It shall be unlawful for any person to make, utter, circulate or transmit to another or others any derogatory statement, untrue in fact, as to any insurance company lawfully engaged in business in this state, or in the process of organization, with intent to injure any such company; or to counsel, aid, procure or induce another to originate, make, utter, circulate or transmit any such statement with like intent.
K.S.A. 40-236