Ohio Revised Code Title XXXIX. Insurance § 3939.07

Before granting insurance, an association organized under section 3939.01 of the Revised Code shall file with the superintendent of insurance a copy of its articles of incorporation, certified by the secretary of state, a copy of its constitution adopted under section 3939.06 of the Revised Code, and forms of certificates of membership or insurance. If the superintendent finds that the association was properly organized and has complied with the law, the superintendent shall issue to it a certificate reciting that compliance. The certificate shall be the authority of the association to commence business and grant insurance.