Indiana Code Title 27. Insurance § 27-11-4-5

(1) actual bona fide applications for benefits have been secured on not less than five hundred (500) applicants, and any necessary evidence of insurability has been furnished to and approved by the society;

(2) at least ten (10) subordinate lodges have been established into which the five hundred (500) applicants have been admitted;

(3) there has been submitted to the commissioner, under oath of the president or secretary, or corresponding officer of the society, a list of the applicants, giving their names, addresses, date each was admitted, name and number of the subordinate lodge of which each applicant is a member, amount of benefits to be granted, and premiums therefor;  and

(4) it shall have been shown to the commissioner, by sworn statement of the treasurer, or corresponding officer of such society, that at least five hundred (500) applicants have each paid in cash at least one (1) regular monthly premium, which premiums in the aggregate amount to at least one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).  The advance premiums shall be held in trust during the period of organization and, if the society has not qualified for a certificate of authority within one (1) year as provided in this chapter, the premiums shall be returned to the applicants.