Utah Code 31A-37-302. Investment requirements
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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-37-302
- Affiliate: means a person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Association: means a legal association of two or more persons that meets the following requirements:(4)(a) the persons are exposed to similar or related liability because of related, similar, or common business trade, products, services, premises, or operations; and(4)(b)(4)(b)(i) the association or the association's member organizations:(4)(b)(i)(A) own, control, or hold with power to vote all of the outstanding voting securities of an association captive insurance company incorporated as a stock insurer;(4)(b)(i)(B) have complete voting control over an association captive insurance company incorporated as a mutual insurer; or(4)(b)(i)(C) have complete voting control over an association captive insurance company formed as a limited liability company; or(4)(b)(ii) the association's member organizations collectively constitute all of the subscribers of an association captive insurance company formed as a reciprocal insurer. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
- Captive insurance company: includes any of the following formed or holding a certificate of authority under this chapter:
(9)(b)(i) a branch captive insurance company;(9)(b)(ii) a pure captive insurance company;(9)(b)(iii) an association captive insurance company;(9)(b)(iv) a sponsored captive insurance company;(9)(b)(v) an industrial insured captive insurance company, including an industrial insured captive insurance company formed as a risk retention group captive in this state pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986;(9)(b)(vi) a special purpose captive insurance company; or(9)(b)(vii) a special purpose financial captive insurance company. See Utah Code 31A-37-102- Commissioner: means Utah's Insurance Commissioner or the commissioner's designee. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
- 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- Industrial insured: means an insured:
(18)(a) that produces insurance:(18)(a)(i) by the services of a full-time employee acting as a risk manager or insurance manager; or(18)(a)(ii) using the services of a regularly and continuously qualified insurance consultant;(18)(b) whose aggregate annual premiums for insurance on all risks total at least $25,000; and(18)(c) that has at least 25 full-time employees. See Utah Code 31A-37-102- Industrial insured captive insurance company: means a business entity that:
(19)(a) insures risks of the industrial insureds that comprise the industrial insured group; and(19)(b) may insure the risks of:(19)(b)(i) an affiliated company of an industrial insured; or(19)(b)(ii) a controlled unaffiliated business of:(19)(b)(ii)(A) an industrial insured; or(19)(b)(ii)(B) an affiliated company of an industrial insured. See Utah Code 31A-37-102- 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- 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 Subsections31A-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- Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy and includes:
(103)(a)(i) a policyholder;(103)(a)(ii) a subscriber;(103)(a)(iii) a member; and(103)(a)(iv) a beneficiary. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Parent: means a person that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote more than 50% of the outstanding securities of an organization. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
- Pure captive insurance company: means a business entity that insures risks of a parent or affiliate of the business entity. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
- Sponsored captive insurance company: means a captive insurance company:
(29)(a) in which the minimum capital and surplus required by applicable law is provided by one or more sponsors;(29)(b) that is formed or holding a certificate of authority under this chapter;(29)(c) that insures the risks of a separate participant through the contract; and(29)(d) that segregates each participant's liability through one or more protected cells. See Utah Code 31A-37-102(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), an association captive insurance company, a sponsored captive insurance company, and an industrial insured group shall comply with the investment requirements contained in this title.(1)(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a) and any other provision of this title, the commissioner may approve the use of alternative reliable methods of valuation and rating under Section 31A-37-106 for:(1)(b)(i) an association captive insurance company;(1)(b)(ii) a sponsored captive insurance company; or(1)(b)(iii) an industrial insured group.(2)(2)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a pure captive insurance company or industrial insured captive insurance company is not subject to any restrictions on allowable investments contained in this title.(2)(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), the commissioner may, under Section 31A-37-106, prohibit or limit an investment that threatens the solvency or liquidity of:(2)(b)(i) a pure captive insurance company; or(2)(b)(ii) an industrial insured captive insurance company.(3)(3)(a)(3)(a)(i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(ii), a captive insurance company may not make loans to:(3)(a)(i)(A) the parent company of the captive insurance company; or(3)(a)(i)(B) an affiliate of the captive insurance company.(3)(a)(ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a)(i), a pure captive insurance company may make loans to:(3)(a)(ii)(A) the parent company of the pure captive insurance company; or(3)(a)(ii)(B) an affiliate of the pure captive insurance company.(3)(b) A loan under Subsection (3)(a):(3)(b)(i) may be made only on the prior written approval of the commissioner; and(3)(b)(ii) shall be evidenced by a note in a form approved by the commissioner.(3)(c) A pure captive insurance company may not make a loan from the paid-in capital required under Subsection 31A-37-204(1). - Captive insurance company: includes any of the following formed or holding a certificate of authority under this chapter: