Arizona Laws 20-487. Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 20-487
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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 institutions. See Arizona Laws 20-101
- insurer: means a person, firm, association or corporation that is duly licensed to transact property or casualty insurance business in this state. See Arizona Laws 20-487
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Producer: means an insurance producer or any other person, firm, association or corporation when, for any compensation, commission or other thing of value, the person, firm, association or corporation acts or aids in any manner in soliciting, negotiating or procuring the making of an insurance contract on behalf of an insured other than the person, firm, association or corporation. See Arizona Laws 20-487
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. "Accredited state" means a state in which the insurance department or other regulatory agency has qualified as meeting the minimum financial regulatory standards that are adopted and established by the national association of insurance commissioners.
2. "Control" or "controlled" has the same meaning prescribed in section 20-481.
3. "Controlled insurer" means a licensed insurer who is controlled by a producer.
4. "Controlling producer" means a producer who controls, directly or indirectly, an insurer.
5. "Licensed insurer" or "insurer" means a person, firm, association or corporation that is duly licensed to transact property or casualty insurance business in this state. For the purposes of this article, licensed insurer or insurer does not include a:
(a) Residual market pool and joint underwriting authority or association.
(b) Captive insurer. For the purposes of this subdivision, "captive insurer" means an insurance company, other than a risk retention group as defined in section 20-1098 or 20-2401, that is owned by another organization and whose exclusive purpose is to insure risks to member organizations or group members and their affiliates.
6. "Producer" means an insurance producer or any other person, firm, association or corporation when, for any compensation, commission or other thing of value, the person, firm, association or corporation acts or aids in any manner in soliciting, negotiating or procuring the making of an insurance contract on behalf of an insured other than the person, firm, association or corporation.