North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 11 - INSURANCE
Chapter 04 - CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION
Section .0400 - PROPERTY AND LIABILITY
Section 04 .0425 - DEFINITIONS

Universal Citation: 11 NC Admin Code 04 .0425

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

As used in this Section the following terms shall be construed as follows:

(1) "After market part" means a part made by a nonoriginal manufacturer.

(2) "Claimant" means a first-party or third-party claimant.

(3) "Diminution in Fair Market Value," as that term is used in G.S. 20-279.21, means the difference in the fair market value of the vehicle immediately before the accident and after any repairs made to the vehicle as a result of the accident have been completed.

(4) "Disinterested appraiser," as that term is used in G.S. 20-279.21, means a motor vehicle damage appraiser who:

(a) Is not employed by either the claimant or the insurer;

(b) Has no financial interest in the outcome of the appraisal; and

(c) Did not participate in the original appraisal.

(5) "First-Party Claimant" means a person that is making a claim on an insurance policy in which they are the insured party.

(6) "Insurer" means as defined in G.S. 58-1-5(3), and includes any person authorized by the insurer to represent the insurer with respect to a claim and who is acting within the scope of the person's authority.

(7) "Nonoriginal manufacturer" means any manufacturer other than the original manufacturer of a part.

(8) "Part" means a component of a motor vehicle.

(9) "Third-Party Claimant" means a person that is making a claim on an insurance policy in which they are not the insured party.

Authority G.S. 20-279.2; 20-279.21; 58-2-40;
Eff. April 1, 1989;
Readopted Eff. October 1, 2020.

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