Mississippi Code
Title 83 - Insurance

§ 83-23-231. Immunity of member insurers, employees, directors of association and similar organizations - There shall be no liability on the part of and...

§ 83-23-233. Stay of judicial proceedings upon order of liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation - All proceedings in which the insolvent insurer is a party...

§ 83-23-237. Applicability of amendments by Chapter 358, Laws of 2014 - The amendments made to this article by this act during...

Chapter 24 - Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Act

§ 83-24-1. Short title - This chapter shall be cited as the Insurers Rehabilitation and...

§ 83-24-3. Declaration of purpose - The purpose of this chapter is the protection of the...

§ 83-24-5. Application of chapter - The proceedings authorized by this chapter may be applied to:...

§ 83-24-7. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter: "Ancillary state" means any...

§ 83-24-15. Commencement of proceedings under former law; application of current provisions - Every proceeding commenced under the laws in effect before the...

§ 83-24-17. Restrictions on insurer after commencement of delinquency proceedings - No insurer that is subject to any delinquency proceedings, whether...

§ 83-24-21. Confidentiality of records pertaining to proceedings - In all proceedings and judicial reviews under Section 83-24-19, all...

§ 83-24-23. Petition for order to rehabilitate domestic insurer or alien insurer domiciled in state; grounds - The commissioner may apply by petition to the chancery court...

§ 83-24-33. Petition for order directing liquidation; grounds - The commissioner may petition the court for an order directing...

§ 83-24-39. Petition for order to dissolve corporate existence - The commissioner may petition for an order dissolving the corporate...

§ 83-24-63. Recovery from reinsurers; amount - The amount recoverable by the liquidator from reinsurers shall not...

§ 83-24-79. Failure of secured creditor to file claim; distribution on claim - Whenever a creditor whose claim against an insurer is secured,...

§ 83-24-83. Priority of distribution of claims; order of distribution - The priority of distribution of claims from the insurer's estate...

§ 83-24-87. Payment of distributions - Under the direction of the court, the liquidator shall pay...

§ 83-24-93. Reopening proceedings after discharge of liquidator; orders - After the liquidation proceeding has been terminated and the liquidator...

§ 83-24-95. Destruction of records - Whenever it shall appear to the commissioner that the records...

§ 83-24-97. Audit of books of commissioner relating to receivership established under this chapter; reports; expenses - The court may, as it deems desirable, cause audits to...

§ 83-24-101. Application by commissioner for order permitting liquidation of assets found in state of foreign insurer or alien insurer not domiciled in state; notice; filing or recording order; domiciliary liquidator appointed in reciprocal state or... - Any of the grounds in Section 83-24-23 or 83-24-33; or...

§ 83-24-107. Discretion of commissioner of insurance to institute proceedings - The commissioner in his sole discretion may institute proceedings under...

§ 83-24-113. Attachment, garnishment or levy of execution against delinquent insurer during pendency of liquidation proceedings - During the pendency in this or any other state of...

§ 83-24-117. Failure of ancillary receiver in another state or foreign country to transfer assets to domiciliary liquidator - If an ancillary receiver in another state or foreign country,...

Chapter 25 - Co-operative Insurance

§ 83-25-1. Charter, bylaws, rules, to be filed with commissioner - Every corporation, company, society, organization, or association of this or...

§ 83-25-3. Policies to agree with charter and bylaws - Every policy or certificate or renewal receipt issued to a...

§ 83-25-5. Report and publication - Every corporation, company, society, organization, or association of this or...

Chapter 27 - Surety Companies

§ 83-27-1. Accepted as sureties on bonds - Any company incorporated and organized under the laws of any...

§ 83-27-3. Must show compliance with law - Before such company shall be accepted as surety, it shall...

§ 83-27-5. Capital of $100,000 in securities required - No such company shall be accepted as surety unless the...

§ 83-27-7. Agents - Every person who shall so represent any such company as...

§ 83-27-9. Liability limited to one tenth of capital and surplus - No company shall be accepted as surety on any bond...

§ 83-27-11. Estopped to deny corporate powers - Any company who shall execute any bond as surety shall,...

Chapter 29 - Fraternal Societies

§ 83-29-1. Fraternal benefit societies defined - Any corporation, society, order, or voluntary association without capital stock,...

§ 83-29-3. Lodge system defined - Any society having a supreme governing or legislative body and...

§ 83-29-5. Representative form of government defined - Any society shall be deemed to have a representative form...

§ 83-29-7. Exemptions - Except as herein provided, such societies shall be governed by...

§ 83-29-11. Members and beneficiaries - Any person may be admitted to beneficial, or general, or...

§ 83-29-13. Certificate - The certificate, the charter or articles of incorporation or, if...

§ 83-29-17. Investments - Every society shall invest its funds only in securities permitted...

§ 83-29-21. Organization - Seven (7) or more persons, citizens of the United States...

§ 83-29-23. Powers retained - Any society now engaged in transacting business in this state...

§ 83-29-25. Mergers and transfers - No domestic society shall merge with or accept the transfer...

§ 83-29-27. Annual license - Societies which are now authorized to transact business in this...

§ 83-29-29. Admission of foreign society - No foreign society not now authorized to transact business in...

§ 83-29-31. Power of attorney and service of process - Every society, whether domestic or foreign, now transacting business in...

§ 83-29-33. Place of meeting - Any domestic society may provide that the meetings of its...

§ 83-29-35. No personal liability - Officers and members of the supreme, grand, or any subordinate...

§ 83-29-37. Waiver of the provisions of the laws - The constitution and laws of the society may provide that...

§ 83-29-39. Benefit not attachable - No money or other benefit, charity, relief, or aid to...

§ 83-29-41. Constitution and laws - Every society transacting business under this chapter shall file with...

§ 83-29-43. Annual reports - In addition to the annual report herein required, every society...

§ 83-29-45. Examination of domestic societies - The Commissioner of Insurance, or any person or persons he...

