Effective - 28 Aug 1939
377.120. Two-thirds majority to reinsure or transfer risks. — No corporation of this state, organized or doing business under the provisions of sections 377.010 to 377.190, shall transfer its risks to or reinsure them in any other corporation, unless the contract of transfer or reinsurance is first submitted to and approved by a two-thirds vote of a meeting of the insured, called to consider the same, of which meeting a written or printed notice shall be mailed to each policy or certificate holder, at least ten days before the day fixed for said meeting; and in case said transfer or reinsurance shall be approved, every policy or certificate holder of said corporation who shall file with the secretary thereof, within five days after said meeting, written notice of his preference to be transferred to some other corporation than that named in the contract, shall be accorded all the rights and privileges in aid of such transfer as would have been accorded under the terms of said contract had he been transferred to the corporation named therein; but no such transfer shall be valid until the terms and conditions shall have been fully submitted to the director of the department of commerce and insurance, and have been approved by him.
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(RSMo 1939 § 5859)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 5748; 1919 § 6158; 1909 § 6955
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions
Chapter 377 - Assessment Plan and Stipulated Premium Plan Life Insurance
Section 377.005 - Definitions.
Section 377.010 - Assessment plan insurance defined.
Section 377.020 - Incorporation of companies, procedure.
Section 377.030 - Release of beneficiary fund — replacement — exemptions.
Section 377.040 - Qualifications to do business.
Section 377.050 - Emergency fund — accumulation — purpose — replacement.
Section 377.060 - Policy to specify amount to be paid, when payable.
Section 377.070 - Effect of refusal to pay — duty of director.
Section 377.090 - Proceeds not liable for debts.
Section 377.100 - Statement of affairs.
Section 377.120 - Two-thirds majority to reinsure or transfer risks.
Section 377.150 - Retaliatory section.
Section 377.160 - Deposit for costs and expenses.
Section 377.180 - Not applicable to fraternal societies.
Section 377.190 - Penalty for false statement.
Section 377.199 - No companies formed under sections 377.200 to 377.460 after August 29, 1959.
Section 377.200 - Stipulated premium companies defined — penalty for unlawful use of term.
Section 377.210 - Organization — powers.
Section 377.220 - Articles of agreement — approval — filing — issuance of certificate.
Section 377.230 - Completion of organization.
Section 377.240 - Withdrawals of securities upon relinquishment of business.
Section 377.250 - Minimum premiums.
Section 377.260 - Emergency fund — extra premium — commutation of policies.
Section 377.270 - Limited payment policies — reserve — deposit.
Section 377.280 - Surrender values.
Section 377.290 - Distribution of surplus.
Section 377.300 - Policy to specify amount to be paid — effect of refusal to pay.
Section 377.320 - Policy incontestable after one year.
Section 377.330 - Proceeds not liable for debts.
Section 377.340 - Misrepresentations.
Section 377.350 - Copy of application.
Section 377.360 - Discriminations prohibited — duty of director and attorney general.
Section 377.370 - Personal liability.
Section 377.380 - Annual report.
Section 377.400 - Reinsurance and reinstatement.
Section 377.420 - Retaliatory section.
Section 377.430 - Requirements for foreign corporations — tax on premiums.
Section 377.450 - Acceptance of provisions of regular life law — not to affect past contracts.