Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 500. Insurance Code of 1956 § 500.7011

(i) The employers in the MEWA are members of an association or group of 2 or more businesses or entities that are in the same trade or industry or same type of service, including closely related businesses that provide support, services, or supplies primarily to that trade, service, or industry.

(ii) The association or group of employers in the MEWA is engaged in substantial activity for its members other than sponsorship of an employee welfare benefit plan.

(iii) The association or group of employers in the MEWA has been in existence for a period of not less than 2 years.

(iv) The employee welfare benefit plan of the association or group is controlled and sponsored directly by participating employers or employee members, or both.

(v) The MEWA has within its own organization adequate facilities and competent personnel to service the employee benefit plan or has contracted with an authorized third party administrator to provide services. A third party administrator contracting with a MEWA pursuant to this subparagraph shall deliver a fidelity bond to the MEWA in an amount approved by the commissioner to protect against the misappropriation or misuse of any money handled by the third party administrator.