Terms Used In California Codes > Insurance Code > Division 1 > Part 2 > Chapter 1 > Article 18 - Multiple Insurer Operations

• Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner of this State. See California Insurance Code 20
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Department of Boating and Waterways. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 651
• Director: means the Director of Boating and Waterways. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 651
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Insurance broker: means a person who, for compensation and on behalf of another person, transacts insurance other than life, disability, or health with, but not on behalf of, an insurer. See California Insurance Code 33
• Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, or other entity, but does not include the United States, the state, or a municipality or subdivision thereof. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 651
• State: means a state of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the District of Columbia. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 651
• Use: means operate, navigate, or employ. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 651