Mississippi Code — 83
Browse 1,333 sections in division 83 of the Mississippi code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 83-1-1. Department of insurance created.
- § 83-1-3. Commissioner of Insurance.
- § 83-1-4. Rules and regulations relative to certain general liability insurance policies.
- § 83-1-5. Compensation and employees.
- § 83-1-6. Repealed.
- § 83-1-7. Deputy.
- § 83-1-9. Offices.
- § 83-1-11. Seal.
- § 83-1-13. Monthly report; payment of taxes to state treasurer.
- § 83-1-15. Annual report to governor.
- § 83-1-17. Laws enforced by suit.
- § 83-1-19. Group insurance for state employees.
- § 83-1-21. Reports on file as public record.
- § 83-1-23. Examination before granting authority.
- § 83-1-25. Repealed.
- § 83-1-27. Examination of foreign concerns; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund.
- § 83-1-29. Suspension or revocation of certificate of authority.
- § 83-1-31. Audit of books to determine tax liability.
- § 83-1-33. Taxpayer liable for cost of audit.
- § 83-1-35. Reward in case of willful destruction by fire or explosion of real or personal property within state.
- § 83-1-37. Municipal fire protection fund.
- § 83-1-39. County volunteer fire department fund; fund for insurance rebate monies not expended for fire protection purposes.
- § 83-1-41. Repealed.
- § 83-1-43. Authority of commissioner to enforce federal “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.”
- § 83-1-45. Commissioner of Insurance to adopt rules and regulations governing disclosure of nonpublic personal information by insurance licensees.
- § 83-1-47. Commissioner of Insurance authorized to establish nonbinding, nonadversarial alternative dispute resolution procedure for personal lines insurance claims.
- § 83-1-49. Power of commissioner to enjoin unlicensed activity.
- § 83-1-51. Power of commissioner to enjoin unauthorized activity in violation of any insurance law.
- § 83-1-101. Jurisdiction of Insurance Department; exception.
- § 83-1-103. Proof to show jurisdiction of other body.
- § 83-1-105. Examination to determine solvency and organization of person or entity furnishing services.
- § 83-1-107. Application of provisions.
- § 83-1-109. Disclosure of insurance provisions.
- § 83-1-151. Definitions.
- § 83-1-153. Application of provisions.
- § 83-1-155. Basis for administrative supervision; notice; appeals; hearings; release from supervision.
- § 83-1-157. Confidentiality of records, etc.; exceptions.
- § 83-1-159. Administrative supervisor; prohibited activities of insurer.
- § 83-1-161. Right of insurer to contest action taken or proposed to be taken by supervisor; appeals.
- § 83-1-163. Right of commissioner to initiate judicial proceedings, liquidation proceedings, or other delinquency proceedings.
- § 83-1-165. Adoption of rules by commissioner.
- § 83-1-167. Right of commissioner to meet with supervisor, or his representative, without presence of any other person.
- § 83-1-169. Immunity from liability.
- § 83-1-191. Comprehensive hurricane damage mitigation program established; cost-benefit study on wind hazard mitigation construction measures; inspections; financial grants for residential retrofits; public education; advisory council; rules and regulations [Repealed effective July 1, 2021].
- § 83-1-201. Creation; purpose; composition; meetings; Mississippi Building Codes Council to serve as advisory council; Mississippi Windstorm Mitigation Fund.
- § 83-2-1. Applicability of chapter and types of insurance excepted; definitions.
- § 83-2-3. Standards applicable to rates; criteria for determining compliance; commissioner to establish uniform policy language regarding applicability of hurricane deductibles and form of notice under certain homeowner’s insurance policies.
- § 83-2-5. Filing of rates and related information by residual market mechanisms.
- § 83-2-7. Filing of rates and related information by insurers; exceptions; effective date of rate adjustment filing.
- § 83-2-9. Public inspection of filed rates and related information; rates exceeding those filed; filing by rate service organization; filing by reference.
- § 83-2-11. Disapproval of rates by commissioner and related procedure; interim rates in absence of legally effective rates.
- § 83-2-13. Furnishing rate information to insureds; hearing of complaints as to application of rating system; appeals.
- § 83-2-15. Rating bureau as exclusive provider of services relating to rates; licensing of and services provided by rate service organization.
- § 83-2-17. Advisory organizations; registration; unfair practices.
- § 83-2-19. Repealed.
- § 83-2-21. Prohibition of insurer agreements as to adherence to or use of rates and related information; exception for insurers under common ownership or management.
