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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 67 - VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACT REGULATION › Section 67-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations governing variable life insurance
				  contracts. They are promulgated by the authority of and pursuant to the Wyoming
				  Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. §§
									
										16-3-101 through
				  16-3-115, and the Wyoming
				  Insurance Code, W.S. §§
									
										26-2-110,
				  26-9-217 and
				  26-16-502.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 67 - VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACT REGULATION › Section 67-3 - Qualification of Insurer to Issue Variable Life Insurance

Current through July 13, 2024
The following requirements are applicable to all insurers
				  either seeking authority or having authority to issue variable life insurance
				  in Wyoming.
(a)
Licensing and
				Approval to do Business in Wyoming.
An insurer shall not deliver or
				issue for delivery in this state any variable life insurance policies unless:
(i) The insurer is licensed to transact life
				insurance business in Wyoming;
(ii)
				The insurer has obtained the written approval of the commissioner for the
				issuance of variable life insurance policies in Wyoming. The commissioner shall
				grant written approval only after the commissioner has found that:
(A) The plan of operation for the issuance of
				variable life insurance policies is not unsound;
(B) The general character, reputation and
				experience of the management and those persons or firms proposed to supply
				consulting, investment, administrative or custodial services to the insurer are
				such as to reasonably assure competent operation of the variable life insurance
				business of the insurer in Wyoming; and
(C) The present and foreseeable future
				financial condition of the insurer and its method of operation in connection
				with the issuance of such policies is not likely to render its operation
				hazardous to the public or its policyholders in Wyoming. The commissioner shall
				consider, among other things:
(I) The history
				of operation and financial condition of the insurer;
(II) The qualifications, fitness, character,
				responsibility, reputation and experience of the officers and directors and
				other management of the insurer and those persons or firms proposed to supply
				consulting, investment, administrative or custodial services to the
				insurer;
(III) The law and
				regulations under which the insurer is authorized in its state of domicile to
				issue variable life insurance policies. The state of entry of an alien insurer
				shall be deemed its state of domicile for this purpose; and
(IV) If the insurer is a subsidiary of, or is
				affiliated by common management or ownership with another company, its
				relationship to such other company and the degree to which the requesting
				insurer, as well as the other company, meets these standards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 67 - VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACT REGULATION › Section 67-4 - Insurance Policy Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
Filing of Variable Life Insurance
				Policies
. All variable life insurance policies, and all riders,
				endorsements, applications and other documents that are to be made a part of
				the policy and which relate to the variable nature of the policy, shall be
				filed with the commissioner and approved by him or her prior to delivery or
				issuance for delivery in Wyoming. In addition, each insurer shall file with the
				Commissioner a copy of each prospectus adopted by it for use in conjunction
				with the sale of any contract offered for sale in Wyoming.
(i) The procedures and requirements for
				filing and approval shall be the same as those otherwise applicable to other
				life insurance policies.
(ii) The
				commissioner may approve variable life insurance policies and related forms
				with provisions the commissioner deems to be not less favorable to the
				policyholder and the beneficiary than those required by this
				regulation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 67 - VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACT REGULATION › Section 67-6 - Separate Accounts

Current through July 13, 2024
The following requirements apply to the establishment and
				  administration of variable life insurance separate accounts by a domestic
				  insurer:
(a)
Establishment and
				Administration of Separate Accounts
. A domestic insurer issuing variable
				life insurance shall establish one or more separate accounts pursuant to W.S.
				§
									
										26-16-502.
(i) If no law or other regulation provides
				for the custody of separate account assets and if the insurer is not the
				custodian of the separate account assets, all contracts for custody of these
				assets shall be in writing and the commissioner shall have authority to review
				and approve of both the terms of the contract and the proposed custodian prior
				to the transfer of custody.
(ii)
				The insurer shall not without prior written approval of the commissioner employ
				in any material connection with the handling of separate account assets any
				person who:
(A) Within the last ten (10)
				years has been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor arising out of such
				person's conduct involving embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, or
				misappropriation of funds or securities or involving violation of Sections
				1341, 1342 or 1343 of Title 18, United States Code; or
(B) Within the last ten (10) years has been
				found by any state regulatory authority to have violated or has acknowledged
				violation of any provision of any state insurance law involving fraud, deceit
				or knowing misrepresentation; or
(C) Within the last ten (10) years has been
				found by federal or state regulatory authorities to have violated or has
				acknowledged violation of any provision of federal or state securities laws
				involving fraud, deceit or knowing misrepresentation.
(iii) All persons with access to the cash,
				securities, or other assets of the separate account shall be under bond in the
				amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the insurer's previous year's
				gross premiums or other amount the commissioner prescribes.
(iv) The assets of separate accounts shall be
				valued at least as often as variable benefits are determined but in any event
				at least monthly.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 67 - VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACT REGULATION › Section 67-7 - Information Furnished To Applicants

