Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2055. Misrepresentation of insurer’s financial condition as misdemeanor; penalty; civil liability of officers and agents; forfeiture of chartered privileges; publication of true statement; other violations as misdemeanor; penalty: Uniform Trade Practices Act – Michigan

Status: Enacted
Year Enacted: 1976
Year Amended: 1988
File: Download

If any insurance corporation organized or operating within this state shall, by means of any advertisement, circular, notice or statement, printed or written, published, posted or circulated through and by the agency of any officer, agent or other person, or by any other means, falsely represent or hold out to the public that the capital stock of such company is greater than its actual amount, or that the accumulation of such insurer is greater than its actual cash or market value, or shall represent the financial condition to be other than it actually is or was at the time of making such statement, every director or officer of such insurer guilty of any participation therein shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 3 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.


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