New Hampshire Revised Statutes 417:18 – Definitions
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As used in this subdivision the following words shall have the following meaning:
I. “Insurance unfair trade practices law” and similar phrases means those practices prohibited by RSA 417.
II. “Consumer” means any natural person who is offered or supplied goods or services for personal, family, or household purposes.
III. “Supplier” means any individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyd’s insurer, fraternal benefit society, and any other legal entity engaged in the business of insurance, including agents, brokers, and adjusters.
IV. “State insurance supervisory authority” means the New Hampshire insurance commissioner, or other official charged with the responsibility of regulating the insurance business in the state in question.
I. “Insurance unfair trade practices law” and similar phrases means those practices prohibited by RSA 417.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 417:18
- 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.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- 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: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
II. “Consumer” means any natural person who is offered or supplied goods or services for personal, family, or household purposes.
III. “Supplier” means any individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyd’s insurer, fraternal benefit society, and any other legal entity engaged in the business of insurance, including agents, brokers, and adjusters.
IV. “State insurance supervisory authority” means the New Hampshire insurance commissioner, or other official charged with the responsibility of regulating the insurance business in the state in question.