Except as provided in section 17B:26-28 each such policy delivered or issued for delivery to any person in this State shall contain the provisions specified in sections 17B:26-4 to 17B:26-15 inclusive, in words in which the same appear in the applicable sections; provided, however, that the insurer may, at its option, substitute for one or more of such provisions corresponding provisions of different wording approved by the commissioner which are in each instance not less favorable in any respect to the insured or the owner, if other than the insured. Such provisions shall be preceded individually by the appropriate caption appearing in each of such sections or, at the option of the insurer, by such appropriate individual or group captions or subcaptions as the commissioner may approve.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 17B:26-3
Required provisions
Known as the New Jersey Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act
The act spans §§ 17B:17-1 to 17B:37-9 (1,003 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Knoepfler v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America (2006)
Most recently applied in Knoepfler v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America (February 2006)
L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:26-3.
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