(a) No policy of life insurance other than industrial, group, and pure endowments, with or without return of premiums or of premiums and interest, shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state unless it contains in substance all of the provisions required by Sections 27-15-3 through 27-15-14. This section shall not apply to burial insurance, annuity contracts, to any provision of a life insurance policy, or contract supplemental thereto, relating to disability benefits or to additional benefits in the event of death or dismemberment by accident or accidental means or to any provision relating to waiver of premiums in the event of death or disability of the beneficiary or premium payer.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 27-15-2

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Any of such provisions, or portions thereof not applicable to single premium or term policies, shall, to that extent, not be incorporated therein.
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