Current through July 13, 2024
An insurer delivering or issuing for delivery in this state a
				  variable life insurance policy shall deliver the following to the applicant for
				  the policy, and obtain a written acknowledgment of receipt from the applicant
				  coincident with or prior to the execution of the application. The requirements
				  of this section shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that a
				  disclosure containing information required by this section is delivered, either
				  in the form of a prospectus included in the requirements of the Securities Act
				  of 1933 and which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
				  Commission; or all information and reports required by the Employee Retirement
				  Income Security Act of 1974 if the policies are exempted from the registration
				  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 3(a)(2)
				  thereof.
(a) A summary explanation, in
				non-technical terms, of the principal features of the policy, including a
				description of the manner in which the variable benefits will reflect the
				investment experience of the separate account and the factors that affect the
				variation. The explanation shall include notices of the provision required by
				Sections 4(c)(i)(E) and 4(c)(v);
(b) A statement of the investment policy of
				the separate account, including:
(i) A
				description of the investment objectives intended for the separate account and
				the principal types of investments intended to be made; and
(ii) Any restrictions or limitations on the
				manner in which the operations of the separate account are intended to be
				conducted;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 67 - VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACT REGULATION › Section 67-8 - Applications

Current through July 13, 2024
The application for a variable life insurance policy shall
				  contain:
(a) A prominent statement that
				the death benefit may be variable or fixed under specified
				conditions;
(b) A prominent
				statement that cash values may increase or decrease in accordance with the
				experience of the separate account (subject to any specified minimum
				guarantees); and
(c) Questions
				designed to elicit information that enables the insurer to determine the
				suitability of variable life insurance for the applicant in accordance with
				applicable federal or state law.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 67 - VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACT REGULATION › Section 67-10 - Foreign Companies

Current through July 13, 2024
If the law or regulation in the place of domicile of a
				  foreign company provides a degree of protection to the policyholders and the
				  public that is substantially similar to that provided by these regulations, the
				  commissioner may consider compliance with such law or regulation as compliance
				  with these regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 67 - VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACT REGULATION › Section 67-11 - Qualifications Of Insurance Producers For The Sale Of Variable Life Insurance

Current through July 13, 2024
Any person selling or offering for sale a variable annuity
				  contract shall have a valid license under W.S. §
									
										26-9-206, authorizing the solicitation of
				  variable life and variable annuity products as defined in W.S. §
									
										26-9-207(a)(v), and shall
				  provide verification of required registration by the Financial Industry
				  Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and have successfully completed the Series 6 or
				  Series 7 and Series 63 examinations, or successfully completed the examination
				  for other applicable FINRA licenses.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 68 - REGULATION GOVERNING OPT-OUT PROVISIONS OF THE INTERSTATE INSURANCE PRODUCT REGULATION COMPACT (IIPRC) › Section 68-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated pursuant to W.S. §§
									26-2-110,
				  26-15-201 and
				  16-3-101,
et
				  seq
.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 68 - REGULATION GOVERNING OPT-OUT PROVISIONS OF THE INTERSTATE INSURANCE PRODUCT REGULATION COMPACT (IIPRC) › Section 68-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The purpose of this regulation is to exercise the opt-out
				  provisions of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact (IIPRC)
				  pursuant to W.S §
									26-15-201, Article VII.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 68 - REGULATION GOVERNING OPT-OUT PROVISIONS OF THE INTERSTATE INSURANCE PRODUCT REGULATION COMPACT (IIPRC) › Section 68-3 - Uniform Standards as Applied

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Group
				Disability:
(i) The Commissioner has
				considered the Uniform Standards as applied to the Group Disability Income
				Insurance Product Line adopted by the IIPRC on June 8, 2016 and finds the
				protections offered to Wyoming citizens are not adequate.
(ii) The Wyoming Insurance Department
				declines to participate in the IIPRC Uniform Standards as applied to the Group
				Disability Income Insurance Product Line.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 68 - REGULATION GOVERNING OPT-OUT PROVISIONS OF THE INTERSTATE INSURANCE PRODUCT REGULATION COMPACT (IIPRC) › Section 68-4 - Effective Date

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation becomes effective immediately upon filing
				  with the Secretary of State.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 69 - TERM AND UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE RESERVE FINANCING › Section 69-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated pursuant to
				  W.S.
				  16-3-101
et seq
.
				  
