Nebraska Statutes 44-766. Sickness and accident insurance; wrongful delivery of policy; violations; penalties; appeal
Any person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation who or which willfully delivers or issues for delivery in this state any policy of sickness and accident insurance on a form which has been disapproved by the Director of Insurance or willfully violates any provision of sections 44-709 to 44-767 or an order of the director made in accordance with sections 44-710 to 44-767 shall forfeit to the people of the state a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars for each such violation which may be recovered by a civil action. The director may after notice and hearing revoke the license of an insurer or agent for any such willful violation. Any person aggrieved by any action of the Director of Insurance may appeal. The appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Source
- Laws 1947, c. 164, § 18, p. 471;
- Laws 1957, c. 188, § 20, p. 660;
- Laws 1969, c. 359, § 25, p. 1278;
- Laws 1988, LB 352, § 55;
- Laws 1989, LB 92, § 156;
- Laws 1993, LB 121, § 228.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-766
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Company: shall include any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, joint venture, or association. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- 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.
- Director: shall mean the Director of Insurance. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
- 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
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801