical settlement broker shall maintain at least one designated individual who is individually licensed as a viatical settlement broker to be responsible for the licensee's compliance with this chapter.

...Irrespective of the manner in which the viatical settlement broker is compensated, a viatical settlement broker is deemed to represent only the viator and owes a fiduciary duty to the viator to act according to the viator's instructions and in the best interest of the viator.

...de to establish reasonable fees for any service or transaction performed by the department of insurance pursuant to division (A) of this section. Any fee collected pursuant to those rules shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the department of insurance operating fund created by section 3901.021 of the Revised Code.

...at an escrow agent shall provide escrow services to the parties pursuant to a written agreement, signed by the viatical settlement provider, the viatical settlement broker, and the viator. At the close of escrow, the escrow agent will distribute the proceeds of the sale to the viator, minus any compensation to be paid to any other persons who provided services and to whom the viator has agreed to compensate out...

...(A) A viatical settlement provider entering into a viatical settlement contract shall first obtain all of the following: (1) If the viator is the insured, a written statement from an attending physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner that the viator is of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence to enter into a viatical settlement contract. As used...

...Each viatical settlement contract entered into in this state shall provide the viator with an unconditional right to rescind the contract for at least fifteen calendar days after the receipt of the viatical settlement proceeds. If the insured dies during the rescission period, the viatical settlement contract is deemed to have been rescinded, subject to repayment of all viatical settlement proceeds to the viatical se...

... the viator via United States postal service or other nationally recognized delivery service. (B) Failure to transfer the proceeds to the viator within the period of time disclosed pursuant to division (A)(1)(f) of section 3916.06 of the Revised Code renders the viatical settlement contract voidable by the viator for lack of consideration until the time consideration is tendered to and accepted by the viato...

...After a viatical settlement has occurred, contact with the insured for the purpose of determining the health status of the insured shall be made only by the viatical settlement provider, or the authorized representative of the viatical settlement provider. The viatical settlement provider, or authorized representative shall not contact the insured for the purpose of determining the insured's health s...

...dings relating to the property, assets, business, and affairs of the licensee being examined. The officers, directors, employees, and agents of the licensee or person shall facilitate the examination and aid in the examination so far as it is in their power to do so. The refusal of a licensee, by its officers, directors, employees, or agents, to submit to examination or to comply with any reasonable written ...