§ 83-29-47. Application for receiver, etc. - No application for injunction against or proceeding for the dissolution...

§ 83-29-49. Examination of foreign societies - The commissioner of insurance, or any person or persons whom...

§ 83-29-51. No adverse publications - Pending, during, or after an examination or investigation of such...

§ 83-29-53. Revocation of license - When the commissioner of insurance on investigation is satisfied that...

§ 83-29-55. Certain societies not affected - Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to affect...

§ 83-29-57. Taxation - Every fraternal benefit society organized or licensed under this chapter...

§ 83-29-59. Penalties - Any person, officer, member, or examining physician of any society...

§ 83-29-61. Fraternal benefit societies must give bond - All fraternal benefit societies domiciled in or incorporated under the...

§ 83-29-63. Suit and judgment on bond - Said bond shall be conditioned to pay any judgment entered...

§ 83-29-65. Society must make up all delinquencies - Domestic societies delinquent with their beneficiaries for death claims must...

§ 83-29-67. Separate expense fund must be provided - All fraternal societies incorporated under the laws of this state,...

§ 83-29-69. Authority of fraternal orders revoked for failure to pay judgments - If a judgment shall be rendered by any court in...

§ 83-29-71. Conversion of fraternal benefit societies into stock companies - Any fraternal benefit society organized and doing business under the...

§ 83-29-73. Fraternal societies may insure children - Any fraternal benefit society organized under the laws of this...

§ 83-29-75. Conditions under which certificates to be issued - Such society shall not issue any such benefit certificate until...

Chapter 30 - Larger Fraternal Benefit Societies

Article 1 - Structure and Purpose

§ 83-30-1. Larger fraternal benefit societies - Any incorporated society, order or supreme lodge, without capital stock,...

§ 83-30-5. Representative form of government - A society has a representative form of government when: It...

§ 83-30-7. Terms used - Whenever used in this chapter: "Benefit contract" shall mean the...

§ 83-30-9. Purposes and powers - Such purposes may be carried out directly by the society,...

Article 3 - Membership

§ 83-30-17. Waiver - The laws of the society may provide that no subordinate...

Article 5 - Governance

§ 83-30-19. Organization - A domestic society organized on or after July 1, 2001,...

§ 83-30-23. Institutions - A society may create, maintain and operate, or may establish...

Article 7 - Contractual Benefits

§ 83-30-35. Benefits not attachable - No money or other benefit, charity, relief or aid to...

Article 9 - Financial

§ 83-30-41. Investments - A society shall invest its funds only in such investments...

§ 83-30-45. Exemption from insurance laws - Except as herein provided, societies shall be governed by this...

§ 83-30-47. Taxation - Every society organized or licensed under this chapter is hereby...

Article 11 - Regulation

§ 83-30-49. Valuation - All of the above shall be under valuation methods and...

§ 83-30-53. Annual license - Societies which are now authorized to transact business in this...

§ 83-30-57. Foreign or alien society - admission - No foreign or alien society shall transact business in this...

§ 83-30-59. Injunction - liquidation - receivership of domestic society - the commissioner shall notify the society of such deficiency or...

§ 83-30-61. Suspension, revocation or refusal of license of foreign or alien society - the commissioner shall notify the society of such deficiency or...

§ 83-30-63. Injunction - No application for injunction against or proceeding for the dissolution...

§ 83-30-67. Unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts and practices - Every society authorized to do business in this state shall...

Article 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 83-30-75. Review - All decisions and findings of the commissioner made under the...

§ 83-30-77. Severability - If any provision of this chapter or the application of...

Chapter 31 - Mutual Companies

In General

§ 83-31-1. Formation - Any number of persons not less than three (3), a...

§ 83-31-3. Articles of association - Any persons proposing to form any such company shall subscribe...

§ 83-31-5. Name must contain the word "mutual." - No name shall be adopted by such company which does...

§ 83-31-7. Commissioner of Insurance to approve articles - Such articles of association shall be submitted to the commissioner...

§ 83-31-9. Corporate powers - The company shall have legal existence from the approval and...

§ 83-31-11. Kind of insurance authorized - Any company organized under the provisions of this chapter is...

§ 83-31-15. Fraternal societies may be converted - Any fraternal benefit society organized under the laws of this...

§ 83-31-17. Principal office - Any mutual life insurance company may acquire, own, or maintain...

§ 83-31-19. Certain companies not affected - The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to foreign...

§ 83-31-21. License - No such company shall issue policies or transact any business...

§ 83-31-23. Corporations and associations may hold policies - Any public or private corporation, board, or association in this...

§ 83-31-25. Voting of members - Every member of the company shall be entitled to one...

§ 83-31-27. Premiums - The maximum premium payable by any member shall be expressed...

§ 83-31-29. Investment of assets - No such company shall invest any of its assets except...

§ 83-31-31. Reserves and unearned premiums - Such company shall maintain unearned premium and other reserves separately...

§ 83-31-33. Deficiency in assets - Such company not possessed of assets at least equal to...

§ 83-31-35. Money advanced by officers or members - Any director, officer, or member of any such company, or...

§ 83-31-37. Delivery of policies through licensed agents - Such mutual company shall comply with the provisions of any...

§ 83-31-39. Admission of foreign mutual companies - Any mutual insurance company organized outside of this state and...

§ 83-31-41. Annual reports - Every such mutual insurance company shall make its annual report...

Mississippi Mutual Insurance Company Conversion, Reorganization and Merger Act

§ 83-31-101. Short title - The provisions of Sections 83-31-101 through 83-31-181 may be cited...

§ 83-31-103. Definitions - As used in Sections 83-31-101 through 83-31-143, the following terms...

§ 83-31-115. Filing minutes concerning member plan adoption meeting - Not later than the thirtieth day after the date on...

§ 83-31-125. Liquidation account to be created - The conversion plan may provide for the creation of a...

§ 83-31-135. Good faith failure to provide notice - If the mutual insurance company complies substantially and in good...

