§ 23-83-104. Trustee groups

A policy issued to a trust or to the trustee of a fund established by two (2) or more employers, or by one (1) or more labor unions or similar employee organizations, or by one (1) or more employers and one (1) or more labor unions or similar employee organizations, which trust or trustee shall be deemed the policyholder, to insure employees of the employers or members of the unions or organizations for the benefit of persons other than the employers or the unions or organizations, subject to the following requirements:

1. (1)

   1. (A) The persons eligible for insurance shall be all of the employees of the employers or all of the members of the unions or organizations, or all of any classes thereof.

   2. (B) The policy may provide that the term “employees” shall include:

      1. (i) Retired employees, the individual proprietor or partners if an employer is an individual proprietorship or a partnership, and directors of a corporate employer; and

      2. (ii) The trustees or their employees, or both, if their duties are principally connected with such a trusteeship;

2. (2)

   1. (A) The premium for the policy shall be paid from funds contributed by the employer of the insured persons or by the union or similar employee organizations, or by both, or from funds contributed by the insured persons or from both the insured persons and the employer or union or similar employee organization.

   2. (B) Except as provided in subdivision (3) of this section, a policy on which no part of the premium is to be derived from funds contributed by the insured persons specifically for their insurance must insure all eligible persons, except those who reject such coverage in writing; and

3. (3) An insurer may exclude or limit the coverage on any person as to whom evidence of individual insurability is not satisfactory to the insurer.