- § 83-2-23. Cooperation among insurers participating in joint underwriting, pools, residual market mechanisms; registration with and review by commissioner; unfair practices.
- § 83-2-25. Compliance review; related reports and records.
- § 83-2-27. Payment of dividends, savings or unabsorbed premium deposits to insureds.
- § 83-2-29. Penalties; procedures for license suspension.
- § 83-2-31. Appeals; rates charged pending disposition of appeal.
- § 83-2-33. Property and casualty insurance companies to contribute to Insurance Department Fund; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund.
- § 83-2-35. Payment of fee by property and casualty insurers; deposit of fee into Insurance Department Fund; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund.
- § 83-3-1. Repealed.
- § 83-3-2. Meaning of “Insurance Commission.”
- § 83-3-3. Repealed.
- § 83-3-5. Rating bureau.
- § 83-3-7. Members of bureau.
- § 83-3-9. Expense of bureau paid by companies.
- § 83-3-11. Funds provided by assessment against companies.
- § 83-3-13. Bureau to inspect every risk rated.
- § 83-3-15. Repealed.
- § 83-3-17. Bureau not to make agreement for placing insurance.
- § 83-3-19. Rating Bureau to furnish information to Commissioner of Insurance.
- § 83-3-21. Examination of Rating Bureau; reports.
- § 83-3-23. Bureau not to discriminate in rates.
- § 83-3-24. Factors to be considered when rating fire district, grading fire departments and awarding credits considered in determining overall fire rating based on condition of certain fire equipment.
- § 83-3-25-83-3-41. Repealed.
- § 83-3-101-83-3-119. Repealed.
- § 83-3-121. Rebates prohibited.
- § 83-3-123-83-3-129. Repealed.
- § 83-3-201-83-3-207. Repealed.
- § 83-3-301. Repealed.
- § 83-5-1. Concerns subject to department.
- § 83-5-3. All companies to submit to all laws of state.
- § 83-5-5. Terms defined.
- § 83-5-7. Situs of contract.
- § 83-5-9. Business to be conducted in corporate name.
- § 83-5-11. Legal process.
- § 83-5-13. Laws applicable.
- § 83-5-15. License fees for each class of business.
- § 83-5-17. Revocation of license; administrative fine; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund.
- § 83-5-19. Sale of stock regulated.
- § 83-5-21. License revoked if judgments not paid.
- § 83-5-23. Reserves required.
- § 83-5-25. Certain insurance prohibited.
- § 83-5-27. Discrimination through fictitious grouping prohibited.
- § 83-5-28. Cancellation, reduction in coverage, or nonrenewal of coverage; notice; inclusion in policies issued or renewed after June 30, 1989; validity and enforcement of replacement policies; transferring insurers requirements.
- § 83-5-29. Insurance business practices regulated.
- § 83-5-30. Notice of withdrawal, cancelation, or failure to renew insurance; penalties.
- § 83-5-31. Definitions.
- § 83-5-33. Unfair methods of competition and deceptive practices prohibited.
- § 83-5-35. Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined.
- § 83-5-37. Power of commissioner.
- § 83-5-39. Hearings on charges of unfair practices.
- § 83-5-41. Cease and desist orders and modifications thereof; administrative fines; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund.
- § 83-5-43. Judicial review of cease and desist orders.
- § 83-5-45. Procedure as to unfair methods of competition and unfair practices which are not defined; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund.
- § 83-5-47. Judicial review by intervenor.
- § 83-5-49. Penalty for violation of cease and desist order.
- § 83-5-51. Provisions cumulative.
- § 83-5-53. Blank forms furnished.
- § 83-5-55. Annual and quarterly statements to be filed.
- § 83-5-57. Reinsurance returns made annually.
- § 83-5-59. Statements examined and abstracts published.
- § 83-5-61. Certain premiums declared and taxed.
- § 83-5-63. Penalty for failure to declare.
- § 83-5-65. Books exhibited.
- § 83-5-67. License revoked if statement untrue.
- § 83-5-69. Penalty for failure to file statements and making false return; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund.
- § 83-5-71. Duration of license.
- § 83-5-72. Life, health and accident insurance companies and health maintenance organizations to contribute to Insurance Department Fund; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund.
- § 83-5-73. Fees for commissioner; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund.
- § 83-5-75. Fees of fraternal orders.
- § 83-5-77. Publication fees; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund.
- § 83-5-79. Investigation of complaint by citizens.
- § 83-5-81. Suit for payment of expense if refused.
- § 83-5-83. Refusal to comply; license revoked.
