40-4007. Prohibition on certain persons benefiting from assistance in conversion. (a) No director, officer, agent or employee of the insurer shall secure any unfair advantage through a plan of conversion by reducing the volume of new business written, by cancellation or by reducing or by any other means seeking to reduce, limit or alter the number or identity of the insurer's policyholders entitled to participate in such plan.
(b) No director, officer, agent or employee of the insurer shall receive any fee, commission or other valuable consideration whatsoever, other than regular salary and compensation, for in any manner aiding, promoting or assisting in the conversion except as set forth in the plan approved by the commissioner of insurance. This provision shall not be deemed to prohibit the payment of reasonable fees and compensation to attorneys at law, accountants, appraisers, actuaries, financial advisers or other similar professionals for services performed in the independent practice of their professions, even though such person may also be directors of the insurer.
History: L. 1985, ch. 154, § 7; L. 1997, ch. 107, § 9; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 40 - Conversion Of Domestic Mutual Insurer Into Domestic Stock Insurer
40-4001 Conversion authority; review by commissioner; act to be liberally construed.
40-4003a Plan of conversion; terms and conditions.
40-4003b Same; establishment of closed block for policyholder dividends.
40-4003c Continuation in force of policies; extinguishment of policyholder rights.
40-4004 Consideration and approval or disapproval of plan by commissioner; hearings.
40-4005 Same; meeting for approval by policyholders.
40-4006 Limitation on ownership of voting stock of converted insurer; violations; remedies.
40-4007 Prohibition on certain persons benefiting from assistance in conversion.
40-4009 Directors and officers of mutual insurer, service.
40-4010 Securities issued under plan exempt from securities laws.
40-4011 Actions challenging validity of conversion; security required.
40-4012 Rules and regulations.
40-4013 Commissioner to charge insurer for expenses.
40-4014 Filing amended articles of incorporation with secretary of state.