Title 33, Chapter 17, Section 18
( 33-17-18)
(a) Individuals, partnerships, and corporations of this state may
make application to, enter into agreement for, hold policies or
contracts in or with, and be a subscriber of any domestic, foreign,
or alien reciprocal insurer. (b) Any corporation organized under the laws of this state shall, in
addition to the rights, powers, and franchises specified in its
charter, have full power and authority as a subscriber to exchange
insurance contracts through such reciprocal insurer. The right to
exchange such contracts is declared to be incidental to the purposes
for which the corporations are organized and to be as fully granted
as the rights and powers expressly conferred upon the corporations.
Government or governmental agencies, state or political subdivisions
thereof, boards, associations, estates, trustees, or fiduciaries are
authorized to exchange nonassessable reciprocal interinsurance
contracts with each other and with individuals, partnerships, and
corporations to the same extent that individuals, partnerships, and
corporations are authorized under this Code section to exchange
reciprocal interinsurance contracts. (c) Any officer, representative, trustee, receiver, or legal
representative of any subscriber shall be recognized as acting for
or on its behalf for the purpose of the contract but shall not be
personally liable upon the contract by reason of acting in a
representative capacity. |