										26-2-110,
				  26-5-112,
				  26-5-113, and
				  26-5-116.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 69 - TERM AND UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE RESERVE FINANCING › Section 69-2 - Purpose and Intent

Current through July 13, 2024
The purpose and intent of this regulation is to establish
				  uniform, national standards governing reserve financing arrangements pertaining
				  to life insurance policies containing guaranteed nonlevel gross premiums,
				  guaranteed nonlevel benefits and universal life insurance policies with
				  secondary guarantees; and to ensure that, with respect to each such financing
				  arrangement, funds consisting of Primary Security and Other Security, as
				  defined in Section 5, are held by or on behalf of ceding insurers in the forms
				  and amounts required herein. In general, reinsurance ceded for reserve
				  financing purposes has one or more of the following characteristics: some or
				  all of the assets used to secure the reinsurance treaty or to capitalize the
				  reinsurer (1) are issued by the ceding insurer or its affiliates; or (2) are
				  not unconditionally available to satisfy the general account obligations of the
				  ceding insurer; or (3) create a reimbursement, indemnification or other similar
				  obligation on the part of the ceding insurer or any of its affiliates (other
				  than a payment obligation under a derivative contract acquired in the normal
				  course and used to support and hedge liabilities pertaining to the actual risks
				  in the policies ceded pursuant to the reinsurance treaty).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 69 - TERM AND UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE RESERVE FINANCING › Section 69-3 - Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation shall apply to reinsurance treaties that cede
				  liabilities pertaining to Covered Policies, as that term is defined in Section
				  5(b), issued by any life insurance company domiciled in this state. This
				  regulation and Chapter 50 of the Wyoming Insurance Department regulations shall
				  both apply to reinsurance treaties; provided, that in the event of a direct
				  conflict between the provisions of this regulation and Chapter 50 of the
				  Wyoming Insurance Department regulations, the provisions of this regulation
				  shall apply, but only to the extent of the conflict.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 69 - TERM AND UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE RESERVE FINANCING › Section 69-4 - Exemptions

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation does not apply to the situations described in
				  subsections (a) through (f).
(a)
				Reinsurance of:
(i) Policies that satisfy the
				criteria for exemption set forth in section 6F of the NAIC Valuation of Life
				Insurance Policies Model Regulation or section 6G of the NAIC Valuation of Life
				Insurance Policies Model Regulation; and which are issued before the later of:
(A) The effective date of this regulation,
				and
(B) The date on which the
				ceding insurer begins to apply the provisions of VM-20 to establish the ceded
				policies' statutory reserves, but in no event later than January 1,
				2020;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 69 - TERM AND UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE RESERVE FINANCING › Section 69-5 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Actuarial Method" means the methodology
				used to determine the Required Level of Primary Security, as described in
				section 6.
(b) "Covered Policies"
				means the following: Subject to the exemptions described in section 4, Covered
				Policies are those policies, other than Grandfathered Policies, of the
				following policy types:
(i) Life insurance
				policies with guaranteed nonlevel gross premiums and/or guaranteed nonlevel
				benefits, except for flexible premium universal life insurance policies;
				or,
(ii) Flexible premium universal
				life insurance policies with provisions resulting in the ability of a
				policyholder to keep a policy in force over a secondary guarantee
				period.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 69 - TERM AND UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE RESERVE FINANCING › Section 69-9 - Prohibition against Avoidance

Current through July 13, 2024
No insurer that has Covered Policies as to which this
				  regulation applies (as set forth in section 3 ) shall take any action or series
				  of actions, or enter into any transaction or arrangement or series of
				  transactions or arrangements if the purpose of the action, transaction or
				  arrangement or series thereof is to avoid the requirements of this regulation,
				  or to circumvent its purpose and intent, as set forth in section 2.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 69 - TERM AND UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE RESERVE FINANCING › Section 69-10 - Effective Date

