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Wyoming · Through 2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01

Wyo. Stat. § 26-24-134: Dividends to policyholders of mutual insurer.

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  1. TITLE 26 - INSURANCE CODE
  2. CHAPTER 24 - ORGANIZATION AND CORPORATE PROCEDURES OF LEGAL RESERVE STOCK AND MUTUAL INSURERS

(a) The directors of a domestic mutual insurer may apportion and pay or credit to its members dividends only out of that part of its surplus funds which represents net realized savings, net realized earnings and net realized capital gains, all in excess of the surplus the insurer is required by law to maintain.

(b) A dividend otherwise proper may be payable out of the savings, earnings and gains even though the insurer's total surplus is then less than the aggregate of contributed surplus remaining unpaid by the insurer.

(c) A domestic stock insurer may pay dividends to holders of its participating policies out of any available surplus funds.

(d) No dividend shall be paid which is inequitable, or which unfairly discriminates as between classifications of policies or policies within the same classifications.

(e) This section is subject to W.S. 26-16-503(c).

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