Sec. 14. (a) Notwithstanding a walkaway clause in a netting agreement or qualified financial contract, upon termination of the netting agreement or qualified financial contract, any net or settlement amount owed by a nondefaulting party to an insurer against which an application or petition has been filed under IC 27-9-3 must be transferred:

(1) to; or

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-9-3.1-14

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • netting agreement: means a new agreement that:

    Indiana Code 27-9-3.1-6

  • qualified financial contract: means a commodity contract, forward contract, repurchase agreement, securities contract, swap agreement, or a similar agreement, as determined by the commissioner. See Indiana Code 27-9-3.1-7
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • walkaway clause: means a provision in a netting agreement or qualified financial contract that, after calculation of the value of a party's position or an amount due to or from a party under the netting agreement or qualified financial contract upon termination, liquidation, or acceleration of the netting agreement or qualified financial contract, either:

    Indiana Code 27-9-3.1-11

(2) according to the order of;

the receiver for the insurer, regardless of whether the insurer is the defaulting party.

     (b) For purposes of subsection (a), a limited two-way payment or first method provision in a netting agreement or qualified financial contract with an insurer that has defaulted is considered to be a full two-way payment or second method provision as against the defaulting insurer.

As added by P.L.11-2011, SEC.36.