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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. Domestic mutual insurers shall hold at least one policyholders' meeting annually at a time and place, including by remote means, specified in the charter or bylaws of the insurer.
B. Each policyholder shall be entitled to vote on matters coming before corporate meetings of the policyholders, unless the insurer's charter or bylaws provides that the right of a policyholder to vote is subject to reasonable minimum requirements as to duration of the policy or the insurance held, amount of premiums paid, amount of insurance held, or any combination thereof.
C. If a policyholder is entitled to vote on matters coming before corporate meetings of the policyholders pursuant to Subsection B of this Section, the policyholder shall be entitled to one vote, unless the insurer's charter or bylaws provides otherwise, based on a classification of policyholders as to duration of the policy or insurance held, the amount of premiums paid, amount of insurance held, or any combination thereof.
D. The right to vote by any policyholder may be conferred upon any other policyholder by a written proxy. Any proxy may be revoked at any time by the policyholder, upon written notice to the secretary of the insurer or the presiding officer at any meeting.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 22, § 119. Policyholders' meetings; voting rights; proxies - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-22-sect-119/
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