(1)  To apply for an initial or renewal license under this chapter, a person shall:

Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-40-302

  • Application: means a document:
(a) 
(i) completed by an applicant to provide information about the risk to be insured; and
(ii) that contains information that is used by the insurer to evaluate risk and decide whether to:
(A) insure the risk under:
(I) the coverage as originally offered; or
(II) a modification of the coverage as originally offered; or
(B) decline to insure the risk; or
(b) used by the insurer to gather information from the applicant before issuance of an annuity contract. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Business entity: means :
    (a) a corporation;
    (b) an association;
    (c) a partnership;
    (d) a limited liability company;
    (e) a limited liability partnership; or
    (f) another legal entity. 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.
  • Filing: when used as a noun, means an item required to be filed with the department including:
    (a) a policy;
    (b) a rate;
    (c) a form;
    (d) a document;
    (e) a plan;
    (f) a manual;
    (g) an application;
    (h) a report;
    (i) a certificate;
    (j) an endorsement;
    (k) an actuarial certification;
    (l) a licensee annual statement;
    (m) a licensee renewal application;
    (n) an advertisement;
    (o) a binder; or
    (p) an outline of coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Form: means one of the following prepared for general use:
    (i) a policy;
    (ii) a certificate;
    (iii) an application;
    (iv) an outline of coverage; or
    (v) an endorsement. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • 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.
  • License: includes a certificate of authority issued to an insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Member: means a person having membership rights in an insurance corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • 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
  • professional employer organization: means a person engaged in the business of providing a professional employer service. See Utah Code 31A-40-102
  • Professional employer organization group: means two or more professional employer organizations that are majority owned or commonly controlled or directed by the same one or more persons. See Utah Code 31A-40-102
  • Professional employer service: means the service of entering into a coemployment relationship under this chapter under which all or a majority of the employees who provide a service to a client, or a division or work unit of a client, are covered employees. See Utah Code 31A-40-102
  • 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
  • (a) 

    (i)  submit an application with the commissioner on a form and in a manner the commissioner shall determine by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and

    (ii)  pay a license fee determined in accordance with Section 31A-3-103 that is not refunded if the application:

    (A)  is denied;

    (B)  does not comply with Section 31A-40-303; or

    (C)  if incomplete, is never completed by the person filing the application; or

    (b)  comply with Section 31A-40-303.
  • (2)  In the application described in Subsection (1)(a), the person shall provide:

    (a)  any name under which the professional employer organization will engage in a professional employer service;

    (b)  the address of the principal place of business of the professional employer organization;

    (c)  the address of each location the professional employer organization maintains in this state;

    (d)  the professional employer organization’s federal taxpayer or employer identification number;

    (e)  the following information by jurisdiction of each name under which the professional employer organization operated in the five years preceding the day on which the person submits the application:

    (i)  the name;

    (ii)  an alternative name, if any;

    (iii)  a name of a predecessor; and

    (iv)  if known, a successor business entity;

    (f)  a statement of ownership that includes the name and evidence of the business experience of a person that, individually or acting in concert with one or more other persons, owns or controls, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the equity interests of the professional employer organization;

    (g)  a statement of management that includes the name and evidence of the business experience of an individual who:

    (i)  serves as president of the professional employer organization;

    (ii)  serves as chief executive officer of the professional employer organization; or

    (iii)  may act as a senior executive officer of the professional employer organization; and

    (h)  a financial statement that:

    (i)  sets forth the financial condition of:

    (A)  the professional employer organization; or

    (B)  a professional employer organization group in which the professional employer organization is a member;

    (ii)  states whether or not the professional employer organization complies with Section 31A-40-205; and

    (iii)  complies with Section 31A-40-305.

    (3)  A professional employer organization shall renew its license by no later than October 1 of each year.

    Amended by Chapter 10, 2010 General Session