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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1437 :4' ~ gip:. 230 ~~~c: 095 • 11.7 PROHIBITION AGAINST DIVBRSION OF FUNDS. It shall be impossible y operation o the Plan or of the Trust, by_natural termination of either, by power of revocation or amendment, by the happening of any contingency, by the collateral arrangement or by any other means, for any part of the corpus or income of the Trust Fund maintained pursuant to the Plan or any funds contri- buted thereto to be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than the exclusive benefit of Participants, Retired Participants, or their Beneficiares. Except upon termination of the Trust, any balance remaining in the Trust Fund because of erroneous actuarial computations may be repaid to the Employer after it has been certified by the Trustee or Administrator that all liabilities under the Plan are satisfied. 11.8 BONDING. Every Fiduciary, except a bank or an insurance company, which is specifically exempted by Section 412 of the Act, shall be bonded in an amount not less than 10~ of the amount of the funds such Fiduciary handles; provided, however, that the minimum bond shall be 51,000 and the maximum bond X500,000. The amount of funds handled shall be determined at the beginning of each Plan Year by the amount of funds handled by such person, group or class to be covered and their predecessors, if any, during the preceding Plan Year, or if there is no preceding Plan Year, then by the amount of the funds to be handled during the then current Plan Year. The bond shall provide protection to the Plan against any loss by reason of acts of fraud or dis- honesty by the Fiduciary alone or in connivance with others. The surety shall be a corporate surety company (as such term is used in Section 412(a)(2) of the Act), and the bond shall be in a form approved by the Secretary of Labor. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the cost of such bonds shall be an expense of and may, at the election of the Administrator, be paid from the Trust Fund or by the Employer. 11.9 EMPLOYER'S AND TRUSTEE'S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE. Neither i the Employer nor the Trustee, nor their successors shall be responsible for the validity of any Contract of insurance 'I issued hereunder or for the failure on the part of the insurer ! to make payments provided by any such Contract, or for the action of any person which may delay payment or render a Con- , tract null and void or unenforceable in whole or in part. 11.10 INSURER'S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE. Any insurer who shall issue contracts of insurance hereunder shall not have any res- ponsibility for the validity of this Plan or for the tax or legal aspects of this Plan. The insurer shall be protected and held harmless in acting in accordance with any written direction of the Trustee, and shall have no duty to see to the application ~ of any funds paid to the Trustee, nor be required to question { any actions directed by the Trustee. Regardless of any provision of this Plan, the insurer shall not be required to take or permit any action or allow any benefit or privilege contrary to the terms of any Contract which it issues hereunder, or the rules of the insurer. 11'.11 RECEIPT AND RELEASE FOR PAYMENTS. Any payment to any ~ Participant, his legal representative, Beneficiary, or to any guardian or committee appointed for such Participant or Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims hereunder against the Trustee and the Employer, either of whom may require such Participant, legal representative, Beneficiary or guardian • _ E'~`UK 3~.5 Pa~E 1435 -37- 230 esc _ 095