Michigan § 500.2059 - Maintaining or operating office for transaction of insurance business; using name of insurer in conducting or advertising business not related to business of insurance.
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§ 500.2059. Maintaining or operating office for transaction of insurance business; using name of insurer in conducting or advertising business not related to business of insurance.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person shall not maintain or operate an office in this state for the transaction of the business of insurance or use the name of an insurer, fictitious or otherwise, in conducting or advertising a business that is not related or connected with the business of insurance as regulated in this act.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit an insurance producer from marketing or transacting any of the following:
(a) Subject to the health benefit agent act, 1986 PA 252, MCL 550.1001 to 550.1020, health care coverage provided by a health maintenance organization.
(b) Subject to the health benefit agent act, 1986 PA 252, MCL 550.1001 to 550.1020, dental care coverage provided by a dental care corporation regulated under 1963 PA 125, MCL 550.351 to 550.373.
(c) Administrative services of a third party administrator regulated under the third party administrator act, 1984 PA 218, MCL 550.901 to 550.960.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 500.2059 ("Maintaining or operating office for transaction of insurance business; using name of insurer in conducting or advertising business not related to business of insurance.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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