(1)  This section applies to a person who in relation to an insurer is:

Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-27a-112

  • Affiliate: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
  • Commissioner: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
  • Controlling person: means a person that directly or indirectly has the power to direct or cause to be directed, the management, control, or activities of a reinsurance intermediary. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Director: means a member of the board of directors of a corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • insurer: means a person who:
    (a) is doing, has done, purports to do, or is licensed to do the business of insurance;
    (b) is or has been subject to the authority of, or to rehabilitation, liquidation, reorganization, supervision, or conservation by an insurance commissioner; or
    (c) is included under Section 31A-27a-104. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • Proceeding: includes an action or special statutory proceeding. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • receiver: means the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, including a rehabilitator, liquidator, or ancillary receiver. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
  • (a)  an affiliate;

    (b)  a controlled or controlling person; or

    (c)  a present or former officer, manager, director, trustee, or shareholder.
  • (2)  In a proceeding or claim by the receiver, a person described in Subsection (1) may not assert a defense unless evidence of the defense:

    (a)  is recorded in the records of the insurer at or about the time the event giving rise to the defense occurs; and

    (b)  if required by statutory accounting practices and procedures, is timely reported on the insurer’s official financial statements filed with the commissioner.

    (3)  A person described in Subsection (1) may not assert a claim, unless the obligation:

    (a)  is recorded in the records of the insurer at or about the time the obligation is incurred; and

    (b)  if required by statutory accounting practices and procedures, is timely reported on the insurer’s official financial statements filed with the commissioner.

    (4)  A claim by the receiver against a person described in Subsection (1) that is made on the basis of an unrecorded or unreported transaction is not barred by this section.

    Enacted by Chapter 309, 2007 General Session