Sec. 6. (a) Any foreign or alien corporation admitted to do business in this state may withdraw from this state by surrendering its certificate of authority and by filing with the department, accompanied by the fees prescribed by law, a statement of withdrawal setting forth:

(1) the name of the corporation and the state, country, province, or government wherein it is incorporated or organized, or the state in which it is domiciled in the United States;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-18-6

  • 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
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • corporation: means an insurance company and includes all persons, partnerships, corporations, associations, orders or societies engaged in or proposing to engage in making any kind of insurance authorized by the laws 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
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) the date of the issuance of the original certificate of authority;

(3) that it surrenders its authority to transact business in this state and returns for cancellation its certificate of authority; and

(4) a post office address to which the commissioner may mail a copy of any process against the withdrawing company that may be served upon him.

     (b) Such statement shall be signed, in the form prescribed by the department, by the president or a vice president and the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation, and shall be verified by the oaths of the officers signing the same.

     (c) The statement as provided for in this section shall be filed with the department, accompanied by a report of taxable premiums as provided for in section 2 of this chapter, the amount of tax shown to be due and payable by such report, its certificate of authority, and after the payment of the fees prescribed by law, the department shall cancel the certificate of authority and endorse the same thereon, and return such cancelled certificate to the company, and the authority of the company to transact an insurance business in this state shall cease, but the withdrawal and cessation of business shall not affect any action by or against such corporation pending at the time thereof, or any right of action existing at or before the filing of such statement, in favor of or against such company.

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.239. As amended by P.L.252-1985, SEC.80.