Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-23a-103

• 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
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Surplus: means the excess of assets over the sum of paid-in capital and liabilities. See Utah Code 31A-1-301