Sec. 8. Any corporation, association, or society carrying on the business of life or accident insurance on the assessment plan shall submit annually, on or before February 28, under oath, to the insurance commissioner a detailed statement of assets, liabilities, insurance in force, and number of persons upon whom risks are in force on the preceding December 31, and answer such interrogatories as the commissioner, who shall furnish a blank for the purpose, may, under the provisions of this chapter make in order to ascertain its financial character and condition, and shall pay to the commissioner, upon filing such statement, a fee of ten dollars ($10), and the commissioner shall publish such statement in his annual report. For the purpose of verifying such statement, the commissioner shall, on petition of a majority of the officers or of ten (10) members of such association supported by the affidavit of one (1) or more of the petitioners showing the necessity therefor, institute an examination of its affairs to ascertain its true character and condition.
Formerly: Acts 1883, c.136, s.8; Acts 1891, c.189, s.1. As amended by P.L.252-1985, SEC.271.