Indiana Code
Chapter 5. Accident and Sickness Insurance─policy Provisions
27-8-5-17. Exceptions; Discretionary Groups; Group Accident and Sickness Insurance

Sec. 17. (a) A group accident and sickness insurance policy shall not be delivered or issued for delivery in Indiana to a group that is not described in section 16(1)(A), 16(2)(A), 16(3)(A), 16(4)(A), 16(5)(A), 16(6)(A), 16(7), or 16(8) of this chapter unless:
(1) the group applies to the commissioner for approval as a discretionary group;
(2) the commissioner reviews the group according to the same standards as a group described in section 16 of this chapter; and
(3) the commissioner finds that:
(A) the issuance of the policy is not contrary to the best interest of the public;
(B) the issuance of the policy would result in economies of acquisition or administration; and
(C) the benefits of the policy are reasonable in relation to the premiums charged.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an insurer may exclude or limit the coverage under a policy described in subsection (a) on any person as to whom evidence of individual insurability is not satisfactory to the insurer.
As added by P.L.257-1985, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.268-1987, SEC.2; P.L.125-1992, SEC.2; P.L.185-1996, SEC.13; P.L.218-2007, SEC.47; P.L.11-2011, SEC.31.

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