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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="3-219" title_number="3" title_name="Kinds of Insurers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Reciprocal Insurers">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The attorney in fact of a reciprocal insurer:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>periodically may fix and determine savings to be paid to each subscriber or policyholder on participating policies or contracts from the earned surplus of the reciprocal insurer; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>after doing so, shall establish an adequate surplus from which the savings are to be paid.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The attorney in fact may not fix or pay savings if the payment of savings will impair the minimum surplus or other required surplus of the reciprocal insurer.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In fixing or paying savings, the attorney in fact may make reasonable classifications of policies or contracts.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Policies or contracts in the same classification shall be treated without unfair discrimination.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If the reciprocal insurer offers an alternative method or plan for savings classifications, the policy or contract shall contain an endorsement that states the class to which it is assigned.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Each reciprocal insurer shall establish a procedure for notifying each policyholder or subscriber about savings fixed and payable under the policyholder’s or subscriber's policy or contract.</text>
  </level>
</section>
