Rhode Island General Laws 27-4.8-4. Dependent group life insurance
Except for a policy issued under § 27-4.8-1(2), a group life insurance policy may be extended to insure the employees or members against loss due to the death of their spouses and dependent children, or any class or classes thereof, subject to the following:
(1) The premium for the insurance shall be paid either from funds contributed by the employer, union, association or other person to whom the policy has been issued, or from funds contributed by the covered persons, or from both. Except as provided in subdivision (2), a policy on which no part of the premium for the spouse’s and dependent child’s coverage is to be derived from funds contributed by the covered persons shall insure all eligible employees or members with respect to their spouses and dependent children, or any class or classes thereof.
(2) An insurer may exclude or limit the coverage on any spouse or dependent child as to whom evidence of individual insurability is not satisfactory to the insurer.
(3) [Deleted by P.L. 2013, ch. 31, § 3, and P.L. 2013, ch. 36, § 3].
History of Section.
P.L. 2009, ch. 299, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 300, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 31, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 36, § 3.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-4.8-4
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- 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.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6