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- Accident and health insurance: means insurance to provide protection against economic losses resulting from:
(i) a medical condition including: (A) a medical care expense; or (B) the risk of disability; (ii) accident; or (iii) sickness. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - ACEC: means an area of critical environmental concern as defined in 43 U. See Utah Code 63J-8-102
- Actuary: is a s defined by the commissioner by rule, made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Administrator: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection (182). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Affected area: means :
(a) the area that is designated in statute, county ordinance, or municipal ordinance as the area for which public notice must be provided; (b) in relation to a statute, if no affected area is designated in the statute, the affected area is the state; (c) in relation to a county ordinance, if no affected area is designated in the county ordinance, the affected area is the county; or (d) in relation to a municipal ordinance, if no affected area is designated in the municipal ordinance, the affected area is the municipality. See Utah Code 63G-30-101 - Affiliate: means a person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Affiliated business: means the gross transaction revenue of a title entity's title insurance business in the state that is the result of an affiliated business arrangement. See Utah Code 31A-23a-1001
- Affiliated business arrangement: means the same as that term is defined in 12 U. See Utah Code 31A-23a-1001
- Agency: means :
(a) a person other than an individual, including a sole proprietorship by which an individual does business under an assumed name; and (b) an insurance organization licensed or required to be licensed under Section 31A-23a-301, 31A-25-207, or 31A-26-209. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Aggregator site: means a website that provides access to information regarding insurance products from more than one insurer, including product and insurer information, for use in comparison shopping. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902
- Alien insurer: means an insurer domiciled outside the United States. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Annuity: means an agreement to make periodical payments for a period certain or over the lifetime of one or more individuals if the making or continuance of all or some of the series of the payments, or the amount of the payment, is dependent upon the continuance of human life. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Applicable percentage: means :
(a) on February 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021, 0. See Utah Code 31A-23a-1001 - Application: means a document:
(b) used by the insurer to gather information from the applicant before issuance of an annuity contract. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Associate: means the same as that term is defined in 12 U. See Utah Code 31A-23a-1001
- Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
- authorized insurer: means an insurer:
(i) holding a valid certificate of authority to do an insurance business in this state; and (ii) transacting business as authorized by a valid certificate. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Blanket travel insurance: means a travel insurance policy that:
(a) an insurer issues to an eligible group; and (b) covers: (i) a specific class of persons defined in the policy; and (ii) all members of the eligible group without a separate charge to an individual member of the eligible group. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902 - BLM: means the United States Bureau of Land Management. See Utah Code 63J-8-102
- board of directors: means the group of persons with responsibility over, or management of, a corporation, however designated. 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 - business of insurance: includes :
(a) providing health care insurance by an organization that is or is required to be licensed under this title; (b) providing a benefit to an employee in the event of a contingency not within the control of the employee, in which the employee is entitled to the benefit as a right, which benefit may be provided either: (i) by a single employer or by multiple employer groups; or (ii) through one or more trusts, associations, or other entities; (c) providing an annuity: (i) including an annuity issued in return for a gift; and (ii) except an annuity provided by a person specified in Subsections 31A-22-1305(2) and (3); (d) providing the characteristic services of a motor club; (e) providing another person with insurance; (f) making as insurer, guarantor, or surety, or proposing to make as insurer, guarantor, or surety, a contract or policy offering title insurance; (g) transacting or proposing to transact any phase of title insurance, including: (i) solicitation; (ii) negotiation preliminary to execution; (iii) execution of a contract of title insurance; (iv) insuring; and (v) transacting matters subsequent to the execution of the contract and arising out of the contract, including reinsurance; (h) transacting or proposing a life settlement; and (i) doing, or proposing to do, any business in substance equivalent to Subsections (95)(a) through (h) in a manner designed to evade this title. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Cancellation fee waiver: means a contractual agreement that:
(a) is between a supplier of a travel assistance service and the supplier's customer; and (b) waives a non-refundable cancellation fee provision of the supplier's underlying travel contract, with or without regard to: (i) the reason for the cancellation; or (ii) the form of reimbursement. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902 - Casualty insurance: means liability insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Certificate: means evidence of insurance given to:
