41-2919. WHO MAY BE SUBSCRIBERS. (1) Individuals, partnerships, associations and corporations, public or private, of this state, hereby designated as subscribers, are authorized to exchange reciprocal or interinsurance contracts with each other, or with individuals, partnerships, associations and corporations, public or private, of other states and countries, providing indemnity among themselves for any loss which may be insured against by the reciprocal insurer to which they are subscribers; except, that public corporations of this state may so insure only in an insurer which has a surplus of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) or more and under an insurance contract as to which such an insured has no contingent liability.
(2) Any corporation now or hereafter organized under the laws of this state shall, in addition to the rights, powers and franchises specified in its articles of incorporation have full power and authority to exchange insurance contracts of the kind and character mentioned in subsection (1) above. The right to exchange such contracts is declared to be incidental to the purposes for which such corporations are organized and as much granted as the rights and powers expressly conferred.
(3) Governmental entities of this state as defined by section 6-902, Idaho Code, may insure with a domestic reciprocal insurer authorized to do business in this state as a reciprocal insurer so long as said governmental entity insurer has complied with the applicable provisions of this title.
(4) Any officer, representative, trustee, receiver, or legal representative of any such subscriber shall be recognized as acting for or on its behalf for the purpose of such contract but shall not be personally liable upon the contract by reason of acting in such representative capacity.
History:
[41-2919, added 1961, ch. 330, sec. 646, p. 645; am. 1979, ch. 318, sec. 4, p. 856.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 29 - RECIPROCAL INSURERS
Section 41-2901 - “RECIPROCAL” INSURANCE DEFINED.
Section 41-2902 - “RECIPROCAL INSURER” DEFINED.
Section 41-2903 - SCOPE OF CHAPTER — EXISTING INSURERS.
Section 41-2904 - INSURING POWERS OF RECIPROCALS.
Section 41-2905 - NAME — SUITS.
Section 41-2906 - SURPLUS FUNDS REQUIRED.
Section 41-2908 - ORGANIZATION OF RECIPROCAL INSURER.
Section 41-2909 - CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Section 41-2910 - POWER OF ATTORNEY OR JOINT POWERS ENTITY.
Section 41-2911 - MODIFICATIONS.
Section 41-2912 - ATTORNEY’S BOND.
Section 41-2913 - DEPOSIT IN LIEU OF BOND.
Section 41-2914 - ACTION ON BOND.
Section 41-2915 - SERVICE OF PROCESS — JUDGMENT.
Section 41-2916 - CONTRIBUTIONS TO INSURER.
Section 41-2917 - ANNUAL STATEMENT.
Section 41-2918 - FINANCIAL CONDITION — METHOD OF DETERMINING.
Section 41-2919 - WHO MAY BE SUBSCRIBERS.
Section 41-2920 - SUBSCRIBERS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Section 41-2921 - SUBSCRIBERS’ LIABILITY.
Section 41-2922 - SUBSCRIBERS’ LIABILITY ON JUDGMENT.
Section 41-2923 - ASSESSMENTS.
Section 41-2924 - TIME LIMIT FOR ASSESSMENT.
Section 41-2925 - AGGREGATE LIABILITY.
Section 41-2926 - NONASSESSABLE POLICIES.
Section 41-2927 - DISTRIBUTION OF SAVINGS.
Section 41-2928 - SUBSCRIBERS’ SHARE IN ASSETS.