Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 11679. Designation of deposit administrator

The board shall be permitted to contract with any insurance company which has qualified and is authorized by the Insurance Department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to transact business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or with any bank, savings and loan association or trust company approved by the Department of Banking of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or with any investment adviser registered pursuant to the Federal Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 789)  1 which is registered as an investment adviser by the Pennsylvania Securities Commission and which agrees to conduct itself in accordance with 20 Pa.C.S. Ch. 73 (relating to fiduciaries investments) to be designated as a deposit administrator. The deposit administrator may be given the power to administer the funds in its entirety, including the power to receive and invest all moneys deposited in the fund and such other powers as are vested in the board. In addition to the options provided in the act upon retirement, disability withdrawal or death of a contributor, the deposit administrator, if an insurance company, may provide additional options to the contributors or beneficiaries.