Montana § 33-5-202 Merger Or Conversion

Montana Statutes

§ 33-5-202 — Merger Or Conversion

Montana § 33-5-202

Title 33INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES

Ch. 5RECIPROCAL INSURERS

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Mont. Code Ann. § 33-5-202 (2026).

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33-5-202 . Merger or conversion.

(1)A domestic reciprocal insurer, upon affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of its subscribers who vote on a merger pursuant to due notice and the approval of the commissioner of the terms, may merge with another reciprocal insurer or be converted to a stock or mutual insurer.

(2)A stock or mutual insurer is subject to the same capital or surplus requirements and has the same rights as a similar domestic insurer transacting the same kinds of insurance.

(3)The commissioner may not approve any plan for merger or conversion that is inequitable to subscribers or that, if for conversion to a stock insurer, does not give each subscriber a preferential right to acquire stock of the proposed insurer proportionate to the subscriber's interest in the recip

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33-5-202 . Merger or conversion. (1) A domestic reciprocal insurer, upon affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of its subscribers who vote on a merger pursuant to due notice and the approval of the commissioner of the terms, may merge with another reciprocal insurer or be converted to a stock or mutual insurer.
(2) A stock or mutual insurer is subject to the same capital or surplus requirements and has the same rights as a similar domestic insurer transacting the same kinds of insurance.
(3) The commissioner may not approve any plan for merger or conversion that is inequitable to subscribers or that, if for conversion to a stock insurer, does not give each subscriber a preferential right to acquire stock of the proposed insurer proportionate to the subscriber's interest in the reciprocal insurer as determined in accordance with 33-5-411 and a reasonable length of time within which to exercise the right.