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...Any insurer or other person aggrieved by any action or decision of the Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association, or of any insurer as a result of its participation therein, may appeal to the board of governors. The decision of the board of governors may be appealed to the superintendent of insurance within thirty days from the date of the action or the decision. The superintendent shall, after hearing...

... There shall be no liability imposed on the part of and no cause of action of any nature arises against the Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association, its members, board of governors, agents, or employees, an insurer or its employees, any licensed agent or broker, or the superintendent of insurance or the superintendent's authorized representatives, their members or employees, for any action taken by t...

...The Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association shall file in the office of the superintendent of insurance, annually on or before the first day of March, a statement that shall contain information with respect to its transactions, conditions, operations, and affairs during the preceding calendar year. Such statement shall contain such matters and information as are prescribed and shall be in such form a...

...The superintendent of insurance or any person designated by him may at any time visit and examine the operation and experience of the 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 its officers, agents, or employe...

... The Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association shall be subject to examination by the superintendent of insurance in accordance with section 3901.07 of the Revised Code. Section 3901.07 of the Revised Code shall govern every aspect of the examination, including the circumstances under and frequency with which it is conducted, the authority of the superintendent and any examiner or other person appointe...

...The Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association is exempt from all license fees, and income, franchise, premium, and privilege taxes levied or assessed by this state or any political subdivision.

...A commercial insurance policy written by, or on behalf of, the Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association under the authority of sections 3930.01 to 3930.18 of the Revised Code may be canceled for reasons established by section 3937.25 of the Revised Code.

...The board of governors of the Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association shall adopt a written program for decreasing the overall utilization of the association as a source of insurance. The program shall set forth actions that the board shall take to decrease such utilization, including actions intended to reduce the classes of insurance offered by the association, to reduce the number of policies issu...

...(A) The superintendent of insurance shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to do all of the following: (1) Establish standards and procedures for the fair and equitable cessation of operations for any class of commercial insurance when such insurance is available in the normal market; (2) Establish standards and procedures for the fair and equitable cessation of operations of the Ohio commer...

...The Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association shall not be a member insurer of the Ohio insurance guaranty association under Chapter 3955. of the Revised Code.

...Individuals, partnerships, and corporations of this state, designated in sections 3931.01 to 3931.12 of the Revised Code, as "subscribers," may exchange reciprocal or interinsurance contracts with each other, and with individuals, partnerships, and corporations of other states, districts, provinces, and countries, providing indemnity among themselves from any loss which may be legally insured against by any fire or c...

...(A)(1) Every reciprocal exchange subject to this chapter may, in its own name, do any of the following for the purposes of the exchange as described in division (A)(2) of this section: (a) Manage real estate; (b) By deed or other instrument, purchase or otherwise acquire, sell or otherwise convey, own, hold, or lease real estate; (c) Mortgage, pledge, or otherwise encumber real estate. (2) The purposes of the exc...

...Every attorney under section 3931.01 of the Revised Code shall pay to the superintendent of insurance for the use of the state the following fees: (A) For filing declaration, twenty-five dollars; (B) For filing each financial statement required by sections 3931.01 to 3931.13, inclusive, 3931.12 of the Revised Code, twenty dollars; (C) For filing each certificate of license, and certified copy thereof, two dollars...

... The attorney under section 3931.01 of the Revised Code shall file with the superintendent of insurance a declaration, verified by the attorney's oath, or, when the attorney is a corporation, by the oath of its authorized officers, setting forth: (A) The name of the attorney and the name or designation under which such contracts are issued, which name or designation shall not be so similar to any other name or desi...

...Action on any contract of indemnity made by an attorney under section 3931.01 of the Revised Code, actions to recover taxes, and all other actions, may be brought against the attorney in the county in which the cause of action arises, or in which the claimant resides. In any such action against such attorney summons and process shall be served on the superintendent of insurance and must be made in duplicate; when so ...

...Every attorney under section 3931.01 of the Revised Code shall create and maintain a reserve fund equal to fifty per cent of the amount of advance premiums or deposits received and receivable on unexpired contracts of indemnity running one year or less from date of issue, and a pro rata amount of premiums or deposits received or receivable on unexpired contracts of indemnity running more than one year from date of is...

...Every attorney under section 3931.01 of the Revised Code shall file with the superintendent of insurance, on or before the first day of March of each year, a financial statement for the year ending on the thirty-first day of the preceding December, on a form furnished by the superintendent, which shall conform as nearly as may be to the form of statement adopted by the National Convention of Insurance Commissioners, ...

...In the annual statement provided in section 3931.06 of the Revised Code the attorney shall set forth the gross amount of premiums or deposits received during the preceding calendar year on contracts of indemnity covering risks within the state. The attorney shall also set forth therein, in separate items, premiums paid for cancellations, premiums or deposits returned and credited ratably to subscribers, and considera...

... Each attorney designated under section 3931.01 of the Revised Code and each applicant for a license under section 3931.10 of the Revised Code shall be subject to examination by the superintendent of insurance in accordance with section 3901.07 of the Revised Code. Section 3901.07 of the Revised Code shall govern every aspect of the examination, including the circumstances under and frequency with which it is conduct...

...Any corporation may, in addition to the rights, powers, and franchises specified in its articles of incorporation, exchange as subscriber insurance contracts of the kind mentioned in section 3931.01 of the Revised Code. The right to exchange such contracts is incidental to the purposes for which such a corporation is organized, and as fully granted as the rights and powers expressly conferred upon the corporation.

...Upon compliance with sections 3931.01 to 3931.12, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the superintendent of insurance shall issue a license to the attorney, authorizing him to make contracts of indemnity mentioned in section 3931.01 of the Revised Code, which license shall specify the kinds of insurance and shall contain the name of the attorney, the location of his principal office, and the name or designation under whi...

...The provisions of Chapter 3905. of the Revised Code, relating to the appointment, licensing, qualification and regulation of insurance agents, brokers, and solicitors shall apply to all persons authorized to solicit powers of attorney or applications for contracts of indemnity for any reciprocal exchange, insurance exchange or attorney in fact as provided for in Chapter 3931. of the Revised Code, except a traveling ...

...(A) Notwithstanding any other section of the Revised Code with regard to issuing the initial license, or the renewal of such a license, to an attorney pursuant to this chapter after May 21, 1976, the superintendent of insurance may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to require the attorney to have assets in excess of the amount set out in the Revised Code but not in excess of two million ...

...Every attorney shall certify to the superintendent of insurance the names and addresses of the attorney's traveling full time salaried non-commission employees, primarily engaged in performing underwriting, loss prevention engineering and claim services, authorized by the attorney to solicit powers of attorney or applications for contracts of indemnity specified in section 3931.01 of the Revised Code. The authority o...

...For the purposes of organization and upon the issuance of a permit by the superintendent of insurance, powers of attorney and applications for contracts of indemnity may be solicited without the license required by section 3931.10 of the Revised Code, but no attorney or other person shall make any such contracts of indemnity until he complies with sections 3931.01 to 3931.12, inclusive, of the Revised Code. No such a...