This article [Chapter 59A, Article 20 NMSA 1978] applies only to contracts of life insurance, endowments and annuities, other than reinsurance, group life insurance and group annuities; except that Section 395 [59A-20-30 NMSA 1978] (variable contract law) shall also apply as to group life and group annuity contracts.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 366.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 43 Am. Jur. 2d Insurance §§ 530 to 546.
Failure to disclose terminal illness as basis for life insurer's avoidance of high-risk, high-premium policy requiring no health warranties or proof of insurability, 42 A.L.R.4th 158.
Accident or life insurance: death by autoerotic asphyxiation as accidental, 62 A.L.R.4th 823.
44 C.J.S. Insurance § 283 et seq.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 20 - Life Insurance and Annuity Contracts
Section 59A-20-1 - Scope of article.
Section 59A-20-2 - "Annuity", "industrial life insurance" defined.
Section 59A-20-3 - Standard provisions required.
Section 59A-20-4 - Grace period.
Section 59A-20-5 - Incontestability.
Section 59A-20-6 - Entire contract.
Section 59A-20-7 - Misstatement of age.
Section 59A-20-8 - Dividends, participating policies.
Section 59A-20-9 - Policy loans.
Section 59A-20-10 - Policy loan interest rates.
Section 59A-20-11 - Table of installments.
Section 59A-20-12 - Reinstatement.
Section 59A-20-14 - Payment of claims.
Section 59A-20-15 - Beneficiary, industrial policies.
Section 59A-20-16 - Incontestability; excluded or restricted coverage; after reinstatement.
Section 59A-20-17 - Standard provisions, annuity and pure endowment contracts.
Section 59A-20-18 - Annuities, grace period.
Section 59A-20-19 - Annuities, incontestability.
Section 59A-20-20 - Annuities, entire contract.
Section 59A-20-21 - Annuities, misstatement of age or sex.
Section 59A-20-22 - Annuities, dividends.
Section 59A-20-23 - Annuities, reinstatement.
Section 59A-20-24 - Standard provisions; reversionary annuities.
Section 59A-20-25 - Limitation of liability.
Section 59A-20-26 - Prohibited provisions.
Section 59A-20-27 - Provisions required by other jurisdictions.
Section 59A-20-28 - Special requirements as to participating policies.
Section 59A-20-29 - Prohibited policy plans.
Section 59A-20-30 - Variable contract law.
Section 59A-20-31 - Standard Nonforfeiture Law; life insurance.
Section 59A-20-33 - Standard nonforfeiture law; individual deferred annuities.