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MI Comp L § 500.8156 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81 - Chapter 81 Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation (500.8101...500.8160)|Section 500.8156 - Filing of Claims; Proof; Recommendation; Hearing; Notice; Appearance or Representation; Conclusiveness of Final Allowance of Claim.

500.8156 Filing of claims; proof; recommendation; hearing; notice; appearance or representation; conclusiveness of final allowance of claim. Sec. 8156.  (1) In a liquidation proceeding in a reciprocal state against an insurer domiciled in that state, claimants against the insurer who reside within this state may file claims either with the ancillary receiver, if any, in this state or with the domiciliary liquidator. Claims must be filed on or before the last dates fixed for the filing of claims in the domiciliary liquidation proceeding.  (2) Claims belonging to claimants residing in this state may be proved either in the domiciliary state under the law of that state, or in ancillary proceedings, if any, in this state. If a claimant elects to prove his or her claim in this state, he or she shall file his or her claim with the liquidator in the manner provided in sections 8135 and 8136. The ancillary receiver shall make his or her recommendation to the court as under section 8143. The ancillary receiver shall also arrange a date for hearing, if necessary under section 8139, and shall give notice to the liquidator in the domiciliary state by certified mail or by personal service at least 40 days prior to the date set for hearing. If the domiciliary liquidator, within 30 days after the giving of such notice, gives notice in writing to the ancillary receiver and to the claimant by certified mail or by personal service of his or her intention to contest the claim, he or she shall be entitled to appear or to be represented in any proceeding in this state involving the adjudication of the claim.  (3) The final allowance of the claim by the courts of this state shall be accepted as conclusive as to amount and as to priority against special deposits or other security located in this state. History: Add. 1989, Act 302, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.8157 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81 - Chapter 81 Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation (500.8101...500.8160)|Section 500.8157 - Prohibited Action or Proceeding.

500.8157 Prohibited action or proceeding.  Sec. 8157.  during the pendency in this or any other state of a liquidation proceeding, whether called by that name or not, an action or proceeding in the nature of an attachment, garnishment, or levy of execution shall not be commenced or maintained in this state against the delinquent insurer or its assets. History: Add. 1989, Act 302, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 Compiler's Notes: At the beginning of this section, the word “during” evidently should read “During.”Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.8158 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81 - Chapter 81 Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation (500.8101...500.8160)|Section 500.8158 - Controlling Order of Distribution; Equal Priority of Payment; Priority Against Special Deposits; Deficiency; Deferred Sharing; Surrender of Security and Filing Claim as General Creditor; Discharge of Claim.

500.8158 Controlling order of distribution; equal priority of payment; priority against special deposits; deficiency; deferred sharing; surrender of security and filing claim as general creditor; discharge of claim. Sec. 8158.  (1) In a liquidation proceeding in this state involving 1 or more reciprocal states, the order of distribution of the domiciliary state shall control as to all claims of residents of this and reciprocal states. All claims of residents of reciprocal states shall be given equal priority of payment from general assets regardless of where the assets are located.   (2) The owners of special deposit claims against an insurer for which a liquidator is appointed in this or any other state shall be given priority against the special deposits in accordance with the statutes governing the creation and maintenance of the deposits. If there is a deficiency in any deposit so that the claims secured by it are not fully discharged from it, the claimants may claim against a security fund or share in the general assets, but the sharing shall be deferred until general creditors having the same priority, and also claimants against other special deposits having the same priority who have received smaller percentages from their respective special deposits, have been paid percentages of their claims equal to the percentage paid from the special deposit.  (3) The owner of a secured claim against an insurer for which a liquidator has been appointed in this or any other state may surrender his or her security for the claim and file his or her claim as a general creditor, or the claim may be discharged by resort to the security in accordance with section 8141, in which case the deficiency, if any, shall be treated as a claim against the general assets of the insurer or the appropriate security fund on the same basis as claims of unsecured creditors having the same priority. History: Add. 1989, Act 302, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 226, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1994 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.8159 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81 - Chapter 81 Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation (500.8101...500.8160)|Section 500.8159 - Failure to Transfer Assets.

500.8159 Failure to transfer assets. Sec. 8159.  If an ancillary receiver in another state or foreign country, whether called by that name or not, fails to transfer to the domiciliary liquidator in this state any assets within his or her control other than special deposits, diminished only by the expenses of the ancillary receivership, if any, the claims filed in the ancillary receivership, other than special deposit claims or secured claims, shall be placed in the class of claims under section 8142(1)(h). History: Add. 1989, Act 302, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 429, Imd. Eff. Nov. 26, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 279, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1998 Compiler's Notes: Section 2 of Act 429 of 1996 provides:“Section 2. (1) Sections 8142 and 8159 of Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1956, being sections 500.8142 and 500.8159 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, as amended by this amendatory act, apply to all pending and future cases brought under chapter 81 of the insurance code of 1956, Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1956, being sections 500.8101 to 500.8159 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, on and after the effective date of this amendatory act. These sections, as amended by this amendatory act, are intended to correct existing law in light of the United States Supreme Court decision in US Dept of Treasury v Fabe, 508 US 491; 113 S Ct 2202; 124 L Ed 2d 449 (1993), and to introduce regulations conducive to the public good.“(2) If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of the amendatory act that can be given effect without the invalid portion or application provided the remaining portion is not determined by the court to be inoperable. The court may alter the composition and order of classes listed in section 8142 of Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1956, being section 500.8142 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, as amended by this amendatory act, to the minimum extent necessary to render that section valid.”Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.8160 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81 - Chapter 81 Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation (500.8101...500.8160)|Section 500.8160 - Repealed. 2001, Act 143, Imd. Eff. Oct. 26, 2001.

