§58-49-35. Multiple employer welfare arrangements; license required; penalty  


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  • (a)        It is unlawful to operate, maintain, or establish a MEWA unless the MEWA has a valid license issued by the Commissioner.  Any MEWA operating in this State without a valid license is an unauthorized insurer.

    (b)        G.S. 58-49-30 through 58-49-65 do not apply to a MEWA that offers or provides benefits that are fully insured by an authorized insurer or to a MEWA that is exempt from state insurance regulation in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Law Number 43-406.

(1991, c. 611, s. 1.)