Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS › Article 8 - MANDATORY INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section R17-5-801 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to the definitions under A.R.S. §§ 28-101 and
				  28-4001, in this Chapter, unless otherwise specified:
"
Arizona Mandatory Insurance Reporting System Guide
				  for Insurance Companies
" means the Department's guide that is
				  available on the agency's website and provides technical information to a
				  company about information transmission between the Department and the
				  company.
"Company" means an insurance or indemnity company authorized
				  to write motor vehicle liability coverage in Arizona.
"Customer number" means the system-generated, or other
				  distinguishing number, assigned by the Department to each person conducting
				  business with the Department, as prescribed in
				  R17-5-805.
"EDI" means electronic data interchange, which is the
				  transmission of data in a standardized format from one computer to another
				  without the use of magnetic tape.
"EDI reporting" means the computer-to-computer transmission
				  of data from a company to the Department.
"Error return" means the computer-to-computer transmission,
				  from the Department to a company, of all data reporting errors received during
				  EDI reporting.
"FEIN" means the federal employer identification number or
				  federal tax identification number used to identify a business entity.
"FTP" means file transfer protocol, which is a common
				  protocol used by the Department for exchanging files over any network that
				  supports EDI reporting transmitted through the Internet or Intranet.
"Information exchange" means EDI reporting where a company or
				  service provider transmits a report to the Department through a connection to a
				  private information network.
"Motor Vehicle Division" means the Arizona Department of
				  Transportation's Motor Vehicle Division.
"NAIC" means the National Association of Insurance
				  Commissioners.
"Private information network" means the value-added network
				  used by a company or service provider to facilitate EDI transmissions to the
				  Department and to provide other network services where fees are charged for the
				  network connection based on the number of characters and messages
				  transmitted.
"Reportable activity" means the information required to be
				  transmitted to the Department under A.R.S. § 28-4148 and this Article.
"Self-insurer" means a person or entity that has met the
				  qualifications, completed the application process, and received a certificate
				  of self-insurance issued by the Department under
				  R17-5-810.
"Service provider" means a person or entity that reports for
				  an insurance company through a connection to a private information network or
				  an FTP for EDI reporting.
"SR22" means a certification filed, by a company duly
				  authorized to transact business in this state, as proof of financial
				  responsibility for the future, which guarantees that the insured owner or
				  operator has in effect at least the minimum motor vehicle liability insurance
				  coverage required under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 9, Article 3.
"SR26" means a certification filed by a company duly
				  authorized to transact business in this state, which notifies the Department
				  that an insured owner or operator required to maintain proof of financial
				  responsibility for the future, under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 9, Article 3, is
				  no longer covered under a previously reported SR22.
"Value-added network" means a private network provider that
				  is hired by a company to facilitate EDI or provide other network
				  services.
"X12" means the American National Standards Institute,
				  Accredited Standards Committee, uniform standards for the interindustry
				  electronic exchange of business transactions by EDI.
"X12 (TS811)" means X12 Transaction Set 811, Consolidated
				  Service Invoice - Statement, version 3050, which is the specific set of EDI
				  transactions developed for the insurance industry in the X12 standard format
				  for automobile liability insurance reporting.