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SECTION 10440-10442
10440. In any meeting of members of a domestic mutual insurer writing classes of insurance which include life or disability insurance, the presence in person or by proxy or written vote of 5 percent of the members entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business unless a higher percentage is required by this code or by the by-laws or articles of incorporation of the insurer. 10441. The provisions of Section 10440 shall not apply to any of the transactions, meetings, or votes described in Sections 1001, 1103, and 1900 of the Corporations Code. 10442. Except as otherwise provided in this article or in the other provisions of this code, the internal affairs of every domestic mutual insurer writing classes of insurance which include life or disability insurance shall be governed by Division 1 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code. For the purpose of applying the provisions of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code, the provisions thereof referring to shareholders or members shall be applied as though such provisions referred to the policyholders or members of a mutual insurer.
