A group life insurance policy shall contain in substance a provision that if a person insured under the group policy, or the insured dependent of a covered person, dies during the period within which he would have been entitled to have an individual policy issued to him in accordance with Sections 416 or 417 [59A-21-19 or 59A-21-20 NMSA 1978] above and before such an individual policy shall have become effective, the amount of life insurance which he would have been entitled to have issued to him under such individual policy shall be payable as a claim under the group policy, whether or not application for the individual policy or the payment of the first premium therefor has been made.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, ยง 418.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 21 - Group Life Insurance
Section 59A-21-1 - Short title; purpose.
Section 59A-21-2 - Group contracts must meet requirements.
Section 59A-21-3 - "Group policy" defined.
Section 59A-21-4 - Employee groups.
Section 59A-21-5 - Debtor groups.
Section 59A-21-6 - Labor union groups.
Section 59A-21-7 - Trustee groups.
Section 59A-21-8 - Association groups.
Section 59A-21-9 - Discretionary groups.
Section 59A-21-10 - Dependents' coverage.
Section 59A-21-11 - Standard and required provisions.
Section 59A-21-12 - Grace period.
Section 59A-21-13 - Noncontestability.
Section 59A-21-14 - Statements by insured.
Section 59A-21-15 - Evidence of insurability.
Section 59A-21-16 - Misstatement of age.
Section 59A-21-17 - Payment to beneficiary; funeral expenses.
Section 59A-21-18 - Certificate or statement of insurance protection.
Section 59A-21-20 - Conversion privilege; termination of group policy.
Section 59A-21-21 - Conversion privilege; death benefit.
Section 59A-21-22 - Conversion privilege; extension by failure to give notice.
Section 59A-21-23 - Continuance of coverage during total disability.
Section 59A-21-24 - Assignment of interest under policy.
Section 59A-21-25 - Coverage under group policy issued in another state.
Section 59A-21-27 - Definition.
Section 59A-21-28 - Maximum rate of interest on policy loans.