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...When a policy issued on the mutual plan is canceled in accordance with section 3929.19 of the Revised Code, the company issuing such policy must surrender to the insured the note received from him for premium or payment of losses. Such policy shall first be sent to the secretary or agent of the company, and, within sixty days after receipt thereof for cancellation, the premium note shall be returned. The insured shal...

...When a policy issued on the installment plan is canceled, in accordance with section 3929.19 of the Revised Code, the company issuing such policy may collect of the insured the customary short rates for the time the policy has been in force, said rates to be computed on the full term of insurance mentioned in the policy as charged by such company. On receipt of such short rates, it must return all installment notes ...

...When it comes to the knowledge of the superintendent of insurance, or an officer having charge of the division of insurance, that any one of sections 3929.19 to 3929.22, inclusive, of the Revised Code, has been violated, he shall at once make a thorough investigation in regard to it, and on sufficient proof of such violation, shall revoke the certificate of authority of the company guilty of such violation.

...A person, company, or association insuring any building or structure against loss or damage by fire or lightning shall have such building or structure examined by his or its agent, and a full description thereof made, and its insurable value fixed, by such agent. In the absence of any change increasing the risk without the consent of the insurers, and in the absence of intentional fraud on the part of the insured, in...

...When there are two or more insurance policies upon the same property, each policy shall contribute to the payment of the whole or of the partial loss in proportion to the amount of insurance mentioned in each policy. In no case shall the insurer be required to pay more than the amount mentioned in its policy.

...A person who solicits insurance and procures the application therefor shall be considered as the agent of the party, company, or association thereafter issuing a policy upon such application or a renewal thereof, despite any contrary provisions in the application or policy.

...Policies or contracts of insurance made or entered into by a company may be made either with or without its seal. They shall be subscribed by the president of said company, or such other officer as the directors designate for that purpose, and shall be attested by the secretary. When such policies or contracts are subscribed and attested, they shall be obligatory on the company.

...iness in this state, shall include in a statement of assets in any public advertisement, card, or circular, any item of value of a class or character not admitted by the superintendent of insurance in the annual report of such company. Every such advertisement, card, or circular, containing such a statement of assets of said company, must contain a full statement of all the liabilities of the company, including the r...

...e of the superintendent of insurance a statement of the condition of such company on the next preceding thirty-first day of December. 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 detail...

...(A) The superintendent of insurance, by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall require each authorized insurer, surplus lines insurer, risk retention group, self-insurer, captive insurer, the medical liability underwriting association if created under section 3929.63 of the Revised Code, and any other entity that provides medical malpractice insurance to risks located in this state, t...

...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.

...ment shall fail to make and deposit the statement required by sections 3929.30 and 3929.31 of the Revised Code, or to reply to an inquiry of the superintendent of insurance with respect to that statement. Whoever violates this section shall be subject to a forfeiture of five hundred dollars, and an additional five hundred dollars for every month it thereafter continues to transact any business of insurance, to be re...

...such policies, in the United States and foreign countries in the case of corporations organized in the United States, and in the United States only in the case of corporations organized outside the United States, giving each calendar year's experience separately, and crediting or charging each item to the year in which the policy to which it relates was written, as follows: (A) The earned premiums on all such polici...

...ayments shall be included in its annual statement.

...years prior to the date as of which the statement is made, except suits in which liability is not dependent upon negligence of the insured, one thousand dollars for each suit; (B) For all suits being defended under policies written more than five years and less than ten years prior to the date as of which the statement is made, except suits in which liability is not dependent upon negligence of the insured, seven hu...

...n ten years shall include in its annual statement a schedule as required by sections 3929.33 to 3929.35, inclusive, of the Revised Code, for the years in which it has issued such policies, and shall be charged with an indebtedness determined in the same manner; but in determining the indebtedness for policies written in the five years immediately preceding the date as of which the statement is made, the minimum ratio...

...On the request of the superintendent of insurance, the attorney general shall institute the action authorized by section 3929.32 of the Revised Code against a delinquent company in the court of appropriate jurisdiction in Franklin county, or in the court of appropriate jurisdiction of the county in which such company is located or has its principal place of business.

...The purposes of sections 3929.41 to 3929.49 of the Revised Code are to: (A) Assure stability in the property insurance market; (B) Assure the availability of basic property insurance as defined by sections 3929.41 to 3929.49 of the Revised Code; (C) Assure the availability, at the option of the applicant, of homeowners insurance as defined in division (B) of section 3929.42 of the Revised Code; (D) Encourage ...

...e on owner-occupied dwellings providing personal multi-peril property and liability coverages commonly known as homeowners insurance, and is subject to such reasonable underwriting standards, exclusions, deductibles, rates, and conditions as are customarily used by member insurers for similar coverages. (C) "Insurer" includes any insurance company or group of companies under common ownership which is authorized to ...

...t. The remaining eight members shall be representatives from member companies, at least five of whom shall be Ohio domiciled members, elected annually by accumulated voting by members of the association whose votes shall be weighed in accordance with each member's premiums written during the second preceding calendar year. Not more than one insurer in a group under the same management or ownership shall serve on the ...

...e 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 property insurance or homeowners insuran...

...The superintendent of insurance or any person designated by him may visit and examine into the operation of the Ohio fair plan underwriting association and shall have free access to all the books, records, files, papers, and documents that relate to the operation of the association, and may summon, qualify, and examine as witnesses all persons having knowledge of such operations, including officers, agents, or employ...

...The superintendent of insurance may require such reports from insurers concerning risks insured under any plan approved pursuant to sections 3929.41 to 3929.49 of the Revised Code, as he finds necessary.

...Any person or insurer aggrieved by any action or decision of the administrator of the plan, the Ohio fair plan underwriting association, or of any insurer as a result of its participation therein, may appeal to the board of governors. The decision of the board of governors may be appealed to the superintendent of insurance within thirty days from the date of the action or the decision. The superintendent shall, after...

...ives, for any inspections undertaken or statements made by any of them concerning the property to be insured, or any acts or omissions in connection therewith. Any reports and communications in connection therewith are not public documents.