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NH Rev Stat § 400-B:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 400-B - Market Conduct Record Retention and Production|Section 400-B:7 - Complaint Records.

    400-B:7 Complaint Records. –||The complaint records required to be maintained under RSA 417 shall include a complaint log or register, or grievance log or register for health insurers, in addition to the actual written complaints. The complaint log or register shall show clearly the total number of complaints for the current year plus the immediately preceding 5 years, the classification of each complaint by line of insurance and by complainant, the nature of each complaint, the insurer's disposition of each complaint, the time it took to process each complaint, and the complaint number assigned by the department, if applicable. If the insurer maintains the file in a computer format, the reference in the complaint log or register for locating the documentation shall be an identifier such as the policy number or other code. The codes shall be provided to the examiners at the time of an examination.|||Source. 2005, 221:1. 2006, 196:15, eff. July 30, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 400-B:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 400-B - Market Conduct Record Retention and Production|Section 400-B:8 - Format of Records.

    400-B:8 Format of Records. –||I. Any record required to be maintained by an insurer may be created and stored in the form of paper, photograph, magnetic, mechanical, or electronic medium; or any process that accurately forms a durable reproduction of the record, so long as the record is capable of duplication to a hard copy that is as legible as the original document. Documents that are produced and sent to an insured by use of a template and an electronic mail list shall be considered to be sufficiently reproduced if the insurer can provide proof of mailing of the document and a copy of the template. Documents that require the signature of the insured or insurer's producer shall be maintained in any format listed in this chapter; provided, that evidence of the signature is preserved in that format.||II. The maintenance of records in a computer-based format shall be archival in nature, to preclude the alteration of the record after the initial transfer to a computer format. Upon request of an examiner, all records shall be capable of duplication to a hard copy that is as legible as the original document. The records shall be maintained according to written procedures developed and adhered to by the insurer. The written procedures shall be made available to the commissioner during an examination.||III. Photographs, microfilms, or other image-processing reproductions of records shall be equivalent to the originals and may be certified as the same in actions or proceedings before the commissioner unless inconsistent with RSA 541-A.|||Source. 2005, 221:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 400-B:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 400-B - Market Conduct Record Retention and Production|Section 400-B:9 - Location of Files.

    400-B:9 Location of Files. –||I. All records required to be maintained under this chapter shall be kept in a location that will allow the records to be produced for examination within the time period required. When, under normal circumstances, someone other than the insurer maintains a required record or type of record, the other person's responsibility to maintain the records shall be set forth in a written agreement, a copy of which shall be maintained by the insurer and shall be available to the examiners for purposes of examination.||II. If required by law or otherwise available, the insurer shall maintain disaster preparedness or disaster recovery procedures that include provisions for the maintenance or reconstruction of original or duplicate records at another location. These procedures shall be provided for review during the examination.|||Source. 2005, 221:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 400-B:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 400-B - Market Conduct Record Retention and Production|Section 400-B:10 - Time Limits to Provide Records and to Respond to Examiners.

    400-B:10 Time Limits to Provide Records and to Respond to Examiners. –||I. Initial data requests shall be submitted to a company at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the on-site examination, desk audit, or other form of review to provide ample time for the company to prepare the materials requested by the examining state. Paragraphs II and III shall apply to requests for supplemental data and information not anticipated at the time of the initial request as specified herein.||II. As a means to facilitate the examination and to aid in the examination in accordance with RSA 400-A:37, an insurer shall provide any requested document or written response to an inquiry submitted by an examiner within 10 working days, or such other time period as mutually agreed upon by the examiner and the insurer. When the requested document or response is not produced by the insurer within the specified time period, a violation shall be deemed to have occurred unless the insurer can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the requested record cannot reasonably be provided within the specified time period of the request.||III. Additional records requested by the commissioner shall be made available for the examination upon the date specified by the examiner-in-charge.|||Source. 2005, 221:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 400-B:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 400-B - Market Conduct Record Retention and Production|Section 400-B:11 - Confidential Materials.

