Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 19 - Department of Insurance › Part 1 - General › Chapter 15 - Rules of Practice and Procedure before the Mississippi Insurance Department and State Fire Marshal's Office › Rule 19-1-15.04 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Department - The Insurance Department of
				the State of Mississippi.
B. State
				Fire Marshal's Office - a division of the Department that is tasked with
				coordinating and assisting Mississippi fire and law enforcement services in
				order to protect life and property from fire and related perils.
C. Commissioner - The Insurance Commissioner
				and State Fire Marshal of the State of Mississippi.
D. Person - Any individual, partnership,
				corporation, association, reciprocal, exchange, inter-insurer, fraternal
				benefit society, insurer, company, society, syndicate, business trust, or any
				public or private organization of any character.
E. Party - Any person named or admitted as a
				party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party,
				in any Department proceeding.
F.
				Rule - Any Department statement of general applicability and effect that
				implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy, or describes the
				organization, procedure, or practice of the Department.
G. Rule-Making - The process for the
				formulation, amendment, or repeal of a rule.
H. Order - The final disposition of the
				Department in any matter other than rule-making in which the Department is
				required by law to make its determination and, unless otherwise provided in
				law, after notice and hearing.
I.
				Adjudication - A ruling or judgment on a matter that is under the jurisdiction
				of the Department of Insurance.
J.
				Hearing - A proceeding for consideration or presentation of evidence, facts and
				matters for adjudication and decision regarding a matter that is under the
				jurisdiction of the Department of Insurance.
K. License - Any Department permit,
				certificate, approval, registration or similar form of permission or record
				required by law, except a charter, an insurance producer's certificate of
				authority. For the purposes of this regulation, a license shall also include
				any permit, certificate of compliance or license issued by the State Fire
				Marshal's Office.
L. Licensing -
				The Departmental process respecting the grant, denial, renewal, revocation,
				suspension, probation, withdrawal, or amendment of a license.
M. Application - The request for authority
				for an action or an issuance by the Commissioner or the Department.
N. Charter - The corporate charter of any
				corporation formed under the laws of Mississippi for the purpose of becoming an
				Insurer.
O. Certificate Of
				Authority - When used with respect to an insurance producer, a certificate
				issued by the Commissioner pursuant to
Miss. Code Ann
. Section
				 83-17-5. When used with respect to a foreign insurer, a certificate issued by
				the Commissioner pursuant to
Miss. Code Ann
.
				§
									83-21-1.
P. Insurance - A
				contract of insurance as defined in
Miss. Code Ann
.
				§
									83-5-5.
Q. Insurer - A
				"company" or "insurance company" as defined in
Miss. Code Ann
.
				§
									83-5-5.
R. Examination - A
				test, whether oral, written, or both, to determine the capacity of an applicant
				to be an insurance producer, broker, solicitor or adjuster.
S. Insurance Code - Mississippi Code
				Annotated, Title 83.
T. Certificate
				Of Compliance - A certificate issued by the Commissioner in his role as State
				Fire Marshal that a person or entity has met all necessary requirements and is
				in acting in accordance with any statute, rule or regulation under the
				jurisdiction of the State Fire Marshal.
U. Website - The Department hosts a public
				website wherein Department information, notices, bulletins and regulations,
				among other documents and information, are posted. The Department's website
				address is
www.mid.ms.gov
.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										83-5-1, et seq. (Rev. 2022)