Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, “self-storage insurance” means:

(1) insurance that provides insurance coverage for the loss of, or damage to, tangible personal property that is contained in storage space or in transit during a self-storage rental agreement period; or

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-16.1-5

  • Commissioner: means the "insurance commissioner" 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
  • self-storage rental agreement: means a written agreement containing the terms and conditions governing the use of storage space provided by a self-storage facility. See Indiana Code 27-1-16.1-6
(2) other coverage that the commissioner approves in connection with the rental of storage space.

     (b) The term does not include any of the following:

(1) A homeowner’s insurance policy.

(2) A renter’s insurance policy.

(3) A private passenger motor vehicle insurance policy.

(4) An insurance policy that provides coverage similar to the insurance provided by a policy described in subdivisions (1) through (3).

As added by P.L.81-2013, SEC.3.