Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.4709

  • Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102
  • Insurer: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds organization, fraternal benefit society, or other legal entity, engaged or attempting to engage in the business of making insurance or surety contracts. See Michigan Laws 500.106
  (1) An SPFC initially shall possess and after that maintain minimum capitalization of not less than $250,000.00. All of the minimum initial capitalization shall be in cash. All other funds of the SPFC in excess of its minimum initial capitalization shall be in the forms as provided in section 4727.
  (2) Additional capitalization for the SPFC shall be determined, if so required, by the commissioner after giving due consideration to the SPFC’s business plan, feasibility study, pro formas, and the nature of the risks being insured or reinsured, which may be prescribed in formulas approved by the commissioner.
  (3) An SPFC that is authorized as an insurer other than solely pursuant to this chapter and chapter 46 initially shall possess, and after that maintain, minimum capital and surplus in compliance with section 408 to 410a.
  (4) An SPFC that is authorized as an insurer other than solely pursuant to this chapter and chapter 46 shall maintain deposits as specified in section 411.