Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter:

(1) The commissioner may issue to an individual or business entity that has filed with the commissioner an application in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner a limited lines travel insurance producer license that authorizes the limited lines travel insurance producer to sell, solicit, or negotiate travel insurance through a licensed insurer.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-23a-903

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Limited lines travel insurance producer: means one of the following designated by an insurer as the travel insurance supervising entity as provided in Subsection 31A-23a-905(4):
         (7)(a) a licensed managing general agent or third party administrator; or
         (7)(b) a licensed insurance producer, including a limited lines producer. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902
  • Negotiate: means the act of conferring directly with or offering advice directly to a purchaser or prospective purchaser of a particular contract of insurance concerning a substantive benefit, term, or condition of the contract if the person engaged in that act:
         (7)(a) sells insurance; or
         (7)(b) obtains insurance from insurers for purchasers. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102
  • 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
  • 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
  • Solicit: means :
         (13)(a) attempting to sell insurance;
         (13)(b) asking or urging a person to apply for:
              (13)(b)(i) a particular kind of insurance; and
              (13)(b)(ii) insurance from a particular insurance company;
         (13)(c) advertising insurance, including advertising for the purpose of obtaining leads for the sale of insurance; or
         (13)(d) holding oneself out as being in the insurance business. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102
  • Travel insurance: means insurance coverage for personal risks incident to planned travel, including:
              (11)(a)(i) interruption or cancellation of a trip or event;
              (11)(a)(ii) loss of baggage or personal effects;
              (11)(a)(iii) damages to accommodations or rental vehicles;
              (11)(a)(iv) sickness, accident, disability, or death during travel;
              (11)(a)(v) emergency evacuation;
              (11)(a)(vi) repatriation of remains; or
              (11)(a)(vii) a contractual obligation that indemnifies or pays a specified amount to the traveler upon a determinable contingency related to travel. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902
(2) A limited lines travel insurance producer, and those registered under the license of the limited lines travel producer, are exempt from:

     (2)(a) the examination requirements under Section 31A-23a-108; and
     (2)(b) the continuing education requirements under Section 31A-23a-202.