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation shall become effective upon filing with the
				  Secretary of State and shall pertain to all Covered Policies in force as of and
				  after that date.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 70 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE › Section 70-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated pursuant to Wyoming Statute
				  §§
									
										16-3-101
et seq.,
26-2-110, and
				  26-54-101
et seq
.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 70 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE › Section 70-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The purpose of this regulation is to set forth the procedures
				  for filing, and the required contents, of the Corporate Governance Annual
				  Disclosure (CGAD) as deemed necessary by the Commissioner to carry out the
				  provisions of W. S. §
									
										26-54-101
et seq
.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 70 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE › Section 70-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Commissioner." The Wyoming Insurance
				Commissioner.
(b) "Insurance
				group." For the purpose of this Act, the term "insurance group" shall mean
				those insurers and affiliates included within an insurance holding company
				system as defined in W. S. §
									
										26-44-101(a)(iv).
(c) "Insurer." The term "insurer" shall have
				the same meaning as set forth in W. S. §
									
										26-54-102(a)(iv), except
				that it shall not include agencies, authorities, or instrumentalities of the
				United States, its possessions and territories, the Commonwealth of Puerto
				Rico, the District of Columbia, or a state or political subdivision of a
				state.
(d) "Senior Management." The
				term "senior management" shall mean any corporate officer responsible for
				reporting information to the board of directors at regular intervals or
				providing this information to shareholders or regulators and shall include, for
				example and without limitation, the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), Chief
				Financial Officer ("CFO"), Chief Operations Officer ("COO"), Chief Procurement
				Officer ("CPO"), Chief Legal Officer ("CLO"), Chief Information Officer
				("CIO"), Chief Technology Officer ("CTO"), Chief Revenue Officer ("CRO"), Chief
				Visionary Officer ("CVO"), or any other "C" level executive.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 70 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE › Section 70-5 - Contents of Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The insurer or insurance group shall be
				as descriptive as possible in completing the CGAD, with inclusion of
				attachments or example documents that are used in the governance process, since
				these may provide a means to demonstrate the strengths of their governance
				framework and practices.
(b) The
				CGAD shall describe the insurer's or insurance group's corporate governance
				framework and structure including consideration of the following:
(i) The Board and various committees thereof
				ultimately responsible for overseeing the insurer or insurance group and the
				level(s) at which that oversight occurs (e.g., ultimate control level,
				intermediate holding company, legal entity, etc.). The insurer or insurance
				group shall describe and discuss the rationale for the current Board size and
				structure; and
(ii) The duties of
				the Board and each of its significant committees and how they are governed
				(e.g., bylaws, charters, informal mandates, etc.), as well as how the Board's
				leadership is structured, including a discussion of the roles of Chief
				Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Board within the
				organization.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 71 - Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) › Section 71-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This Chapter is promulgated pursuant to W.S. §§
									
										16-3-101
et seq.,
26-2-110(a),
				  26-19-115,
				  and
				  26-4-101.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 71 - Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) › Section 71-2 - Scope

Current through July 13, 2024
This Chapter sets forth requirements, forms, and procedures
				  regarding multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs), as defined in W.S.
				  §
									
										26-1-102(a)(xliii).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 71 - Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) › Section 71-4 - Third Party Administrator Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) MEWAs that offer fully insured health
				benefit plans and utilize a TPA shall use a TPA that holds a license issued by
				the Department.
(b) MEWAs that
				offer self-insured health benefit plans and utilize a TPA shall use a TPA that
				complies with all requirements of Chapter 4 of the Wyoming Insurance
				Regulations applicable to TPAs performing services on behalf of
				insurers.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 71 - Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) › Section 71-5 - Licensing Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
A MEWA intending to offer a fully insured health benefit plan
				  or a self-insured health benefit plan in this state shall be licensed by the
				  Department prior to engaging in the business of insurance.
(a) All MEWA applications for license shall
				be on a form prescribed by the Department and shall include:
(i) A complete copy of the MEWA's most
				recently filed U.S. Department of Labor, Form M-1;
(ii) Mailing address, Employer Identification
				Number (EIN), contact person's name, email address, and telephone number at
				which communications are to be received;
(iii) Names and addresses of the employer
				members;
(iv) Total number of
				covered lives by employer;
(v)
				Eligibility requirements for employer membership in the MEWA;
(vi) Fees, if any, charged for
				membership;
(vii) A copy of the
				MEWA's by-laws, trust documents, articles of incorporation or other
				organizational documents;
(viii)
				All policies, certificates, and contracts of insurance for prior approval
				before use in accordance with W. S. §
										
