(a) The Insurance Commissioner shall be the chief officer of the Insurance Department.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 301

  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302

(b) The Commissioner shall be elected by the qualified electors of the State at a general election for a term of 4 years and shall be commissioned by the Governor.

(c) Subject to prior qualification by the oath required by § 302 of this title, the Commissioner shall assume office on the 1st Tuesday of January after election. The Commissioner shall hold office for the term for which elected and thereafter as provided by article XV, § 5, of the Delaware Constitution.

18 Del. C. 1953, § ?302; 56 Del. Laws, c. 380, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 185, § ?1;