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§ 59A-18-8 NMSA 1978

Consent of insured; life, health insurance

Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 338.

No life or health insurance contract upon an individual, except a contract of group life insurance or of group or blanket health insurance, shall be made or effectuated unless at the time of the making of the contract, such individual applies therefor or has consented thereto in writing, except in the following cases:

A. A spouse may effectuate such insurance upon the other spouse;

B. Any person having an insurable interest in the life of a minor, or any person upon whom a minor is dependent for support and maintenance, may effectuate insurance upon the life of or pertaining to such minor; and

C. Family policies may be issued insuring any two (2) or more members of a family on an application signed by either parent, a stepparent, a guardian, or by a husband or wife.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.