Utah Code 31A-4-102. Qualified insurers
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(1) A person may not conduct an insurance business in Utah in person, through an agent, through a broker, through the mail, or through another method of communication, except:
Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-4-102
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Captive insurance company: means :(21)(a) an insurer:(21)(a)(i) owned by a parent organization; and(21)(a)(ii) whose purpose is to insure risks of the parent organization and other risks as authorized under:(21)(a)(ii)(A) Chapter 37, Captive Insurance Companies Act; and(21)(a)(ii)(B) Chapter 37a, Special Purpose Financial Captive Insurance Company Act; or(21)(b) in the case of a group or association, an insurer:(21)(b)(i) owned by the insureds; and(21)(b)(ii) whose purpose is to insure risks of:(21)(b)(ii)(A) a member organization;(21)(b)(ii)(B) a group member; or(21)(b)(ii)(C) an affiliate of:(21)(b)(ii)(C)(I) a member organization; or(21)(b)(ii)(C)(II) a group member. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- 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- Department: means the Insurance Department. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- 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- 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.
- 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- Mutual: means a mutual insurance corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- 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- 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- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) an insurer:(1)(a)(i) authorized to do business in Utah under:(1)(a)(i)(D) Chapter 9, Insurance Fraternals;(1)(a)(i)(E) Chapter 10, Annuities;(1)(a)(i)(F) Chapter 11, Motor Clubs;(1)(a)(i)(G) Chapter 14, Foreign Insurers;(1)(a)(i)(H) Chapter 37, Captive Insurance Companies Act; or(1)(a)(i)(I) Chapter 37a, Special Purpose Financial Captive Insurance Company Act; and(1)(a)(ii) within the limits of its certificate of authority;(1)(b) a joint underwriting group under Section 31A-2-214 or 31A-20-102;(1)(c) an insurer doing business under Section 31A-15-103;(1)(d) a person who submits to the commissioner a certificate from the United States Department of Labor, or such other evidence as satisfies the commissioner, that the laws of Utah are preempted with respect to specified activities of that person by Section 514 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or other federal law; or(1)(e) a person exempt from this title under Section 31A-1-103 or another applicable statute.(2) As used in this section, “insurer” includes a bail bond surety company, as defined in Section 31A-35-102. - Certificate: means evidence of insurance given to: