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NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-13 - Qualified voters; "policyholder" defined

17B:18-13. Qualified voters; "policyholder" defined  The qualified voters of the insurer shall consist of every policyholder who is 18 years of age or more and whose policy has been in force for at least 1 year. For the purposes of this section the term "policyholder" shall mean a. the person insured under an individual policy of life or health insurance, except where such policy declares some other person to be the owner thereof, in which case such owner shall be deemed to be the policyholder, b. the person to whom any annuity or pure endowment is presently or prospectively payable by the terms of an individual annuity or pure endowment contract except where the policy or contract declares some other person to be the owner thereof, in which case such owner shall be deemed to be the policyholder, c. the policyholder of any group life or health policy and d. the contract holder of any group annuity contract. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-13. Amended by L.1973, c. 22, s. 4, eff. Feb. 8, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-14 - Elections of directors of mutual insurers; procedure, ballots

17B:18-14. Elections of directors of mutual insurers; procedure, ballots  Each qualified voter of the insurer at such election shall be entitled to cast one vote in person or by proxy. The president, or, in his absence, a vice-president of the insurer, shall preside at the election and the secretary, or, in his absence, an assistant secretary of the insurer shall make and keep a record of the proceedings. Voting shall be by ballot and tellers to receive and count the votes and to determine the validity thereof shall be elected by a head vote of policyholders and their proxies present at the meeting. Ballots shall be prepared and furnished by the insurer to all voters at the election. No ballot shall be counted unless it shall set forth the number of the voter's policy and be signed by him or by his proxy, and no ballot shall be counted if cast for any person other than one nominated as herein provided. The polls shall remain open in no case for less than 4 hours. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-14.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-15 - Nominations by others than board of directors; notice of election

17B:18-15. Nominations by others than board of directors; notice of election  In case any nomination shall have been made by others than by the board of directors, the insurer shall cause notice of the time and place of the election and of the several nominations of candidates to be published at least 4 times at intervals of not less than 1 week, the first publication to be not more than 60 days and the last publication not less than 15 days prior to such election in at least 3 newspapers published in each State of the United States and in each province of Canada in which the insurer is authorized to do business, one of such publications in each State or province to be, whenever possible, in a newspaper published in the capital city of each such State or province. Such notice shall contain the names of the persons nominated by the board of directors and by others at the time of commencement of publication and the death, withdrawal or incapacity of any such nominee or the nomination of any person in his stead before or after the completion of publication shall not invalidate such notice, nor shall the omission of any publication herein prescribed invalidate such notice or the election to which it relates; provided, the insurer shall have made diligent effort to cause such publication to be made. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-15.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-16 - Canvass of votes; tie vote

17B:18-16. Canvass of votes; tie vote  All ballots voted shall be received by the tellers subject to verification and ascertainment of the validity thereof and of the qualification of the voters, and, in the case of ballots voted by proxy, the respective proxy instruments shall be filed with the tellers. Immediately upon the closing of the polls the tellers shall proceed to canvass the votes. The canvass shall proceed from day to day until completed. All ballots and proxy instruments received by the tellers shall immediately upon the completion of the canvass be placed in sealed packages and preserved by them for at least 1 year from the date of election. The person receiving the highest number of votes for each office of director to be filled shall be elected for a full term. In case 2 or more persons shall receive the same number of votes for the same office, the tellers shall decide the election by lot. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-16.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-17 - Report of result of election

17B:18-17. Report of result of election  At the conclusion of the canvass the tellers shall report in writing to the secretary of the corporation the result thereof and he shall thereupon make a certificate, duly sworn to, setting forth the result of the election as shown by such report and shall file the same with the commissioner. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-17.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-18 - Choosing of directors for mutual life insurers having in excess of ten million policies in force

17B:18-18. Choosing of directors for mutual life insurers having in excess of ten million policies in force  The directors of any mutual insurer of this State heretofore or hereafter incorporated pursuant to the provisions of the laws of this State which now or hereafter shall have in excess of ten million life insurance policies of the insurer in force as set forth in any annual statement of such insurer filed with the commissioner shall be of the number and shall be chosen in the manner set forth in sections 17B:18-19 to 17B:18-28, inclusive, any provision of law or of the certificate of incorporation or charter of such corporation to the contrary notwithstanding. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-18.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-19 - Number of directors; appointment of public directors; ex officio directors

