Sec. 31. (a) No individual, firm, association, or corporation may act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating, or procuring liability insurance in Indiana for a purchasing group from an authorized insurer or a risk retention group chartered in a state unless the individual, firm, association, or corporation is licensed as an insurance producer under IC 27-1-15.6.

     (b) No individual, firm, association, or corporation may act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating, or procuring liability insurance coverage in Indiana for any member of a purchasing group under a purchasing group’s policy unless the individual, firm, association, or corporation is licensed as an insurance producer under IC 27-1-15.6.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-7-10-31

  • 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.
  • 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:

    Indiana Code 27-7-10-6

  • purchasing group: means any group that:

    Indiana Code 27-7-10-10

  • risk retention group: includes a corporation or limited liability association described in subsection (a)(3)(B):

    Indiana Code 27-7-10-11

  • state: means any state of the United States or the District of Columbia. See Indiana Code 27-7-10-12
     (c) No individual, firm, association, or corporation may act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating, or procuring liability insurance from an insurer not authorized to do business in Indiana on behalf of a purchasing group located in Indiana unless the individual, firm, association, or corporation is licensed as a surplus lines producer under IC 27-1-15.8.

As added by P.L.162-1988, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.132-2001, SEC.12; P.L.178-2003, SEC.53.