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...A fire insurance company doing business under the laws of this state, which issues policies of insurance covering property located in this state, and on such policies receives from the persons insured either cash payments of premium, or notes subject to assessment for payment of losses, or notes for the installments of premium, shall insert in every such policy issued an obligation to cancel it, upon the written requ...

...When a policy issued on the cash plan is canceled, in accordance with section 3929.19 of the Revised Code, the company issuing such policy may retain customary short rates, as established and charged by companies doing a cash business, for the time the policy has been in force, and return to the insured the unearned premium on the policy for the unexpired time.

...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...

...ates 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 then unpaid and refund to the insured any premium collected in excess of the short rates.

... 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.

...hall be paid. However, if the policy of insurance requires actual repair or replacement of the building or structure to be completed in order for the policyholder to be paid the cost of such repair or replacement, without deduction for depreciation or obsolescence, up to the limits of the policy, then the amount to be paid shall be as prescribed by the policy. The cellar and foundation walls shall not be considered ...

...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.

...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...

...ce-president and the secretary of each insurance company organized under the laws of this or any other state and doing business in this state, annually, on the first day of January or within sixty days thereafter, shall prepare, under oath, and deposit in the office of the superintendent of insurance a statement of the condition of such company on the next preceding thirty-first day of December. The statement ...

...(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.

... 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.

...debtedness for outstanding losses under insurance against loss or damage resulting from accident to, or injuries suffered by, an employee or other person, for which the insured is liable, and under insurance against loss from liability on account of the death of or injury to an employee, not caused by the negligence of the employer, shall be determined as set forth in this section. Each corporation which writes poli...

...(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...

...Each corporation of the type described in section 3929.33 of the Revised Code shall be charged with indebtedness for outstanding losses upon its policies determined as follows: (A) For all suits being defended under policies written more 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, one thousand dollars for each su...

... 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.

... (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 maximum use, in obtaining basic property insurance, of the normal insur...

...pursuant thereto: (A) "Basic property insurance" means insurance against direct loss to property as defined and limited in standard fire 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, burglary, or theft, as the superintendent shall designate. Such...

...tate, on a direct basis, basic property insurance or any component thereof in multi-peril policies, to assist applicants 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 ...

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

...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.