31A-5-216. Change of domicile.
(1) A foreign insurance corporation may become a Utah insurance corporation if it
submits an application which evidences that the corporation complies with all of the requirements
imposed on domestic Utah corporations. The commissioner may, by order after a hearing, relax
the requirements of this chapter applicable to corporations in the process of organization that,
because of the developed status of the insurer, he finds unnecessary to protect policyholders and
the public. The commissioner shall simultaneously issue a certificate of organization under
Subsection 31A-5-204 (3) and a certificate of authority under Subsection 31A-5-212 (2) when the
conditions for both have been satisfied.
(2) Upon approval by the commissioner, a domestic insurer may transfer its domicile to
any other state in which it is admitted. The commissioner shall approve the transfer of domicile
unless he finds that the transfer will prejudice the interests of policyholders, creditors, or the
public in Utah. The commissioner may require a special deposit, reinsurance, or other protective
measures as an alternative to rejecting the insurer's application to move. After or simultaneous
with the removal of the corporation, it may seek entry into this state as a foreign corporation
under Chapter 14.
(3) The transfer of domicile of an insurance corporation under either Subsection (1) or
Subsection (2) does not affect the obligations of the corporation under its existing insurance
contracts or any other existing contracts.
Enacted by Chapter 242, 1985 General Session
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