Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63N > Chapter 21 - Utah Innovation Lab Act

• Administrator: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection (187). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Affiliate: means a person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• 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
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• authorized insurer: means an insurer:
            (191)(b)(i) holding a valid certificate of authority to do an insurance business in this state; and
            (191)(b)(ii) transacting business as authorized by a valid certificate. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Board: means the board of directors of the innovation lab, as described in Section 63N-21-202. See Utah Code 63N-21-101
• business of insurance: includes :
       (98)(a) providing health care insurance by an organization that is or is required to be licensed under this title;
       (98)(b) providing a benefit to an employee in the event of a contingency not within the control of the employee, in which the employee is entitled to the benefit as a right, which benefit may be provided either:

            (98)(b)(i) by a single employer or by multiple employer groups; or

            (98)(b)(ii) through one or more trusts, associations, or other entities;
       (98)(c) providing an annuity:

            (98)(c)(i) including an annuity issued in return for a gift; and

            (98)(c)(ii) except an annuity provided by a person specified in Subsections 31A-22-1305(2) and (3);
       (98)(d) providing the characteristic services of a motor club;
       (98)(e) providing another person with insurance;
       (98)(f) making as insurer, guarantor, or surety, or proposing to make as insurer, guarantor, or surety, a contract or policy offering title insurance;
       (98)(g) transacting or proposing to transact any phase of title insurance, including:

            (98)(g)(i) solicitation;

            (98)(g)(ii) negotiation preliminary to execution;

            (98)(g)(iii) execution of a contract of title insurance;

            (98)(g)(iv) insuring; and

            (98)(g)(v) transacting matters subsequent to the execution of the contract and arising out of the contract, including reinsurance;
       (98)(h) transacting or proposing a life settlement; and
       (98)(i) doing, or proposing to do, any business in substance equivalent to Subsections (98)(a) through (h) in a manner designed to evade this title. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• 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.
• Department: means the Insurance Department. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Employee: means :
       (57)(a) an individual employed by an employer; or
       (57)(b) an individual who meets the requirements of Subsection (55)(b). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• 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
• Innovation lab: means the Utah Innovation Lab created in Section 63N-21-201. See Utah Code 63N-21-101
• 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.
• License: includes a certificate of authority issued to an insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• 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
• Policy: includes a service contract issued by:
            (150)(b)(i) a motor club under Chapter 11, Motor Clubs;
            (150)(b)(ii) a service contract provided under Chapter 6a, Service Contracts; and
            (150)(b)(iii) a corporation licensed under:

                 (150)(b)(iii)(A) Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations; or

                 (150)(b)(iii)(B) Chapter 8, Health Maintenance Organizations and Limited Health Plans. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Qualified business: means a business entity that:
       (3)(a) is established to commercialize a technology, product, or service developed through a technology commercialization program at a public or private institution of higher education in the state; and
       (3)(b) maintains the business's principal business operations in the state. See Utah Code 63N-21-101
• Qualified investment: means any distribution or payment of funds to a qualified business from the Utah innovation fund, including:
       (4)(a) a direct investment of capital in a qualified business for the purchase of shares of stock;
       (4)(b) a secured loan or revolving line of credit to a qualified business; or
       (4)(c) a financial grant to a qualified business. See Utah Code 63N-21-101
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• 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
• Utah innovation fund: means a limited liability company organized under Section 63N-21-301. See Utah Code 63N-21-101