Utah Code § 34A-2-201: Employers to secure workers' compensation benefits for employees -- Methods.

An employer shall secure the payment of workers' compensation benefits for its employees by:

(1) insuring, and keeping insured, the payment of this compensation with an insurer authorized under Title 31A, Insurance Code, to transact the business of workers' compensation insurance in this state; or

(2) obtaining approval from the division in accordance with Section 34A-2-201.5 to pay direct compensation as a self-insured employer in the amount, in the manner, and when due as provided for in this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act.