Indiana § 27-6-6-6 - Assets and reserves

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§ 27-6-6-6. Assets and reserves

Sec. 6. There shall at all times be maintained as assets a sum in cash or securities of the kind designated by the laws of the state where the principal office is located for the investment of funds of insurance companies, doing the same kinds of business, amounting to fifty per cent (50%) of the net annual deposits, collected, and credited to the accounts of subscribers on policies having one (1) year or less to run and pro rata on those for longer periods; in addition to which there shall be maintained in cash or such securities assets sufficient to discharge all liabilities on all outstanding losses arising under policies issued, same to be calculated on the basis of net premiums or deposits as in this section defined and in accordance with the laws of the state relating to similar reserves for companies insuring similar risks. For the purpose of computing said reserves and assets, net deposits shall be construed to mean the payments of subscribers collected or in the course of collection after deducting therefrom the amounts provided in the subscribers' agreement for expenses except payments or credits to the attorney-in-fact. If at any time the assets so held in cash or such securities shall be less than required above, or be less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000), the subscribers or their attorney for them shall make up the deficiency within thirty (30) days after notice from the department of insurance so to do: Provided, however, That as to reciprocal or interinsurance exchanges now licensed and authorized to do business in Indiana, the alternative minimum of cash or securities required to be held shall be one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

Formerly: Acts 1919, c.102, s.6; Acts 1963, c.315, s.2; Acts 1967, c.232, s.5.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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