(a) Except as provided otherwise in § 4916 of this title with respect to nonassessable policies, each member of a domestic mutual insurer shall have a contingent liability, pro rata and not one for another, for the discharge of its obligations, which contingent liability shall be in such maximum amount — not less than 1 nor more than 6 times the premium for the member's policy at the annual premium rate — as shall be specified in the insurer's certificate of incorporation or bylaws.
(b) Every policy issued by the insurer shall contain a statement of the contingent liability.
(c) Termination of the policy of any such member shall not relieve the member of contingent liability for such member's proportion of the obligations of the insurer which accrued while the policy was in force.
(d) Unrealized contingent liability of members does not constitute an asset of the insurer in any determination of its financial condition.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 49. ORGANIZATION AND CORPORATE POWERS; PROCEDURES OF DOMESTIC STOCK AND MUTUAL INSURERS
§ 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.
§ 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.
§ 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.
§ 4942. Merger, consolidation of mutual insurers — Effect of merger or consolidation.
§ 4943. Preservation of old charter in merger or consolidation.