(a) No insurer shall mass merchandise insurance to members of any association or organization formed principally for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of mass merchandising.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:12-104

  • Employees: includes compensated officers, managers, and employees of a firm, corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, trust, estate, or members of an unincorporated association or nonprofit organization. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:12-101
  • Employer: includes any firm, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, trust, estate, and unincorporated association or nonprofit organization; it also includes the State, any county, any municipal corporation, and any governmental unit, agency, or department thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:12-101
  • Insurer: means an insurer authorized to transact the business of motor vehicle, property, and casualty insurance in the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:12-101
  • Mass merchandise: means to sell and "mass merchandising" means a sale of insurance wherein:

    (1) The insurance is offered to employees of particular employers, and

    (2) The employer has agreed to, or otherwise affiliated itself with, the sale of such insurance to its employees. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:12-101

(b) No insurer shall mass merchandise insurance to employees of any employer which requires the purchase of or participation in insurance sold on a mass merchandising basis as a condition of employment, or which subjects any employee to any penalty for failure to purchase or participate in insurance sold on a mass merchandising basis.

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