(a)(1) A third-party administrator applying for licensure shall execute a surety bond in an amount determined by the commissioner to be sufficient to protect insurers and other persons utilizing the services of the third-party administrator, but not less than the penal sum of five hundred thousand dollars. A third-party administrator licensed under this section shall maintain such surety bond as a condition for renewal of such license.

(2) The commissioner may waive the requirement to execute such surety bond if the applicant submits audited annual financial statements or reports for the two most recent fiscal years that prove the applicant has a positive net worth. An audited annual financial statement or report prepared on a consolidated basis shall include a columnar consolidating or combining worksheet that shall be filed with the report and include the following: (A) Amounts shown on the consolidated audited financial report shall be shown on the worksheet, (B) amounts for each entity shall be stated separately, and (C) explanations of consolidating and eliminating entries shall be included. A third-party administrator who has submitted such statements or reports in lieu of executing a surety bond and who is renewing such administrator’s license shall submit the most recent audited annual financial statement or report.

(b) A third-party administrator applying for licensure shall submit an application to the commissioner by using the uniform application and paying a fee pursuant to section 38a-11. The uniform application shall include or be accompanied by the following information and documents: (1) All basic organizational documents of the applicant, including any articles of incorporation, articles of association, partnership agreement, trade name certificate, trust agreement, shareholder agreement and other applicable documents and all amendments to such documents; (2) the bylaws, rules, regulations or similar documents regulating the internal affairs of the applicant; (3) a NAIC biographical affidavit for the individuals responsible for the conduct of affairs of the applicant, including (A) all members of the board of directors, board of trustees, executive committee or other governing board or committee, (B) the principal officers in the case of a corporation or the partners or members in the case of a partnership, association or limited liability company, (C) any shareholders or member holding directly or indirectly ten per cent or more of the voting stock, voting securities or voting interest of the applicant, and (D) any other person who exercises control or influence over the affairs of the applicant; (4) a statement describing the business plan including information on staffing levels and activities proposed in this state and nationwide. The plan shall provide details setting forth the applicant’s capability for providing a sufficient number of experienced and qualified personnel in the areas of claims processing, recordkeeping and underwriting; and (5) such other pertinent information as may be required by the commissioner.

(c) A third-party administrator applying for licensure shall make available for inspection by the commissioner copies of all written agreements with insurers or other persons utilizing the services of the third-party administrator.

(d) A third-party administrator applying for licensure shall produce its accounts, records and files for examination and shall make its officers available to give information with respect to its affairs, as often as is reasonably required by the commissioner.

(e) The commissioner may refuse to issue a license if the commissioner determines that the third-party administrator or any individual responsible for the conduct of the affairs of the third-party administrator is not competent, trustworthy, financially responsible or of good personal and business reputation, or has had an insurance or a third-party administrator certificate of authority or license denied or revoked for cause by any jurisdiction, or if the commissioner determines that any of the grounds set forth in section 38a-720m exists with respect to the third-party administrator.

(f) Any license issued to a third-party administrator shall be in force until September thirtieth of each year, unless sooner revoked or suspended as provided in this section. The license may be renewed, at the discretion of the commissioner, upon payment of the fee specified in section 38a-11, and submission of the renewal filing under section 38a-720l.

(g) A third-party administrator licensed or applying for licensure under this section shall notify the commissioner immediately of any material change in its ownership, control or other fact or circumstance affecting its qualification for a license in this state.

(h) In addition to the surety bond required under subsection (a) of this section, a third-party administrator licensed or applying for a license under this section that administers or will administer governmental or church self-insured plans in this state or any other state shall execute and maintain a surety bond, for use by the commissioner and the insurance regulatory authority of any additional state in which the third-party administrator is authorized to conduct business, to cover individuals and persons who have remitted premiums, charges or fees to the third-party administrator in the course of the third-party administrator’s business, in the greater of the following amounts: (1) One hundred thousand dollars; or (2) ten per cent of the aggregate total amount of self-funded coverage under governmental plans or church plans handled in this state and all additional states in which the third-party administrator is authorized to conduct business.

(P.A. 11-58, S. 30; P.A. 15-187, S. 6; P.A. 17-15, S. 83.)

History: P.A. 15-187 amended Subsec. (f) to delete provision re resubmission of information required in original application and add reference to renewal filing; P.A. 17-15 made a technical change in Subsec. (f).