Earlier editions: 2020-112018-11
DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE 100-1879.8›PART 2. THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE 680-1879.8›CHAPTER 3. Reciprocal Insurers 1280-1560.19›ARTICLE 16. Merger of Certain Reciprocal Insurers 1550-1559
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California Insurance Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) For all purposes for a merger in which the surviving entity is a domestic reciprocal insurer and a domestic incorporated insurer is not a constituent corporation as that term is defined under Section 161 of the Corporations Code, a copy of the certificate of merger duly certified by the commissioner is conclusive evidence of the merger of the constituent reciprocal insurers, either by themselves or together with any foreign incorporated insurers, into the surviving reciprocal insurer.
(b) For all purposes for a merger in which the surviving entity is a domestic reciprocal insurer and a domestic incorporated insurer is a “constituent corporation” as that term is defined under Section 161 of the Corporations Code, a copy of the certificate of merger duly certified by the Secretary of State is conclusive evidence of the merger of the constituent reciprocal insurers, either by themselves or together with constituent incorporated insurers, into the surviving reciprocal insurers.
(c) For all purposes for a merger in which the surviving entity is a domestic incorporated insurer and the disappearing entity is a domestic reciprocal insurer, a copy of the certificate of merger duly certified by the Secretary of State is conclusive evidence of the merger of the constituent insurers.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 728, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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