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4521 – Grounds for Revocation or Suspension of License.

§ 4521. Grounds for revocation or suspension of license. The superintendent may revoke or suspend the license to do business in this state of any domestic, foreign or alien society, if, after notice to and hearing of such society in accordance with sections three hundred four, three hundred five and three hundred six of the […]

4522 – Exemptions of Certain Organizations.

§ 4522. Exemptions of certain organizations. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) hereof the following societies, corporations, unincorporated associations, and other organizations shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter requiring the obtaining of a license to do an insurance business and from all other requirements of this chapter except those provided in […]

4523 – Soliciting Membership in Unauthorized Societies; Penalties.

§ 4523. Soliciting membership in unauthorized societies; penalties. (a) Any person, firm, association or corporation who or which shall solicit a member or members for, or in any way assist in procuring a member or members for, or collect payments or dues for or in connection with the membership of, any fraternal benefit society that […]

4524 – Exemption From Taxation.

§ 4524. Exemption from taxation. Every society organized or licensed under this article is hereby declared to be a charitable and benevolent institution, and all of its funds shall be exempt from all and every state, county, district, municipal and school tax, other than taxes on real estate and office equipment.

4525 – Application of Other Provisions of This Chapter.

§ 4525. Application of other provisions of this chapter. Every authorized society shall be subject to the provisions of this article but shall not be subject to other provisions of this chapter except: (a) those specified in this article as applicable to such societies; (b) articles one, two, three, thirteen, fourteen, twenty-four, seventy-one and seventy-four; […]

4526 – Investments of Fraternal Benefit Societies.

§ 4526. Investments of fraternal benefit societies. (a) For purposes of investments made pursuant to the provisions of section one thousand four hundred four of this chapter, the term “institution” shall only include a corporation, a joint-stock association, and a business trust and the term “obligations” shall only include bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences […]

4527 – Optional Authority and Regulation.

§ 4527. Optional authority and regulation. (a) An authorized fraternal benefit society subject to this article and meeting the requirements of this section may obligate itself for the payment of the following benefits in addition to those authorized in section four thousand five hundred five of this article; (1) Long term care benefits as defined […]

4528 – New Business Limitations.

§ 4528. New business limitations. Every authorized society shall limit the issuance of new life insurance certificates and new annuity contracts in accordance with requirements for new life insurance policies and new annuity contracts under section four thousand two hundred twenty-seven of this chapter, except that: (a) No such limitations shall apply to new life […]

4529 – Subsidiaries Authorized.

§ 4529. Subsidiaries authorized. (a) A domestic fraternal benefit society may invest in subsidiaries as authorized in article seventeen of this chapter for domestic life insurance companies, provided such society meets the requirements of subsection (b) of section forty-five hundred twenty-seven or section four thousand five hundred thirty of this article. (b) A domestic fraternal […]

4530 – Optional Investment Authority.

§ 4530. Optional Investment Authority. (a) An authorized society meeting the requirements set forth in this section is authorized to invest its funds in, or otherwise acquire, or loan upon, the types of investments specified in sections one thousand four hundred two, one thousand four hundred three, one thousand four hundred five, one thousand four […]