Ohio Revised Code Search

...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.

...No fire insurance company organized under the laws of this state, or admitted to do business 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 compan...

...sses due and unpaid; (2) The amount of claims for losses resisted by the company; (3) The amount of losses incurred during the year, including those claimed and not due, and those reported to the company upon which no action has been taken; (4) The amount of dividends declared, due, and unpaid; (5) The amount of dividends, either cash or scrip, declared but not due; (6) The amount of money borrowed and the se...

...nnual report that summarizes the closed claims reported under this section. The annual report shall summarize the closed claim reports on a statewide basis, and also by specialty and geographic region. Individual claims data shall not be released in the annual report. Copies of the report shall be provided to the members of the general assembly. (I)(1) Except as specifically provided in division (I)(2) of this secti...

...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.

... 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 recovered by action in the name of the state, and, on collection, paid into the state treasury.

...such payments are allocated to specific claims or are unallocated; (C) The number of suits being defended, at the date of which the statement is made, under policies written during said ten-year period, except suits in which liability is not dependent upon negligence of the insured, and a charge of seven hundred fifty dollars for each suit; (D) The number of deaths for which the insured are liable without proof of ...

...(A) All unallocated payments in division (B) of section 3929.33 of the Revised Code made in a given calendar year subsequent to the first four years in which a corporation has been issuing such policies shall be distributed as follows: (1) Thirty-five per cent shall be charged to the policies written in that year; (2) Forty per cent to the policies written in the preceding year; (3) Ten per cent to the policies...

...ay for such deaths; (D) For all unpaid claims on account of nonfatal injuries for which the insured are liable without proof of negligence, under policies written more than five years prior to the date as of which the statement is made, the present value of the estimated future payments; (E) For the policies written in the five years immediately preceding the date as of which the statement is made, an amount determ...

... issuing policies covering the kinds of insurance described in section 3929.33 of the Revised Code for a period of less than 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...

...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.

...ity, at the option of the applicant, of homeowners insurance as defined in division (B) of section 3929.42 of the Revised Code; (D) Encourage maximum use, in obtaining basic property insurance, of the normal insurance market provided by authorized insurers; (E) Provide for the equitable distribution among authorized insurers of the responsibility for insuring eligible property, for which basic property insurance ...

... excluded by the superintendent. (B) "Homeowners insurance" means insurance 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 ...

...s to secure basic property insurance or homeowners insurance, and to formulate and administer a program for the equitable apportionment of basic property insurance or homeowners insurance which cannot be obtained in the normal market. Every such insurer shall be a member of the association and shall remain a member as a condition of its authority to write any of such insurance in this state. (B) The association, p...

...e 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 insurance. (C) The association, if it finds the property to be insurable by meeting the reasonable underwriting ...

...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.

...ay be appealed to the superintendent of insurance within thirty days from the date of the action or the decision. The superintendent shall, after hearing held upon proper notice, issue an order approving or disapproving the action or decision, with respect to the matter which is the subject of appeal. All final orders and decisions of the superintendent are subject to judicial review as provided in Chapter 119. of th...

... any of these, or the superintendent of insurance or his authorized representatives, 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.

...thorized 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 issued directly by the association are subject to the ...

...sociation to provide administrative and claims adjusting services required by it. Such contract shall provide indemnification by the Ohio mine subsidence insurance underwriting association to the Ohio fair plan underwriting association, its members, members of its board of governors, and its officers, employees, and agents against all liability, loss, and expense resulting from acts done or omitted in good faith in p...

...The superintendent of insurance may, at any time, require any property insurer to furnish him with such information as he finds necessary in order to determine whether such insurer is complying with sections 3929.41 to 3929.49 of the Revised Code.

...ined, or limited in the mine subsidence insurance form. (C) "Basic property insurance" means insurance against direct loss to property as defined and limited in dwelling fire, homeowners, and farm policies and extended coverage endorsements thereon, as approved by the superintendent of insurance, and insurance for such types, classes, and locations of property against the perils of vandalism, malicious mischief, bur...

...ting association for administrative and claims adjusting services.

...s sufficient to satisfy all foreseeable claims upon the fund during the period of coverage, giving due consideration to relevant loss or claim experience or trends, to cover normal costs of operation of the fund, and to provide a reasonable reserve for unexpected contingencies. No deviation shall be allowed from the premium established by the plan, but the mine subsidence insurance governing board shall periodically ...