26-24-117. Meetings of members of domestic mutual insurers; where held; annual meeting.
(a) Meetings of members of a domestic mutual insurer shall be held in the city or town of its registered office in this state, except as may otherwise be provided in the insurer's bylaws with the commissioner's approval.
(b) Each domestic mutual insurer, during each calendar year shall:
(i) Hold the annual meeting of its members to fill vacancies existing or occurring in the board of directors;
(ii) Receive and consider reports of the insurer's officers as to its affairs; and
(iii) Transact any other business as may properly be brought before it.
(c) Written notice of the time and place of the annual meeting of members shall be given members not less than thirty (30) days prior to the meeting. Notice may be given by imprinting the notice plainly on the policies issued by the insurer or in any other appropriate manner. Any change of the date or place of the annual meeting shall be made only by an annual meeting of members. Notice of any change, among other appropriate methods, may be given:
(i) By imprinting the new date or place on all policies which will be in effect as of the date of the changed meeting; or
(ii) Unless the commissioner otherwise orders, through policies issued after the date of the annual meeting at which the change was made and in premium notices and renewal certificates issued during the twenty-four (24) months immediately following the meeting.
(d) If the required annual meeting of members has not been held during the previous calendar year, the commissioner, upon written request of any officer, director or member of the insurer, shall cause written notice of the meeting to be given to the insurer's members, and the meeting shall be held as soon as reasonably possible thereafter.