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31 Pa. Code § 163.5. General requirements for trust agreements.

§ 163.5. General requirements for trust agreements.

 (a)  A trust agreement shall be entered into between the beneficiary, the grantor and a trustee.

 (b)  A trust agreement shall be established for the sole benefit of the beneficiary.

 (c)  A trust agreement shall be made subject to and governed by the laws of the state in which the trust is established.

 (d)  A trust agreement may not be subject to any conditions or qualifications outside of the trust agreement.

 (e)  A trust agreement may not be conditioned upon any other agreements or documents, except for the reinsurance agreement for which the trust agreement is established.

 (f)  A trust agreement may not transfer liability from the trustee for the trustee’s own negligence, willful misconduct or lack of good faith.

 (g)  A trust agreement shall create a trust account into which the assets shall be deposited.

 (h)  A trust agreement shall prohibit invasion of the trust corpus for the purpose of paying compensation to or reimbursing the expenses of the trustee.

 (i)  A trust agreement shall prohibit the grantor from terminating the trust agreement on the basis of the insolvency of the beneficiary.



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