§ 40-12a06 — Insurance authorized to be written; authority to contract with joint underwriting authority and write insurance under plan

Kansas § 40-12a06

• Jurisdiction: Kansas
• Ch. 40: INSURANCE
• Art. 12a: MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LIABILITY INSURANCE

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(a) Any company organized under the provisions of this act shall be empowered to make contracts of insurance as provided herein and to cede to any insurer or accept from any insurer reinsurance on any portion of any such risk for the kinds of insurance authorized by article 12 of chapter 40 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
(b) Any company organized under the provisions of this act shall be empowered to contract with the governing board of any plan created pursuant to K.S.A. 40-3413, and amendments thereto, to issue policies to any applicant for liability insurance under the provisions of any such plan, to service and manage such policies and in all respects to administer and carry out the functions of any plan as the same may be authorized by the contract. Policies may be issued to persons and corporations under the provisions of such contract even though the insured is not a member of the association of health care providers forming the insurance company. No provision of this act or of article 12 of chapter 40 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, regarding the voting rights of members or the payment of dividends shall apply to policies issued under this subsection.

Legislative History

L. 1988, ch. 147, § 6; L. 1990, ch. 166, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 52, § 4; L. 2014, ch. 56, § 3; July 1.