514G.107 Nonforfeiture benefits.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a long-term care insurance policy or certificate shall not be delivered or issued for delivery in this state unless the policyholder or certificate holder has been offered the option of purchasing a policy or certificate that includes a nonforfeiture benefit. A nonforfeiture benefit may be offered in the form of a rider that is attached to the policy or certificate. If the policyholder or certificate holder declines the nonforfeiture benefit, the insurer shall provide a contingent benefit upon lapse that is available for a specified period of time following a substantial increase in premium rates.
2. When a group long-term care insurance policy or certificate is delivered or issued for delivery in this state, an offer of benefits shall be made to the group policyholder that meets the requirements of subsection 1. However, if the policy is delivered or issued for delivery to a group as described in section 514G.103, subsection 9, paragraph “d”, that is not a continuing care retirement community or other similar entity, the offer of benefits shall be made to each proposed certificate holder.
3. The commissioner shall, by rule, specify the type or types of nonforfeiture benefits to be offered as part of long-term care insurance policies and certificates, the standards for such nonforfeiture benefits, and the standards for contingent benefit upon lapse including a specified period of time during which a contingent benefit upon lapse will be available and what constitutes a substantial premium rate increase that will trigger a contingent benefit upon lapse as provided in subsection 1.
2008 Acts, ch 1175, §8
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