											26-15-110 et. seq.
(ix) Proof of registration for all names
				registered with the Wyoming Secretary of State or written confirmation from the
				Secretary of State that no registration is required;
(x) The name and contact information for the
				Wyoming registered agent;
(xi) A
				copy of all current contracts between the MEWA and insurers or third party
				administrators to provide coverage for health care benefits and services to be
				offered in Wyoming; and
(xii) A
				$500 annual fee as required in W.S. §
										
											26-4-101.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 71 - Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) › Section 71-6 - Renewal Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) MEWAs offering fully insured health
				benefit plans or self-insured health benefit plans in Wyoming, shall submit the
				following information annually, on or before June 1:
(i) The renewal form as prescribed by the
				Commissioner and posted on the Department's website and all supporting
				documentation of the information provided therein;
(ii) A copy of the MEWA's most recently filed
				U.S. Department of Labor, Form M-1;
(iii) Total number of covered lives by
				employer;
(iv) Any changes in
				information previously filed with the Commissioner; and
(v) A $500 filing fee.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 71 - Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) › Section 71-7 - Application Review

Current through July 13, 2024
If the commissioner finds that the MEWA meets the
				  requirements under this Chapter, he shall issue the MEWA a proper license or
				  renewal. If he finds that the MEWA does not meet the requirements, the
				  commissioner shall issue his order refusing the license with a statement of the
				  reason for refusal. The commissioner shall act upon an application for license
				  or renewal after its complete submission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 71 - Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) › Section 71-8 - Policy and Form Filing Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A MEWA operating in Wyoming shall file
				all health benefit plan documents including: policies, certificates, and
				contracts with the Department for prior approval before use in accordance with
				W.S. § 26- 15-110
et seq
.
(b) Every health benefit plan offered by a
				MEWA shall include a process for subscribers to appeal adverse benefit
				determinations. The appeal process shall substantially conform with the
				procedural requirements of Wyoming Statute Title 26, Chapter 40, whether the
				basis for denial is medical necessity or any other similar basis.
(c) The following notice shall be provided on
				the face of the policy and any Certificate issued to Wyoming employers and
				employees who obtain coverage from a MEWA and shall be printed in no less than
				12-point boldface type of uniform font:
"NOTICE: The Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement
				  (MEWA) is not an insurance company. For additional information about the MEWA,
				  you should ask questions of your MEWA administrator, your employer, or you may
				  contact the Wyoming Department of Insurance. Guaranty Fund coverage is not
				  available to the MEWA."
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 71 - Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) › Section 71-10 - Enforcement

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) This Chapter shall not be construed to
				limit the enforcement authority of the Commissioner otherwise provided in the
				Wyoming Insurance Code.
(b) The
				Commissioner may, in his or her discretion, examine the business and financial
				affairs of a MEWA doing business in this State utilizing the powers granted
				under the Wyoming Insurance Code. The reasonable and proper expense of
				examination of the MEWA shall be borne by the MEWA.
(c) The MEWA must report any administrative
				actions against the MEWA taken by another jurisdiction or by another
				governmental entity to the Department within thirty (30) days of the final
				disposition of the matter.
(d) The
				Commissioner may decline to issue or renew a license issued pursuant to W.S.
				§
									
										26-19-115(e) and this
				Chapter if the Commissioner finds that a MEWA does not satisfy any standard or
				requirement of this Chapter or any provision of other applicable State or
				federal law or regulation.
(e) The
				Commissioner may place on probation, suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or
				renew a license issued by the Department, or may levy a civil penalty in
				accordance with W.S.§ 26 -1-107 or any combination of actions for a
				violation of any applicable Department rule or any provision of applicable
				State and federal law.
(f) When the
				Commissioner believes that a MEWA or any other person is operating in this
				State without being duly licensed or has violated the law, an administrative
				rule of the Department, or an Order of the Commissioner, the Commissioner may
				issue an order to cease and desist such violation or take any other action set
				forth in law or rule.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 71 - Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) › Section 71-11 - Insurance Producers and Brokers