(a) an insured under a group insurance policy; or (b) a third party. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- consultant: means a person who:
(a) advises another person about insurance needs and coverages; (b) is compensated by the person advised on a basis not directly related to the insurance placed; and (c) except as provided in Section 31A-23a-501, is not compensated directly or indirectly by an insurer or producer for advice given. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Controlled insurer: means a licensed insurer that is either directly or indirectly controlled by a producer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- 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
- Controlling producer: means a producer who directly or indirectly controls an insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: means an insurance corporation, except when referring to:
(i) a corporation doing business: (A) as: (I) an insurance producer; (II) a surplus lines producer; (III) a limited line producer; (IV) a consultant; (V) a managing general agent; (VI) a reinsurance intermediary; (VII) a third party administrator; or (VIII) an adjuster; and (B) under: (I) Chapter 23a, Insurance Marketing - Licensing Producers, Consultants, and Reinsurance Intermediaries; (II) Chapter 25, Third Party Administrators; or (III) Chapter 26, Insurance Adjusters; or (ii) a noninsurer that is part of a holding company system under Chapter 16, Insurance Holding Companies. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - County executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Credit insurance: includes :
(i) credit accident and health insurance; (ii) credit life insurance; (iii) credit property insurance; (iv) credit unemployment insurance; (v) guaranteed automobile protection insurance; (vi) involuntary unemployment insurance; (vii) mortgage accident and health insurance; (viii) mortgage guaranty insurance; and (ix) mortgage life insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Customer service representative: means a person that provides an insurance service and insurance product information:
(i) for the customer service representative's: (A) producer; (B) surplus lines producer; or (C) consultant employer; and (ii) to the customer service representative's employer's: (A) customer; (B) client; or (C) organization. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Deadline: means a final date or time:
(a) imposed by: (i) statute; (ii) rule; or (iii) order; and (b) by which a required filing or payment must be received by the department. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Department: means the Insurance Department. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Designated home state: means the state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia:
(a) in which an insurance producer, limited lines producer, consultant, managing general agent, or reinsurance intermediary licensee does not maintain the licensee's principal: (i) place of residence; or (ii) place of business; (b) if the resident state, territory, or District of Columbia of the licensee does not license for the line of authority sought, the licensee has qualified for the license as if the person were a resident in the state, territory, or District of Columbia described in Subsection (2)(a), including an applicable: (i) examination requirement; (ii) fingerprint background check requirement; and (iii) continuing education requirement; and (c) if the licensee has designated the state, territory, or District of Columbia as the designated home state. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102 - Director: means a member of the board of directors of a corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Disability: means a physiological or psychological condition that partially or totally limits an individual's ability to:
(a) perform the duties of: (i) that individual's occupation; or (ii) an occupation for which the individual is reasonably suited by education, training, or experience; or (b) perform two or more of the following basic activities of daily living: (i) eating; (ii) toileting; (iii) transferring; (iv) bathing; or (v) dressing. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Division: means the Division of Real Estate created in Section 61-2-201. See Utah Code 31A-23a-1001
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
- Eligible group: includes :
(i) an entity engaged in the business of providing travel or a travel service in which, with regard to the particular travel or travel service or type of travel or travelers, all members or customers of the group have common exposure to risk attendant to that travel, including: (A) a tour operator; (B) a lodging provider; (C) a vacation property owner; (D) a hotel or resort; (E) a travel club; (F) a travel agency; (G) a property manager; (H) a cultural exchange program; (I) a common carrier; and (J) the operator, owner, or lessor of a means of transportation of passengers, including an airline, a cruise line, a railroad, a steamship company, and a public bus carrier; (ii) a college, school, or other institution of learning, covering students, teachers, employees, or volunteers; (iii) an employer covering employees, volunteers, contractors, a board of directors, dependents, or guests; (iv) a sports team, camp, or a sponsor of a sports team or camp, covering participants, members, campers, employees, officials, supervisors, or volunteers; (v) a religious, charitable, recreational, educational, or civic organization, or a branch of a religious, charitable, recreational, educational, or civic organization, covering members, participants, or volunteers; (vi) a financial institution, a financial institution vendor, or a parent holding company, trustee, or agent of or designated by a financial institution