(a) Upon any liquidation of a domestic mutual insurer, its assets remaining after discharge of its indebtedness, policy obligations, repayment of contributed or borrowed surplus, if any, and expenses of administration shall be distributed to currently existing persons who had been members of the insurer for at least 1 year and who were its members at any time within 36 months next preceding the date such liquidation was authorized or ordered or the date of last termination of the insurer's certificate of authority, whichever date is the earlier, except that if the Commissioner has reason to believe that those in charge of the management of the insurer have caused or encouraged the reduction of the number of members of the insurer in anticipation of liquidation and for the purpose of reducing thereby the number of persons who may be entitled to share in distribution of the insurer's assets, the Commissioner may enlarge the 36-month qualification period as the Commissioner may deem to be reasonable.
(b) The insurer shall make a reasonable classification of its policies so held by such members, and a formula based upon such classification for determining the equitable distributive share of each such member. Such classification and formula shall be subject to the approval of the Commissioner.
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.