Md. Code, Insurance § 17-303
This is the official text of Md. Code, Insurance § 17-303, part of Maryland’s Code, Insurance — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§17–303.
Official statutory text
Each policy of group life insurance shall contain a provision that:
(1) the policy is incontestable, except for nonpayment of premiums, after the policy has been in force for 2 years after its date of issue; and
(2) a statement made by an insured under the policy about insurability may not be used to contest the validity of the insurance as to which the statement was made unless:
(i) the insurance has been in force before the contest for less than 2 years during the insured’s lifetime; and
(ii) the statement is in writing and signed by the insured.
(1) the policy is incontestable, except for nonpayment of premiums, after the policy has been in force for 2 years after its date of issue; and
(2) a statement made by an insured under the policy about insurability may not be used to contest the validity of the insurance as to which the statement was made unless:
(i) the insurance has been in force before the contest for less than 2 years during the insured’s lifetime; and
(ii) the statement is in writing and signed by the insured.
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