(1) At no time shall the annual premiums directly written by the pool or on its behalf by servicing facilities exceed 10% of the aggregate assessable premiums for the previous calendar year.
  (2) In order to assure that property in areas of the state receives an equitable opportunity to utilize the pool up to its premium capacity, it shall be the operating principle of the pool to maintain a ratio of the total premiums written by or on behalf of the pool in any 1 county in the state in any 1 calendar year to the total authorized premiums for the pool in that same year to the same ratio that the aggregate assessed valuation of all taxable nonfarm property situated in such county, assessed at state equalized value, bears to the aggregate assessed valuation of all taxable nonfarm property in the state, assessed at state equalized value, according to the most recent available official assessed valuation figure. Pool premium writings in 1 or more counties may exceed the ratios for such counties, if it is determined by the commissioner that there is and will be authorized premium capacity in the pool which will not be required or utilized to meet basic property insurance needs in other counties in the state during the calendar year.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.2931

  • Aggregate assessable premiums: means the assessable premiums for basic property insurance plus the assessable premiums for home insurance. See Michigan Laws 500.2901
  • Basic property insurance: means :
  (i) Insurance against direct loss to any property caused by perils as defined and limited in a fire policy as provided in chapter 28 and an extended coverage indorsement and a vandalism and malicious mischief indorsement or combination thereof as approved by the commissioner. See Michigan Laws 500.2901
  • Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102
  • 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
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o