Insurance Companies Act

Marginal note:Calling meetings

• 765 (1) The directors of an insurance holding company

  • (a) shall, after the meeting called under subsection 740(1), call the first annual meeting of shareholders of the insurance holding company, which meeting must be held not later than six months after the end of the first financial year of the insurance holding company;

  • (b) shall subsequently call an annual meeting of shareholders, which meeting must be held not later than six months after the end of each financial year; and

  • (c) may at any time call a special meeting of shareholders.

• Marginal note:Order to delay calling annual meeting

  (2) Despite subsection (1), the insurance holding company may apply to the court for an order extending the time for calling an annual meeting.

• Marginal note:Obligation to notify Superintendent

  (3) The insurance holding company shall give notice of the application to the Superintendent before any hearing concerning the application and shall provide the Superintendent with a copy of any order that is issued.

• Marginal note:Superintendent’s right to appear

  (4) The Superintendent is entitled to appear and be heard in person or by counsel at any hearing concerning the application.