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IN Code § 27-1-15.6-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-17. Reports of Administrative Actions or Criminal Prosecutions Against Producers

Sec. 17. (a) A producer shall report to the commissioner any administrative action taken against the producer in another jurisdiction or by another governmental agency in Indiana not more than thirty (30) days after the final disposition of the matter. The report shall include a copy of the order, consent to order, or other relevant legal documents.(b) Not more than thirty (30) days after an initial pretrial hearing date, a producer shall report to the commissioner any criminal prosecution of the producer initiated in any jurisdiction. The report shall include a copy of the initial complaint filed, the order resulting from the hearing, and any other relevant legal documents.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-18. Issuance of Limited Lines Producer's License Without Examination

Sec. 18. The commissioner may issue a limited lines producer's license to the following without examination:(1) A limited lines travel insurance producer.(2) A limited line credit insurance producer.(3) A person who will only negotiate or solicit insurance under Class 2(j) of IC 27-1-5-1.(4) Any person who will negotiate or solicit a kind of insurance that the commissioner finds does not require an examination to demonstrate professional competency.(5) A person that will sell, solicit, or negotiate only portable electronics insurance as provided in IC 27-1-15.9.(6) A person that will sell, solicit, or negotiate only self-storage insurance as provided in IC 27-1-16.1.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.4-2012, SEC.2; P.L.81-2013, SEC.2; P.L.276-2013, SEC.13.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-19. Prearranged Funeral Insurance

Sec. 19. (a) As used in this section, "prearranged funeral insurance" means insurance that is used to fund any of the following:(1) A funeral trust under IC 30-2-10 and IC 30-2-13.(2) Any other arrangement for advance payment of funeral and burial expenses.(b) A person shall not sell, solicit, or negotiate prearranged funeral insurance unless the person is licensed as either of the following:(1) An insurance producer with a life qualification under section 7 of this chapter.(2) A limited lines producer.(c) A person may be licensed as a limited lines producer to sell only prearranged funeral insurance if the person is:(1) licensed under IC 25-15-4-3; and(2) granted a change in status under subsection (d).(d) If, after a person is licensed under this chapter as an insurance producer with a life qualification, the person wants to limit the person's insurance business solely to the sale of prearranged funeral insurance, the person must:(1) request the commissioner to issue the person a limited lines producer's license under this chapter; and(2) show proof of having completed ten (10) hours of continuing education credit approved by the department.(e) If the commissioner receives a request and proof under subsection (d), the commissioner shall issue a limited lines producer's license, subject to the provisions of this chapter relating to limited lines producer's licenses.(f) A person issued a limited lines producer's license under subsection (e) may sell only prearranged funeral insurance.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-2002, SEC.107.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-19.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-19.5. Annuities; Insurance Producer Qualifications and Training

Sec. 19.5. (a) As used in this section, "annuity" means an annuity that is:(1) an insurance product under Indiana law; and(2) solicited individually, regardless of whether the insurance product is classified as an individual annuity or a group annuity.(b) A person may not sell, solicit, or negotiate an annuity unless the person meets the following requirements:(1) The person is licensed as:(A) an insurance producer with a life qualification under section 7(a)(1) of this chapter; or(B) in the case of a variable annuity, an insurance producer with a variable annuity qualification under section 7(a)(5) of this chapter.(2) The person has adequate knowledge of an annuity product to recommend the annuity product.(3) The person complies with the insurer's training standards for annuity products.(4) The person has completed a single four (4) hour annuity training course that is conducted through a structured setting or self-study method and approved by the department in accordance with the requirements for approval that apply to continuing education courses under IC 27-1-15.7.As added by P.L.11-2011, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.115-2011, SEC.8.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-19.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-19.7. Travel Insurance; Limited Lines Travel Insurance Producer License; Requirements

