(1) The offering of a health benefit plan by any multiple employer welfare arrangement shall not be deemed transacting business as an insurer, association, or exchange, except as specifically set forth in the Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement Act. The insurance laws of this state do not apply to health benefit plans offered by multiple employer welfare arrangements except as specifically set forth in the act.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-7616

  • Insurer: shall include all companies, exchanges, societies, or associations whether organized on the stock, mutual, assessment, or fraternal plan of insurance and reciprocal insurance exchanges. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801

(2) Nothing in the act shall be construed to include an insolvent multiple employer welfare arrangement within the provisions of the Nebraska Insurers Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation Act.