Indiana Code 27-7-10-27. Purchasing groups; purchase of insurance from risk retention groups; limitations; notice to members; deductibles; aggregate limits
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Sec. 27. (a) A purchasing group may not purchase insurance from a risk retention group that is not chartered in a state or from an insurer not admitted in the state in which the purchasing group is located, unless the purchase is effected through a licensed insurance producer or broker acting under the surplus lines laws and regulations of that state.
(c) No purchasing group may purchase insurance providing for a deductible or self-insured retention applicable to the group as a whole. However, coverage may provide for a deductible or self-insured retention applicable to individual members of the purchasing group.
(b) A purchasing group that obtains liability insurance from an insurer that is not admitted in Indiana or from a risk retention group shall inform each of the members of the group who have a risk resident or located in Indiana that the risk is not protected by an insurance insolvency guaranty fund in Indiana and that the risk retention group or insurer may not be subject to all insurance laws and rules of Indiana.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-7-10-27
- insurance: means primary insurance, excess insurance, reinsurance, surplus lines insurance, and any other arrangement for shifting and distributing risk that is determined to be insurance under the laws of Indiana. See Indiana Code 27-7-10-5
- liability: means legal liability for damages (including costs of defense, legal costs and fees, and other claims expenses) because of injuries to other persons, damage to their property, or other damage or loss to other persons, resulting from or arising out of:
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- purchasing group: means any group that:
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- risk retention group: includes a corporation or limited liability association described in subsection (a)(3)(B):
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- state: means any state of the United States or the District of Columbia. See Indiana Code 27-7-10-12
(d) Purchases of insurance by purchasing groups are subject to the same standards regarding aggregate limits that are applicable to all purchases of group insurance.
As added by P.L.162-1988, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.178-2003, SEC.50.