California Insurance Code 1863 – Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the following …
Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter:
(a) “Commissioner” means the Insurance Commissioner of this state.
Terms Used In California Insurance Code 1863
- Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner of this State. See California Insurance Code 20
- Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Insurance Code 19
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Insurance Code 28
(b) “Net direct premiums” means gross direct premiums written on liability insurance in this state, including the liability portion of the multiperil policies and of automobile insurance policies, less return premiums and any surplus premium deposits. “Net direct premiums” shall not mean any reinsurance premiums or premiums for ocean marine insurance.
(c) “Insurer” means any person who undertakes to indemnify another against loss, damage, or liability arising from a contingent or unknown event, and shall include reciprocals and interinsurance exchanges.
(d) “Family day care provider” means those persons licensed pursuant to Section 1596.78 or 1596.79 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1362, Sec. 3. Effective October 1, 1985.)