(1)  An insurer authorized to transact the business of workers’ compensation in this state may issue a workers’ compensation insurance policy that provides for the insured to participate in the payment of the insurance claims and losses covered by the policy in accordance with rules made by the department.

Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-22-1010

(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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • (2)  Notwithstanding Subsection (1), an insurer:

    (a)  shall assume responsibility to pay all claims and losses under a workers’ compensation insurance policy in accordance with Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers’ Compensation Act, and Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act;

    (b)  may not permit the insured to participate in the payment of the insurance claims and losses by any means except reimbursement of the insurer; and

    (c)  may not permit an employee to participate in the payment of claims or losses.

    (3)  For policies issued under this section, the department shall make rules consistent with this section governing:

    (a)  the terms of the policies; and

    (b)  reporting requirements for the policies.

    Enacted by Chapter 277, 1998 General Session