Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 11 > Chapter 43 - Memorials and Public Land

• 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
• 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
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the Insurance Department. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• 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
• Highway: includes :
       (15)(a) a public bridge;
       (15)(b) a county way;
       (15)(c) a county road;
       (15)(d) a common road; and
       (15)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• License: includes a certificate of authority issued to an insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Medicare: means the "Health Insurance for the Aged Act" Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act, as then constituted or later amended. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• Municipality: means :
       (5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;
       (5)(b) a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or
       (5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• 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
• PPACA: means the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. 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
• 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
• Public programs: means the state Medicaid program in Title 26B, Chapter 3, Health Care - Administration and Assistance, and Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 9, Utah Children's Health Insurance Program. See Utah Code 31A-23b-102
• 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
• 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
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.