Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 17 > Chapter 2 > Part 2 - County Annexation

• Administrator: means the same as that term is defined in Section 67-4a-102. See Utah Code 31A-22-1902
• Affiliate: means a person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• 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 Annexing county: means the county to which a portion of an adjoining county is annexed or proposed to be annexed as provided in this part. See Utah Code 17-2-202 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 Applicant: means : (a)  when referring to an individual limited long-term care insurance policy, the person who seeks to contract for benefits; and (b)  when referring to a group limited long-term care insurance policy, the proposed certificate holder. See Utah Code 31A-22-2002 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 Asymmetric conduct: means an insurer's use of the death master file or other similar database before July 1, 2015, in connection with searching for information regarding whether annuitants under the insurer's annuities might be deceased, but not in connection with whether the insureds under the insurer's policies might be deceased. See Utah Code 31A-22-1902 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 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 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 Certificate holder: means a person who: (a)  requests, obtains, or possesses a certificate of insurance; and (b)  is not a policyholder. See Utah Code 31A-22-1702 Certificate of insurance: means a document that is prepared for or issued to a person who is not a policyholder as evidence of insurance, regardless of how it is titled or described. See Utah Code 31A-22-1702 City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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: means an annuity contract. See Utah Code 31A-22-1902 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. 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 legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Customer: means a person who purchases portable electronics. See Utah Code 31A-22-1802 Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Death master file: means the United States Social Security Administration's Death Master File or another database or service that is at least as comprehensive as the United States Social Security Administration's Death Master File for determining that a person has reportedly died. See Utah Code 31A-22-1902 Death master file match: means a search of a death master file that results in a match of the Social Security number, or the name and date of birth of an insured, annuity owner, or retained asset account holder. See Utah Code 31A-22-1902 Department: means the Insurance Department. 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. Domestic insurer: means an insurer organized under the laws of this state. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Donor: The person who makes a gift. 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 Endorsement: means a written agreement attached to a policy or certificate to modify the policy or certificate coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Enrolled customer: means a customer who elects coverage under a portable electronics insurance policy issued to a vendor of portable electronics. See Utah Code 31A-22-1802 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. 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 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 Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. Group limited long-term care insurance: means a limited long-term care insurance policy that is delivered or issued for delivery: (a)  in this state; and (b)  to an eligible group, as described under Subsection 31A-22-701(2). See Utah Code 31A-22-2002 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 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 Initiating county: means the county, from which a portion is annexed or proposed to be annexed to an adjoining county. See Utah Code 17-2-202 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 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: means : (a)  an insurer as defined in Section 31A-1-301; and (b)  any other person engaged in the business of making insurance or a surety contract. See Utah Code 31A-22-1702 Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers. 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 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 long-term care insurance: includes a policy or rider described in Subsection (4)(a) that provides for payment of benefits based on cognitive impairment or the loss of functional capacity. See Utah Code 31A-22-2002 Location: means a physical location in the state or a website, call center site, or similar location directed to residents of the state. See Utah Code 31A-22-1802 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 Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Motorboat business: means a motorboat sales agency, repair shop, service station, storage garage, or public marina. See Utah Code 31A-22-1501 Mutual: means a mutual insurance corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 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. Order: means an order of the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Outline of coverage: means a summary that explains an accident and health insurance policy. 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 Personal lines insurance: means property and casualty insurance coverage sold for primarily noncommercial purposes to: (a)  an individual; or (b)  a family. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Policy: means a policy or certificate of life insurance that provides a death benefit. See Utah Code 31A-22-1902 Policy: includes a service contract issued by: (i)  a motor club under Chapter 11, Motor Clubs; (ii)  a service contract provided under Chapter 6a, Service Contracts; and (iii)  a corporation licensed under: (A)  Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations; or (B)  Chapter 8, Health Maintenance Organizations and Limited Health Plans. