(1) Each policyholder of a domestic mutual insurer, other than of a reinsurance contract, is a member of the insurer with all rights and obligations of such membership; and the policy shall so specify. Group certificateholders may also be members of the insurer if so specified in the bylaws.
(2) Any person, public or private corporation, board, association, firm, estate, trustee, or fiduciary may be a member of a domestic mutual insurer. Any officer, stockholder, trustee, or legal representative of any such corporation, board, association, or estate may be recognized as acting for or on its behalf for the purpose of such membership and shall not be personally liable upon any contract of insurance for acting in such representative capacity. A mutual insurer may issue policies of insurance covering property of this state, or of any county or municipality of this state, without contingent liability, when such policy contains a provision that the state or any such county or municipality insured under it may not participate in the profits of such insurer.
History.—s. 650, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 659, 665, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 628 - Stock and Mutual Insurers; Holding Companies
Part I - Stock and Mutual Insurers: Organization and Corporate Procedures (Ss. 628.011-628.535)
628.021 - “Stock insurer” defined.
628.031 - “Mutual insurer” defined.
628.041 - Applicability of general corporation statutes.
628.051 - Application for permit to form insurer; contents; fee.
628.061 - Investigation of proposed organization.
628.071 - Granting, denial of permit.
628.081 - Incorporation of domestic insurer.
628.091 - Filing, approval of articles of incorporation.
628.101 - Amendment of certificate of incorporation; stock insurer.
628.111 - Amendment of articles of incorporation; mutual insurer.
628.121 - Capital stock; amount; payment.
628.131 - Limitation on organization and stock sales expenses.
628.151 - Insurance business exclusive.
628.161 - Initial qualifications; mutuals.
628.171 - Formation of mutual insurer; bond.
628.221 - Bylaws of mutual insurer.
628.251 - Management and exclusive agency contracts.
628.261 - Notice of change of director or officer.
628.271 - Office and records; penalty for unlawful removal of records.
628.281 - Exceptions to requirement that office, records, and assets be maintained in this state.
628.291 - Unauthorized transactions in other states.
628.301 - Membership in mutual insurer.
628.341 - Nonassessable policies; mutual insurers.
628.351 - Nonassessable policies; revocation of authority of mutual insurer.
628.361 - Participating policies.
628.371 - Dividends to stockholders.
628.381 - Dividends to mutual policyholders.
628.391 - Illegal dividends; penalty.
628.411 - Impairment of capital or assets.
628.421 - Assessment of stockholders or members.
628.431 - Mutualization of stock insurers.
628.441 - Converting mutual insurer.
628.451 - Merger or share exchange of stock insurers and other entities.
628.461 - Acquisition of controlling stock.
628.471 - Mergers; mutual insurers.
628.481 - Bulk reinsurance; stock insurers.
628.491 - Mergers and consolidations; mutual insurers; agreement of bulk reinsurance.
628.501 - Mutual member’s share of assets on liquidation.
628.511 - Ownership or transfer of securities without physical delivery of certificates.
628.520 - Change of domicile of a foreign insurer.
628.525 - Change of domicile of a domestic insurer.