Title 20, Insurance

A. When a producer makes a recommendation of an annuity, the producer shall act in the best interest of the consumer under the circumstances known at the time the recommendation is made, without placing the producer's or the insurer's financial interest ahead of the consumer's in…

A. An insurer shall either assure that a system to supervise recommendations that is reasonably designed to achieve compliance with this article is established and maintained by complying with subsections C, D and E, or establish and maintain such a system. Such a system includes…

A. An insurer is responsible for compliance with this article. If a violation occurs, either because of the action or inaction of the insurer or its producer, the director may order: 1. The insurer to take reasonably appropriate corrective action for any consumer who is harmed by…

A. Insurers, general agents, independent agencies, business entities and producers shall maintain, or be able to make available to the director, records of the information collected from the consumer, disclosures made to the consumer, including summaries of oral disclosures, and …

A. A producer may not solicit the sale of an annuity product unless the producer has adequate knowledge of the product to recommend the annuity and the producer is in compliance with the insurer's standards for product training. A producer may rely on insurer-provided product-spe…

A. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, no life insurance policy shall be delivered in this state insuring the lives of more than one individual unless to one of the groups as provided for in section 20-1251.01 and sections 20-1252 through 20-1256 and unless in com…

The lives of a group of individuals may be insured under a policy issued to a credit union organized under the laws of this state or the federal credit union act, which shall be considered the policyholder, to insure eligible members for amounts of insurance related to the share …

The lives of a group of individuals may be insured under a policy issued to an employer, or to the trustees of a fund established by an employer, which employer or trustees shall be deemed the policyholder, to insure employees of the employer for the benefit of persons other than…

The lives of a group of individuals may be insured under a policy issued to a creditor, who shall be deemed the policyholder, to insure debtors of the creditor, subject to the following requirements: 1. The debtors eligible for insurance under the policy shall be all of the debto…

The lives of a group of individuals may be insured under a policy issued to a labor union, which shall be deemed the policyholder, to insure members of the union for the benefit of persons other than the union or any of its officials, representatives or agents, subject to the fol…

The lives of a group of individuals may be insured under a policy issued to the trustees of a fund established in this state by two or more employers in the same industry, if a majority of the employees to be insured of each employer are located within this state, or to the trust…

The lives of a group of individuals may be insured under a policy issued to an association, or to a trust or to the trustee of a fund established, created or maintained for the benefit of one or more associations. The association, trust or trustee shall be deemed the policyholder…

A. Insurance under any group life insurance policy that is issued pursuant to section 20-1252, 20-1254 or 20-1255 may be extended to insure the dependents, or any class or classes of dependents, of each insured person who so elects, in amounts in accordance with a plan that precl…

A. Except as set forth in subsection B of this section, no policy of group life insurance shall be delivered in this state unless it contains in substance the standard provisions as required by sections 20-1259 to 20-1268, inclusive, or provisions which in the opinion of the dire…

In group life policies there shall be a provision that the policyholder is entitled to a grace period of thirty-one days for the payment of any premium due except the first, during which grace period the death benefit coverage shall continue in force, unless the policyholder has …

In group life policies there shall be a provision that the validity of the policy shall not be contested, except for nonpayment of premiums, after it has been in force for two years from its date of issue, and that no statement made by any person insured under the policy relating…

In group life policies there shall be a provision that a copy of the application, if any, of the policyholder shall be attached to the policy when issued, that all statements made by the policyholder or by the persons insured shall be deemed representations and not warranties, an…

In group life policies there shall be a provision setting forth the conditions, if any, under which the insurer reserves the right to require a person eligible for insurance to furnish evidence of individual insurability satisfactory to the insurer as a condition to part or all o…

In group life policies there shall be a provision specifying an equitable adjustment of premiums or of benefits or of both to be made in the event the age of a person insured has been misstated, and such provision shall contain a clear statement of the method of adjustment to be …

In group life policies there shall be a provision that any sum becoming due by reason of the death of the person insured shall be payable to the beneficiary designated by the person insured, subject to the provisions of the policy in the event there is no designated beneficiary, …

In group life policies there shall be a provision that the insurer will issue to the policyholder for delivery to each person insured an individual certificate setting forth a statement as to the insurance protection to which he is entitled, to whom the insurance benefits are pay…

In group life policies there shall be a provision that if the insurance, or any portion of it, on a person covered under the policy ceases because of termination of employment or of membership in the class or classes eligible for coverage under the policy, such person shall be en…