§ 83-31-137. Actions challenging validity - An action challenging the validity of or arising out of...

§ 83-31-143. Endorsement or rider extinguishing policy rights - A mutual insurance company, by endorsement or rider approved by...

§ 83-31-145. Definitions applicable to mutual insurance holding company provisions - As used in Sections 83-31-145 through 83-31-181, the following items...

§ 83-31-149. Domestic mutual insurance holding company powers and compliance with nonprofit private corporation provisions - Domestic mutual insurance holding companies shall have all the powers...

§ 83-31-155. Dividends and distributions to members - A mutual insurance holding company shall not be authorized to...

§ 83-31-173. Provisions applicable to mutual insurance holding companies; exemptions from certain provisions - Each mutual insurance holding company shall be subject to the...

§ 83-31-175. Actions challenging validity - An action challenging the validity of or arising out of...

§ 83-31-177. Mutual insurance holding company conversion to stock holding company - A mutual insurance holding company may become a stock holding...

§ 83-31-181. Rules and regulations - The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations implementing the provisions...

Chapter 33 - Reciprocal Insurance

§ 83-33-1. Regulation of exchange - Individuals, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, public hospitals, including community...

§ 83-33-3. Execution of contracts - Such contracts may be executed by an attorney, agent, or...

§ 83-33-5. Declaration under oath - Such subscribers so contracting among themselves shall, through their attorney,...

§ 83-33-7. Commissioner as agent for service of process; reciprocal may sue or be sued in its own name; prohibition against suing subscribers - Any reciprocal doing business in this state may sue or...

§ 83-33-9. Maximum risk - There shall be filed with the insurance commissioner by such...

§ 83-33-13. Financial reports - Such reciprocal shall, within the time limited for filing the...

§ 83-33-15. Penalty - Any attorney who shall exchange any contracts of insurance of...

§ 83-33-17. Certificate of authority - Upon compliance with the foregoing requirements and the payment of...

§ 83-33-19. Taxation of premium receipts - Such reciprocal shall upon the issuance of the certificate of...

§ 83-33-23. Board of directors to control and manage reciprocal - The board of directors for the reciprocal shall have and...

§ 83-33-25. Return of savings or credits accruing to subscribers - A reciprocal may return to its subscribers any savings or...

§ 83-33-33. Liability of subscribers for reciprocal's debts or obligations - No subscriber of a reciprocal shall be personally liable for...

§ 83-33-35. Applicability of licensing requirements and regulations to employees and agents of reciprocal and its attorney - The provisions of this code regarding the appointment, licensing, qualification...

§ 83-33-37. Two or more reciprocals authorized to combine assets and liabilities into one reciprocal - Two (2) or more reciprocals may combine their assets and...

Chapter 34 - Windstorm Underwriting Association

§ 83-34-1. Definitions - In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Essential property...

§ 83-34-5. Powers and duties - The association shall, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter...

§ 83-34-10. Power to levy recoupable and nonrecoupable assessments upon occurrence of certain events; maximum nonrecoupable assessments - The minimum reserve, as set forth in the plan of...

§ 83-34-12. Deferment of assessable insurer's recoupable or nonrecoupable assessment; amount deferred to be assessed against other assessable insurers - The recoupable or nonrecoupable assessment of an assessable insurer may,...

§ 83-34-16. Premium discount for building "fortified home." - The Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association shall provide a premium discount...

§ 83-34-17. Rates - The rates, rating plans, rating rules, forms and endorsements applicable...

§ 83-34-21. Reports of inspection made available - All reports of inspection performed by or on behalf of...

§ 83-34-23. Immunity from liability - There shall be no liability on the part of the...

§ 83-34-25. Annual report - The association shall file in the office of the commissioner...

§ 83-34-27. Commissioner may examine affairs of association; commissioner and association may examine data and payments of assessable insurer or insurers placing insurance through nonadmitted insurers - The commissioner may from time to time make an examination...

§ 83-34-29. Rules and regulations - The association is authorized to promulgate rules for the implementation...

§ 83-34-35. Commissioner to approve association rates at least adequate to fund annual reinsurance above a certain reserve - In order to avoid or lessen the possibility and amount...

Chapter 36 - Joint Underwriting Association for Medical Malpractice Insurance

§ 83-36-29. Repeal of Sections 83-36-1 through 83-36-27 - Sections 83-36-1 through 83-36-27 shall stand repealed on July 1,...

Chapter 37 - Burial Associations

§ 83-37-1. Unlawful unless organized under this chapter - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, church...

§ 83-37-3. Method of organization - Any person, firm, or association desiring to engage in the...

§ 83-37-5. Articles of incorporation; restriction on formation of new companies - The charter or articles of incorporation shall be approved by...

§ 83-37-7. Foreign corporations admitted - Any foreign corporation organized to engage in the business of...

§ 83-37-9. Corporate contract forms and rate schedules to be filed - Any domestic or foreign corporation engaging in the business set...

§ 83-37-11. Classes of burial associations - Before engaging in said business, any such person, firm, association,...

§ 83-37-12. Buyer's guide - Each policy or contract or certificate issued under Section 83-37-11...

§ 83-37-13. Standard contract provisions - Contracts written under the provisions of Section 83-37-11 must first...

§ 83-37-15. Conditions for certain contracts - A burial association may enter into burial insurance contracts with...

§ 83-37-19. Annual reports - All such persons, firms, associations, or corporations shall, annually before...

§ 83-37-21. Privilege tax - When the above and foregoing provisions have been complied with...

§ 83-37-23. Cancellation of license - The failure of any person, firm, association, or corporation to...

§ 83-37-25. Fiscal examinations - The insurance commissioner shall have full authority to examine the...

§ 83-37-27. Licenses issued as of March 1st; term - The annual license granted under this chapter shall be dated...

§ 83-37-29. Penalties; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund - Any person, firm, association, or corporation engaging in the business...

§ 83-37-31. Receivership - Should the insurance commissioner find that any person, firm, association,...

