LAC 37:XI.1101. Definitions

A. By reference, all of the definitions set forth and contained in R.S. 49:951 through R.S. 49:966, inclusive, and the Louisiana Insurance Code (Title 22, of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended) are incorporated herein, and for the purpose of hearings to be held hereunder, the following definitions shall prevail. Applicant―the applicant shall be the person, persons, firm, company, partnership, association, insurer or corporations, as well as the commissioner or department seeking relief before the Commissioner of Insurance. The term applicant may otherwise be styled petitioner or complainant. Commissioner―when used herein shall mean the Commissioner of Insurance, or his deputy, examiner or hearing officer appointed by him. Department―department shall, for all purposes herein, mean the Department of Insurance. Hearing―any contested case or any formal proceeding before the commissioner brought pursuant to any law of the state of Louisiana or rule or regulation of the commissioner, whether or not the same is adversary in nature. Respondent―the person, persons, firms, companies, partnerships, associations, insurers, or corporations, including the commissioner and the department against whom any proceeding or application for relief is brought.