Common use of Coverage of Business Employees and Surviving Dependents Clause in Contracts

Coverage of Business Employees and Surviving Dependents. As of the Distribution Date, each Business Employee shall become eligible to participate in the Columbia Welfare Plans and each Surviving Dependent shall become eligible to participate in the Columbia Pipeline Group Consolidated Flex Medical Plan, subject to the terms of such plans. To the extent applicable to any Columbia Welfare Plans in which Business Employees or Surviving Dependents become eligible as of the Distribution Date that provide benefits similar to the benefits that had been provided to such persons under a NiSource Welfare Plan immediately prior to such date, Columbia shall cause the Columbia Welfare Plans to recognize all coverage and contribution elections made by the Business Employees and Surviving Dependents under the NiSource Welfare Plans in effect for the period immediately prior to the Distribution Date and shall apply such elections under the Columbia Welfare Plans for the remainder of the period or periods for which such elections are by their terms applicable. All beneficiary designations made by Business Employees and Surviving Dependents under the NiSource Welfare Plans shall, to the extent applicable, be transferred to, and be in full force and effect under, the Columbia Welfare Plans until such beneficiary designations are replaced or revoked by the Business Employee or Surviving Dependent who made the beneficiary designation. With respect to each Business Employee and Surviving Dependent, each Columbia Welfare Plan shall provide that for purposes of determining eligibility to participate, vesting and calculation of, and entitlement to, benefits, service by the Business Employee or, in the case of a Surviving Dependent, the Deceased Business Employee, prior to the Distribution Date with a NiSource Party shall be treated as service with a Columbia Party. Columbia shall cause each Columbia Welfare Plan to waive any waiting periods, evidence of insurability requirements, and the application of any preexisting condition limitations with respect to each Business Employee (and, if applicable, such Business Employee’s participating spouse and/or dependents) and Surviving Dependent. Columbia shall cause each Columbia Welfare Plan to honor any deductible, co-payment and out-of-pocket maximums incurred by each Business Employee (and, if applicable, such Business Employee’s participating spouse and/or dependents) and Surviving Dependent under the NiSource Welfare Plans in which such Business Employee or Surviving Dependent participated immediately prior to the Distribution Date, if any, in satisfying any deductibles, co-payments or out-of-pocket maximums under the Columbia Welfare Plans in which such Business Employee or Surviving Dependent is eligible to participate after the Distribution Date in the same plan year in which any such deductibles, co-payments or out-of-pocket maximums were incurred. All amounts credited or applied to any annual or lifetime benefit limitation under a NiSource Welfare Plan with respect to a Business Employee (and, if applicable, such Business Employee’s participating spouse and/or dependents) or Surviving Dependent shall be credited or applied to the annual or lifetime benefit limitation for such Business Employee (and, if applicable, such Business Employee’s participating spouse and/or dependents) or Surviving Dependent under the corresponding Columbia Welfare Plan.

Coverage of Business Employees and Surviving Dependents. As of the Distribution Date, each Business Employee shall become eligible to participate in the Columbia Retiree Welfare Plans established by Columbia and each Surviving Dependent shall become eligible to participate in the Columbia Pipeline Group Consolidated Flex Medical Plan and the Columbia Pipeline Group Post-65 Retiree Medical Plan, subject to the terms of such plans. To the extent applicable to any Columbia Retiree Welfare Plans in which Business Employees or Surviving Dependents become eligible as of the Distribution Date that provide benefits similar to the benefits that had been provided to such persons under a NiSource Retiree Welfare Plan immediately prior to such date, Columbia shall cause the Columbia Retiree Welfare Plans to recognize all coverage and contribution elections made by the Business Employees and Surviving Dependents under the NiSource Retiree Welfare Plans in effect for the period immediately prior to the Distribution Date and shall apply such elections under the Columbia Retiree Welfare Plans for the remainder of the period or periods for which such elections are by their terms applicable. All beneficiary designations made by Business Employees and Surviving Dependents under the NiSource Retiree Welfare Plans shall, to the extent applicable, be transferred to, and be in full force and effect under, the Columbia Retiree Welfare Plans until such beneficiary designations are replaced or revoked by the Business Employee or Surviving Dependent who made the beneficiary designation. With respect to each Business Employee and Surviving Dependent, each Columbia Retiree Welfare Plan shall provide that for purposes of determining eligibility to participate, vesting and calculation of, and entitlement to, to benefits, service by the Business Employee or, in the case of a Surviving Dependent, the Deceased Business Employee, prior to the Distribution Date with a NiSource Party shall be treated as service with a Columbia Party. Columbia shall cause each Columbia Retiree Welfare Plan to waive any waiting periods, evidence of insurability requirements, and the application of any preexisting condition limitations with respect to each Business Employee (and, if applicable, such Business Employee’s participating spouse and/or dependents) and Surviving Dependent. Columbia shall cause each Columbia Retiree Welfare Plan to honor any deductible, co-payment and out-of-pocket maximums incurred by each Business Employee (and, if applicable, such Business Employee’s participating spouse and/or dependents) and Surviving Dependent under the NiSource Retiree Welfare Plans in which such Business Employee or Surviving Dependent participated immediately prior to the Distribution Date, if any, in satisfying any deductibles, co-payments or out-of-pocket maximums under the Columbia Retiree Welfare Plans in which such Business Employee or Surviving Dependent is eligible to participate after the Distribution Date in the same plan year in which any such deductibles, co-payments or out-of-pocket maximums were incurred. All amounts credited or applied to any annual or lifetime benefit limitation under a NiSource Retiree Welfare Plan with respect to a Business Employee (and, if applicable, such Business Employee’s participating spouse and/or dependents) or Surviving Dependent shall be credited or applied to the annual or lifetime benefit limitation for such Business Employee (and, if applicable, such Business Employee’s participating spouse and/or dependents) or Surviving Dependent under the corresponding Columbia Retiree Welfare Plan.