Mississippi § 83-5-57 - Reinsurance returns made annually.
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§ 83-5-57. Reinsurance returns made annually.
Every fire insurance company now or hereafter admitted shall annually, and at such other times as the said commissioner may require, in addition to all the returns now, by law, required of it or its agents or managers, make a return to the insurance commissioner in such form and detail as may be prescribed by him of all reinsurance contracted for or affected by it, directly or indirectly, upon property located in Mississippi, such return to be sworn to by its president and secretary, if a company of any other state of the United States, and if a company of a foreign country by its president and secretary or by officers corresponding thereto, as to reinsurance as aforesaid contracted for or effected through the foreign office, and by the United States manager as to such reinsurance effected by the United States branch. If any company, domestic or foreign, shall directly or indirectly reinsure any risk taken by it on any property located in Mississippi in any company not duly authorized to transact business herein, except as hereinbefore provided, or if it shall refuse or neglect to make the returns required by this section, the said commissioner shall revoke its authority to transact business in this state.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 83-5-57 ("Reinsurance returns made annually.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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