Subarticle - CHAPTER 81A. FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES
- Section 500.8161 - Definitions
- Section 500.8162 - Society governed by chapter; exemption
- Section 500.8163 - Society as charitable and benevolent institution; tax exemption
- Section 500.8164 - Definition of fraternal benefit society
- Section 500.8165 - Society operating on lodge system; requirements; lodges for children
- Section 500.8166 - Representative form of government; requirements; postponement of society meetings
- Section 500.8167 - Society operating for benefit of members and their beneficiaries; requirements; subsidiary corporations or affiliated organizations; laws and rules; additional powers
- Section 500.8168 - Specification of eligibility standards, admission process, and rights and privileges; social members; rights personal and not assignable
- Section 500.8169 - Principal office of domestic society; meetings of supreme governing body; validity of business transacted; minutes; official publication; report, notice, or statement; mailing or publication of synopsis of annual statement; grievance or complaint procedures
- Section 500.8170 - Personal liability; indemnification and reimbursement; purchase of insurance
- Section 500.8171 - Waiver of society's laws
- Section 500.8172 - Formation of domestic fraternal society; requirements; filing documents; bond; certifying, retaining, and filing articles of incorporation; preliminary certificate of authority; solicitation of members; collection of premium; receipt; liability; issuance of certificate; paying or allowing benefit; examination; information; evidence of compliance; issuance of certificate of authority; certificate as evidence; record
- Section 500.8173 - Reincorporation not required
- Section 500.8174 - Amendment to laws
- Section 500.8175 - Not for profit institution; purposes; reporting real or personal property
- Section 500.8176 - Reinsurance agreement
- Section 500.8177 - Consolidation or merger; compliance; filings; approval of contract; issuance of certificate; effective date; vesting of rights, franchises, and interest; affidavit as evidence of mailing notice or documents; payment of expenses and compensation; itemized statement of expenses; consolidation or merger subject to MCL 500.7604
- Section 500.8178 - Domestic fraternal benefit society as mutual life insurance company
- Section 500.8179 - Contractual benefits; specifying persons covered in rules
- Section 500.8180 - Changing beneficiary; limiting scope of beneficiary designations; vested interest of revocable beneficiary; payment of funeral benefits; payment of benefit to personal representative or owner of certificate
- Section 500.8181 - Attachment, garnishment, or other process
- Section 500.8182 - Benefit contracts
- Section 500.8183 - Value of paid-up nonforfeiture benefit; amount of cash surrender value, loan, or other option granted
- Section 500.8184 - Investments generally
- Section 500.8185 - Assets; special fund; accounts; issuance of contracts on variable basis; special procedures; special voting and other rights
- Section 500.8186 - Standards of valuation for certificates; excess reserves
- Section 500.8187 - Reports; annual statement; valuation of certificates; penalty
- Section 500.8188 - Duration of license or authorization to transact business; copy of license as evidence
- Section 500.8189 - Examination of society
- Section 500.8190 - Foreign or alien society; license required; compliance; conditions
- Section 500.8191 - Domestic society; deficiencies; notice; request for correction; noncompliance; action to enjoin or action in quo warranto; hearing; order; findings; liquidation; recognition of action; receiver; voluntary determination to discontinue business
- Section 500.8192 - Foreign or alien society; deficiencies; notice; request for correction; noncompliance; suspension, revocation, or refusal of license; contracts
- Section 500.8193 - Application or petition for injunction; recognition
- Section 500.8194 - Agent of society; license required; exceptions
- Section 500.8195 - Society subject to chapter 20
- Section 500.8196 - Service of process
- Section 500.8197 - False or fraudulent statement or representation as misdemeanor or perjury; violation of MCL 500.8177 as felony; soliciting or procuring membership in unlicensed society as misdemeanor; violation of or noncompliance with chapter; penalties
- Section 500.8198 - Decisions and findings of commissioner; judicial review
- Section 500.8199 - Exemptions
- Section 500.8199a - Additional chapters and provisions applicable to fraternal benefit society