    400-B:11 Confidential Materials. –||Original records required to be provided during a market conduct examination shall be returned to the insurer following the examination. If the records relate to an inquiry made by an examiner, copies of the records shall become a part of the work papers of the examination. Examination work papers obtained as part of a market conduct examination are privileged and confidential and not subject to the provisions of RSA 91-A.|||Source. 2005, 221:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 400-B:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 400-B - Market Conduct Record Retention and Production|Section 400-B:12 - Penalties.

    400-B:12 Penalties. –|| Any insurer or related entity who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter may, upon hearing, except where other penalty is expressly provided, be subject to suspension or revocation of its certificate of authority or license, and an administrative fine not to exceed $2,500 per violation.|||Source. 2008, 153:3, eff. June 6, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 400-B:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 400-B - Market Conduct Record Retention and Production|Section 400-B:13 - Rulemaking.

    400-B:13 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, as necessary for the purposes of this chapter.|||Source. 2015, 91:1, eff. Aug. 4, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:1-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:1-a - Purposes; Miscellaneous Insurance.

    401:1-a Purposes;  Miscellaneous Insurance. –||I. Any corporation formed or authorized for the purpose of conducting one or more of the kinds of insurance found in RSA 401:1, or licensed or authorized pursuant to RSA 405, shall be permitted to conduct other kinds of insurance not enumerated in RSA 401:1 as the commissioner may permit by rule pursuant to paragraph II below.||II. If the commissioner determines that there exists a kind of insurance which is not enumerated in RSA 401:1 and such kind of insurance is properly the subject of insurance, and is in the public interest, the commissioner may by rule adopted under RSA 541-A permit corporations to conduct said kind or kinds of insurance as miscellaneous insurance. Corporations may conduct miscellaneous insurance in combination with one or more other kinds of insurance specified in RSA 401:1 as permitted by the commissioner. However, no corporation shall conduct a kind of miscellaneous insurance unless that kind of miscellaneous insurance has been specifically permitted by the commissioner.||III. An insurance company or other insurer need not have its physical license or authorization amended to permit it to write a kind of miscellaneous insurance provided the company or other insurer has been notified by the commissioner of a decision made pursuant to paragraph II.|||Source. 1983, 15:4, eff. April 6, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:2 - Incorporators.

    401:2 Incorporators. –||For the formation of such a corporation there shall be not less than 10 incorporators, who shall be residents of this state.|||Source. 1917, 80:2. PL 272:2. RL 322:2.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:3 - Capital Stock.

    401:3 Capital Stock. –||Such a corporation may have a capital stock or may do business on the mutual plan. No such mutual corporations shall be incorporated after the first of July, 1969, to transact any kinds of insurance business on the assessment plan requiring as a condition for granting insurance the signing of a premium deposit note by the insured, which note is given for the purpose of establishing a limit of liability to assessment. Any such company currently licensed and operating on such plans shall be restricted to the lines of business in which it was engaged on July 1, 1969, provisions of RSA 401:7 notwithstanding.|||Source. 1917, 80:3. PL 272:3. RL 322:3. 1947, 182:2. RSA 401:3. 1969, 293:4, eff. June 30, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:4 - Paid-up Capital.

    401:4 Paid-up Capital. –||All stock companies organized under the provisions of this chapter shall have a paid-up capital of at least $800,000.|||Source. 1917, 80:4. PL 272:4. RL 322:4. 1947, 182:3. RSA 401:4. 1965, 51:1. 1969, 283:1, eff. June 25, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:5 - Combinations of Business.

