Sec. 19. (a) The commissioner shall, on an annual basis and in a manner determined by the commissioner, publish figures and produce a report containing the following information:

(1) The ratio of valid consumer complaints lodged against each company weighted by the direct premiums earned in Indiana by each company.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-4-1-19

  • Commissioner: shall mean the insurance commissioner of this state appointed pursuant to, and on and in whom the powers, duties, management, and control of the department are conferred and vested by, the provisions of IC 27-1. See Indiana Code 27-4-1-2
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(2) A separate listing of any company determined by the commissioner to have committed a practice that is designated an unfair claim settlement practice under section 4.5 of this chapter if the practice is committed flagrantly and in conscious disregard of section 4.5 of this chapter or if the practice is committed with a frequency that indicates a general business practice.

(3) Any enforcement action taken by the commissioner as a result of a practice described in subdivision (2).

     (b) The commissioner shall provide a copy of the report required under subsection (a) to the house of representatives and senate committees of the general assembly that are assigned responsibility for insurance issues.

As added by P.L.121-1990, SEC.6 and P.L.149-1990, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.203-2001, SEC.9.

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