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- 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 , or31A-26-209 . See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- 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- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Certificate: means evidence of insurance given to:
(23)(a) an insured under a group insurance policy; or(23)(b) a third party. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: means an insurance corporation, except when referring to:
(34)(a)(i) a corporation doing business:(34)(a)(i)(A) as:(34)(a)(i)(A)(I) an insurance producer;(34)(a)(i)(A)(II) a surplus lines producer;(34)(a)(i)(A)(III) a limited line producer;(34)(a)(i)(A)(IV) a consultant;(34)(a)(i)(A)(V) a managing general agent;(34)(a)(i)(A)(VI) a reinsurance intermediary;(34)(a)(i)(A)(VII) a third party administrator; or(34)(a)(i)(A)(VIII) an adjuster; and(34)(a)(i)(B) under:(34)(a)(i)(B)(I) Chapter 23a, Insurance Marketing - Licensing Producers, Consultants, and Reinsurance Intermediaries;(34)(a)(i)(B)(II) Chapter 25, Third Party Administrators; or(34)(a)(i)(B)(III) Chapter 26, Insurance Adjusters; or(34)(a)(ii) a noninsurer that is part of a holding company system under Chapter 16, Insurance Holding Companies. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- 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
- 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) Section31A-3-103 ; or(69)(a)(iii)(B) rule. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Filing: when used as a noun, means an item required to be filed with the department including:
(70)(a) a policy;(70)(b) a rate;(70)(c) a form;(70)(d) a document;(70)(e) a plan;(70)(f) a manual;(70)(g) an application;(70)(h) a report;(70)(i) a certificate;(70)(j) an endorsement;(70)(k) an actuarial certification;(70)(l) a licensee annual statement;(70)(m) a licensee renewal application;(70)(n) an advertisement;(70)(o) a binder; or(70)(p) an outline of coverage. 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- 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- 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- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Motor club: means a person:
(131)(a) licensed under:(131)(a)(i) Chapter 5, Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurance Corporations;(131)(a)(ii) Chapter 11, Motor Clubs; or(131)(a)(iii) Chapter 14, Foreign Insurers; and(131)(b) that promises for an advance consideration to provide for a stated period of time one or more:(131)(b)(i) legal services under Subsection31A-11-102 (1)(b);(131)(b)(ii) bail services under Subsection31A-11-102 (1)(c); or(131)(b)(iii)(131)(b)(iii)(A) trip reimbursement;(131)(b)(iii)(B) towing services;(131)(b)(iii)(C) emergency road services;(131)(b)(iii)(D) stolen automobile services;(131)(b)(iii)(E) a combination of the services listed in Subsections (131)(b)(iii)(A) through (D); or(131)(b)(iii)(F) other services given in Subsections31A-11-102 (1)(b) through (f). See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Mutual: means a mutual insurance corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Order: means an order of the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- 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- Person: means :
(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- 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
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- Rate: means :
(163)(a)(i) the cost of a given unit of insurance; or(163)(a)(ii) for property or casualty insurance, that cost of insurance per exposure unit either expressed as:(163)(a)(ii)(A) a single number; or(163)(a)(ii)(B) a pure premium rate, adjusted before the application of individual risk variations based on loss or expense considerations to account for the treatment of:(163)(a)(ii)(B)(I) expenses;(163)(a)(ii)(B)(II) profit; and(163)(a)(ii)(B)(III) individual insurer variation in loss experience. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- 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
- Road: includes :
(33)(a) a public bridge;(33)(b) a county way;(33)(c) a county road;(33)(d) a common road; and(33)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.