Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 31A > Chapter 37 > Part 4 - Sponsored Captive Insurance Companies

• Actuary: is a s defined by the commissioner by rule, made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Administrator: means the deputy state treasurer assigned by the state treasurer. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Affiliate: means a person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Apparent owner: means a person whose name appears on the records of a holder as the owner of property held, issued, or owing by the holder. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
• Application: means a document:
       (10)(a)

            (10)(a)(i) completed by an applicant to provide information about the risk to be insured; and

            (10)(a)(ii) that contains information that is used by the insurer to evaluate risk and decide whether to:

                 (10)(a)(ii)(A) insure the risk under:

                      (10)(a)(ii)(A)(I) the coverage as originally offered; or

                      (10)(a)(ii)(A)(II) a modification of the coverage as originally offered; or

                 (10)(a)(ii)(B) decline to insure the risk; or
       (10)(b) used by the insurer to gather information from the applicant before issuance of an annuity contract. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Association: means a legal association of two or more persons that meets the following requirements:
       (4)(a) the persons are exposed to similar or related liability because of related, similar, or common business trade, products, services, premises, or operations; and
       (4)(b)

            (4)(b)(i) the association or the association's member organizations:

                 (4)(b)(i)(A) own, control, or hold with power to vote all of the outstanding voting securities of an association captive insurance company incorporated as a stock insurer;

                 (4)(b)(i)(B) have complete voting control over an association captive insurance company incorporated as a mutual insurer; or

                 (4)(b)(i)(C) have complete voting control over an association captive insurance company formed as a limited liability company; or