Current through July 13, 2024
A person, including a licensed producer, a broker, or other
				  individual, soliciting, offering, or selling a health benefit plan on behalf of
				  a MEWA to a Wyoming employer or a Wyoming resident, prior to engaging in or
				  assisting any person to engage in offering a MEWA, shall carry out and document
				  appropriate due diligence to establish, at a minimum, the following:
(a) That the insurer or TPA is licensed in
				Wyoming;
(b) That the MEWA is
				licensed in Wyoming; and
(c) That
				the disclosure listed in subsection 8(c) is in the policy document.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Forester, State › Chapter 1 - EMERGENCY FIRE SUPPRESSION ACCOUNT › Section 1-1 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are to govern the administration of the emergency
				  fire suppression account, hereinafter referred to as the EFSA, created by
				  W.S.
				  36-1-401 et. seq. to provide funds for the
				  cost of suppression and mop-up of qualifying emergency wildland
				  fires.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Forester, State › Chapter 1 - EMERGENCY FIRE SUPPRESSION ACCOUNT › Section 1-2 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These Rules and Regulations of the State Forester are adopted
				  pursuant to
				  W.S.
				  36-1-403(a)
				  (iv).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Forester, State › Chapter 1 - EMERGENCY FIRE SUPPRESSION ACCOUNT › Section 1-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(a) "Authorized Expenditure". A listing of
				suppression costs which qualify for expenditures from the EFSA.
(b) "Contract Year". Same as the State Fiscal
				Year.
(c) "EFSA". Means the
				Emergency Fire Suppression Account established by
				W.S.
				36-1-401.
(d) "Floor Cost". The expenditure required of
				a participating county before use of the EFSA will be considered.
(e) "Jurisdictional Fire Entity(s)". The fire
				district; municipal, volunteer, or combination fire department; state or
				federal agency in the participating county within whose jurisdiction(s) the
				fire is burning.
(f) "Participating
				County". A county, including all fire districts; municipal, volunteer or
				combination fire departments within the boundaries of the county, which has
				entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Wyoming State Forester to
				participate in the EFSA and has paid assessments provided by W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				36-1-404.
(g) "State Forester". The administrative head
				of the Wyoming State Forestry Division.
(h) "State Lands". Lands under jurisdiction
				of the State Board of Land Commissioners.
(i) "Supporting Entity(s)". Any fire
				district; municipal, volunteer, or combination fire department; county, state
				or federal agency providing fire suppression, mop-up or other support and
				resources to the Jurisdictional Fire Entity(s).
(j) "Unit Administrator Group." A group
				consisting of two or more individuals assigned administrative responsibilities
				to make coordination decisions and recommendations within the framework of the
				Annual Operating Plan.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Forester, State › Chapter 1 - EMERGENCY FIRE SUPPRESSION ACCOUNT › Section 1-4 - EFSA Request

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Initial
				notification shall be provided to the State Forester or his designee, as far in
				advance as possible, of impending emergency conditions or upon determination of
				the Jurisdictional Fire Entity(s) that fire suppression is beyond their
				capabilities. Initial notification may be through a phone call, radio or in
				person.
(b) EFSA assistance request
				to the State Forester or his designee must be by the County Fire Warden, Deputy
				County Fire Warden or a member of the participating county's Board of County
				Commissioners. Within twelve (12) hours, or as mutually agreed, of the
				determination that the fire is beyond the Jurisdictional Fire Entity's fire
				suppression capabilities, a completed WSFD EFSA FUNDING REQUEST (WSFD-18) must
				be faxed or hand-delivered to the State Forester or his designee.
(c) EFSA requests must be made for each
				individual fire. The State Forester or his designee may make
				exceptions.
(d) To be considered
				for EFSA assistance, fire suppression activity must be on going and one of the
				following in effect for the fire site:
1. The
				National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) rating must be Very High or
				Extreme.
2. A National Weather
				Service "Red Flag Alert" or "Fire Weather Watch" in effect.
3. Site specific fire conditions or fire
				behavior as specified on WSFD-18.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Forester, State › Chapter 1 - EMERGENCY FIRE SUPPRESSION ACCOUNT › Section 1-5 - Operational Procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Upon State
				Forester's approval of the county's request for EFSA funding:
1. The Jurisdictional Fire Entity(s) must
				maintain a commitment of available resources for the duration of the
				fire.
2. A Unit Administrator Group
				will be established between the Jurisdictional Fire Entity(s) and the State
				Forester or his designee within 12 hours of EFSA approval.
3. On multi-jurisdictional fires the Unit
				Administrators Group must include representatives from all Jurisdictional
				Entity(s) including federal agencies.
4. On multi-jurisdictional fires, a cost
				share agreement must be initiated within twenty-four (24) hours of the EFSA
				approval and signed by jurisdictional fire entity(s) involved prior to end of
				the fire.
5. EFSA funds may be used
				on all State lands,
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Forester, State › Chapter 1 - EMERGENCY FIRE SUPPRESSION ACCOUNT › Section 1-6 - Disbursements

