Conn. Agencies Regs. § 38a-138-16 Severability and Appendices

LibraryConnecticut Administrative Code
Edition2023
CurrencyCurrent through December 13, 2023
Year2023
CitationConn. Agencies Regs. § 38a-138-16

If any provision of sections 38a-138-1 to 38a-138-16, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such determination shall not affect other provisions or applications of sections 38a-138-1 to 38a-138-16, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of sections 38a-138-1 to 38a-138-16, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies are severable.

APPENDIX A

Form A

Statement Regarding the Acquisition

of Control of or Merger With A Domestic Insurer

Filed with the Insurance Department of

____________________________________________

(State of domicile of insurer being acquired)

Dated: ______________, 20 ________

Name, Title, address and telephone number of Individual to Whom Notices and Correspondence Concerning this Statement Should be Addressed:

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________

Item 1. Insurer and Method of Acquisition

State the name and address of the domestic insurer to which this application relates and a brief description of how control is to be acquired or the merger effected.

Item 2. Identity and Background of the Applicant

(a) State the name and address of the applicant seeking to acquire control over or to effect a merger with the insurer.

(b) If the applicant is not an individual, state the nature of its business operations for the past five (5) years or for such lesser period as such person and any predecessors thereof shall have been in existence. Briefly describe the business intended to be done by the applicant and the applicant's subsidiaries and affiliates.

(c) Furnish a chart or listing clearly presenting the identities of the inter-relationships among the applicant and all affiliates of the applicant. Indicate in such chart or listing the percentage of voting securities of each such person which is owned or controlled by the applicant or by any other such person. If control of any person is maintained other than by the ownership or control of voting securities, indicate the basis of such control. As to each person specified in such chart or listing indicate the type of organization (e.g. corporation, trust, partnership) and the state or other jurisdiction of domicile. If court proceedings involving a reorganization or liquidation are pending with respect to any such person, indicate which person, and set forth the title of the court, nature of proceedings and the date when commenced.

Item 3. Identity and Background of Individuals Associated With the Applicant

On the biographical affidavit, include a third party background check by an agency acceptable to Commissioner and state the following with respect to (1) the applicant if the applicant is an individual or (2) all persons who are directors, trustees, executive officers or owners, beneficial or otherwise, of 10% or more of the voting securities of the applicant if the applicant is not an individual:

(a) Name and business address;

(b) Present principal business activity, occupation or employment including position and office held and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is carried on;

(c) Material occupations, positions, offices or employment during the last five (5) years, giving the starting and ending dates of each and the name, principal business and address of any business corporation or other organization in which each such occupation, position, office or employment was carried on; if any such occupation, position, office or employment required licensing by or registration with any federal, state or municipal governmental agency, indicate such fact, the current status of such licensing or registration, and an explanation of any surrender, revocation, suspension or disciplinary proceedings in connection therewith;

(d) Whether or not such person has ever been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding minor traffic violations) during the last ten (10) years and, if so, give the date, nature of conviction, name and location of court, and penalty imposed or other disposition of the case;

(e) Whether or not, during the last ten (10) years, such person has been the subject of any proceeding under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, (or in the case of an alien person, such equivalent provision) or whether or not, during the ten year period, any business or organization in which such person was a director, officer, trustee, partner, owner, manager or other official has been subject to any such proceeding, (or in the case of an alien person or such equivalent provision) either during the time in which such person was a director, officer or trustee, if a corporation, or a partner, owner, manager, joint venturer, or the official, if not a corporation, or within twelve (12) months thereafter;

(f) Whether or not, during the ten (10) year period, such person has been enjoined, either temporarily or permanently, by a court of competent jurisdiction from violating, actually or potentially, any federal or state law, or, in the case of an alien person, applicable law regulating the business of insurance, securities, or banking, together with details as to any such event; and

(g) A complete credit report on such person prepared by an independent credit rating agency acceptable to the Commissioner.

Item 4. Nature, Source and Amount of Consideration

(a) Describe the nature, source, and amount of funds or other considerations used or to be used in effecting the merger or other acquisition of control. If any part of the same is represented or is to be represented by funds or other consideration borrowed or otherwise obtained for the purpose of acquiring, holding, or trading securities, furnish a description of the transaction, the names of the parties thereto, the relationship, if any, between the borrower and the lender, the amounts borrowed or to be borrowed, including any pledge of the insurance company's stock or the stock of any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, and copies of all agreements, promissory notes, and security arrangements relating thereto.

(b) Explain the criteria used in determining the nature and amount of such consideration.

(c) If the source of the consideration is a loan made in the lender's ordinary course of business and if the applicant wishes the identity of the lender to remain confidential, the applicant must specifically request that the identity be kept confidential.

Item 5. Future Plans of Insurer

Describe any plans or proposals which the applicant may have to declare an extraordinary dividend or make other distributions, to liquidate such insurer, to sell its assets to or merge or consolidate it with any person or persons or to make any other material change in its business operations or corporate structure or management, or to cause the insurer to enter into material contracts, agreements, arrangements, understandings or transactions of any kind with any party. In addition, describe any plans or proposals of the applicant or any of its affiliates, including any plans or proposals for ownership or control of any of the insurer's affiliates, which may have a material effect on the insurer.

Item 6. Voting Securities to be Acquired

State the number of shares of the insurer's voting securities which the applicant, its affiliates and any person listed in Item 3 plan to acquire, and the terms of the offer, request, invitation, agreement, or acquisition, and a statement as to the method by which the fairness of the proposal was arrived at, including but not limited to, a certification by any consultant, accountant, financial advisor or other expert, used by such person, as to the accuracy and fairness of the method.

Item 7. Ownership of Voting Securities

State the amount of each class of any voting security of the insurer which is beneficially owned or concerning which there is a right to acquire beneficial ownership by the applicant, its affiliates or any person listed in Item 3, including any security convertible into a right to acquire a voting security whether or not such right or conversion or acquisition is exercisable immediately or at some future time.

Item 8. Contracts, Arrangements, or Understandings With Respect to Voting Securities of the Insurer

Give a full description of any contracts, arrangements, or understandings, whether oral or in writing, with respect to any voting security of the insurer or any security convertible into or evidencing a right to acquire a voting security whether or not such right of conversion or acquisition is exercisable immediately or at some future time, in which the applicant, its affiliates or any person listed in Item 3 is involved, including but not limited to transfer of any of the securities, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of loans, guarantees against loss or guarantees of profits, division of losses or profits, or the giving or withholding of proxies. Such description shall identify the persons with whom...

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