§ 38a-482 — (Formerly Sec. 38-166). Form of policy.

Connecticut § 38a-482

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 38a: Insurance
• Ch. 700c: Health Insurance

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No individual health insurance policy shall be delivered or issued for delivery to any person in this state unless: (1) The entire money and other considerations therefor are expressed therein; (2) the time at which the insurance takes effect and terminates is expressed therein; (3) such policy purports to insure only one person, except that a policy may insure, originally or by subsequent amendment, upon the application of an adult member of a family, who shall be deemed the policyholder, any two or more eligible members of such family, including spouse, dependent children or any children as specified in section 38a-497, and any other person dependent upon the policyholder; (4) the style, arrangement and overall appearance of the policy give no undue prominence to any portion of the text, and every printed portion of the text of the policy and of any endorsements or attached papers is plainly printed in light-faced type of a style in general use, the size of which shall be uniform and not less than ten-point with a lowercase unspaced alphabet length not less than one-hundred-twenty-point, the word “text” as herein used including all printed matter except the name and address of the insurer, name or title of the policy, the brief description, if any, and captions and subcaptions; (5) the exceptions and reductions of indemnity are set forth in the policy and, except as provided in section 38a-483, are printed, at the insurer's option, either included with the benefit provision to which they apply, or under an appropriate caption such as “EXCEPTIONS” or “EXCEPTIONS AND REDUCTIONS”, provided, if an exception or reduction specifically applies only to a particular benefit of the policy, a statement of such exception or reduction shall be included with the benefit provision to which it applies; (6) each such form, including riders and endorsements, shall be identified by a form number in the lower left-hand corner of the first page thereof; and (7) such policy contains no provision purporting to make any portion of the charter, rules, constitution or bylaws of the insurer a part of the policy unless such portion is set forth in full in the policy, except in the case of the incorporation of, or reference to, a statement of rates or classification of risks, or short-rate table filed with the commissioner.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 6178; 1951, S. 2836d; 1972, P.A. 127, S. 63; P.A. 90-243, S. 73; P.A. 07-185, S. 15; P.A. 14-235, S. 50.) History: 1972 act changed maximum insurable age of children in Subsec. (a)(3) from 19 to 18, reflecting changed age of majority; P.A. 90-243 added reference to “individual health insurance” and deleted former Subsec. (b); Sec. 38-166 transferred to Sec. 38a-482 in 1991; P.A. 07-185 amended Subdiv. (3) re age of children who may be insured under adult family member's individual health insurance policy by replacing provision re specified age not to exceed 18 years with reference to Sec. 38a-497, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 14-235 made a technical change in Subdiv. (3). Annotation to former section 38-166: Cited. 214 C. 303.