§ 83-37-33. Scope of this chapter - This chapter shall not apply to any labor union or...

§ 83-37-35. Promulgation of rules and regulations regulating sale and solicitation of burial contracts; cease and desist orders - The Commissioner of Insurance is hereby authorized to promulgate rules...

Chapter 38 - Mississippi Residential Property Insurance Underwriting Association Law

§ 83-38-1. Purpose of chapter - The Legislature finds that an adequate market for fire and...

§ 83-38-3. Definitions - In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Essential property...

§ 83-38-5. Mississippi Residential Property Insurance Underwriting Association - The Mississippi Rural Risk Insurance Association is modified and expanded...

§ 83-38-7. Powers of association - The association, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and...

§ 83-38-11. Benefits and obligations of association members; determination of participation - All members of the association shall participate in its writings,...

§ 83-38-15. Application for coverage; forms; commission; issuance of policy; renewal - The commission paid to the submitting broker or agent shall...

§ 83-38-17. Rate requirements - The forms, rates, rating plans, and rating rules applicable to...

§ 83-38-19. Appeals to commissioner by persons aggrieved; related procedures; subsequent appeals to Chancery Court - Any person insured pursuant to this chapter, or his representative,...

§ 83-38-21. Availability of reports on inspections by association - All reports of inspection performed by or on behalf of...

§ 83-38-23. Nonliability of commissioner, association, or insurers for good faith statements - There shall be no liability on the part of and...

§ 83-38-25. Annual summary of association activity - The association shall file in the office of the commissioner...

§ 83-38-27. Examination of association affairs; public hearings; related expenses borne by association - The commissioner may make an examination into the affairs of...

§ 83-38-29. Rules and regulations - The commissioner is empowered to make reasonable rules and regulations,...

Chapter 39 - Bail Bonds and Bondsmen

§ 83-39-1. Definitions - The following terms when used in this chapter shall have...

§ 83-39-5. License requirements - Any person desiring to engage in the business of professional...

§ 83-39-8. Managing and closing business upon death of personal surety - If a professional bail agent who acts as a personal...

§ 83-39-9. Issuance of license - The department upon receipt of the license application, the required...

§ 83-39-11. License fees - Each license application and application for license renewal to engage...

§ 83-39-17. Hearing - Before any license shall be refused or suspended or revoked,...

§ 83-39-19. Appeals - Any person aggrieved by an act of the commissioner under...

§ 83-39-21. Judicial proceeding in lieu of departmental hearing - The commissioner, in his discretion, in lieu of the hearing...

§ 83-39-23. Notice to sheriff and judicial officials - No sheriff or other official shall accept bond from a...

§ 83-39-27. Prohibited activities - It is unlawful for a licensee to engage in any...

Chapter 41 - Hospital and Medical Service Associations and Contracts

Article 5 - Provisions Common to Hospital, Medical, or Surgical Insurance

§ 83-41-201. Notice to insured required for cancellation - Whenever any policy of hospital, medical, or surgical insurance issued...

§ 83-41-203. Beneficiaries' freedom of choice of practitioner in performance of visual service; optometrists - Whenever any policy of insurance or any medical service plan...

§ 83-41-205. Individual hospital and medical expense contracts and policies shall provide for continuation of coverage for persons having an intellectual or physical disability - Any individual hospital or medical service plan contract or any...

§ 83-41-207. Group hospital and medical expense contracts and policies shall provide for continuation of coverage for persons having an intellectual or physical disability - Any group hospital or medical service plan contract or any...

§ 83-41-209. Beneficiaries' freedom of choice of practitioner in performance of dental services - Whenever any policy of insurance or any medical service plan...

§ 83-41-211. Beneficiaries' freedom of choice of practitioner in treatment of mental, nervous or emotional disorders; psychologist, professional counselor or clinical social worker - Whenever any policy of insurance or any medical service plan...

§ 83-41-213. Right of insureds or other beneficiaries to be reimbursed for services performed by physicians or nurse practitioners within lawful scope of their practice - From and after January 1, 1999, whenever any policy of...

§ 83-41-214. Payment by third parties of certified nurse practitioners - A policy or contract providing for third-party payment or prepayment...

§ 83-41-215. Right of beneficiary or insured to reimbursement for services performed by chiropractor; freedom of choice of practitioner and place of services - Whenever any policy of insurance or any medical service plan...

§ 83-41-217. Direct access to obstetricians/gynecologists to be allowed; status as primary care physicians - Any health care service plan contract that provides hospital, outpatient,...

Article 7 - Health Maintenance Organization, Preferred Provider Organization and Other Prepaid Health Benefit Plans Protection Act

§ 83-41-301. Short title - This article may be cited as the Health Maintenance Organization,...

§ 83-41-303. Definitions - "Basic health care services" means the following medically necessary services:...

§ 83-41-323. Funds - With the exception of investments made in accordance with Section...

§ 83-41-325. Minimum net worth requirement; deposits generally; computation of liabilities; contracts between health maintenance organizations and participating providers of services; insolvency plans - In the second year, the amount of the additional deposit...

§ 83-41-335. Operation of health maintenance organizations by insurance companies and medical service corporations - The enrollees of a health maintenance organization constitute a permissible...

§ 83-41-339. Grounds and procedure for revocation, suspension or denial of certificate of authority; administrative penalty generally; correction of deficiencies in net worth; proceedings upon suspension or revocation of certificate of authority; app... - However, the existence of an impairment shall not prevent the...

§ 83-41-345. Adoption of rules and regulations - The commissioner may, after notice and hearing, promulgate reasonable rules...

§ 83-41-353. Documents deemed public documents - All applications, filings and reports required under this article shall...

§ 83-41-357. Contracting authority of State Health Officer - The State Health Officer in carrying out his obligations under...

§ 83-41-359. Acquisitions, mergers and consolidations of health maintenance organizations - No person may make a tender for or a request...

