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ERISA minimum participation standards coverage
29 U.S.C. s. 1051
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Publisher. U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov)
Edition. U.S. Code (govinfo), retrieved 2026-08-28
Status. U.S. Code, public domain.
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29 U.S.C. s. 1051: ERISA minimum participation standards coverage is a state statute published by U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov). It is one of the documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including life & health practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.
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- 29 U.S.C. § 1051: Coverage (Excess Benefit Plan Exclusion)
“(6) an individual retirement account or annuity described in section 408 of title 26, or a retirement bond described in section 409 of title 26 (as effective for obligations issued before January 1, 1984); (7) an excess benefit plan; or (8) any plan, fund or program under which an employer, all of...”
- 29 U.S.C. § 1051: Coverage (Plans Excluded From the Participation and Vesting Part)
“This part shall apply to any employee benefit plan described in section 1003(a) of this title (and not exempted under section 1003(b) of this title) other than - (1) an employee welfare benefit plan; (2) a plan which is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of...”
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