(1) Except as provided in Subsection 31A-22-701(4), this section does not apply to group accident and health insurance.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-22-602

  • Accident and health insurance: means insurance to provide protection against economic losses resulting from:
              (1)(a)(i) a medical condition including:
                   (1)(a)(i)(A) a medical care expense; or
                   (1)(a)(i)(B) the risk of disability;
              (1)(a)(ii) accident; or
              (1)(a)(iii) sickness. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Form: means one of the following prepared for general use:
              (74)(a)(i) a policy;
              (74)(a)(ii) a certificate;
              (74)(a)(iii) an application;
              (74)(a)(iv) an outline of coverage; or
              (74)(a)(v) an endorsement. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • health insurance: means insurance providing:
              (84)(a)(i) a health care benefit; or
              (84)(a)(ii) payment of an incurred health care expense. 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
  • 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
(2) The benefits in an accident and health insurance policy shall be reasonable in relation to the premiums charged.
(3) The commissioner shall prohibit the use of an accident and health insurance form or rates if the form or rates do not satisfy Subsection (2).