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Act No. 2427 Section 195

Section 195

SEC. 195. Every insurance corporation hereafter formed or organized under the laws of the Philippine Islands shall, if a stock corporation, have a subscribed capital stock equal to at least two hundred and fifty thousand pesos, fifty per centum of which must be paid up in cash previous to the issuance of any policy, and the residue within twelve months from the date of filing its articles of incorporation. For failure to have its capital stock paid up within the time prescribed the corporation shall not be permitted to take any new risks of any kind or character. If organized as a mutual company, in lieu of such capital stock, it must have available cash assets of at least two hundred and fifty thousand pesos above all liabilities for losses reported expenses, taxes, legal reserve, and reinsurance of all outstanding risks. Any officer, official, or director of the corporation taking or authorizing the taking of any risk for the corporation m violation of the terms of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years and by a fine of not less than one thousand nor more than five thousand pesos.

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CitationAct No. 2427 Section 195 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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