(1) Any power, duty, or function vested in the commissioner by law may be exercised, discharged, or performed by an employee of the Insurance Department acting in the commissioner’s name and under his delegated authority.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-2-111

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) Any person whose own course of action depends in good faith upon proof of the validity of an alleged delegation is not obligated to act until shown a written delegation of the commissioner with the signature of the commissioner or deputy commissioner.