Sec. 35. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a company shall respond to a written inquiry or request that:
(1) is made by the department; and
(2) meets the requirements of subsection (b);
not more than twenty (20) business days after the date the written inquiry or request is received by the company.
(b) A written inquiry or request described in subsection (a) must do all of the following:
(1) Be addressed to the individual who holds the position that the company has designated as the position reasonably capable of processing such an inquiry or request.
(2) Specify that the inquiry or request is made under this section.
(3) Specify the penalty described in subsection (d) to which the company is subject for noncompliance with the inquiry or request.
(4) Numerically list the questions to which a response is requested.
(c) The commissioner may, upon request of a company for extenuating circumstances, grant a company an extension of the period specified in subsection (a) or waive all or any part of a civil penalty described in subsection (d).
(d) The commissioner may assess against a company that does not comply with subsection (a) a civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) per day of noncompliance. A civil penalty assessed under this subsection may not exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000).
(e) The commissioner shall deposit a civil penalty collected under this section in the department of insurance fund established by IC 27-1-3-28.
As added by P.L.81-2012, SEC.8.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 1. Department of Insurance
Chapter 20. Additional Provisions Pertaining to All Insurance Companies
27-1-20-1. Insurance of Deposited Securities
27-1-20-3. Eligibility of Investments for Deposit; Existing Investments
27-1-20-4. Revaluation of Investments Omitting Interest or Dividends
27-1-20-5. Deposit of Securities Acquired From Foreign Life Insurer Under Reinsurance Agreement
27-1-20-7. Withdrawal From Deposit to Pledge for Loan; Effect; Redeposit
27-1-20-9. Substitution of Securities on Deposit; Withdrawal of Securities in Excess of Requirements
27-1-20-10. Disposition of Interest Earned by Securities on Deposit
27-1-20-11. Discontinuance of Business; Procedure for Return of Deposited Securities
27-1-20-12. Retaliatory Provisions
27-1-20-13. Fees of Secretary of State
27-1-20-14. Pension Plan for Officers and Employees
27-1-20-15. Automatic Revocation of Authority for Failure to Timely Complete Organization
27-1-20-19. Misrepresentation of Funds Available to Pay Losses or Policy Claims
27-1-20-20. Financial Statement; Requirements; Violations; Penalties
27-1-20-21. Annual Financial Statement; Microfilm Copies
27-1-20-21.2. Civil Penalty; Failure to Comply With Ic 27-1-20-21
27-1-20-21.3. Actuarial Opinions
27-1-20-22. Verification of Accounts and Reports
27-1-20-26. Exemption From Article of a Farm Mutual Insurance Company
27-1-20-27. Exemption of Domestic Mutual Fire Insurance Companies
27-1-20-29. Exemption of Abstract and Title Insurance Companies
27-1-20-30. Rebate of Premium or Commission; Unfair Competition
27-1-20-31. Restrictions on Interlocking Directorates
27-1-20-32. Effect of Captions
27-1-20-33. Annual Statement Blank, Additional Filings and Quarterly Statements; Filings With Naic
27-1-20-35. Insurer Response to Department Request
27-1-20-36. Health Insurer Withdrawal From Individual Market