It is the purpose of this part to:

(1) establish specific provisions for the filing of workers’ compensation rates in addition to those provided in Part 2, General Rate Regulation;

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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-19a-402

  • Department: means the Insurance Department. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Filing: when used as a noun, means an item required to be filed with the department including:
         (70)(a) a policy;
         (70)(b) a rate;
         (70)(c) a form;
         (70)(d) a document;
         (70)(e) a plan;
         (70)(f) a manual;
         (70)(g) an application;
         (70)(h) a report;
         (70)(i) a certificate;
         (70)(j) an endorsement;
         (70)(k) an actuarial certification;
         (70)(l) a licensee annual statement;
         (70)(m) a licensee renewal application;
         (70)(n) an advertisement;
         (70)(o) a binder; or
         (70)(p) an outline of coverage. 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
(2) provide for review by the department of workers’ compensation rate-making and the results of it; and
(3) provide for a designated rate service organization to perform certain functions on behalf of the commissioner.