There shall be a provision that when a policy becomes a claim by the death of the insured, settlement shall be made upon receipt of due proof of death and, at the insurer's option, surrender of the policy, proof of the interest of the claimant, or both. If an insurer specifies a particular period before the expiration of which settlement shall be made, the period may not exceed two months from the receipt of the proofs.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 45. Life Insurance and Annuities
Sec. 21.45.010. Applicability.
Sec. 21.45.020. Standards provisions required; return and refund.
Sec. 21.45.040. Incontestability.
Sec. 21.45.050. Entire contract.
Sec. 21.45.060. Misstatement of age.
Sec. 21.45.090. Table of values.
Sec. 21.45.100. Table of installments.
Sec. 21.45.110. Reinstatement.
Sec. 21.45.120. Payment of premiums.
Sec. 21.45.130. Payment of claims.
Sec. 21.45.140. Beneficiary, industrial policies.
Sec. 21.45.160. Excluded or restricted coverage.
Sec. 21.45.170. Standard provisions: annuity and pure endowment contracts.
Sec. 21.45.180. Grace period: annuities.
Sec. 21.45.190. Incontestability: annuities.
Sec. 21.45.200. Entire contract.
Sec. 21.45.210. Misstatement of age or sex: annuities.
Sec. 21.45.220. Dividends: annuities.
Sec. 21.45.230. Reinstatement: annuities.
Sec. 21.45.240. Standard provisions: reversionary annuities.
Sec. 21.45.250. Limitation of liability.
Sec. 21.45.260. Prohibited provisions: industrial life insurance.
Sec. 21.45.270. Incontestability, limitation of liability after reinstatement.
Sec. 21.45.280. Policy settlements.
Sec. 21.45.290. Indebtedness deducted from proceeds.
Sec. 21.45.300. Standard nonforfeiture law for life insurance.
Sec. 21.45.305. Standard nonforfeiture law for individual deferred annuities.