RS 22:232.7

§232.7. Sale of stock An intermediate holding company established and an insurance company reorganized pursuant to R.S. 22:231 may issue stock to any persons legally permitted to own stock, provided that the mutual insurance holding company at all times owns either directly or indirectly a majority of the voting shares of the capital stock of the reorganized insurance company as required by R.S. 22:232.4. Except with respect to stock issued directly or indirectly for ownership by the mutual insurance holding company, the reorganized insurance company or the intermediate holding company shall, prior to the initial issuance of stock, obtain a fairness opinion with respect to the value of the stock to be issued from an investment banking organization with experience and established credentials in the evaluation of insurance organizations. No solicitation for the sale of the stock of an insurance company reorganized pursuant to R.S. 22:231 or the intermediate holding company established pursuant to R.S. 22:231 may be made except in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 22:88. Acts 1997, No. 1482, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1004.7 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:701 by Acts 2012, No. 294, §3; Acts 2022, No. 161, §1.