# Alaska Stat. § 21.12.050: Health and health care insurance defined

> Alaska · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T21_C21.12_S21.12.050

## Section

- **Citation:** Alaska Stat. § 21.12.050
- **Heading:** Health and health care insurance defined
- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AK Code / Title 21 / Chapter 21.12 / Section 21.12.050

## Text

(a) Health insurance is insurance of human beings (1) against bodily injury, disablement, or death by accident or accidental means; (2) against the resulting expenses of the injury, disablement, or death; (3) against disablement or expense resulting from sickness or childbirth; (4) against expense incurred in prevention of sickness; (5) for dental care; and (6) including every insurance that applies to injury, disablement, or death. Transaction of health insurance includes disability insurance and stop-loss insurance but does not include workers' compensation insurance. Health care insurance described in (b) of this section is a type of health insurance under this subsection.

(b) Health care insurance means that part of health insurance that provides, delivers, arranges for, pays for, or reimburses any of the costs of medical care.

(c) In this section, “stop-loss insurance” means insurance purchased by a self-insured employer to cover benefits the employer incurs in excess of a preset limit.

## Nearby sections

- [Alaska Stat. § 21.12.010 Limit of risk.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T21_C21.12_S21.12.010.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 21.12.020 Reinsurance credit allowed a domestic ceding insurer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T21_C21.12_S21.12.020.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 21.12.025 Assumption reinsurance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T21_C21.12_S21.12.025.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 21.12.030 Definitions not mutually exclusive.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T21_C21.12_S21.12.030.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 21.12.040 Life insurance defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T21_C21.12_S21.12.040.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 21.12.050 Health and health care insurance defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T21_C21.12_S21.12.050.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 21.12.052 Disability insurance defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T21_C21.12_S21.12.052.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 21.12.055 Annuities and annuity contract defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T21_C21.12_S21.12.055.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 21.12.060 Property insurance defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T21_C21.12_S21.12.060.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 21.12.070 Casualty insurance defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T21_C21.12_S21.12.070.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 21.12.080 Surety insurance defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T21_C21.12_S21.12.080.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 21.12.090 Marine, wet marine, and transportation insurance defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T21_C21.12_S21.12.090.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 21.12.110 Mortgage guaranty insurance defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T21_C21.12_S21.12.110.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 21.12.130 Commercial insurance defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T21_C21.12_S21.12.130.md)

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