(1) Each rate, rating schedule, and rating manual filed for personal lines insurance may not permit a premium increase due to:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-19a-212

  • Filed: means that a filing is:
              (69)(a)(i) submitted to the department as required by and in accordance with applicable statute, rule, or filing order;
              (69)(a)(ii) received by the department within the time period provided in applicable statute, rule, or filing order; and
              (69)(a)(iii) accompanied by the appropriate fee in accordance with:
                   (69)(a)(iii)(A) Section 31A-3-103; or
                   (69)(a)(iii)(B) rule. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Policy: includes a service contract issued by:
              (150)(b)(i) a motor club under Chapter 11, Motor Clubs;
              (150)(b)(ii) a service contract provided under Chapter 6a, Service Contracts; and
              (150)(b)(iii) a corporation licensed under:
                   (150)(b)(iii)(A) Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations; or
                   (150)(b)(iii)(B) Chapter 8, Health Maintenance Organizations and Limited Health Plans. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Premium: includes , however designated:
              (156)(b)(i) an assessment;
              (156)(b)(ii) a membership fee;
              (156)(b)(iii) a required contribution; or
              (156)(b)(iv) monetary consideration. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Rate: means that cost of insurance per exposure unit either expressed as:
              (12)(a)(i) a single number; or
              (12)(a)(ii) as a pure premium rate, adjusted before any application of individual risk variations, based on loss or expense considerations to account for the treatment of:
                   (12)(a)(ii)(A) expenses;
                   (12)(a)(ii)(B) profit; and
                   (12)(a)(ii)(C) individual insurer variation in loss experience. See Utah Code 31A-19a-102
  • Rating manual: means any of the following used to determine initial and renewal policy premiums:
         (165)(a) a manual of rates;
         (165)(b) a classification;
         (165)(c) a rate-related underwriting rule; and
         (165)(d) a rating formula that describes steps, policies, and procedures for determining initial and renewal policy premiums. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
     (1)(a) a telephone call or other inquiry that does not result in the insured requesting the payment of a claim; or
     (1)(b) a claim under a policy of insurance covering a motor vehicle or the operation of a motor vehicle resulting from any incident, including acts of vandalism, in which the person named in the policy or any other person using the insured motor vehicle with the express or implied permission of the named insured is not at fault.
(2) Subsection (1) prohibits a premium increase when:

     (2)(a) a policy is issued; or
     (2)(b) a policy is renewed.
(3) This section is an exception to Section 31A-19a-201.