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Ark. Code Ann. § 23-81-116

Life insurance — Holding of proceeds

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 102 Ark. App. 61 - Miller v. Cothran (2008)

Most recently applied in 102 Ark. App. 61 - Miller v. Cothran (March 2008)

Acts 1959, No. 148, § 334; A.S.A. 1947, § 66-3325.

(1) Any life insurer shall have the power to hold under agreement the proceeds of any policy issued by it, upon such terms and restrictions as to revocation by the policyholder and control by beneficiaries, and with exemptions from the claims of creditors of beneficiaries other than the policyholder as set forth in the policy or as agreed to in writing by the insurer and the policyholder.

(2) Upon maturity of a policy, by death in the event the policyholder has made no such agreement, the insurer shall have the power to hold the proceeds of the policy under an agreement with the beneficiaries.

(3) The insurer shall not be required to segregate the funds so held but may hold them as part of its general assets.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.