Sec. 37. (a) A farm mutual insurance company may cancel, in whole or in part, a policyholder's insurance policy after giving the policyholder written notice of the cancellation as follows:
(1) The written notice must be delivered or mailed to the policyholder at the last known address of the policyholder.
(2) The written notice must specify the effective date of the cancellation.
(3) Upon request of the policyholder, the written notice must be accompanied by a written explanation of the specific reasons for the cancellation.
(b) A farm mutual insurance company shall provide the written notice specified in subsection (a) at least:
(1) ten (10) days before canceling the insurance policy, if the cancellation is for nonpayment of premium;
(2) twenty (20) days before canceling the insurance policy, if the cancellation occurs more than sixty (60) days after the date of issuance of the policy; and
(3) ten (10) days before canceling the insurance policy, if the cancellation occurs less than sixty-one (61) days after the date of issuance of the policy.
(c) If the insurance policy was procured by an independent insurance producer licensed in Indiana, the farm mutual insurance company shall deliver or mail notice of cancellation to the insurance producer not less than ten (10) days before the farm mutual insurance company delivers or mails the notice to the policyholder, unless the obligation to notify the insurance producer is waived in writing by the insurance producer.
As added by P.L.129-2003, SEC.8.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 5.1. Farm Mutual Insurance Companies
Chapter 2. Farm Mutual Insurance Companies
27-5.1-2-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter
27-5.1-2-2. Farm Mutual Insurance Companies Existing on June 30, 2003
27-5.1-2-3. Proposed Farm Mutual Insurance Companies; Application for Certificate of Authority
27-5.1-2-4. Proposed Farm Mutual Insurance Company Requirements for Certificate of Authority
27-5.1-2-6. Exclusion of Companies
27-5.1-2-7. Exemption From Indiana Insurance Laws
27-5.1-2-8. Application of Indiana Insurance Laws
27-5.1-2-9. Location of Insurance Business
27-5.1-2-10. Annual Policyholder Meeting
27-5.1-2-11. Board of Directors
27-5.1-2-12. Election of Director; Term of Office; Election of Officers; Annual Board Meeting
27-5.1-2-13. Articles of Incorporation; Amendment
27-5.1-2-14. Bylaws; Amendment
27-5.1-2-15. Commissioner Filing Fee
27-5.1-2-16. Form and Rate Filing File and Use; Commissioner Disapproval; Judicial Review
27-5.1-2-17. Commissioner Examination
27-5.1-2-19. Application for Coverage; Policyholder Status
27-5.1-2-20. Insurance Producers
27-5.1-2-21. Merger; Plan; Policyholder Notice
27-5.1-2-23. Merger Plan Performance; Surviving Company
27-5.1-2-24. Certificate of Merger
27-5.1-2-26. Violations of Law; Commissioner Orders
27-5.1-2-28. Willful Violation; Penalties
27-5.1-2-29. Notice of Intent to Waive Term of Policy, Right, or Defense
27-5.1-2-30. Premium Plus Assessment Basis; Policyholder Liability
27-5.1-2-31. Assessment Collection; Verification of Loss
27-5.1-2-32. Policyholder Failure to Pay Assessment
27-5.1-2-33. Policyholder Liability After Policy Termination
27-5.1-2-34. Notice of Premium Plus Assessment Policy; Civil Actions; Limitation
27-5.1-2-35. Payment of Losses and Judgments; Insufficient Funds; Assessments
27-5.1-2-36. Borrowing Funds; Assessment
27-5.1-2-37. Policy Cancellation; Notice
27-5.1-2-38. Discontinuation of Company
27-5.1-2-39. Misconduct; Penalty
27-5.1-2-40. Investment Gain; Policyholder Surplus
27-5.1-2-41. Election to Be Subject to Indiana Insurance Law
27-5.1-2-42. Exemption From Regulation