Rhode Island § 27-5-12 § 27-5-12. Declination of premium notes by mutual companies — Provision as to liability.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 27-5-12 — § 27-5-12. Declination of premium notes by mutual companies — Provision as to liability.

Rhode Island § 27-5-12

Title 27Insurance

Ch. 27-5Fire Insurance Policies and Reserves

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-5-12 (2026).

Text

§ 27-5-12. Declination of premium notes by mutual companies — Provision as to liability.
Every mutual fire insurance company organized under the laws of this state may decline
            to take premium notes in partial payment for insurance; provided, there is inserted
            in the body of the policy issued a provision making the assured, his or her or their
            executors, administrators, or assigns, liable for any assessments provided in the
            policy, and as shall become necessary in order to pay all losses and expenses not
            exceeding twenty (20) times the amount of the cash premium paid.
         

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§ 27-5-12. Declination of premium notes by mutual companies — Provision as to liability.

Every mutual fire insurance company organized under the laws of this state may decline to take premium notes in partial payment for insurance; provided, there is inserted in the body of the policy issued a provision making the assured, his or her or their executors, administrators, or assigns, liable for any assessments provided in the policy, and as shall become necessary in order to pay all losses and expenses not exceeding twenty (20) times the amount of the cash premium paid.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 181, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 219, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 255, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 150, § 15; P.L. 1944, ch. 1524, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3174, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 27-5-12.