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RI Gen L § 27-20.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.2 - Nonprofit Optometric Service Corporations|Section 27-20.2-4 - Annual and quarterly statements.

§ 27-20.2-4. Annual and quarterly statements.(a) Every nonprofit optometric service corporation shall annually, on or before the first day of March in each year, file in the office of the commissioner of insurance a statement, verified by at least two (2) of the principal officers of the corporation, of its condition on the 31st day of December then next preceding, which statement shall contain any matters the director of business regulation shall prescribe and shall be available for inspection by the public.(b) Every nonprofit optometric service corporation shall also file quarterly statements with the insurance commissioner, due on or before forty-five (45) days after the quarter ending in accordance with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' guidelines and procedures, and shall be available for inspection by the public.(c) The insurance commissioner shall also require compliance with chapters 12 and 12.1 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 69, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 404, § 4; P.L. 1996, ch. 188, § 12.
RI Gen L § 27-20.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.2 - Nonprofit Optometric Service Corporations|Section 27-20.2-5 - Examination of affairs of corporation.

§ 27-20.2-5. Examination of affairs of corporation.It shall be the duty of the director of business regulation to make an examination of the financial condition and methods of doing business of every nonprofit optometric service corporation. The examination shall be performed, and the associated costs shall be borne by the company, in accordance with all provisions of chapter 13.1 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 69, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 404, § 4.
RI Gen L § 27-20.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.2 - Nonprofit Optometric Service Corporations|Section 27-20.2-6 - Commission plans for solicitors or insurance producers.

§ 27-20.2-6. Commission plans for solicitors or insurance producers.No person shall be engaged to solicit subscribers to any nonprofit optometric service plan upon a commission basis or upon any other basis by which the payment of the compensation or expenses of the person shall be conditioned upon the enrollment of subscribers, unless the method of solicitation and rate of compensation shall have had the prior written approval of the director of business regulation.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 69, § 1.
RI Gen L § 27-20.2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.2 - Nonprofit Optometric Service Corporations|Section 27-20.2-7 - Investment standards.

§ 27-20.2-7. Investment standards.(a) All nonprofit optometric service corporations shall protect the interests of subscribers by promoting company solvency and financial strength through the application of investment standards that facilitate a reasonable balance of the following objectives:(1) To preserve principal;(2) To assure reasonable diversification as to type of investment, issuer and credit quality; and(3) To allow the nonprofit optometric service corporation to allocate investments in a manner consistent with principles of prudent investment management to achieve an adequate return so that obligations to subscribers are adequately met and financial strength is sufficient to cover reasonably foreseeable contingencies.(b) All investments, including, but not limited to, those referred to in this chapter, shall be made and held in accordance with the objectives in subsection (a) of this section subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter and in regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter. Investments not conforming to this chapter and any regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter are not considered admitted assets.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 69, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 45, § 4.
RI Gen L § 27-20.2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.2 - Nonprofit Optometric Service Corporations|Section 27-20.2-8 - Corporation deemed public charitable institution.

§ 27-20.2-8. Corporation deemed public charitable institution.Every nonprofit optometric service corporation is declared to be, and shall be deemed to be, a charitable institution and an incorporated public charitable institution and shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 6 of title 7, except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, and to this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 69, § 1.
RI Gen L § 27-20.2-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.2 - Nonprofit Optometric Service Corporations|Section 27-20.2-9 - Adoption of chapter by hospital service corporation.

§ 27-20.2-9. Adoption of chapter by hospital service corporation.Any nonprofit hospital service corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 19 of this title, which first obtains authorization to do so by the Rhode Island Optometric Association as evidenced by the affidavit of the president and secretary of the association, may amend its articles of association to adopt the provisions of this chapter, and upon that adoption the corporation shall have and exercise all of the powers and be subject to all of the duties and responsibilities of a nonprofit optometric service corporation to the same extent as though it had been incorporated as a nonprofit optometric service corporation.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 69, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 41.
RI Gen L § 27-20.2-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.2 - Nonprofit Optometric Service Corporations|Section 27-20.2-10 - Nonprofit optometric service corporation assessment.

