044-4 Wyo. Code R. §§ 4-2 - Definitions

For purposes of this chapter:

(a) "Affiliate" or "affiliated" means a person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another specified person.
(b) "Entity" means a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other legal entity that is not an individual.
(c) "Collateral" means funds, letters of credit or any item with economic value owned by the payor but held by an entity or Third Party Administrator (TPA) in case it needs to be used to fulfill premium, plan contributions, or loss reimbursement obligations in accordance with a contract between the entity or TPA and the payor. "Collateral" shall include anticipated loss prepayments made prior to the payment of losses, pursuant to arrangements where reimbursement is not due until after losses have been paid.
(d) "Control" (including the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with") means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract other than a commercial contract for goods or non-management services, or otherwise, unless the power is the result of an official position with or corporate office held by the person. Control shall be presumed to exist if any person, directly or indirectly, owns, controls, holds with the power to vote, or holds proxies representing, ten percent (10%) or more of the voting securities of any other person. This presumption may be rebutted by a showing made in the manner provided by W.S. § 26-44-104 that control does not exist in fact.
(e) "GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
(f) "Payor" means an entity that is required to be licensed or registered under the Wyoming insurance code [title 26].
(g) "Stop-loss insurance" means insurance protecting an employer, trust, or other person responsible for an otherwise self-insured health or life benefit plan against obligations under the plan, but "stop-loss insurance" does not include reinsurance written for an insurance company.
(h) "Third party administrator" or "TPA" is defined pursuant to W.S. § 26-53-101(a)(i).
(i) "Underwrites" or "underwriting" means, but is not limited to, the acceptance of employer or individual applications for coverage of individuals and the overall planning and coordination of a benefits program.

Notes

044-4 Wyo. Code R. §§ 4-2
Amended, Eff. 11/2/2022.

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