Sec. 7. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, if an oral communication or a recording of an oral communication from a party can be reliably stored and reproduced by an insurer, the oral communication or recording may qualify as an electronically delivered notice or document under this chapter.

     (b) If a provision of this title or other applicable law requires a signature, notice, or document to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-43-7

  • electronically delivered: includes the following:

    Indiana Code 27-1-43-1

  • 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
  • Oath: includes "affirmation" and "to swear" includes to "affirm". See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • party: means a recipient of a notice or document required as part of an insurance transaction. See Indiana Code 27-1-43-2
  • person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, and partnerships; personal pronoun includes all genders; the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
  • Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(1) the electronic signature of the person authorized to notarize, acknowledge, verify, or give an oath; and

(2) all other information required to be included by the provision;

are attached to or logically associated with the signature, notice, or document.

As added by P.L.119-2014, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.5-2015, SEC.60.