§ 83-41-365. Contracting authority of commissioner - The commissioner may contract with the necessary personnel to carry...

Article 9 - Patient Protection Act of 1995

§ 83-41-401. Short title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 83-41-403. Definitions - As used in this article: "Department" means the Mississippi Department...

§ 83-41-405. Requirement of certification of managed care plans offered or provided to persons residing in Mississippi; termination of plans - The department shall establish a process for the certification of...

§ 83-41-407. Fees - The department shall establish a fee to cover the costs...

§ 83-41-409. Conditions for certification or recertification - In order to be certified and recertified under this article,...

§ 83-41-411. Compliance with article by health maintenance organizations - Health maintenance organizations must comply with the certification requirements in...

§ 83-41-413. Regulations - The department shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of...

§ 83-41-415. Applicability of Articles 7 and 9 to Division of Medicaid in Office of Governor - Articles 7 and 9 do not apply to the Division...

§ 83-41-417. Geographic areas served; opportunity to apply for participation - A health maintenance organization as defined in Section 83-41-303, and...

Chapter 43 - Nonprofit Dental Service Corporations

§ 83-43-1. Citation - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 83-43-3. Definitions - As used in this chapter: "Dentists" means persons holding a...

§ 83-43-5. Unauthorized nonprofit dental service forbidden - It shall be unlawful for any person, copartnership, association, common...

§ 83-43-7. Regulation and supervision - A nonprofit dental service corporation shall be subject to regulation...

§ 83-43-9. License - A nonprofit dental service corporation may not enter into dental...

§ 83-43-15. Corporate rights and powers - In addition to the rights and powers that may be...

§ 83-43-17. Limitation of subscriber's contract - A nonprofit dental service corporation may, as a condition precedent...

§ 83-43-19. Officers may subscribe for service - Every department, commission, officer, or other agency of the state,...

§ 83-43-21. Financial report - Every nonprofit dental service corporation shall, on or before the...

§ 83-43-23. Investment - Surplus funds, if any, of any such corporation may be...

§ 83-43-25. Dental service report - Every nonprofit dental service corporation shall, on or before the...

§ 83-43-27. Agent's performance of functions - Any nonprofit dental service corporation may select any person, copartnership,...

§ 83-43-29. Penalties - Any dentist and any other person, copartnership, association, common law...

§ 83-43-31. Enforcement - When necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter, in...

§ 83-43-33. Partial tax exemption - Every corporation organized pursuant to, or subject to, the provisions...

§ 83-43-35. Dissolution or liquidation - Any dissolution or liquidation of a corporation subject to the...

§ 83-43-37. Construction - It is hereby declared to be the purpose and intent...

Chapter 45 - Nonprofit, Community Service Blood Supply Plans

§ 83-45-1. Operation of plan as constituting the writing of insurance - The operation of a blood supply plan, on a nonprofit,...

§ 83-45-3. Requirement for licensing - Requirement for licensing shall be as follows: A deposit with...

§ 83-45-5. Approval of articles; issuance of license - Such company or organization shall have its articles of incorporation...

§ 83-45-7. Examinations; annual reports - Any such organization shall be exempt from regular examination by...

§ 83-45-9. Solicitation of membership - Solicitation of membership may be made through direct advertising, group...

§ 83-45-11. Approval of general administrative expenses - General administrative expenses shall be submitted to and approved by...

§ 83-45-13. Dissolution - Upon dissolution of such organization, the department of insurance shall...

Chapter 47 - Nonprofit Medical Liability Insurance Corporations

§ 83-47-1. Declaration of purpose - The public health and welfare requires the adoption of this...

§ 83-47-3. Formation of corporation; contents and approval of articles of incorporation - Any seven (7) or more physicians licensed to practice in...

§ 83-47-5. Election of board of directors; membership in corporation; termination of membership; adoption of bylaws - Corporations organized under this chapter shall not have capital stock,...

§ 83-47-9. Dues, fees and assessments; separate classes and groupings for fixing assessments of members; premium taxes - Each member shall pay all dues, fees and assessments in...

§ 83-47-11. Liability of members for debts of corporation; exemption of private property from execution - The private property of the members of the corporation shall...

§ 83-47-13. Annual statement - Every such corporation shall annually, on or before the first...

§ 83-47-15. Investigation of affairs of corporation; access to books and documents; summoning and examining witnesses under oath - The commissioner of insurance may appoint any deputy or examiner...

§ 83-47-17. Dissolution or liquidation of corporation - Any dissolution or liquidation of a corporation, subject to the...

§ 83-47-19. Declaration of charitable status; exemption from taxation - Every corporation organized pursuant to, or subject to, the provisions...

§ 83-47-21. Conversion of nonprofit and nonshare corporations into nonprofit medical liability insurance corporations - Any corporation heretofore or hereafter organized and operating under Chapter...

§ 83-47-23. Nonprofit medical liability insurance corporations not covered by insurance guaranty association law - The organization as created under the authority of this chapter...

Chapter 48 - Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Act

§ 83-48-9. Repeal of Sections 83-48-1 through 83-48-7 - Sections 83-48-1, 83-48-3, 83-48-5 and 83-48-7, Mississippi Code of 1972,...

Chapter 49 - Legal Expense Insurance

§ 83-49-1. Purposes and construction of chapter - The purposes of this chapter are to provide for legal...

§ 83-49-3. Persons to whom chapter applies - The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all persons,...

§ 83-49-5. Definitions - In this chapter, the following terms shall have the following...

§ 83-49-9. Investigation of sponsor license applicants; qualifications for license; notice of denial; hearing - Upon the filing of an application and the payment of...

§ 83-49-11. Revocation, suspension or refusal to renew sponsor's or representative's license; grounds; procedure; alternative penalties; subsequent application; review - The commissioner may revoke or suspend or refuse to renew...

§ 83-49-17. Approval of underwriting rules and premiums; factors for consideration; conformity with state laws - The systems of expense provisions included in the rates for...

