Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.220

  • Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102
  • 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 insurance and financial services. See Michigan Laws 500.102
  • Director: means , unless the context clearly implies a different meaning, the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 500.102
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Insurer: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds organization, fraternal benefit society, or other legal entity, engaged or attempting to engage in the business of making insurance or surety contracts. See Michigan Laws 500.106
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
   The commissioner shall not retain as perquisites any fees or any moneys received by him directly or indirectly, for the performance of duties connected with his office. No insurance corporation or insurer or any officer, director, or agent thereof shall directly or indirectly, pay by way of gift, credit, loan or any other pretense whatsoever, any sum of money or other valuable thing to the commissioner, his deputies or any clerk or employee of the insurance department for extra service; and it shall be unlawful for the commissioner, his deputies or any clerk or employee of the insurance department to accept any such payment for extra service except such fees as may be specifically authorized by law to be paid to the commissioner to be covered into the state treasury.