If any statements other than those relating to age, sex and identity are required as a condition to issuing an annuity or pure endowment contract, other than a reversionary, survivorship or group annuity and subject to Section 386 [59A-20-21 NMSA 1978] of this article, there shall be a provision that the contract shall be incontestable after it has been in force during the lifetime of the person or of each of the persons as to whom such statements are required, for a period of two (2) years from its date of issue, except for nonpayment of stipulated payments to the insurer, and at the option of the insurer such contract may also except any provisions relative to benefits in the event of disability and any provisions which grant insurance specifically against death by accident or accidental means.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, ยง 384.
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.