628.717 Filing of articles of incorporation.
628.717 Filing of articles of incorporation.
(1) No mutual insurance holding company shall be formed unless its articles of incorporation are approved by the office prior to filing the same with and approval by the Department of State as provided by law.
(2) The office shall promptly examine the articles of incorporation; and, if it finds that the articles of incorporation comply with law, the office shall endorse its approval upon each of the originals, place one on file in its office, and return the remaining sets to the incorporators. The incorporators shall promptly file such endorsed articles of incorporation with the Department of State. The articles of incorporation shall be effective when filed with and approved by the Department of State.
History. s. 1, ch. 97-216; s. 1302, ch. 2003-261.