Massachusetts § 186A Delivery of policy; presumptions

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 186A — Delivery of policy; presumptions

Massachusetts § 186A

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XXIICORPORATIONS

Ch. 175INSURANCE

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, § 186A (2026).

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Section 186A. The delivery of any policy of life or endowment insurance or annuity contract shall create a presumption that any conditions precedent, other than a condition requiring prepayment of the initial premium, to the attaching of the policy or contract have been performed. In any court action based on a life insurance policy in which the good health of the insured at the time the policy becomes effective is at issue, there shall be a presumption that the insured was in good health if the insurer delivered the policy.

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Section 186A. The delivery of any policy of life or endowment insurance or annuity contract shall create a presumption that any conditions precedent, other than a condition requiring prepayment of the initial premium, to the attaching of the policy or contract have been performed. In any court action based on a life insurance policy in which the good health of the insured at the time the policy becomes effective is at issue, there shall be a presumption that the insured was in good health if the insurer delivered the policy.