A fraternal may admit any natural person to membership under the conditions and for the type of insurance and other benefits its laws prescribe, subject to this chapter and other applicable laws. A member without insurance ceases to be a member for insurance purposes if the fraternal is converted to a mutual.
Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-9-202
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
Member: means a person having membership rights in an insurance corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
another similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
(2)
Subject to Section 31A-21-104, fraternals may provide insurance for the benefit of members, their dependents, and persons who are eligible for membership except for age.
(3)
A fraternal may organize lodges for children who are not old enough for membership, but who are to be covered by insurance. Membership in local lodges is not required for those children, and they have no voting rights.
(4)
A fraternal may extend temporary or conditional insurance coverage to a nonmember who has applied for membership in the fraternal.