Sec. 19.7. (a) A travel retailer and the travel retailer's employees and authorized representatives may offer and deliver a travel insurance policy if all of the following apply:(1) The travel insurance policy is offered and delivered under a limited lines travel insurance producer license that is issued to a business entity described in subsection (b).(2) The travel retailer is registered by the business entity as described in subsection (b).(b) A business entity that holds a limited lines travel insurance producer license may register as a travel retailer to offer and deliver a travel insurance policy on the business entity's behalf if the business entity complies with all of the following:(1) The business entity is clearly identified as the limited lines travel insurance producer, including the business entity's name and contact information, on all marketing materials and information delivered to customers by the travel retailer.(2) The business entity does all of the following:(A) Maintains a register of each travel retailer that offers travel insurance on the business entity's behalf, including all of the following:(i) The name and contact information of the travel retailer.(ii) The name and contact information of an officer or other individual who controls the travel retailer's operations.(iii) The travel retailer's federal employer identification number.(B) Certifies that each registered travel retailer complies with 18 U.S.C. 1033.(C) Submits to the commissioner, not more than thirty (30) days after receiving a request from the commissioner, the register maintained under this subdivision.(D) Designates an individual employee who is licensed as an insurance producer to be responsible for the business entity's compliance with the insurance laws of the state.(E) Pays all required insurance producer licensing fees.(F) Requires each travel retailer employee or authorized representative who offers or delivers travel insurance policies to receive a program of instruction or training that has been reviewed by the commissioner.(c) A business entity is responsible for the acts of a travel retailer registered by the business entity as described in this section.As added by P.L.276-2013, SEC.14.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-20. Crop Hail Insurance

Sec. 20. (a) As used in this section, "crop hail insurance" means insurance that is used only in the event of hail related disasters to growing farm crops.(b) As used in this section, "multi-peril crop insurance" means insurance that is:(1) used in the event of weather related disasters or insect infestations during the growing season; and(2) guaranteed by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.(c) To sell multi-peril crop insurance or crop hail insurance, a person must be licensed under this chapter.(d) If, after a person is licensed under this chapter as an insurance producer, the person wants to limit the person's insurance business solely to the sale of:(1) multi-peril crop insurance;(2) crop hail insurance; or(3) multi-peril crop insurance and crop hail insurance;the person may request the commissioner to issue to the person a limited lines producer's license under this chapter.(e) If the commissioner:(1) receives a request from a person under subsection (d); and(2) the person shows proof of having completed ten (10) hours of continuing education credit approved by the department;the commissioner shall issue a limited lines producer's license to the person, subject to the provisions of this chapter relating to limited lines producer's licenses.(f) A person issued a limited lines producer's license under subsection (e) may sell only:(1) multi-peril crop insurance;(2) crop hail insurance; or(3) multi-peril crop insurance and crop hail insurance.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-21. Service of Process

Sec. 21. (a) Service of process upon any nonresident producer licensee in any action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction of Indiana arising out of the nonresident producer's insurance business in Indiana may be made by serving the commissioner with appropriate copies thereof and paying to the commissioner a fee of two dollars ($2). The commissioner shall forward a copy of such process by registered or certified mail to the licensee at the licensee's last known address of record or principal place of business, and shall keep a record of all processes so served upon the commissioner.(b) The service of process under subsection (a) is sufficient if notice of the service and a copy of the process are sent to the licensee at the licensee's last known address of record or principal place of business by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested not more than ten (10) days after the commissioner is served.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-22. Compensation; Restrictions

Sec. 22. An insurance producer may not receive compensation for the sale, solicitation, negotiation, or renewal of any insurance policy issued to any person or entity for whom the insurance producer, for a fee, acts as a consultant for that policy unless:(1) the insurance producer provides to the insured a written agreement in accordance with section 23(c) of this chapter; and(2) the insurance producer discloses to the insured the following information prior to the sale, solicitation, negotiation, or renewal of any policy:(A) The fact that the insurance producer will receive compensation for the sale of the policy.(B) The method of compensation.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.193-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-24. Commercial Property and Casualty Insurance

