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of the association, committee, joint board of trustees or | other similar group of representatives of the parties who | establish or maintain the benefit plan, which, in lieu of a | specific or clear designation of a principal place of | business, is deemed to be the principal place of business of | the employer or employee organization that has the largest | investment in the benefit plan in question. |
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| | 18.__Receivership court.__"Receivership court" means the court | in the impaired or insolvent insurer's state having jurisdiction | over the conservation, rehabilitation or liquidation of the | insurer. |
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| | 19.__Resident.__"Resident" means a person to whom a | contractual obligation is owed and who resides in this State on | the date of entry of a court order that determines a member | insurer to be an impaired insurer or a court order that | determines a member insurer to be an insolvent insurer, whichever | occurs first.__A person may be a resident of only one state, | which in the case of a person other than a natural person is its | principal place of business.__Citizens of the United States that | are either residents of foreign countries or residents of United | States possessions, territories or protectorates that do not have | an association similar to the association created by this chapter | are deemed residents of the state of domicile of the insurer that | issued the policies or contracts. |
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| | 20.__Structured settlement annuity.__"Structured settlement | annuity" means an annuity purchased in order to fund periodic | payments for a plaintiff or other claimant in payment for or with | respect to personal injury suffered by the plaintiff or other | claimant. |
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| | 21.__State.__"State" means a state, the District of Columbia, | Puerto Rico or a United States possession, territory or | protectorate. |
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| | 22.__Supplemental contract. "Supplemental contract" means a | written agreement entered into for the distribution of proceeds | under a life, health or annuity policy or contract. |
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| | 23.__Unallocated annuity contract. "Unallocated annuity | contract" means an annuity contract or group annuity certificate | that is not issued to and owned by an individual, except to the | extent of any annuity benefits guaranteed to an individual by an | insurer under the contract or certificate. |
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| | Sec. 6. 24-A MRSA §§4606, 4607 and 4608, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 846, | are amended to read: |
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