Ohio · statute · Ohio Rev. Code ch. 3907 · 17 active provisions
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 th…
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 secretar…
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 co…
(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 suffi…
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 s…
Any legal reserve life insurance company organized under the laws of this state may invest its capital in the stocks, bonds, or mortgages authorized by section 3907.05 of the Revised Code, and may change and invest it or any part thereof in like manner. No company shall commence business until it has deposited with the…
When a company is fully organized and has deposited the amount of securities required by section 3907.07 of the Revised Code, it shall file with the superintendent of insurance a duly certified copy of its articles of incorporation, a copy of the approval of the attorney general, and a copy of its bylaws or constitutio…
(A) As used in this section: (1) "Assumption reinsurance" means the transfer of an insurance contract from a domestic life insurance company to a life insurance company authorized to do business in this state. (2) "Individual risk" includes any policy, annuity, or contract issued pursuant to section 3907.15 of the Revi…
The capital, surplus, and all accumulations of every domestic life insurance company shall be invested as follows: (A) A domestic company may acquire, hold, and convey real estate:(1) Which has been acquired or is acquired for its principal offices, or which is used in connection therewith, provided that it shall not i…
(A) Any securities described in section 77r-1 of the "Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984," 98 Stat. 1689, 15 U.S.C.A. 77r-1, shall be subject to all limitations prescribed in section 3907.14 of the Revised Code for investments not guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States.(B) Notwithst…
(A) A domestic life insurance company may, subject to section 3911.011 of the Revised Code, issue policies, annuities, or other contracts, whether on an individual or group basis, providing benefits or other contractual payments payable in fixed or variable dollar amounts, or both, and allocate to one or more separate…
Actions may be maintained by an insurance company formed under the laws of this state, against any of its members, officers, policyholders, or stockholders, for any cause relating to its business; and actions may be prosecuted and maintained by any member, stockholder, or policyholder, or the heirs or legal representat…
The directors, managers, or officers of any legal reserve life insurance company organized under the laws of this state shall not, directly or indirectly, make or pay a dividend, or pay any interest, bonus, or other allowances in lieu thereof, to its stockholders, except from surplus funds which exist after setting asi…
The president or vice-president, and the secretary or actuary, or a majority of the directors of each insurance company organized under the laws of 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…
(A) All investments shall be valued in accordance with the valuation standards published by the national association of insurance commissioners.Securities investments for which the national association of insurance commissioners has not published valuation standards in its valuations of securities manual, or any succes…
All companies organized under any law of this state shall continue to be corporations for the purpose for which they were chartered, but they shall be subject to all the provisions, requirements, and penalties imposed on companies organized under sections 3907.01 to 3907.21, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and shall be…