Sec. 24. (a) This section applies to commercial property and casualty insurance coverage described in Class 2 and Class 3 of IC 27-1-5-1.(b) A licensed insurance producer may charge a commercial insured a reasonable fee to reimburse the insurance producer for expenses incurred by the insurance producer at the specific request of the commercial insured, subject to the following requirements:(1) Before incurring any expense described in this subsection, the insurance producer must provide written notice to the commercial insured stating that a fee will be charged and setting forth the:(A) amount of the fee; or(B) basis for calculating the fee.(2) The amount of a fee and the basis for calculating a fee may not vary among commercial insureds.(3) Any fee that is charged must be identified separately from premium and itemized in any bill provided to the commercial insured.(c) A licensed insurance producer may charge a commercial insured a reasonable fee for services that are provided at the request of the commercial insured in connection with a policy that provides coverage described in subsection (a) and for which the insurance producer does not receive a commission or other compensation, subject to the following requirements:(1) Before providing services, the insurance producer must provide to the commercial insured a written description of the services to be provided and the fee for the services.(2) Any fee that is charged must be identified separately from premium and itemized in any bill provided to the commercial insured.(d) A licensed insurance producer who acts as a consultant and provides services described in this section shall comply with the requirements of this section and section 23 of this chapter.(e) A licensed insurance producer may charge a late fee for agency billed accounts or policies that are more than thirty (30) days delinquent. A late fee may not exceed one and three quarters percent (1.75%) per month of the amount due on the due date.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-24.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-24.1. Personal Property and Casualty Fees

Sec. 24.1. A licensed insurance producer may charge a reasonable fee for personal lines property and casualty insurance or services related to personal lines property and casualty insurance subject to the following requirements:(1) The amount of a fee and the basis for calculating a fee may not vary among personal lines insureds.(2) The amount of a fee is subject to the approval of the commissioner.As added by P.L.173-2007, SEC.12.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-25. Representation of a Fraternal Benefit Society

Sec. 25. An individual who performed the functions of a person representing a fraternal benefit society before July 1, 1977, is not required to take an examination, but is entitled to have an insurance producer's license issued to the individual, subject to IC 27-1-15.7 and the requirements of this chapter.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-26. Limited Lines Producer

Sec. 26. A person who performed the functions of a limited lines producer negotiating or soliciting the type of insurance described in IC 27-1-5-1, Class 2(j) before July 1, 1977, is not required to take an examination, but is entitled to have an insurance producer's license issued to the individual, subject to IC 27-1-15.7 and the requirements of this chapter.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-27. Solicitor's License

Sec. 27. A person who held a valid solicitor's license on July 1, 1977, is subject to the same rights and responsibilities under a solicitor's license as the rights and responsibilities that were in effect before enactment of this chapter.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-28. Suspension of License

Sec. 28. (a) Upon receiving an order of a court issued under IC 31-16-12-10 (or IC 31-1-11.5-13(m), IC 31-6-6.1-16(m), or IC 31-14-12-7 before their repeal), the commissioner shall:(1) suspend a license issued under this chapter to the person who is the subject of the order; and(2) promptly mail a notice to the last known address of the person who is the subject of the order, stating the following:(A) That the person's license is suspended beginning five (5) business days after the date the notice is mailed, and that the suspension will terminate not earlier than ten (10) business days after the commissioner receives an order allowing reinstatement from the court that issued the suspension order.(B) That the person has the right to petition for reinstatement of a license issued under this chapter to the court that issued the order for suspension.(b) The commissioner shall not reinstate a license suspended under subsection (a) until the commissioner receives an order allowing reinstatement from the court that issued the order for suspension.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.207-2013, SEC.13.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-29 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-29. Notice of Probationary Status for Failure to Pay Child Support; Suspension; Reinstatement

Sec. 29. (a) Upon receiving an order from the bureau (Title IV-D agency) under IC 31-25-4-32(i) or IC 31-25-4-34(d), the commissioner shall place on probationary status any license issued under this article and held by the person who is the subject of the order. The commissioner shall send the person a notice that does the following:(1) States that the person's license has been placed on probationary status.(2) States that the person's license will be suspended if the commissioner has not received notice from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(m) or IC 31-25-4-34(g) within twenty (20) days after the date of the notice.(3) Describes the amount of child support that the person is in arrears.(4) Explains the procedures to:(A) pay the person's child support arrearage in full; and(B) establish a payment plan with the bureau to pay the arrearage, which must include an income withholding order under IC 31-16-15-2 or IC 31-16-15-2.5.(b) If the commissioner has not received notice from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(m) or IC 31-25-4-34(g) within twenty (20) days after the date of the notice in subsection (a), the commissioner shall suspend the license issued to the person under this article.(c) The commissioner may not reinstate any license placed on probationary status or suspended under this section until the commissioner receives a notice from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(m) or IC 31-25-4-34(g) that the person has addressed the delinquency.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.164; P.L.103-2007, SEC.8; P.L.150-2018, SEC.11.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-29.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-29.5. Determination of Suspension or Revocation of License

