New Mexico § 59A-19-2 Scope of article

New Mexico Statutes

§ 59A-19-2 — Scope of article

New Mexico § 59A-19-2

Ch. 59AInsurance Code

Art. 19Policy Language Simplification

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 59A-19-2 (2026).

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A.This article applies as to all policies, group certificates, benefit or service certificates, contracts, plans or agreements providing coverage as to life or health of human beings, and delivered or issued for delivery in this state by any insurer, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit health service corporation, prepaid health care plan, dental care plan, vision care plan, pharmaceutical plan, health maintenance organization and all similar organizations now or hereafter authorized to transact business in this state under any law of this state. The superintendent shall, by regulation, make this article applicable to any other policy, certificate, contract, plan or agreement of insurance when he determines that person delivering or issuing can reasonably comply with the provisions of thi

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A. This article applies as to all policies, group certificates, benefit or service certificates, contracts, plans or agreements providing coverage as to life or health of human beings, and delivered or issued for delivery in this state by any insurer, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit health service corporation, prepaid health care plan, dental care plan, vision care plan, pharmaceutical plan, health maintenance organization and all similar organizations now or hereafter authorized to transact business in this state under any law of this state. The superintendent shall, by regulation, make this article applicable to any other policy, certificate, contract, plan or agreement of insurance when he determines that person delivering or issuing can reasonably comply with the provisions of this article. B. This article shall not apply as to: (1) any policy which is a security subject to federal jurisdiction; (2) any group policy covering a group of one thousand (1,000) or more lives at date of issue, other than a group credit life insurance policy or a group credit health insurance policy; except, that any certificate issued pursuant to a group policy and delivered or issued for delivery in this state is not exempt; (3) any group annuity contract which is a funding vehicle for a pension, profit- sharing or deferred compensation plan; (4) any form used in connection with, or as a conversion from, or as an additon [addition] to, or in exchange pursuant to a contractual provision for, a policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state on an initial form approved or permitted to be issued prior to the date such initial form must be approved under this article; or (5) the renewal of a policy delivered or issued for delivery prior to the date such policy form must be approved under this article.