RS 22:201

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RS 22:201

§201. Officers and directors

A. The board of directors shall elect a president, a vice-president, a secretary, and a treasurer, all of whom, except the treasurer, shall be members of the board of directors. Any two of these officers may be combined in one person and should the office of treasurer and another one of the officers be combined in one person, that officer need not be a member of the board of directors. The treasurer may be a member of the board.

B. The president shall be ex officio chairman of the board of directors. He shall preside at all meetings of the board and at all meetings of the policyholders and shall perform such other duties and functions as are required or permitted by this Subpart and the provisions of the articles. In the absence of the president, the vice-president shall act in his place and stead.

C. The secretary shall record all proceedings of the meetings of the board of directors and policyholders and perform such other duties and functions as are required or permitted by this Subpart and the provisions of the articles.

D. The qualifications, terms of office, manner of election, and the powers and duties of the officers may, subject to the provisions of this Subpart, be prescribed by the articles or bylaws. No person shall solicit, write, or issue any policy under this Subpart without having first been duly licensed by the commissioner of insurance as a producer.

Acts 1958, No. 125; Redesignated from R.S. 22:341 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1.