Michigan Laws 500.5915 – Adoption of plan not relying on issuance of subscription rights; alternative plan; retaining qualified expert; “eligible member” and “U.S. branch” defined
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(1) The board of directors may adopt a plan of conversion that does not rely in whole or in part upon issuing subscription rights to members to purchase stock of the converted stock company if the commissioner finds that the plan does not prejudice the interests of the members, is fair and equitable, and is not inconsistent with the purpose and intent of this chapter. An alternative plan may include the merger of a domestic mutual insurer into a domestic or foreign stock insurer, issuing stock or cash to policyholders instead of subscription rights, or another plan approved by the commissioner. The commissioner may retain, at the mutual company’s expense, any qualified expert not otherwise a part of the commissioner’s staff to assist in reviewing whether the plan may be approved by the commissioner.
(2) For an alternative plan submitted under subsection (1) by a U.S. branch of an alien insurer, “eligible member” means a policyholder eligible to receive a benefit upon demutualization in accordance with the plan of demutualization approved in, and the demutualization statute and regulations of, the jurisdiction in which the alien insurer is domiciled, and approved by the commissioner as consistent with the purposes of this chapter. As used in this subsection, “U.S. branch” means a business unit through which insurance is transacted within the United States by an alien insurer that uses this state as a state of entry.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.5915
- Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102
- Converted stock company: means a Michigan domiciled stock insurance company that converted from a Michigan domiciled mutual company or a stock business corporation resulting from conversion of a mutual holding company pursuant to this chapter. See Michigan Laws 500.5901
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- plan: means a plan adopted by a Michigan domestic mutual company's or mutual holding company's board of directors pursuant to this chapter to convert the mutual company into a Michigan domiciled stock company. See Michigan Laws 500.5901
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o