CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
IC 27-15
ARTICLE 15. DEMUTUALIZATION OF MUTUAL
INSURANCE COMPANIES
IC 27-15-1
Chapter 1. General Provisions and Definitions
IC 27-15-1-1
Short title
Sec. 1. This article may be referred to as the Indiana
demutualization law.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.
IC 27-15-1-2
Conversion generally
Sec. 2. (a) Any domestic mutual insurance company that:
(1) maintains its executive offices in Indiana; and
(2) employs at least five hundred (500) persons or a substantial
percentage of its workforce in Indiana;
may, by amendment to its articles of incorporation, convert to a stock
insurance company by means of a plan of conversion described in
IC 27-15-2-2 or a simple plan of conversion described in
IC 27-15-2-3 and IC 27-1-8.
(b) The commissioner shall determine whether a mutual insurance
company meets the requirements of subsection (a)(2).
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.14-2000, SEC.61.
IC 27-15-1-3
Applicability of definitions
Sec. 3. The definitions set forth in this chapter and IC 27-1-2-3
apply throughout this article.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.
IC 27-15-1-4
"Closed block"
Sec. 4. "Closed block" means an allocation of assets for a defined
group of in force policies which, together with the premiums of those
policies and related investment earnings, are expected to be sufficient
to maintain the payments of guaranteed benefits, certain expenses,
and continuation of the current dividend scale on the closed block,
if experience does not change.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.
IC 27-15-1-5
"Company action level RBC"
Sec. 5. "Company action level RBC" has the meaning set forth in
IC 27-1-36-6.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.
IC 27-15-1-6
"Converting mutual"
Sec. 6. "Converting mutual" means a domestic mutual insurance
company that has adopted a plan of conversion and an amendment to
its articles of incorporation under this article that will, upon
consummation, result in the domestic mutual insurance company
converting into a domestic stock insurance company.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.
IC 27-15-1-7
"Eligible member"
Sec. 7. "Eligible member" means a person who:
(1) is a member of the converting mutual on the date the
converting mutual's board of directors adopts a resolution
proposing a plan of conversion and an amendment to the
articles of incorporation; and
(2) continues to be a member of the converting mutual on the
effective date of the conversion.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.
IC 27-15-1-8
"Former mutual"
Sec. 8. "Former mutual" means the domestic stock insurance
company resulting from the conversion of a converting mutual to a
stock insurance company under a plan of conversion and an
amendment to its articles of incorporation under this article.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.
IC 27-15-1-9
"Member"
Sec. 9. "Member" means a person that, according to the:
(1) records;
(2) articles of incorporation; and
(3) bylaws;
of a converting mutual, is a member of the converting mutual.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.
IC 27-15-1-10
"Membership interests"
Sec. 10. "Membership interests" means:
(1) the voting rights of members of a domestic mutual insurance
company as provided by law and by the company's articles of
incorporation and bylaws; and
(2) the rights of members of a domestic mutual insurance
company to receive cash, stock, or other consideration in the
event of a conversion to a stock insurance company under this
article or a dissolution under IC 27-1-10, as provided by those
laws and by the company's articles of incorporation and bylaws.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.
IC 27-15-1-11
"Parent company"
Sec. 11. "Parent company" means a corporation that, upon the
effective date of a conversion, owns all of the stock of the former
mutual.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.
IC 27-15-1-12
"Plan of conversion"
Sec. 12. "Plan of conversion" means the plan of conversion
described in either IC 27-15-2-2 or IC 27-15-2-3.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.
IC 27-15-1-13
"RBC level"
Sec. 13. "RBC level" has the meaning set forth in IC 27-1-36-18.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.
IC 27-15-1-14
"Simple plan of conversion"
Sec. 14. "Simple plan of conversion" means the plan of
conversion described in IC 27-15-2-3.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.