Sec. 8. (a) An administrator may not enter into an agreement or understanding with an insurer if the effect of the agreement or understanding is to make the amount of a:

(1) commission;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-25-8

  • Administrator: means a person who directly or indirectly and on behalf of an insurer underwrites, collects charges or premiums from, or adjusts or settles claims on residents of Indiana in connection with life, annuity, or health coverage offered or provided by an insurer. See Indiana Code 27-1-25-1
  • Insurer: means :

    Indiana Code 27-1-25-1

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(2) fee; or

(3) charge;

that is payable to the administrator contingent on savings effected in the adjustment, settlement, and payment of losses covered by the insurer’s obligations.

     (b) This section does not prevent an administrator from receiving performance based compensation for providing hospital auditing services or other auditing services.

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.168, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.26-1991, SEC.21; P.L.160-2003, SEC.12.