Nebraska Statutes 44-208.08. Insurance companies; organization; violation of law; personal liability of solicitors
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Any person, firm, association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which solicits any subscriptions for stock or any application for membership or for a policy or sells any surplus note for any insurer in process of organization in violation of law shall be personally liable to any person from whom he or she may have solicited such subscription for stock or application or to whom he or she may have sold such surplus note in an amount equal to that paid by the purchaser or applicant. Suit to recover the same may be brought by such purchasers or applicants, jointly or severally, in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-208.08
- Company: shall include any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, joint venture, or association. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Insurer: shall include all companies, exchanges, societies, or associations whether organized on the stock, mutual, assessment, or fraternal plan of insurance and reciprocal insurance exchanges. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
- 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.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Process: shall mean a summons, subpoena, or notice to appear issued out of a court in the course of judicial proceedings. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801