(a) The trustees or directors of a multiple-employer welfare arrangement shall give the attention and exercise the vigilance, diligence, care, and skill that prudent persons use in like or similar circumstances. Trustees or directors shall be responsible for all operations of the multiple-employer welfare arrangement and shall take all necessary precautions to safeguard the assets of the multiple-employer welfare arrangement.      
        (b) The board of trustees or directors shall select such officers as designated in the articles or bylaws or trust agreement and may appoint agents as deemed necessary for the transaction of the business of the multiple-employer welfare arrangement. All officers and agents shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the property and affairs of the multiple-employer welfare arrangement as may be delegated by the board of trustees or directors. Any officer or agent may be removed by theboard of trustees or directors whenever in their judgment the business interests of the multiple-employer welfare arrangement will be served by the removal. The board of trustees or directors shall secure the fidelity of any or all such officers or agents who handle the funds of the multiple-employer welfare arrangement by bond or otherwise.        
          (c) Trustees or directors shall serve without compensation from the multiple-employer welfare arrangement except for actual and necessary expenses. A multiple-employer welfare arrangement shall not pay any salary, compensation, or emolument to any officer of the multiple-employer welfare arrangement unless the payment is first authorized by a majority vote of the board of trustees or directors of the multiple-employer welfare arrangement.          
            (d) An officer, employee, or agent of a multiple-employer welfare arrangement shall not be compensated unreasonably. The compensation of any officer or employee of amultiple-employer welfare arrangement shall not be calculated directly or indirectly as a percentage of money or premium collected. The compensation of any agent shall not exceed 5.0% of the money or premium collected.           
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §7.1914 adopted to be effective May 27, 1994, 19 TexReg 3686.