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23-85-104. Form of policy.

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23-85-104. Form of policy.

23-85-104. Form of policy. No policy of accident and health insurance shall be delivered or issued for delivery to any person in this state unless it otherwise complies with this code and complies with the following: (1) The entire money and other considerations for the policy shall be expressed in the policy; (2) The time when the insurance takes effect and terminates shall be expressed in the policy; (3) It shall purport to insure only one (1) person, except that a policy may insure, originally or by subsequent amendment, upon the application of an adult member of a family who shall be deemed the policyholder, any two (2) or more eligible members of that family, including husband, wife, or any other person dependent upon the policyholder; (4)(A) The style, arrangement, and overall appearance of the policy shall give no undue prominence to any portion of the text. (B) In printed forms, every portion of the text of the policy and of any endorsements or attached papers shall be plainly printed in light-faced type of a style in general use, the size of which shall be uniform and not less than 10-point type with a lower case unspaced alphabet length not less than one hundred twenty (120) points. (C) The appearance of text in forms developed for electronic transmission shall comply with rules developed by the Insurance Commissioner. (D) The text shall include all printed matter, except the name and address of the insurer, name or title of the policy, the brief description, if any, and captions and subcaptions; (5) The exceptions and reductions of indemnity shall be set forth in the policy and, other than those contained in §§ 23-85-106 — 23-85-126 and 23-85-128, shall be printed, at the insurer's option, either included with the benefit provision to which t

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-85-104

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23-85-104. Form of policy. No policy of accident and health insurance shall be delivered or issued for delivery to any person in this state unless it otherwise complies with this code and complies with the following: (1) The entire money and other considerations for the policy shall be expressed in the policy; (2) The time when the insurance takes effect and terminates shall be expressed in the policy; (3) It shall purport to insure only one (1) person, except that a policy may insure, originally or by subsequent amendment, upon the application of an adult member of a family who shall be deemed the policyholder, any two (2) or more eligible members of that family, including husband, wife, or any other person dependent upon the policyholder; (4)(A) The style, arrangement, and overall appearance of the policy shall give no undue prominence to any portion of the text. (B) In printed forms, every portion of the text of the policy and of any endorsements or attached papers shall be plainly printed in light-faced type of a style in general use, the size of which shall be uniform and not less than 10-point type with a lower case unspaced alphabet length not less than one hundred twenty (120) points. (C) The appearance of text in forms developed for electronic transmission shall comply with rules developed by the Insurance Commissioner. (D) The text shall include all printed matter, except the name and address of the insurer, name or title of the policy, the brief description, if any, and captions and subcaptions; (5) The exceptions and reductions of indemnity shall be set forth in the policy and, other than those contained in §§ 23-85-106 — 23-85-126 and 23-85-128, shall be printed, at the insurer's option, either included with the benefit provision to which they apply, or under an appropriate caption such as “Exceptions”, or “Exceptions and Reductions”, except that if an exception or reduction specifically applies only to a particular benefit of the policy, a statement of the exception or reduction shall be included with the benefit provision to which it applies; (6) Each form, including riders and endorsements, shall be identified by a form number in the lower left-hand corner of the first page; and (7) The policy shall contain no provision purporting to make any portion of the charter, rules, constitution, or bylaws of the insurer a part of the policy unless the portion is set forth in full in the policy, except in the case of the incorporation of, or reference to, a statement of rates or classification of risk or a short-rate table filed with the commissioner.

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23-85-106. Entire contract and changes provision.

23-85-106. Entire contract and changes provision. There shall be a provision as follows: “Entire Contract; Changes: This policy, including the endorsements and the attached papers, if any, constitutes the entire contract of insurance. No change in this policy shall be valid until approved by an executive officer of the insurer and unless such approval be endorsed hereon or attached hereto. No agent has authority to change this policy or to waive any of its provisions.”

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-85-106

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23-85-126. Optional intoxicants and controlled substances provision.

23-85-126. Optional intoxicants and controlled substances provision. There may be a provision as follows: “Intoxicants and Controlled Substances: The insurer shall not be liable for any loss sustained or contracted in consequence of the insured's being intoxicated or under the influence of any controlled substance unless administered on the advice of a physician.”

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-85-126

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-85-126. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.

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23-85-128. Refusal to renew policy.

23-85-128. Refusal to renew policy. (a) Accident and health insurance policies in which the insurer reserves the right to refuse renewal on an individual basis shall provide in substance in a provision thereof, in an endorsement thereon, or rider attached thereto that, subject to the right to terminate the policy for nonpayment of premium when due, the right to refuse renewal may not be exercised so as to take effect before the renewal date occurring on or after the next policy anniversary, or in the case of lapse and reinstatement, at the renewal date occurring on or after the next anniversary of the last reinstatement. The provision, endorsement, or rider shall also state that any refusal of renewal shall be without prejudice to any claim originating while the policy is in force. (b) The reference to lapse and reinstatement in subsection (a) of this section may be omitted at the insurer's option.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-85-128

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-85-128. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.