If any employer is required under a mass merchandising agreement to collect the premiums from its employees and remit the same to the insurer, its failure to so collect and remit as to any employee for any reason, including termination of the employee’s employment, shall not be regarded by the insurer as nonpayment of premium by such employee, unless the insurer gives written notice of such failure to remit to the employee and the employee fails to pay the required premium by the later of:

(1) Thirty days after the mailing or delivery of the notice to the address of the employee last known to the insurer, or

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:12-108

  • 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 merchandising agreement: means an agreement between an insurer and an employer for the sale of insurance to the employees of the employer on a mass merchandising basis. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:12-101
(2) The due date of the premium.