Sec. 24.2. (a) Immediately upon a viatical settlement provider's receipt of a signed viatical settlement contract, the viatical settlement provider shall pay the proceeds of the viatical settlement to a trust or escrow account in a state or federally chartered financial institution whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The account shall be managed by a trustee or escrow agent independent of the parties to the contract.
(b) Within two (2) business days after the viatical settlement provider's receipt of the insurer's or group administrator's acknowledgment that ownership of the policy or interest in the certificate has been transferred and the beneficiary has been designated according to the viatical settlement contract, the trustee or escrow agent shall transfer the proceeds to the viator.
As added by P.L.32-1998, SEC.26.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 8. Life, Accident, and Health
Chapter 19.8. Viatical Settlements
27-8-19.8-1. "Applicant" Defined
27-8-19.8-2. "Department" Defined
27-8-19.8-3. "Insured" Defined
27-8-19.8-4.3. "Viatical Settlement Agent" Defined
27-8-19.8-4.5. "Viatical Settlement Broker" Defined
27-8-19.8-5. "Viatical Settlement Provider" Defined
27-8-19.8-6. "Viatical Settlement Contract" Defined
27-8-19.8-6.5. "Viaticated Policy" Defined
27-8-19.8-7.8. "Stranger Originated Life Insurance" Defined
27-8-19.8-8.5. Persons Required to Be Licensed as Insurance Producer With Life Qualification
27-8-19.8-8.6. Exemptions From Licensing Requirement
27-8-19.8-8.7. Fiduciary Duties of Viatical Settlement Brokers
27-8-19.8-9. License Required for Viatical Settlement Providers
27-8-19.8-9.2. Insurance Producer Remuneration
27-8-19.8-10. Application and Fee for License
27-8-19.8-11. Investigation of Applicant; Issuance of License
27-8-19.8-12. Refusal to Issue License
27-8-19.8-13. Nonresident Licenses
27-8-19.8-14. Individuals Authorized to Act as Viatical Settlement Benefits Providers
27-8-19.8-15. Expiration and Renewal of License
27-8-19.8-16. Disclosure of Identity of Individuals Associated With Viatical Settlement Providers
27-8-19.8-18. Examination of Viatical Settlement Provider or Applicant
27-8-19.8-19. Suspension, Revocation, or Refusal to Renew License
27-8-19.8-20.1. Stranger Originated Life Insurance; Prohibition
27-8-19.8-21. Required Terms of Viatical Settlement Contract
27-8-19.8-22. Form for Viatical Settlement Contract
27-8-19.8-23. Required Disclosures to Viator; Information to Insured
27-8-19.8-24. Prerequisites to Viatical Settlement Contract
27-8-19.8-24.7. Disclosure of Identity of Viator
27-8-19.8-24.8. Applicability of Ic 16-39 to Release of Insured's Medical Records
27-8-19.8-24.9. Contacts With Insured for Purpose of Determining Health Status