(1) The department shall employ professional, technical, and clerical employees as necessary to carry out the duties of the department.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-2-104

  • 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
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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
(2) An insurance fraud investigator employed in accordance with Subsection (1) may as the commissioner approves:

     (2)(a) be designated a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 53-13-103; and
     (2)(b) be eligible for retirement benefits under the Public Safety Employee‘s Retirement System.