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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-26-211

  • adjusting: means directing or conducting the investigation, negotiation, or settlement of a claim under an insurance policy, on behalf of an insurer, policyholder, or a claimant under an insurance policy. See Utah Code 31A-26-102
  • 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

     Authorized insurers with employees engaged in insurance adjusting may be required by the commissioner to designate one or more natural persons to whom the commissioner or his staff may direct inquiries concerning the insurer’s claims adjustments. Insurers shall report to the commissioner the name, title, business address, telephone number of, and any changes in its designees under this section.