Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.5100 (2026)

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THE INSURANCE CODE OF 1956

Act 218 of 1956

500.5100 Definitions.

Sec. 5100.

As used in this chapter:

(a) "Acquiring insurer" means a domestic stock insurer, domestic mutual insurer, or reciprocal or inter-insurance exchange organized pursuant to this chapter.

(b) "Effective date of the transfer" means the date upon which a transfer occurs.

(c) "State accident fund" means the state accident fund created pursuant to the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, Act No. 317 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 418.101 to 418.941 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(d) "Transfer" means the acquisition by an acquiring insurer of all or substantially all of the assets, and assumption by the acquiring insurer of all or substantially all of the liabilities of, the state accident fund pursuant to Act No. 317 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 418.101 to 418.941 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: Add. 1993, Act 200, Eff. Dec. 28, 1994

Compiler's Notes:

Section 3 of Act 200 of 1993 provides as follows:

“Section 3. This amendatory act shall not take effect unless the state administrative board certifies in writing to the secretary of state by December 31, 1994 that an agreement for the transfer of all or substantially all of the assets and the assumption of all or substantially all of the liabilities of the state accident fund has been consummated with a permitted transferee pursuant to the requirements of section 701a of the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, Act No. 317 of the Public Acts of 1969, being section 418.701a of the Michigan Compiled Laws.”

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Act 218

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1994–2012 · leading case: In Re Certified Question, 527 N.W.2d 468 (Mich. 1994).

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In Re Certified Question, 527 N.W.2d 468 (Mich. 1994). “MCL 500.5100 et seq.; MSA 24.15100 et seq.”

Fun 'N Sun RV, Inc. v. Michigan, 447 Mich. 765 (Mich. 1994). “MCL 500.5100 et seq.; MSA 24.15100 et seq.”

Attorney Gen. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (Mich. 2012). · cites it 2× “t provides that, notwithstanding the general prohibition in subsection (1)(o) against BCBSM acquiring an interest in “domestic, foreign, or alien insurers,” BCBSM may “establish, own, and operate a domestic stock insurance company only for the purpose of acquiring, owning, and…”

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