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...No life insurance company doing business in this state, whether on the group insurance or any other plan, shall make or permit any distinction or discrimination in favor of individuals between 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 insurance, or in the dividends or other benefits payable thereon, or in any other of the ...

...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...

... 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...

... 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, on any plan, is knowin...

...(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...

...Any domestic stock life insurance corporation, incorporated under a general law, may become a mutual life insurance corporation, and to that end may carry out a plan for the acquisition of shares of its capital stock, provided such plan: (A) Has been adopted by a vote of a majority of the directors of such corporation; (B) Has been approved by a vote of stockholders representing a majority of the capital sto...

...If a domestic stock life insurance corporation determines to become a mutual life insurance corporation, it may, in carrying out any plan to that end under section 3913.01 of the Revised Code, acquire any shares of its own stock by gift, bequest, or purchase. Until all of such shares are acquired, any shares so acquired, or acquired pursuant to section 3913.03 of the Revised Code, shall be acquired in trust for the c...

... stockholder of any domestic stock life insurance corporation planning to become a mutual life insurance corporation under section 3913.01 of the Revised Code files with the corporation, prior to or at the meeting of the stockholders at which the plan is submitted to a vote, a written objection to such plan and does not vote in favor of it, and such stockholder, within twenty days after the plan is approved by such m...

...hall be filled by the superintendent of insurance. Such trustees shall be qualified directors of the corporation at the time of such appointment and shall continue as such trustees until the purpose of the trust is accomplished or abandoned, unless they are removed for cause by the superintendent. Said trustees shall file with the superintendent a verified acceptance of their appointment and a declaration that they w...

...When a domestic stock life insurance corporation has become converted into a mutual life insurance corporation, the officers and directors or trustees of the original corporation shall remain as the officers and directors or trustees of the newly converted corporation until the next annual meeting for the election of officers and directors or trustees, when their successors shall be elected in the manner provided in ...

...The corporate powers of a mutual life insurance corporation shall be exercised by, and its business and affairs shall be controlled by, a board of directors or trustees composed of not less than three nor more than twenty-one natural persons who are policyholders or members of said corporation. The members of such board shall be at least eighteen years of age, and at least three members must be residents and citizens...

...les of incorporation of any mutual life insurance corporation may provide for division of the board into not more than three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, and may fix the term of office for each class. Unless such provision is made in the articles of incorporation, all directors and trustees shall be elected annually.

...irectors or trustees of any mutual life insurance corporation shall be upon such notice as the code of regulations prescribes. Attendance of a director or trustee at any meeting constitutes a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when a director or trustee attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. The notice o...

... code of regulations of any mutual life insurance corporation so provides, the board of directors or trustees, by a resolution adopted by a majority of the whole board, may designate three or more of its number to constitute an executive committee, which committee shall, to the extent provided in the resolution or in the code of regulations, have and exercise, during the interim between the meetings of the board, all...

... code of regulations of any mutual life insurance corporation shall provide that each policyholder of the corporation shall be a member of the corporation. As used in this section, "policyholder" means the person insured under an individual policy of life insurance, and the person to whom any annuity or pure endowment is presently or prospectively payable by the terms of an individual annuity or pure endowment contr...

...(A) A domestic mutual life insurance company may become a stock life insurance company, pursuant to sections 3913.11 to 3913.13 of the Revised Code, provided that the company have unassigned surplus at least equal to the capital and surplus required under section 3907.05 of the Revised Code for a life insurance company to commence business in this state, that such conversion will benefit the company, that adequate pr...

...effecting a conversion of a mutual life insurance company into a stock life insurance company, each policyholder is entitled to consideration in an amount equal to his equitable share of the value of the mutual company as provided for in the plan of conversion. Such consideration may be in the form of stock, either common or preferred, warrants, bonds, debentures, cash, or increased benefits. If the plan provides fo...

...ed by an order of the superintendent of insurance pursuant to division (F) of section 3913.11 of the Revised Code, may appeal to the court of common pleas pursuant to section 119.12 of the Revised Code.