    401:5 Combinations of Business. –||Articles of agreement of such a stock or mutual company may provide for the transaction of any combinations of 2 or more kinds of insurance authorized by RSA 401:1 except that specified by paragraph III of said section which may only be combined with insurance specified in paragraph IV or V, or both. The articles of agreement of a mutual company issuing assessable policies may not provide for the transaction of any but the following combinations of business: That specified in paragraph I of RSA 401:1 with that specified in paragraph II; That specified in paragraphs III, IV, and V or any 2 of said paragraphs; That specified in paragraphs IV, V, VI, and VII or in any 2 or more of said paragraphs, unless such company shall have and maintain a policyholders' surplus of at least $400,000.|||Source. 1917, 80:5. PL 272:5. 1939, 25:2. RL 322:5. 1947, 182:4. RSA 401:5. 1969, 283:2, eff. June 25, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:6 - Certification of Agreement.

    401:6 Certification of Agreement. –||The articles of agreement shall be submitted to the insurance commissioner, who shall examine same. The commissioner shall not approve the articles of agreement of a company until he is satisfied, by such examination as he may make and such evidence as he may require, that: (1) the incorporators are of good repute and intend in good faith to operate the company; (2) the company has capable management; (3) the company has a reasonable prospect for success in the kind or kinds of business which it proposes to transact; (4) the actuarial projections, policy forms, rates, dividends, commissions, and other expenses contemplated as well as reinsurance, market and taxes are sound and reasonable; and (5) the articles of agreement otherwise comply with the law. Upon satisfying himself that the foregoing requirements have been met, the commissioner shall so certify by an endorsement upon said articles of agreement, which shall then be recorded in accordance with the provisions of RSA 293-A:1.20 and RSA 293-A:2.02 provided that copies of the original documents filed with the secretary of state shall also be filed with the insurance commissioner.|||Source. 1917, 80:6. PL 272:6. 1937, 24:1. RL 322:6. RSA 401:6. 1969, 283:11. 1983, 15:5. 1992, 255:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:7 - Amendment of Charter or Articles of Incorporation.

    401:7 Amendment of Charter or Articles of Incorporation. –||Any insurance company organized under the laws of the state, whether by special charter or under the general law, shall be entitled to amend its charter or articles of incorporation, so as to acquire the authority to do any or all kinds of insurance business which corporations organized under the provisions of this chapter are authorized to do, and may otherwise amend its charter or articles, in any manner not inconsistent with this chapter, by a majority vote of all its stock, or, if a mutual company, by a majority vote of those members present and voting, at a meeting called for that purpose. Any such company may, with approval of the commissioner, increase or reduce its capital stock and, subject to the limitations hereinafter provided, may change the par value of the shares of its capital stock at a meeting called for the purpose, by vote of its stockholders as provided by RSA 293-A:10.01 through RSA 293-A:10.09. The par value of the shares of stock of any such company now outstanding or hereafter issued may be such an amount as the commissioner may approve.|||Source. 1917, 80:7. PL 272:7. 1933, 145:1. RL 322:7. RSA 401:7. 1955, 6:1. 1983, 15:6. 1992, 255:9, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:8 - Certification of Amendments.

    401:8 Certification of Amendments. –||All proposed amendments, duly certified to by the president and secretary of such company, shall be submitted to the commissioner for examination and endorsement of approval in the same manner as provided by this chapter as to the original articles of agreement. Copies of all documents required by this section to be submitted to the commissioner shall be filed with him.|||Source. 1917, 80:7. PL 272:8. 1937, 24:2. RL 322:8. RSA 401:8. 1983, 15:7, eff. April 6, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:9 - Record.

    401:9 Record. –||Such articles of amendment shall thereupon be recorded as provided in RSA 401:6, and shall then be deemed to be part of the charter or articles of the company.|||Source. 1917, 80:7. PL 272:9. RL 322:9.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:10 - Applicability of General Corporation Law.

    401:10 Applicability of General Corporation Law. –||Insurance corporations organized under the laws of this state, whether by special charter or by the general law, shall be subject to only those provisions of the laws relating to corporations in general that are not inconsistent with the provisions of Title XXXVII, the insurance code.|||Source. 1917, 80:9. PL 272:10. RL 322:10. RSA 401:10. 1971, 232:1. 1973, 235:9. 1983, 15:8, eff. April 6, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:11 - Merger of Insurance Companies.

