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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Upon the approval by the Commissioner and members, if required, and upon agreement of merger or consolidation, articles of merger or consolidation, as the case may be, shall be executed under the seal of each insurer and verified by a duly authorized officer of each insurer and shall set forth as applicable:
(1) The name of the surviving or new corporation.
(2) The time and place of the meeting of the directors at which the agreement of merger or consolidation was approved and, except where pursuant to § 4938 of this title, the agreement is not submitted to a vote of the members of the insurer, the time and place of the meeting of the members of each insurer at which the agreement of merger or consolidation, as the case may be, was approved, the kind and period of notice given to the members and the total vote by which the agreement was approved.
(3) In the case of a merger into a surviving insurer, any changes desired to be made in the articles of the surviving insurer or in the case of a consolidation into a new domestic insurer, all of the statements required by law to be set forth in the original articles in the case of the formation of a domestic insurer.
(4) The number, names and addresses of the persons to be the first directors of the surviving or new insurer.
(5) The agreement of merger or consolidation.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 18. Insurance Code § 4939. Merger of mutual insurers--Articles of merger, consolidation insurers - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-18-insurance-code/de-code-sect-18-4939/
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