- § 83-5-85. General penalty.
- § 83-5-87. Contents of residential property insurance policy.
- § 83-5-89. Reporting arson incidents; rules and regulations.
- § 83-5-91. Health insurance for person called to serve on active military duty by executive order of the President of the United States.
- § 83-5-93. Proposing party to provide impact report on legislation to enact mandated health care coverage.
- § 83-5-95. Contents of impact report.
- § 83-5-101. Audited financial report.
- § 83-5-102. Definitions.
- § 83-5-103. Content of annual audited financial report.
- § 83-5-104. Exemptions.
- § 83-5-105. Extensions.
- § 83-5-106. Designation of independent certified public accountants.
- § 83-5-107. Qualifications of independent certified public accountant.
- § 83-5-108. Consolidated or combined audits.
- § 83-5-109. Scope of examination and report of independent certified public accountant.
- § 83-5-110. Notification of adverse financial condition.
- § 83-5-111. Report on significant deficiencies in internal controls.
- § 83-5-112. Accountant’s letter of qualifications.
- § 83-5-113. Definition, availability and maintenance of certified public accountant work papers.
- § 83-5-114. Severability.
- § 83-5-115. Authority of Department of Insurance to determine method of calculating values of stocks, bonds and other sureties held by insurer.
- § 83-5-117. Methods of valuation which may be used to calculate values of stocks, bonds and other sureties held by insurer.
- § 83-5-119. Requirements for audit committees.
- § 83-5-120. Internal audit function requirements [Effective January 1, 2020].
- § 83-5-121. Conduct of insurer in connection with the preparation of required reports and documents.
- § 83-5-123. Management’s report of internal control over financial reporting.
- § 83-5-125. Canadian and British companies.
- § 83-5-201. Purpose of sections 83-5-201 through 83-5-217.
- § 83-5-203. Definitions.
- § 83-5-205. Examination of insurers; examination of foreign or alien insurer; acceptance of examination report prepared by insurance department of another state; financial and market analysis review of all insurers.
- § 83-5-207. Appointment of examiners; guidelines and procedures to be followed by examiner; insurers to facilitate examination; penalties for refusal to comply with request of examiner; power of examiners; authority of commissioner to hire examiners; company examined to pay cost of examination; authority of commissioner not limited.
- § 83-5-209. Contents of examination report; filing of report; opportunity to respond to report; review of report by and order of commissioner; hearings; confidentiality of examination reports; disclosure of reports.
- § 83-5-211. Appointment of examiners.
- § 83-5-213. Compensation and expenses of examiner.
- § 83-5-215. Reports to be furnished to State Tax Commission; Tax Commission not precluded from performing additional audits.
- § 83-5-217. No cause of action against examiners; no cause of action against person providing information to examiner; statutory privilege or immunity not abridged; examiner’s right to award of attorney fees in civil action.
- § 83-5-251. Procurer of insurance must have insurable interest; insurable interest defined; insurer reliance on applicant’s representations; insurable interest of charitable, etc. organization.
- § 83-5-253. Consent of insured required in certain cases.
- § 83-5-255. Enforcement by commissioner.
- § 83-5-257. Provisions cumulative of existing statutory and common law.
- § 83-5-301. Applicability of Sections 83-5-301 through 83-5-309.
- § 83-5-303. Annual filings; hardship exemption; foreign insurers.
- § 83-5-305. Civil liability of those dealing with information developed from filings.
- § 83-5-307. Confidentiality.
- § 83-5-309. Failure to file; revocation, suspension or refusal of certificate of authority.
- § 83-5-351. Filing report; disclosure of material acquisitions and dispositions.
- § 83-5-353. Reporting of material acquisitions or dispositions of assets.
- § 83-5-355. No reporting of nonrenewals; cancellations; or revisions of ceded reinsurance agreements.
- § 83-5-357. Promulgation of rules and regulations.
- § 83-5-401. Definitions.
- § 83-5-403. Filing of RBC report; determination of insurer’s RBC; maintenance of capital above prescribed RBC level; adjustment of report.
- § 83-5-405. Procedure upon occurrence of company action level event.
- § 83-5-407. Procedure upon occurrence of regulatory action level event.
- § 83-5-409. Procedure upon occurrence of authorized control level event.
- § 83-5-411. Procedure upon occurrence of mandatory control level event.
- § 83-5-413. Hearings.
- § 83-5-415. Confidentiality of reports and plans; sharing and using confidential information; publication, dissemination, etc., of information regarding capital level of insurer; rebuttal by insurer of materially false statement regarding capital level; use by commissioner of RBC instructions, reports and plans.