            (4)(b)(ii) the association's member organizations collectively constitute all of the subscribers of an association captive insurance company formed as a reciprocal insurer. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Business entity: means :
       (17)(a) a corporation;
       (17)(b) an association;
       (17)(c) a partnership;
       (17)(d) a limited liability company;
       (17)(e) a limited liability partnership; or
       (17)(f) another legal entity. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Captive insurance company: includes any of the following formed or holding a certificate of authority under this chapter:
            (9)(b)(i) a branch captive insurance company;
            (9)(b)(ii) a pure captive insurance company;
            (9)(b)(iii) an association captive insurance company;
            (9)(b)(iv) a sponsored captive insurance company;
            (9)(b)(v) an industrial insured captive insurance company, including an industrial insured captive insurance company formed as a risk retention group captive in this state pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986;
            (9)(b)(vi) a special purpose captive insurance company; or
            (9)(b)(vii) a special purpose financial captive insurance company. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
• Certificate: means evidence of insurance given to:
       (23)(a) an insured under a group insurance policy; or
       (23)(b) a third party. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Commissioner: means Utah's Insurance Commissioner or the commissioner's designee. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Insurance Department. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Domicile: means :
       (11)(a) for a corporation, the state of the corporation's incorporation;
       (11)(b) for a business association other than a corporation, whose formation requires a filing with a state, the state of the business association's filing;
       (11)(c) for a federally chartered entity or an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the state of the entity's or company's home office; and
       (11)(d) for any other holder, the state of the holder's principal place of business. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
• Employee: means :
       (57)(a) an individual employed by an employer; or
       (57)(b) an individual who meets the requirements of Subsection (55)(b). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}
• Filing: when used as a noun, means an item required to be filed with the department including:
       (70)(a) a policy;
       (70)(b) a rate;
       (70)(c) a form;
       (70)(d) a document;
       (70)(e) a plan;
       (70)(f) a manual;
       (70)(g) an application;
       (70)(h) a report;
       (70)(i) a certificate;
       (70)(j) an endorsement;
       (70)(k) an actuarial certification;
       (70)(l) a licensee annual statement;
       (70)(m) a licensee renewal application;
       (70)(n) an advertisement;
       (70)(o) a binder; or
       (70)(p) an outline of coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Form: means one of the following prepared for general use:
            (74)(a)(i) a policy;
            (74)(a)(ii) a certificate;
            (74)(a)(iii) an application;
            (74)(a)(iv) an outline of coverage; or
            (74)(a)(v) an endorsement. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
• Holder: means a person obligated to hold for the account of, or to deliver or pay to, the owner property subject to this chapter. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
• Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• insolvent: means that:
       (95)(a) an insurer is unable to pay the insurer's obligations as the obligations are due;
       (95)(b) an insurer's total adjusted capital is less than the insurer's mandatory control level RBC under Subsection 31A-17-601(8)(c); or
       (95)(c) an insurer's admitted assets are less than the insurer's liabilities. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Insurance: includes :
            (96)(b)(i) a risk distributing arrangement providing for compensation or replacement for damages or loss through the provision of a service or a benefit in kind;
            (96)(b)(ii) a contract of guaranty or suretyship entered into by the guarantor or surety as a business and not as merely incidental to a business transaction; and
            (96)(b)(iii) a plan in which the risk does not rest upon the person who makes an arrangement, but with a class of persons who have agreed to share the risk. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Insurance company: means an association, corporation, or fraternal or mutual benefit organization, whether or not for profit, engaged in the business of providing life endowments, annuities, or insurance, including:
       (18)(a) accident insurance;
       (18)(b) burial insurance;
       (18)(c) casualty insurance;
       (18)(d) credit life insurance;
       (18)(e) contract performance insurance;
       (18)(f) dental insurance;
       (18)(g) disability insurance;
       (18)(h) fidelity insurance;
       (18)(i) fire insurance;
       (18)(j) health insurance;
       (18)(k) hospitalization insurance;
       (18)(l) illness insurance;
       (18)(m) life insurance, including endowments and annuities;
       (18)(n) malpractice insurance;
       (18)(o) marine insurance;
       (18)(p) mortgage insurance;
       (18)(q) surety insurance;
       (18)(r) wage protection insurance; and
       (18)(s) worker compensation insurance. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
• insurance company: means a person doing an insurance business as a principal including:
            (104)(a)(i) a fraternal benefit society;
            (104)(a)(ii) an issuer of a gift annuity other than an annuity specified in Subsections 31A-22-1305(2) and (3);
            (104)(a)(iii) a motor club;
            (104)(a)(iv) an employee welfare plan;
            (104)(a)(v) a person purporting or intending to do an insurance business as a principal on that person's own account; and
            (104)(a)(vi) a health maintenance organization. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Judgement: The official decision of a court finally determining the respective rights and claims of the parties to a suit.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Last known address: means a description of the location of the apparent owner sufficient for the purpose of the delivery of mail. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Member: means a person having membership rights in an insurance corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Money order: includes an express money order and a personal money order on which the remitter is the purchaser. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
• Nonfreely transferable security: includes a worthless security. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
• Owner: includes :
            (26)(b)(i) a depositor, for a deposit;
            (26)(b)(ii) a beneficiary, for a trust other than a deposit in trust;
            (26)(b)(iii) a creditor, claimant, or payee, for other property; and
            (26)(b)(iv) the lawful bearer of a record that may be used to obtain money, a reward, or a thing of value. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
• Participant: means an entity that is insured by a sponsored captive insurance company:
       (23)(a) if the losses of the participant are limited through a participant contract to the assets of a protected cell; and
       (23)(b)

            (23)(b)(i) the entity is permitted to be a participant under Section 31A-37-403; or

            (23)(b)(ii) the entity is an affiliate of an entity permitted to be a participant under Section 31A-37-403. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
• Participant contract: means a contract by which a sponsored captive insurance company:
       (24)(a) insures the risks of a participant; and
       (24)(b) limits the losses of the participant to the assets of a protected cell. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: includes :
       (146)(a) an individual;
       (146)(b) a partnership;
       (146)(c) a corporation;
       (146)(d) an incorporated or unincorporated association;
       (146)(e) a joint stock company;
       (146)(f) a trust;
       (146)(g) a limited liability company;
       (146)(h) a reciprocal;
       (146)(i) a syndicate; or
       (146)(j) another similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Person: means :
       (28)(a) an individual;
       (28)(b) an estate;
       (28)(c) a business association;
       (28)(d) a public corporation;
       (28)(e) a government entity;
       (28)(f) an agency;
       (28)(g) a trust;
       (28)(h) an instrumentality; or
       (28)(i) any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
• Property: includes :
            (29)(b)(i) all income from or increments to the property;
            (29)(b)(ii) property referred to as or evidenced by:

