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MN HF770

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/25/2023

Primary Sponsor

Brad Tabke

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Origin

House of Representatives

93rd Legislature 2023-2024

AI Summary

  • Clarifies that mental sanity or insanity is not a factor in determining whether suicide occurred under individual or group life insurance policies.

  • Allows life insurance policies to exclude or restrict death benefits for suicide within one year of policy issuance, provided the exclusion is clearly stated in the policy.

  • Requires insurers to refund all premiums paid for coverage if a death benefit is denied due to suicide within one year of policy issuance.

  • Updates the definition of "suicide clause" in life insurance disclosure documents to reference a one-year waiting period instead of two years.

  • Effective January 1, 2024, applying to all policies issued or delivered on or after that date.

Legislative Description

Life insurance governing provisions modified.

Last Action

Second reading

3/6/2023

Committee Referrals

Commerce Finance & Policy1/25/2023

Full Bill Text

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