Sec. 29.5. If the commissioner receives a copy of a final order from the securities commissioner under IC 23-19-6-4(h), the commissioner shall:(1) determine whether the person who is the subject of the final order is licensed by the department under this chapter; and(2) if the person is licensed under this chapter, institute proceedings to determine whether the person's license should be suspended or revoked.The determination under subdivision (2) may be based solely on the final order by the securities commissioner.As added by P.L.48-2006, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.27-2007, SEC.27.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-30 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-30. Authority to Enforce Compliance

Sec. 30. The commissioner and the director of the department of financial institutions shall consult with each other and assist each other in enforcing compliance with the provisions of IC 28 concerning the sale of life insurance policies and annuity contracts. The commissioner and the director of the department of financial institutions may jointly conduct investigations, prosecute suits, and take other official action that the commissioner and the director consider appropriate under this section if either the commissioner or the director is empowered to take the action. If the director of the department of financial institutions is informed by a financial institution or its affiliate of a violation or suspected violation of any provision of IC 28 concerning the sale of life insurance policies or annuity contracts or of the insurance laws and rules of Indiana, the director of the department of financial institutions shall timely advise the commissioner of the violation. If the commissioner is informed by a financial institution or its affiliate of a violation or suspected violation of any provision of IC 28 concerning the sale of life insurance policies or annuity contracts or of the insurance laws and rules of Indiana, the commissioner shall timely advise the director of the department of financial institutions of the violation.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-2002, SEC.108.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-31 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-31. Producers Not to Be Named as Beneficiaries

Sec. 31. An insurance producer shall not:(1) be named a beneficiary of;(2) become an owner of; or(3) receive a collateral assignment of;an individual life insurance policy or individual annuity contract unless the insurance producer has an insurable interest in the life of the insured or annuitant. A beneficiary designation, ownership designation, or collateral assignment made in violation of this section is void.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-32 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-32. Fees for Licensure

Sec. 32. (a) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to set fees for licensure under this chapter, IC 27-1-15.7, and IC 27-1-15.8.(b) Insurance producer and limited lines producer license renewal fees are due every two (2) years. The fee charged by the department every two (2) years for a:(1) resident license is forty dollars ($40);(2) nonresident license is ninety dollars ($90); and(3) designated home state license is ninety dollars ($90).(c) Consultant renewal fees are due every twenty-four (24) months.(d) Surplus lines producer renewal fees are due every two (2) years. The fee charged by the department every two (2) years for a:(1) resident license is eighty dollars ($80); and(2) nonresident license is one hundred twenty dollars ($120).(e) The commissioner may issue a duplicate license for any license issued under this chapter. The fee charged by the commissioner for the issuance of a duplicate:(1) insurance producer license;(2) surplus lines producer license;(3) limited lines producer license; or(4) consultant license;may not exceed ten dollars ($10).(f) A fee charged and collected under this section shall be deposited into the department of insurance fund established by IC 27-1-3-28.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.173-2007, SEC.13; P.L.234-2007, SEC.190; P.L.146-2015, SEC.23.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-33 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-33. Rules

Sec. 33. Except as otherwise provided in section 32 of this chapter, the commissioner may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out the purposes of this chapter.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-1-15.6-34 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.6. Insurance Producers|27-1-15.6-34. Hearings

Sec. 34. All hearings held under this chapter are governed by IC 4-21.5-3. The commissioner may appoint members of the commissioner's staff to act as hearing officers for purposes of hearings held under this chapter.As added by P.L.132-2001, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-1-15.7-0.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 1. Department of Insurance|Chapter 15.7. Insurance Producer License Renewal|27-1-15.7-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 2 of this chapter by P.L.60-2005 apply to renewal of an insurance producer license after June 30, 2005.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.424.