Permissive areas of insurance.

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  • (1) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), a captive insurance company may not directly insure a risk other than the risk of the captive insurance company's parent or affiliated company.
  • (2) In addition to the risks described in Subsection (1), an association captive insurance company may insure the risk of:
    • (a) a member organization of the association captive insurance company's association; or
    • (b) an affiliate of a member organization of the association captive insurance company's association.
  • (3) The following may insure a risk of a controlled unaffiliated business:
    • (a) an industrial insured captive insurance company;
    • (b) a protected cell;
    • (c) a pure captive insurance company; or
    • (d) a sponsored captive insurance company.
  • (4) To the extent allowed by a captive insurance company's organizational charter, a captive insurance company may provide any type of insurance described in this title, except:
    • (a) workers' compensation insurance;
    • (b) personal motor vehicle insurance;
    • (c) homeowners' insurance; and
    • (d) any component of the types of insurance described in Subsections (4)(a) through (c).
  • (5) A captive insurance company may not provide coverage for:
    • (a) a wager or gaming risk;
    • (b) loss of an election; or
    • (c) the penal consequences of a crime.
  • (6) Unless the punitive damages award arises out of a criminal act of an insured, a captive insurance company may provide coverage for punitive damages awarded, including through adjudication or compromise, against the captive insurance company's:
    • (a) parent;
    • (b) affiliated company; or
    • (c) controlled unaffiliated business.
  • (7) Notwithstanding Subsection (4), if approved by the commissioner, a captive insurance company may insure as a reimbursement a limited layer or deductible of workers' compensation coverage.




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