§ 36-2926. Nonassessable policies.

A.  If a reciprocal insurer has a surplus of assets over all liabilities at least equal to the minimum capital stock generally 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 Insurance Commissioner shall issue his 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.

B.  Upon impairment of such surplus, the Insurance Commissioner shall forthwith revoke the certificate.  Such revocation shall not render subject to contingent liability any policy then in force and for the remainder of the period for which the premium has theretofore been paid; but after such revocation no policy shall be issued or renewed without providing for contingent assessment liability of the subscriber.

C. No insured member or subscriber of a domestic reciprocal insurer shall be liable for assessments on policies issued by such insurer.  No policies shall be issued or renewed by a domestic reciprocal insurer which contain provisions for contingent or assessment liability of an insured, member or subscriber.  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 require such policies in such state, and need not extinguish the contingent liability applicable to policies theretofore in force in such state.

Laws 1957, p. 359, § 2926; Laws 1981, c. 112, § 3.