RS 22:1807.11: Definitions

The following definitions apply to this Subpart:

(1) "Appraiser" means a person who is qualified to be an appraiser pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 22:1807.14 and selected by an insurer or a claimant to participate in the appraisal process.

(2) "Claimant" means a person who makes a first-party claim under a policy of property insurance.

(3) "Good cause" means any of the following:

(a) Any conflict of interest provided for in R.S. 22:1807.14 or 1807.17.

(b) A lack of independence or inability to competently or promptly carry out the duties required by this Part.

(c) Any other reasons that would reasonably be expected to impair an appraisal.

(4) "Immediate family" as the term relates to an appraiser or umpire means his spouse, the parents of his spouse, his parents, his children and their spouses, and his siblings and their spouses.

(5) "Party" means an insurer or a claimant. "Party" includes employees, contractors, and other representatives of a party.

(6) "Umpire" means a person who is qualified to be an appraisal umpire pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 22:1807.17 and selected by the appraisers or a judge to participate in the appraisal process.

(7) "Umpire selection panel" means a list of potential umpires prepared by the commissioner for selection of an umpire pursuant to R.S. 22:1807.19.