A life or health insurance contract upon an individual, except a contract of group life insurance or of group or blanket health insurance, may not be made or effectuated unless at the time of the making of the contract the individual insured, being of competent legal capacity to contract, applies for the contract or has consented to it in writing, except in the following cases:

(1) a spouse may effectuate the insurance upon the other spouse;

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 21.42.090

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • writing: includes printing. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(2) a person having an insurable interest in the life of a minor or a person upon whom a minor is dependent for support and maintenance, may effectuate insurance upon the life of or pertaining to the minor;
(3) family policies insuring any two or more members of a family may be issued on an application signed by either parent, a stepparent, or by a husband or wife.