Certificate of insurance: means a document that is prepared for or issued to a person who is not a policyholder as evidence of insurance, regardless of how it is titled or described. See Utah Code 31A-22-1702
Filed: means that a filing is:
(i)
submitted to the department as required by and in accordance with applicable statute, rule, or filing order;
(ii)
received by the department within the time period provided in applicable statute, rule, or filing order; and
(iii)
accompanied by the appropriate fee in accordance with:
a risk distributing arrangement providing for compensation or replacement for damages or loss through the provision of a service or a benefit in kind;
(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
(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
Person: includes :
(a)
an individual;
(b)
a partnership;
(c)
a corporation;
(d)
an incorporated or unincorporated association;
(e)
a joint stock company;
(f)
a trust;
(g)
a limited liability company;
(h)
a reciprocal;
(i)
a syndicate; or
(j)
another similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
prepare, issue, or request the issuance of a certificate of insurance unless the certificate of insuranceform is filed with the commissioner; or
(b)
modify a filed certificate of insurance form unless filed with the commissioner.
(2)
The commissioner shall object to the use of, or prohibit the use of, a certificate of insurance form filed under this section if the certificate of insurance form:
A standard certificate of insurance form filed for use by a nationally recognized insurance rating organization that is licensed by the commissioner, is considered filed for use for purposes of this section or Section 31A-21-201.