500.8160 Repealed. 2001, Act 143, Imd. Eff. Oct. 26, 2001. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to reports to legislature.Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.8161 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81A - Chapter 81a Fraternal Benefit Societies (500.8161...500.8199a)|Section 500.8161 - Definitions.

500.8161 Definitions. Sec. 8161.  As used in this chapter:   (a) "Benefit contract" means the agreement for provision of benefits authorized by section 8179, as that agreement is described in section 8182(1).  (b) "Benefit member" means an adult member designated by the laws or rules of the society to be a benefit member under a benefit contract.  (c) "Certificate" means the document issued as written evidence of a benefit contract.  (d) "Laws" means the society's articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws, however designated.  (e) "Lodge" means the subordinate member units of a society, including camps, courts, councils, branches, or other similar designation.  (f) "Premiums" means rates, dues, or other required contributions payable under a certificate.  (g) "Rules" means all rules, regulations, or resolutions adopted by a society's supreme governing body or board of directors that are intended to have general application to the members of the society.  (h) "Society", unless otherwise indicated, means a fraternal benefit society. History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.8162 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81A - Chapter 81a Fraternal Benefit Societies (500.8161...500.8199a)|Section 500.8162 - Society Governed by Chapter; Exemption.

500.8162 Society governed by chapter; exemption.  Sec. 8162.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a society shall be governed by this chapter and shall be exempt from all other provisions of the insurance laws of this state unless the society is expressly designated in another law or is specifically made applicable by this chapter. History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.8163 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81A - Chapter 81a Fraternal Benefit Societies (500.8161...500.8199a)|Section 500.8163 - Society as Charitable and Benevolent Institution; Tax Exemption.

500.8163 Society as charitable and benevolent institution; tax exemption. Sec. 8163.  Each society organized or licensed under this chapter is hereby declared to be a charitable and benevolent institution, and all of the society's funds shall be exempt from all state, county, district, municipal, and school taxes, other than taxes on real estate and office equipment. History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.8164 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81A - Chapter 81a Fraternal Benefit Societies (500.8161...500.8199a)|Section 500.8164 - Definition of Fraternal Benefit Society.

500.8164 Definition of fraternal benefit society. Sec. 8164.  An incorporated society, order, or supreme lodge, without capital stock, including 1 exempted under the provisions of section 8199(1)(b) whether incorporated or not, conducted solely for the benefit of its members and their beneficiaries and not for profit, operated on a lodge system with ritualistic form of work, having a representative form of government, and that provides benefits in accordance with this chapter, is a fraternal benefit society. History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.8165 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81A - Chapter 81a Fraternal Benefit Societies (500.8161...500.8199a)|Section 500.8165 - Society Operating on Lodge System; Requirements; Lodges for Children.

500.8165 Society operating on lodge system; requirements; lodges for children. Sec. 8165.  (1) A society is operating on the lodge system if it has a supreme governing body and subordinate lodges into which members are elected, initiated, or admitted in accordance with its laws, rules, and ritual. Subordinate lodges shall be required by the laws of the society to hold regular meetings at least once in each month in furtherance of the purposes of the society.   (2) A society may, at its option, organize and operate lodges for children under the minimum age for adult membership. Membership and initiation in local lodges shall not be required of the children, nor shall they have a voice or vote in the management of the society. History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.8166 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81A - Chapter 81a Fraternal Benefit Societies (500.8161...500.8199a)|Section 500.8166 - Representative Form of Government; Requirements; Postponement of Society Meetings.

500.8166 Representative form of government; requirements; postponement of society meetings. Sec. 8166.  (1) A society has a representative form of government if:   (a) It has a supreme governing body constituted in 1 of the following ways:  (i) The supreme governing body is an assembly composed of delegates elected directly by the members or elected at intermediate assemblies or conventions of members or their representatives, together with other delegates as may be prescribed in the society's laws. A society may provide for election of delegates by mail. The elected delegates shall constitute a majority in number and shall have not less than 2/3 of the votes and not less than the number of votes required to amend the society's laws. The assembly shall be elected, shall meet at least once every 4 years, and shall elect a board of directors to conduct the business of the society between meetings of the assembly. Vacancies on the board of directors between elections may be filled in the manner prescribed by the society's laws.  (ii) The supreme governing body is a board composed of persons elected by the members, either directly or by their representatives in intermediate assemblies, and other persons prescribed in the society's laws. A society may provide for election of the board by mail. Each term of a board member may not exceed 4 years. Vacancies on the board between elections may be filled in the manner prescribed by the society's laws. Those persons elected to the board shall constitute a majority in number and not less than the number of votes required to amend the society's laws. A person filling the unexpired term of an elected board member shall be considered to be an elected member. The board shall meet at least quarterly to conduct the business of the society.   (b) The officers of the society are elected either by the supreme governing body or by the board of directors.  (c) Only benefit members are eligible for election to the supreme governing body and the board of directors.  (d) Each voting member has 1 vote and no vote may be cast by proxy.  (2) In time of war or other emergency, the commissioner may order the postponement of society meetings for the duration of the emergency or for any lesser period in his or her discretion. The officers of the society and the delegates and representatives constituting the supreme governing body shall continue to hold office and exercise and perform all powers and duties conferred on them during the postponement. History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.8167 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81A - Chapter 81a Fraternal Benefit Societies (500.8161...500.8199a)|Section 500.8167 - Society Operating for Benefit of Members and Their Beneficiaries; Requirements; Subsidiary Corporations or Affiliated Organizations; Laws and Rules; Additional Powers.

