SECTION 5.9371. Definitions

(a) Words and terms not defined in this division have the same meaning as in Insurance Code Chapter 1811.

(b) Unless the context indicates otherwise, this division uses the following definitions:

(1) Certificate holder--A person, other than a policyholder, who is designated on a certificate of insurance as a certificate holder or to whom a certificate of insurance has been issued by an insurer or agent at the request of the policyholder.

(2) Certificate of insurance--A document, instrument, or record, including an electronic record, no matter how titled or described, that is executed by an insurer or agent and issued to a third person not a party to the subject insurance contract, as a statement or summary of property or casualty insurance coverage. The term does not include an insurance binder or policy form, or any document that describes insurance coverage that is merely promised or expected to exist in the future, whether titled as an affidavit, insurance verification form, or otherwise.

(3) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Insurance.

(4) Company--The name of the entity filing the certificate of insurance form. If a third party is filing the certificate of insurance form, the company name is the name of the entity for which the third party is filing the certificate of insurance form, not the name of the third-party filer.

(5) FEIN--Federal Employer Identification Number.

(6) Insurance Code--The Texas Insurance Code.

(7) NAIC--The National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

(8) SERFF--The NAIC System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing.

(9) TDI--The Texas Department of Insurance.

Source Note: The provisions of this §5.9371 adopted to be effective March 13, 2013, 38 TexReg 1693; amended to be effective July 28, 2019, 44 TexReg 3640