# Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.102: Definitions

> Michigan · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C500_AAct-218-of-1956_S500.102

## Section

- **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.102
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Michigan
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.102

## Text

Sec. 102.

As used in this act:

(a) "Commissioner" means the director.

(b) "Department" means the department of insurance and financial services.

(c) "Director" means, unless the context clearly implies a different meaning, the director of the department.

(d) "Office of financial and insurance regulation" and "office of financial and insurance services" mean the department.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957; Am. 2000, Act 252, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000; Am. 2014, Act 509, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015; Am. 2014, Act 566, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015; Am. 2014, Act 571, Eff. Mar. 31, 2015

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