Nebraska § 44-8502 Terms, defined

Nebraska Statutes

§ 44-8502 — Terms, defined

Nebraska § 44-8502

Ch. 44Insurance

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-8502 (2026).

Text

For purposes of the Portable Electronics Insurance Act:

(1)Customer means a person who purchases portable electronics;

(2)Covered customer means a customer who elects coverage pursuant to a portable electronics insurance policy issued to a vendor of portable electronics;

(3)Director means the Director of Insurance;

(4)Location means any physical location in this state or any website, call center, or other site or similar location to which Nebraska customers may be directed;

(5)Portable electronics means any nonstationary electronic equipment and its accessories capable of communications or data processing or utility including, but not limited to, a laptop, a tablet, a wearable computer, a personal communications device such as a cellular or mobile telephone, a hand-held smart phone, a

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For purposes of the Portable Electronics Insurance Act:
(1) Customer means a person who purchases portable electronics;
(2) Covered customer means a customer who elects coverage pursuant to a portable electronics insurance policy issued to a vendor of portable electronics;
(3) Director means the Director of Insurance;
(4) Location means any physical location in this state or any website, call center, or other site or similar location to which Nebraska customers may be directed;
(5) Portable electronics means any nonstationary electronic equipment and its accessories capable of communications or data processing or utility including, but not limited to, a laptop, a tablet, a wearable computer, a personal communications device such as a cellular or mobile telephone, a hand-held smart phone, a media player, an e-reader, a personal digital assistant, devices used for data collection, global positioning, or monitoring, and other devices that may or may not incorporate wireless transmitters and receivers. Portable electronics does not include telecommunications switching equipment, transmission wires, cellular site transceiver equipment, or other equipment or system used by a telecommunications company to provide telecommunications service to consumers;
(6)(a) Portable electronics insurance means insurance that provides coverage for the repair or replacement of portable electronics and may provide coverage for portable electronics that are lost, stolen, damaged, or inoperable due to mechanical failure or malfunction or suffer other similar causes of loss; and
(b) Portable electronics insurance does not include:
(i) A service contract under the Motor Vehicle Service Contract Reimbursement Insurance Act;
(ii) A service contract or extended warranty providing coverage as described in subdivision (2) of section 44-102.01 ;
(iii) A policy of insurance providing coverage for a seller's or manufacturer's obligations under a warranty; or
(iv) A homeowner's, renter's, private passenger automobile, commercial multiperil, or other similar policy;
(7) Portable electronics transaction means the sale or lease of portable electronics by a vendor to a customer or the sale of a service related to the use of portable electronics by a vendor to a customer;
(8) Supervising entity means a business entity that is a licensed insurance producer or insurer; and
(9) Vendor means a person in the business of engaging in portable electronics transactions directly or indirectly.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 2011, LB535, § 2; Laws 2017, LB306, § 1. Cross References: Motor Vehicle Service Contract Reimbursement Insurance Act, see section 44-3520.