New Mexico Statutes 59A-22-5. Time limit on certain defenses
A. There shall be a provision for comprehensive major medical policies as follows: As of the date of issue of this policy, no misstatements, except willful or fraudulent misstatements, made by the applicant in the application for this policy shall be used to void the policy or to deny a claim for loss incurred or disability (as defined in the policy). In the event a misstatement in an application is made that is not fraudulent or willful, the issuer of the policy may prospectively rate and collect from the insured the premium that would have been charged to the insured at the time the policy was issued had such misstatement not been made.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 59A-22-5
- insured: as used in this article shall not be construed as preventing a person other than the insured with a 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 New Mexico Statutes 59A-22-27
B. There shall be a provision for policies other than comprehensive major medical policies as follows: After two years from the date of issue of this policy, no misstatements, except fraudulent misstatements, made by the applicant in the application for this policy shall be used to void the policy or to deny a claim for loss incurred or disability (as defined in the policy) commencing after the expiration of such two-year period.
C. The foregoing policy provisions shall not be so construed as to affect any initial two-year period nor to limit the application of Sections 59A-22-17 through 59A-22-19, 59A-22-21 and 59A-22-22 N.M. Stat. Ann. in the event of misstatement with respect to age or occupation or other insurance.
D. A policy that the insured has the right to continue in force subject to its terms by the timely payment of premium (1) until at least age fifty or (2) in the case of a policy issued after age forty-four, for at least five years from its date of issue, may contain in lieu of the foregoing the following provision, from which the clause in parentheses may be omitted at the insurance company’s option, under the caption “Incontestable”:
After this policy has been in force for a period of two years during the lifetime of the insured (excluding any period during which the insured is disabled), it shall become incontestable as to the statements contained in the application.