Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63B > Chapter 31 - 2021 Bonding and Financing Authorizations

• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• classification: means the process of grouping risks with similar risk characteristics so that differences in anticipated costs may be recognized. See Utah Code 31A-19a-102
• Commission: means the State Bonding Commission created in Section 63B-1-201. See Utah Code 63B-1-101
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Experience rating: means a rating procedure that:
       (5)(a) uses the past insurance experience of an individual policyholder to forecast the future losses of the policyholder by measuring the policyholder's loss experience against the loss experience of policyholders in the same classification; and
       (5)(b) produces a prospective premium credit, debit, or unity modification. See Utah Code 31A-19a-102
• 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) Section 31A-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
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• 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
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• 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
• Rate: means that cost of insurance per exposure unit either expressed as:
            (12)(a)(i) a single number; or
            (12)(a)(ii) as a pure premium rate, adjusted before any application of individual risk variations, based on loss or expense considerations to account for the treatment of:

                 (12)(a)(ii)(A) expenses;

                 (12)(a)(ii)(B) profit; and

                 (12)(a)(ii)(C) individual insurer variation in loss experience. See Utah Code 31A-19a-102
• Rate service organization: means a person who assists an insurer in rate making or filing by:
            (164)(a)(i) collecting, compiling, and furnishing loss or expense statistics;
            (164)(a)(ii) recommending, making, or filing rates or supplementary rate information; or
            (164)(a)(iii) advising about rate questions, except as an attorney giving legal advice. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Rating manual: means any of the following used to determine initial and renewal policy premiums:
       (165)(a) a manual of rates;
       (165)(b) a classification;
       (165)(c) a rate-related underwriting rule; and
       (165)(d) a rating formula that describes steps, policies, and procedures for determining initial and renewal policy premiums. 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
• Supporting information: includes one or more of the following:
       (16)(a) data demonstrating actuarial justification for the basic rate factors, classifications, expenses, and profit factors used by the filer;
       (16)(b) the experience and judgment of the filer;
       (16)(c) the experience or data of other insurers or rate service organizations relied upon by the filer;
       (16)(d) the interpretation of any other data relied upon by the filer;
       (16)(e) descriptions of methods used in making the rates; or
       (16)(f) any other information defined by rule as supporting information that is required to be filed. See Utah Code 31A-19a-102
• Uniform statistical plan: means a plan that is consistent between all insurers that is used for the reporting of workers' compensation insurance statistical data. See Utah Code 31A-19a-403