§ 83-33-29. Issuing nonassessable policies without obtaining certificate of nonassessability prohibited; contingent assessment liability

MS Code § 83-33-29 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) Any domestic reciprocal insurer that has not been issued a certificate allowing it to issue nonassessable policies as provided in Section 83-33-27 shall issue assessable policies. An assessable policy is a policy in which the insurer charges an initial premium but may later charge an additional premium in accordance with the provisions of this section and Section 83-33-31.

(2) The contingent assessment liability on any one (1) policy in any one (1) calendar year shall equal the premiums earned on the policy for that year multiplied by not less than one (1) nor more than ten (10) as set forth in the policy.

(3) The contingent assessment liability shall not be joint, but shall be individual and several.

(4) Each assessable policy issued by the insurer shall plainly set forth a statement of the contingent assessment liability on the front of the policy in capital letters in not less than ten point type.