Indiana Code 27-1-22-3.1. Senior citizens participating in motor vehicle accident prevention courses; reduced premiums
(b) A motor vehicle insurance rate filed under section 4 of this chapter may provide for an appropriate reduction in premium charges for a policy if the principal operator of the motor vehicle covered under the policy:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-22-3.1
- 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
- insurer: means a company, firm, partnership, association, order, society or system making any kind or kinds of insurance and shall include associations operating as Lloyds, reciprocal or inter-insurers, or individual underwriters. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- motor vehicle insurance: means any type of insurance described in IC 27-1-5-1, Class 2(f). See Indiana Code 27-1-22-26
- premium: means money or any other thing of value paid or given in consideration to an insurer, insurance producer, or solicitor on account of or in connection with a contract of insurance and shall include as a part but not in limitation of the above, policy fees, admission fees, membership fees and regular or special assessments and payments made on account of annuities. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
(2) has, within three (3) years before the issuance or renewal of the policy, successfully completed a motor vehicle accident prevention course approved by the bureau of motor vehicles.
(c) A reduction in premium charges need not be provided under this section if the principal operator of the motor vehicle covered under the policy participated in the motor vehicle accident prevention course under the order of a court.
(d) This section does not prevent an insurer from withholding or rescinding the reduction in premium charges for a motor vehicle insurance policy if the principal operator of the motor vehicle covered under the policy is involved in a motor vehicle accident for which the principal operator is at fault.
As added by P.L.121-1989, SEC.11.