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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.1839

  • Chartered: means a risk retention group licensed and authorized to engage in business as a liability insurance company in a state. See Michigan Laws 500.1801
  • Insurer: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds organization, fraternal benefit society, or other legal entity, engaged or attempting to engage in the business of making insurance or surety contracts. See Michigan Laws 500.106
  • Risk retention group: means a corporation or other limited liability association which meets all of the following criteria:
    (i) Is either of the following:
    (A) Chartered in a state. See Michigan Laws 500.1801
  • State: means any state of the United States or the District of Columbia. See Michigan Laws 500.1801
  •      If a law of this state or any political subdivision of this state requires a demonstration of financial responsibility as a condition for obtaining a license or permit to undertake specified activities, and the requirement may not be satisfied by obtaining insurance coverage from an insurer not authorized to do business in this state, the requirement shall not be satisfied by purchasing insurance from a risk retention group not chartered and authorized in this state.