17B:18-19. Number of directors; appointment of public directors; ex officio directors  Subject to the provisions of section 17B:18-21 as to the number of elected directors, the number of the directors of any such mutual insurer to which sections 17B:18-18 to 17B:18-28, inclusive, apply, shall be twenty-three, except where the chairman of the board and not the president is the chief executive officer of the corporation in which case the number shall be twenty-four, all of whom shall be policyholders of the corporation. Six of such directors shall be appointed as hereinafter provided by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey and are hereinafter called the public directors. Sixteen of such directors shall be elected in the manner hereinafter provided and are hereinafter called the elected directors. The president of the corporation shall be ex officio a director, and the chairman of the board, if he is the chief executive officer of the corporation, shall also be ex officio a director; and if the president or such chairman of the board shall be a director by appointment or election either at the time of his election as president or chairman of the board, or on the date that sections 17B:18-18 to 17B:18-28, inclusive, become applicable to such corporation, the office of director so held by the president or such chairman of the board shall become vacant. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-19.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-20 - Public directors; carry-overs; appointments; terms; vacancies; powers

17B:18-20. Public directors; carry-overs; appointments; terms; vacancies; powers  Each director of any such mutual insurer heretofore appointed as a public director in accordance with P.L.1953, chapter 156 and holding office as such on the effective day of this Code, shall continue in office as a public director until the expiration of the term for which he shall have been appointed. Whenever the provisions of sections 17B:18-18 to 17B:18-28, inclusive, shall for the first time become applicable to any mutual insurer, other than a mutual insurer then having public directors in accordance with the first sentence of this section, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey shall thereupon appoint the 6 public directors for respective terms beginning on the date of appointment, such that the term of one public director shall expire on the date of the annual election of directors in each of the first 6 calendar years following the year in which sections 17B:18-18 to 17B:18-28, inclusive, for the first time become applicable to such mutual insurer. When such mutual insurer has public directors pursuant to either the first or second sentence of this section, thereafter one public director shall be appointed annually by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for a term of 6 years and shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. In case any vacancy shall occur in the office of public director, such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of another public director by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for the unexpired term to which such vacancy relates. The public directors shall have the same powers, privileges and duties as the other directors, and such additional powers as provided in said sections. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-20.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-21 - Elected directors; carry-overs; terms; vacancies

17B:18-21. Elected directors; carry-overs; terms; vacancies  Each director of any mutual insurer, other than its president and other than the chairman of the board if he is the chief executive officer and other than one appointed as a public director in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1953, chapter 156, holding office as such at the time sections 17B:18-18 to 17B:18-26, inclusive, for the first time become applicable to such insurer shall continue in office as an elected director until the expiration of the term for which he shall have been elected, notwithstanding the number of elected directors shall be greater or less than 16. At each annual election of directors, commencing with the annual election in the calendar year following the first year in which such insurer becomes subject to sections 17B:18-18 to 17B:18-28, inclusive, or, in the case of an insurer which on the effective date of this Code has directors who were elected in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1953, chapter 156, commencing with the first annual election of directors following the effective date of this Code, 4 elected directors shall be elected in the manner hereinafter provided, each for a term of 4 years, and each such elected director shall hold office until his successor has been elected and has qualified. Except as otherwise provided in sections 17B:18-18 to 17B:18-28, inclusive, in case any vacancies shall occur in the office of an elected director, such vacancies shall be filled by the board of directors by majority vote of its entire number for the unexpired term to which such vacancy relates. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-21.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-22 - Elected directors; manner of electing

17B:18-22. Elected directors; manner of electing  The elected directors shall be elected in the manner provided in sections 17B:18-23 to 17B:18-27, inclusive, by the qualified voters of the corporation at the annual election of directors to be held on the date and at the place prescribed by the corporation's certificate of incorporation or charter, by-laws, or otherwise. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-22.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-23 - Qualified voters; "policyholder" for purpose of election defined

17B:18-23. Qualified voters; "policyholder" for purpose of election defined  The qualified voters of the insurer shall consist of every policyholder who is 18 years of age or more and whose policy has been in force for at least 1 year. For the purposes of this section the term "policyholder" shall mean a. the person insured under an individual policy of life or health insurance, except where such policy declares some other person to be the owner thereof, in which case such owner shall be deemed to be the policyholder, b. the person to whom any annuity or pure endowment is presently or prospectively payable by the terms of an individual annuity or pure endowment contract except where the policy or contract declares some other person to be the owner thereof, in which case such owner shall be deemed to be the policyholder, c. the policyholder of any group life or health policy and d. the contract holder of any group annuity contract. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-23. Amended by L.1973, c. 22, s. 5, eff. Feb. 8, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-24 - Nomination of candidates; demand by public directors

17B:18-24. Nomination of candidates; demand by public directors  The board of directors shall by a vote of a majority of its entire number nominate a candidate for each office of elected director to be filled at each annual election of directors commencing with the first election at which 4 elected directors are to be elected pursuant to the provisions of section 17B:18-21 after sections 17B:18-18 to 17B:18-28, inclusive, become applicable to such insurer. Not more than 10 months, nor less than 9 months, before the date of each such annual election, the secretary of the corporation shall file a certificate of such nominations with the commissioner, giving the name, address and occupation of each candidate, together with a statement in writing from each of such candidates that he will accept if elected. If a majority of the public directors of the corporation shall determine that other candidates should be nominated in the best interests of the insurer, its policyholders and the public, they shall file with the commissioner not more than 9 months nor less than 8 months before the date of the next ensuing annual election of directors, a statement of their determination and a demand signed by a majority of them that other candidates be nominated. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-24.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-27 - Mailing of ballot; effect

