If there is more than one owner on a single policy and the owners are residents of different states, the law of the state in which the owner having the largest percentage ownership resides governs the life settlement. If the owners own equal fractions of a policy, the owners may agree in writing that the law of the state in which one resides governs the life settlement.
Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-36-103
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Life settlement: includes :
(i)
the transfer for compensation or value of ownership or beneficial interest in a trust or other entity that owns a policy if the trust or other entity is formed or operated for the principal purpose of acquiring one or more policies; or
(ii)
a premium finance loan made for a policy by a lender to an owner on, before, or after the date of issuance of the policy if the owner:
(A)
receives on the date of the premium finance loan a guarantee of a future life settlement value of the policy; or
(B)
agrees on the date of the premium finance loan to sell the policy or any portion of the policy's death benefit on a date following the issuance of the policy. See Utah Code 31A-36-102
Owner: means any of the following who resides in this state and seeks to enter into a life settlement:
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
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
