Licensed insurers prohibited from assisting reportable MEWAs prior to filing

(a) No licensed insurer may solicit or effect coverage of, underwrite for, collect charges or premiums for, adjust or settle claims of a resident of this state for, or enter into any agreement to perform any of those functions for a reportable MEWA that provides coverage to residents of this state unless the insurer first files the information required under Section 38a-272-9. (b) A licensed insurer which issues or has issued any insurance coverage to a reportable MEWA that covers residents of this state, including, but not limited to, a specific aggregate stop-loss coverage, shall file the information required under Section 38a-272-9 within thirty (30) days after the coverage is issued or within thirty (30) days after the date the reportable MEWA first provides coverage to a resident of this state, whichever is later.