Public Hearing on Proposed Fees for Services Provided on Costs Incurred by the Utah Insurance Department During Fiscal Year 2010

A hearing date on the proposed fees for services provided on costs incurred by the Utah Insurance Department during fiscal year 2010 has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. in Room 3112 of the State Office Building (behind the Capitol), 450 N State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Requests for fee reduction:

(1) The Department has requested the deletion of the $2.00 e-processing fee from the following fees:

(a) license fee for insurer, surplus lines insurer, other organization, accredited/trusteed reinsurer, viatical settlement provider, producer (individual or agency), health insurance purchasing alliance, continuing education provider, captive insurer;

(b) copy completed annual statement, accepting service of process, bail bond agency, relative value study book; and

(2) The Department has requested the deletion of the late renewal fee for producer (individual or agency) and continuing education provider.

Request for fee increase:

The Department has changed the methodology for payment for requests for lists compiled from the Department's database. The new methodology and fee structure is as follows:

Fees for the production of lists of information regarding licensees or other information that can be produced by list:

(1) printed list, if the information is already in list form and only needs to be printed or reprinted: $1 per page, whether or not sent to the requestor by mail or electronically;

(2) electronic list compiled from information stored in the Department's database:

(a) a separate fee is assessed for each list compiled;

(b) each list is assessed the following fees:

(i) a base fee, which entitles the requestor to up to 30 minutes of staff time to draft the information query, compile the information, prepare a CD, and prepare a CD for mailing to the requestor -- $50, due with request for information;

(ii) each additional 30 minutes or fraction thereof to draft the information query, compile the information, prepare a CD, and prepare a CD for mailing to the requestor -- $50, due by the due date on the invoice;

(c) additional CD -- $1.00, due by the due date on the invoice.

The proposed fee schedule has been submitted to the 2009 General Session of the Utah Legislature for their review and approval. The proposed fee schedule will be distributed at the fee hearing and can be read at: http://www.insurance.utah.gov/ruleindex.html.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals desiring to attend the hearing who need special accommodations during the hearing (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) should notify us as directed as follows.

Written comments should be directed to Jilene Whitby: email: [e-mail]; FAX: [phone]; or mail to: Insurance Department, State Office Building, Room 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84114.