Georgia Code § 33-50-6 - Requirements for Holding of Funds Collected

Funds collected from the participating employers under multiple employer self-insured health plans shall be held in trust subject to the following requirements:

(1) A board of trustees elected by participating employers shall serve as fund managers on behalf of participants. Trustees shall be plan participants or be an employee or owner of a participating employer or an employee of a sponsoring association. No participating employer shall be represented by more than one trustee. A minimum of three and a maximum of seven trustees may be elected. Trustees shall not receive remuneration but they may be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with duties as trustee;

(2) Trustees shall be bonded in an amount not less than $150,000.00 from a licensed surety company or covered under a directors and officers liability policy issued to the multiple employer self-insured health plan;

(3) Investment of plan funds shall be subject to the same restrictions which are applicable to insurers as provided in Chapter 11 of this title; and

(4) A multiple employer self-insured health plan shall maintain a minimum loss ratio of at least 70 percent. Compliance with such minimum loss ratio standard shall be evaluated annually by a multiple employer self-insured health plan. Failure to comply with minimum loss ratio standards shall result in a premium refund to participating employers.

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