Connecticut General Statutes
Title 38a - Insurance
Chapter 700d - Fraternal Benefit Societies

Section 38a-595. (Formerly Sec. 38-206). - Definitions. - Any incorporated society, order or supreme lodge, without capital stock,...

Section 38a-596. (Formerly Sec. 38-207). - Societies operating on the lodge system. - A society having a supreme legislative or governing body and...

Section 38a-597. (Formerly Sec. 38-208). - Representative form of government. - A society shall be deemed to have a representative form...

Section 38a-598. (Formerly Sec. 38-209). - Incorporation. Preliminary and permanent certificates. Constitution and laws. - The organization of a society shall be governed as follows:...

Section 38a-599. (Formerly Sec. 38-210). - Rights and powers of societies existing on January 1, 1958. - Any incorporated society authorized to transact business in this state...

Section 38a-600. (Formerly Sec. 38-211). - Unincorporated or voluntary associations prohibited from transacting business. - No unincorporated or voluntary association shall be permitted to transact...

Section 38a-601. (Formerly Sec. 38-212). - Foreign and alien societies to be licensed. - No foreign or alien society shall transact business in this...

Section 38a-602. (Formerly Sec. 38-213). - Renewal of license. - The authority of all licensed societies may be renewed annually,...

Section 38a-603. (Formerly Sec. 38-214). - Suspension or revocation of license of foreign or alien society. - When the commissioner upon investigation finds that a foreign or...

Section 38a-604. (Formerly Sec. 38-215). - Tax exemption. - Every society organized or licensed under sections 38a-595 to 38a-626,...

Section 38a-605. (Formerly Sec. 38-216). - Principal office. Meetings of governing body. - The principal office of any domestic society shall be located...

Section 38a-606. (Formerly Sec. 38-218). - Amendment of articles of incorporation, constitution or laws. - (a) A domestic society may amend its articles of incorporation,...

Section 38a-607. (Formerly Sec. 38-219). - Constitution and laws may be absolute authority. - The constitution and laws of the society may provide that...

Section 38a-608. (Formerly Sec. 38-220). - Consolidation or merger. - (a) A domestic society may consolidate or merge with any...

Section 38a-609. (Formerly Sec. 38-221). - Benefit membership. - A society may admit to benefit membership any person not...

Section 38a-610. (Formerly Sec. 38-222). - Maintenance of institutions for benefit of members. - (a) A society may create, maintain and operate charitable, benevolent...

Section 38a-611. (Formerly Sec. 38-233). - Reinsurance. - A domestic society may, by a reinsurance agreement, cede any...

Section 38a-612. (Formerly Sec. 38-235). - Use of assets. Proportion to be used for expenses. - All assets shall be held, invested and disbursed for the...

Section 38a-613. (Formerly Sec. 38-236). - Investments. - A society shall invest its funds only in such investments...

Section 38a-614. (Formerly Sec. 38-237). - Annual report. Synopsis mailed to members. Valuation of certificates. Reserves. - (a) A society shall file reports and publish synopses of...

Section 38a-615. (Formerly Sec. 38-237a). - Additional filings. Capital and surplus requirements for certain associations. - (a) In addition to the annual report required under section...

Section 38a-616. (Formerly Sec. 38-238). - Examination of domestic society by commissioner. - (a) The commissioner, or any person he may appoint, shall...

Section 38a-617. (Formerly Sec. 38-239). - Examination of foreign or alien society. - The commissioner, or any person whom he may appoint, may...

Section 38a-618. (Formerly Sec. 38-240). - Statement affecting status of society prohibited pending answer of society. - Pending, during or after an examination or investigation of a...

Section 38a-619. (Formerly Sec. 38-241). - Decisions of commissioner subject to Superior Court review. - All decisions and findings of the commissioner made under the...

Section 38a-620. (Formerly Sec. 38-242). - Injunction or quo warranto action against domestic society. - When the commissioner upon investigation finds that a domestic society:...

Section 38a-621. (Formerly Sec. 38-243). - Petition for injunction to be made only by Attorney General. - No application or petition for injunction against any domestic, foreign...

Section 38a-622. (Formerly Sec. 38-244). - Misrepresentations, false statements prohibited. Penalties. - No person shall cause or permit to be made, issued...

Section 38a-623. (Formerly Sec. 38-245). - Discrimination, rebates prohibited. Permissible benefits for value-added products or services. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “customer” means an...

Section 38a-624. (Formerly Sec. 38-246). - Exemption from insurance laws. - Except as herein provided, societies shall be governed by sections...

Section 38a-624a. - Effect of marriage laws on determination of members or beneficiaries or provision of insurance. - The marriage laws of this state shall not be construed...

Section 38a-625. (Formerly Sec. 38-247). - Exempt societies, orders and associations. - (a) Nothing contained in sections 38a-595 to 38a-626, inclusive, 38a-631...

Section 38a-626. (Formerly Sec. 38-248). - Penalties. - Any person who wilfully makes a false or fraudulent statement...

Section 38a-631. (Formerly Sec. 38-224). - Types of benefits authorized. - (1) A society authorized to do business in this state...

Section 38a-632. (Formerly Sec. 38-224a). - Additional benefits from special account. - A society may pay benefits, other than insurance benefits, to...

Section 38a-633. (Formerly Sec. 38-225). - Insurance and branches for children. - A society may provide for benefits on the lives of...

Section 38a-634. (Formerly Sec. 38-226). - Nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values and certificate loans. - A society may grant paid-up nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values,...

Section 38a-635. (Formerly Sec. 38-227). - Officers and members not liable for benefits. - The officers and members of the supreme, grand or any...

Section 38a-636. (Formerly Sec. 38-228). - Beneficiaries. Funeral benefits. - (a) A member of a fraternal benefit society shall have...

Section 38a-637. (Formerly Sec. 38-229). - Money or other benefits not liable to attachment. - No money or other benefit, charity, relief or aid to...

Section 38a-638. (Formerly Sec. 38-230). - Benefit certificate. - (a) Every society authorized to do business in this state...

Section 38a-639. (Formerly Sec. 38-231). - Certificate provisions. - (a) No life benefit certificate may be delivered or issued...

Section 38a-640. (Formerly Sec. 38-232). - Forms of certificates to be filed with the commissioner. Approval. - (a) No domestic, foreign or alien society authorized to do...