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- Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Aggregator site: means a website that provides access to information regarding insurance products from more than one insurer, including product and insurer information, for use in comparison shopping. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902
- Application: means a document:
(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
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Authority: means the Utah Communications Authority created in Section 63H-7a-201. See Utah Code 63H-7a-103
- Backhaul network: means the portion of a public safety communications network that consists primarily of microwave paths, fiber lines, or ethernet circuits. See Utah Code 63H-7a-103
- Blanket travel insurance: means a travel insurance policy that:
(a) an insurer issues to an eligible group; and (b) covers: (i) a specific class of persons defined in the policy; and (ii) all members of the eligible group without a separate charge to an individual member of the eligible group. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902 - Board: means the Utah Communications Authority Board created in Section 63H-7a-203. See Utah Code 63H-7a-103
- Business entity: means :
(a) a corporation; (b) an association; (c) a partnership; (d) a limited liability company; (e) a limited liability partnership; or (f) another legal entity. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - CAD-to-CAD: means standardized connectivity between PSAPs or between a PSAP and a dispatch center for the transmission of data between CADs. See Utah Code 63H-7a-103
- Cancellation fee waiver: means a contractual agreement that:
(a) is between a supplier of a travel assistance service and the supplier's customer; and (b) waives a non-refundable cancellation fee provision of the supplier's underlying travel contract, with or without regard to: (i) the reason for the cancellation; or (ii) the form of reimbursement. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902 - Certificate: means evidence of insurance given to:
(a) an insured under a group insurance policy; or (b) a third party. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Insurance Department. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Dispatch center: means an entity that receives and responds to an emergency or nonemergency communication transferred to the entity from a public safety answering point. See Utah Code 63H-7a-103
- Employee: means :
(a) an individual employed by an employer; or (b) an individual who meets the requirements of Subsection (53)(b). See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Exclusion: means for the purposes of accident and health insurance that an insurer does not provide insurance coverage, for whatever reason, for one of the following:
(a) a specific physical condition; (b) a specific medical procedure; (c) a specific disease or disorder; or (d) a specific prescription drug or class of prescription drugs. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - 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) Section 31A-3-103; or (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:
(a) a policy; (b) a rate; (c) a form; (d) a document; (e) a plan; (f) a manual; (g) an application; (h) a report; (i) a certificate; (j) an endorsement; (k) an actuarial certification; (l) a licensee annual statement; (m) a licensee renewal application; (n) an advertisement; (o) a binder; or (p) an outline of coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - FirstNet: means the federal First Responder Network Authority established in 47 U. See Utah Code 63H-7a-103
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Form: means one of the following prepared for general use:
(i) a policy; (ii) a certificate; (iii) an application; (iv) an outline of coverage; or (v) an endorsement. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Fulfillment material: means documentation that:
(a) is sent to the purchaser of a travel protection plan; (b) confirms the purchase of the travel protection plan; and (c) provides the travel protection plan's coverage and assistance details. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902 - Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Insurance: includes :
(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; (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 - Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy and includes:
(i) a policyholder; (ii) a subscriber; (iii) a member; and (iv) a beneficiary. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Insurer: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301, except that the following persons or similar persons are not insurers for purposes of 7:
(a) a risk retention group as defined in: (i) the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Pub. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102 - Lease: means any lease, lease purchase, sublease, operating, management, or similar agreement. See Utah Code 63H-7a-103
- 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
- License: includes a certificate of authority issued to an insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Limited lines travel insurance producer: means one of the following designated by an insurer as the travel insurance supervising entity as provided in Subsection 31A-23a-905(4):
(a) a licensed managing general agent or third party administrator; or (b) a licensed insurance producer, including a limited lines producer. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902 - Negotiate: means the act of conferring directly with or offering advice directly to a purchaser or prospective purchaser of a particular contract of insurance concerning a substantive benefit, term, or condition of the contract if the person engaged in that act:
(a) sells insurance; or (b) obtains insurance from insurers for purchasers. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102 - Offer and disseminate: means :
(a) providing general information, including a description of the coverage and price; (b) processing an application; (c) collecting a premium; and (d) performing activities that the state permits to be done by a person who is not licensed. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902 - Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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 - Policy: includes a service contract issued by:
(i) a motor club under Chapter 11, Motor Clubs; (ii) a service contract provided under Chapter 6a, Service Contracts; and (iii) a corporation licensed under: (A) Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations; or (B) Chapter 8, Health Maintenance Organizations and Limited Health Plans. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Policyholder: means a person who controls a policy, binder, or oral contract by ownership, premium payment, or otherwise. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- PSAP: means an entity in this state that:
(a) receives, as a first point of contact, direct 911 emergency communications from the 911 emergency service network requesting a public safety service; (b) has a facility with the equipment and staff necessary to receive the communication; (c) assesses, classifies, and prioritizes the communication; and (d) dispatches the communication to the proper responding agency. See Utah Code 63H-7a-103 - Public agency: means any political subdivision of the state dispatched by a public safety answering point. See Utah Code 63H-7a-103
- Public safety communications network: means :
(a) a regional or statewide public safety governmental communications network and related facilities, including real property, improvements, and equipment necessary for the acquisition, construction, and operation of the services and facilities; and (b) 911 emergency services, including radio communications, connectivity, and 911 call processing equipment. See Utah Code 63H-7a-103 - Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Rate: means :
(i) the cost of a given unit of insurance; or (ii) for property or casualty insurance, that cost of insurance per exposure unit either expressed as: (A) a single number; or (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: (I) expenses; (II) profit; and (III) individual insurer variation in loss experience. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Resident: is a s defined by rule made by the commissioner in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102
- Sell: means to exchange a contract of insurance:
(a) by any means; (b) for money or its equivalent; and (c) on behalf of an insurance company. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102 - Solicit: means :
(a) attempting to sell insurance; (b) asking or urging a person to apply for: (i) a particular kind of insurance; and (ii) insurance from a particular insurance company; (c) advertising insurance, including advertising for the purpose of obtaining leads for the sale of insurance; or (d) holding oneself out as being in the insurance business. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102 - 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
- Travel assistance service: includes :
(i) a security advisory; (ii) destination information; (iii) a vaccination and immunization information service; (iv) a travel reservation service; (v) entertainment; (vi) activity and event planning; (vii) translation assistance; (viii) emergency messaging; (ix) an international legal or medical referral; (x) medical case monitoring; (xi) coordination of transportation arrangements; (xii) emergency cash transfer assistance; (xiii) medical prescription replacement assistance; (xiv) passport and travel document replacement assistance; (xv) lost luggage assistance; and (xvi) a concierge service. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902 - Travel insurance: means insurance coverage for personal risks incident to planned travel, including:
(i) interruption or cancellation of a trip or event; (ii) loss of baggage or personal effects; (iii) damages to accommodations or rental vehicles; (iv) sickness, accident, disability, or death during travel; (v) emergency evacuation; (vi) repatriation of remains; or (vii) a contractual obligation that indemnifies or pays a specified amount to the traveler upon a determinable contingency related to travel. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902 - Travel protection plan: means a plan that provides:
(a) travel insurance; (b) a travel assistance service; or (c) a cancellation fee waiver. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902 - Travel retailer: means a business entity that:
(a) makes, arranges, or offers a travel service; and (b) may offer and disseminate travel insurance as a service to the entity's customers on behalf of and under the direction of a limited lines travel insurance producer. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902