Sec. 3. (a) There is created a nonprofit legal entity referred to as the Indiana Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association. A member insurer shall be and remain a member of the association as a condition of the member insurer's authority to transact insurance in Indiana. The association shall perform its functions under the plan of operation established and approved under section 7 of this chapter. The association shall exercise its powers through a board of directors established under section 4 of this chapter. For purposes of administration and assessment the association shall maintain the following two (2) accounts:
(1) The health account.
(2) The life insurance and annuity account, which includes the following subaccounts:
(A) The life insurance subaccount.
(B) The annuity subaccount, which includes annuity contracts issued to or in connection with a governmental benefit plan established under Section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, but otherwise excludes unallocated annuities.
(C) The unallocated annuity subaccount, which excludes annuity contracts issued to or in connection with a governmental benefit plan established under Section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
(b) The association is under the immediate supervision of the commissioner and subject to the applicable provisions of the insurance laws of Indiana.
As added by Acts 1978, P.L.129, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.130-1994, SEC.43; P.L.116-1994, SEC.61; P.L.193-2006, SEC.12; P.L.208-2018, SEC.15.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 8. Life, Accident, and Health
Chapter 8. Indiana Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Law
27-8-8-0.3. Coverage Obligations Affected by Statutory Amendments; Governing Law
27-8-8-2.1. Policy, Contract, Rider Descriptions; Plan Sponsor; Residency
27-8-8-2.3. Coverage Provided; Exclusions; Limitations
27-8-8-3. Creation of Association; Membership; Accounts; Supervision
27-8-8-5. Impaired Insurers; Insolvent Insurers; Liens; Association Powers and Duties
27-8-8-5.4. Association Obligations to Person Entitled to Coverage
27-8-8-5.5. Venue; Appeal Bond
27-8-8-6.2. Member Protesting Assessment
27-8-8-6.5. Association Requests for Information
27-8-8-7. Association Plan of Operation
27-8-8-8. Powers and Duties of Commissioner; Appeals to Commissioner; Notice of Effect of Chapter
27-8-8-11. Distributions to Affiliates; Recovery
27-8-8-12. Examination and Regulation of Association; Financial Report
27-8-8-13. Association Tax and Fee Exemption
27-8-8-14. Liability for Performance Under Chapter
27-8-8-15. Insolvent Insurer Proceedings; Stay; Setting Aside Judgment
27-8-8-16. Recoupment of Assessments
27-8-8-16.2. Premium Surcharge or Assignment in Lieu of Credit
27-8-8-17. Refunds From Association
27-8-8-18. Advertising Referring to Association; Association Summary Document