- § 83-5-417. Relationship with other laws; promulgation of rules and regulations; exemption of domestic insurers and domestic health organization insurers.
- § 83-5-419. Filing of RBC report or plan by foreign insurer.
- § 83-5-421. Liability of commissioner, department, employees or agents.
- § 83-5-423. Severability of provisions.
- § 83-5-425. Effective date of notices.
- § 83-5-427. Requirements for RBC reports for certain insurers for 1996; requirements for RBC reports for health organization insurers for 2013.
- § 83-5-501. Title.
- § 83-5-503. Actuarial opinion of reserves and supporting documentation.
- § 83-5-505. Confidentiality.
- § 83-5-507. Repealed.
- § 83-5-601. Legislative findings and intent.
- § 83-5-603. Provider-Sponsored Health Plan defined.
- § 83-5-605. Providers of provider-sponsored health plans must meet certain requirements before offering or providing services.
- § 83-5-607. Requirements of provider-sponsored health plans.
- § 83-5-701. Purpose; relation to other laws; applicability.
- § 83-5-703. Definitions.
- § 83-5-705. Disclosure requirement; permissible levels of reporting.
- § 83-5-707. Promulgation of rules, regulations and orders.
- § 83-5-709. Contents of corporate governance annual disclosure
- § 83-5-711. Confidentiality.
- § 83-5-713. NAIC and third-party consultants.
- § 83-5-715. Penalties for failure to file.
- § 83-5-717. Severability.
- § 83-5-801. Short title.
- § 83-5-803. Article establishes exclusive state standards for data security, investigation of cybersecurity event, and notification to Commissioner of Insurance.
- § 83-5-807. Development, implementation and maintenance of information security program.
- § 83-5-809. Investigation of cybersecurity event.
- § 83-5-811. Notification of cybersecurity event involving nonpublic information; information to be provided; investigation of cybersecurity event in system maintained by third-party service provider.
- § 83-5-813. Power of commissioner to investigate licensee and enforce provisions of this article.
- § 83-5-815. Protection of documents, materials and other information.
- § 83-5-819. Penalties for violation of article.
- § 83-5-821. Regulations.
- § 83-5-823. Severability.
- § 83-5-825. Implementation of Section 83-5-807 and Section 83-5-807(6).
- § 83-5-801. Short title.
- § 83-5-803. Article establishes exclusive state standards for data security, investigation of cybersecurity event, and notification to Commissioner of Insurance.
- § 83-5-807. Development, implementation and maintenance of information security program.
- § 83-5-809. Investigation of cybersecurity event.
- § 83-5-811. Notification of cybersecurity event involving nonpublic information; information to be provided; investigation of cybersecurity event in system maintained by third-party service provider.
- § 83-5-813. Power of commissioner to investigate licensee and enforce provisions of this article.
- § 83-5-815. Protection of documents, materials and other information.
- § 83-5-817. Exemptions
- § 83-5-819. Penalties for violation of article.
- § 83-5-821. Regulations.
- § 83-5-823. Severability.
- § 83-5-825. Implementation of Section 83-5–807 and Section 83-5-807(6).
- § 83-6-1. Definitions.
- § 83-6-2. Subsidiaries which may be organized or acquired; permissible investments.
- § 83-6-3. Insurers required to register; time for registration; data may be required of other insurers.
- § 83-6-5. Registration statement; filing, form and contents; annual enterprise risk report.
- § 83-6-7. Registration statement; immaterial information need not be disclosed; items deemed to be immaterial.
- § 83-6-9. Registration statement; report of material changes or additions on amendment forms.
- § 83-6-11. Termination of registration of insurer no longer member of insurance holding company system; consolidated registration statement or amendment by affiliated insurers.
- § 83-6-13. Insurer may register on behalf of affiliated insurer, when.
- § 83-6-15. Exemption of insurer, information or transaction from application of §§ 83-6-3 through 83-6-19.
- § 83-6-17. Disclaimer of affiliation; effect of filing; disallowance.
- § 83-6-19. Failure to file registration statement or amendment as violation.
- § 83-6-21. Standards for transactions within holding company system; notice to commissioner of certain intended transactions; action by commissioner against violators; stock company permits; dividends and other distributions.
- § 83-6-22. Acquisitions involving insurers not otherwise covered.
- § 83-6-23. Factors to be considered in determining reasonableness of insurer’s surplus.
