Utah Code 31A-19a-301. Operation and control of rate service organizations
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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-19a-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
- 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- Rate service organization: means a person who assists an insurer in rate making or filing by:
(164)(a)(i) collecting, compiling, and furnishing loss or expense statistics;(164)(a)(ii) recommending, making, or filing rates or supplementary rate information; or(164)(a)(iii) advising about rate questions, except as an attorney giving legal advice. 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
(1)(a) A rate service organization may not provide any service relating to statistical collection or the rates of any insurance subject to this chapter unless the organization is licensed under Section 31A-19a-302.(1)(b) An insurer may not use the services of the organization for the purposes described in Subsection (1)(a), unless the organization is licensed under Section 31A-19a-302.(2) A rate service organization may not refuse to supply any services for which it is licensed in this state to any insurer:(2)(a) authorized to do business in this state; and(2)(b) that offers to pay the fair and usual compensation for the services. - Rate: means that cost of insurance per exposure unit either expressed as: