Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 55: FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES
24-A §4117. Beneficiaries

§4117. Beneficiaries
The member shall have the right at all times to change the beneficiary or beneficiaries in accordance with the constitution, laws or rules of the society. Every society by its constitution, laws or rules may limit the scope of beneficiaries and shall provide that no beneficiary shall have or obtain any vested interest in the proceeds of any certificate until the certificate has become due and payable in conformity with the provisions of the insurance contract.   [PL 1969, c. 132, §1 (NEW).]
A society may make provision for the payment of funeral benefits to the extent of such portion of any payment under a certificate as might reasonably appear to be due to any person equitably entitled thereto by reason of having incurred expense occasioned by the burial of the member, provided the portion so paid shall not exceed the sum of $500.   [PL 1969, c. 132, §1 (NEW).]
If, at the death of any member, there is no lawful beneficiary to whom the insurance benefits shall be payable, the amount of such benefits, except to the extent that funeral benefits may be paid as hereinbefore provided, shall be payable to the personal representative of the deceased member.   [PL 1969, c. 132, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 132, §1 (NEW).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 24-A: MAINE INSURANCE CODE

Chapter 55: FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES

24-A §4101. Fraternal benefit societies defined

24-A §4102. Lodge system defined

24-A §4103. Representative form of government defined

24-A §4104. Organization

24-A §4105. Corporate powers retained

24-A §4106. Voluntary associations

24-A §4107. Location of office -- place of meeting

24-A §4108. Consolidations and mergers

24-A §4109. Conversion of fraternal benefit society into mutual life insurance company

24-A §4110. Qualifications for membership

24-A §4111. Articles of incorporation, constitution and laws -- amendments

24-A §4112. Institutions

24-A §4113. No personal liability

24-A §4114. Benefits

24-A §4115. Benefits on lives of children

24-A §4116. Nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values, certificate loans and other options

24-A §4117. Beneficiaries

24-A §4118. Benefits not attachable

24-A §4119. The contract

24-A §4120. Life benefit certificate provisions, standard and prohibited

24-A §4121. Accident and health insurance and total and permanent disability insurance certificates

24-A §4121-A. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

24-A §4122. Waiver

24-A §4123. Reinsurance

24-A §4124. Licenses

24-A §4125. Foreign or alien society -- admission

24-A §4126. Injunction -- liquidation -- receivership of domestic society

24-A §4127. Petition for suspension, revocation or refusal of license of foreign or alien society (REPEALED)

24-A §4127-A. Suspension, revocation or refusal of license of foreign or alien society

24-A §4128. Licensing of agents

24-A §4129. Service of process

24-A §4130. Injunction

24-A §4131. Review

24-A §4132. Funds

24-A §4133. Investments

24-A §4134. Reports and valuations

24-A §4135. Examination of domestic societies

24-A §4136. Examination of foreign and alien societies

24-A §4137. No adverse publications

24-A §4138. Misrepresentation (REPEALED)

24-A §4138-A. Enforcement; unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts and practices

24-A §4139. Discrimination and rebates (REPEALED)

24-A §4139-A. Funeral service contracts

24-A §4140. Taxation

24-A §4141. Exemptions

24-A §4142. Exemption of certain societies

24-A §4143. Penalties