N.Y. Insurance Law 4116 – Domestic mutual companies; voting rights of members
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§ 4116. Domestic mutual companies; voting rights of members. The charter or by-laws of any domestic mutual property/casualty insurance company may, with the approval of the superintendent pursuant to section one thousand two hundred nine of this chapter, provide for the distribution of voting power, at all meetings of the corporation, among the members on the basis of the amount of insurance held, the number of policies held, or the amount of premiums paid, by the member or on any other basis which the superintendent finds to be fair and equitable; but in any event every member whose insurance is in force at the time of the election shall be entitled to at least one vote, and no member shall be entitled to more than ten votes.
Terms Used In N.Y. Insurance Law 4116
- 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.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts