Delaware Code
Chapter 49. ORGANIZATION AND CORPORATE POWERS; PROCEDURES OF DOMESTIC STOCK AND MUTUAL INSURERS
§ 4904. Insurance business exclusive.

No domestic insurer heretofore or hereafter formed shall engage directly or indirectly in any business other than the insurance business and in business activities reasonably and necessarily incidental to such insurance business, except that:

(1) A title insurer may also engage in business as an escrow agent; and
(2) Any insurer may also engage in business activities reasonably relating to the management, supervision, servicing of and protection of its interests as to its lawful investments and to the full utilization of its facilities; and
(3) It may invest in corporations engaged or organized to engage in the marketing of financial, insurance or service products, in accordance with § 1313 of this title; and
(4) A corporation established under Chapter 7 or regulated under Chapter 9 of Title 5 may also engage in the other activities authorized by such chapter; and
(5) This section shall not preclude a corporation heretofore or hereafter formed under the laws of this State from possessing corporate powers to engage in business additional to the insurance business or preclude such a corporation, prior to issuance of a certificate of authority thereto as an insurer, from engaging in any such additional business or businesses.

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Delaware Code

Title 18 - Insurance Code

Chapter 49. ORGANIZATION AND CORPORATE POWERS; PROCEDURES OF DOMESTIC STOCK AND MUTUAL INSURERS

§ 4901. Scope of chapter.

§ 4902. “Stock,” “mutual” insurer, definitions.

§ 4903. General corporation statutes; applicability.

§ 4904. Insurance business exclusive.

§ 4905. Mutual insurers — Initial qualifications.

§ 4906. Mutual insurers — Permit; deposit.

§ 4907. Mutual insurers — Qualifying applications for insurance.

§ 4908. Mutual insurers — Trust deposit of qualifying premiums; issuance of policies.

§ 4909. Mutual insurers — Failure to qualify.

§ 4910. Mutual insurers — Additional kinds of insurance.

§ 4911. Membership in mutual.

§ 4912. Bylaws of mutual insurer.

§ 4913. Minutes of corporate meetings of mutual insurers.

§ 4914. Contingent liability of mutual members.

§ 4915. Levy of contingent liability.

§ 4916. Enforcement of contingent liability.

§ 4917. Nonassessable policies, mutual insurers; revocation of authority.

§ 4918. Information to stockholders and proxy regulations.

§ 4919. Change of directors, officers; notice.

§ 4920. Prohibited pecuniary interest of officials.

§ 4921. Management and exclusive agency contracts.

§ 4922. Dividends to stockholders.

§ 4923. Participating policies.

§ 4924. Dividends to policyholders.

§ 4925. Solicitation of business; issuance of policies in other jurisdictions.

§ 4926. Payment of taxes; exoneration.

§ 4927. Impairment of capital or assets.

§ 4928. Mutualization of stock insurer.

§ 4929. Conversion to ordinary business corporation.

§ 4930. Merger, consolidation of stock insurers.

§ 4931. Affiliation of stock insurers.

§ 4932. Acquisition of controlling stock.

§ 4933. Converting mutual insurer.

§ 4934. Merger, consolidation — Allowable circumstances; “surviving insurer” defined.

§ 4935. Merger, consolidation of mutual insurers — Approval of merger; consolidation agreement by boards of directors.

§ 4936. Merger, consolidation of mutual insurers — Effectuation; disapproval by Commissioner.

§ 4937. Merger, consolidation of mutual insurers — Approval by members.

§ 4938. Merger, consolidation of mutual insurers — Impaired mutuals.

§ 4939. Merger, consolidation of mutual insurers — Articles of merger, consolidation, mutual insurers.

§ 4940. Merger, consolidation of mutual insurers — Filing of articles of merger or consolidation; payment of fees; approval by Secretary of State.

§ 4941. Merger, consolidation of mutual insurers — Issuance of certificate of merger or consolidation; effective date.

§ 4942. Merger, consolidation of mutual insurers — Effect of merger or consolidation.

§ 4943. Preservation of old charter in merger or consolidation.

§ 4944. Bulk reinsurance.

§ 4945. Mutual member's share of assets on liquidation.

§ 4946. Redomestication; approval as domestic insurer; conversion to foreign insurer; rules and regulations.