515G.9  Act of conversion — continuation of company.
  1.  When the commissioner and the policyholders approve the conversion plan as provided in this chapter, the commissioner shall issue a new certificate of authority to the successor stock company effective on the date specified in the plan. The successor stock company is a continuation of the mutual insurer and the conversion does not annul or modify any of the mutual insurer’s existing suits, contracts, or liabilities except as provided in the approved conversion plan. All rights, franchises, and interests of the mutual insurer in and to property, assets, and other interests shall be transferred to and shall vest in the successor stock company and the successor stock company shall assume all obligations and liabilities of the mutual insurer.
  2.  The successor stock company shall exercise all rights and powers and perform all duties conferred or imposed by law on insurance companies writing the classes of insurance written by the company, and shall retain the rights and contracts existing before conversion, subject to provisions of the plan.
90 Acts, ch 1083, §9; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §189
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