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1992-29 t. . 't . \ . 8 8 '. CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION CONTRACT By and Between CITY OF CLERMONT (the "City") and EXECUTIVE RISK CONSULTANTS, INC. (the "Claims Administrator") Prepared By: Maguire, Voorhis & Wells, P.A. Two South Orange Plaza Orlando, Florida 32801 407-843-4421 , , . 0 . , . 8 8 CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION CONTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS BACKGROUND INFORMATION.................................... ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS................................... 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applicable Rate................................ Benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claims Administrator........................... COBRA Dependent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contract of Insurance.......................... City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dependent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eligible Employee.............................. Employee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plan........................................... Plan Administrator........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service Fee.................................... 2.1 ARTICLE II - EMPLOYMENT OF CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR........... Employment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE III - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reinsurance and Excess Coverage................ Errors and Omissions Coverage, Fidelity Bond and Surety Bond................................ Claims Services................................ P Ian Presentation.............................. underwriting Services.......................... General Administration......................... Abide by Rules, Regulations, policies and Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance of Existence and Qualification..... Claims Administrator Insurance................. Standards for Claims Administrator Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matters Not Responsibility of Claims Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claims Administrator Not Plan Fiduciary........ i. Paqe 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 , " 8 8 ARTICLE IV - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY.... 4.~ 4.2 4.3 Rule., R.qul.~ion., Policies and Procedures.... Service Fee...:................................ at.her Ezp..nses................................. ARTICLB V - OWNERSHIP or BOOKS, RECORDS AND FILES......... 5.1 5.2 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disposition on Termination..................... ARTICLE VI - CERTAIN PROHIBITED SERVICE COMPANY ACTIVITIES 6.1 6.2 _6.3 Disclosure of Information...................... Impairment of. Plan......... " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limit.ation. on Prohibitions.................... ARTICLE VII ~ RELIANCE AND POLICY CHANGES................. 7.1 7.2 Reliance by Claims Administrator............... Policy Changes................................. ARTICLE VIII - TERM OF AGREEMENT AND TERMINATIOB.......... 8.1 8.2 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Termination of Cause........................... ARTICLB IX - IHD!MIfIFICATION.............................. 9.1 ~.2 Indemnification of Claim. Administrator........ Indemnification by Claims Adm1ni.tra~or........ ARTICLE X - MISCELLANEOUS................................. 10.1 10.:l 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 - 10.8 Intir. A<¡reement............................... Notic... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Governing Law.................................. Succe8.o~ Statute.............................. Li tic¡ation. . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Counterparts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parti.. in Interest............................ Rule. of Construotion.......................... -11- 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 , ,.." . . : 8 8 CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION CONTRACT This Claims Administration Contract (the "Agreement") is made effective January 1, 1993 by and between City of Clermont, Florida (the "City") and Executive Risk Consultants, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Claims Administrator"). BACKGROUND INFORMATION A. The City has heretofore elected to provide group health coverage (the "Plan") by self funding a portion of the cost of the group health coverage and by securing excess health insurance coverage for the balance of the cost of the Plan. B. The City is authorized to appoint a claims administrator from time to time as the City deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan. C. The Claims Administrator is a corporation that has the experience and qualifications in the self-funded health benefit field that are necessary to provide claims administration ser- vices to the Plan. D. It is the desire of the City to hire and employ the Claims Administrator on behalf of the Plan to provide the specific services that are necessary or appropriate in the planning, operation and conduct of the day-to-day business of the Plan. AGREEMENT The City and Claims Administrator acknowledge the accuracy of the foregoing Background Information, and agree as follows: ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings: 1. 1 "Agreement" means this instrument including all amendments or restatements hereto. or agreement, 1.2 "Applicable Rate" means the dollar amount per Eligible Employee set forth in Exhibit "A" hereto that is used to compute the Service Fees of the Claims Administrator. 1.3 "Benefit" means any and all health benefits provided to Eligible Employees, COBRA Participants and Dependents pursuant to the terms of the Plan and payable from the assets of the City or from any Contract of Insurance purchased by the City. . ..' , .. 8 8 1.4 "Claims Administrator" means Executive Risk Consul- tants, Inc., a Florida corporation, or any successor corporation or entity. 1.5 "COBRA Participant" means any former Eligible Employee or Dependant of a former Eligible Employee, that was eligible for, and elected health care continuation coverage under the applicable provisions of the Public Health Service Act, as amended or replaced. 1.6 "Code" means the amended or replaced. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 1.7 "Contract of Insurance" means any health insurance policy, whether group or individual, and including reinsurance or excess health insurance coverage, issued by an insurer as selected by the Plan Administrator or City. 1.8 "City" means City of Clermont, Florida. 1.9 "Dependent" means an Eligible Employee's spouse, child under the age of 19, or child under the age of 25 that lS a full-time student. 1.10 "Eligible Employee" means an Employee who normally works more than 30 hours a week for the City and has been credited with ~ months of service to the City. 1.11 "Employee" means any person who is employed by the City, but excludes any person who is employed as a leased employee or independent contractor. 1.12 "Plan" means the health benefit Plan of the City as evidenced by the "master plan of benefits" from time to time adopted by the City for the purpose of outlining the Benefits to be provided to Eligible Employees, COBRA participants and Dependents by the Plan. 1.13 "Plan Administrator" means the City, unless a person or committee of persons is designated by the City to administer the Plan on behalf of the City. In no event shall the Claims Administrator be the Plan Administrator. 1.14 "Service Fees" mean the ordinary fees payable by the City to the Claims Administrator for providing to the Plan the services specified in this Agreement. Such Service Fees are to be calculated by multiplying the Applicable Rate by the number of Eligible Employees (as that term is modified in Exhibit "A"). -2- . ,,' '.' 8 8 ARTICLE II. EMPLOYMENT OF CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR 2.1 "Employment" . The City hereby employs the Claims Administrator on behalf of the Plan to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement, and the Claims Administrator hereby accepts such employment, all on the terms and conditions and for the duration provided in this Agreement. ARTICLE III. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR 3.1 General. During the term of this Agreement, the Claims Administrator shall provide the administrative services specified herein relative to the day-to-day administration of the Plan. Such administrative services shall consist of: (a) assisting the Plan Administrator in procuring one or more Contracts of Insurance for the benefit of the Plan for reinsurance and/or excess health insurance coverage as set forth in Section 3.2; (b) assisting the Plan Administrator in procuring errors and omissions coverage, fidelity bonds and surety bonds as set forth in section 3.3; (c) providing claims services as set forth in Section 3.4; (d) providing services relative to plan presentation as set forth in Section 3.5; (e) providing underwriting services as set forth in Section 3.6; (f) providing general administrative services as set forth in Section 3.7; (g) abiding by the policies and procedures as set forth in Section 3.8; (h) maintaining the Claims Administrator's existence and qualification as set forth in Section 3.9; and (i) maintaining certain insurance as set forth in Section 3.10. 3.2 Reinsurance and Excess Coverage. (a) The Claims Administrator shall assist the Plan Administrator in securing, placing and procuring, at the expense of and on behalf of the Plan and the City, one or more Contracts of Insurance for reinsurance and/or excess health insurance coverage written by an insurer or insurers authorized or approved to transact insurance business in the State of Florida in amounts sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. (b) At the request of the Plan Administrator, and at reasonable times consistent with the Plan's contractual obliga- tions, the Claims Administrator shall use its best efforts to assist the Plan Administrator in renegotiating the reinsurance and/or excess health insurance coverage described above. -3- . , .' ... 