Section 418:32 – Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices.
418:32 Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices. – Every society authorized to do business in this state shall be subject to the provisions of RSA 417, relating to unfair insurance trade practices; provided, however, that nothing in such provisions shall be construed as applying to or affecting the right […]
Section 418:33 – Service of Process.
418:33 Service of Process. – I. Every society authorized to do business in this state shall appoint in writing the commissioner and each successor in office to be its true and lawful attorney upon whom all lawful process in any action or proceeding against it shall be served, and shall agree in such writing […]
Section 418:34 – Review.
418:34 Review. – All decisions and findings of the commissioner made under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to review by proper proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state. Source. 2003, 182:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Section 418:35 – Penalties.
418:35 Penalties. – I. Any person, officer, member or examining physician of any society authorized to do business under this chapter, who shall knowingly or willfully make any false or fraudulent statement or representation in or with reference to any application for membership, or for the purpose of obtaining money from, or benefit in, […]
Section 418:36 – Exemption of Certain Societies.
418:36 Exemption of Certain Societies. – I. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be so construed as to affect or apply to: (a) Grand or subordinate lodges of societies, orders or associations now doing business in this state which provide benefits exclusively through local or subordinate lodges; (b) Orders, societies or associations which admit […]
Section 418:37 – Severability.
418:37 Severability. – If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the invalidity shall not affect any other provision or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable. Source. […]
Section 418:31 – Licensing of Agents.
418:31 Licensing of Agents. – I. Agents of societies shall be licensed in accordance with the provisions of RSA 402-J regulating the licensing, revocation, suspension or termination of license of resident and nonresident agents. [Paragraph II effective until January 1, 2023; see also paragraph II set out below.] II. Any person who acts in […]
Section 418:22 – Exemptions.
418:22 Exemptions. – Except as provided in this chapter, and except for RSA 405:53 through 405:60, inclusive, which are herein incorporated and made applicable hereto, societies shall be governed by this chapter and shall be exempt from all provisions of the insurance laws of this state not only in governmental relations with the state, […]
Section 418:23 – Taxation.
418:23 Taxation. – Every society organized or licensed under this chapter is hereby declared to be a charitable and benevolent institution, and all of its funds shall be exempt from all and every state, county, and municipal tax, other than taxes on real estate and office equipment. Source. 2003, 182:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Section 418:24 – Valuation.
418:24 Valuation. – I. Standards of valuation for certificates issued prior to one year after the effective date of this chapter shall be those provided by the laws applicable immediately prior to the effective date of this chapter. II. The minimum standards of valuation for certificates issued on or after one year from the […]