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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 22, § 856. Application for insurance required

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

No life, annuity, or health and accident insurance contract upon an individual, except a contract of group life insurance or of group or blanket health and accident insurance as defined in this Code, shall be made or effectuated unless at the time of the making of the contract the individual insured, being of competent legal capacity to contract, in writing applies therefor or consents thereto, except in the following cases:

(1) A spouse may effectuate such insurance upon the other spouse.

(2) Any person having an insurable interest in the life of a minor, or any person upon whom a minor is dependent for support and maintenance, may effectuate insurance upon the life of the minor.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 22, § 856. Application for insurance required - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-22-sect-856/

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