8 8 (c) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the Claims Administrator from receiving from the insurer or insurers writing such reinsurance or excess health insurance policies, ordinary and reasonable commissions (includ- ing profit commissions, if applicable) as compensation for the special services provided by the Claims Administrator in procur- ing such reinsurance and/or excess health insurance policies. The Claims Administrator shall disclose the amounts (or computa- tion of such amounts) of such commissions in a disclosure notice. 3.3 Errors Surety Bond. and omissions Fidelity and Bond Coverage, (a) At the request of the Plan Administrator, the Claims Administrator shall assist the Plan Administrator in securing, placing and procuring, at the expense of and on behalf of the Plan and the City, (i) errors and omissions coverage f (ii) a fidelity bond, and/or (iii) a surety bond. Each policy shall be written by an insurer or insurers authorized and approved to transact insurance business in the State of Florida and shall be in amounts sufficient to meet the requirements of the Plan, and any regulations that may be adopted from time to time by any state regulatory agency or department. (b) At the request of the Plan Administrator, and at reasonable times consistent with the Plan's contractual obligations, the Claims Administrator shall use its best efforts to assist the Plan Administrator in renegotiating the errors and omissions f surety bond and fidelity bond coverages described above. (c) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibi ting the Claims Administrator from receiving from the insurer or insurers writing such errors and omissions coverage, fidelity bond and surety bond, ordinary and reasonable commis- sions as compensation for the special services provided by the Claims Administrator in procuring such policies or bonds. The Claims Administrator shall disclose the amounts (or computation of such amounts) of such commissions in a disclosure notice. 3.4 Claims Services. The Claims Administrator shall provide the Plan with the claims administration services neces- sary for the day-to-day administration of the Plan. Such claims administration services shall consist of: (a) Handling claims for Benefits where a liability is asserted which is claimed to be covered by the Plan; -4- . . .' ... 8 8 (b) Coordinating with the Plan Administrator in the administration and processing of the claims for Benefits, including without limitation, certifying such claims for Benefits to the Plan Administrator for payment; (c) Providing claims forms to the Plan Administrator; (d) Assisting Eligible Employees, COBRA Participants, Dependents, and the Plan Administrator in completing the Benefits claim forms; (e) Coordinating with and responding to the reason- able requests of legal counsel employed by the Plan Administrator to defend liability suits against or on behalf of the Plan; (f) Processing and certifying to the City and Plan Administrator for payment claims for Benefits pursuant to the Plan and the claims procedures established in the Plan; (g) Furnishing to each Eligible Employee, COBRA Dependent and Dependent paid Benefits under the Plan, a summary and explanation of the Benefits paid on his behalf; (h) verifying the eligibility of Eligible Employees, COBRA Participants and Dependents for coverage under the terms of the Plan; (i) Providing care providers; verification Benefits to medical of (j) Maintaining such accounts for the payment claims as the Plan Administrator shall direct in writing; of (k) Initiating such special investigations of claims for Benefits believed to be questionable or improper as the Claims Administrator may be directed to initiate by the Plan Administrator, it being agreed that charges of third party investigators for such special investigations shall be borne by the City; (1) Routinely, and as directed by the Plan Adminis- trator, investigating claims for Benefits; (m) To the extent necessary, coordinating life, acci- dental death and dismemberment claims with the insurers providing such coverages; and (n) Maintaining Plan Administrator. continuing the claims records for -5- . '. ,. 8 8 The claims services to be provided by the Claims Administrator under this Agreement shall be (i) in accordance with the provi- sions of the Plan, (ii) in accordance with such reasonable rules, regulations and policies as are adopted by the Plan Administrator, ( iii) in accordance with the provisions of the Code, and (iv) in accordance with any requirements of any excess health insurance policies or reinsurance policies issued to the Plan. 3.5 Plan Presentation. The Claims Administrator agrees to: (a) Provide such information and materials (including the swnmary plan description) as are reasonably necessary to adequately describe and present the Benefits offered by the Plan to Eligible Employees, COBRA Participants and Dependents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood that all such information and materials must be approved in writing by the Plan Administrator, and that such reasonable cost of such printing shall be borne by City; and (b) Assist the Plan Administrator in the enrollment of Eligible Employees and Dependents, and communicating their rights to health care continuation coverage to eligible COBRA participants; it being expressly acknowledged and agreed that the Plan Administrator (not the Claims Administrator) shall be responsible for all notices under the health care continuation provisions of the applicable provisions of the Public Health Service Act. 3.6 Underwriting Services. The Claims Administrator shall provide underwriting services for the Plan for the purpose of selecting and pricing risks to be covered by the plan and establishing charges for risks covered by the Plan. In provid- ing such underwriting services, the Claims Administrator shall comply with such reasonable underwriting and rating standards as the Plan Administrator may adopt from time to time. Nothing in this Section 3. 