...Code: (A) "Policy" means a contract of insurance, other that life insurance issued on the mutual plan, and includes the master contract for group insurance, and also includes any policy or policies from or in continuation of which a policy in effect on the date of the examination conducted pursuant to division (C) of section 3913.21 of the Revised Code has been reissued or renewed. (B) "Policyholder" means the pers...

...(A) A domestic mutual insurance company other than life may become a stock insurance corporation other than life, pursuant to sections 3913.20 to 3913.23 of the Revised Code, provided that such conversion will benefit the company, that adequate provision for protection of the policyholders' interests is made, and that such conversion is not inequitable, unreasonable, or contrary to law. (B) The board of directors of...

...) In effecting a conversion of a mutual insurance company into a stock insurance corporation pursuant to sections 3913.20 to 3913.23, inclusive, of the Revised Code, each mutual policyholder is entitled to such shares of stock of the new corporation as his equitable share of the value of the mutual company will purchase. If such equitable share of the value of the mutual company entitles a policyholder to a fractiona...

...ed by an order of the superintendent of insurance pursuant to division (F) of section 3913.21 of the Revised Code, may appeal to the court of common pleas pursuant to section 119.12 of the Revised Code.

...ermediate holding company. (B) "Mutual insurance company" means a domestic or foreign mutual life insurance company or a domestic or foreign mutual insurance company other than a mutual life insurance company. (C) "Mutual insurance holding company" means a domestic mutual insurance holding company incorporated pursuant to a reorganization plan adopted under sections 3913.26 to 3913.28 of the Revised Code, which com...

...(A) A mutual insurance company, by itself or together with one or more other mutual insurance companies acting pursuant to a joint reorganization plan, may reorganize in accordance with the requirements of sections 3913.25 to 3913.38 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) A mutual insurance company may adopt a reorganization plan that is consistent with the requirements of sections 3913.25 to 3913.38 of the Revised Code. Such ...

...The superintendent may adopt rules as needed to implement sections 3905.064 to 3905.0611 of the Revised Code.

...(A) The superintendent of insurance shall issue a nonresident insurance agent license to an applicant that is a nonresident person upon payment of all applicable fees required under this chapter if the superintendent finds all of the following: (1) The applicant is currently licensed as a resident and is in good standing in the applicant's home state. (2) The applicant is licensed in the applicant's home state fo...

...ident person licensed as a nonresident insurance agent under section 3905.07 of the Revised Code changes the person's address within the person's state of residence, the person shall, within thirty days after making that change, file a change of address with the superintendent of insurance or the superintendent's designee. (2) If a nonresident person licensed as a nonresident insurance agent under section 390...

... of this chapter, the superintendent of insurance shall issue to a nonresident person licensed as a limited line credit insurance agent or other type of limited lines insurance agent in the person's home state a nonresident limited lines insurance agent license in accordance with division (A) of section 3905.07 of the Revised Code, with the same scope of authority as the person has under the license issued by the per...

...(A) The superintendent of insurance shall waive all requirements under this chapter for a nonresident applicant with a valid license from the applicant's home state, except the requirements set forth in sections 3905.07 to 3905.072 of the Revised Code, if the applicant's home state awards nonresident agent licenses to residents of this state on the same basis. (B) A nonresident insurance agent's satisfaction of the ...

... of this chapter, the superintendent of insurance may waive any licensing requirement for nonresident persons that the superintendent determines is in violation of the reciprocity requirements set forth in section 321 of the "Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999," 113 Stat. 1338, 15 U.S.C.A. 6751.

...(A) The superintendent of insurance may issue a temporary insurance agent license to any of the following persons if the superintendent determines that the license is necessary for the servicing of insurance business: (1) The surviving spouse or court-appointed personal representative of a licensed insurance agent who dies or becomes mentally or physically disabled, to allow adequate time for the sale of the insuran...

...An insurance agent that intends to do business in this state under any name other than the agent's legal name shall notify the superintendent of insurance prior to using the assumed name.

...(A) The superintendent of insurance may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to do the following: (1) Establish procedures for the issuance, renewal, late renewal, extension, reactivation, and reinstatement of insurance agent licenses; (2) Provide for the issuance and renewal of limited authority licenses, and establish any prelicensing education, examination, or continuing educati...

