Effective - 01 Jan 1993
378.629. Foreign society to have license, requirements. — No foreign or alien society shall transact business in this state without a license issued by the director. Any such society desiring admission to this state shall comply substantially with the requirements and limitations of this chapter applicable to domestic societies. Any such society may be licensed to transact business in this state upon filing with the director:
(1) A duly certified copy of its chapters of incorporation;
(2) A copy of its bylaws, certified by its secretary or corresponding officer;
(3) A power of attorney to the director as prescribed in section 378.635;
(4) A statement of its business under oath of its president and secretary or corresponding officers in a form prescribed by the director, duly verified by an examination made by the insurance supervisory official of its home state or other state, territory, province or country, satisfactory to the director;
(5) Certification from the proper official of its home state, territory, province or country that the society is legally incorporated and licensed to transact business therein;
(6) Copies of its certificate forms;
(7) A showing that its assets are invested in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and
(8) Such other information as the director may deem necessary.
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(L. 1992 S.B. 831)
Effective 1-01-93
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions
Chapter 378 - Fraternal Benefit Societies
Section 378.601 - Fraternal benefit society, defined.
Section 378.602 - Lodge system, requirements — children's wages permitted, limitation.
Section 378.603 - Representative form of government, requirements.
Section 378.604 - Definitions.
Section 378.605 - Operation, purpose — laws and rules, power to adopt.
Section 378.606 - Laws and rules, requirements — membership rights nonassignable.
Section 378.609 - Waiver of laws, restriction on, when.
Section 378.611 - Amendment of laws, procedures — amendments furnished to members.
Section 378.612 - Society may operate nonprofit organizations — may not own funeral home.
Section 378.613 - Reinsurance agreements, allowed — limitations.
Section 378.615 - Conversion to mutual life insurance company, allowed when.
Section 378.616 - Benefits authorized — rules to specify allowable beneficiaries.
Section 378.620 - Cash surrender value of certificate, computation of.
Section 378.621 - Investment of funds.
Section 378.622 - Assets, use of — variable basis contracts, allowed when.
Section 378.623 - Application of law — exemption from insurance laws.
Section 378.624 - Taxation of societies, exemptions.
Section 378.625 - Valuation of certificates, standards — reserves, excess permitted.
Section 378.626 - Statement of financial condition, contents, filing — penalty.
Section 378.627 - Annual renewal required.
Section 378.628 - Examination, director may conduct — expenses.
Section 378.629 - Foreign society to have license, requirements.
Section 378.631 - Foreign society, director may enjoin business, when.
Section 378.632 - Injunction, who may file.
Section 378.633 - Agents, licensing of — persons not deemed agents.
Section 378.634 - Unfair practices and frauds, subject to law — exception.
Section 378.635 - Service of process, director to be agent for.
Section 378.638 - Fraudulent acts, penalties.
Section 378.640 - Law not applicable to certain societies, when — specific exemptions.