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§ 16-203. Incontestability provisions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsurance

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Title 16. Life Insurance and Annuities
Subtitle 2. Life Insurance Policy Provisions (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Insurance, § 16-203
§ 16-203. Incontestability provisions
Currentness
In general
(a) Each policy of life insurance shall contain a provision that the policy is incontestable, except for nonpayment of premiums, after the policy has been in force during the lifetime of the insured for 2 years after its date of issue.
Policy provisions relating to disability benefits or additional benefits
(b) The incontestability provision described in subsection (a) of this section does not apply to policy provisions that relate to disability benefits or to additional benefits for death by accident or accidental means.
Preclusion of contests to validity of policy
(c) A provision in a policy of life insurance that provides that the policy is incontestable after a specified period:
(1) precludes only a contest of the validity of the policy; and
(2) does not preclude the assertion of defenses based on provisions in the policy that exclude or restrict coverage, whether or not the restrictions or exclusions are excepted in the provision.

Credits

Added by Acts 1996, c. 11, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.
Formerly Art. 48A, §§ 390, 400.
MD Code, Insurance, § 16-203, MD INSURANCE § 16-203
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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