Mutual Insurance Company

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• Ball v. Fla. Podiatrist Tr.
  620 So. 2d 1018· Fla. 1st DCA· 1993-05-07 ·cited 11×
  Podiatrists who were former policyholders of a self-insurance medical malpractice trust sued to compel the trust to distribute dividend surplus to them. The court upheld the trustees' discretion to limit dividend distributions to current policyholders, finding nothing in Florida
• Dade Cnty. v. Mich. Mut. Liab. Co.
  174 So. 2d 3· Fla.· 1965-04-14 ·cited 7×
  The Florida Supreme Court held that a school board may purchase insurance from a mutual insurance company without violating the constitutional prohibition against the state becoming a stockholder or joint owner in a corporation. The court distinguished the policyholder's limited
• Hassett v. Associated Hosp. Serv. Corp. of Mass.
  125 F.2d 611· 1st Cir.· 1942-02-04 ·cited 6×
  The dissenting judge believes the judgment should be affirmed, arguing the plaintiff corporation qualifies as charitable.
• Ohio State Life Ins. Co. v. Clark
  274 F.2d 771· 6th Cir.· 1960-02-08 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the mutual plan policyholders of Columbus Mutual have a vested contract right to the beneficial interest in the company's surplus, as established by Article V of the charter, and that the proposed amendment by stockholders would impair these vested rights.
• Vickers v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am.
  204 F. Supp. 2d 1326· M.D. Fla.· 2002-04-25 ·cited 3×
  The court held that the insurer's denial of benefits was arbitrary and capricious due to a conflict of interest, and granted summary judgment for the beneficiary.
• Mut. AID Ass'n OF the Church OF THE Brethren v. United States
  759 F.2d 792· 10th Cir.· 1985-04-11 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the Mutual Aid Association (MAA) does not qualify as a tax-exempt social welfare organization under I.R.C. § 501(c)(4) because its primary activity is providing property insurance, an economic function, rather than exclusively promoting social welfare.
• State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. United States
  314 F.2d 363· 7th Cir.· 1963-02-07 ·cited 2×
  Membership fees collected by a mutual insurance company are taxable as gross premiums under the Internal Revenue Code.
• Mich. Mut. Liab. Co. v. Dade Cnty. Bd. of Pub. Instruction
  23 Fla. Supp. 61· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1964-06-25
  A Dade County Circuit Court resolved whether Florida's constitutional restriction on pledging state credit to private corporations bars a school board from purchasing liability insurance from a mutual insurance company. The court held that purchasing a non-assessable policy from
• Carroll v. Bergen
  126 So. 2d 158· Fla. 2d DCA· 1961-01-04
  The court held that the trial court did not err in denying the plaintiff's request to directly question prospective jurors about their insurance with a specific company.
• Old Am. Life Ins. Co. v. Biggers
  172 F.2d 495· 10th Cir.· 1949-02-02
  A moral obligation arising from a benefit conferred on the promisor, even without a prior legal obligation, can serve as valid consideration for a subsequent executory promise, but only to the extent of the moral obligation.