Section 26-19-106 - Blanket disability insurance; defined(a) Blanket disability insurance is that form of disability insurance covering groups of persons under a policy or contract issued to: (i) Any common carrier or to any operator, owner or lessee of a means of transportation, who is deemed the policyholder, covering a group of persons who may become passengers as defined by reference to their travel status on the common carrier or the means of transportation;(ii) An employer, who is deemed the policyholder, covering any group of employees, dependents or guests, defined by reference to specified hazards incident to an activity or activities or operations of the policyholder;(iii) A college, school or other institution of learning, a school district or school jurisdictional unit, or to the head, principal or governing board of any educational unit, who is deemed the policyholder, covering students, teachers or employees;(iv) Any religious, charitable, recreational, educational or civic organization, or branch thereof, which is deemed the policyholder, covering any group of members or participants defined by reference to specified hazards incident to an activity or operations sponsored or supervised by the policyholder;(v) A sports team, camp or sponsor thereof, which is deemed the policyholder, covering members, campers, employees, officials or supervisors;(vi) Any volunteer fire department, first aid, civil defense or other similar volunteer organization, which is deemed the policyholder, covering any group of members or participants defined by reference to specified hazards incident to an activity or operations sponsored or supervised by the policyholder;(vii) A newspaper or other publisher, which is deemed the policyholder, covering its carriers;(viii) An association, including a labor union, which has a constitution and bylaws and which is deemed the policyholder, covering any group of members or participants defined by reference to specified hazards incident to an activity or operations sponsored or supervised by the policyholder. Prior to marketing or offering any blanket disability insurance to an association, including a labor union, formed for the sole purpose of obtaining insurance, the producer shall file a written report with the department setting forth the name of the association, the insurer and its address and the offering producer and his address. The department shall keep the name of the association confidential. The provisions of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act, W.S. 26-19-301 et seq., shall apply to all insurance issued to an association under this section. As used in this paragraph, "association" shall not include a multiple employer welfare arrangement;(ix) Cover any other risk or class of risks which, in the commissioner's discretion, may be properly eligible for blanket disability insurance. The commissioner's discretion may be exercised on an individual risk basis or class of risks, or both.Amended by Laws 2019 , ch. 99, § 2, eff. 7/1/2019.