Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 40-271

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of insurance of this state;

    (b) "company" means any person engaging in or proposing or attempting to engage in any transaction or kind of insurance or surety business and any person or group of persons who may otherwise be subject to the administrative, regulatory or taxing authority of the commissioner;

    (c) "department" means the department of insurance of this state;

    (d) "examiner" means any individual or firm having been authorized by the commissioner to conduct an examination under this act;

    (e) "insurer" shall have the meaning ascribed to the term "insurance company" by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 40-222f

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

The commissioner shall have the power to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the execution of the functions vested in him by Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 40-264 to 40-270, and may for such purpose classify domestic stock insurance companies, securities, and other persons or matters within his jurisdiction. No provision of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 40-264, 40-265 and 40-266 imposing any liability shall apply to any act done or omitted in good faith in conformity with any rule or regulation of the commissioner, notwithstanding that such rule or regulation may, after such act or omission, be amended or rescinded or determined by judicial or other authority to be invalid for any reason.