Utah Code § 31A-16b-107: Third-party consultants.

(1) The commissioner may retain a third-party consultant, including an attorney, actuary, accountant, or other expert not otherwise a part of the commissioner's staff:

(a) at the insurer's or insurance group's expense; and

(b) as is reasonably necessary to assist the commissioner in reviewing the insurer's or insurance group's:

(i) corporate governance annual disclosure and related information; or

(ii) compliance with this chapter.

(2) A person the commissioner retains under Subsection (1):

(a) is under the direction and control of the commissioner; and

(b) shall act in a purely advisory capacity.

(3) As part of the retention process, a third-party consultant shall verify to the commissioner, with notice to the insurer or insurance group, that the third-party consultant:

(a) is free of a conflict of interest; and

(b) has internal procedures in place to:

(i) monitor compliance with Subsection (3)(a); and

(ii) comply with the confidentiality standards and requirements of this chapter.