(1)  Each life insurance policy, annuity contract, and certificate of life insurance shall contain a brief description printed on the cover page.

Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-22-426

  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Life insurance: means :
    (i) insurance on a human life; and
    (ii) insurance pertaining to or connected with human life. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Nonparticipating: means a plan of insurance under which the insured is not entitled to receive a dividend representing a share of the surplus of the insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Participating: means a plan of insurance under which the insured is entitled to receive a dividend representing a share of the surplus of the insurer. 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
    (2)  The description shall include:

    (a)  the type of insurance;

    (b)  whether it is participating or nonparticipating;

    (c)  a significant limitation stated or included in the filed policy, contract, or certificate; and

    (d)  a significant specific feature stated or included in the filed policy, contract, or certificate.

    Enacted by Chapter 125, 2005 General Session