Virginia Code 38.2-1005.1:1: Definitions.
As used in this article:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 38.2-1005.1:1
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- annuity: shall be deemed to include "variable annuity" and "modified guaranteed annuity" and shall be deemed to include a contract under which a lump sum cash settlement is an alternative to the option of periodic payments. See Virginia Code 38.2-106
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Company: means any association, aggregate of individuals, business, corporation, individual, joint-stock company, Lloyds type of organization, organization, partnership, receiver, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, trustee or society. See Virginia Code 38.2-100
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Converted company: means a stock insurance company incorporated and organized under the laws of this Commonwealth that continues in existence after a reorganization under this article in connection with the formation of a mutual holding company. See Virginia Code 38.2-1005.1:1
- 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.
- Eligible member: means a member as of the date the board of directors of a mutual company adopts a plan of MHC conversion under this article. See Virginia Code 38.2-1005.1:1
- Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
- Insurance company: means any company engaged in the business of making contracts of insurance. See Virginia Code 38.2-100
- Intermediate holding company: means a corporation authorized to issue one or more classes of capital stock, the corporate purposes of which include holding, directly or indirectly, the voting stock of a converted company. See Virginia Code 38.2-1005.1:1
- Life insurance: includes policies that also provide (i) endowment benefits; (ii) additional benefits incidental to a loss in the event of death, dismemberment, or loss by accident or accidental means; (iii) additional benefits to safeguard the contract from lapse or to provide a special surrender value, a special benefit or an annuity, in the event of total and permanent disability of the insured; and (iv) optional modes of settlement of proceeds. See Virginia Code 38.2-102
- Member: means a person who, on the records of a mutual company and pursuant to the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a mutual company, is deemed to be the holder of a membership interest in a mutual company. See Virginia Code 38.2-1005.1:1
- MHC: means a corporation organized under the provisions of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act (§ Virginia Code 38.2-1005.1:1
- Mutual company: means a mutual insurance company incorporated and organized under the laws of this Commonwealth and licensed pursuant to Chapter 10 (§ Virginia Code 38.2-1005.1:1
- Person: means any association, aggregate of individuals, business, company, corporation, individual, joint-stock company, Lloyds type of organization, organization, partnership, receiver, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, trustee or society. See Virginia Code 38.2-100
- plan: means a plan adopted pursuant to this article by the board of directors of a mutual company for the conversion of a mutual company into a direct or indirect stock subsidiary of a mutual holding company. See Virginia Code 38.2-1005.1:1
- Policy: includes any group or individual policy or contract issued by a mutual company, including an annuity contract, but does not include a certificate of insurance issued in connection with a group policy or contract. See Virginia Code 38.2-1005.1:1
- Policyholder: means the holder of a policy other than a reinsurance contract. See Virginia Code 38.2-1005.1:1
- State: means any commonwealth, state, territory, district or insular possession of the United States. See Virginia Code 38.2-100
“Converted company” means a stock insurance company incorporated and organized under the laws of this Commonwealth that continues in existence after a reorganization under this article in connection with the formation of a mutual holding company.
“Converted mutual holding company” means the stock corporation into which a mutual holding company has been converted pursuant to § 38.2-1005.1:9.
“Eligible member” means a member as of the date the board of directors of a mutual company adopts a plan of MHC conversion under this article. For the conversion of a mutual holding company, the term eligible member means a member of the mutual holding company who is of record on the date the board of directors of the mutual holding company adopts a plan of conversion authorized pursuant to this article.
“Intermediate holding company” means a corporation authorized to issue one or more classes of capital stock, the corporate purposes of which include holding, directly or indirectly, the voting stock of a converted company.
“Member” means a person who, on the records of a mutual company and pursuant to the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a mutual company, is deemed to be the holder of a membership interest in a mutual company. The term member also includes a person insured under a group policy if:
1. The person is insured or covered under a group life insurance policy or group annuity contract under which funds are accumulated and allocated to the respective persons covered under such policy or contract;
2. The person has the right to direct the application of the funds so allocated;
3. The group policyholder does not pay any portion of the premiums or deposits for the policy or contract; and
4. The mutual company has the names and addresses of the persons covered under the group life insurance policy or group annuity contract.
When a plan of MHC conversion has become effective under this article, the term “member” shall mean a member of the mutual holding company created by such plan.
“Mutual company” means a mutual insurance company incorporated and organized under the laws of this Commonwealth and licensed pursuant to Chapter 10 (§ 38.2-1000 et seq.) of this title.
“Mutual holding company” or “MHC” means a corporation organized under the provisions of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act (§ 13.1-801 et seq.) in connection with the reorganization of a mutual company under this article. A MHC shall be subject to the provisions of this article and any other provisions of this title that are applicable to mutual companies and not inconsistent with the provisions of this article. The articles of incorporation of a MHC shall state:
1. That the corporation is organized under this article as a MHC;
2. That the MHC shall hold not less than a majority of the shares of voting stock of a converted company or an intermediate holding company that, in turn, directly or indirectly holds all of the voting shares of a converted company;
3. That the corporation is not authorized to issue capital stock except in accordance with the provisions of § 38.2-1005.1:9;
4. That its members shall have the rights specified in this article and its articles of incorporation and bylaws; and
5. That its assets shall be subject to inclusion in the estate of the converted company in any proceeding initiated against the converted company under Chapter 15 (§ 38.2-1500 et seq.) of this title.
“Plan of MHC conversion” or “plan” means a plan adopted pursuant to this article by the board of directors of a mutual company for the conversion of a mutual company into a direct or indirect stock subsidiary of a mutual holding company.
“Policy” includes any group or individual policy or contract issued by a mutual company, including an annuity contract, but does not include a certificate of insurance issued in connection with a group policy or contract.
“Policyholder” means the holder of a policy other than a reinsurance contract.
2001, c. 726.