Ind. Code § 27-1-7-17
Restrictions on dividend payments
Indiana · Indiana Code Title 27 — Insurance · Status: effective
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- Ind. Code § 27-1-7-17, Restrictions on dividend payments, Indiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1661559
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Sec. 17. No domestic company shall make any payments in form of dividends or otherwise to its shareholders, for or on account of any interest in or relation to the company as shareholders, unless it possesses assets in the amount of such payment, in excess of its liabilities, including its capital stock: Provided, That in no instance shall such dividend reduce the surplus below an amount equal to fifty per cent (50%) of the capital stock of such company; and no domestic company shall make any payments to its members or policyholders for or on account of any interest in or relation to the company as members or policyholders, except for matured claims or other policy obligations and in the purchase of surrender values, unless it possesses assets in the amount of such payments in excess of its liabilities.