§1966 — Title 38 Veterans' Benefits | U.S. Code

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The Secretary can buy one or more group life insurance policies to provide the benefits in this part of the law, and may do so without following parts of another procurement law (section 6101(b)–(d) of title 41). Any company selling these policies must be licensed to sell life insurance in all 50 States and the District of Columbia and, as of the most recent December 31 for which the Secretary has data, must hold at least 1 percent of all group life insurance in the United States. The insurer that issues the policy must set up an administrative office where and under the name the Secretary chooses. The Secretary can arrange for parts of the insurance to be reinsured by other qualifying insurers, under terms the Secretary approves, and the Secretary may stop any purchased policy at any time.

Title 38, §1966

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(a)The Secretary is authorized, without regard to section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41, to purchase from one or more life insurance companies a policy or policies of group life insurance to provide the benefits specified in this subchapter. Each such life insurance company must (1) be licensed to issue life insurance in each of the fifty States of the United States and in the District of Columbia, and (2) as of the most recent December 31 for which information is available to the Secretary, have in effect at least 1 percent of the total amount of group life insurance which all life insurance companies have in effect in the United States.

(b)The life insurance company or companies issuing such policy or policies shall establish an administrative office at a place and under a name designated by the Secretary.

(c)The Secretary shall arrange with the life insurance company or companies issuing any policy or policies under this subchapter to reinsure, under conditions approved by the Secretary, portions of the total amount of insurance under such policy or policies with such other life insurance companies (which meet qualifying criteria set forth by the Secretary) as may elect to participate in such reinsurance.

(d)The Secretary may at any time discontinue any policy or policies which the Secretary has purchased from any insurance company under this subchapter.

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2011—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–350 substituted “section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41” for “section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5)”. 1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 766 of this title as this section and substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing. 1986—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(36)(A), substituted “the Administrator” for “him”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(36)(B), substituted “the Administrator” for “he”. 1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–295 substituted “percent” for “per centum”.

§1966 Eligible Insurance Companies

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Title 38, §1966

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