Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-23a-102

• Affiliate: means a person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• 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
• Alien insurer: means an insurer domiciled outside the United States. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Application: means a document:
       (10)(a)

            (10)(a)(i) completed by an applicant to provide information about the risk to be insured; and

            (10)(a)(ii) that contains information that is used by the insurer to evaluate risk and decide whether to:

                 (10)(a)(ii)(A) insure the risk under:

                      (10)(a)(ii)(A)(I) the coverage as originally offered; or

                      (10)(a)(ii)(A)(II) a modification of the coverage as originally offered; or

                 (10)(a)(ii)(B) decline to insure the risk; or
       (10)(b) used by the insurer to gather information from the applicant before issuance of an annuity contract. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
• Business entity: means :
       (17)(a) a corporation;
       (17)(b) an association;
       (17)(c) a partnership;
       (17)(d) a limited liability company;
       (17)(e) a limited liability partnership; or
       (17)(f) another legal entity. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• consultant: means a person who:
       (99)(a) advises another person about insurance needs and coverages;
       (99)(b) is compensated by the person advised on a basis not directly related to the insurance placed; and
       (99)(c) except as provided in Section 31A-23a-501, is not compensated directly or indirectly by an insurer or producer for advice given. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Insurance Department. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Designated home state: means the state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia:
       (2)(a) in which an insurance producer, limited lines producer, consultant, managing general agent, or reinsurance intermediary licensee does not maintain the licensee's principal:

            (2)(a)(i) place of residence; or

            (2)(a)(ii) place of business;
       (2)(b) if the resident state, territory, or District of Columbia of the licensee does not license for the line of authority sought, the licensee has qualified for the license as if the person were a resident in the state, territory, or District of Columbia described in Subsection (2)(a), including an applicable:

            (2)(b)(i) examination requirement;

            (2)(b)(ii) fingerprint background check requirement; and

            (2)(b)(iii) continuing education requirement; and
       (2)(c) if the licensee has designated the state, territory, or District of Columbia as the designated home state. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102
• 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
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
• Escrow: means :
            (64)(a)(i) a transaction that effects the sale, transfer, encumbering, or leasing of real property, when a person not a party to the transaction, and neither having nor acquiring an interest in the title, performs, in accordance with the written instructions or terms of the written agreement between the parties to the transaction, any of the following actions:

                 (64)(a)(i)(A) the explanation, holding, or creation of a document; or

                 (64)(a)(i)(B) the receipt, deposit, and disbursement of money; or
            (64)(a)(ii) a settlement or closing involving:

                 (64)(a)(ii)(A) a mobile home;

                 (64)(a)(ii)(B) a grazing right;

                 (64)(a)(ii)(C) a water right; or

                 (64)(a)(ii)(D) other personal property authorized by the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• 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
• Home state: means :
       (3)(a) a state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia in which an insurance producer, limited lines producer, consultant, managing general agent, or reinsurance intermediary licensee:

            (3)(a)(i) maintains the licensee's principal:

                 (3)(a)(i)(A) place of residence; or

                 (3)(a)(i)(B) place of business; and

            (3)(a)(ii) is licensed to act as a resident licensee; or
       (3)(b) if the resident state, territory, or the District of Columbia described in Subsection (3)(a) does not license for the line of authority sought, a state, territory, or the District of Columbia:

            (3)(b)(i) in which the licensee is licensed;

            (3)(b)(ii) in which the licensee is in good standing; and

            (3)(b)(iii) that the licensee has designated as the licensee's designated home state. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102
• Individual: means a natural person. 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
• insurance company: means a person doing an insurance business as a principal including:
            (104)(a)(i) a fraternal benefit society;
            (104)(a)(ii) an issuer of a gift annuity other than an annuity specified in Subsections 31A-22-1305(2) and (3);
            (104)(a)(iii) a motor club;
            (104)(a)(iv) an employee welfare plan;
            (104)(a)(v) a person purporting or intending to do an insurance business as a principal on that person's own account; and
            (104)(a)(vi) a health maintenance organization. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Insurer: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301, except that the following persons or similar persons are not insurers for purposes of Part 7, Producer Controlled Insurers:
       (4)(a) a risk retention group as defined in:

            (4)(a)(i) the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Pub. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102
• License: includes a certificate of authority issued to an insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Limited lines producer: means a person who sells, solicits, or negotiates limited lines insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Managing general agent: means a person that:
            (6)(a)(i) manages all or part of the insurance business of an insurer, including the management of a separate division, department, or underwriting office;
            (6)(a)(ii) acts as an agent for the insurer whether it is known as a managing general agent, manager, or other similar term;
            (6)(a)(iii) produces and underwrites an amount of gross direct written premium equal to, or more than, 5% of the policyholder surplus as reported in the last annual statement of the insurer in any one quarter or year:

                 (6)(a)(iii)(A) with or without the authority;

                 (6)(a)(iii)(B) separately or together with an affiliate; and

                 (6)(a)(iii)(C) directly or indirectly; and
            (6)(a)(iv)

                 (6)(a)(iv)(A) adjusts or pays claims in excess of an amount determined by the commissioner; or

                 (6)(a)(iv)(B) negotiates reinsurance on behalf of the insurer. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102
• 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
• Policyholder: means a person who controls a policy, binder, or oral contract by ownership, premium payment, or otherwise. 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
• producer: means a person licensed or required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Reinsurance: means an insurance transaction where an insurer, for consideration, transfers any portion of the risk it has assumed to another insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Reinsurance intermediary: means :
       (8)(a) a reinsurance intermediary-broker; or
       (8)(b) a reinsurance intermediary-manager. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102
• Reinsurance intermediary-broker: means a person other than an officer or employee of the ceding insurer, firm, association, or corporation who solicits, negotiates, or places reinsurance cessions or retrocessions on behalf of a ceding insurer without the authority or power to bind reinsurance on behalf of the insurer. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102
• Reinsurance intermediary-manager: means a person who:
            (10)(a)(i) has authority to bind or who manages all or part of the assumed reinsurance business of a reinsurer, including the management of a separate division, department, or underwriting office; and
            (10)(a)(ii) acts as an agent for the reinsurer whether the person is known as a reinsurance intermediary-manager, manager, or other similar term. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102
• Reinsurer: means a person licensed in this state as an insurer with the authority to assume reinsurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Resident: is a s defined by rule made by the commissioner in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102
• Sell: means to exchange a contract of insurance:
       (12)(a) by any means;
       (12)(b) for money or its equivalent; and
       (12)(c) on behalf of an insurance company. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102
• 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
• Surplus: means the excess of assets over the sum of paid-in capital and liabilities. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Title examination: means a license subline of authority in conjunction with the title insurance line of authority that allows a person to issue title insurance commitments or policies on behalf of a title insurer. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102
• Title insurance: means the insuring, guaranteeing, or indemnifying of an owner of real or personal property or the holder of liens or encumbrances on that property, or others interested in the property against loss or damage suffered by reason of liens or encumbrances upon, defects in, or the unmarketability of the title to the property, or invalidity or unenforceability of any liens or encumbrances on the property. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• under common control: means the direct or indirect possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Uniform business entity application: means the version of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' uniform business entity application for resident and nonresident business entities at the time the application is filed. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5