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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-21-403

  • 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
  • Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy and includes:
              (103)(a)(i) a policyholder;
              (103)(a)(ii) a subscriber;
              (103)(a)(iii) a member; and
              (103)(a)(iv) a beneficiary. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Order: means an order of the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • 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
  • 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

     Upon the commissioner’s order, no mass marketed life or accident and health insurance issued by an insurer may continue to be effected on persons in this state. The commissioner may issue an order under this section only if the commissioner finds, after a hearing, that the total charges for the insurance to the persons insured are unreasonable in relation to the benefits provided. The commissioner’s findings under this section shall be in writing. Orders under this section may direct the insurer to cease effecting the insurance until the total charges for the insurance are found by the commissioner to be reasonable in relation to the benefits provided.