or a financial institution vendor, covering accountholders, credit card holders, debtors, guarantors, or purchasers; (vii) an incorporated or unincorporated association, including a labor union, that: (A) has a common interest, constitution, and bylaws; (B) is organized and maintained in good faith for a purpose other than to cover members or participants of the association; and (C) covers members of the association; (viii) an entertainment production company covering participants, volunteers, audience members, contestants, or workers; (ix) a volunteer fire department, ambulance, rescue, police, or court or a volunteer first aid, civil defense, or other volunteer group similar to first aid or civil defense, covering members, participants, or volunteers; (x) a preschool, a daycare institution for children or adults, or a senior citizen club, covering attendees or participants; (xi) an automobile or truck rental or leasing company: (A) covering individuals who may become renters, lessees, or passengers depending on the travel status of the individual on a rented or leased vehicle; and (B) if the common carrier, operator, owner or lessor of the means of transportation, or the automobile or truck rental or leasing company is the policyholder; and (xii) a group not described in Subsections (4)(b)(i) through (xi), if the commissioner determines that: (A) the members of the group are engaged in a common enterprise, or have an economic, educational, or social affinity or relationship; and (B) issuance of the policy would not be contrary to the public interest. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902 - Employee: means :
(a) an individual employed by an employer; or (b) an individual who meets the requirements of Subsection (53)(b). See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Employee benefits: means one or more benefits or services provided to:
(a) an employee; or (b) a dependent of an employee. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Endorsement: means a written agreement attached to a policy or certificate to modify the policy or certificate coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Enrollee: includes an insured. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
- Escrow: means :
(i) a transaction that effects the sale, transfer, encumbering, or leasing of real property, when a person not a party to the transaction, and neither having nor acquiring an interest in the title, performs, in accordance with the written instructions or terms of the written agreement between the parties to the transaction, any of the following actions: (A) the explanation, holding, or creation of a document; or (B) the receipt, deposit, and disbursement of money; (ii) a settlement or closing involving: (A) a mobile home; (B) a grazing right; (C) a water right; or (D) other personal property authorized by the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Escrow agent: means an agency title insurance producer meeting the requirements of Sections 31A-4-107, 31A-14-211, and 31A-23a-204, who is acting through an individual title insurance producer licensed with an escrow subline of authority. 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.
- Exclusion: means for the purposes of accident and health insurance that an insurer does not provide insurance coverage, for whatever reason, for one of the following:
(a) a specific physical condition; (b) a specific medical procedure; (c) a specific disease or disorder; or (d) a specific prescription drug or class of prescription drugs. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Executive: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body elected as the county executive or a person appointed as the county manager or administrative officer, refers to:
(a) the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due observance; and (b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the executive branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101 - Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
- Federal land use designation: means one or a combination of the following congressional or federal actions included in proposed congressional land use legislation:
(a) designation of wilderness within the National Wilderness Preservation System; (b) designation of a national conservation area; (c) designation of a watercourse within the National Wild and Scenic River System; (d) designation of an ACEC; (e) designation of a national monument in accordance with the Antiquities Act or by Congress; (f) designation of a national park within the National Park System; (g) designation of a national recreational area; or (h) any other designation, classification, categorization, reservation, withdrawal, or similar action that has the purpose or effect of eliminating, restricting, or reducing energy and mineral development, motorized travel, grazing, active vegetation management, or any other traditional multiple use on public land. See Utah Code 63J-8-102 - Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- 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 - 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 - Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- FLPMA: means the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U. See Utah Code 63J-8-102
- Forest Service: means the United States Forest Service within the United States Department of Agriculture. See Utah Code 63J-8-102
- 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 - Formula: means a description of or directions for a computation in the Utah Code. See Utah Code 63I-6-102
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Fulfillment material: means documentation that:
