In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
"Agreement" means the Agreement establishing the Preferential Trade Area Re-insurance Company;
"Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for insurance;
"Company" means the Preferential Trade Area Re-insurance Company established by article 2 of the Agreement;
"Commissioner of Insurance" means the Commissioner of Insurance appointed under section 3 of the Insurance Act (Cap. 487);
"insurance business" has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Insurance Act;
"insurance and re-insurance institutions" means any insurance and re-insurance institution of any kind, public or private, registered or authorized to carry on insurance business in Kenya, and includes national insurance and re-insurance institutions;
"sub-region" means the Eastern and Southern African sub-region.