Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 380 - County, Town and Farmers' Mutual Property Insurance Companies
Section 380.371 - Powers of a company, generally.

Effective - 01 Jan 1985
380.371. Powers of a company, generally. — Subject to the provisions of sections 380.201 to 380.591 every company operating hereunder shall have all the powers of a corporate body, including but not limited to the following: To borrow money; to sue and be sued; to make contracts of insurance or indemnity with any person, firm, public or private corporation, board, association or estate or any trustee or legal representative of the same; to cede reinsurance to and/or accept it from any company lawfully operating in this state or elsewhere; to participate with other insurance companies in pools or plans for reinsurance or catastrophe protection; to prescribe the qualifications and the manner and form of the admission or withdrawal of the members; to have and to use a common seal which may be changed or altered at pleasure; to be capable in its corporate name, or in the name of a trustee chosen by the board of directors, to take, purchase, lease, hold and dispose of real or personal property for carrying into effect the purpose of the corporation; to classify risks according to the hazards involved, to establish rates according to such classification and to make all lawful rules and regulations concerning the acceptability of any risk or risks, the hazards insured, the payments to be required, and the adjustment and payment of losses; to fix the compensation of its directors and officers and require bond for the faithful performance of their duties; to adopt or amend bylaws, policy and application forms not inconsistent with law or the provisions of the articles of incorporation, and to exercise all such other powers as may be necessary, proper or convenient to effect the purposes of such company.
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(L. 1984 H.B. 1498)
Effective 1-01-85

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Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions

Chapter 380 - County, Town and Farmers' Mutual Property Insurance Companies

Section 380.005 - Definitions.

Section 380.011 - Classification as Missouri mutual insurance companies — new companies prohibited.

Section 380.021 - Authority to do business on not-for-profit basis — property of members, authority to insure — limitation of area — reserve fund, and reinsurance requirements.

Section 380.031 - Exemption from insurance laws, exceptions.

Section 380.041 - Board of directors, election, qualifications, terms, officers — annual meeting of company, held when, notice of requirements.

Section 380.051 - Financial statement filed annually, fee.

Section 380.061 - Examination by department, powers and duties — expenses — examination by CPA in lieu of department — refusal to comply, effect.

Section 380.071 - Unsafe operation of business — reasonable time to remedy — failure to remedy, director's powers.

Section 380.081 - Noncompliance — notice, content hearing — judicial review — failure to comply, director's powers.

Section 380.091 - Forms filed where — disapproval by director, notice, content — judicial review.

Section 380.101 - Policyholder in mutual to be member — eligibility — member's right to sue company.

Section 380.111 - School district's real and personal property may be insured — procedure for district to become member.

Section 380.121 - Membership fee — business basis, how established — assessment of members — reserve — return of deposits to members, when — liability of policyholder on termination of policy.

Section 380.131 - Loss or judgment against company, business basis to determine procedure — failure to pay assessment, effect.

Section 380.141 - Unsatisfied judgment against company, restraining order for transaction of new business.

Section 380.151 - Mutual companies may unite or transfer funds and engagements, procedure — creditor's rights not affected.

Section 380.201 - Definitions.

Section 380.211 - New companies prohibited, when.

Section 380.221 - Missouri mutual companies may elect to come under this law — procedure — farmers' mutuals to operate under this law — exemption from examination, certain agents.

Section 380.231 - Company operations limited to Missouri.

Section 380.241 - Amendment to articles and bylaws, procedure — fee.

Section 380.251 - Forms, filing and approval, fee — policy, required provisions — disapproved, procedure.

Section 380.261 - Kinds of insurance company may make.

Section 380.271 - Financial reinsurance requirements.

Section 380.281 - Mergers of certain mutual companies, procedure — merger plan, required contents.

Section 380.291 - Meeting to consider merger plan, notice — requirements.

Section 380.301 - Approval of merger plan, votes required.

Section 380.311 - Articles of merger, content — executed by corporate officers.

Section 380.321 - Director to review petition for merger — hearing to be held, when — procedure — costs.

Section 380.331 - Certificate of merger issued, when — director and secretary of state's duties.

Section 380.341 - Merger effective when.

Section 380.351 - Certificate of merger returned to whom.

Section 380.361 - Surviving corporation after merger, rights and liabilities.

Section 380.371 - Powers of a company, generally.

Section 380.381 - Board of directors, election — terms — vacancies — annual meeting, quorum, voting rights.

Section 380.391 - Misuse of company assets for private gain, penalty.

Section 380.401 - Record of investigations of company operations by director — violations, duties of prosecutor or attorney general.

Section 380.411 - Officers, how selected, tenure.

Section 380.421 - Membership in a company, eligibility.

Section 380.431 - Initial charge — guaranty fund to be maintained, how funded, purpose — policies providing for assessment of member — requirements.

Section 380.441 - Liability of members — suspension of company liability during delinquency of members.

Section 380.451 - Policyholder not liable for obligations after termination of policy — notice of assessment after termination.

Section 380.461 - Company may borrow to pay losses — assessment to pay loan.

Section 380.471 - Approved investments.

Section 380.482 - Annual statement of company.

Section 380.491 - Director to examine, when — expenses.

Section 380.501 - Company may dissolve — procedure.

Section 380.511 - Company exempt from insurance laws, exception.

Section 380.521 - License for agents — agencies and brokers.

Section 380.531 - Notices, how given.

Section 380.541 - Policy cancellation — exceptions.

Section 380.551 - Waiver of provision or defense, what constitutes — evidence.

Section 380.561 - Rules, authority for, procedure.

Section 380.571 - Violations, penalties.

Section 380.581 - Powers of company in general.

Section 380.591 - Suits against company commenced when — limitation.

Section 380.601 - Conversion to a mutual insurance company — procedure.

Section 380.611 - Sale of corporate charter, penalty — exclusive right to control a company, approval by director, requirements.

Section 380.651 - Provisions inapplicable to mutual companies.