Sec. 6. (a) An insurance company that issues
property or casualty insurance shall not discriminate in the appointment of an
independent insurance producer on the basis of race, color, national origin, or gender.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-2-17-6
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- commissioner: means the insurance commissioner of Indiana. See Indiana Code 27-2-17-1
- department: means the department of insurance of Indiana. See Indiana Code 27-2-17-2
- 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.
- independent insurance producer: means an insurance producer who:
Indiana Code 27-2-17-3
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- property or casualty insurance: means a type of insurance described in Class 2 and Class 3 of IC 27-1-5-1. See Indiana Code 27-2-17-4
(c) If the commissioner of the department determines after a hearing that an insurance company has violated subsection (a), the commissioner may order one (1) of the following remedies:
(1) Payment of a civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each violation.
(2) Suspension or revocation of the insurance company’s certificate of authority if the commissioner determines that the violation was willful or wanton and that similar violations have been committed by that company with a frequency that constitutes a general business practice.
(3) Any other remedy agreed to by the department and the insurance company.
(d) Any determination made by the commissioner under this section is subject to IC 4-21.5.
(e) Findings of the department under this section may not be considered as evidence in any civil action other than an appeal as provided under IC 4-21.5.
As added by P.L.116-1994, SEC.48 and P.L.130-1994, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.2-1995, SEC.103; P.L.178-2003, SEC.33.