§ 27-20.2-10. Nonprofit optometric service corporation assessment.(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, each domestic nonprofit optometric service corporation shall be charged an assessment to partially support the activities of the division of insurance in the department of business regulation.(b) The minimum assessment charged shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000).History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 29, § 5; P.L. 1993, ch. 180, § 20; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 134.
RI Gen L § 27-20.2-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.2 - Nonprofit Optometric Service Corporations|Section 27-20.2-11 - Rehabilitation, liquidation, or conservation.

§ 27-20.2-11. Rehabilitation, liquidation, or conservation.(a) Any rehabilitation, liquidation, administrative supervision, or conservation of a nonprofit optometric service corporation organized under this chapter shall be conducted under the supervision of the director of business regulation pursuant to chapters 14.1, 14.2, and 14.3 of this title. The director of business regulation may apply for an order from the superior court directing the director of business regulation to rehabilitate, liquidate, or conserve a nonprofit optometric service corporation upon any one or more of the following grounds:(1) That the nonprofit optometric service corporation is insolvent; for the purposes of this section, the term "insolvent" means the inability of the nonprofit optometric service corporation to meet its debts and financial obligations as they become due;(2) That the nonprofit optometric service corporation fails or refuses to comply with a lawful order of the director of business regulations reasonably designed to correct unsound business policies or practices which, if uncorrected, could reasonably lead to insolvency as defined in subdivision (1) of this subsection; or(3) That the nonprofit optometric service corporation's financial condition is such as to render its further transaction of business hazardous to the public or its subscribers or members.(b) A claim by a health care provider shall not be asserted against any subscriber or member of the nonprofit optometric service corporation in the event of the rehabilitation, liquidation, conservation, or administrative supervision of the nonprofit optometric service corporation.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 180, § 21.
RI Gen L § 27-20.2-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.2 - Nonprofit Optometric Service Corporations|Section 27-20.2-12 - Holding company systems.

§ 27-20.2-12. Holding company systems.All of the provisions of chapter 35 of this title apply to corporations organized or licensed pursuant to this chapter. Any approval granted by the director pursuant to chapter 35 of this title do not supersede any other approval under Rhode Island law relative to mergers or other acquisitions of nonprofit optometric service corporations in their capacity as Rhode Island charitable nonprofit corporations.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 180, § 21; P.L. 1998, ch. 90, § 4; P.L. 2000, ch. 178, § 6; P.L. 2000, ch. 200, § 16; P.L. 2000, ch. 229, § 16.
RI Gen L § 27-20.2-12.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.2 - Nonprofit Optometric Service Corporations|Section 27-20.2-12.1 - No derogation of attorney general.

§ 27-20.2-12.1. No derogation of attorney general.No provision of this chapter shall derogate from the common law or statutory authority of the attorney general nor shall any provision be construed as a limitation on the common law or statutory authority of the attorney general, including the authority to investigate at any time charitable assets for the purpose of determining and ascertaining whether they are being administered in accordance with law and with the terms and purposes of the charity.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 90, § 9.
RI Gen L § 27-20.2-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.2 - Nonprofit Optometric Service Corporations|Section 27-20.2-13 - Regulations.

§ 27-20.2-13. Regulations.The director of business regulation may adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the implementation and administration of the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 180, § 21.
RI Gen L § 27-20.2-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.2 - Nonprofit Optometric Service Corporations|Section 27-20.2-14 - Termination of children's benefits.

§ 27-20.2-14. Termination of children's benefits.(a) Every individual or group health insurance contract, plan, or policy delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state which provides medical coverage that includes coverage for physician services in a physician's office, and every policy which provides major medical or similar comprehensive type coverage, except for supplemental policies which only provide coverage for specified diseases and other supplemental policies, shall include a provision that policyholders shall receive thirty (30) days notice from the nonprofit optometric service corporation that a child covered as a dependent by the policyholder is about to lose his or her coverage as a result of reaching the maximum age for a dependent child and that the child will only continue to be covered upon documentation being provided of current college enrollment, or that the child may purchase a conversion policy if he or she is not a college student.(b) Nothing in this section prohibits a nonprofit optometric service corporation from requiring a policyholder to annually provide proof of a child's current college enrollment in order to maintain the child's coverage. Provided further, nothing in this section requires coverage inconsistent with the membership criteria in effect under the policyholder's health benefits coverage.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 214, § 5; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 41.
RI Gen L § 27-20.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.3 - Nonprofit Legal Service Corporations|Section 27-20.3-1 - Definitions.