    401:11 Merger of Insurance Companies. –||I. Subject to the approval of the insurance commissioner as provided by law, any insurance corporation organized under the laws of this state, whether by special charter or under the general law, except mutual insurance companies, may merge or consolidate with any other corporation or corporations in the manner provided in RSA 293-A.||II. Subject to the approval of the insurance commissioner of the plan of merger, any mutual insurance company or other voluntary insurance corporation organized under the laws of this state, whether by special charter or under general law, may merge or consolidate with any like corporation or corporations in the manner provided in RSA 292 and by a majority vote of those members voting in person or by proxy at a meeting called for that purpose.|||Source. 1971, 232:2. 1983, 15:9. 2002, 207:31, eff. July 15, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:12 - Clerk; Registered Agent; Registered Office.

    401:12 Clerk;  Registered Agent;  Registered Office. –||In lieu of the provisions of RSA 293-A:8.40(c), every insurer subject to this chapter may have and continuously maintain in this state a clerk who shall be the registered agent of the insurer and who shall be an individual resident of this state whose residence or business office shall be the registered office of the insurer.|||Source. 1983, 15:10. 1992, 255:10, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:13 - Officers.

    401:13 Officers. –||I. The officers of an insurer who is subject to the provisions of this chapter shall consist of a president, a clerk or secretary who shall be the agent for service of process, and a treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the board of directors at a time and in a manner as may be prescribed by the bylaws. Such other officers and assistant officers and agents as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the board of directors or chosen in such other manner as may be prescribed by the bylaws. Any 2 or more offices may be held by the same person.||II. All officers and agents of the insurer, as between themselves and the insurer, shall have the authority to perform the duties in the management of the insurer as may be provided in the bylaws, or as may be determined by resolution of the board of directors not inconsistent with the bylaws.|||Source. 1983, 15:10, eff. April 6, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:14 - Restated Articles of Incorporation.

    401:14 Restated Articles of Incorporation. –||A copy of all restated articles of incorporation to the extent they are adopted shall be filed with the insurance department.|||Source. 1983, 15:10, eff. April 6, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:15 - Name.

    401:15 Name. –||Corporations subject to regulation by the insurance commissioner shall not be subject to the requirements of RSA 293-A:4.01(a)(1) pertaining to the designation of the corporate status and the corporate name but shall be subject to all other provisions of RSA 293-A:4.01, except that any filings, including trade names, shall be subject to the examination by and approval of the insurance commissioner before filing with the secretary of state.|||Source. 1983, 15:10. 1992, 255:11, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:16 - Name Reservation.

    401:16 Name Reservation. –||I. The reservation of the name of an insurer, including trade names, shall be made by filing an application, executed by the applicant with the insurance commissioner to reserve a specified name, and by paying a fee as set by RSA 400-A:29. If the commissioner finds that the name is available for use, he shall reserve the name for the exclusive use of the applicant for a period of 120 days.||II. The right to the exclusive use of a specified name, including trade names, so reserved may be transferred to any other person or corporation by filing, with the office of the insurance commissioner, a request for the transfer, executed by the applicant for whom the name was reserved, by specifying the name and address of the transferee and other information as required by the insurance commissioner and by paying a fee equal to the original application fee.|||Source. 1983, 15:10, eff. April 6, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:17 - Perpetual Existence; Presumption.

    401:17 Perpetual Existence;  Presumption. –||Unless otherwise expressly approved by the commissioner, all insurance companies or other insurers subject to this chapter shall have perpetual existence.|||Source. 1983, 15:10, eff. April 6, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 401:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Insurance|Title 401 - Incorporation and Powers of Insurance Companies|Section 401:18 - Maximum Risk Retention.

    401:18 Maximum Risk Retention. –||The maximum net amount of risk which may be retained by a property and liability company for an individual risk shall be no greater than 10 percent of the company's capital and surplus.|||Source. 1990, 92:3, eff. June 9, 1990.|