8-2.1-19.1-11. Coverage exclusion; duty to defend, indemnify; right of contribution

IN Code § 8-2.1-19.1-11 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 11. (a) An insurance company that excludes coverage described in section 10 of this chapter has no duty to defend or indemnify a claim for coverage that is expressly excluded under a motor vehicle insurance policy.

(b) This chapter does not invalidate or limit an exclusion:

(1) of coverage for a personal vehicle that is:

(A) used to carry an individual or property for a charge; or

(B) available for hire by the public; and

(2) contained in a motor vehicle insurance policy;

including a policy filed under IC 27-1-22-4 or in use in Indiana before July 1, 2015.

(c) An insurance company that defends or indemnifies a claim against a TNC driver for which coverage is excluded under the terms of a motor vehicle insurance policy has a right of contribution against any other insurance company that issues motor vehicle insurance coverage to the TNC driver:

(1) in satisfaction of the requirements of section 8 of this chapter; and

(2) in effect at the time the loss occurs.

As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.10.