Connecticut General Statutes 38a-802 – Mass marketing of personal lines of property and casualty insurance: Definitions
The following terms as used in sections 38a-802 to 38a-810, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires or a different meaning is specifically prescribed, shall have the following meanings:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-802
- Insurance: means any agreement to pay a sum of money, provide services or any other thing of value on the happening of a particular event or contingency or to provide indemnity for loss in respect to a specified subject by specified perils in return for a consideration. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Person: means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a business trust, an unincorporated organization or other legal entity. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
(1) “Eligible members” means all natural persons who are (A) employees of particular employers or persons who, immediately prior to retirement, were actively employed by the same employer, (B) members of particular associations or organizations, or (C) members of a labor union or members of a credit union; provided the employer, person, association, organization, labor union or credit union has agreed to or has otherwise affiliated itself with the sale of insurance to its employees or members. The term “eligible members” shall also include the officers and directors of a corporate employer, the partners in an employer firm and the individual employer;
(2) “Mass marketing plan” means a plan for the issuance of personal risk insurance as defined in section 38a-663 including, but not limited to, franchise marketing plans, group marketing plans, collective marketing plans, or any plans of similar designation, whereby eligible members are insured under individual policies.