Sec. 11. If any foreign or alien insurer engages in this state in an unfair method of competition or in an unfair or deceptive practice as defined in section 4(1) or 4(2) of this chapter by means of any advertisement, announcement, or statement, in any magazine or other periodical publication having a general circulation in more than five (5) states, or by means of any radio broadcast to more than five (5) states, including the state of domicile of such insurer, and if the laws of the state where such insurer is domiciled make provision for enjoining of such method of competition or practice, it shall be the duty of the commissioner to advise the insurance supervisory official of such domiciliary state of the violation in order that he may take appropriate action, but the commissioner shall have no authority to proceed, with respect to such violation, under either section 5 or 8 of this chapter. For the purpose of this section the domiciliary state of an alien insurer shall be deemed to be its state of entry, or the state of the principal office in the United States.
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.112, s.11. As amended by P.L.252-1985, SEC.152.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 4. Unfair Competition; Unauthorized Insurers; Foreign Insurers
Chapter 1. Unfair Competition; Unfair or Deceptive Acts and Practices
27-4-1-3. Prohibited Use of Unfair Methods of Competition and Deceptive Acts or Practices
27-4-1-4. Enumeration of Unfair Methods of Competition and Deceptive Acts and Practices
27-4-1-4.5. Enumeration of Unfair Claim Settlement Practices
27-4-1-5. Statement of Charges; Notice and Hearing; Intervention
27-4-1-6. Cease and Desist Order; Penalties
27-4-1-7. Judicial Review; Civil Enforcement Orders
27-4-1-10. Application of Other Laws
27-4-1-12. Violations; Penalties
27-4-1-13. Cumulative Powers and Remedies
27-4-1-15. Enforcement; Additional Personnel
27-4-1-17. Construction and Application