Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-3-27

  • Department: means "the department of insurance" of this state. 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
  • shareholder: means one who is a holder of record of shares of stock in a corporation, unless the context otherwise requires. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
   Sec. 27. The department shall establish and follow a practice under which the department issues an order to limit or disallow the payment of ordinary shareholder dividends by a domestic insurer if the domestic insurer is found to be financially distressed or troubled.

As added by P.L.130-1994, SEC.6 and P.L.116-1994, SEC.10.