6 shall be construed to obligate the Claims Administrator to provide actuarial services to the Plan. 3.7 General agrees to: Administration. The Claims Administrator (a) Attend meetings of the Plan Administrator as reasonably directed by the Plan Administrator from time to time; (b) As directed by the Plan Administrator, make such reports to the Plan Administrator relating to matters of concern or general interest with respect to the Plan as are reasonably requested by the Plan Administrator; -6- " ,- '0' 8 8 (c) As directed by the Plan Administrator and with the assistance of the Plan's actuaries, advise and assist the Plan Administrator in the development of rates, rate modifications, Benefit modifications, cost modifications and the implementation of any such modifications; (d) without thereby undertaking to perform the duties of the Plan's actuaries, assist the Plan's independent actuaries by providing the actuaries such information from the Plan's records as may be necessary to permit the Plan's actuaries to calculate the effect on the Plan of the modifications referenced in subsection (c) above; (e) If requested by the Plan Administrator, endeavor to provide the Plan Administrator with sufficient pertinent information to enable the Plan Administrator to evaluate the plan and the plan's eligibility requirements and, if deemed advisable by the Plan Administrator, to make changes in such eligibility requirements; (f) Provide a toll free telephone number for use by the City, the Plan Administrator, Eligible Employees, COBRA Participants and Dependents desiring to contact the Claims Administrator; (g) Provide postage for routine correspondence relat- ing to the Plan; (h) Provide all required notices to the Plan's reinsurer(s) and excess health insurance carrier(s), including notice of any modification of the Plan; (i) Coordinate with the Plan Administrator in carrying out the policies of the Plan Administrator and providing day-to-day management for the Plan; (j) Provide to the certified public accountants selected by the Plan Administrator such reports and information as may reasonably be necessary to enable such certified public accountants to prepare the Plan's audited financial statements and to express their professional opinion as to the financial condition of the Plan; (k) Upon request of the Plan Administrator, represent the Plan at hearings, meetings, and administrative inquiries involving the financial interests of the Plan; provided, however, that the Claims Administrator shall not represent the Plan where representation by an attorney at law is required; -7- . " 8 8 (1) As directed by the Plan Administrator, provide to the actuaries employed by the Plan such reports and information as may reasonably be necessary for such actuaries to express their professional opinion as ~O the status of the Plan¡ (m) Prepare and pre.en~ ~o the plan Administr.~or all governmental filings1 (n) To the eztent applicaDle to matters handled by the Claims Administrator on behalf of the Plan, prepare and distribute Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 (or other required form) to the Eligible Employees, COBRA Participants, Dependents and__m8dical .ervice prov;i.dera1 (0) Provide to the Plan Administrator, within 45 days of the end of each calendar month, a mon~hly report relative to a11- Benefits paid under the Plan and a report relative to all amounts received from each El;i.qiÞle Employee, COBRA Dependent and Dependent, and (p) Maintain current name and address listing. (com- piled from the City's records) of all Eligible Employee., COBRA participants and Dependent.. (q) Handle COBRA Ac1m1ni.~ration for the City, with the exception of Premium Collection which will be handled by the City of Clermont for COBRA participants. 3.8 ~by Rules, Regulations, Pol~eB and Procedures. In the performance of its duties under this Aqreemen't, the Claims Administrator shall, Bubjec~ to Article VII of this Agreement, conduct itself in a manner consistent with the reasonable policies, procedures, rules and regulations hereto- fore or h.r8.f~8r established by the plan Admini8~rator. C1aim:'!àm~:~~e8h~îl ~:;s;:n~i-tg~dda~~a~~~;eeme~~~ and throughout the term of this Agreements (8) duly authorized to transaat business in the State of Florida, and (b) to the extent required by state law, dulyauthor- ized and approved by the State of Florida to contr.Q~ with 881£- insurance health Þenefit trusts .. a ..rvice company. 3.10 tJ.Aj.ms Admin~Ato~ I~urance. The Claims Ad¡ninis- tra~or shall proc\&ra and ma n~ain, at its own ezpan8., any fidelity bond and errors and omi.aions coverage required by the law. of the State of Florida. -8- '. .. . .. 