Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 48.36A - Fraternal Benefit Societies.
48.36A.070 - Location of office and meetings—Official publications, annual statement.

RCW 48.36A.070
Location of office and meetings—Official publications, annual statement.

(1) The principal office of any domestic society shall be located in this state. The meetings of its supreme governing body may be held in any state, district, province, or territory where the society has at least one subordinate lodge, or in such other location as determined by the supreme governing body, and all business transacted at the meetings is as valid in all respects as if the meetings were held in this state. The minutes of the proceedings of the supreme governing body and of the board of directors shall be in the English language.
(2) (a) A society may provide in its laws for an official publication in which any notice, report, or statement required by law to be given to members, including notice of election, may be published. Required reports, notices, and statements shall be printed conspicuously in the publication. If the records of a society show that two or more members have the same mailing address, an official publication mailed to one member is deemed to be mailed to all members at the same address unless a member requests a separate copy.
(b) Not later than June 1st of each year, a synopsis of the society's annual statement providing an explanation of the facts concerning the condition of the society thereby disclosed shall be printed and mailed to each benefit member of the society or, in lieu thereof, the synopsis may be published in the society's official publication.

[ 1987 c 366 § 7.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 48 - Insurance

Chapter 48.36A - Fraternal Benefit Societies.

48.36A.010 - Fraternal benefit society defined.

48.36A.020 - Lodge system—Lodges for children.

48.36A.030 - Representative form of government.

48.36A.040 - Definitions.

48.36A.050 - Beneficial operations—Laws and rules.

48.36A.060 - Membership classes, rights, grievances.

48.36A.070 - Location of office and meetings—Official publications, annual statement.

48.36A.080 - Immunity of officers—Indemnification of person responsible—Insurance for liability.

48.36A.090 - Nonwaiver provisions.

48.36A.100 - Formation of domestic society—Procedures and requirements.

48.36A.110 - Amendment of society's laws.

48.36A.120 - Not-for-profit institutions authorized—Funeral homes prohibited.

48.36A.130 - Reinsurance.

48.36A.140 - Consolidation and merger.

48.36A.150 - Conversion to mutual life insurance company.

48.36A.160 - Contractual benefits.

48.36A.170 - Designation of beneficiary—Funeral benefits.

48.36A.180 - Protection of benefits.

48.36A.190 - Benefit certificates—Impaired reserves.

48.36A.200 - Paid-up nonforfeiture benefits and cash surrender values.

48.36A.210 - Authorized investments.

48.36A.220 - Assets—Investment and disbursement.

48.36A.230 - Chapter exclusive.

48.36A.240 - Funds tax exempt, exception.

48.36A.250 - Valuation standards—Reserves.

48.36A.260 - Annual financial statement.

48.36A.263 - Filing of financial statements.

48.36A.270 - Licenses and renewals—Fees—Existing societies.

48.36A.272 - Notice of intent to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license.

48.36A.274 - Duration of suspension.

48.36A.276 - Reauthorization of license.

48.36A.278 - Notice to agents of loss of authority.

48.36A.280 - Examinations.

48.36A.282 - Transactions hazardous to certificate holders or creditors—Standards for consideration.

48.36A.284 - Determination of financial condition—Hazardous to certificate holders—Commissioner's order—Hearing.

48.36A.286 - Rehabilitation, liquidation, or conservation of society—Same as insurance companies—Priority of distribution of claims.

48.36A.290 - License required—Obtaining.

48.36A.310 - Deficiencies, noncompliance by societies—Actions against license.

48.36A.320 - Requirements for injunction.

48.36A.330 - Insurance producers.

48.36A.340 - Unfair trade practices.

48.36A.350 - Service of process upon commissioner.

48.36A.360 - Penalties.

48.36A.370 - Exemptions.

48.36A.380 - World War I societies.

48.36A.390 - Fraternal mutual insurers.

48.36A.400 - Fraternal mutual life insurers.

48.36A.410 - Review of commissioner's decisions and findings.

48.36A.901 - Effective date—1987 c 366.