An insurer providing liability insurance (hereinafter referred to as the "insurer") is to be a non-life insurance company as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (4) of the Insurance Business Act (Act No. 105 of 1995) or a foreign non-life insurance company, etc. as prescribed in paragraph (9) of that Article that underwrites liability insurance.
責任保険の保険者（以下「保険会社」という。）は、保険業法（平成七年法律第百五号）第二条第四項に規定する損害保険会社又は同条第九項に規定する外国損害保険会社等で、責任保険の引受けを行う者とする。
A person liable under mutual liability insurance is to be a cooperative that falls under one of the following items (hereinafter referred to as a "cooperative"):
責任共済の共済責任を負う者は、次の各号に掲げる協同組合（以下「組合」という。）とする。
an agricultural cooperative or federation of agricultural cooperatives that is engaged in the mutual liability insurance business based on the Agricultural Cooperatives Act (Act No. 132 of 1947) (hereinafter referred to as an "agricultural cooperative, etc.");
農業協同組合法（昭和二十二年法律第百三十二号）に基づき責任共済の事業を行う農業協同組合又は農業協同組合連合会（以下「農業協同組合等」という。）
a consumer cooperative or federation of consumer cooperatives that is engaged in the mutual liability insurance business based on the Consumer Cooperatives Act (Act No. 200 of 1948) (hereinafter referred to as the "consumer cooperative, etc. ");
消費生活協同組合法（昭和二十三年法律第二百号）に基づき責任共済の事業を行う消費生活協同組合又は消費生活協同組合連合会（以下「消費生活協同組合等」という。）
a business cooperative or federation of cooperatives that is engaged in the mutual liability insurance business based the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act (Act No. 181 of 1949) (hereinafter referred to as a "business cooperative ,etc.").
中小企業等協同組合法（昭和二十四年法律第百八十一号）に基づき責任共済の事業を行う事業協同組合又は協同組合連合会（以下「事業協同組合等」という。）