(a) is sent to the purchaser of a travel protection plan; (b) confirms the purchase of the travel protection plan; and (c) provides the travel protection plan's coverage and assistance details. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902 - Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Government official: means an individual elected or appointed to a state office, county office, municipal office, school board, school district office, special district office, or special service district office. See Utah Code 63G-30-101
- Green River Energy Zone: means the lands described as follows in Subsections (8)(a) and (b), as more fully illustrated in the maps prepared by the Carbon County and Emery County GIS Departments in February 2013, each entitled "2013 Green River Energy Zone":
(a) BLM and Forest Service lands in Carbon County that are situated in the following townships: Township 12S Range 6E, Township 12S Range 7E, Township 12S Range 8E, Township 12S Range 9E, Township 12S Range 10E, Township 12S Range 11E, Township 12S Range 12E, Township 12S Range 13E, Township 12S Range 14E, Township 12S Range 15E, Township 12S Range 16E, Township 12S Range 17E, Township 12S Range 18E, Township 13S Range 6E, Township 13S Range 8E, Township 13S Range 9E, Township 13S Range 10E, Township 13S Range 11E, Township 13S Range 12E, Township 13S Range 13E, Township 13S Range 14E, Township 13S Range 15E, Township 13S Range 16E, Township 13S Range 17E, Township 14S Range 6E, Township 14S Range 8E, Township 14S Range 9E, Township 14S Range 11E, Township 14S Range 12E, Township 14S Range 13E, Township 14S Range 14E, Township 14S Range 15E, Township 14S Range 16E, Township 14S Range 17E, Township 15S Range 7E, Township 15S Range 8E, Township 15S Range 9E, Township 15S Range 10E, Township 15S Range 11E, Township 15S Range 12E, Township 15S Range 13E, Township 15S Range 14E, Township 15S Range 15E, and Township 15S Range 16E; and (b) BLM and Forest Service lands in Emery County, excluding any areas that are or may be designated as wilderness, national conservation areas, or wild or scenic rivers, that are situated in the following townships and represented in the Emery County Public Land Management Act DRAFT Map prepared by Emery County and available at emerycounty. See Utah Code 63J-8-102 - Group insurance policy: means a policy covering a group of persons that is issued:
(i) to a policyholder on behalf of the group; and (ii) for the benefit of a member of the group who is selected under a procedure defined in: (A) the policy; or (B) an agreement that is collateral to the policy. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Health benefit plan: means a policy, contract, certificate, or agreement offered or issued by an insurer to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of health care, including major medical expense coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Health care: means any of the following intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, or prevention of a human ailment or impairment:
(a) a professional service; (b) a personal service; (c) a facility; (d) equipment; (e) a device; (f) supplies; or (g) medicine. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - health insurance: means insurance providing:
(i) a health care benefit; or (ii) payment of an incurred health care expense. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Home state: means :
(a) a state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia in which an insurance producer, limited lines producer, consultant, managing general agent, or reinsurance intermediary licensee: (i) maintains the licensee's principal: (A) place of residence; or (B) place of business; and (ii) is licensed to act as a resident licensee; or (b) if the resident state, territory, or the District of Columbia described in Subsection (3)(a) does not license for the line of authority sought, a state, territory, or the District of Columbia: (i) in which the licensee is licensed; (ii) in which the licensee is in good standing; and (iii) that the licensee has designated as the licensee's designated home state. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102 - Indemnity: means the payment of an amount to offset all or part of an insured loss. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Inland marine insurance: includes insurance covering:
(a) property in transit on or over land; (b) property in transit over water by means other than boat or ship; (c) bailee liability; (d) fixed transportation property such as bridges, electric transmission systems, radio and television transmission towers and tunnels; and (e) personal and commercial property floaters. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - insolvent: means that:
(a) an insurer is unable to pay the insurer's obligations as the obligations are due; (b) an insurer's total adjusted capital is less than the insurer's mandatory control level RBC under Subsection 31A-17-601(8)(c); or (c) an insurer's admitted assets are less than the insurer's liabilities. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - 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 - insurance company: means a person doing an insurance business as a principal including:
(i) a fraternal benefit society; (ii) an issuer of a gift annuity other than an annuity specified in Subsections 31A-22-1305(2) and (3); (iii) a motor club; (iv) an employee welfare plan; (v) a person purporting or intending to do an insurance business as a principal on that person's own account; and (vi) a health maintenance organization. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy and includes:
(i) a policyholder; (ii) a subscriber; (iii) a member; and (iv) a beneficiary. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Insurer: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301, except that the following persons or similar persons are not insurers for purposes of 7:
(a) a risk retention group as defined in: (i) the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Pub. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102 - 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.
- Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:
(a) the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and (b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101 - Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Liability insurance: includes :
(i) vehicle liability insurance; (ii) residential dwelling liability insurance; and (iii) making inspection of, and issuing a certificate of inspection upon, an elevator, boiler, machinery, or apparatus of any kind when done in connection with insurance on the elevator, boiler, machinery, or apparatus. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - License: includes a certificate of authority issued to an insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Life insurance: means :
(i) insurance on a human life; and (ii) insurance pertaining to or connected with human life. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Limited lines producer: means a person who sells, solicits, or negotiates limited lines insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Limited lines travel insurance producer: means one of the following designated by an insurer as the travel insurance supervising entity as provided in Subsection 31A-23a-905(4):
(a) a licensed managing general agent or third party administrator; or (b) a licensed insurance producer, including a limited lines producer. See Utah Code 31A-23a-902 - Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Long-term care insurance: includes :
(i) any of the following that provide directly or supplement long-term care insurance: (A) a group or individual annuity or rider; or (B) a life insurance policy or rider; (ii) a policy or rider that provides for payment of benefits on the basis of: (A) cognitive impairment; or (B) functional capacity; or (iii) a qualified long-term care insurance contract. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Managing general agent: means a person that:
(i) manages all or part of the insurance business of an insurer, including the management of a separate division, department, or underwriting office; (ii) acts as an agent for the insurer whether it is known as a managing general agent, manager, or other similar term; (iii) produces and underwrites an amount of gross direct written premium equal to, or more than, 5% of the policyholder surplus as reported in the last annual statement of the insurer in any one quarter or year: (A) with or without the authority; (B) separately or together with an affiliate; and (C) directly or indirectly; and (iv) (A) adjusts or pays claims in excess of an amount determined by the commissioner; or (B) negotiates reinsurance on behalf of the insurer. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102 - Mathematical equation: means a symbolic expression of a formula that is created by the legislative fiscal analyst under Subsection 63I-6-103(1). See Utah Code 63I-6-102
- Member: means a person having membership rights in an insurance corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Motor club: means a person:
(a) licensed under: (i) Chapter 5, Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurance Corporations; (ii) Chapter 11, Motor Clubs; or (iii) Chapter 14, Foreign Insurers; and (b) that promises for an advance consideration to provide for a stated period of time one or more: (i) legal services under Subsection 31A-11-102(1)(b); (ii) bail services under Subsection 31A-11-102(1)(c); or (iii) (A) trip reimbursement; (B) towing services; (C) emergency road services; (D) stolen automobile services; (E) a combination of the services listed in Subsections (126)(b)(iii)(A) through (D); or (F) other services given in Subsections 31A-11-102(1)(b) through (f). See Utah Code 31A-1-301 - Multiple use: means proper stewardship of the subject lands pursuant to Section 103(c) of FLPMA, 43 U. See Utah Code 63J-8-102
- National conservation area: means an area designated by Congress and managed by the BLM. See Utah Code 63J-8-102
- National Wild and Scenic River System: means the National Wild and Scenic River System established in 16 U. See Utah Code 63J-8-102
- Negotiate: means the act of conferring directly with or offering advice directly to a purchaser or prospective purchaser of a particular contract of insurance concerning a substantive benefit, term, or condition of the contract if the person engaged in that act:
(a) sells insurance; or (b) obtains insurance from insurers for purchasers. See Utah Code 31A-23a-102 - New or newly affiliated title entity: means a title entity that:
(a) is licensed as a title entity for the first time on or after May 14, 2019; or (b) (i) is licensed as a title entity before May 14, 2019; and (ii) enters into an affiliated business arrangement for the first time on or after May 14, 2019. See Utah Code 31A-23a-1001 - Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
- Notice summary statement: means a statement that includes the following in relation to a public notice:
(a) a title that accurately describes the purpose or subject of the public notice; (b) the name of the public body, or the name and title of the government official, that provides the public notice; (c) a statement that clearly describes the matter for which the public notice is given; (d) a general description of the area to which the public notice relates; (e) the dates and deadlines applicable to the matter for which the public notice is given; and (f) information specifying where a person may obtain a copy of the complete public notice, including: (i) the web address for the Utah Public Notice Website; (ii) if the public body or government official maintains a public website, the web address where the public notice is located; (iii) the address of a physical location where a copy of the public notice may be viewed or obtained; and (iv) a telephone number that an individual may call to request a copy of the public notice. See Utah Code 63G-30-101 - 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.
- Offer and disseminate: means :