The purposes of this subchapter are:

(1) To assure stability in the property insurance market of this State;

(2) To make basic property insurance available for qualified property established by this section;

(3) To encourage maximum use in obtaining basic property insurance of the available, normal insurance market provided by the private property insurance industry;

(4) To provide for equitable distribution among authorized insurers of the responsibility for insuring qualified property for which basic property insurance cannot be obtained through the normal insurance market.

18 Del. C. 1953, § ?4104; 56 Del. Laws, c. 468, § ?2;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 4104

  • Basic property insurance: means insurance against direct loss to any property caused by perils as defined and limited in the standard fire policy and extended coverage endorsement as filed with the Commissioner. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 4103
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Qualified property: means all real and tangible personal property at fixed locations, whether or not subject to exposure from an external hazard located on property not owned or controlled by the prospective insured, and whether or not subject to exposure from riot hazard which:

    a. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 4103

  • 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