§ 27-8-19.8-5 — "Viatical settlement provider" defined

Indiana § 27-8-19.8-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 27: INSURANCE
• Art. 8: LIFE, ACCIDENT, AND HEALTH
• Ch. 19.8: Viatical Settlements

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(a) As used in this chapter, "viatical
settlement provider" means a person, other than a viator, that:
(1) enters into a viatical settlement contract with a viator; or
(2) obtains financing for the purchase, acquisition, transfer, or
other assignment of one (1) or more viatical settlement contracts,
viaticated policies, or interests in such a contract or policy, or
otherwise sells, assigns, transfers, pledges, hypothecates, or
disposes of one (1) or more viatical settlement contracts,
viaticated policies, or interests in such a contract or policy.
(b) The term does not include any of the following:
(1) A bank, savings bank, savings association, credit union, or
other licensed lending institution that takes an assignment of a life
insurance policy as collateral for a loan.
(2) The issuer of a life insurance policy that makes a policy loan,
permits surrender of the policy, or pays other policy benefits,
including accelerated benefits, in accordance with the terms of the
policy.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.130-1994, SEC.47 and P.L.116-1994, SEC.70. Amended by P.L.32-1998, SEC.5; P.L.79-1998, SEC.32; P.L.136-2018, SEC.199.