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...If a policy of life insurance is procured by a person with intent to defraud his creditors, an amount equal to the premium paid thereon, with interest, shall inure to the benefit of his creditors, subject to the statute of limitations.

...No life insurance company organized or doing business within this state shall: (A) Make any distinction or discrimination on the basis of race as to premiums or rates charged for life insurance policies; (B) Demand or require greater premiums from persons who are of different races and who are of the same age, sex, general condition of health, and hope of longevity; (C) Make or require any rebate, diminution, or d...

...No life insurance company organized or doing business in this state, or an officer or agent thereof, shall violate any law relating to discrimination by demanding or receiving different premiums on the basis of race, by allowing a discount or rebate on the basis of race upon a premium paid or to be paid bypersons who are of the same age, sex, general condition of health, and hope of longevity, by making or requiring ...

..., employee, or representative of a life insurance company doing business in this state, shall make or permit a distinction or discrimination in favor of individuals between any insured persons of the same class and of equal expectation of life in the amount or payment of premiums or in rates charged for policies of life or endowment insurance, or in the dividends or other benefits payable thereon, or in any other of ...

...No life insurance company doing business in this state shall make or permit any distinction or discrimination in favor of individuals between any 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 life or endowment insurance, or in the dividends or other benefits payable thereon, or in any other of the terms and conditions of the c...

...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...