Section 26-24-115 - Membership in Mutuals.

WY Stat § 26-24-115 (2019) (N/A)
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26-24-115. Membership in mutuals.

(a) Each policyholder of a domestic mutual insurer, other than a reinsurance contract, is a member of the insurer with all rights and obligations of the membership, and the policy shall so specify.

(b) Any person, government or governmental agency, state or political subdivision thereof, public or private corporation, board, association, firm, estate, trustee or fiduciary may be a member of a domestic, foreign or alien mutual insurer. Any officer, stockholder, trustee or legal representative of any such corporation, board, association or estate may be recognized as acting for or on its behalf for the purpose of the membership, and is not personally liable upon any contract of insurance for acting in that representative capacity.

(c) Any domestic corporation may participate as a member of a mutual insurer as an incidental purpose for which the corporation is organized, and as such is granted the rights and powers expressly conferred.