an individual who meets the requirements of Subsection (53)(b). 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
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
(a)
In the absence of actual malice, a person listed in Subsection (1)(b) is not subject to any civil liability for any cause of action arising out of any communication, written or oral, made to:
(i)
a law enforcement agency;
(ii)
a governmental authority; or
(iii)
the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
(b)
This section applies to:
(i)
the commissioner;
(ii)
an authorized representative of the commissioner;
(iii)
an examiner appointed by the commissioner; or
(iv)
any employee of the department.
(2)
This section is not intended to abrogate or modify in any way any common-law or statutory privilege or immunity enjoyed by any person.
