(a) A domestic stock insurer shall not acquire a controlling interest in the shares of another stock insurer by an exchange of securities or partly in exchange for securities and partly for cash or property, unless the insurer has first submitted the plan for such acquisition and exchange to the Commissioner and the Commissioner has approved the same.
(b) The Commissioner shall not so approve unless the Commissioner finds the plan for such acquisition and the terms and conditions thereof to be fair and equitable to all parties concerned therein after a hearing to which all persons to whom it is proposed to issue securities in such exchange shall have the right to appear.
(c) Notice and conduct of such hearing shall be as provided in Chapter 3 of this title.
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.