8 8 3.11 Standards for Claims Administrator Performance. It is agreed by the Claims Administrator and the City that the quality of the Claims Administrator's performance of its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement shall equal (and may exceed, although the Claims Administrator shall have no liabil- ity for failing to exceed) the quality of normal performance by other licensed service companies performing similar duties for similar plans. In no event shall the Claims Administrator be held to any higher standard. 3.12 Matters Not Responsibility of Claims Administrator. The Claims Administrator undertakes in this Agreement to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agree- ment. without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is specifically agreed that the Claims Administrator shall not be expected to perform for the Plan any of the following duties: (a) Any duties that require the censed attorney at law; services of a li- (b) Any duties that are the Plan's certified public accountants; responsibility of the (c) Any duties (including, but not limited to, investment of the monies of the Plan) that would be appropriate duties of a fiscal agent; ( d) Any duties Plan's actuaries; responsibility of that are the the (e) Any duties relative to utilization management or utilization review, it being specifically contemplated that the City will contract with a third party to perform such duties if the Plan Administrator desires to have such duties performed; ( f) Any duties relative to exercising ultimate responsibility for the management of the Plan, it being spe- cifically agreed that such responsibility and duties rest with the Plan Administrator; ( g) Any duties of an insurer, reinsurer or excess insurer, it being specifically acknowledged that the Claims Administrator does not insure or underwrite the liability of the Ci ty. In no event or circumstance shall this Agreement be construed to be either an insurance policy or a contract to insure. 3.13 Claims Administrator Not plan Fiduciary. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as an undertaking by the Claims Administrator to serve as a plan "fiduciary" unless such status shall be automatically conferred on the Claims Administrator by operation of law. -9- . . .. 8 8 ARTICLE IV. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY 4.1 Rules, Regulations, policies and Procedures. The Plan Administrator shall have the right (subject to Section 7.2 of this Agreement) to adopt (or revise) rules, regulations, poli- cies and procedures for the guidance of the Claims Administrator in performing its duties under this Agreement. In the absence of rules¡ regulations, policies or procedures established by the Plan Administrator, the Claims Administrator shall be entitled to use and rely upon its normal operating procedures or its best judgment in performing its duties in respect of the services provided hereunder to the Plan, subject, however, to any specific advice or directions received from the Plan Administrator in particular cases. 4.2 Service Fees. All Service Fees and other expenses (as defined in Section 4.3) provided for herein shall be paid by the City. Such Service Fees and other expenses shall be payable to the Claims Administrator in monthly installments¡ each such installment to be (a) payable on or before the first day (or on or before the next succeeding business day, if the same is not a business day) of each calendar month (except the first month), and (b) equal to the Service Fee and other expenses calculated for the preceding calendar month. 4.3 Other Expenses. The City shall be liable for all other expenses of operating the Plan, except for expenses directly relating to the performance by the Claims Administrator of its obligations under this Agreement. The other expenses to be paid by the Plan shall include, but not be limited to, (i) excess health insurance and/or reinsurance premiums, (ii) taxes and assessments, if any, imposed by law¡ (iii) any fees or other sums payable to persons providing utilization management or utilization review services to the Plan¡ (iv) claims or losses, (v) certified public accountant and audit expenses, (vi) actu- arial expenses, (vii) legal expenses, (viii) fidelity and surety bond, and errors and omissions coverage premiums; and (ix) plan presentation costs enumerated in Section 3.5. ARTICLE V. OWNERSHIP OF BOOKS, RECORDS AND FILES 5.1 General. The Claims Administrator shall maintain and retain on behalf of the plan Administrator custody of the books, records and files of the Plan for the duration of this Agreement. Such books ¡records, and files of the Plan shall remain the exclusive property of the City¡ but it is specifically acknowledged and agreed that software programs, computer programs¡ source codes and other computer software -10- "" '. . . II 8 8 items that are utilized by the Claims Administrator are not the property of the City. All books, records and files of the City in the possession of the Claims Administrator shall be open for inspection by the Plan Administrator during regular business hours. 