Michigan Laws 500.3416 – Time of payment of claims; provision required
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.3416
- Disability insurance policy: includes an insurance policy or insurance contract that insures against loss resulting from sickness or from bodily injury or death by accident, or both, including also the granting of specific hospital benefits and medical, surgical, and sick-care benefits to an individual, family, or group, subject to the exclusions provided in this section. See Michigan Laws 500.3400
- Health insurance policy: means an expense-incurred hospital, medical, or surgical policy, certificate, or contract. See Michigan Laws 500.608
- Insurer: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds organization, fraternal benefit society, or other legal entity, engaged or attempting to engage in the business of making insurance or surety contracts. See Michigan Laws 500.106
An insurer shall include in a disability insurance policy, other than a health insurance policy, a provision as follows:
TIME OF PAYMENT OF CLAIMS: Indemnities payable under this policy for a loss other than loss for which this policy provides a periodic payment will be paid immediately upon receipt of due written proof of the loss. Subject to due written proof of loss, all accrued indemnities for loss for which this policy provides periodic payment will be paid ………………….. (insert period for payment that must not be less frequently than monthly) and any balance remaining unpaid on the termination of liability will be paid immediately upon receipt of due written proof.