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Policy summary: means a synopsis describing the elements of a life insurance policy. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Policyholder: means a person who contracts with a property and casualty insurer for insurance coverage. See Utah Code 31A-22-1702 Policyholder: means a person who controls a policy, binder, or oral contract by ownership, premium payment, or otherwise. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Portable electronics: means : (a)  an electronic device that is portable in nature; and (b)  an accessory or service related to the use of the portable electronic device. See Utah Code 31A-22-1802 Portable electronics insurance: means insurance providing coverage for the repair or replacement of portable electronics that provides coverage for portable electronics against any one or more of the following: (i)  loss; (ii)  theft; (iii)  inoperability due to mechanical failure; (iv)  malfunction; (v)  damage; or (vi)  other similar cause of loss. See Utah Code 31A-22-1802 Preexisting condition: means a condition for which medical advice or treatment is recommended: (a)  by, or received from, a provider of health care services; and (b)  within six months before the day on which the coverage of an insured person becomes effective. See Utah Code 31A-22-2002 Premium: includes , however designated: (i)  an assessment; (ii)  a membership fee; (iii)  a required contribution; or (iv)  monetary consideration. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Proceeding: includes an action or special statutory proceeding. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 producer: means a person licensed or required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Rate: means : (i)  the cost of a given unit of insurance; or (ii)  for property or casualty insurance, that cost of insurance per exposure unit either expressed as: (A)  a single number; or (B)  a pure premium rate, adjusted before the application of individual risk variations based on loss or expense considerations to account for the treatment of: (I)  expenses; (II)  profit; and (III)  individual insurer variation in loss experience. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 real property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Record keeping services: means those circumstances under which the insurer agrees with a group policy or contract customer to be responsible for obtaining, maintaining, and administering, in its own or its agents' systems, information about each individual insured under an insured's group insurance contract, or a line of coverage under the group insurance contract, at least the following information: (a)  social security number, or name and date of birth; (b)  beneficiary designation information; (c)  coverage eligibility; (d)  benefit amount; and (e)  premium payment status. See Utah Code 31A-22-1902 Reinsurance: means an insurance transaction where an insurer, for consideration, transfers any portion of the risk it has assumed to another insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Reinsurer: means a person licensed in this state as an insurer with the authority to assume reinsurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Rental company: means any person or organization in the business of providing motorboats to the public. See Utah Code 31A-22-1501 Residential dwelling liability insurance: means insurance against liability resulting from or incident to the ownership, maintenance, or use of a residential dwelling that is a detached single family residence or multifamily residence up to four units. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Retained asset account: means a mechanism whereby the settlement of proceeds payable under a policy or contract is accomplished by the insurer or an entity acting on behalf of the insurer by depositing the proceeds into an account with check or draft writing privileges, where those proceeds are retained by the insurer or its agent, pursuant to a supplementary contract not involving annuity benefits other than death benefits. See Utah Code 31A-22-1902 Rider: means an endorsement to: (a)  an insurance policy; or (b)  an insurance certificate. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Security: means a: (i)  note; (ii)  stock; (iii)  bond; (iv)  debenture; (v)  evidence of indebtedness; (vi)  certificate of interest or participation in a profit-sharing agreement; (vii)  collateral-trust certificate; (viii)  preorganization certificate or subscription; (ix)  transferable share; (x)  investment contract; (xi)  voting trust certificate; (xii)  certificate of deposit for a security; (xiii)  certificate of interest of participation in an oil, gas, or mining title or lease or in payments out of production under such a title or lease; (xiv)  commodity contract or commodity option; (xv)  certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any of the items listed in Subsections (171)(a)(i) through (xiv); or (xvi)  another interest or instrument commonly known as a security. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Sell: means to exchange a contract of insurance: (a)  by any means; (b)  for money or its equivalent; and (c)  on behalf of an insurance company. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 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. Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Vendor: means a person in the business of engaging in portable electronics transactions directly or indirectly. See Utah Code 31A-22-1802 Waiting period: means the time an insured waits before some or all of the insured's coverage becomes effective. See Utah Code 31A-22-2002 Warranty: means a promise made solely by the manufacturer, importer, seller, or lessor of property or services without consideration, that is not negotiated or separated from the sale of the product and is incidental to the sale of the product, that guarantees indemnity for defective parts, mechanical or electrical breakdown, labor, or other remedial measures, such as repair or replacement of the property or repetition of services. See Utah Code 31A-22-1802 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5