§ 27-20.3-1. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Legal service" means the professional services rendered by persons duly licensed under the laws of this state to engage in the practice of law who have agreed to perform services as may be specified under any nonprofit prepaid legal service plan, and to accept payment for the services on the basis provided in the plan. The plan shall assure that every subscriber will be able to choose any attorney he or she desires who has agreed to participate as a member of a nonprofit prepaid legal service plan, and if a subscriber has no preference, a fair method shall be available to insure that every attorney who has agreed to participate as a member of a nonprofit prepaid legal service plan is given an equal opportunity to be selected for legal service;(2) "Nonprofit prepaid legal service corporation" means any corporation organized pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and operating a nonprofit prepaid legal services plan;(3) "Nonprofit prepaid legal services plan" means any plan by which reimbursement for specified legal services is provided to participating attorneys or subscribers to the plan by a nonprofit prepaid legal service corporation, and the plan shall be open for participation to all qualified, practicing members of the Rhode Island Bar Association; and(4) "Subscribers" means those persons or groups of persons who shall contract with a nonprofit legal service corporation for reimbursement for specified legal services pursuant to a nonprofit legal services plan.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 179, § 1.
RI Gen L § 27-20.3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.3 - Nonprofit Legal Service Corporations|Section 27-20.3-2 - Organization.

§ 27-20.3-2. Organization.(a) Five (5) or more lawyers duly licensed to practice under the laws of this state who are members of the Rhode Island Bar Association and who first obtain authorization to do so by the Rhode Island Bar Association, as evidenced by an affidavit of the president and secretary of the association, may associate themselves by written articles of association for the incorporation of a nonprofit prepaid legal service corporation. The laws of this state relative to insurance companies or to the business of insurance, and acts in amendment of or in addition to them, shall not apply to any nonprofit prepaid legal service corporation unless expressly so provided in the laws. Nonprofit prepaid legal service corporations shall have all of the corporate powers of nonbusiness corporations as specified in chapter 6 of title 7.(b) The directors of any nonprofit prepaid legal service corporation shall consist of an equal number of attorneys duly licensed to practice under the laws of this state and of persons representing the public who are not attorneys.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 179, § 1.
RI Gen L § 27-20.3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.3 - Nonprofit Legal Service Corporations|Section 27-20.3-3 - Contracts.

§ 27-20.3-3. Contracts.(a) A nonprofit prepaid legal service corporation may contract with its subscribers for legal services that may be provided under any nonprofit prepaid legal services plan adopted by the corporation.(b) Every nonprofit prepaid legal service corporation shall, before accepting applications for participation in a nonprofit prepaid legal services plan, establish a reserve fund of not less than ten percent (10%) of the claims and expenses projected by the board of directors of the corporation for its first fiscal year of operation. At the time or times that the corporation shall adjust its rates, it shall include a factor for the protection of its subscribers projected to produce a reserve fund at the end of the rating period applied for of not less than ten percent (10%) of the most recent twelve (12) months of claims and operating expenses available at the time of filing its request for approval of the rates.(c) The rates charged by the nonprofit prepaid legal service corporation to its subscribers shall be consistent with the proper conduct of its business and the interests of the public, and shall at all times be subject to the approval of the director of business regulation.(d) Nothing contained in this chapter or in any nonprofit prepaid legal service plan shall affect the ordinary professional relationship between the person rendering legal services under the plan and the subscriber to whom the services are rendered; and no action based upon or arising out of the relationship or relating to legal services rendered pursuant to a nonprofit prepaid legal services plan shall be maintained against the nonprofit prepaid legal service corporation operating the plan.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 179, § 1.
RI Gen L § 27-20.3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.3 - Nonprofit Legal Service Corporations|Section 27-20.3-4 - Annual and quarterly statements.

