Indiana Code Title 27, Article 1
Insurance Producer Licensing, Renewal and Continuing Education, Surplus Lines Producers, Public Adjusters, and Independent Adjusters (IC 27-1-15.6, 27-1-15.7, 27-1-15.8, 27-1-27, 27-1-28)
Edition and licensing notes
Edition. Indiana Code 2025 edition (page meta T_ICTITLE_S_YEAR="2025"; official Title 27 PDF footer reads "Indiana Code 2025"; source credits run through the 2025 regular session, P.L. numbers dated 2025)
Status. IN statutes, public domain (state government edict).
What this document is
Indiana Code Title 27, Article 1 - Insurance Producer Licensing, Renewal and Continuing Education, Surplus Lines Producers, Public Adjusters, and Independent Adjusters (IC 27-1-15.6, 27-1-15.7, 27-1-15.8, 27-1-27, 27-1-28) is a state statute published by iga.in.gov. It is one of the Indiana documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including indiana life & health, indiana property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.
Sections cited in practice questions
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- Ind. Code tit. 27 § 27-1-15.6-14 (Insurance producer acting as agent of insurer)
“An insurance producer shall not act as an agent of an insurer unless the insurance producer becomes an appointed producer of the insurer. An insurance producer who is not acting as an agent of an insurer is not required to become appointed.”
- Ind. Code tit. 27 § 27-1-15.7-2(g) (License renewal; continuing education credit for teaching)
“A licensee who teaches a course approved by the commissioner under section 4 of this chapter shall receive continuing education credit for teaching the course.”
- Ind. Code tit. 27 § 27-1-15.6-12(h) (Penalties; failure to furnish appointment report)
“If a licensee fails to provide the report requested under subsection (g) not more than ten (10) days after the licensee receives the request, the commissioner may, in the commissioner's sole discretion, without a hearing, and in addition to any other sanctions allowed by law, suspend any insurance...”
- Ind. Code tit. 27 § 27-1-15.6-17(a) (Reports of administrative actions against producers)
“A producer shall report to the commissioner any administrative action taken against the producer in another jurisdiction or by another governmental agency in Indiana not more than thirty (30) days after the final disposition of the matter. The report shall include a copy of the order, consent to...”
- Ind. Code tit. 27 § 27-1-15.6-6(b) (Application for resident insurance producer)
“(b) Before approving an application submitted under subsection (a), the commissioner must find that the individual meets the following requirements: (1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age. (2) Has not committed any act that is a ground for denial, suspension, or revocation under section 12 of...”
- Indiana Code Title 27, Article 1 - Insurance Producer Licensing, Renewal and Continuing Education, Ind. Code § 27-1-15.6-11(a)
“Sec. 11. (a) If the commissioner considers the issuance of a temporary license necessary for the servicing of an insurance business, the commissioner, without requiring an examination, may issue a temporary insurance producer license for a period of not more than one hundred eighty (180) days to...”
- Indiana Code Title 27, Article 1 - Insurance Producer Licensing, Renewal and Continuing Education, Ind. Code § 27-1-15.7-2(a)
“Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and section 2.4 of this chapter, to renew a license issued under IC 27-1-15.6, a resident insurance producer must complete at least twenty-four (24) hours of credit in continuing education courses, not more than four (4) hours of which may be in...”
- Indiana Code Title 27, Article 1 - Insurance Producer Licensing, Renewal and Continuing Education, Ind. Code § 27-1-15.6-13(c)
“Sec. 13. (a) An insurance company or insurance producer shall not pay a commission, service fee, brokerage fee, or other valuable consideration to a person for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in Indiana if the person is required to be licensed under this chapter and is not licensed....”
- Indiana Code Title 27, Article 1 - Insurance Producer Licensing, Renewal and Continuing Education, Ind. Code § 27-1-15.6-31
“Sec. 31. An insurance producer shall not: (1) be named a beneficiary of; (2) become an owner of; or (3) receive a collateral assignment of; an individual life insurance policy or individual annuity contract unless the insurance producer has an insurable interest in the life of the insured or...”
- Indiana Code Title 27, Article 1 - Insurance Producer Licensing, Renewal and Continuing Education, Ind. Code § 27-1-15.6-19.5(b)
“(b) A person may not sell, solicit, or negotiate an annuity unless the person meets the following requirements: (1) The person is licensed as: (A) an insurance producer with a life qualification under section 7(a)(1) of this chapter; or (B) in the case of a variable annuity, an insurance producer...”
- Indiana Code Title 27, Article 1 - Insurance Producer Licensing, Renewal and Continuing Education, Ind. Code § 27-1-15.6-12(j)
“(j) The commissioner may not grant, renew, continue, or permit to continue any license if the commissioner finds that the license is being used or will be used by the applicant or licensee for the purpose of writing controlled business. As used in this subsection, "controlled business" means: (1)...”
- Ind. Code tit. 27 § 27-1-15.6-15(c)(1) (Notification of termination: copy of notification to the producer)
“(1) Not more than fifteen (15) days after making the notification required under subsection (a) or (b), the insurer shall mail a copy of the notification to the producer at the producer's last known address. If the producer is terminated for cause for any of the reasons described in section 12 of...”
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