5907 - Purchasing groups; exemption from certain laws.

§  5907.  Purchasing groups; exemption from certain laws. A purchasing  group and its insurer shall be subject to all applicable  laws  of  this  state,  except  that a purchasing group and its insurer shall be exempt,  in regard to liability insurance for the purchasing group and any of its  members, from any law that would:    (a) prohibit the establishment of a purchasing group;    (b) make it unlawful for an insurer to provide  or  offer  to  provide  liability  insurance  on a basis providing, to a purchasing group or its  members, advantages, based on their loss  and  expense  experience,  not  afforded to other persons with respect to rates, policy forms, coverages  or other matters;    (c)  prohibit  a  purchasing  group  or  its  members  from purchasing  liability insurance on a group basis described in subsection (b) of this  section;    (d) prohibit a purchasing group from obtaining liability insurance  on  a  group basis because the group has not been in existence for a minimum  period of time or because any member has not belonged to the group for a  minimum period of time;    (e) require that a purchasing group must  have  a  minimum  number  of  members, common ownership or affiliation, or a certain legal form;    (f)  require  that  a  certain  percentage  of a purchasing group must  obtain liability insurance on a group basis; or    (g) otherwise discriminate against a purchasing group or  any  of  its  members.