Soliciting and writing insurance; acting as insurance producer for life insurance or annuity; prohibitions; authority to purchase and hold life insurance
As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.72. Amended by P.L.262-1995, SEC.67; P.L.188-1997, SEC.8; P.L.63-2001, SEC.14 and P.L.134-2001, SEC.16; P.L.130-2002, SEC.7; P.L.178-2003, SEC.92; P.L.10-2006, SEC.36 and P.L.57-2006, SEC.36; P.L.27-2012, SEC.84.
- (a) A savings bank may solicit and write insurance as an insurance producer or a broker for any insurance company authorized to do business in the state or states where the insurance producer or broker operates.
- (b) A savings bank or its affiliate (as defined in IC 28-6.2-1-4 ) may act as an insurance producer for the sale of any life insurance policy or annuity contract issued by a life insurance company (as defined in IC 27-1-2-3 ) authorized to do business in the state or states where the insurance producer operates.
(c) A savings bank or its affiliate that acts as an insurance producer for the sale of a life insurance policy or an annuity contract under subsection (b):
- (1) is subject to all requirements of IC 27 with respect to the insurance producer's activity in Indiana; and
- (2) must comply with the disclosure requirements under IC 27-1-38 .
(d) A savings bank or its affiliate may not condition:
- (1) an extension of credit;
- (2) a lease or sale of real or personal property;
- (3) the performance of a service; or
(4) the amount charged for:
- (A) extending credit;
- (B) leasing or selling real or personal property; or
(C) performing services;
upon a person's purchase of a life insurance policy or an annuity contract from the savings bank or its affiliate.
- (e) This section does not prohibit a savings bank or its affiliate from requiring that a person, as a condition to a transaction, obtain a life insurance policy from an insurance company acceptable to the savings bank or its affiliate.
(f) Subject to any limitations or restrictions that the department or a federal regulator may impose by regulation, rule, policy, or guidance, a savings bank may purchase and hold life insurance as follows:
- (1) Life insurance purchased or held in connection with employee compensation or benefit plans approved by the savings bank's board.
- (2) Life insurance purchased or held to recover the cost of providing preretirement or postretirement employee benefits approved by the savings bank's board.
- (3) Life insurance on the lives of borrowers.
- (4) Life insurance held as security for a loan.
- (5) Life insurance that a national bank may purchase or hold under 12 U.S.C. 24 (Seventh).
As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.72. Amended by P.L.262-1995, SEC.67; P.L.188-1997, SEC.8; P.L.63-2001, SEC.14 and P.L.134-2001, SEC.16; P.L.130-2002, SEC.7; P.L.178-2003, SEC.92; P.L.10-2006, SEC.36 and P.L.57-2006, SEC.36; P.L.27-2012, SEC.84.