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Timestamp: 2020-02-26 17:23:03
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 9674', '§9674', '§404', '§210', '§210', '§210', '§11']

[USC02] 42 USC 9674: Purchasing groups
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42 USC 9674: Purchasing groups Text contains those laws in effect on February 25, 2020
§9674. Purchasing groups
Except as provided in this section, a purchasing group is exempt from the following:
(1) A State law, rule, or order which prohibits the establishment of a purchasing group.
(2) A State law, rule, or order which makes it unlawful for an insurer to provide or offer to provide insurance on a basis providing, to a purchasing group or its member, advantages, based on their loss and expense experience, not afforded to other persons with respect to rates, policy forms, coverages, or other matters.
(3) A State law, rule, or order which prohibits a purchasing group or its members from purchasing insurance on the group basis described in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(4) A State law, rule, or order which prohibits a purchasing group from obtaining insurance on a group basis because the group has not been in existence for a minimum period of time or because any member has not belonged to the group for a minimum period of time.
(5) A State law, rule, or order which requires that a purchasing group must have a minimum number of members, common ownership or affiliation, or a certain legal form.
(6) A State law, rule, or order which requires that a certain percentage of a purchasing group must obtain insurance on a group basis.
(7) A State law, rule, or order which requires that any insurance policy issued to a purchasing group or any members of the group be countersigned by an insurance agent or broker residing in that State.
(8) A State law, rule, or order which otherwise discriminate 1 against a purchasing group or any of its members.
(b) Application of exemptions
The exemptions specified in subsection (a) apply to the following:
(1) Pollution liability insurance, and comprehensive general liability insurance which includes this coverage, provided to-
(B) any person who is a member of a purchasing group.
(2) The sale of any one of the following to a purchasing group or a member of the group:
(A) Pollution liability insurance and comprehensive general liability coverage.
(B) Insurance related services.
(c) Agents or brokers
(Pub. L. 96–510, title IV, §404, as added Pub. L. 99–499, title II, §210(a), formerly §210, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1718 ; renumbered §210(a), Pub. L. 99–563, §11(c)(1), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3177 .)
1 So in original. Probably should be "discriminates".