§ 27-20.3-4. Annual and quarterly statements.(a) Every nonprofit prepaid legal service corporation shall annually, on or before the first day of March in each year, file in the office of the commissioner of insurance a statement, verified by at least two (2) of the principal officers of the corporation, of its condition on the thirty-first day of December then next preceding, which statement shall contain any matters relating to its financial operation, financial condition, and reserves as the director of business regulation shall prescribe, and shall be available for inspection by the public.(b) Every nonprofit prepaid legal service corporation shall also file quarterly statements with the insurance commissioner, due on or before forty-five (45) days after the quarter ending in accordance with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' guidelines and procedures, and shall be available for inspection by the public.(c) The insurance commissioner shall also require compliance with chapters 12 and 12.1 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 179, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 404, § 5; P.L. 1996, ch. 188, § 13.
RI Gen L § 27-20.3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.3 - Nonprofit Legal Service Corporations|Section 27-20.3-5 - Examination of affairs of corporation.

§ 27-20.3-5. Examination of affairs of corporation.It shall be the duty of the director of business regulation to make an examination of the financial condition and methods of doing business of every nonprofit prepaid legal service corporation. The examination shall be performed, and the associated costs shall be borne by the company, in accordance with all provisions of chapter 13.1 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 179, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 404, § 5.
RI Gen L § 27-20.3-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.3 - Nonprofit Legal Service Corporations|Section 27-20.3-6 - Commission plans for solicitors or insurance producers.

§ 27-20.3-6. Commission plans for solicitors or insurance producers.No person shall be engaged to solicit subscribers to any nonprofit prepaid legal services plan upon a commission basis or upon any other basis by which the payment of the compensation or expenses of the person shall be conditioned upon the enrollment of subscribers, unless the method of solicitation and rate of compensation shall have had the prior written approval of the director of business regulation.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 179, § 1.
RI Gen L § 27-20.3-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.3 - Nonprofit Legal Service Corporations|Section 27-20.3-7 - Investment standards.

§ 27-20.3-7. Investment standards.(a) All nonprofit prepaid legal service corporations shall protect the interests of subscribers by promoting company solvency and financial strength through the application of investment standards that facilitate a reasonable balance of the following objectives:(1) To preserve principal;(2) To assure reasonable diversification as to type of investment, issuer and credit quality; and(3) To allow the nonprofit prepaid legal service corporation to allocate investments in a manner consistent with principles of prudent investment management to achieve an adequate return so that obligations to subscribers are adequately met and financial strength is sufficient to cover reasonably foreseeable contingencies.(b) All investments, including, but not limited to, those referred to in this chapter, shall be made and held in accordance with the objectives in subsection (a) of this section subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter and in regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter. Investments not conforming to this chapter and any regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter are not considered admitted assets.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 179, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 45, § 5.
RI Gen L § 27-20.3-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.3 - Nonprofit Legal Service Corporations|Section 27-20.3-8 - Corporation deemed public charitable institution.

§ 27-20.3-8. Corporation deemed public charitable institution.Every nonprofit prepaid service corporation is declared to be, and shall be deemed to be, a charitable institution and shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 6 of title 7, except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, and to this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 179, § 1.
RI Gen L § 27-20.3-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.3 - Nonprofit Legal Service Corporations|Section 27-20.3-9 - Operational agreements.

§ 27-20.3-9. Operational agreements.(a) Any nonprofit hospital service corporation, organized pursuant to provisions of chapter 19 of this title, is authorized to enter into administrative agreements with nonprofit prepaid legal service corporations organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.(b) Nonprofit prepaid legal service corporations, organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, are authorized to enter into administrative agreements with any nonprofit hospital service corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 19 of this title or commercial insurance companies duly licensed and authorized to conduct business in this state.(c) In the event a nonprofit prepaid legal service corporation, organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, enters into an administrative agreement with a commercial insurance company duly licensed and authorized to conduct business in this state, nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to exempt the commercial insurance company from the laws of this state regulating insurance companies or the regulations of the director of business regulation applicable to the company.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 179, § 1.
RI Gen L § 27-20.3-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 27 - Insurance|Chapter 27-20.3 - Nonprofit Legal Service Corporations|Section 27-20.3-10 - Nonprofit legal service corporation assessment.

§ 27-20.3-10. Nonprofit legal service corporation assessment.(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, each domestic nonprofit legal service corporation shall be charged an assessment to partially support the activities of the division of insurance in the department of business regulation.(b) The minimum assessment charged shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000).History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 29, § 6; P.L. 1993, ch. 180, § 22; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 135.