Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 633 - Employee benefit plan administrators, principals, and pharmacy benefit managers.
633.04 - Written agreement required.

633.04 Written agreement required. An administrator may not administer an employee benefit plan in the absence of a written agreement between the administrator and a principal. The administrator and principal shall each retain a copy of the written agreement for the duration of the agreement and for 5 years thereafter. The written agreement shall contain the following terms:
(1) That the administrator and principal shall each retain a copy of the written agreement as provided under this section.
(2) If a policy is issued to a trust, that the administrator shall retain a copy of the trust agreement for the duration of the trust agreement and for 5 years thereafter.
(3) If the principal is an insurer, that payments to an administrator shall be treated as provided in s. 633.05.
(4) That the administrator shall maintain and retain books and records pertaining to a principal dating back 5 years at all times or until delivered to the principal by the administrator, with the right of examination and audit as provided in s. 633.06 (1), and the right of inspection and any restrictions on the right of inspection, as provided in s. 633.06 (2).
(5) If the principal is an insurer, that advertising shall be approved as provided in s. 633.07.
(6) If the principal is an insurer, that the terms, as required by s. 633.08, specify any underwriting responsibilities which the insurer has delegated to the administrator.
(7) That funds shall be collected and received as provided in s. 633.09 (1), that funds shall be paid and deposited as provided in s. 633.09 (1), that fiduciary account records shall be maintained and provided as provided in s. 633.09 (2), that interest shall be treated as provided in s. 633.09 (3) or that other terms shall specify treatment of interest, that withdrawals for payments of claims are not permitted as provided in s. 633.09 (4) (a), and that other withdrawals are permitted only as provided under s. 633.09 (4) (b).
(8) That claims are to be paid as provided in s. 633.10.
(9) That compensation to an administrator shall be paid as provided in s. 633.11.
(10) That notification shall be given as provided in s. 633.12.
(11) That an administrator has been licensed as provided in s. 633.13 (1) or need not be licensed as provided in s. 633.13 (2).
History: 1991 a. 39; 2021 a. 9.

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