Premium taxes and taxes on premiums; liability; report of premiums; policy records

Sec. 15. (a) A risk retention group is liable for the payment of premium taxes and taxes on premiums of direct business for risks resident or located within Indiana, and shall report to the commissioner of this state the net premiums written for risks resident or located within Indiana. A risk retention group that is chartered and licensed in a state other than Indiana is subject to taxation, and any applicable fines and penalties related thereto, on the same basis as a foreign admitted insurer. (b) A licensed insurance producer who is utilized under section 30 of this chapter in soliciting, negotiating, or procuring liability insurance from a risk retention group that is chartered and licensed in a state other than Indiana shall report to the commissioner the premiums for direct business for risks resident or located within Indiana that the insurance producer has placed with or on behalf of a risk retention group that is not chartered in Indiana. (c) A licensed insurance producer who is utilized under section 30 of this chapter in soliciting, negotiating, or procuring liability insurance from a risk retention group that is chartered and licensed in a state other than Indiana shall keep a complete and separate record of all policies procured from each such risk retention group. The record kept under this subsection must be open to examination by the commissioner and must, for each policy and each kind of insurance provided, include the following information: (1) The limit of liability. (2) The time period covered. (3) The effective date. (4) The name of the risk retention group that issued the policy. (5) The gross premium charged. (6) The amount of return premiums, if any.