31A-1-105 - Presumption of jurisdiction.
31A-1-105. Presumption of jurisdiction.
(1) Any insurer, including the Workers' Compensation Fund created under Chapter 33,that provides coverage of a resident of this state, property located in this state, or a businessactivity conducted in this state, or that engages in any activity described in Subsections31A-15-102(2)(a) through (h), is:
(a) doing an insurance business in this state; and
(b) subject to the jurisdiction of the insurance commissioner and the courts of this stateunder Sections 31A-2-309 and 31A-2-310 to the extent of that coverage or activity.
(2) Any person doing or purporting to do an insurance business in this state as defined in Section 31A-1-301 is subject to the jurisdiction of the insurance commissioner and this title,unless the insurer can establish that the exemptions of Section 31A-1-103 apply.
(3) This section does not limit the jurisdiction of the courts of this state under otherapplicable law.
Amended by Chapter 222, 2000 General Session