Where active employment is a condition of insurance, a group life insurance policy shall contain a provision in substance that an insured may continue coverage during the insured's total disability by timely payment to the policyholder of that portion, if any, of the premium that would have been required from the insured had total disability not occurred. The continuation shall be on a premium paying basis for a period of six (6) months from the date on which the total disability started, but not beyond the earlier of (1) approval by the insurer of continuation of the coverage under any disability provision which the group insurance policy may contain or (2) the discontinuance of the group insurance policy.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, ยง 420.
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.