... to 3905.16 of the Revised Code: (1) "Insurance agent" includes a limited lines insurance agent, surety bail bond agent, and surplus line broker. (2) "Refusal to issue or renew" means the decision of the superintendent of insurance not to process either the initial application for a license as an agent or the renewal of such a license. (3) "Revocation" means the permanent termination of all authority to hold an...

...the Revised Code, the superintendent of insurance shall hold a hearing to determine whether the administrative action imposing the denial, suspension, revocation, or surrender should be modified, provided that all of the following conditions are met: (1) At least five years have elapsed since the date of the administrative action sought to be modified; (2) At least two years have elapsed since any previous reques...

...nt's licenses if the superintendent of insurance is investigating any allegation of wrongdoing by the agent or has initiated proceedings under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and notice of an opportunity for a hearing has been issued to the agent, and any attempt to so surrender is invalid. (B)(1) If an agent's license is surrendered, revoked, suspended, canceled, or inactivated by request, all appointments ...

...(A) Neither an insurer nor an insurance agent shall pay a commission, service fee, brokerage fee, or other type of consideration to a person for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in this state, if the person is required to be licensed by the superintendent of insurance under this chapter but is not so licensed. However, renewal or other deferred commissions may be paid to such a person for selling, solici...

...for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in this state if that person is required to be licensed under this chapter and is not so licensed.

...No person licensed to sell life insurance under this chapter, although also licensed to sell securities under section 1707.32 of the Revised Code, shall sell, or receive any compensation in regard to the sale of, any shares of capital stock of any life insurance company or agency for which the person is appointed to sell life insurance, or of any issuer that owns or controls more than one fourth of the shares of ...

...(A) An insurance agent shall not act as an agent of an insurer unless the insurance agent is appointed as an agent of the insurer. An insurance agent who does not act as an agent of an insurer shall not be required to be appointed as an agent of the insurer. For purposes of this division, an insurance agent acts as an agent of an insurer when the insurance agent sells, solicits, or negotiates any product of t...

...otiates any form of limited line credit insurance shall provide a program of instruction to each insurance agent whose duties will include selling, soliciting, or negotiating limited line credit insurance. The program of instruction shall be provided to the insurance agent prior to the agent's appointment by the insurer. (B) The superintendent may require prior review and approval of any program of instruction provi...

...intment, employment, contract, or other insurance business relationship with an insurance agent shall notify the superintendent of insurance, in the manner prescribed by the superintendent, within thirty days after the effective date of the termination. The insurer shall provide any additional information, documents, records, or other data relating to the termination or activity of the insurance agent that the superi...

...orized representative of an insurer, an insurance agent, the superintendent of insurance, or any organization of which the superintendent is a member, which organization compiles the information provided pursuant to section 3905.21 of the Revised Code and makes it available to other insurance commissioners or to regulatory or law enforcement agencies, is immune from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurre...

...The superintendent of insurance may, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, suspend or revoke the certificate of authority or license of any person that fails to comply with section 3905.21 of the Revised Code or that has been found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have made the statements or provided the information required under that section with actual malice. Any such person is also subject ...

...(A) An insurance agent shall provide notice to the superintendent of insurance of any administrative action taken against the agent in another jurisdiction or by another governmental agency having professional, occupational, or financial licensing authority within thirty days after the final disposition of the matter. The notice shall include a copy of the order, consent to order, or any other relevant legal document...

...ation obtained by the superintendent of insurance or the superintendent's deputies, examiners, assistants, or other employees, or agents relating to an investigation of an applicant for licensure under this chapter, or of an agent, solicitor, broker, or other person licensed or appointed under this chapter or Chapter 3951. or 3959. of the Revised Code, are confidential and are not public records as defined in section...

...(A) The superintendent of insurance may participate, in whole or in part, with the NAIC or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, in a centralized agent license registry in which insurance agent licenses and appointments are centrally or simultaneously effected for all states that require an insurance agent license and that participate in the registry. (B) The superintendent may adopt rules in accordance with Chapte...

...The superintendent of insurance may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to carry out the purposes of sections 3905.01 to 3905.28 of the Revised Code.

...Sections 3905.01 to 3905.28 of the Revised Code do not apply to associations organized and operating under sections 3939.01 to 3939.11 of the Revised Code.