§ 27-1-28. Proxies, consents, and authorizations in respect to any equity security issued by a domestic insurer.
(a) The commissioner may by regulations prescribe the form, content, and manner of solicitation of any proxy, consent, or authorization in respect of any equity security issued by a domestic insurer, which regulations when and if issued and in force shall substantially conform to those prescribed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
(b) No domestic insurer, or any director, officer, or employee of the insurer or any other person shall solicit or permit the use of his or her name to solicit, by mail or otherwise, any person to give or to refrain from giving any proxy, consent, or authorization in respect of any equity security issued by the insurer in contravention of any regulations the commissioner may prescribe pursuant to this section.
(c) From and after the date of issuance of any regulations by the commissioner, every proxy, consent, or authorization, and every form of written solicitation, announcement or advertisement to be used to obtain the proxy, consent, or authorization, which is intended to be used in respect of any meeting or procedure of equity security holders of a domestic insurer and is not exempted from the operation of the regulations by its terms shall be filed with the commissioner in the manner and at the times provided by the regulations by the person intending to use the written solicitation, announcement, or advertisement. For the purposes of this section, the term “person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company, a business trust, or an unincorporated organization.
(d) Failure to comply with any regulation of the commissioner made pursuant to this section shall be unlawful and any proxy, consent, or authorization obtained in violation of this section or in contravention of any regulation issued pursuant to this section shall be void. Any domestic insurer or any person legally entitled to vote or to give his or her consent or authorization with respect to the equity security, or the commissioner, may enforce compliance with the regulations of the commissioner made pursuant to this section by appropriate action at law or in equity; provided, that no action shall be brought more than fifteen (15) days after the date of the meeting at which a vote, consent, or authorization was purported to have been recorded.
History of Section.P.L. 1965, ch. 102, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 27-1 - Domestic Insurance Companies
Section 27-1-1. - Site of principal office and records.
Section 27-1-1.1. - Telephone number — Toll free or collect.
Section 27-1-2. - Special stockholders’ meetings — Notice — Quorum.
Section 27-1-2.1. - Corporate governance standards.
Section 27-1-3. - Stock assessments to meet deficits.
Section 27-1-4. - Power of companies to comply with tax and license laws not held invalid.
Section 27-1-5. - Deposits with general treasurer to comply with laws of other states.
Section 27-1-6. - Holding of deposits — Income — Replacement.
Section 27-1-7. - Certificate of deposits.
Section 27-1-8. - Return of deposit on termination of business.
Section 27-1-9. - Examinations to ascertain market value of securities deposited — Deficiencies.
Section 27-1-10. - State not liable for deposits.
Section 27-1-11. - Visitation and examination of insurance companies.
Section 27-1-12. - Summons of witnesses — Obstruction or refusal to testify.
Section 27-1-13. - Citation for forfeiture of charter for unsafe practices.
Section 27-1-14. - Decree of forfeiture — Receiver.
Section 27-1-15. - Collection and distribution of assets by receiver — Reinsurance.
Section 27-1-16. - Powers of receiver — Removal and control by court.
Section 27-1-16.1. - Sale by receiver of charter and licenses.
Section 27-1-16.2. - Court approved settlements.
Section 27-1-17. - Stay of executions and process against company.
Section 27-1-18. - Limited injunction without receivership.
Section 27-1-19. - Declaration of forfeiture.
Section 27-1-20. - Temporary injunction.
Section 27-1-21. - Failure to deliver property or records to receiver.
Section 27-1-22. - Assessments by receiver of mutual company.
Section 27-1-24. - Meetings to approve reorganization plan — Filing of approved plan.
Section 27-1-25. - Decree approving reorganization plan — Binding effect.
Section 27-1-26. - Principles for classification of creditors and stockholders.
Section 27-1-27. - Severability.
Section 27-1-29. - Reports of directors, officers, and principal shareholders.
Section 27-1-30. - Liability of directors, officers, and shareholders.
Section 27-1-31. - Prohibited sales of securities.
Section 27-1-32. - Exempted sales of dealers.
Section 27-1-33. - Exempted arbitrage transactions.
Section 27-1-34. - Definitions.
Section 27-1-35. - Companies not subject to securities regulations.
Section 27-1-36. - Regulations of “insider trading”.
Section 27-1-37. - Minimum capital and surplus requirement — Charters.
Section 27-1-38. - Acquisition of minority interests in subsidiary insurers.
Section 27-1-39. - Discrimination in rates prohibited.
Section 27-1-40. - Conversion to stock form of organization.
Section 27-1-40.1. - Mutual insurance holding companies.
Section 27-1-42. - Maximum amount of single risk.
Section 27-1-43. - Applicability.