Title 48, INSURANCE

(1) "Vehicle insurance" is insurance against loss or damage to any land vehicle or aircraft or any draft or riding animal or to property while contained therein or thereon or being loaded or unloaded therein or therefrom, and against any loss or liability resulting from or incide…

"General casualty insurance" includes vehicle insurance as defined in RCW 48.11.060, and in addition is insurance: (1) Against legal liability for the death, injury, or disability of any human being, or for damage to property. (2) Of medical, hospital, surgical and funeral benefi…

"Surety insurance" includes: (1) Credit insurance as defined in subdivision (9) of RCW 48.11.070. (2) Bail bond insurance. (3) Fidelity insurance, which is insurance guaranteeing the fidelity of persons holding positions of public or private trust. (4) Guaranteeing the performanc…

"Title insurance" is insurance of owners of property or others having an interest in real property, against loss by encumbrance, or defective titles, or adverse claim to title, and associated services. [ 2005 c 223 s 3; 1947 c 79 s .11.10; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 45.11.10.]

For the purposes of this code other than as to chapter 48.19 RCW "ocean marine and foreign trade insurances" shall include only: (1) Insurances upon vessels, crafts, hulls, and of interests therein or with relation thereto; (2) Insurance of marine builders' risks, marine war risk…

A domestic mutual assessment insurer shall not have authority to accept reinsurance. Any other domestic insurer may accept reinsurance only of such kinds of insurance as it is authorized to transact direct. [1947 c 79 s .11.13; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 45.11.13.]

(1) An insurer may not retain any risk on any one subject of insurance, whether located or to be performed in this state or elsewhere, in an amount exceeding ten percent of its surplus to policyholders. (2) For the purposes of this section, a "subject of insurance" as to insuranc…