2011 Kentucky Revised Statutes Subtitle 49. Captive Insurers 304.49.180 Conversion or merger of consortium captive insurer or industrial insurer group into reciprocal insurer -- Plan of conversion or merger -- Other conditions.
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304.49-180 Conversion or merger of consortium captive insurer or industrial
insurer group into reciprocal insurer -- Plan of conversion or merger -- Other
conditions.
(1)
(2)
(3)
A consortium captive insurer or industrial insured group formed as a stock or
mutual corporation or other legal or statutory entity may be converted to or merged
with and into a reciprocal insurer in accordance with a plan therefor and the
provisions of this section.
Any plan for such conversion or merger shall be fair and equitable to the
shareholders, in the case of a stock insurer, or the policyholders, in the case of a
mutual insurer.
In the case of a conversion authorized under subsection (1) of this section:
(a) The conversion shall be accomplished under any reasonable plan and
procedure approved by the commissioner, but the commissioner shall not
approve any plan of conversion unless the plan:
1.
Satisfies the provisions of subsection (2) of this section;
2.
Provides for a hearing, of which notice has been given to the insurer, its
directors, officers, and stockholders, in the case of a stock insurer, or
policyholders, in the case of a mutual insurer, all of whom shall have the
right to appear at the hearing, except that the commissioner may waive
or modify the requirements for the hearing, provided that if a notice of
hearing is required, but no hearing is requested, the commissioner may
cancel the hearing;
3.
Provides for the conversion of existing stockholder or policyholder
interests into subscriber interests in the resulting reciprocal insurer,
proportionate to stockholder or policyholder interests in the stock or
mutual insurer; and
4.
Is approved:
a.
In the case of a stock insurer, by a majority of the shares entitled to
vote represented in person or by proxy at a duly called regular or
special meeting at which a quorum is present;
b.
In the case of a mutual insurer, by a majority of the voting interests
of policyholders represented in person or by proxy at a duly called
regular or special meeting at which a quorum is present;
(b) The commissioner shall approve the plan of conversion if the commissioner
finds that the conversion will promote the general good of the state in
conformity with those standards set forth in KRS 304.49-060(7);
(c) If the commissioner approves the plan, the commissioner shall amend the
converting insurer's certificate of authority to reflect conversion to a reciprocal
insurer and issue an amended certificate of authority to the company's
attorney-in-fact;
(d) Upon the issuance of an amended certificate of authority of a reciprocal
insurer by the commissioner, the conversion shall be effective; and
(e)
(4)
Upon the effectiveness of the conversion, the corporate existence of the
converting insurer shall cease and the resulting reciprocal insurer shall notify
the Secretary of State of the conversion.
A merger authorized under subsection (1) of this section shall be accomplished
substantially in accordance with the procedures set forth in KRS 304.24-390, except
that, solely for purposes of the merger:
(a) The plan of merger shall satisfy the provisions of subsection (2) of this
section;
(b) The subscribers' advisory committee of a reciprocal insurer shall be equivalent
to the board of directors of a stock or mutual insurer;
(c) The subscribers of a reciprocal insurer shall be the equivalent of the
policyholders of a mutual insurer;
(d) If a subscribers' advisory committee does not have a president or secretary, the
officers of the committee having substantially equivalent duties shall be
deemed the president or secretary of the committee;
(e) The commissioner may, upon request of an insurer party to a merger
authorized under subsection (1) of this section, waive the requirement of KRS
304.24-390(4);
(f) The commissioner shall approve the articles of merger if the commissioner
finds that the merger will promote the general good of the state in conformity
with those standards set forth in KRS 304.49-060(7). If the commissioner
approves the articles of merger, the commissioner shall indorse his or her
approval thereon and the surviving insurer shall present and file them with the
Secretary of State;
(g) Notwithstanding KRS 304.49-040, the commissioner may permit the
formation, without surplus, of a captive insurer organized as a reciprocal
insurer, into which an existing captive insurer may be merged for the purpose
of facilitating a transaction under this section; however, there shall be no more
than one (1) authorized insurer surviving the merger; and
(h) An alien insurer may be a party to a merger authorized under subsection (1) of
this section, provided that the requirements for a merger between a domestic
and a foreign insurer under KRS 304.24-390 shall apply to a merger between a
domestic and an alien insurer under this subsection. The alien insurer shall be
treated as a foreign insurer under KRS 304.24-390 and the other jurisdictions
shall be the equivalent of a state for purposes of KRS 304.24-390.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1616, effective July 15, 2010; and ch. 91,
sec. 10, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 252, Pt. XXXIV,
sec. 11, effective April 25, 2006. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 434, sec. 18, effective
July 14, 2000.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). This section was amended by
2010 Ky. Acts chs. 24 and 91, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been
codified together.
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