Sec. 8. (a) For the purposes of IC 27-1-23:
(1) an MIHC and its affiliates constitute an insurance holding company system; and
(2) an MIHC is considered to be an "insurer".
However, a separate filing or approval is not required under IC 27-1-23 for an acquisition or a reorganization that is included in a plan approved under this article.
(b) For the purpose of this section, a "material transaction" means:
(1) a transaction described in IC 27-1-23-4(b):
(A) between an MIHC and any affiliate; or
(B) between any affiliates of an MIHC if the transaction equals or exceeds the percentages of admitted assets or surplus set forth in IC 27-1-23-4(b) of any reorganized insurer of the MIHC; or
(2) a transaction described in IC 27-1-23-4(b) between an MIHC and any person as specified in a rule adopted by the commissioner under IC 4-22-2 or an order issued by the commissioner.
(c) An MIHC may not enter into a material transaction unless the MIHC has notified the commissioner in writing of its intention to enter into a material transaction at least thirty (30) days before the transaction, or a shorter period as the commissioner may permit, and the commissioner has not disapproved the transaction within that period.
(d) In addition to the requirements of IC 27-1-23-4(a) and IC 27-1-23-4(d), a material transaction must:
(1) be fair and reasonable to the members of the MIHC; and
(2) not violate the members' surplus protection principle.
(e) An MIHC and its affiliates may not enter into transactions that are part of a plan or series of like transactions if the purpose of those separate transactions is to circumvent any rules of the commissioner prohibiting a material transaction or this section.
As added by P.L.5-2000, SEC.4.