Connecticut § 38a-532 (Formerly Sec. 38-262a). Assignment of incidents of ownership under group life, health or accident policy.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 38a-532 — (Formerly Sec. 38-262a). Assignment of incidents of ownership under group life, health or accident policy.

Connecticut § 38a-532

Title 38aInsurance

Ch. 700cHealth Insurance

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-532 (2026).

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Any person who is insured under any policy of group health insurance may make an assignment of all or any part of such insured's incidents of ownership in such insurance, including, without limitation, any right to designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries thereunder and any right to have an individual policy issued upon termination either of employment or of said policy of group health insurance, if applicable, except that the insurer or group policyholder may prohibit or restrict such assignment by appropriate policy provisions. Such an assignment, subject to the terms of the policy or agreement between the group policyholder and the insurer, is valid for the purpose of vesting in the assignee, in accordance with any provisions included therein as to the time at which it is to be effectiv

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Any person who is insured under any policy of group health insurance may make an assignment of all or any part of such insured's incidents of ownership in such insurance, including, without limitation, any right to designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries thereunder and any right to have an individual policy issued upon termination either of employment or of said policy of group health insurance, if applicable, except that the insurer or group policyholder may prohibit or restrict such assignment by appropriate policy provisions. Such an assignment, subject to the terms of the policy or agreement between the group policyholder and the insurer, is valid for the purpose of vesting in the assignee, in accordance with any provisions included therein as to the time at which it is to be effective, all rights, benefits and incidents of ownership conferred under the policy and shall entitle the insurer to deal with the assignee as the owner of such rights, benefits and incidents of ownership, provided the insurer shall not be affected by any assignment until the insurer has received written notice thereof.

Legislative History

(1969, P.A. 205, S. 1; P.A. 73-97; P.A. 90-243, S. 116; P.A. 17-15, S. 71.) History: P.A. 73-97 made provisions applicable to group accident and group accident and health insurance, clarified assignment rights and deleted obsolete reference to May 21, 1969; Sec. 38-153a transferred to Sec. 38-262a in 1975; P.A. 90-243 made technical changes for statutory consistency and deleted references to “group accident insurance” and “life insurance”; Sec. 38-262a transferred to Sec. 38a-532 in 1991; P.A. 17-15 made technical changes. Annotation to former section 38-153a: When conservatrix prohibited from assigning group life policy. 30 CS 327.