(a)Any director, officer, employee, or partner of a dental insurer who receives, collects, disburses, or invests funds in connection with the activities of an organization shall be responsible for the funds in a fiduciary relationship to the organization.

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 432G-3

  • Commissioner: means the insurance commissioner. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 432G-1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dental insurer: means any person who undertakes to provide or to arrange for or administer one or more dental insurance plans and who has met the requirements of chapter 423. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 432G-1
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
(b) A dental insurer shall maintain in force a fidelity bond or fidelity insurance on employees, officers, directors, and partners subject to subsection (a) in an amount not less than $250,000 for each dental insurer or a maximum of $5,000,000 in aggregate maintained on behalf of dental insurers owned by a common parent corporation, or a sum as may be prescribed by the commissioner.