Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 137
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 27-1-30.2.
Synopsis: Group coverage for religious not-for-profits. Allows an
authorized property and casualty insurance company to provide group
property and casualty insurance to a religious not-for-profit association
consisting of at least 10 religious not-for-profit organizations that have
a relationship to one another in a common denomination, association,
affiliation, or fellowship.
Effective: July 1, 2022.
Raatz
January 4, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial
Institutions.
2022 IN 137—LS 6664/DI 55 Introduced
Second Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022)
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SENATE BILL No. 137
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
insurance.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 27-1-30.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2022]:
4 Chapter 30.2. Group Property and Casualty Insurance for
5 Religious Not-for-profit Organizations
6 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "property and casualty
7 insurance" means one (1) or more of the types of insurance
8 described in IC 27-1-5-1, Class 2 and Class 3.
9 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "property and casualty insurance
10 company" means a company authorized to make one (1) or more
11 types of property and casualty insurance.
12 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "religious not-for-profit
13 association" means a group of ten (10) or more religious
14 not-for-profit organizations that have a relationship to one another
15 in a common denomination, association, affiliation, or fellowship.
16 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "religious not-for-profit
17 organization" means an entity operating as a not-for-profit
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1 organization for a religious purpose under Indiana law.
2 Sec. 5. (a) An insurer authorized under IC 27-1-3-20 to transact
3 business as a property and casualty insurance company may
4 provide insurance to a religious not-for-profit association on a
5 group basis.
6 (b) A policy may not be issued or renewed to provide group
7 coverage under this chapter to a group that includes fewer than ten
8 (10) religious not-for-profit organizations.
9 Sec. 6. The insurance commissioner may adopt rules under
10 IC 4-22-2 to administer this chapter.
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