Terms Used In California Codes > Insurance Code > Division 2 > Part 6 > Chapter 1 > Article 4 - General Powers

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Building: means a structure subject to this part. See California Health and Safety Code 17920
• Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner of this State. See California Insurance Code 20
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Department: means the Department of Housing and Community Development. See California Health and Safety Code 17920
• Director: means "State Director of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 21
• Domestic: means organized under the laws of this State, whether or not admitted. See California Insurance Code 26
• Mortgage: includes a trust deed, "mortgagor" includes a trustor under such trust deed, "mortgagee" includes a beneficiary under such trust deed, or a trustee exercising powers or performing duties granted to or imposed upon him thereunder, and "lien" in respect to real or personal property includes a charge or incumbrance arising out of a trust deed. See California Insurance Code 29
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Insurance Code 28