DEFINITIONS.

60G.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. § Subd. 2.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce, except that "commissioner" means the commissioner of health for administrative supervision of health maintenance organizations. § Subd. 3.Consent. "Consent" means agreement to administrative supervision by the insurer. § Subd. 4.Department. "Department" means the Department of Commerce, except that "department" means the Department of Health for administrative supervision of health maintenance organizations. § Subd. 5.Insurer. "Insurer" means and includes every person engaged as indemnitor, surety, or contractor in the business of entering into contracts of insurance or of annuities as limited to: (1) any insurer who is doing an insurer business, or has transacted insurance in this state, and against whom claims arising from that transaction may exist now or in the future; (2) any fraternal benefit society which is subject to chapter 64B; (3) nonprofit health service plan corporations subject to chapter 62C; (4) cooperative life and casualty companies subject to sections 61A.39 to 61A.52; and (5) health maintenance organizations regulated under chapter 62D. History: 1991 c 325 art 2 s 1; 1992 c 464 art 1 s 9; 1995 c 234 art 1 s 3-5; 1997 c 225 art 2 s 62