(1)  A certificate holder only has a right to a notice of cancellation, nonrenewal, a material change, or to a similar notice if the certificate holder has rights to the notice under the terms of the insurance policy to which the certificate of insurance refers, or under any rider, or endorsement to the insurance policy.

Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-22-1706

  • 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
  • Certificate holder: means a person who:
    (a) requests, obtains, or possesses a certificate of insurance; and
    (b) is not a policyholder. See Utah Code 31A-22-1702
  • 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
  • Endorsement: means a written agreement attached to a policy or certificate to modify the policy or certificate coverage. 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
  • 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
  • Rider: means an endorsement to:
    (a) an insurance policy; or
    (b) an insurance certificate. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
    (2)  The terms and conditions of a notice described in Subsection (1), including the required timing of the notice, is governed by the insurance policy. A certificate of insurance may not alter a term or condition of the notice.

    Enacted by Chapter 253, 2011 General Session