(1) A mutual holding company has the same powers granted to domestic mutual insurance companies and is subject to the same requirements of this act applicable to mutual companies that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter except that a mutual holding company does not have authority to transact an insurance business. The commissioner may exempt a mutual holding company from any requirement of this act that the commissioner finds inapplicable to a company that is not issuing policies of insurance or reinsurance.
    (2) Neither the mutual holding company nor any intermediate holding company shall issue or reinsure policies of insurance.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.6025

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102
  • Converted company: means a Michigan domiciled stock insurance company that results from the reorganization of a mutual company under this chapter. See Michigan Laws 500.6001
  • Intermediate holding company: means a business corporation subsidiary of a mutual holding company domiciled in this state, any other state, or the District of Columbia that is authorized to issue 1 or more classes of capital stock, the corporate purposes of which include holding directly or indirectly the voting stock of a converted company. See Michigan Laws 500.6001
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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
    (3) With the commissioner’s approval and as provided under this act, a mutual holding company may enter into an affiliation, consolidation, merger, or acquisition agreement either at or after the effective date of a reorganization under this chapter with any mutual insurance company authorized to do business in this state or with any mutual holding company organized in this state or any other state or the District of Columbia.
    (4) The assets of a mutual holding company organized under this chapter are subject to a lien in favor of the policyholders of the converted company under such terms as the commissioner may approve.