Sec. 3. (a) Before December 31, 2026, IPEP shall apply to the insurance commissioner for a certificate of authority to transact the business of insurance in Indiana as a domestic tax exempt reciprocal insurance company.

     (b) The bylaws or articles of incorporation prepared by IPEP for purposes of IPEP’s conversion to a domestic tax exempt reciprocal insurance company must require that the board of the domestic tax exempt reciprocal insurance company be made up of at least seven (7) individuals.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-45.5-3

  • articles of incorporation: includes both the original articles of incorporation and any and all amendments thereto, except where the original articles of incorporation only are expressly referred to, and includes articles of merger, consolidation and reinsurance, and in case of corporations, heretofore organized, articles of reorganization filed in the office of the secretary of state, and all amendments thereto. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
  • certificate of authority: means an instrument in writing issued by the department to an insurer, which sets out the authority of such insurer to engage in the business of insurance or activities connected therewith. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
  • Commissioner: means the "insurance commissioner" of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
  • 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
  • IPEP: refers to the Indiana Public Employers' Plan, Inc. See Indiana Code 27-1-45.5-1
     (c) IPEP, in converting to a domestic tax exempt reciprocal insurance company, must meet the requirements and conditions for the formation of a domestic tax exempt reciprocal insurance company set forth in IC 27-1-6, including an examination under IC 27-1-6-17.

As added by P.L.117-2021, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.226-2023, SEC.17.