2023 Indiana Code › Title 27. Insurance › Article 7. Special Types of Insurance › Chapter 17. Travel Insurance › 27-7-17-7. "Eligible Group"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "eligible group" means two (2) or more persons who are engaged in a common enterprise, or have an economic, educational, or social affinity or relationship, including the following:
(1) An entity engaged in the business of providing travel or travel services, including tour operators, lodging providers, vacation property owners, hotels and resorts, travel clubs, travel agencies, property managers, cultural exchange programs, and common carriers or the operator, owner, or lessor of a means of transportation of passengers, including airlines, cruise lines, railroads, steamship companies, and public bus carriers, wherein with regard to any particular travel or type of travel or travelers, all members or customers of the group must have a common exposure to risk attendant in such travel.
(2) A college, school, or other institution of learning, covering students, teachers, employees, or volunteers.
(3) An employer covering any group of employees, volunteers, contractors, board of directors, dependents, or guests.
(4) A sports team, camp, or sponsor thereof, covering participants, members, campers, employees, officials, supervisors, or volunteers.
(5) A religious, charitable, recreational, educational, or civic organization, or branch thereof, covering any group of members, participants, or volunteers.
(6) A financial institution or financial institution vendor, or parent holding company, trustee, or agent of or designated by one (1) or more financial institutions or financial institution vendors, including account holders, credit card holders, debtors, guarantors, or purchasers.
(7) Any incorporated or unincorporated association, including labor unions, having a common interest, constitution, and bylaws and organized and maintained in good faith for purposes other than obtaining insurance for members or participants of such association covering its members.
(8) A trust or the trustees of a fund established, created, or maintained for the benefit of and covering members, employees, or customers, subject to the commissioner's permitting the use of a trust and the state's premium tax provisions in section 14 of this chapter of one (1) or more associations meeting the requirements of subdivision (7).
(9) An entertainment production company covering any group of participants, volunteers, audience members, contestants, or workers.
(10) A volunteer fire department, ambulance, rescue, police, court, or any first aid, civil defense, or other such volunteer group.
(11) A preschool, daycare institution for children or adults, or senior citizen club.
(12) An automobile or truck rental or leasing company covering a group of individuals who may become renters, lessees, or passengers defined by their travel status on the rented or leased vehicles. The common carrier, operator, owner, or lessor of a means of transportation or the automobile or truck rental or leasing company is the policyholder under a policy to which this chapter applies.
(13) Any other group for which the commissioner has determined that the members are engaged in a common enterprise or have an economic, educational, or social affinity or relationship, and that issuance of a policy would not be contrary to the public interest.
As added by P.L.19-2022, SEC.5.