KRS 304.27-060: Organization of reciprocal insurer.

(1) Twenty-five (25) or more persons domiciled in this state may organize a domestic

reciprocal insurer and make application to the commissioner for a certificate of

authority to transact insurance.

(2) The proposed attorney shall fulfill the requirements of a nd shall execute and file

with the commissioner when applying for a certificate of authority, a declaration

setting forth:

(a) The name of the insurer;

(b) The location of the insurer's principal office, which shall be the same as that

of the attorney and shall be maintained within this state;

(c) The kinds of insurance proposed to be transacted;

(d) The names and addresses of the original subscribers;

(e) The designation and appointment of the proposed attorney and a copy of the

power of attorney;

(f) The names and addresses of the officers and directors of the attorney, if a

corporation, or its members, if a firm;

(g) The powers of the subscribers' advisory committee; and the names and terms

of office of the members thereof;

(h) A copy of the subscribers' agreement;

(i) That all moneys paid to the reciprocal insurer shall, after deducting therefrom

any sum payable to the attorney, be held in the name of the insurer and for the

purposes specified in the subscribers' agreement;

(j) A statement that each of th e original subscribers has in good faith applied for

insurance of a kind proposed to be transacted, and that the insurer has received

from each such subscriber the full premium or premium deposit required for

the policy applied for, for a term of not less than six (6) months at an adequate

rate theretofore filed with the commissioner;

(k) A statement of the financial condition of the insurer, a schedule of its assets,

and a statement that the surplus as required by KRS 304.3-120 is on hand; and

(l) A copy of each policy, indorsement, and application form it then proposes to

issue or use.

(3) The declaration shall be acknowledged by the attorney in the manner required for

the acknowledgment of deeds.