For the purposes of this article the term "insurance company" shall, unless otherwise provided, apply to all corporations, companies, associations, societies, persons or partnerships writing contracts of insurance, indemnity or suretyship upon any type of risk or loss. "Insurance company" does not include fraternal benefit societies as defined in K.S.A. 40-738 , and amendments thereto, or hospitals or hospital associations that have been in operation for not less than 10 years.
K.S.A. 40-201
Insurance company defined
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Service v. Pyramid Life Insurance (1968)
Most recently applied in MacEk v. Swift & Co. Employees Benefit Association (June 1969)
L. 1927, ch. 231, 40-201; L. 1935, ch. 193, § 1; L. 2023, ch. 41, § 1; July 1.
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Official source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Kansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.