Sec. 11. (a) A corporation whose articles of incorporation have been amended in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall not exercise any power, right, or authority conferred by, or take any action pursuant to, such amendment until:

(1) the corporation shall have filed one (1) of the triplicate copies of the articles of amendment, bearing the endorsement of the approval of the secretary of state as provided in section 8 of this chapter, for record in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the articles of incorporation of such corporation were or should have been filed for record as provided in IC 27-1-6-13; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-8-11

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • 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
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • corporation: means an insurance company and includes all persons, partnerships, corporations, associations, orders or societies engaged in or proposing to engage in making any kind of insurance authorized by the laws of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • principal office: means that office maintained by the corporation in this state, the address of which is required by the provisions of this article to be kept on file in the office of the department. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
(2) the company shall have filed a certified copy of such amended certificate of authority for record with the county recorder of the county wherein the principal office is located, which certified copy shall be evidence only that the company is authorized and licensed to transact the kind or kinds of insurance set out in the amended certificate of authority, for the period stated in the amended certficate of authority.

     (b) If a corporation exercises any such power, right, or authority, or takes any such action, in violation of this section, the officers and directors who participated in the exercise or action in violation of this section shall be severally liable for any debts or liabilities of the corporation incurred because of the exercise or action or arising from the exercise or action.

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.111. As amended by P.L.252-1985, SEC.37; P.L.136-2018, SEC.153.

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