Utah Code 31A-26-216. Portable electronics adjusting
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(1) As used in this section, “automated claims adjudication system” means a preprogrammed computer system designed for the collection, data entry, calculation, and final resolution of a portable electronics insurance claim that:
Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-26-216
- Affiliate: means a person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Employee: means :(57)(a) an individual employed by an employer; or(57)(b) an individual who meets the requirements of Subsection (55)(b). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Independent adjuster: means an insurance adjuster required to be licensed under Section 31A-26-201, who engages in insurance adjusting as a representative of one or more insurers. See Utah Code 31A-26-102
- Individual: means a natural person. 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- Organization: includes a sole proprietorship by which a natural person does business under an assumed name. See Utah Code 31A-26-102
- Portable electronics insurance: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-22-1802. See Utah Code 31A-26-102
- producer: means a person licensed or required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
(1)(a) may only be used by a Utah licensed independent adjuster, a Utah licensed producer, or an individual supervised as provided in this section;(1)(b) complies with the claims payment requirements of this title; and(1)(c) is certified as compliant with this section by a Utah licensed independent adjuster that is an officer of an organization licensed under this chapter.(2) An individual is exempt from licensure as an adjuster, if the individual for purposes of a portable electronics insurance claim:(2)(a) collects claim information from, or furnishes claim information to, insureds or claimants;(2)(b) conducts data entry, including entering data into an automated claims adjudication system;(2)(c) is an employee of a licensed independent adjuster or its affiliate; and(2)(d) is one of no more than 25 individuals who are under the supervision of:(2)(d)(i) a Utah licensed independent adjuster; or(2)(d)(ii) a Utah licensed producer who is exempt from licensure pursuant to Section 31A-26-201.