500.8167 Society operating for benefit of members and their beneficiaries; requirements; subsidiary corporations or affiliated organizations; laws and rules; additional powers. Sec. 8167.  (1) A society shall operate for the benefit of members and their beneficiaries by doing both of the following:  (a) Providing benefits as specified in section 8179.  (b) Operating for 1 or more social, intellectual, educational, charitable, benevolent, moral, fraternal, patriotic, or religious purposes for the benefit of its members, which may also be extended to others.  (2) Subsection (1) may be carried out directly by the society, or indirectly through subsidiary corporations or affiliated organizations.   (3) Each society may adopt laws and rules for the government of the society, the admission of its members, and the management of its affairs. Each society may change, alter, add to, or amend those laws and rules and shall have other powers as are necessary and incidental to carrying into effect the objects and purposes of the society. History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.8168 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81A - Chapter 81a Fraternal Benefit Societies (500.8161...500.8199a)|Section 500.8168 - Specification of Eligibility Standards, Admission Process, and Rights and Privileges; Social Members; Rights Personal and Not Assignable.

500.8168 Specification of eligibility standards, admission process, and rights and privileges; social members; rights personal and not assignable. Sec. 8168.  (1) A society shall specify all of the following in its laws or rules:  (a) Eligibility standards for each and every class of membership. However, if benefits are provided on the lives of children, the minimum age for adult membership shall be set at not less than age 15 and not greater than age 21.  (b) The process for admission to membership for each membership class.  (c) The rights and privileges of each membership class. Only benefit members shall have the right to vote on the management of the insurance affairs of the society.   (2) A society may admit social members. A social member shall not have a voice or vote in the management of the insurance affairs of the society.  (3) Membership rights in a society are personal to the member and are not assignable. History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.8169 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81A - Chapter 81a Fraternal Benefit Societies (500.8161...500.8199a)|Section 500.8169 - Principal Office of Domestic Society; Meetings of Supreme Governing Body; Validity of Business Transacted; Minutes; Official Publication; Report, Notice, or Statement; Mailing or Publication of Synopsis of Annual Statement; Grievance or Complaint Procedures.

500.8169 Principal office of domestic society; meetings of supreme governing body; validity of business transacted; minutes; official publication; report, notice, or statement; mailing or publication of synopsis of annual statement; grievance or complaint procedures. Sec. 8169.  (1) The principal office of a domestic society shall be located in this state. The meetings of its supreme governing body may be held in any state, district, province, or territory where the society has a subordinate lodge, or in another location as determined by the supreme governing body, and all business transacted at the meetings shall be as valid in all respects as if the meetings were held in this state. The minutes of the proceedings of the supreme governing body and of the board of directors shall be in the English language.  (2) A society may provide in its laws for an official publication in which a notice, report, or statement required by law to be given to members, including notice of election, may be published. A required report, notice, or statement shall be printed conspicuously in the publication. If the records of a society show that 2 or more members have the same mailing address, an official publication mailed to 1 member is considered to be mailed to all members at the same address unless a member requests a separate copy. Not later than June 1 of each year, a synopsis of the society's annual statement providing an explanation of the facts concerning the condition of the society thereby disclosed shall be printed and mailed to each benefit member of the society or published in the society's official publication.  (3) A society may provide in its laws or rules for grievance or complaint procedures for members. History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.8171 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81A - Chapter 81a Fraternal Benefit Societies (500.8161...500.8199a)|Section 500.8171 - Waiver of Society's Laws.

500.8171 Waiver of society's laws. Sec. 8171.  A society's laws may provide that a subordinate body and its subordinate officers or members shall not have the power or authority to waive any of the provisions of the society's laws and shall be binding on the society and every member and beneficiary of a member. History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 218
MI Comp L § 500.8173 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956|Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)|218-1956-81A - Chapter 81a Fraternal Benefit Societies (500.8161...500.8199a)|Section 500.8173 - Reincorporation Not Required.

500.8173 Reincorporation not required.  Sec. 8173.  An incorporated society authorized to transact business in this state on April 1, 1990 is not required to reincorporate under this chapter. History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 218