- § 83-6-24. Filing of statement by person making offer, request, etc.; contents of statement; approval by commissioner; exceptions; violations of section; jurisdiction of courts.
- § 83-6-25. Restriction on payment of extraordinary dividends or making extraordinary distributions; notice to commissioner.
- § 83-6-26. Management of domestic insurers subject to registration.
- § 83-6-27. Financial examination of registered insurer or affiliate.
- § 83-6-29. Confidential treatment of information, materials or documents obtained or disclosed during certain examinations.
- § 83-6-31. Rules, regulations and orders.
- § 83-6-33. Enjoinder of violations; enjoinder of voting of certain securities at shareholder’s meeting; sequester of certain voting securities.
- § 83-6-35. Willful violations; criminal proceedings; punishment.
- § 83-6-37. When commissioner may take possession and conduct business of domestic insurer.
- § 83-6-38. Amounts recoverable by receiver upon liquidation or rehabilitation of insurer; limitations; deficiencies due to insolvent debtors.
- § 83-6-39. Suspension, revocation or refusal to renew license or certificate of authority.
- § 83-6-41. Appeals to chancery court; petition for writ in nature of mandamus or peremptory mandamus.
- § 83-6-43. Certain laws superseded; remedies to be construed as supplemental.
- § 83-6-45. Supervisory colleges.
- § 83-6-47. Group-wide supervision of internationally active insurance groups.
- § 83-7-1. Life insurance companies defined.
- § 83-7-3. Distinction in same class and rebates prohibited.
- § 83-7-4. Proceeds of policy; effect of payment when made by insurer or contract issuer in accordance with terms of policy or contract.
- § 83-7-5. Proceeds of policy not subject to judicial process or assignment while in hands of company.
- § 83-7-6. Proceeds of policy become due as of date of death of insured; insurers admitted to transact life insurance in Mississippi required to pay interest on proceeds of certain policies; computation of interest; applicability.
- § 83-7-7. Policy beneficiary designations of trustees.
- § 83-7-9. Assignment of group life insurance policy.
- § 83-7-11. Penalty for false statement as to publication.
- § 83-7-13. Application of insured to be filed with policy of insurance.
- § 83-7-15. Misstatement of age not to invalidate policy.
- § 83-7-17. Policies to show plainly on face kind and character; fees for commissioner’s approval; expedited form and rate review procedure.
- § 83-7-19. Minors may make insurance contract.
- § 83-7-21. Reserve liabilities.
- § 83-7-23. Standard valuation law.
- § 83-7-25. Standard nonforfeiture law.
- § 83-7-26. Maximum rate of interest on policy loans; determination; changes in rates; notification to policyholder.
- § 83-7-27. Separate accounts to fund pension or profit sharing plans or to provide for life insurance or annuities.
- § 83-7-29. Investment of amounts allocated to separate accounts.
- § 83-7-31. Crediting of income or charging of losses on separate accounts.
- § 83-7-33. Valuation of assets allocated to separate accounts.
- § 83-7-35. Ownership of amounts allocated to separate accounts.
- § 83-7-37. Powers of domestic companies establishing separate accounts.
- § 83-7-39. Reserve liability for variable contracts.
- § 83-7-41. Contents of contract delivered or issued for delivery in state providing for benefits in variable amounts.
- § 83-7-43. Authority to deliver or issue for delivery within state contracts providing for benefits in variable amounts.
- § 83-7-45. Authority of commissioner to regulate issuance and sale of contracts for separate accounts and those who issue and sell them.
- § 83-7-47. Repealed.
- § 83-7-49. Application of insurance laws to separate accounts; contents of individual variable life insurance contracts.
- § 83-7-51. Notice of right to return policy; effect of return.
- § 83-7-101. Definitions.
- § 83-7-103. Accelerated benefit provisions as not representing morbidity risks.
- § 83-7-105. Acknowledgement of concurrence for payout prior to payment.
- § 83-7-107. Options for payment; minimum amounts.
- § 83-7-109. Requirement that name given coverage be descriptive of coverage provided; disclosure of information; signatures.
- § 83-7-111. Effective date of accelerated benefit.
- § 83-7-113. Waiver of premium.
- § 83-7-115. Discrimination amongst insureds prohibited.
- § 83-7-117. Disclosure to consumer of any separate identifiable premium for accelerated benefit; options; examples; pro rata reduction in cash value; non-interest bearing lien against death benefit of policy; accidental death benefit not affected by accelerated benefit.
- § 83-7-119. Filing valuation method and assumptions with Department of Insurance; content.
- § 83-7-201. Short title.