17B:18-27. Mailing of ballot; effect  The mailing of a ballot to any person shall not be construed as an admission of the validity of any policy or that such person was a policyholder; and no such mailing shall be competent evidence in any action or proceeding in which the question of the validity of any policy is involved. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-27.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-28 - Filing certificate on number of policies; copy delivered to Chief Justice

17B:18-28. Filing certificate on number of policies; copy delivered to Chief Justice  If any annual statement of any domestic mutual insurer heretofore or hereafter filed with the commissioner sets forth a number of life insurance policies of the insurer in force in excess of ten million, such insurer shall thereafter during its corporate existence be subject to the provisions of sections 17B:18-18 to 17B:18-28, inclusive, any provisions of law or of the certificate of incorporation or charter of the corporation to the contrary notwithstanding. When any domestic mutual insurer at any time after the effective date of this Code files for the first time during its corporate existence an annual statement which shows that the number of life insurance policies of said insurer then in force is in excess of ten million, it shall immediately cause to be filed with the commissioner a certificate of the number of life insurance policies so set forth in such annual statement and the commissioner shall cause a copy thereof, duly certified by the commissioner, to be delivered to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-28.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-29 - Election of directors in mutual insurer issuing temporary stock

17B:18-29. Election of directors in mutual insurer issuing temporary stock  A bare majority of the entire board of directors of a domestic mutual insurer which issues temporary capital stock, as provided in section 17B:18-9, shall be elected by the holders of the temporary stock, and the rest of the directors shall be elected by the policyholders, in the manner and with the representation provided in its certificate of incorporation. After the retirement of the capital stock all the directors shall be so elected by the policyholders. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-29.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-30 - Proxy voting permitted at elections

17B:18-30. Proxy voting permitted at elections  At any election of directors, managers or other officers of a domestic insurer, except any election of directors held pursuant to N.J.S. 17B:18-18 to 17B:18-28, inclusive, every person entitled to vote at the election may vote in person or by attorney or proxy, but no proxy shall be voted, allowed or received after 3 years from its date. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-30.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-31 - Emergency by-laws

17B:18-31. Emergency by-laws  The board of directors of any domestic insurer may at any time adopt emergency by-laws, subject to repeal or change by action of those having power to adopt regular by-laws for the insurer, which shall be operative during a national emergency caused by an attack on the United States or by a nuclear, atomic or other disaster which makes it impossible or impracticable for an insurer to conduct its business in strict accord with applicable provisions of law, its by-laws, or its certificate of incorporation or charter. Such emergency by-laws may, notwithstanding any different provisions of the regular by-laws, or of the applicable statutes, or of the insurer's certificate of incorporation or charter, make any provision that may be reasonably necessary for the operation of the insurer during the period of such emergency. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-31.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-32 - Failure to adopt emergency by-laws; procedure

17B:18-32. Failure to adopt emergency by-laws; procedure  In the event that the board of directors of a domestic insurer has not adopted emergency by-laws, the following provisions shall become effective upon the occurrence of such a national emergency: a. Three directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the board. b. Any vacancy in the board may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. c. If there are no surviving directors, but at least 3 vice-presidents of the company survive, the 3 vice-presidents with the longest term of service in that office shall be the directors and shall possess all of the powers of the previous board of directors and such powers as are granted herein or by subsequently enacted legislation. By majority vote such emergency board of directors may elect other directors. If there are not at least 3 surviving vice-presidents, the commissioner or duly designated person exercising the powers of commissioner shall appoint 3 persons as directors who shall possess all of the powers of the previous board of directors and such powers as are granted herein or by subsequently enacted legislation, and these persons by majority vote may elect other directors. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-32.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-33 - National emergency; succession

17B:18-33. National emergency; succession  At any time the board of directors of a domestic insurer may, by resolution, provide that in the event of such a national emergency and in the event of the death or incapacity of the Chairman of the Board and chief executive officer, the President, the Secretary or the Treasurer of the company, such officers, or any of them, shall be succeeded in the office by the person named or described in a succession list adopted by the board of directors. Such list may be on the basis of named persons or position titles, shall establish the order of priority and may prescribe the conditions under which the powers of the office shall be exercised. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-33.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:18-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:18-34 - National emergency; relocation of principal place of business

17B:18-34. National emergency; relocation of principal place of business  At any time the board of directors of a domestic insurer may, by resolution, provide that in the event of such a national emergency the home office or principal place of business of the company shall be at such location in the United States of America as is named or described in the resolution. Such resolution may provide for alternate locations and establish an order of preference. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:18-34.