Indiana Code 27-1-17-8. Issuance of certificate of authority
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-17-8
- certificate of authority: means an instrument in writing issued by the department to an insurer, which sets out the authority of such insurer to engage in the business of insurance or activities connected therewith. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- 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
Sec. 8. When any foreign or alien insurance company has complied with the provisions of sections 1 through 7 of this chapter, then the commissioner may issue a certificate of authority, pursuant to IC 27-1-3-20, which shall license such foreign or alien insurance company to transact only the kind or kinds of insurance specified in its application for admission, and which shall expire on midnight of April 30 next, following the date of issuance.
Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.233. As amended by P.L.252-1985, SEC.75.