                 (29)(b)(ii)(A) money, virtual currency, interest, or a dividend, check, draft, or deposit;

                 (29)(b)(ii)(B) a credit balance, customer's overpayment, stored-value card, payroll card, security deposit, refund, credit memorandum, unpaid wage, unused ticket for which the issuer has an obligation to provide a refund, mineral proceeds, or unidentified remittance; and

                 (29)(b)(ii)(C) a security except for:

                      (29)(b)(ii)(C)(I) a worthless security; or

                      (29)(b)(ii)(C)(II) a security that is subject to a lien, legal hold, or restriction evidenced on the records of the holder or imposed by operation of law, if the lien, legal hold, or restriction restricts the holder's or owner's ability to receive, transfer, sell, or otherwise negotiate the security;
            (29)(b)(iii) a bond, debenture, note, or other evidence of indebtedness;
            (29)(b)(iv) money deposited to redeem a security, make a distribution, or pay a dividend;
            (29)(b)(v) an amount due and payable under an annuity contract or insurance policy;
            (29)(b)(vi) an amount distributable from a trust or custodial fund established under a plan to provide health, welfare, pension, vacation, severance, retirement, death, stock purchase, profit-sharing, employee-savings, supplemental-unemployment insurance, or a similar benefit; and
            (29)(b)(vii) an amount held under a preneed funeral or burial contract, other than a contract for burial rights or opening and closing services, where the contract has not been serviced following the death or the presumed death of the beneficiary. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
• Protected cell: means a separate account established and maintained by a sponsored captive insurance company for one participant. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
• Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
• Reinsurer: means a person licensed in this state as an insurer with the authority to assume reinsurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Security: means a:
            (176)(a)(i) note;
            (176)(a)(ii) stock;
            (176)(a)(iii) bond;
            (176)(a)(iv) debenture;
            (176)(a)(v) evidence of indebtedness;
            (176)(a)(vi) certificate of interest or participation in a profit-sharing agreement;
            (176)(a)(vii) collateral-trust certificate;
            (176)(a)(viii) preorganization certificate or subscription;
            (176)(a)(ix) transferable share;
            (176)(a)(x) investment contract;
            (176)(a)(xi) voting trust certificate;
            (176)(a)(xii) certificate of deposit for a security;
            (176)(a)(xiii) certificate of interest of participation in an oil, gas, or mining title or lease or in payments out of production under such a title or lease;
            (176)(a)(xiv) commodity contract or commodity option;
            (176)(a)(xv) certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any of the items listed in Subsections (176)(a)(i) through (xiv); or
            (176)(a)(xvi) another interest or instrument commonly known as a security. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Security: means :
       (32)(a) a security as defined in Revised Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code; or
       (32)(b) a security entitlement as defined in Revised Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code, including a customer security account held by a registered broker-dealer, to the extent the financial assets held in the security account are not:

            (32)(b)(i) registered on the books of the issuer in the name of the person for which the broker-dealer holds the assets;

            (32)(b)(ii) payable to the order of the person;

            (32)(b)(iii) specifically endorsed to the person; or

            (32)(b)(iv) an equity interest in a business association not included in this Subsection (32). See Utah Code 67-4a-102
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Sponsor: means an entity that:
       (28)(a) meets the requirements of Section 31A-37-402; and
       (28)(b) is approved by the commissioner to:

            (28)(b)(i) provide all or part of the capital and surplus required by applicable law in an amount of not less than $350,000, which amount the commissioner may increase by order if the commissioner considers it necessary; and

            (28)(b)(ii) organize and operate a sponsored captive insurance company. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
• Sponsored captive insurance company: means a captive insurance company:
       (29)(a) in which the minimum capital and surplus required by applicable law is provided by one or more sponsors;
       (29)(b) that is formed or holding a certificate of authority under this chapter;
       (29)(c) that insures the risks of a separate participant through the contract; and
       (29)(d) that segregates each participant's liability through one or more protected cells. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Treasury rates: means the United States Treasury strip asked yield as published in the Wall Street Journal as of a balance sheet date. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5