26-24-112. Deposit in trust of premiums collected by mutual insurer; release upon issuance of certificate of authority.
(a) All sums collected by a domestic mutual corporation as premiums or fees on qualifying applications for insurance therein shall be deposited in trust in a bank or trust company in this state under a written trust agreement consistent with this section and with W.S. 26-24-111(c)(iii) and 26-24-113. The corporation shall file an executed copy of the trust agreement with the commissioner.
(b) Upon issuance to the corporation of a certificate of authority as an insurer for the kind of insurance for which the applications were solicited, all funds held in trust become the insurer's funds, and the insurer shall thereafter in due course issue and deliver its policies for which premiums were paid and accepted. The insurance provided by the policies is effective as of the date of the certificate of authority or thereafter as the policies provide.