5.2 Disposition on Termination. If this Agreement expires or is terminated as provided in Article VIII hereof, then upon payment of all Service Fees and other expenses (as provided in Article IV) all applicable books, records and files of the City in the possession of the Claims Administrator shall promptly be released or delivered to the Plan Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Claims Administrator shall be entitled to retain a copy of all applicable books, records and files of the City (including, without limitation, computer tapes or records of such items) for a period of two years from the date of termination; at the end of such two year period, the copy of such books, records and files of the City so retained by the Claims Administrator shall either be returned to the Plan Administrator or shall be destroyed by the Claims Administrator. ARTICLE VI. CERTAIN PROHIBITED SERVICE COMPANY ACTIVITIES 6.1 Disclosure of Information. During the term of this Agreement, the Claims Administrator shall not, except with the consent of the Plan Administrator or in connection with the performance of its duties under this Agreement, (a) disclose to any person the name of the City, or (b) utilize any proprietary information concerning the Plan to the detriment of the Plan and the City. 6.2 Impairment of Plan. The Claims Administrator shall not engage in any activity intentionally designed to impair the City. 6.3 Limitations on Prohibitions. It is acknowledged and agreed by the City that (a) the Claims Administrator serves and intends to serve as a service company for other health benefit plans and trusts, (b) many of the policies and procedures to be recommended to or utilized by the Plan Administrator have been developed by the Claims Administrator and have general applicability to many health benefit plans and trusts, and (c) such information having common applicability to many health benefit plans and trusts, whether or not developed by the Claims Administrator, shall not be deemed to be proprietary information of the Plan Administrator and the City. -11- . . . , 8 8 ARTICLE VII. I~LIANCE AND POLICY CHANGES 7.1 Rsliance by Claims Admini.~rator. In the absence of specific written 1natructions from the Plan Administrator in any partiQular ca.., the Claims Aåm1nistrator shall be fully protected in acting or refrain1n9 from acting in aQcordance with the established rules, requlations, policies or procedures of the Plan Administrator. The Claims Administrator also shall be fUllr protected in acting or refraining from acting in part cular cases in accordance with any specific writ~en instructions from the Plan Administrator, even ~houOh such instructions shall be contrary to or inconsistent with the establish." rule., regulations, polici8. or procedure. of the Plan Adminiatrator. 7.2 l21icy Changes. It i8 recognized by the parties th~t it may be necessary or desirable for.the Plan Administrator to supplement or amend its rules, regulations, policies and proce- dure8 (1ncludinq those contemplated by Article IV hereof) from time to time, and that the Plan Administrator has the power to adopt new or supplemental rules, regulations, policies and procedure. and to make change. in the existinq rules, requla- tion8, policies and procedures. Notwithstandinq the foregoinq, no new or supplemental rules, req\llCL~ionB, policies or procedures shall be adopted and no change in the 8xistinq rules, regulations, policies or procedures of the Plan sh511 be made (other than such new or supplemental rules, regulations, policies or procedures or such changes to existing rules, regulations, policies and procedures as may be required DY law) without the express written consent of the Claims Administrator if the effect of such new or supplemental rules I regulations, policies or procedures or the change in the existing rules, requlations, policies or procedures is (a) to increase substan~ially the duties or obligations of the Claims Administrator I or (b) to otherwi.. materially and adversely affect the Claims Aàmini8trator. ARTICLE VIII. TERM OF AGREEMENT AND TIRMINATIOB - 8.1 Qeneral. This Agreement ahall become effective as of the date hereof and shall remain in full force and effect for a p.riod of three (3) year.. -12- - - . , 8 8 8.2 Termination for Cause. Either party may terminate this Agreement for cause by gi ving written notice thereof to the other party. Such notice shall specify the cause, shall state the termination date and shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested to the other party at the notice address specified in Section 10.2 of this Agreement. The termination date shall not be less than thirty (30) days from the date of mailing the termination notice. ARTICLE IX. INDEMNIFICATION 9.1 Indemnification of Claims Administrator. The City agrees to indemnify and hold the Claims Administrator harmless from and against all costs, damages, judgments, attorneys' and paralegals' fees, expenses, obligations and disabilities of any kind or nature (collectively "All Costs and Liabilities") which the Claims Administrator may incur or sustain in connection with or arising from this Agreement or any court action arising hereunder, provided such action is not determined to have resulted primarily from a breach of this Agreement by the Claims Administrator. Without limiting the foregoing indemnification, the City agrees to indemnify and hold the Claims Administrator harmless from and against All Costs and Liabilities which the Claims Administrator may incur or sustain as a result of disclosing any medical information or Benefit claims information to the Plan Administrator or City. 9.2 Indemnification by Claims Administrator. The Claims Administrator agrees to indemnify and hold the Plan Administrator and City harmless from and against All Costs and Liabilities which occur as a result of a breach of this Agreement by the Claims Administrator. ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS 10.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains all of the terms agreed upon between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be valid or binding on either party hereto unless made in writing and fully executed by both parties. 10.2 Notices. All notices provided for herein or contem- plated hereby shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when sent postage prepaid by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the parties at the following addresses: -13- '. ~ . "\ 8 8 To Claims Administrator: Executive Risk Consultants, 260 Wekiva Springs Road Post Office Box 166007 Altamonte Springs, Florida Attn: David K. Krauser Inc. 32716 To City: City of Clermont Post Office Box 120219 Clermont, Florida 34712 Attn: Mr. Joseph E. VanZile To Plan Administrator: City of Clermont Post Office Box 120219 Clermont, Florida 34712 Attn: Mr. Joseph E. VanZile Any person may change such notice address for all purposes by providing notice as aforesaid to the other parties specifying the new notice address. 10.3 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws, and all provisions hereof shall be administered according to the laws of that state. In case any provision of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, such fact shall not affect the validity of any other provision. 10.4 Successor Statutes. Any and all references in this Agreement to any provision of any statute, regulation, exemption or other law shall be deemed to refer also to any successor provision, statute, regulation, exemption or other law. 10.5 Litiqation. In the event of litigation arising from or relating to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be enti tIed to recover from the non-prevailing party its costs, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys' and paralegals' fees, at trial and on appeal. Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be litigated in trial courts located in Seminole City, Florida, any objection as to jurisdiction or venue in such courts being hereby waived. -14- . . . ,. ., 8 8 10.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which constitute one and the same Agreement. 10.7 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors. Neither party shall be entitled to assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any other party; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 10.7 shall be construed: (a) to prohibit the Claims Administrator from grant- ing any lender a security interest in any receivables of the Claims Administrator due pursuant to this Agreement, (b) to prohibit the Claims Administrator from delegating its duties under this Agreement to such persons or entities satisfactory to the Plan Administrator as the Claims Administrator may properly deem necessary to the efficient performance of its responsibilities under this Agreement, or ( c) to prohibit the Claims Administrator from assigning this Agreement to any corporate affiliate of the Claims Administrator as long as such assignment does not relieve the Claims Administrator of ultimate responsibili ty for performance of the Claims Administrator's obligations hereunder. 10.8 Rules of Construction. In construing the terms of this Agreement, it is agreed by the parties hereto that: (a) All Article and Section headings are for conve- nience of reference only and shall be disregarded; (b) All references herein deemed to include every other gender; to any gender shall be (c) The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular; and (d) All accounting terms used herein shall be con- strued in accordance with generally accepted accounting princi- ples. CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR: City: CITY OF CLERMONT EXECUTIVE RISK CONSULTANTS, INC. By :fJ~ :/ K I; ~ Title By:Ø ~/¿¿;~ð -15- . . . -, .. 8 8 EXHIBIT "A" APPLICABLE RATE Foa CALCULATION - OF SERVICE rllS The Applicable Rate that shall b. used to compute the Service '..8 ot Ezecutive Risk Consultants, Inc. under the Claims Administration Contract (the "Agreement") by and between City of Cle~ont, Florida and Executive Risk Consultants, Ino. shall be $10.00 per Eligible Employee. Ezcept as provided below, as used in this Exhibit "A", the terms "Applicable Rate", "Eliqible imp~oyee", and "Service Fees" shall have the meaning8 ascribed to them in the body of the Agreement, except that thi8 E:x:hibi t "A" completes the meaning of the term "Applicable Rate" by providing that the Applicable Rate shall be $10.00. For purposes of this !%hibit A, "Eligible Employee II shall include a former Eligible Employee (but not his Dependents) that has elected health care continuation coverage under the Plan in accordance with the applic&bl~ provision8 of the Public Health Service Aot. The Administrative Fee outlined above will be guaranteed for a period of li months.