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...the subject of a compromise settlement, unless the person acted in good faith for a purpose the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the society and, if it is a criminal proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to believe that the person's conduct was unlawful. (3) The determination as to whether a person meets the standards of conduct set forth in division (B)(2) of this...

...The laws of a fraternal benefit society may provide that no subordinate body, nor any of its subordinate officers or members, shall have the power or authority to waive any of the provisions of the laws of the society. Such provision shall be binding on the society and every member and beneficiary of a member.

...fifty thousand dollars, all of which is credited to the fund or funds from which benefits are to be paid and no part of which may be used for expenses. These advance premiums shall be held in trust during the period of organization and if the society has not qualified for a certificate of authority within one year, as provided in this section, the premiums shall be returned to the applicants. (E) The superinte...

...efit amount of ten thousand dollars or less shall have and maintain a surplus of five hundred thousand dollars. (B)(1) On and after January 1, 2016, a fraternal benefit society that provides the contractual benefits listed in division (A)(2) of section 3921.16 of the Revised Code in this state in a benefit amount of greater than ten thousand dollars shall have and maintain a surplus of two million five hundred...

...e superintendent. (B)(1) Any transfer under division (A) of this section shall constitute a novation of the transferring society's certificates effective on the date of transfer. The society shall ensure that the transfer is concluded within the time period approved by the superintendent. A transfer under division (A) of this section shall be considered fully approved by the society upon a majority vote of the soci...

...adoption by referendum shall be adopted unless, within six months after the date of submission, a majority of the members voting have signified their consent to the amendment by one of the methods specified in this section. (B) No amendment to the laws of any domestic society shall take effect unless approved by the superintendent of insurance, who shall approve the amendment if the superintendent finds that it has ...

...ed as an admitted asset of the society, unless, after excluding such asset, its assets exceed its reserves by at least ten per cent. (B) Maintenance, treatment, and proper attendance in any institution described in division (A) of this section may be furnished free or for a reasonable charge, but an institution shall not be operated for profit. The society shall maintain a separate accounting of any income and disbu...

...oming effective after January 1, 1997, unless the reinsurance is payable by the assuming insurer on the basis of the liability of the ceding society under the contract or contracts reinsured without diminution because of the insolvency of the ceding society. (B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, a society may reinsure the risks of another society in a consolidation or merger approved by the superi...

...(D) Upon approval by the superintendent under division (C) of this section, the contract shall be in full force and effect unless any society that is a party to the contract is incorporated under the laws of any other state or territory. In that event the consolidation or merger shall not become effective until it is approved as provided by the laws of that state or territory and a certificate of the approval is file...

...n. The conversion shall not take effect until approved by the superintendent, who may give approval if the superintendent finds that the proposed change is in conformity with the requirements of the law and is not prejudicial to the certificate holders of the society.

...ovide benefits on the lives of children under the minimum age for adult membership.

... rules of the fraternal benefit society unless the owner waives this right by specifically requesting in writing that the beneficiary designation be irrevocable. A society may, through its laws or rules, limit the scope of beneficiary designations and shall provide that no revocable beneficiary shall have or obtain any vested interest in the proceeds of any certificate until the certificate has become due and payable...

...fraternal benefit society, shall be liable to attachment, garnishment, or other process, or shall be seized, taken, appropriated, or applied by any legal or equitable process or operation of law to pay any debt or liability of a member or beneficiary, or any other person who may have a right, either before or after payment by the society.

...ertificate and by all of the laws and rules of the society to the same extent as though the age of majority had been attained at the time of application. (D) A society shall provide in its laws that if its reserves as to all or any class of certificates become impaired its board of directors or corresponding body may require that there shall be paid by the owner to the society an assessment in the amount of the own...

... disclosure statement at the time of sale substantially as follows: "__________ (Name of the fraternal benefit society) IS LICENSED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF OHIO. AS A ________ (not-for-profit, tax-exempt, self-governing, or membership organization), FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE OHIO GUARANTY ASSOCIATION. THIS MEANS THAT FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES CANNOT BE ASSESSED FOR THE INSOL...

...r's 1941 standard ordinary mortality table, the commissioner's 1941 standard industrial table, the commissioner's 1958 standard ordinary mortality table, the commissioner's 1980 standard mortality table, or any more recent table made applicable to life insurers, every paid-up nonforfeiture benefit and the amount of any cash surrender value, loan, or other option granted shall not be less than the corresponding amount...

...ernal benefit society shall invest its funds only in such investments as are authorized by section 3907.14 of the Revised Code for the investment of assets of life insurers and subject to the limitations thereon. Any foreign or alien society permitted or seeking to do business in this state that invests its funds in accordance with the laws of the state, district, territory, country, or province in which it is ...

...vest, disburse, and apply any special fund or funds necessary to carry out any purpose permitted by the laws of the society. No society shall, directly or indirectly, pay or use, or offer, consent, or agree to pay or use, any of its funds, money, or property for or in aid of any political party, campaign committee, political action committee, continuing association, or any other political organization. (C) A s...

...pose. No law shall apply to societies unless they are expressly designated in the law.

...pter is hereby declared to be a charitable and benevolent institution, and all of its funds are exempt from all state, county, district, municipal, and school taxes other than franchise taxes and taxes on real estate.

...th benefit certificates, and noncancelable accident and health benefit certificates, that are delivered or issued for delivery in this state on or after January 1, 1998, shall comply with the valuation methods and standards, including interest assumptions, that are applicable to life insurers that issue policies containing like benefits. (C) The superintendent of insurance may, in the superintendent's discretion, ac...

... be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the department of insurance operating fund created under section 3901.021 of the Revised Code.

...er 31, 1996, may continue such business until April 1, 1997. The authority of those societies and all societies licensed on or after January 1, 1997, may be renewed annually, but in all cases shall terminate on the first day of the succeeding April. However, a license so issued shall continue in full force and effect until a renewal of the license has been specifically refused. For each license or renewal the societ...

... fraternal benefit society shall be liable for the payment of any additional expense of an examination resulting from unreasonable delays by the society in fulfilling a request for documents or information by the examiner conducting the examination. A delay is deemed unreasonable if the examiner has made two separate unfulfilled requests for the same documents or information. A request for records or information from...

...; (D) A statement of its business made under oath of its president and secretary or corresponding officers in a form prescribed by the superintendent and duly verified by an examination made by the supervising insurance official of its state of domicile or of any other state, district, territory, province, or country, which examination is satisfactory to the superintendent; (E) Certification from the proper o...