In group life policies there shall be a provision that if the group policy terminates or is amended so as to terminate the insurance of any class of insured persons, each person insured thereunder at the date of termination whose insurance terminates and who has been so insured f…

In group life policies there shall be a provision that if a person insured under the group policy dies during the period within which he would have been entitled to have an individual policy issued to him in accordance with sections 20-1266 or 20-1267 and before such an individua…

If any individual insured under a group life insurance policy delivered after January 1, 1955 in this state becomes entitled under the terms of the policy to have an individual policy of life insurance issued to him without evidence of insurability, subject to the making of appli…

No group annuity contract shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state and no certificate shall be used in connection therewith unless it contains in substance the provisions set forth in sections 20-1271 to 20-1275, inclusive, to the extent that such provisions are ap…

In group annuity contracts there shall be a provision that there shall be a period of grace, either of thirty days or of one month, within which any stipulated payment to be remitted by the holder to the insurer, falling due after one year from date of issue, may be made, subject…

In group annuity contracts there shall be a provision specifying the document or documents which shall constitute the entire contract between the parties. The document or documents so specified shall be only: 1. The contract. 2. The contract together with the application of the h…

In group annuity contracts there shall be a provision, with an appropriate reference thereto in the certificate, for the equitable adjustment of the benefits payable under the contract or of the stipulated payments thereunder, if it is found that the sex, age, service, salary or …

A. In group annuity contracts there shall be a provision or provisions, with an appropriate reference thereto in the certificate, specifying the nature and basis of ascertainment of the benefits which will be available to an annuitant who contributes to the cost of the annuity an…

In group annuity contracts there shall be a provision that the insurer will issue to the holder of the contract for delivery to each annuitant who contributes thereunder an individual certificate setting forth a statement in substance of the benefits to which he is entitled under…

A. "Employee life insurance" is that plan of life insurance, other than salary savings life insurance or pension trust insurance and annuities, under which individual policies are issued to the employees of any employer and where such policies are issued on the lives of not less …

Nothing in this title or in any other title shall be construed to prohibit any person insured under a group life insurance policy from making an assignment of all or any part of his incidents of ownership under such policy including but not limited to the privilege to have issued…

The provisions of this article apply only to industrial life insurance policies. Section 20-1217 (contestability as to excluded or restricted coverage), section 20-1226 (limitation of liability), section 20-1227 (incontestability after reinstatement), section 20-1230 (dual pay po…

No policy of industrial life insurance shall be delivered or be issued for delivery in this state unless it contains in substance the applicable provisions set forth in sections 20-1303 to 20-1316, inclusive.

There shall be a provision that the insured is entitled to a grace period of four weeks within which the payment of any premiums after the first may be made, except that in policies the premiums for which are payable monthly, the period of grace shall be one month, but not less t…

There shall be a provision that the policy shall constitute the entire contract between the parties, or, if a copy of the application is endorsed upon or attached to the policy when issued, a provision that the policy and the application therefor shall constitute the entire contr…

There shall be a provision that the policy, exclusive of provisions relating to disability benefits or to additional benefits in the event of death by accident or accidental means, shall be incontestable, except for nonpayment of premiums, after it has been in force during the li…

There shall be a provision that if it is found that the age of the individual insured, or the age of any other individual considered in determining the premium, has been misstated, any amount payable or benefit accruing under the policy shall be such as the premium would have pur…

If a participating policy, there shall be a provision that the insurer shall annually ascertain and apportion any divisible surplus accruing on the policy, except that at the option of the insurer such participation may be deferred to the end of the fifth policy year. This provis…

There shall be provisions for nonforfeiture benefits and cash surrender values as required by sections 20-1231 and 20-1231.01.

There shall be a provision that unless the policy has been surrendered for its cash surrender value or unless the paid-up term insurance, if any, has expired, the policy will be reinstated at any time within two years from the date of premium default upon written application ther…

There shall be a provision that when the policy becomes a claim by the death of the insured, settlement shall be made upon surrender of the policy and receipt of due proof of death.

There shall be a provision that no insurance producer shall have the power or authority to waive, change or alter any of the terms or conditions of any policy, except that at the option of the insurer the terms or conditions may be changed by an endorsement signed by a duly autho…

A. Each policy shall have a space on the front or back page of the policy for the name of the beneficiary designated with a reservation of the right to designate or change the beneficiary after the issuance of the policy. B. The policy may also provide that no designation or chan…

In the case of weekly premium policies, there may be a provision that upon proper notice to the insurer, while premiums on the policy are not in default beyond the grace period, of the intention to pay future premiums directly to the insurer at its home office or any office desig…