RCW 48.10.300
Nonassessable policies.
(1) Subject to the special surplus requirements of *RCW 48.05.360, if a reciprocal insurer has a surplus of assets over all liabilities at least equal to the minimum capital stock required of a domestic stock insurer authorized to transact like kinds of insurance, upon application of the attorney and as approved by the subscribers' advisory committee the commissioner shall issue his or her certificate authorizing the insurer to extinguish the contingent liability of subscribers under its policies then in force in this state, and to omit provisions imposing contingent liability in all policies delivered or issued for delivery in this state for so long as all such surplus remains unimpaired.
(2) Upon impairment of such surplus, the commissioner shall forthwith revoke the certificate. No policy shall thereafter be issued or renewed without providing for the contingent assessment liability of subscribers.
(3) The commissioner shall not authorize a domestic reciprocal insurer so to extinguish the contingent liability of any of its subscribers or in any of its policies to be issued, unless it qualifies to and does extinguish such liability of all its subscribers and in all such policies for all kinds of insurance transacted by it. Except, that if required by the laws of another state in which the insurer is transacting insurance as an authorized insurer, the insurer may issue policies providing for the contingent liability of such of its subscribers as may acquire such policies in such state, and need not extinguish the contingent liability applicable to policies theretofore in force in such state.
[ 2009 c 549 § 7048; 1983 c 3 § 148; 1947 c 79 § .10.30; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 45.10.30.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 48.05.360 was repealed by 2005 c 223 § 35.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 48.10 - Reciprocal Insurers.
48.10.010 - "Reciprocal insurance" defined.
48.10.020 - "Reciprocal insurer" defined.
48.10.050 - Insuring powers of reciprocals.
48.10.055 - Real property—Attorney's duty.
48.10.070 - Surplus funds required.
48.10.090 - Organization of reciprocal.
48.10.100 - Policies of original subscribers, effective when.
48.10.110 - Certificate of authority.
48.10.120 - Power of attorney.
48.10.130 - Modification of subscriber's agreement or power of attorney.
48.10.150 - Deposit in lieu of bond.
48.10.170 - Service of legal process.
48.10.190 - Attorney's contribution—Repayment.
48.10.200 - Determination of financial condition.
48.10.220 - Who may become subscriber.
48.10.230 - Subscribers' advisory committee.
48.10.250 - Assessment liability of subscriber.
48.10.260 - Action against subscriber requires judgment against insurer.
48.10.280 - Time limit for assessment.
48.10.290 - Aggregate liability.
48.10.300 - Nonassessable policies.
48.10.310 - Return of savings to subscribers.
48.10.320 - Distribution of assets upon liquidation.