27-1-31-2. Grounds for cancellation; notice of cancellation

IN Code § 27-1-31-2 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 2. (a) An insurer may not cancel a policy of insurance that the insurer has written that has been in effect more than ninety (90) days unless:

(1) the insured under the policy has failed to pay the premium;

(2) there is a substantial change in the scale of risk covered by the policy;

(3) the insured has perpetrated a fraud or material misrepresentation upon the insurer;

(4) the insured has failed to comply with reasonable safety recommendations; or

(5) reinsurance of the risk associated with the policy has been cancelled.

(b) An insurer shall provide a written notice of cancellation to a person insured under a policy issued by the insurer at least:

(1) forty-five (45) days before cancelling the policy for any reason set forth in subsection (a)(2), (a)(4), or (a)(5);

(2) twenty (20) days before cancelling the policy for the reason set forth in subsection (a)(3); or

(3) ten (10) days before cancelling the policy for the reason set forth in subsection (a)(1).

As added by P.L.271-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.162-1988, SEC.3.