Indiana Code 27-2-14-3. Investigative agencies; disclosure of information or evidence by insurer
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Sec. 3. An authorized agency charged with the responsibility of investigating a vehicle theft may, in writing, require an insurer investigating that loss to release to the requesting agency any or all relevant information or evidence considered important to the authorized agency including:
(2) policy premium payment records;
(1) pertinent insurance policy information relevant to the theft under investigation and any application for that policy;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-2-14-3
- Authorized agency: means the state police, the prosecuting attorney responsible for prosecutions in the county where the theft occurred, or any law enforcement agency. See Indiana Code 27-2-14-1
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Insurer: means an insurance company. See Indiana Code 27-2-14-1
- Relevant: means information having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the investigation or determination of an allegedly fraudulent vehicle theft claim more probable or less probable than it would have been without the evidence. See Indiana Code 27-2-14-1
(3) history of previous claims made by the insured; and
(4) material relating to the investigation, including:
(A) statements of any person;
(B) proof of loss; and
(C) other evidence relevant to the investigation.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.246, SEC.1.