{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-29-17.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-29-17.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purpose of §§ 27-29-17 — 27-29-17.4:\n(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of insurance.\n(2) “Expiration date” means the date upon which coverage under a policy ends. It also means, for a policy written for a term longer than one year or with no fixed expiration date, each annual anniversary date of such policy.\n(3) “Nonrenewal” means termination of a policy at its expiration date.\n(4) “Renewal” or “to renew” means the issuance of or the offer by an insurer to issue a policy succeeding a policy previously issued and delivered by the same insurer or an insurer within the same group of insurers, or the issuance of a certificate or notice extending the term of an existing policy for a specified period beyond its expiration date.","path":["Title 27 Insurance","Chapter 29 Unfair Competition and Practices"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE27/27-29/27-29-17.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:37Z","sha256":"f2fd24aca3c995dd227988f373ffff071f31897babeb4b8d2b66970c9e345fc0","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-29-17","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-29-17.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}