Current through July 13, 2024
Expenditures from the EFSA will be made in accordance with
				  the following restrictions:
(a) Floor
				cost for suppression and mop-up must be met as defined in the table below:
County Valuation
Required County* Cash Expenditures
0-150.9 Million
$5,000.00
151-399.9 Million
$8,500.00
400 + Million
$12,000.00
* The Participating County will only be required to meet the
				  EFSA floor cost once per Fiscal Year regardless of how many qualifying EFSA
				  fires they have during the Fiscal year.
(b) The EFSA may only be used for suppression
				and mop-up costs.
(c) A post
				accounting internal audit of expenditures maybe conducted jointly, by the
				Wyoming State Forestry Division and Participating County and expenditures will
				be authorized as contained in Section
				7 of these rules and regulations. The State
				Forester, in case of conflict, retains the right of final resolution.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Forester, State › Chapter 1 - EMERGENCY FIRE SUPPRESSION ACCOUNT › Section 1-7 - Authorized Expenditures

Current through July 13, 2024
Assistance from the EFSA is only to help a Participating
				  County cover expenditures from approved, large fires that are beyond the
				  capability of the Participating County to suppress, not to support the regular
				  fire program. All EFSA expenditures will be summarized on EFSA Cost Summary
				  (WSFD 41a) and supported by paid vouchers or copies of checks. All equipment
				  and non-salaried personnel rates will be calculated from rates published in the
				  current County Annual Operating Plans.
(a) Payments will be based upon the Cost
				Share Agreement.
(b) Cost of
				personnel and equipment during the established mutual aid period are ineligible
				for EFSA reimbursement.
(c)
				Personnel
1. Jurisdictional Fire Entity(s)
				salaried employees limited to EFSA fire related overtime cost.
2. Support entity(s) salaried employees
				limited to regular hourly rate plus fire related overtime on EFSA
				fires.
3. A copy of the Emergency
				Firefighter Time Report (OF-288) available from the Wyoming State Forestry
				Division must support personnel payments.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Forester, State › Chapter 1 - EMERGENCY FIRE SUPPRESSION ACCOUNT › Section 1-8 - Insufficient Funds

Current through July 13, 2024
If the State Forester determines funds in the EFSA may be
				  insufficient to make reimbursement for the full cost of suppression and mop-up
				  of qualifying fires occurring, or which may occur, during the year, he may
				  delay reimbursement until the close of the calendar year, at which time
				  reimbursement will be a prorated share of qualifying EFSA
				  expenditures.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Forester, State › Chapter 2 - Good Neighbor Authority Revolving Account › Section 2-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are to govern the administration of the GNA
				  Account to provide funds and authorizing additional employees for the
				  administration and implementation of Good Neighbor Authority or other federally
				  funded cooperative management projects
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Forester, State › Chapter 2 - Good Neighbor Authority Revolving Account › Section 2-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(a) "Division" means the Wyoming State
				Forestry Division of the Office of State Lands and Investments.
(b) "GNA" or "Good Neighbor Authority" means
				an agreement between the Division and the Bureau of Land Management, the United
				States Forest Service, or other authorized Federal agencies, to allow the
				Division to perform authorized watershed restoration and forest management
				services on National Forest System, Bureau of Land Management, or other
				authorized Federal lands as specified in project level agreements.
(c) "GNA Account" means the good neighbor
				authority revolving account created by W.S. 36-1-501 through -503.
(d) "Project Income" means revenue generated
				by the sale of forest products from GNA projects, minus approved Division
				expenditures. Project Income may only be utilized as agreed on in specific
				project agreements, and in accordance with Federal guidelines.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Forester, State › Chapter 2 - Good Neighbor Authority Revolving Account › Section 2-4 - Agreements and Contracts

