Vermont Statutes
Chapter 121 - Fraternal Benefit Societies
§ 4461. Fraternal benefit societies defined

§ 4461. Fraternal benefit societies defined
(a) Any incorporated society, order, or supreme lodge, without capital stock, including one exempted under the provisions of subdivision 4502(a)(2) of this title, whether incorporated or not, conducted solely for the benefit of its members and their beneficiaries and not for profit, operated on a lodge system with ritualistic form of work, having a representative form of government, and which makes provision for the payment of benefits in accordance with this chapter, is hereby declared to be a fraternal benefit society.
(b) As used in this chapter:
(1) “Society” means a fraternal benefit society.
(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Financial Regulation. (Added 1959, No. 197, § 1, eff. Nov. 22, 1959; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 185, eff. July 1, 2022.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 8 - Banking and Insurance

Chapter 121 - Fraternal Benefit Societies

§ 4460. Statutory purposes

§ 4461. Fraternal benefit societies defined

§ 4462. Lodge system defined

§ 4463. Representative form of government defined

§ 4464. Organization

§ 4465. Corporate powers retained

§ 4466. Existing voluntary associations; may incorporate

§ 4467. Location of office; place of meeting

§ 4468. Consolidations and mergers

§ 4469. Conversion of fraternal benefit society into mutual life insurance company

§ 4470. Qualifications for membership

§ 4471. Articles of incorporation, constitution, and laws; amendments

§ 4472. Institutions

§ 4473. No personal liability

§ 4474. Benefits

§ 4475. Benefits on lives of children

§ 4476. Nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values, certificate loans, and other options

§ 4477. Beneficiaries

§ 4478. Benefits not attachable

§ 4479. The contract

§ 4480. Provisions, standard and prohibited

§ 4481. Accident and health insurance and total and permanent disability insurance certificates; filing and approval

§ 4482. Waiver

§ 4483. Reinsurance

§ 4484. Annual license

§ 4485. Foreign or alien society; admission

§ 4486. Injunction; liquidation; receivership of domestic society

§ 4487. Suspension, revocation or refusal of license of foreign or alien society

§ 4488. Licensing of agents

§ 4489. Service of process

§ 4490. Injunction

§ 4491. Review

§ 4492. Funds

§ 4493. Investments

§ 4494. Reports and valuations

§ 4495. Examination of domestic societies

§ 4496. Examination of foreign and alien societies

§ 4497. No adverse publications

§ 4498. Misrepresentation

§ 4499. Discrimination and rebates

§ 4500. Taxation

§ 4501. Exemptions

§ 4502. Exemption of certain societies

§ 4503. Penalties