Oklahoma § 36-609 - Kinds of insurance an insurer may transact

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§ 36-609. Kinds of insurance an insurer may transact

An insurer which otherwise qualifies therefor may be authorized

to transact any one kind or combination of kinds of insurance as

defined in Section 701 et seq. of this title, except:

1. A life insurer shall not be authorized to transact any other

kind of insurance except accident and health and workers'

compensation and employer liability equivalent insurance if

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otherwise qualified to do so on or after September 1, 1994, or if

immediately prior to the effective date of this Code any life

insurer lawfully held a subsisting certificate of authority granting

it the right to transact in Oklahoma additional kinds of insurance

other than accident and health, so long as the insurer is otherwise

in compliance with this Code the Insurance Commissioner shall

continue to authorize such insurer to transact the same kinds of

insurance as those specified in such prior certificate of authority;

2. A reciprocal insurer shall not transact life insurance;

3. A Lloyd's insurer shall not transact life insurance;

4. A title insurer shall be a stock insurer and shall not

transact any other kind of insurance; and

5. No insurer shall issue for delivery or deliver in this state

any contract of insurance which imposes contingent or assessment

liability upon a resident of this state.

Added by Laws 1957, p. 231, § 609. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 112, §

1; Laws 1986, c. 251, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1995, c. 355, §

1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2015, c. 298, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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