Section 27-29-17.1 Definitions.

RI Gen L § 27-29-17.1 (2019) (N/A)
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§ 27-29-17.1. Definitions. For the purpose of §§ 27-29-17 - 27-29-17.4:

(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of insurance.

(2) "Expiration date" means the date upon which coverage under a policy ends. It also means, for a policy written for a term longer than one year or with no fixed expiration date, each annual anniversary date of such policy.

(3) "Nonrenewal" means termination of a policy at its expiration date.

(4) "Renewal" or "to renew" means the issuance of or the offer by an insurer to issue a policy succeeding a policy previously issued and delivered by the same insurer or an insurer within the same group of insurers, or the issuance of a certificate or notice extending the term of an existing policy for a specified period beyond its expiration date.

History of Section. (P.L. 2003, ch. 231, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 251, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 88.)