Part 1 — Licensing of Insurers and Reciprocal Insurance Exchanges Subpart 1 Licensing of Insurers Insurer's Duty to be Licensed
17 Undertaking insurance and carrying on business
in Alberta, whether the contract is original or renewed, except the
renewal from time to time of life insurance policies, is, for the
purposes of this Act, undertaking insurance in Alberta.
(2) An insurer is, for the purposes of this Act, carrying on business
in Alberta if the insurer
(a) undertakes or offers to undertake insurance in Alberta,
(b) sets up or causes to be set up in Alberta any sign or
inscription that contains the name of the insurer or that
refers to insurance,
(c) carries on market conduct activities in Alberta,
(d) solicits or negotiates insurance in Alberta orally or in
writing or by electronic media or any other medium of
communication or by vending machines,
(e) issues or delivers any policy of insurance or interim receipt
in Alberta,
(f) collects or receives or negotiates for or causes to be
collected or received or negotiated for any premium for a
contract of insurance in Alberta,
(g) inspects any risk in Alberta,
(h) adjusts any loss under a cont ract of insurance in Alberta,
(i) prosecutes or maintains in Alberta any action or proceeding
in respect of a contract of insurance, or
(j) is listed in a telephone directory for any part of Alberta.
(3) Any body corporate or unincorporated body that receives in
Alberta contributions from its members out of which any gratuities
or benefits are paid directly or indirectly on the death of any of its
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members is, for the purposes of this Act, an insurer carrying on
business in Alberta.
1999 cI-5.1 s17