Sec. 9.1. (a) A credit union or a related credit union service organization (as defined in section 0.5(7) of this chapter) that acts as an insurance producer for the sale of a life insurance policy or an annuity contract issued by a life insurance company (as defined in IC 27-1-2-3):

(1) is subject to the requirements of IC 27; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 28-7-1-9.1

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Personal property: includes goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
(2) must comply with the disclosure requirements of IC 27-1-38.

     (b) A credit union or credit union service organization may not condition:

(1) an extension of credit;

(2) a lease or sale of real or personal property;

(3) the performance of a service; or

(4) the amount charged for:

(A) extending credit;

(B) leasing or selling real or personal property; or

(C) performing services;

upon a person’s purchase of a life insurance policy or an annuity contract from the credit union or related credit union service organization.

     (c) This section does not prohibit a credit union or a credit union service organization from requiring that a person, as a condition to a transaction, obtain a life insurance policy from an insurance company acceptable to the credit union or credit union service organization.

As added by P.L.188-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.63-2001, SEC.16, P.L.81-2001, SEC.5 and P.L.134-2001, SEC.18; P.L.130-2002, SEC.8; P.L.178-2003, SEC.93.