(1) A mutual insurance holding company shall be organized exclusively under this act and shall be a mutual company without capital stock.
(2) The articles of incorporation of the mutual insurance holding company, and any amendment to such articles or restatement of such articles shall be subject to the approval of the office for compliance with the provisions of this act prior to filing with the Department of State, and shall contain the name of the mutual insurance holding company, which shall include the word “Mutual.”
(3) The provisions of chapter 617 shall be deemed to be incorporated into this part to govern a mutual insurance holding company to the extent that this act and the insurance code are silent with respect to the articles of incorporation, bylaws, organization, members, directors, or other matters relating to a mutual insurance holding company.
(4) Nothing in this part shall be construed to require that a mutual insurance holding company be governed by part II of chapter 625.
(5) In the case of the reorganization of a mutual insurance company organized as a not-for-profit corporation under chapter 617, a mutual insurance holding company organized under this part shall be deemed to be a not-for-profit corporation.
History.—s. 1, ch. 97-216; s. 1298, ch. 2003-261; s. 6, ch. 2013-125.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 628 - Stock and Mutual Insurers; Holding Companies
Part III - Mutual Insurance Holding Companies (Ss. 628.701-628.733)
628.705 - Prohibition of stock transfers.
628.707 - Applicability of general corporation statutes.
628.709 - Formation of a mutual insurance holding company.
628.711 - Plan of reorganization.
628.715 - Merger and acquisitions.
628.717 - Filing of articles of incorporation.
628.719 - Amendment of articles of incorporation.
628.725 - Notice of change of director or officer.
628.729 - Member’s share of assets on voluntary dissolution.
628.730 - Merger with intermediate holding company.
628.731 - Application of holding company statutes and regulations.