(1) A certificate holder may authorize a third party to file charitable gift annuity contracts on its behalf.

(2) If a certificate holder delegates filing authority to a third party, each filing must include a letter signed by an employee of the certificate holder authorizing the third party to make filings on behalf of the certificate holder. This subsection does not apply to a third party that is an affiliate or wholly owned subsidiary of the certificate holder.

(3) The certificate holder may not delegate responsibility for the content of a filing to a third party. The commissioner considers errors and omissions by the third party to be errors and omissions of the certificate holder.

(4) If a third party has a pattern of making filings that do not comply with this subpart, the commissioner may reject a delegation of filing authority from the certificate holder.