2005 Vermont Code - § 6005. — Dividends

§ 6005. Dividends

No captive insurance company may pay a dividend out of, or other distribution with respect to, capital or surplus without the prior approval of the commissioner. Approval of an ongoing plan for the payment of dividends or other distributions shall be conditioned upon the retention, at the time of each payment, of capital or surplus in excess of amounts specified by, or determined in accordance with formulas approved by, the commissioner. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 13 of Title 11B, a captive insurance company organized under the provisions of Title 11B may make such distributions as are in conformity with its purposes and approved by the commissioner. (Added 1981, No. 28; amended 1993, No. 40, § 4, eff. June 3, 1993; 1993, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 9e; 1997, No. 49, § 10, eff. June 26, 1997; 1999, No. 38, § 7, eff. May 20, 1999; 2003, No. 55, § 7.)