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.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-15.6-19

  • Commissioner: means the "insurance commissioner" of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
  • Department: means "the department of insurance" of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
  • Insurance: means a contract of insurance or an agreement by which one (1) party, for a consideration, promises to pay money or its equivalent or to do an act valuable to the insured upon the destruction, loss or injury of something in which the other party has a pecuniary interest, or in consideration of a price paid, adequate to the risk, becomes security to the other against loss by certain specified risks; to grant indemnity or security against loss for a consideration. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
  • person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, and partnerships; personal pronoun includes all genders; the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
(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.