Utah Code 31A-2-208.5. Comparison tables
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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-2-208.5
- Department: means the Insurance Department. 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
- Premium: includes , however designated:
(156)(b)(i) an assessment;(156)(b)(ii) a membership fee;(156)(b)(iii) a required contribution; or(156)(b)(iv) monetary consideration. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- 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- 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
- Writing: includes :
(48)(a) printing;(48)(b) handwriting; and(48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5(1)(a) The commissioner shall annually publish a table comparing the rates charged by insurers for private passenger motor vehicle and homeowners insurance in this state.(1)(b) The comparison shall list the top 20 insurers writing the greatest volume by premium dollar per calendar year and others requesting inclusion in the comparison.(1)(c) The commissioner shall develop at least four hypothetical examples of risk in preparing the comparison.(2) In conjunction with the rate comparison described in Subsection (1), the commissioner shall publish:(2)(a) a table listing, for each insurer compared, the ratio of confirmed complaints received by the department to the premium dollar amount written by the insurer; and(2)(b) a table listing for each insurer the combined loss and expense ratio for the most current year available.(3) The department shall make copies of the tables available to the public at minimal or no cost. - Premium: includes , however designated:
