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Indiana Code Title 27. Insurance § 27-1-39-9

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 9. A trust created under section 7 of this chapter is subject to regulation by the department as follows:

(1) The trust must be registered with the department.

(2) The trust shall:

(A) retain a total risk for the self-insurance fund of not more than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the amount of expected claims for the following year;  and

(B) obtain stop-loss insurance issued by an insurer authorized to do business in Indiana to cover losses in excess of the amount retained under clause (A).

(3) Contributions by the members must be set to fund one hundred percent (100%) of the total risk retained under subdivision (2)(A) plus all other costs of the trust.

(4) The trust shall maintain a fidelity bond in an amount approved by the department, covering each person responsible for the trust, to protect against acts of fraud or dishonesty in servicing the trust.

(5) The trust is subject to IC 27-4-1-4.5 regarding claims settlement practices.

(6) The trust shall, before March 1 of each year, file an annual financial statement in the form required by IC 27-1-3-13.

(7) The trust is not a member of the Indiana insurance guaranty association under IC 27-6-8.  The liability of each member is joint and several.

(8) The trust is subject to examination by the department.  The trust shall pay all costs associated with an examination.

(9) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke the registration of the trust if the commissioner finds that the trust:

(A) is in a hazardous financial condition;

(B) refuses to be examined or produce records for examination;  or

(C) has failed to pay a final judgment rendered against the trust by a court within thirty (30) days.

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