Sec. 20. Agreements may be made among insurers with respect to the equitable apportionment among them of:

(1) automobile;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-22-20

  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) bodily injury liability; and

(3) property damage;

insurance which may be afforded applicants who are in good faith entitled to but who are unable to procure such insurance through ordinary methods. The insurers may agree among themselves on the use of reasonable rate modifications for the insurance, and the agreements and rate modifications are subject to the terms of this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1967, c.133, s.20. As amended by P.L.252-1985, SEC.121; P.L.59-2022, SEC.1.