Ohio § 3960.06

§ 3960.06.

(A) A purchasing group and its insurer or insurers are subject to all applicable laws

of this state, except that a purchasing group and its insurer or insurers, in regard

to liability insurance for the purchasing group, are exempt from any law that does

any of the following: (1) Prohibits the establishment of a purchasing group; (2) Makes it unlawful for an insurer to provide or offer to provide insurance on a basis

providing, to a purchasing group or its members, advantages based on their loss and

expense experience not afforded to other persons with respect to rates, policy forms,

coverages, or other matters; (3) Prohibits a purchasing group or its members from purchasing insurance on a group

basis described in division (A)(2) of this section; (4) Prohibits a purchasing group from obtaining insurance on a group basis because the

group has not been in existence for a minimum period of time or because any member

has not belonged to the group for a minimum period of time; (5) Requires that a purchasing group have a minimum number of members, common ownership

or affiliation, or a certain legal form; (6) Requires that a certain percentage of a purchasing group obtain insurance on a group

basis; (7) Otherwise discriminates against a purchasing group or any of its members; (8) Requires that any insurance policy issued to a purchasing group or any of its members

be countersigned by an insurance agent or broker residing in this state. (B) The superintendent of insurance may require or exempt a risk retention group from

participation in any joint underwriting association established under section 3930.03

or in the plan established under section 4509.70 of the Revised Code .  Any risk retention group that is required to participate under this division shall

submit sufficient information to the superintendent to enable the superintendent to

apportion on a nondiscriminatory basis the risk retention group's proportionate share

of losses and expenses.