§ 83-49-19. Advertising standards - All advertising and solicitation concerning prepaid legal services plans shall...

§ 83-49-21. Provisions of §§ 83-5-29 through 83-5-51 applicable to plan sponsors - The provisions of Sections 83-5-29 through 83-5-51 applicable to "insurers"...

§ 83-49-23. Capitalization of sponsors other than insurers; impairment - No license or renewal license under this chapter shall be...

§ 83-49-25. Annual report; contents - Every sponsor of a prepaid legal services plan shall, annually,...

§ 83-49-29. Hearings and proceedings to be in conformity with §§ 83-17-123 et seq - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all hearings and...

§ 83-49-31. Injunctive relief against plans in violation of chapter; appointment of receivers; enforcement of criminal laws - If the commissioner finds that any prepaid legal services plan...

§ 83-49-33. Venue provisions applicable to sponsors - The venue provisions applicable to "insurers" under Title 83, Chapters...

§ 83-49-35. Rules and regulations - The commissioner shall have full power and authority to promulgate...

§ 83-49-37. Insurers to be in conformity with this chapter and other laws - All insurers licensed to transact life or casualty insurance in...

§ 83-49-39. Investment of funds - A sponsor shall invest the funds of a prepaid legal...

§ 83-49-41. Disposition of deposits - Any deposits of a sponsor of a prepaid legal services...

§ 83-49-45. Tax imposed on premiums; collection and enforcement - Every insurance company or sponsor liable for the payment of...

§ 83-49-49. Reserve - Any insurer or sponsor operating or writing a prepaid legal...

Chapter 51 - Dental Care Benefits

General Provisions

§ 83-51-1. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the following words have the...

§ 83-51-3. Provisions prohibited in health insurance policies and employee benefit plans - No health insurance policy or employee benefit plan which is...

§ 83-51-5. Disclosure requirements; payments to non-contracting providers - Any health insurance policy or employee benefit plan which is...

§ 83-51-7. Provisions contrary to this chapter to be void - Any provision in a health insurance policy or employee benefit...

§ 83-51-9. Benefits not mandated - The provisions of this chapter do not mandate that any...

§ 83-51-11. Contracts between dentist and patient; authority of provider of health insurance policy or employee benefit plan - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter: A dentist may...

§ 83-51-13. Limitation of applicability of chapter - The provisions of this chapter do not apply to Article...

§ 83-51-15. Denial of claims; appeal; prior authorization - 1. Another payor is responsible for the payment; 2. The...

Prohibitions Against Certain Provisions In Contracts Between Certain Health Care Entities and Dentists

§ 83-51-31. Prohibition against contract between certain health care entities and dentists from requiring that dentist provide services to subscribers at fee established by health care entity unless services are covered services under subscriber agre... - No contract between a health care entity that offers a...

Chapter 52 - Guaranteed Asset Protection Waivers

§ 83-52-3. Definitions - The following are terms defined for purposes of this chapter...

§ 83-52-9. Guaranteed asset protection waiver disclosures - Guaranteed asset protection waivers shall disclose, as applicable, in writing...

§ 83-52-13. Inapplicability of Sections 83-52-5(3), 83-52-9 and 83-52-15 to certain GAP waivers - Sections 83-52-5(3), 83-52-9 and 83-52-15 of this chapter are not...

§ 83-52-15. Enforcement of this chapter and protection of Mississippi GAP waiver holders - The commissioner may take action which is necessary or appropriate...

Chapter 53 - Credit Life and Credit Disability Insurance

§ 83-53-1. Legislative purpose; construction - The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public...

§ 83-53-5. Permissible forms of insurance - Credit life insurance and credit disability insurance shall be issued...

§ 83-53-7. Limitations on amount of insurance - Notwithstanding the provisions of the above paragraph, the amount of...

§ 83-53-9. Term of insurance - The term of any credit life insurance or credit disability...

§ 83-53-11. Reinsurance and retrocession agreements - An insurer licensed in the State of Mississippi may not...

§ 83-53-15. Requirement of commissioner's approval with respect to insurance matters; judicial review - All policies, certificates of insurance, notices of proposed insurance, applications...

§ 83-53-19. Reporting and settlement of claims; maintenance of claim files - All claims shall be promptly reported by the debtor, his...

§ 83-53-21. Freedom of debtor to procure insurance from any authorized company - When credit life insurance or credit disability insurance is required...

§ 83-53-23. Reasonable insurance rates; prohibition against additional charges - Click to view Premiums payable other than on a single...

§ 83-53-29. Promulgation of rules and regulations; requirement of information - The commissioner may, after notice and hearing, issue any rules...

§ 83-53-31. Issuance of cease and desist order; penalties - Whenever there has been a violation of this chapter or...

§ 83-53-33. Hearing relative to cease and desist order; costs; service of process - Any person affected by a cease and desist order issued...

§ 83-53-35. Order, after hearing, as to findings, conclusions, and decision - After such hearing the commissioner shall issue and cause to...

§ 83-53-37. Judicial review - Any person affected by an order of the commissioner under...

§ 83-53-39. Effective dates of orders; stay of execution or enforcement - A cease and desist order issued by the commissioner under...

§ 83-53-41. Appeal from order which does not charge violation - If the order of the commissioner under Section 83-53-35 does...

§ 83-53-43. Penalty for violation of final order; civil action to recover penalty - Any person who violates an order of the commissioner, after...

§ 83-53-45. Time for hearing - Whenever any insurer, agent or other interested party petitions the...

§ 83-53-47. Relation to other laws - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve any...

Chapter 54 - Mississippi Creditor-Placed Insurance Act

§ 83-54-1. Purpose of chapter - The purposes of this chapter are to: Promote the public...

§ 83-54-5. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 83-54-13. Evidence of insurance coverage - Creditor-placed insurance shall be set forth in an individual policy...

