Section 26-37-102 - Definitions.

WY Stat § 26-37-102 (2019) (N/A)
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26-37-102. Definitions.

(a) As used in this chapter:

(i) "Agent" means a person licensed as a casualty insurance agent in this state and appointed by a mechanical breakdown insurer as its agent under this code;

(ii) "Commissioner" means the state insurance commissioner;

(iii) "Department" means the state department of insurance;

(iv) "Mechanical breakdown insurance" means a contractual undertaking in which a person undertakes to indemnify another for direct or consequential loss caused by the failure or malfunction of a component or system of a motor vehicle, but does not include:

(A) For new motor vehicles, those contractual undertakings to repair the motor vehicle provided by the manufacturer, by a subsidiary of the manufacturer or by the importer only;

(B) For used motor vehicles, those contractual undertakings to repair the motor vehicle provided and administered by the manufacturer, a subsidiary of the manufacturer, the seller or the lessor only;

(C) Service contracts issued by persons pursuant to article 1 of chapter 49 of this code.

(v) "Mechanical breakdown insurance organization" or "organization" means any legal entity transacting mechanical breakdown insurance as an insurer in this state whether directly or indirectly, who is not a "mechanical breakdown insurer" as defined in this chapter;

(vi) "Mechanical breakdown insurance dealer" or "dealer" means a person dealing in or financing the purchase of motor vehicles or an authorized motor club under this code, and transacting mechanical breakdown insurance in this state as a contractor for a mechanical breakdown insurance organization;

(vii) "Mechanical breakdown insurance representative" or "representative" means an individual either the sole proprietor, officer or employee of a dealer and soliciting applications for mechanical breakdown insurance as the representative of that dealer;

(viii) "Mechanical breakdown insurer" means a person holding a subsisting certificate of authority to transact casualty insurance in this state and transacting mechanical breakdown insurance in this state;

(ix) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled device or a component of a self-propelled device designed to transport persons or cargo upon land or water or through air;

(x) "This code" means title 26 of the Wyoming statutes.