Status of Trust and Status of Employer. The Trust is a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (MEWA) under federal law, 29 USC 1001(40), and a Group Insurance Arrangement for IRS reporting purposes. The employer is the plan fiduciary of the WHIT plans to which it subscribes, but the Employer and Trust agree in this Agreement that the Employer is delegating certain responsibilities to the Trust, as set forth herein, specifically in Section 9.
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Samples: Western Healthcare Insurance, Master Participation Agreement, whitonline.org