Sec. 2. (a) An authorized agency charged with the responsibility of investigating a fire loss may, in writing, request that an insurer investigating that loss release to the requesting agency any or all relevant information or evidence considered important to the authorized agency, including:

(1) pertinent insurance policy information relevant to a fire loss under investigation and any application for that policy;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-2-13-2

  • Authorized agency: means :

    Indiana Code 27-2-13-1

  • 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.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Relevant: refers to information having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the investigation or determination of a fire loss more probable or less probable than it would have been without the evidence. See Indiana Code 27-2-13-1
(2) policy premium payment records;

(3) history of previous claims made by the insured; and

(4) material relating to the investigation of the loss, including:

(A) statements of any person;

(B) proof of loss; and

(C) other evidence relevant to the investigation.

     (b) An insurer shall furnish information requested under this section to the requesting authorized agency.

As added by Acts 1979, P.L.253, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.139-1984, SEC.2.

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