A medical association desiring to form a medical service corporation may incorporate under the general laws of the state governing corporations, but subject to the following provisions: (1) The certificate of incorporation of each such corporation shall have endorsed thereon, or attached thereto, the consent of the Insurance Commissioner, if the commissioner finds the same to be in accordance with sections 38a-214 to 38a-225, inclusive, and in the public interest, provided security guaranteeing the performance of the obligations of such corporation shall be furnished in form and amount, not less than five thousand dollars, as the commissioner determines; and (2) such certificate shall include a statement of the territory in which the corporation will operate, the services to be rendered by the corporation and the rates currently to be charged therefor and shall be accompanied by two copies of the contract that the corporation proposes to make with the subscribers. Such corporation shall include in its bylaws provision for the election of at least three of its policyholders to its board of directors by its members, and failure to include such a provision in such bylaws or to abide by such provision shall be grounds for disapproval by the Insurance Commissioner of any contract it may enter into during the period of such noncompliance.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-216

  • Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Insurance: means any agreement to pay a sum of money, provide services or any other thing of value on the happening of a particular event or contingency or to provide indemnity for loss in respect to a specified subject by specified perils in return for a consideration. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • State: means any state, district, or territory of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1