(1) The following are in place of any other license fee or license assessment that might otherwise be levied against a licensee by the state or a political subdivision of the state:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-3-102

  • Captive insurance company: means :
         (21)(a) an insurer:
              (21)(a)(i) owned by a parent organization; and
              (21)(a)(ii) whose purpose is to insure risks of the parent organization and other risks as authorized under:
                   (21)(a)(ii)(A) Chapter 37, Captive Insurance Companies Act; and
                   (21)(a)(ii)(B) Chapter 37a, Special Purpose Financial Captive Insurance Company Act; or
         (21)(b) in the case of a group or association, an insurer:
              (21)(b)(i) owned by the insureds; and
              (21)(b)(ii) whose purpose is to insure risks of:
                   (21)(b)(ii)(A) a member organization;
                   (21)(b)(ii)(B) a group member; or
                   (21)(b)(ii)(C) an affiliate of:
                        (21)(b)(ii)(C)(I) a member organization; or
                        (21)(b)(ii)(C)(II) a group member. 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
  • License: includes a certificate of authority issued to an insurer. 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
  • 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
     (1)(a) subject to Subsection (4), taxes and fees under this chapter;
     (1)(b) the premium taxes under Title 59, Chapter 9, Taxation of Admitted Insurers;
     (1)(c) the fees under Section 31A-31-108; and
     (1)(d) the examination costs under Section 31A-2-205.
(2) The following are not subject to Title 59, Chapter 7, Corporate Franchise and Income Taxes:

     (2)(a) an insurer that is subject to premium taxes under Title 59, Chapter 9, Taxation of Admitted Insurers, regardless of whether the insurance company has a tax liability under that chapter;
     (2)(b) an insurance company that engages in a transaction that is subject to taxes under Section 31A-3-301 or 31A-3-302, regardless of whether the insurance company has a tax liability under that section; and
     (2)(c) a captive insurance company as provided in Section 31A-3-304 that pays a fee imposed under Section 31A-3-304.
(3) Unless otherwise exempt, a licensee under this title is subject to real and personal property taxes.
(4) A tax or fee under this chapter is not in place of a tax or fee a municipality or county imposes in accordance with Section 10-1-203 or 17-53-216.