The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
"Auto insurer" means an entity authorized or admitted to
write automobile insurance in New Jersey but does not include any residual
market mechanism implemented pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 17:29D-1 et seq. or any other
statute.
"Automobile insurance" means insurance for private passenger
automobile including one or more of the following coverages: bodily injury
liability and property damage liability, comprehensive and collision coverages,
uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, personal injury protection,
additional personal injury protection coverage and any other automobile
insurance required by law.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the New Jersey
Department of Banking and Insurance.
"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Banking and
Insurance.
"Survey information" means the data annually supplied by the
Commissioner to the auto insurers from which they will then issue survey
quotations. This information includes, but is not limited to, the prior driving
experience of the insured, the nature and extent of coverages, the deductible,
the composition of household, information regarding the proposed vehicle, and
other pertinent information.