Current through July 13, 2024
The State Forester may, on behalf of the Division:
(a) Enter into contracts or agreements with
				federal agencies for GNA projects or other federally-funded forest management
				projects.
(b) Partner with counties
				through contracts, subcontracts, or agreements to fund or implement GNA
				projects or other federally-funded forest management projects.
(c) Enter into contracts or agreements with
				other partners, such as public utilities, non-governmental organizations, or
				other entities to fund GNA projects or other federally-funded forest management
				projects.
(d) Contract for services
				to be performed on federal lands under GNA agreements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Forester, State › Chapter 2 - Good Neighbor Authority Revolving Account › Section 2-5 - Funding

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Funding for GNA
				agreements and projects may be received from:
(i) The United States Forest
				Service;
(ii) The Bureau of Land
				Management;
(iii) Other federal
				agencies;
(iv) Counties, Cities,
				and towns;
(v) Public utilities and
				utility companies;
(vi)
				Non-governmental organizations; or
(vii) Other partners.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Forester, State › Chapter 2 - Good Neighbor Authority Revolving Account › Section 2-6 - Expenditures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Expenditures
				from the account will be made as designated in specific project agreements,
				financial plans, and contracts.
(b)
				Expenditures may be made prior to receipt of federal reimbursements when
				allowed in specific project agreements and contracts.
(c) The State Forester shall approve in
				writing all expenditures.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Forester, State › Chapter 2 - Good Neighbor Authority Revolving Account › Section 2-7 - Employees

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) As provided in
				W.S. 36-1-503(b), the State Forester may hire no more than one (1) full-time
				employee and four (4) at-will employee contract positions to administer and
				implement GNA projects.
(b)
				Employees hired under W.S. 36-1-503(b) must be funded by federal funds. Funding
				will be identified and designated in specific project agreements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0002 - Land Commissioners, Board of › Chapter 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated under the authority granted by
				  Wyoming Statute (W.S.)
										36-2-104 and
				  16-3-103(j)(i) and
				  (ii).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0002 - Land Commissioners, Board of › Chapter 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 1-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) As used in all
				chapters:
(i) "Board" means the Board of Land
				Commissioners.
(ii) "Board matter"
				means a document presenting a proposed agency action to the Board.
(iii) "Director" means the Director of the
				Office of State Lands and Investments.
(iv) "Appellant" means any applicant who is
				appealing a decision of the Director.
(v) "Office" means the Office of State Lands
				and Investments.
(vi) "State lands"
				means all lands, including the surface and subsurface estates, under the
				jurisdiction of the Board of Land Commissioners.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0002 - Land Commissioners, Board of › Chapter 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 1-3 - Meetings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board shall
				meet regularly on the first Thursday of each February, April, June, August,
				October, and December of each August. A regular meeting may be postponed or
				cancelled by the Governor.
(b)
				Special meetings may be called by the Governor upon proper notice to the
				Director and the other members of the Board and compliance with
				W.S.
				16-4-404.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0002 - Land Commissioners, Board of › Chapter 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 1-4 - Agenda

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Director
				shall prepare the agenda for meetings of the Board, compile all board matters
				and other information to be presented to the Board, and deliver the agenda,
				board matters, and other information to each member of the Board at least five
				(5) days prior to the meeting.
(b)
				The chairman may modify the sequence of the agenda at the meeting.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0002 - Land Commissioners, Board of › Chapter 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 1-5 - Board Matters

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Director
				shall prepare a board matter, containing sufficient information to aid the
				Board's decision, for each agency action to be considered by the
				Board.
(b) Any member of the Board
				may direct the Director to prepare and present a board matter to the Board for
				its consideration.
(c) All board
				matters requesting action by the Board shall contain a recommendation from the
				Director for Board action.
(d) Any
				person may request the Director to place an issue on the agenda for
				consideration by the Board by supplying the Director with all relevant
				information at least ten (10) days before the meeting. In the event the
				Director denies placement of an issue on the Board agenda, copy of any written
				request shall be provided to the Board members at the time of the Director's
				decision.
(e) All board matters and
				other information not stamped "confidential" shall be made available for public
				inspection at the time they are distributed to the Board members.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0002 - Land Commissioners, Board of › Chapter 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 1-6 - Appearances Before the Board

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Pursuant to
				W.S.
				16-3-107(k), any interested
				person may appear before the Board on a matter being considered by the
				Board.
(b) To preserve the orderly
				conduct of public business, the chairman may limit the time and nature of the
				appearance.