4211 - Election of directors of domestic stock life insurance companies.

§  4211.  Election  of  directors  of  domestic  stock  life insurance  companies. (a) No  election  of  directors  of  a  domestic  stock  life  insurance company shall be valid unless a copy of the notice of election  shall  have  been filed in the office of the superintendent at least ten  days before the day of such election in addition to the service thereof,  as required by section six hundred five of the business corporation law.    (b) Whenever any directors of such a company shall have  resigned  and  successors  shall  have  been  chosen  pursuant to the provisions of the  by-laws, such successors shall not take office nor exercise their duties  until ten days after written notice of their election  shall  have  been  filed in the office of the superintendent.    (c)  Policyholders  of such an insurance company shall be eligible for  election as directors or officers, whether or not they are shareholders.