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  "title_number": "22",
  "section_number": "163",
  "citation": "R.S. 22:163",
  "heading": "Name; suits",
  "text": "A reciprocal insurer shall:\n\n(1) Have and use a business name, which shall include the words \"Reciprocal\" or \"Inter-Insurance Exchange\" or \"Underwriters\" or \"Underwriting\" or be supplemented by the words \"A Reciprocal\" or \"An Inter-Insurance Exchange.\" Such name shall not be the same as or deceptively similar to the name of any other insurer organized or authorized to transact business in this state.\n\n(2) Sue and be sued in its own name.",
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      "number": "22",
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      "number": "2",
      "name": "REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURERS AND OTHER RISK BEARING ENTITIES"
    },
    {
      "level": "part",
      "number": "I",
      "name": "KINDS OF INSURERS"
    },
    {
      "level": "subpart",
      "number": "F",
      "name": "RECIPROCAL INSURERS"
    }
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  "breadcrumb": "Title 22 › Chapter 2 › Part I › Subpart F",
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 1958, No. 125; Redesignated from R.S. 22:433 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. NOTE: Former R.S. 22:163 redesignated as R.S. 22:753 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.",
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