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Home » US Law » 2022 Colorado Code » Title 10 - Insurance » Article 12 - Mutual Insurance » Part 1 - Mutual Insurance Companies and Mutual Protective Associations

§ 10-12-101. Mutual Protective Associations

One hundred or more persons, desiring to form and be members of a mutual protective association, are authorized to and may insure each other against loss or damage by any peril or perils resulting in physical loss or damage to property, including theft of personal property, situated in this state in which said persons have […]

§ 10-12-102. Association to File Articles – Bylaws

After the articles of association have been subscribed and acknowledged in the manner provided for Colorado corporations, a certified copy thereof shall be filed with the commissioner, who shall obtain the approval of the attorney general and otherwise investigate to determine whether the association has complied with the provisions of sections 10-12-101 to 10-12-104. The […]

§ 10-12-103. Noncompliance a Misdemeanor – Penalty

Upon failure of any association to comply with the provisions of sections 10-12-101 to 10-12-104, whether or not in possession of a valid certificate of authority, the officers and directors jointly and severally are guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, each shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred […]

§ 10-12-104. Fees – Annual Statement – Tax

The association shall pay to the division of insurance the fees as prescribed pursuant to section 10-3-207 (4). Each agent, solicitor, special agent, or salaried representative soliciting business in this state shall be licensed by the division of insurance upon application of the association and shall be subject to the insurance licensing laws of the […]

§ 10-12-105. Guaranty Fund of Mutual Companies

Guaranty fund certificates may be issued to provide a guaranty fund for domestic life and fire insurance companies incorporated upon the mutual plan and for domestic casualty insurance associations incorporated upon the assessment plan, such fund to be held as security for the payment of all losses and other policy liabilities of such companies. Guaranty […]

§ 10-12-106. Fees of Mutual Companies

Mutual and assessment companies, unless otherwise specified in this title (except article 15), and article 14 of title 24, C.R.S., are required to pay the same fees and be under the same supervision and authority of the commissioner as companies that are engaged in the same kind of insurance business and that are organized upon […]

§ 10-12-107. Ownership of Profits

Every domestic insurance company incorporated upon the mutual or assessment plan shall state clearly in its policies or certificates that the accumulations of profits of such corporations over and above all proper liabilities are the sole property of the members or policyholders in good standing and that the same shall be distributed in a just […]

§ 10-12-108. Mutual Insurance Companies – Corporation Policyholders

Any public or private corporation, board, or association in this state or elsewhere may make applications and enter into agreements for and hold policies in any domestic or foreign mutual insurance company. Any officer, stockholder, trustee, or legal representative of any such corporation, board, or association or any estate may be recognized as acting for […]

§ 10-12-109. Mutual Insurance Companies – Voting Powers

Every member of the company shall be entitled to one vote or to a number of votes based upon the insurance in force, the number of policies held, or the amount of premiums paid, as may be provided in the bylaws. Source: L. 21: p. 465, § 9. C.L. § 2565. CSA: C. 87, § […]

§ 10-12-110. Mutual Insurance Companies – Premiums and Premium Deposits

The policies shall provide for a premium or premium deposit payable in cash and, except as provided in this section, for a contingent premium at least equal to the premium or premium deposit. Such mutual company may issue a policy without a contingent premium while it has a surplus equal to the capital required of […]

§ 10-12-111. Mutual Life Assessment Companies Prohibited – When

No life insurance company which is organized under the mutual assessment plan or which issues contracts, the performance of which is contingent upon the payment of assessments or calls made upon its members, shall do business in this state, except such companies authorized on April 15, 1913, to do business in this state and which […]

§ 10-12-112. Validation Clause

All transactions, otherwise lawful and not inconsistent with sections 10-12-108 to 10-12-111, are hereby validated as though done pursuant to said sections. Source: L. 55: p. 458, § 1. CRS 53: § 72-5-12. C.R.S. 1963: § 72-5-12.