Insurance Code section 10128.2
(a)
Every policy containing a life insurance benefit which does not contain a disability benefit provision of any type (e.g. premium waiver extension, extended death benefit in event of total disability, or payment of income for a specified period during total disability), shall be deemed to include a reasonable extension of benefits upon discontinuance of the policy if it provides the totally disabled employee the same rights of conversion to an individual life insurance policy at the time of discontinuance of the policy that such employee would have had if his employment or association membership had terminated on the same date.(b)
Every policy containing a life insurance benefit which contains a disability benefit provision of any type shall be deemed to include a reasonable extension of benefits upon discontinuance of the policy if it provides:(1)
Such discontinuance does not affect the disability benefit; and(2)
The rights of conversion described in (a) above shall apply to the amount the individual is insured for at the termination of the disability benefit unless the disability benefit is a payment of income for a specified period, in which event the rights of conversion would apply to the amount of life insurance, if any, remaining after the payment of income; and(3)
With respect to any amounts of life insurance provided under the policy to which no disability benefit provision applies, the rights of conversion described in (a) above shall apply.(c)
Every policy providing benefits for loss of time or a specific indemnity during hospital confinement, shall be deemed to include a reasonable extension of such benefits upon discontinuance of the policy if such discontinuance does not affect the benefit provided.(d)
Every policy providing hospital, medical or surgical benefits on an expense-incurred or service basis shall be deemed to include a reasonable extension of such benefits upon discontinuance of the policy if it provides benefits for covered expenses directly relating to the condition causing total disability existing at the time premium payments for the employee or dependent cease and incurred during a period of not less than 12 months thereafter, which period shall not be interrupted by discontinuance of the policy.(e)
The benefits payable during any extension of benefits may be subject to all limitations or restrictions contained in the policy.
Source:
Section 10128.2, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=10128.2.
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