Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 4090d

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • insured: as used in this chapter , shall not be construed as preventing a person other than the insured with proper insurable interest from making application for and owning a policy covering the insured or from being entitled under such a policy to any indemnities, benefits, and rights provided therein. See
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 4090d. Right of conversion

All group health insurance policies, issued by an insurance company, a nonprofit hospital or medical service corporation, a self-insured group plan, and prepaid health insurance plans delivered or issued for delivery in this State which insure employees or members for hospital and medical insurance on an expense incurred, service or prepaid basis, other than for specific diseases or for accidental injuries only, shall provide that any person whose insurance under the group policy would terminate because of the death or loss of employment of the employee or member shall be entitled to have a converted policy issued to him or her by the insurer under whose group policy he or she was insured, without evidence of insurability. (Added 1983, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1985, No. 184 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)