§ 83-54-25. Creditor to make adequate disclosure to debtor of insurance requirement; "adequate disclosure" defined; when creditor may impose charges; "reasonable efforts" to notify debtor; form of notice; evidence of insurance coverage; creditor not... - "FINAL NOTICEYour credit agreement with us requires you to have...

§ 83-54-29. Rules and regulations - The commissioner is authorized after notice and hearing to promulgate...

§ 83-54-31. Severability - If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof...

Chapter 55 - Risk Retention Act

§ 83-55-1. Purpose - The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the formation...

§ 83-55-3. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall...

§ 83-55-7. Out-of-state chartered risk retention groups; requirements for doing business in state - Risk retention groups chartered and licensed in states other than...

§ 83-55-11. Policy not required to be countersigned - A policy of insurance issued to a risk retention group...

§ 83-55-13. Purchasing group and insurer subject to all applicable state laws; exceptions - A purchasing group and its insurer or insurers shall be...

§ 83-55-19. Premium taxes - Premium taxes and taxes on premiums paid for coverage of...

§ 83-55-21. Powers of commissioner; applicable procedures; injunctive relief - The Commissioner is authorized to make use of any of...

§ 83-55-25. U.S. District Court injunctions enforceable in state courts - An order issued by any District Court of the United...

§ 83-55-27. Rules and regulations - The Commissioner may establish and from time to time amend...

§ 83-55-29. Saving clause - If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this...

Chapter 58 - New Home Warranty Act

§ 83-58-1. Short title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 83-58-3. Definitions - For purposes of this chapter the following words and phrases...

§ 83-58-7. Written notice of defect to builder - Before undertaking any repair himself, except repair to minimize loss...

§ 83-58-9. Commencement of warranty action - Any action to enforce any warranty provided in this chapter...

§ 83-58-11. Insurance for warranty allegations - All or part of the builder's obligation under any warranty...

§ 83-58-13. Transfer of warranties - Any warranty imposed under the provisions of this chapter and...

§ 83-58-15. Damages; arbitration of claims - The damages with respect to a single defect shall not...

Chapter 59 - Business Transacted With Producer Controlled Insurer Act

§ 83-59-1. Short title - This chapter may be cited as the "Business Transacted with...

§ 83-59-3. Definitions - As used in this chapter: "Accredited state" means a state...

§ 83-59-5. Applicability to licensed insurers; effect of, and upon, other laws governing insurance holding companies - This chapter shall apply to licensed insurers as defined in...

§ 83-59-9. Notification to insured of control relationship - The producer, before the effective date of the policy, shall...

Chapter 61 - Voluntary Basic Health Insurance Coverage Law

§ 83-61-1. Short title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 83-61-3. Definitions - As used in this chapter the following words and phrases...

§ 83-61-5. Promulgation of rules and regulations - The Commissioner of Insurance is directed to promulgate rules and...

§ 83-61-9. Participation voluntary - Participation by carriers and providers in policy authorization by this...

§ 83-61-11. Exemption from mandated benefits and premium tax - Contracts of insurance coverage offered by approved carriers that are...

§ 83-61-15. Advisory committee; membership - The Commissioner of Insurance may appoint an advisory committee, engage...

§ 83-61-17. Filing of rates - The Commissioner of Insurance may require carriers to file rates...

§ 83-61-19. Minimum loss ratio - The Commissioner of Insurance may require a minimum loss ratio...

Chapter 62 - Health Savings Accounts

§ 83-62-1. Short title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 83-62-3. Definitions - As used in this chapter: "Eligible individual" means the individual...

§ 83-62-7. Purposes for which trustee may utilize funds - The trustee or custodian shall utilize the funds held in...

Chapter 63 - Small Employer Health Benefit Plans

§ 83-63-3. Definitions - For purposes of this chapter, the following terms are defined...

§ 83-63-6. Requirements for small employer carriers - Any small employer carrier shall issue any health benefit plan...

§ 83-63-11. Renewal of health benefit plan at option of small employer; exceptions; right of carrier to cease to renew all plans under a class of business; restrictions; application of section to carrier operating in single geographic area - In such instance the commissioner shall assist affected small employers...

Chapter 64 - Health Discount Plans -

Chapter 65 - Regulation of Vehicle Service Contracts

§ 83-65-101. Purpose - The sole purpose of this chapter is to provide for...

§ 83-65-103. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner...

§ 83-65-105. Issuance, sale, or offer for sale of service contract; authorized providers - A vehicle service contract shall not be issued, sold, or...

§ 83-65-107. Issuance, sale, or offer for sale of service contract; document filing requirements; rates - A vehicle service contract shall not be issued, sold, or...

§ 83-65-109. Issuance, sale, or offer for sale of reimbursement insurance policy - A reimbursement insurance policy shall not be issued, sold, or...

§ 83-65-121. Promulgation of regulations - The commissioner may promulgate regulations necessary to effectuate this chapter.

§ 83-65-123. Application of chapter - If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof...

Chapter 67 - Utilization of Modern Systems for Holding and Transferring Securities Without Physical Delivery

§ 83-67-1. In general - The purpose of this chapter is to authorize domestic insurance...

§ 83-67-3. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the term: "Clearing corporation" means...

Chapter 71 - Unfair Discrimination Against Subjects of Abuse in Health, Life, and Disability Income Insurance

Discrimination Against Subjects of Abuse in Health Insurance

§ 83-71-1. Purpose - The purpose of Sections 83-71-1 through 83-71-15 is to prohibit...

§ 83-71-3. Applicability of Sections 83-71-1 through 83-71-15 to health carriers and insurance professionals issuing or renewing health insurance policies or certificates of health insurance in Mississippi - Sections 83-71-1 through 83-71-15 apply to all health carriers and...

§ 83-71-5. Definitions - As used in Sections 83-71-1 through 83-71-15, unless the context...

§ 83-71-9. Health carrier or insurance professional taking adverse action on the basis of a medical condition health carrier or insurance professional knows is abuse-related required to provide explanation for action - A health carrier or insurance professional that takes an action...

