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Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-8-1-8

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
   Sec. 8. Any corporation, association, or society carrying on the business of life or accident insurance on the assessment plan shall submit annually, on or before February 28, under oath, to the insurance commissioner a detailed statement of assets, liabilities, insurance in force, and number of persons upon whom risks are in force on the preceding December 31, and answer such interrogatories as the commissioner, who shall furnish a blank for the purpose, may, under the provisions of this chapter make in order to ascertain its financial character and condition, and shall pay to the commissioner, upon filing such statement, a fee of ten dollars ($10), and the commissioner shall publish such statement in his annual report. For the purpose of verifying such statement, the commissioner shall, on petition of a majority of the officers or of ten (10) members of such association supported by the affidavit of one (1) or more of the petitioners showing the necessity therefor, institute an examination of its affairs to ascertain its true character and condition.

Formerly: Acts 1883, c.136, s.8; Acts 1891, c.189, s.1. As amended by P.L.252-1985, SEC.271.