2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-1098.04 - Formation of captive insurers; redomestication

20-1098.04.
Formation of captive insurers;  redomestication
A. An agency captive insurer or protected cell captive insurer shall be incorporated as a stock insurer with its capital divided into shares and held by the stockholders. Each owner of an agency captive insurer shall be licensed as an insurance producer.
B. A group captive insurer may be formed in any of the following ways:
1. Incorporated as a stock insurer with its capital divided into shares and held by the stockholders.
2. Incorporated as a mutual insurer without capital stock,  the governing body of which is elected by the member organizations of its association.
3. Organized as a reciprocal insurer pursuant to article 2 of this chapter.
4. Incorporated as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to title 10,  chapter 25.
C. A pure captive insurer may be formed in any of the following ways:
1. Incorporated as a stock insurer with its capital divided into shares and held by the stockholders.
2. Incorporated as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to title 10,  chapter 25.
3. Incorporated as a limited liability company pursuant to title 29.
D. The capital stock of a captive insurer that is incorporated as a stock insurer may be authorized with no par value.
E. A captive insurer that is formed as a corporation shall have at least three incorporators,  at least one of whom shall be a resident of this state. Notwithstanding subsection B,  paragraph 3 of this section,  a captive insurer that is formed as a reciprocal insurer may be organized by three or more subscribers,  none of whom shall be required to be a resident of this state.
F. A pure captive insurer shall have at least one director. Any other kind of corporate captive insurer shall have at least three directors. Any group captive insurer formed as a reciprocal insurer shall have at least three subscribers' advisory committee members. In addition to independent directors,  a group captive insurer may have as many directors as it has members.
G. A captive insurer that is formed as a corporation shall have at least one member of the board of directors who is a resident of this state. A captive insurer that is formed as a reciprocal insurer shall have at least one member of the subscribers' advisory committee who is a resident of this state.
H. The articles of incorporation or bylaws of a captive insurer that is formed as a corporation with more than one director may authorize a quorum of a board of directors to consist of at least one-third of the fixed or prescribed number of directors,  but at least two directors. The subscribers' agreement or other organizing document of a captive insurer formed as a reciprocal insurer may authorize a quorum of a subscribers' advisory committee to consist of at least one-third of the number of its members,  but at least two members.
I. Any foreign or alien insurer may become a domestic captive insurer by complying with the requirements of this article relating to the licensing of a domestic captive insurer and by complying with all applicable requirements of the laws of this state relating to the domestication of a corporation to this state. The effective date of a license that is issued to a foreign or alien insurer domesticated to this state shall be the date of filing its articles of domestication with the corporation commission.