Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.5801

  • 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.
  • 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) A domestic mutual insurer may be formed with nonprofit status.
  (2) A nonprofit mutual disability insurer has all powers of a mutual insurer organized under this chapter unless expressly reserved. A nonprofit mutual disability insurer that has merged with a nonprofit health care corporation as provided in section 5805(1) shall not convert its status to a stock insurer under chapter 59 or reorganize under chapter 60.