Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 21 > Chapter 33 - Unauthorized Insurers

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
• articles of incorporation: means the original or restated articles of incorporation or articles of consolidation and all amendments to them, including articles of merger. See Alaska Statutes 10.20.920
• commissioner: means commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development. See Alaska Statutes 10.20.920
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• department: means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. See Alaska Statutes 10.20.920
• domestic corporation: means a nonprofit corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter, except a foreign corporation. See Alaska Statutes 10.20.920
• Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
• foreign corporation: means a nonprofit corporation organized under laws other than the laws of this state. See Alaska Statutes 10.20.920
• month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.