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Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_58 > GS_58-49-35§58‑49‑35. Multiple employer welfare arrangements; licenserequired; penalty.
(a) It is unlawful tooperate, maintain, or establish a MEWA unless the MEWA has a valid licenseissued by the Commissioner. Any MEWA operating in this State without a valid licenseis an unauthorized insurer.
(b) G.S. 58‑49‑30through 58‑49‑65 do not apply to a MEWA that offers or providesbenefits that are fully insured by an authorized insurer or to a MEWA that isexempt from state insurance regulation in accordance with the EmployeeRetirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Law Number 43‑406. (1991,c. 611, s. 1.)