§ 83-71-11. Health carriers to develop and adhere to written policies to protect the safety and privacy of subjects of abuse - Health carriers shall develop and adhere to written policies specifying...

§ 83-71-13. Investigation of written, signed complaints; adjudicatory proceeding; penalties for violations of Sections 83-71-1 through 83-71-15 - The commissioner shall conduct a reasonable investigation based on a...

§ 83-71-15. Applicability of Sections 83-71-1 through 83-71-15 to certain health benefit plans and certain applications for coverage under health benefit plans - Sections 83-71-1 through 83-71-15 apply to every health benefit plan...

Discrimination Against Subjects of Abuse in Life Insurance

§ 83-71-51. Purpose - The purpose of Sections 83-71-51 through 83-71-65 is to prohibit...

§ 83-71-53. Applicability of Sections 83-71-51 through 83-71-65 to life insurers and insurance professionals issuing or renewing life insurance policies or certificates of life insurance in Mississippi - Sections 83-71-51 through 83-71-65 apply to all life insurers and...

§ 83-71-55. Definitions - As used in Sections 83-71-51 through 83-71-65, unless the context...

§ 83-71-59. Insurer or insurance professional taking adverse action on the basis of a medical condition insurer or insurance professional knows is abuse-related required to provide explanation for action - An insurer or insurance professional that takes an action that...

§ 83-71-61. Insurers to develop and adhere to written policies to protect the safety and privacy of subjects of abuse - Insurers shall develop and adhere to written policies specifying procedures...

§ 83-71-63. Investigation of written, signed complaints; adjudicatory proceeding; penalties for violations of Sections 83-71-51 through 83-71-65 - The commissioner shall conduct a reasonable investigation based on a...

§ 83-71-65. Applicability of Sections 83-71-51 through 83-71-65 to certain policies or certificates of life insurance and certain applications for coverage under a policy or certificate of life insurance - Sections 83-71-51 through 83 71-65 apply to every policy or...

Discrimination Against Subjects of Abuse in Disability Income Insurance

§ 83-71-101. Purpose - The purpose of Sections 83-71-101 through 83-71-115 is to prohibit...

§ 83-71-103. Applicability of Sections 83-71-101 through 83-71-115 to disability income insurers and insurance professionals issuing or renewing policies or certificates of disability income insurance in Mississippi - Sections 83-71-101 through 83-71-115 apply to all disability income insurers...

§ 83-71-105. Definitions - As used in Sections 83-71-101 through 83-71-115, unless the context...

§ 83-71-109. Insurer or insurance professional taking adverse action on the basis of a medical condition insurer or insurance professional knows is abuse-related required to provide explanation for action - An insurer or insurance professional that takes an action that...

§ 83-71-111. Insurers to develop and adhere to written policies to protect the safety and privacy of subjects of abuse - Insurers shall develop and adhere to written policies specifying procedures...

§ 83-71-113. Investigation of written, signed complaints; adjudicatory proceeding; penalties for violations of Sections 83-71-101 through 83-71-115 - The commissioner shall conduct a reasonable investigation based on a...

§ 83-71-115. Applicability of Sections 83-71-101 through 83-71-115 to certain policies or certificates of disability income insurance and certain applications for coverage under a policy or certificate of disability income insurance - Sections 83-71-101 through 83-71-115 apply to every policy or certificate...

Chapter 73 - Portable Electronics Insurance

§ 83-73-1. Definitions - For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the...

§ 83-73-15. Rules and regulations - The commissioner may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to implement...

Chapter 75 - Homeowners Insurance Discount for Hurricane or Windstorm Damage Mitigation

§ 83-75-5. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term "insurable property"...

§ 83-75-7. Rules and regulations - The Commissioner of Insurance shall promulgate such rules and regulations...

Chapter 77 - Health Care Sharing Ministries -

Chapter 79 - Property Insurance Clarity Act

§ 83-79-5. Insurers authorized to transact homeowners insurance business in Mississippi required to provide certain policy and premium information to Department of Insurance for calendar years 2005 through 2014 - No later than October 1, 2015, each insurer authorized to...

§ 83-79-13. Repeal of chapter - This chapter shall stand repealed from and after July 1,...

Chapter 81 - Mississippi Direct Primary Care Act

§ 83-81-1. Short title - This chapter shall be known as the "Mississippi Direct Primary...

§ 83-81-3. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases...

§ 83-81-5. Direct primary care agreement not an insurance product - A direct primary care agreement shall not be considered to...

§ 83-81-7. Primary care provider not required to obtain license under this chapter to market or sell direct primary care agreement - A primary care provider or agent of a primary care...

§ 83-81-9. Direct primary care agreement requirements; disclaimer - To offer a direct primary care service, the primary care...

§ 83-81-11. Acceptance or discontinuation of patients - Those primary care providers who offer direct primary care services...

Chapter 83 - Limited Lines Travel Insurance Act

§ 83-83-1. Short title - This chapter shall be known as the "Limited Lines Travel...

§ 83-83-3. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 83-83-5. Requirements - Notwithstanding any other provision of law: The commissioner may issue...

§ 83-83-7. Registration - Notwithstanding any other provision in law, a travel retailer whose...

§ 83-83-9. Policy - Travel insurance may be provided under an individual policy or...

§ 83-83-11. Responsibility - As the insurer designee, the limited lines travel insurance producer...

§ 83-83-13. Enforcement - The limited lines travel insurance producer and any travel retailer...

Chapter 85 - Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act

§ 83-85-1. Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 83-85-3. Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) purpose and scope - The purpose of this chapter is to provide the requirements...

§ 83-85-5. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the following words shall have...

§ 83-85-7. Risk management framework - An insurer shall maintain a risk management framework to assist...

§ 83-85-9. ORSA requirement - Subject to Section 83-85-13, an insurer, or the insurance group...

§ 83-85-19. Sanctions - Any insurer failing, without just cause, to timely file the...

§ 83-85-21. Severability clause - If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof...

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