Upon complying with the provisions of this chapter, a foreign or alien company organized as a stock, mutual, or reciprocal company, or as a Lloyd’s organization, but not otherwise, may be authorized by certificate of authority to transact in the District the kind or kinds of business which a domestic company similarly organized may be authorized to transact under this chapter. Such certificate of authority shall be issued as provided under § 31-2502.02. The issuance of a certificate of authority to a Lloyd’s organization shall be subject to the provisions of § 31-2502.20a. Any company chartered by special act of the legislature of its state of domicile prior to the effective date of this chapter, as provided in § 48 of this act, as a company without capital stock but doing business exclusively on the stock plan and maintaining at all times a surplus of not less than $300,000 shall, in the administration of this chapter, be considered as a stock company.
(Oct. 9, 1940, 54 Stat. 1073, ch. 792, ch. II, § 20; June 27, 1960, 74 Stat. 222, Pub. L. 85-526, § 1.)
1981 Ed., § 35-1523.
1973 Ed., § 35-1323.
“Section 48 of this act,” referred to in the last sentence of this section, means § 48 of the Act of October 9, 1940, which provided that such Act would be effective 30 days after October 9, 1940.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 31 - Insurance and Securities
Chapter 25 - Fire, Casualty, and Marine Insurance
Subchapter II - Powers and Duties of the Commissioner
§ 31–2502.01. Records of Commissioner; rules and regulations
§ 31–2502.02. Certificate of authority to do business — Issuance or renewal
§ 31–2502.03. Certificate of authority to do business — Revocation or suspension
§ 31–2502.04. Cessation of business
§ 31–2502.05. Receivership proceedings. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.06. Receivership proceedings; insolvency; impairment. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.07. Receivership proceedings; insolvency; impairment. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.08. Required annual financial statements. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.09. Making or publishing material false statements
§ 31–2502.11. Kinds of insurance authorized
§ 31–2502.12. Limitations on exposure to risks or hazards
§ 31–2502.13. Minimum capital and surplus requirements
§ 31–2502.14. Applicability of provisions to existing companies
§ 31–2502.15. Formation of domestic companies
§ 31–2502.16. Acquisition, use and disposition of real estate by domestic companies. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.17. Power of domestic mutual companies to borrow or assume liability
§ 31–2502.18. Investment of funds by domestic companies. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.19. Exclusive agency contracts of domestic companies
§ 31–2502.20. Authority to transact business — Foreign or alien companies
§ 31–2502.20a. Authority to transact business — Lloyd’s organizations
§ 31–2502.23. Service of process upon foreign or alien companies. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.25. Premiums of mutual companies
§ 31–2502.26. Company reserves. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.26a. Actuarial opinion of reserves
§ 31–2502.26b. Confidentiality of actuarial opinions, summaries, reports, and workpapers
§ 31–2502.27. Filing and approval of policy forms
§ 31–2502.28. Rate and form filing requirements for accident and health policies
§ 31–2502.29. Discriminations prohibited
§ 31–2502.30. Powers of agents, salaried employees and brokers. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.31. Compensation of unlicensed persons prohibited
§ 31–2502.32. Procedure for obtaining licenses [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.33. Effective dates [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.34. Temporary transfer of licenses [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.35. Renewal of licenses [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.36. Revocation and suspension of licenses [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.37. Unauthorized solicitation or representation [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.38. Exceptions to licensing provisions
§ 31–2502.39. Persons not to act for unauthorized companies
§ 31–2502.40. License to procure policies from unauthorized companies
§ 31–2502.42. Violations of provisions
§ 31–2502.43. Appeals from Commissioner to Mayor [Repealed]