(1) In addition to the contents required or permitted by the general corporation laws of this state relating to corporations not for profit, the articles of incorporation of any corporation shall comply with the following: (a) The name of the corporation shall not include the words "insurance", "casualty", "surety", "mutual", or any other words descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business. The corporate name of any corporation formed under this article shall not be the same as and shall be distinguishable on the records of the secretary of state from the name of any other corporation authorized to do business in this state; and (b) The statement of purposes shall be in conformity with the provisions of part 1 of this article and this part 3. (2) Any such corporation organized prior to July 1, 1967, whose existing articles of incorporation shall not be in substantial conformity with part 1 of this article and this part 3 shall forthwith cause to be adopted and filed, as required in part 1 of this article and in this part 3 such amendments thereto as shall be necessary to effect substantial compliance with part 1 of this article and this part 3.
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