Indiana Code Title 27. Insurance § 27-6-6-9

Sec. 9. Upon compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the insurance department shall issue a certificate of authority or a license to the attorney authorizing him to make such contracts of insurance and shall contain the name of the attorney, the location of the principal office, and the name or the designation under which such contracts of insurance are issued.  Such license shall be renewed annually, upon a showing that the standard of solvency required in this section has been maintained and all fees and taxes required have been paid;  provided, no certificate of authority shall be issued under this section unless and until the subscribers and the attorney shall have complied with the same character and fitness qualifications, plan of operation, and standards for officers and directors as is required of stock and mutual insurance companies under this title.