- general agent
- noun Date: 1812 1. one employed to transact generally all legal business entrusted by a principal 2. an insurance company agent working within a specified area
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General agent — General Gen er*al, a. [F. g[ e]n[ e]ral, fr. L. generalis. See {Genus}.] 1. Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy. [1913 Webster] 2. Comprehending many species or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
general agent — see agent Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
General Agent — A General Agent is an agent, i.e. representative of another, who has a mandate of general nature.Colonial useIn the Niger Rivers District the only Senior Agent, who administered the region (rather like a Factor) for the National African Company… … Wikipedia
general agent — An agent authorized to perform all acts connected with the business or employment in which he is engaged; one authorized to conduct on behalf of a principal a series of transactions involving a continuity of service; one authorized to bind his… … Ballentine's law dictionary
general agent — noun 1. someone authorized to transact every kind of business for the principal • Syn: ↑universal agent • Ant: ↑special agent • Hypernyms: ↑agent 2. an agent who sells insurance • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
general agent of insurance company — An agent authorized to transact all the business of the company of a particular kind or in a particular place, and whose powers are prima facie coextensive with the business entrusted to his care. Southern States Fire Ins. Co. v Kronenberg, 199… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Managing general agent — In insurance, a managing general agent is defined legally as an individual or business entity appointed by an insurer to solicit applications from agents for insurance contracts or to negotiate insurance contracts on behalf of an insurer and, if… … Wikipedia
general agent of foreign corporation — One who is authorized to transact all the business of the principal at a particular place or of a particular kind generally. Anno: 113 ALR 83 … Ballentine's law dictionary
agent — n 1: someone or something that acts or exerts power: a moving force in achieving some result 2: a person guided or instigated by another in some action where the heads of departments are the political...agent s of the executive, merely to execute … Law dictionary
General — Gen er*al, a. [F. g[ e]n[ e]ral, fr. L. generalis. See {Genus}.] 1. Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy. [1913 Webster] 2. Comprehending many species or individuals;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
