Burial insurance as used in this section includes any kind of agreement, certificate, policy, contract, bond, assurance guarantee, or other arrangement, by bylaw, regulation or otherwise, in or by which the party issuing such certificate, policy, contract, bond, assurance guarantee, or other arrangement agrees to provide for the burial of a named or designated person, or to save harmless anyone for the whole or any part of the costs of the burial of the body of a named or designated person, or to pay any part or all of the incidents of the burial of the body of a named or designated person. Any person engaging in the business of burial insurance shall be subject to and shall comply with all of the provisions of this title concerning the organization, qualification and conduct of life insurers. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or restrict the definitions of life insurance or life insurer under §§ 58-9-2 and 58-9-3.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-9-4

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 32, § 4.