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...If the superintendent of insurance, in accordance with section 3905.14 of the Revised Code, suspends or revokes a person's license as a surety bail bond agent, the person, during the period of suspension or revocation, shall not be employed by any surety bail bond agent, have any ownership interest in any business involving bail bonds, or have any financial interest of any type in any bail bond business.

...Upon the surrender, suspension, or revocation of a surety bail bond agent's license, the appointing insurer or managing general agent immediately shall designate a licensed and appointed surety bail bond agent to administer all bail bonds previously written by the licensee.

...The superintendent of insurance shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, any rules necessary to implement sections 3905.83 to 3905.95 of the Revised Code.

...(A) Whoever violates section 3905.182 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. (B) Whoever violates section 3905.31 or 3905.33 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (C) Whoever violates section 3905.37 or 390...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Annual financial statement" means an insurer's statutorily required financial statement under the insurer's respective authorizing chapter of the Revised Code. (B) "Authorized control level risked-based capital" means authorized control level RBC as defined in sections 1753.31 and 3903.81 of the Revised Code. (C) "Cash equivalent" means a short-term, highly liquid investment tha...

...(A) This chapter, and any rules adopted under it, apply to entities organized under Chapters 1731., 1751., 3907., 3919., 3921., 3925., 3931., 3939., 3941., and 3953. of the Revised Code. (B) An insurer may apply to the superintendent for permission to make investments under this chapter, in lieu of making investments under any other section of the Revised Code. (C) In determining whether to permit an entity ...

...(A)(1) Unless otherwise established in accordance with divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section, the amount of the minimum financial security benchmark for an insurer shall be the greatest of the following: (a) The authorized control level risk-based capital applicable to the insurer, as defined and set forth by sections 1753.31 to 1753.43 or 3903.81 to 3903.93 of the Revised Code, less the asset valuation re...

...(A) Subject to this chapter, an insurer making investments under this chapter may loan or invest its funds, and may buy, sell, hold title to, possess, occupy, pledge, convey, manage, protect, insure, and deal with its investments, property, and other assets to the same extent as any other person or corporation under the laws of this state and of the United States. (B) With respect to all of the insurer's inves...

...(A) An insurer making investments under this chapter shall consider the factors listed in division (C) of this section along with its business in determining whether an investment portfolio or investment policy is prudent. (B) The superintendent shall consider the factors listed in division (C) of this section prior to making a determination that an insurer's investment portfolio or investment policy is not ...

...In acquiring, investing, exchanging, holding, selling, and managing investments under this chapter, an insurer shall establish and follow a written investment policy that shall be reviewed and approved by the insurer's board of directors on at least an annual basis. The content and format of an insurer's investment policy are at the insurer's discretion, but shall include written guidelines appropriate to the i...

...her evidences of indebtedness of governmental units in the United States or Canada, or the instrumentalities of the governmental units, or private business entities domiciled in the United States or Canada, including asset-backed securities, securities valuation office listed mutual funds, and securities valuation office listed exchange traded funds; (C) Loans with a loan to value ratio of no greater than eig...

...(A) For the purposes of determining an insurer's minimum asset requirement under section 3906.11 of the Revised Code, the following limitations on classes of investments shall apply: (1) For investments authorized by division (B) of section 3906.07 of the Revised Code and investments authorized by division (G) of section 3906.07 of the Revised Code that are of the types described in division (B) of section 39...

...An insurer investing under this chapter that is doing business that requires the insurer to make payment in different currencies shall have investments in securities in each of these currencies in an amount that, independent of all other investments, meets the requirements of this chapter, as applied separately to the insurer's obligations in each currency. The superintendent may, by order, exempt an insurer, o...

...(A) An insurer investing under this chapter shall not invest in investments that are prohibited for an insurer by statute or rules of this state. (B) An insurer investing under this chapter shall not invest in a partnership as a general partner. (C) The superintendent shall set a reasonable amount of time, not to exceed five years, for disposal of a prohibited investment in hardship cases if the insurer demon...

...(A) An insurer investing under this chapter shall maintain assets in an amount equivalent to the sum of its liabilities and its minimum financial security benchmark at all times. (B) Assets invested under this chapter may be counted toward satisfaction of the minimum asset requirement only so far as they are invested in compliance with this chapter and any applicable rules adopted, or orders issued, by the su...

...(A) Prior to an insurer entering into derivative transactions, the board of directors of the insurer investing under this chapter shall approve a derivative use plan. (B) An insurer shall notify the superintendent of insurance in writing within three days after identifying either of the following: (1) Any event or occurrence related to an insurer's derivatives use that may lead to a material change to the i...

...(A) If the superintendent determines that an insurer's investment practices do not meet the requirements of this chapter, the superintendent may, after notification to the insurer of the superintendent's findings, order the insurer to make changes necessary to comply with this chapter. (B) If the superintendent determines that the financial condition, current investment practice, or current investment plan of...

...(A) An insurer subject to an order of the superintendent under section 3906.03 or 3906.13 of the Revised Code may request a hearing within thirty days of the date of the order. The hearing shall be held in compliance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (B) The superintendent shall hold hearings required under this section privately unless the insurer requests a public hearing, in which case the hearing sha...

...(A) The superintendent may, in accordance with section 119.03 of the Revised Code, adopt rules interpreting and implementing the provisions of this chapter. (B) The superintendent may, in accordance with section 119.03 of the Revised Code, adopt one or more of the following restrictions on investments in rules: (1) The superintendent may prescribe for defined classes of insurers special procedural requirement...

...Any number of persons, not less than thirteen, may associate and form a company to make insurance upon the lives of individuals, and every type of insurance appertaining thereto or connected therewith, on the mutual or stock plan, and to grant, purchase, or dispose of annuities.

...The persons forming a company under section 3907.01 of the Revised Code shall file in the office of the secretary of state articles of incorporation, signed by them, setting forth their intention to form a company, which articles shall comprise a copy of the charter they propose to adopt. The charter shall set forth the name of the company, which shall not be the corporate name or title used to designate any fire, li...

...When the articles of incorporation are filed in the office of the secretary of state under section 3907.02 of the Revised Code, and the name assumed by the company is not so nearly similar to that of any other company organized in this state as to lead to confusion or uncertainty on the part of the public, the secretary of state shall submit them to the attorney general for examination. If such articles are found by ...

...When the signers of the articles of incorporation required by section 3907.02 of the Revised Code receive from the secretary of state a certified copy of such articles and desire to organize the company, they shall publish their intention in a paper published and having general circulation in the county in which the company is to be organized. After the publication has been made for six weeks, they may open books to ...

...(A)(1) No company shall be incorporated under sections 3907.01 to 3907.21 of the Revised Code, on or after January 1, 1982, until the superintendent of insurance has certified to the secretary of state that a sum has been escrowed with a bank or trust company by the incorporators under their plan of incorporation sufficient to meet a minimum of one hundred thousand dollars paid-in capital and one hundred fifty thousa...

...When, in the opinion of its board of directors, a legal reserve life insurance company organized under any law of this state, requires a larger amount of capital than that fixed by its articles of incorporation, its board shall, after authorization by the holders of two thirds of the stock, file with the secretary of state a certificate setting forth the amount of the desired increase, and thereafter the company shal...