§36-609. Kinds of insurance an insurer may transact.

36 OK Stat § 36-609 (2019) (N/A)
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An insurer which otherwise qualifies therefor may be authorized to transact any one kind or combination of kinds of insurance as defined in Section 701 et seq. of this title, except:

1. A life insurer shall not be authorized to transact any other kind of insurance except accident and health and workers' compensation and employer liability equivalent insurance if otherwise qualified to do so on or after September 1, 1994, or if immediately prior to the effective date of this Code any life insurer lawfully held a subsisting certificate of authority granting it the right to transact in Oklahoma additional kinds of insurance other than accident and health, so long as the insurer is otherwise in compliance with this Code the Insurance Commissioner shall continue to authorize such insurer to transact the same kinds of insurance as those specified in such prior certificate of authority;

2. A reciprocal insurer shall not transact life insurance;

3. A Lloyd's insurer shall not transact life insurance;

4. A title insurer shall be a stock insurer and shall not transact any other kind of insurance; and

5. No insurer shall issue for delivery or deliver in this state any contract of insurance which imposes contingent or assessment liability upon a resident of this state.

Added by Laws 1957, p. 231, § 609. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 112, § 1; Laws 1986, c. 251, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1995, c. 355, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2015, c. 298, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.