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§ 510c. Notice of policyholder's right to examine life and endowment insurance policies

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 40 P.S. Insurance

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 40 P.S. Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 2. Insurance Companies (Refs & Annos)
Article IV. Life Insurance
(a) General Provisions Relating to Stock and Mutual Companies (Refs & Annos)
40 P.S. § 510c
§ 510c. Notice of policyholder's right to examine life and endowment insurance policies
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(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), individual fixed dollar life insurance or endowment insurance policies shall not be delivered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania unless they shall have prominently printed on the first page of such policy or attached thereto a notice stating in substance that the policyholder shall be permitted to return the policy within at least ten (10) days of its delivery and to have the premium paid refunded if after examination of the policy, the policyholder is not satisfied with it for any reason.
(2) Individual fixed dollar life insurance or endowment insurance policies which are offered as replacements for an existing life insurance policy or annuity contract with the same insurer or insurer group shall not be delivered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania unless they shall have prominently printed on the first page of such policy or attached thereto a notice stating in substance that the policyholder shall be permitted to return the policy within at least forty-five (45) days of its delivery and to have the premium refunded if after examination of the policy the policyholder is not satisfied with it for any reason.
(3) Individual fixed dollar life insurance or endowment insurance policies which are offered as replacements for an existing life insurance policy or annuity contract with an insurer or insurer group other than the one which issued the original policy or contract shall not be delivered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania unless they shall have prominently printed on the first page of such policy or attached thereto a notice stating in substance that the policyholder shall be permitted to return the policy within at least twenty (20) days of its delivery and to have the premium refunded if after examination of the policy the policyholder is not satisfied with it for any reason.
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), individual variable life policies shall not be delivered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania unless they shall have prominently printed on the first page of such policy or attached thereto a notice stating in substance that the policyholder shall be permitted to return the policy within at least ten (10) days of its delivery if after examination of the policy the policyholder is not satisfied with it for any reason. The notice shall state that in such event the insurer shall pay to the policyholder an amount equal to any of the following:
(i) the stipulated payment or premium paid;
(ii) the difference between:
(A) the premiums paid, including any policy fees or other charges and the amounts, if any, allocated to any separate accounts under the policy; and
(B) the cash value of the policy or, if the policy does not have a cash value, the reserve for the policy on the date of surrender attributable to the amounts so allocated; or
(iii) the greater of subparagraph (i) or (ii).
(2) Individual variable life insurance policies which are offered as replacements for an existing life insurance policy or annuity contract with the same insurer or insurer group shall not be delivered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania unless they shall have prominently printed on the first page of such policy or attached thereto a notice stating in substance that the policyholder shall be permitted to return the policy within at least forty-five (45) days of its delivery if after examination of the policy the policyholder is not satisfied with it for any reason, and the notice shall state that in such event the insurer shall pay to the policyholder an amount equal to any of the following:
(i) the stipulated payment or premium paid;
(ii) the difference between:
(A) the premiums paid, including any policy fees or other charges and the amounts, if any, allocated to any separate accounts under the policy; and
(B) the cash value of the policy or, if the policy does not have a cash value, the reserve for the policy on the date of surrender attributable to the amounts so allocated; or
(iii) the greater of subparagraph (i) or (ii).
(3) Individual variable life insurance policies which are offered as replacements for an existing life insurance policy or annuity contract with an insurer or insurer group other than the one which issued the original policy or contract shall not be delivered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania unless they shall have prominently printed on the first page of such policy or attached thereto a notice stating in substance that the policyholder shall be permitted to return the policy within at least twenty (20) days of its delivery if after examination of the policy the policyholder is not satisfied with it for any reason, and the notice shall state that in such event the insurer shall pay to the policyholder an amount equal to any of the following:
(i) the stipulated payment or premium paid;
(ii) the difference between:
(A) the premiums paid, including any policy fees or other charges and the amounts, if any, allocated to any separate accounts under the policy; and
(B) the cash value of the policy or, if the policy does not have a cash value, the reserve for the policy on the date of surrender attributable to the amounts so allocated; or
(iii) the greater of subparagraph (i) or (ii).

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1921, May 17, P.L. 682, § 410D, added 1981, Nov. 5, P.L. 325, No. 116, § 1, imd. effective. Amended 1996, Dec. 18, P.L. 1003, No. 154, § 2, effective in 60 days.
40 P.S. § 510c, PA ST 40 P.S. § 510c
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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