Whenever the proceeds of or payments under a life or health insurance policy or annuity contract heretofore or hereafter issued become payable in accordance with the terms of the policy or contract, or exercise of any right or privilege thereunder, and the insurer makes payment thereof in accordance with the terms of the policy or contract or in accordance with any written assignment thereof, the person then designated in the policy, contract or assignment as being entitled thereto shall be entitled to receive such proceeds or payments and to give full acquittance therefor; and such payments shall fully discharge the insurer from all claims under the policy or contract unless, before payment is made, the insurer has received at its home office written notice by or on behalf of some other person that such other person claims to be entitled to such payment or some interest in the policy or contract.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, ยง 355.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 18 - The Insurance Contract
Section 59A-18-1 - Scope of article.
Section 59A-18-2 - "Policy" defined.
Section 59A-18-3 - "Premium" defined.
Section 59A-18-3.1 - Closed block of business.
Section 59A-18-3.2 - "Block of business" defined.
Section 59A-18-4 - Insurable interest; personal insurance.
Section 59A-18-6 - Insurable interest, property.
Section 59A-18-7 - Power to contract for insurance; purchase of insurance or annuity by minor.
Section 59A-18-8 - Consent of insured; life, health insurance.
Section 59A-18-9 - Alteration of application; life, health insurance.
Section 59A-18-10 - Application as evidence.
Section 59A-18-11 - Representation in application.
Section 59A-18-12 - Filing of forms and classifications; review of effect upon insured.
Section 59A-18-13 - Approval or disapproval of health insurance forms.
Section 59A-18-13.1 - Adjusted community rating.
Section 59A-18-13.2 - Health insurance; health care plan rates filing requirements.
Section 59A-18-13.3 - Health insurance filings; grounds and procedure for approval or disapproval.
Section 59A-18-13.4 - Repealed.
Section 59A-18-13.6 - Pooling of closed blocks of business.
Section 59A-18-14 - Grounds, procedure for disapproval.
Section 59A-18-16.1 - Group coverage discontinuance and replacement.
Section 59A-18-17 - Standard provisions, in general.
Section 59A-18-18 - Charter, bylaw provisions.
Section 59A-18-19 - Execution of policies.
Section 59A-18-20 - Underwriters' and combination policies.
Section 59A-18-21 - Validity, construction of noncomplying forms.
Section 59A-18-23 - Delivery of policy, motor vehicle vendors, mortgagees, pledgees.
Section 59A-18-24 - Insurance producers; whom they represent.
Section 59A-18-25 - Allowance for inflation.
Section 59A-18-26 - Payment discharges insurer.
Section 59A-18-27 - Forms of proof of loss to be furnished.
Section 59A-18-27.1 - Universal claim forms.
Section 59A-18-28 - Notice; waiver.
Section 59A-18-29 - Cancellation of certain policies.
Section 59A-18-30 - Disclosure of premium and claim data.
Section 59A-18-32 - Certificates of property or casualty insurance.