A. A foreign mutual insurer organized under the laws of any other state, that, if a domestic corporation, would be organized under section 20-709, may reorganize by merging its policyholders’ membership interests into an existing domestic mutual holding company in accordance with the requirements of any other law or regulation that applies to the foreign mutual insurer. The reorganization shall continue the corporate existence of the converting mutual insurer as a foreign stock insurance company subsidiary of the existing domestic mutual holding company or as a foreign stock insurance company subsidiary of an intermediate stock holding company. The reorganizing foreign mutual insurer may remain a foreign insurer after the restructuring and may be admitted to do business in this state if it meets the applicable requirements of this title. A foreign mutual insurer that is a party to the reorganization may at the same time redomesticate to this state by complying with the applicable requirements of this state and the foreign mutual insurer’s state of domicile.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 20-482.07

  • Converting mutual insurer: means a domestic mutual insurer that is converting to a domestic stock insurer as part of a reorganization. See Arizona Laws 20-482
  • 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.
  • Intermediate stock holding company: means a corporation that satisfies all of the following:

    (a) The corporation was incorporated under title 10. See Arizona Laws 20-482

  • Mutual holding company: means a corporation that is formed and existing under the laws of this state and pursuant to the reorganization of a mutual insurance company. See Arizona Laws 20-482
  • Reorganization: means a process by which a domestic mutual insurer is converted to a domestic stock insurer and a mutual holding company is organized. See Arizona Laws 20-482

B. For the purposes of this section, "existing domestic mutual holding company" means a mutual holding company formed under this article.