Indiana Code 27-1-13-10. Insurance rating bureaus; organizational regulations
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-13-10
- Commissioner: means the "insurance commissioner" of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- Department: means "the department of insurance" of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- Insurance: means a contract of insurance or an agreement by which one (1) party, for a consideration, promises to pay money or its equivalent or to do an act valuable to the insured upon the destruction, loss or injury of something in which the other party has a pecuniary interest, or in consideration of a price paid, adequate to the risk, becomes security to the other against loss by certain specified risks; to grant indemnity or security against loss for a consideration. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
Sec. 10. Any insurance rating bureau which files any rating plan, manual, classifications, rules or rates for fire, marine or inland marine and allied risks insurance with the insurance department of the state of Indiana for its members or subscribers shall as a condition precedent to the filing of an application to act as a rating bureau in the state of Indiana, establish in its constitution or by-laws the right of domestic insurers organized and operating under the laws of the state of Indiana, who are members of such rating bureau, to have representation on the board of directors, board of governors or any other governing body whatsoever, controlling said rating bureau, in an amount of not less than thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of all of the voting members of such governing body. The constitution and by-laws of said rating bureau shall also contain the condition that all meetings of the governing body of said rating bureau shall be held either in Chicago, Illinois or in Indianapolis, Indiana. However, this section does not limit the representation of such domestic insurers on said governing body. Indiana representatives on such governing body shall be nominated by special meeting of the Indiana members of such rating bureau at least ten (10) days preceding the election of representatives on the governing body of such rating bureau. The insurance commissioner of the state of Indiana shall have no right to approve any such rating bureau as a rating bureau in the state of Indiana until the aforesaid conditions are met by such bureau.
Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.180a; Acts 1947, c.269, s.1. As amended by P.L.136-2018, SEC.161.