Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 40-1602

  • Attorney-in-fact: means the person designated and authorized by subscribers as having authority to obligate them on reciprocal insurance contracts. See Kansas Statutes 40-1623
  • Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
  • 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.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Reciprocal: means an aggregation of subscribers under a common name. See Kansas Statutes 40-1623

Reciprocal insurance contracts may be executed by an attorney-in-fact, duly authorized and acting for the subscribers of a reciprocal, and such attorney-in-fact may be a corporation. The office or offices of such attorney-in-fact may be maintained at such place or places as may be designated by the subscribers in the power of attorney.