A. Each individual life insurance policy shall contain a provision that the insured is entitled to a grace period of not less than thirty-one days within which the payment of any premium after the first premium may be made, subject at the insurer's option to an interest charge that is not to exceed six percent per year for the number of days of grace elapsing before the payment of the premium.
B. The provision shall also state that during the grace period the policy shall continue in full force, but if a claim arises under the policy during the grace period before the overdue premium or any overdue premium installment is paid, the amount of any earned overdue premium or installment through the policy month of death with interest may be deducted from any amount payable under the policy in settlement. The grace period shall start on the premium payment due date.
Code 1950, § 38-371(2); 1950, p. 179; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-392; 1986, c. 562.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 33 - Life Insurance Policies
§ 38.2-3300. Requirements; exceptions
§ 38.2-3301. Ten-day right to examine policy
§ 38.2-3301.1. Delivery of individual life insurance policies
§ 38.2-3302. How premiums payable
§ 38.2-3304. Policy constitutes entire contract; statements deemed representations
§ 38.2-3306. Misstatement of age
§ 38.2-3307. Participation in surplus
§ 38.2-3309. Nonforfeiture benefits and cash surrender values
§ 38.2-3310. Table of values and options
§ 38.2-3313. Table of installments
§ 38.2-3315. Variations for certain forms of policies; providing more favorable terms
§ 38.2-3316. Provisions prohibited
§ 38.2-3317. Provisions required by other jurisdictions
§ 38.2-3318.1. Group life insurance requirements
§ 38.2-3319.1. Limits of group life insurance
§ 38.2-3319.2. Review of records
§ 38.2-3320.1. Policies issued outside of the Commonwealth of Virginia
§ 38.2-3321.1. Requirements for those marketing group life insurance
§ 38.2-3323. Group life insurance coverages of spouses, dependent children, and other persons
§ 38.2-3324. Standard provisions required; exceptions
§ 38.2-3327. Entire contract; statements deemed representations
§ 38.2-3328. Evidence of individual insurability
§ 38.2-3329. Misstatement of age
§ 38.2-3330. Payment of benefits
§ 38.2-3331. Individual certificates
§ 38.2-3332. Right to individual policy upon termination of employment or membership
§ 38.2-3334. Death after termination of group insurance and before issuance of individual policy
§ 38.2-3335. Additional persons becoming eligible
§ 38.2-3336. Provisions required by other jurisdictions
§ 38.2-3338. Provisions prohibited
§ 38.2-3339. Exemption of group life insurance policies from legal process
§ 38.2-3340. Definition of industrial life insurance
§ 38.2-3341. Standard provisions required
§ 38.2-3342. Ten-day right to examine policy
§ 38.2-3344. Policy and application to constitute entire contract; statements deemed representations
§ 38.2-3346. Misstatement of age
§ 38.2-3347. Nonforfeiture benefits and cash surrender values
§ 38.2-3349. Table of nonforfeiture options
§ 38.2-3352. Provisions not required in certain policies