Chapter 378 - Fraternal Benefit Societies
- Section 378.601 - Fraternal benefit society, defined
- Section 378.602 - Lodge system, requirements - children's wages permitted, limitation
- Section 378.603 - Representative form of government, requirements
- Section 378.604 - Definitions
- Section 378.605 - Operation, purpose - laws and rules, power to adopt
- Section 378.606 - Laws and rules, requirements - membership rights nonassignable
- Section 378.607 - Principal office, meetings, location - official publication, annual statement, requirements
- Section 378.608 - Liability, immunity from, when - indemnification, when - insurance, purchase of for officers allowed
- Section 378.609 - Waiver of laws, restriction on, when
- Section 378.610 - Organization of, how - articles of incorporation, contents - filing - membership requirements
- Section 378.611 - Amendment of laws, procedures - amendments furnished to members
- Section 378.612 - Society may operate nonprofit organizations - may not own funeral home
- Section 378.613 - Reinsurance agreements, allowed - limitations
- Section 378.614 - Merger or consolidation, allowed when - requirements - approval of director required - effects
- Section 378.615 - Conversion to mutual life insurance company, allowed when
- Section 378.616 - Benefits authorized - rules to specify allowable beneficiaries
- Section 378.617 - Change of beneficiary, allowed - funeral benefits, payment of, limitation - no beneficiary, effect
- Section 378.619 - Certificate of ownership, issued to owner, when, contents - life benefit contract, minor effects - impairment of class of certificates, effects - filing with director, when - minor, transfer of control of contract to, when
- Section 378.620 - Cash surrender value of certificate, computation of
- Section 378.621 - Investment of funds
- Section 378.622 - Assets, use of - variable basis contracts, allowed when
- Section 378.623 - Application of law - exemption from insurance laws
- Section 378.624 - Taxation of societies, exemptions
- Section 378.625 - Valuation of certificates, standards - reserves, excess permitted
- Section 378.626 - Statement of financial condition, contents, filing - penalty
- Section 378.627 - Annual renewal required
- Section 378.628 - Examination, director may conduct - expenses
- Section 378.629 - Foreign society to have license, requirements
- Section 378.630 - Powers of director to order changes, when - may enjoin further business, when, duration - liquidation, effect
- Section 378.631 - Foreign society, director may enjoin business, when
- Section 378.632 - Injunction, who may file
- Section 378.633 - Agents, licensing of - persons not deemed agents
- Section 378.634 - Unfair practices and frauds, subject to law - exception
- Section 378.635 - Service of process, director to be agent for
- Section 378.638 - Fraudulent acts, penalties
- Section 378.640 - Law not applicable to certain societies, when - specific exemptions
- Section 378.642 - Severability clause
- Section 378.645 - Review of director's decisions, how