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Utah Code Title 31A. Insurance Code § 31A-26-208. Nonresident jurisdictional agreement

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1)(a) If a nonresident license applicant has a valid license from the nonresident license applicant's home state or designated home state and the conditions of Subsection (1)(b) are met, the commissioner shall:

(i) waive any license requirement for a license under this chapter; and

(ii) issue the nonresident license applicant a nonresident adjuster's license.

(b) Subsection (1)(a) applies if:

(i) the nonresident license applicant:

(A) is licensed in the nonresident license applicant's home state or designated home state at the time the nonresident license applicant applies for a nonresident adjuster license;

(B) has submitted the proper request for licensure;

(C) has submitted to the commissioner:

(I) the application for licensure that the nonresident license applicant submitted to the applicant's home state or designated home state; or

(II) a completed uniform application; and

(D) has paid the applicable fees under Section 31A-3-103;

(ii) the nonresident license applicant's license in the applicant's home state or designated home state is in good standing; and

(iii) the nonresident license applicant's home state or designated home state awards nonresident adjuster licenses to residents of this state on the same basis as this state awards licenses to residents of that home state or designated home state.

(2) A nonresident applicant shall execute in a form acceptable to the commissioner an agreement to be subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner and courts of this state on any matter related to the adjuster's insurance activities in this state, on the basis of:

(a) service of process under Sections 31A-2-309 and 31A-2-310; or

(b) other service authorized under the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure or Section 78B-3-206.

(3) The commissioner may verify an adjuster's licensing status through the database maintained by:

(a) the National Association of Insurance Commissioners; or

(b) an affiliate or subsidiary of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

(4) The commissioner may not assess a greater fee for an insurance license or related service to a person not residing in this state based solely on the fact that the person does not reside in this state.

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