(1) Upon any liquidation of a domestic mutual insurer, its assets remaining after discharge of its indebtedness, policy obligations, repayment of contributed or borrowed surplus, if any, and expenses of administration, shall be distributed to currently existing persons who had been members of the insurer for at least one (1) year and who were its members at any time within thirty-six (36) months next preceding the date such liquidation was authorized or ordered, or date of last termination of the insurer’s certificate of authority whichever date is the earlier; except, that if the commissioner has reason to believe that those in charge of the management of the insurer have caused or encouraged the reduction of the number of members of the insurer in anticipation of liquidation and for the purpose of reducing thereby the number of persons who may be entitled to share in distribution of the insurer’s assets, the commissioner may enlarge the thirty-six (36) month qualification period above provided for by such additional period as he or she may deem to be reasonable.
(2) The insurer shall make a reasonable classification of its policies so held by such members, and a formula based upon such classification for determining the equitable distributive share of each such member. Such classification and formula shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 304.24-440

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Domestic: when applied to a corporation, partnership, business trust, or limited liability company, means all those incorporated or formed by authority of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • 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
  • Month: means calendar month. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1348, effective July 15, 2010. — Created
1970 Ky. Acts ch. 301, subtit. 24, sec. 44, effective June 18, 1970.