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HRS §435E-2

Cooperative indemnity

This section lets doctors and surgeons form cooperative corporations and make mutual insurance-style contracts with each other. These contracts can only cover medical malpractice claims and can only collect money for a shared reserve fund or administrative costs. They must also follow all other rules in this chapter.

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The statute, as written — Cooperative indemnity

Physicians and surgeons may, any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, form cooperative corporations for the purposes of this chapter. The members of a cooperative corporation, which shall be limited to physicians and surgeons only, may enter into unincorporated interindemnity or reciprocal contracts among themselves; provided that such contracts indemnify solely in respect to medical malpractice claims against such members, and do not collect in advance of loss any moneys other than contributions by each member to a collective reserve trust fund or for necessary expenses of administration. In addition, each such interindemnity, reciprocal, or interinsurance contract shall meet the requirements of this chapter.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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