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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-2-213

  • Agency: means :
         (6)(a) a person other than an individual, including a sole proprietorship by which an individual does business under an assumed name; and
         (6)(b) an insurance organization licensed or required to be licensed under Section 31A-23a-301, 31A-25-207, or 31A-26-209. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • 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
     (1)(a) In the absence of actual malice, a person listed in Subsection (1)(b) is not subject to any civil liability for any cause of action arising out of any communication, written or oral, made to:

          (1)(a)(i) a law enforcement agency;
          (1)(a)(ii) a governmental authority; or
          (1)(a)(iii) the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
     (1)(b) This section applies to:

          (1)(b)(i) the commissioner;
          (1)(b)(ii) an authorized representative of the commissioner;
          (1)(b)(iii) an examiner appointed by the commissioner; or
          (1)(b)(iv) any employee of the department.
(2) This section is not intended to abrogate or modify in any way any common-law or statutory privilege or immunity enjoyed by any person.