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2006 Minnesota Statutes
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60E.07 PURCHASING GROUPS; EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN LAWS RELATING
TO THE GROUP PURCHASE OF INSURANCE.
A purchasing group and its insurer or insurers are subject to all applicable laws of this
state, except that a purchasing group and its insurer or insurers are exempt, in regard to liability
insurance for the purchasing group, from any law that would:
(1) prohibit the establishment of a purchasing group;
(2) make it unlawful for an insurer to provide or offer to provide insurance on a basis
providing, to a purchasing group or its members, advantages based on their loss and expense
experience not afforded to other persons with respect to rates, policy forms, coverages, or other
matters;
(3) prohibit a purchasing group or its members from purchasing insurance on a group basis
described in clause (2);
(4) prohibit a purchasing group from obtaining insurance on a group basis because the group
has not been in existence for a minimum period of time or because any member has not belonged
to the group for a minimum period of time;
(5) require that a purchasing group must have a minimum number of members, common
ownership or affiliation, or certain legal form;
(6) require that a certain percentage of a purchasing group must obtain insurance on a group
basis;
(7) otherwise discriminate against a purchasing group or any of its members; or
(8) require that any insurance policy issued to a purchasing group or any of its members be
countersigned by an insurance agent or broker residing in this state.
History: 1987 c 192 s 7; 1993 c 299 s 24
TO THE GROUP PURCHASE OF INSURANCE.
A purchasing group and its insurer or insurers are subject to all applicable laws of this
state, except that a purchasing group and its insurer or insurers are exempt, in regard to liability
insurance for the purchasing group, from any law that would:
(1) prohibit the establishment of a purchasing group;
(2) make it unlawful for an insurer to provide or offer to provide insurance on a basis
providing, to a purchasing group or its members, advantages based on their loss and expense
experience not afforded to other persons with respect to rates, policy forms, coverages, or other
matters;
(3) prohibit a purchasing group or its members from purchasing insurance on a group basis
described in clause (2);
(4) prohibit a purchasing group from obtaining insurance on a group basis because the group
has not been in existence for a minimum period of time or because any member has not belonged
to the group for a minimum period of time;
(5) require that a purchasing group must have a minimum number of members, common
ownership or affiliation, or certain legal form;
(6) require that a certain percentage of a purchasing group must obtain insurance on a group
basis;
(7) otherwise discriminate against a purchasing group or any of its members; or
(8) require that any insurance policy issued to a purchasing group or any of its members be
countersigned by an insurance agent or broker residing in this state.
History: 1987 c 192 s 7; 1993 c 299 s 24
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