1. (a) A certificate authorizing the formation of a corporation to transact the business of an insurance company shall be issued by the Insurance Commissioner if the following is submitted to him by the incorporators and is deemed to be satisfactory:

   1. (1) The proposed certificate of incorporation, which shall state that the corporation has, as a purpose, the doing of an insurance business; (2) the proposed bylaws of the corporation; and (3) such information as the commissioner shall require to evaluate the objectives, management and control of the proposed corporation.
2. (b) All expenses incurred by the commissioner in connection with proceedings under this section shall be paid by the person filing the application.

(P.A. 94-186, S. 28, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 23, 254.)

History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “articles” of incorporation with “certificate” of incorporation, effective January 1, 1997.