Nebraska Statutes 44-102. Insurance, defined
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For purposes of Chapter 44, unless the context otherwise requires, insurance shall mean a contract whereby one party, called the insurer, for a consideration, undertakes to pay money or its equivalent or to do an act valuable to another party, called the insured, or to his or her beneficiary, upon the happening of the hazard or peril insured against whereby the party insured or his or her beneficiary suffers loss or injury.
Source
- Laws 1913, c. 154, § 1, p. 394;
- R.S.1913, § 3137;
- Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. V, art. II, § 1, p. 573;
- C.S.1922, § 7743;
- C.S.1929, § 44-101;
- R.S.1943, § 44-102;
- Laws 1989, LB 92, § 2.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-102
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Insurer: shall include all companies, exchanges, societies, or associations whether organized on the stock, mutual, assessment, or fraternal plan of insurance and reciprocal insurance exchanges. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103