R 408.43
R 408.43 Employer self-insured application; combinable entities.
Cite as Mich. Admin. Code R 408.43
Rule 13. (1) An employer who applies for the authority to become an individual
self-insurer shall apply to the agency on form WC-402, or its electronic equivalent.
(2) The initial and annual renewal application must contain answers to all questions,
shall include all requested supporting information, as directed, and be sworn to by an
authorized representative of the employer whose signature is notarized.
(3) Separate legal entities may be self-insured under a single authority if they are
majority-owned by the self-insured entity submitting the application or if the same person
or group of persons owns a majority interest in each entity on a single application.
"Majority interest" of a corporation means ownership of a majority of the voting stock or
authority to appoint a majority of directors, if there is no voting stock. "Majority interest"
of a partnership means majority partnership interest by the same person or group of
persons. "Majority interest" in a limited liability company means majority member
ownership by the same person or group of persons.