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Wyo. Stat. §26-16-202 — what it says, and how the exam tests it

This section is cited by 2 of our practice questions and is tested on 3 exams including the Wyoming Life Insurance License.

The text

26-16-202. Policy provisions. (a) No life insurance policy, except as stated in W.S. 26-16-212, shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state unless it contains provisions conforming in substance to each of the following provisions, or corresponding provisions which the commissioner determines are at least as favorable to the defaulting or surrendering policyholder as are the minimum requirements specified in this subsection and are essentially in compliance with W.S. 26-16-210: (i) In case of default in any premium payment the insurer will grant, upon proper request not later than sixty (60) days after the due date of the premium in default, a paid-up nonforfeiture benefit on a plan stipulated in the policy, effective as of the due date, in an amount as is specified in this article. Instead of the stipulated paid-up nonforfeiture benefit, the insurer, upon proper request not later than sixty (60) days after the due date of the premium in default, may substitute an actuarially equivalent alternative paid-up nonforfeiture benefit which provides a greater amount or longer period of death benefits or, if applicable, a greater amount or earlier payment of endowment benefits; (ii) Upon surrender of the policy within sixty (60) days after the due date of any premium payment in default after premiums have been paid for at least three (3) full years in the case of ordinary insurance or five (5) full years in the case of industrial insurance, the insurer will pay, instead of any paid-up nonforfeiture benefit, a cash surrender value in an amount as is specified in this article; (iii) A specified paid-up nonforfeiture benefit is effective as specified in the policy unless the person entitled to make the election elects another available option not later than sixty (60) days after the due date of the premium in default; (iv) If the policy is paid-up by completion of all premium payments or if it is continued under any paid-up nonforfeiture benefit which became effective on or after the third policy anniversary in the case of ordinary insurance or the fifth policy anniversary in the case of industrial insurance, the insurer, upon surrender of the policy within thirty (30) days after any policy anniversary, will pay a cash surrender value in an amount as is specified in this article; (v) In the case of policies which cause on a basis guaranteed in the policy…

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How it comes up on the exam

Practice questions written from this section — answers and explanations are in the drill.

  1. Under Wyoming law, for an ordinary life insurance policy to qualify for a cash surrender value upon surrender after a premium default, premiums must have been paid for at least how many full years?
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  2. Under Wyoming law, a policyholder who defaults on a premium payment must request a paid-up nonforfeiture benefit no later than how many days after the due date of the premium in default?
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