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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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69. Department of Financial Services |
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69O. OIR – Insurance Regulation |
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69O-192. Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements |
1(1) Each Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (“MEWA”) 8shall file with the Office a full and true report of its financial condition, transactions, and affairs.
25(a) An annual report covering the preceding fiscal year shall be filed within 3 months after the end of the fiscal year, and quarterly reports within 45 days after the end of each of its four quarterly reporting periods.
64(b) The Office shall grant 69an extension of time for filing an annual or quarterly report 80if there exist conditions beyond the control of the authorized MEWA, such as rehabilitation pursuant to Chapter 631, F.S., or the laws of the state of domicile; severe damage to the MEWA’s physical premises by a natural or man-made disaster; or some other reason of similar gravity and severity. The request for an extension of time for filing an annual or quarterly report shall be submitted to the Office at least 7 days before the filing is due. The extension shall be for the amount of time reasonable to file under the conditions which justified the extension.
177(c) For purposes of this rule, the requirement that reports be filed with the Office means that the report has been transmitted electronically to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and that the executed Jurat page of said report has been transmitted electronically to the Office via the Regulatory Electronic Filing System, “REFS.” The date affixed by the Office’s electronic data processing system shall serve as evidence of the timeliness of the report. Annual and quarterly reports in any other format shall not be submitted to the Office.
265(2) Annual and Quarterly Report Reporting.
271Each MEWA shall submit its annual and quarterly report information electronically to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in accordance with the electronic filing instructions incorporated by reference in paragraph 30169O-137.001(3)(b), 302F.A.C.
303(3) Manuals Adopted.
306(a) Annual reports 309shall be prepared in accordance with the manuals incorporated by reference in paragraph 32269O-137.001(4)(a), 323F.A.C.
324(b) Quarterly reports shall be prepared in accordance with the manuals incorporated by reference in paragraph 34069O-137.001(4)(b), 341F.A.C.
342(c) Copies of the manuals are available:
3491. From the National Association of Insurance Commissioners at 358http://www.naic.org; 359and,
3602. For inspection during regular business hours at the Office of Insurance Regulation, Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0300.
382Rulemaking Authority 384624.442, 385624.4431 FS. 387Law Implemented 389624.442 FS. 391History–New 11-16-92, Formerly 4-192.048, Amended 9-28-22.
