§3355. Deposit of qualifying premiums; effective date of insurance
1. All sums collected by a domestic mutual corporation as premiums or fees on qualifying applications for insurance therein shall be deposited in trust in a bank or trust company in this State under a written trust agreement consistent with this section and with section 3354, subsection 3, paragraph C. The corporation shall file an executed copy of such trust agreement with the superintendent.
[PL 1973, c. 585, §12 (AMD).]
2. Upon issuance to the corporation of a certificate of authority as an insurer for the kind or kinds of insurance for which such applications were solicited, all funds so held in trust shall become the funds of the insurer, and the insurer shall thereafter in due course issue and deliver its policies for which premiums had been paid and accepted. The insurance provided by such policies shall be effective as of the date of the certificate of authority or thereafter as provided by the respective policies.
[PL 1969, c. 132, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 132, §1 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 585, §12 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 24-A: MAINE INSURANCE CODE
Subchapter 2: PROVISIONS APPLYING ONLY TO MUTUAL INSURERS
24-A §3352. Mutual insurers, initial qualifications
24-A §3353. Qualifying applications for insurance; bond or deposit
24-A §3354. Qualifying applications for insurance; solicitation
24-A §3355. Deposit of qualifying premiums; effective date of insurance
24-A §3356. Failure to complete and qualify
24-A §3357. Authority to transact additional kinds of insurance
24-A §3358. Guaranty capital shares
24-A §3360. Members are policyholders
24-A §3361. Meetings of members, in general
24-A §3362. Special meetings of members
24-A §3363. Voting rights of members
24-A §3364. Contingent liability of members
24-A §3365. Levy of contingent liability
24-A §3366. Enforcement of contingent liability
24-A §3367. Nonassessable policies; limits of assessability; use of funds; combination operation