Delaware § 4904 Insurance business exclusive

Delaware Statutes

§ 4904 — Insurance business exclusive

Delaware § 4904

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Ch. 49ORGANIZATION AND CORPORATE POWERS; PROCEDURES OF DOMESTIC STOCK AND MUTUAL INSURERS

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Del. Code tit. 18, § 4904 (2026).

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No domestic insurer heretofore or hereafter formed shall engage directly or indirectly in any business other than the insurance business and in business activities reasonably and necessarily incidental to such insurance business, except that:

(1)A title insurer may also engage in business as an escrow agent; and

(2)Any insurer may also engage in business activities reasonably relating to the management, supervision, servicing of and protection of its interests as to its lawful investments and to the full utilization of its facilities; and

(3)It may invest in corporations engaged or organized to engage in the marketing of financial, insurance or service products, in accordance with § 1313 of this title; and

(4)A corporation established under Chapter 7 or regulated under Chapter 9 of

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No domestic insurer heretofore or hereafter formed shall engage directly or indirectly in any business other than the insurance business and in business activities reasonably and necessarily incidental to such insurance business, except that:

(1) A title insurer may also engage in business as an escrow agent; and

(2) Any insurer may also engage in business activities reasonably relating to the management, supervision, servicing of and protection of its interests as to its lawful investments and to the full utilization of its facilities; and

(3) It may invest in corporations engaged or organized to engage in the marketing of financial, insurance or service products, in accordance with § 1313 of this title; and

(4) A corporation established under Chapter 7 or regulated under Chapter 9 of Title 5 may also engage in the other activities authorized by such chapter; and

(5) This section shall not preclude a corporation heretofore or hereafter formed under the laws of this State from possessing corporate powers to engage in business additional to the insurance business or preclude such a corporation, prior to issuance of a certificate of authority thereto as an insurer, from engaging in any such additional business or businesses.