- (a) No multiple-employer welfare arrangement licensed under this part shall take any name that is the same as or closely resembles the name of any other multiple-employer welfare arrangement possessing a certificate of authority and doing business in this state.
- (b) A multiple-employer welfare arrangement must complete a name application form to transact business under its own name and shall not adopt any assumed name, except that a multiple-employer welfare arrangement by amending its articles may change its name or take a new name with the approval of the Insurance Commissioner.