Section 72C.03 Scope - Minnesota Statutes

72C.03 SCOPE.

Except as otherwise specifically provided, sections 72C.01 to 72C.13 shall apply to all policies or contracts of direct insurance, issued by persons authorized at any time to transact insurance in this state and including nonprofit health service plan corporations under chapter 62C, health maintenance organizations under chapter 62D, and fraternal benefit societies under chapter 64B. Sections 72C.01 to 72C.13 shall not apply to insurance as described in the master contract for any policy of group insurance when the group consists of ten or more persons. Sections 72C.01 to 72C.13 shall not apply to policies or contracts issued prior to July 1, 1980, under which there is no unilateral right of the insurer to cancel, nonrenew, amend or change in any way, unless the policy or contract is amended or changed by mutual agreement of the parties. Sections 72C.01 to 72C.13 shall not apply to an insurance policy or contract which is a security subject to federal jurisdiction, nor shall they apply to a new policy or contract written in language other than English.

History:

1977 c 345 s 3; 1980 c 353 s 1; 1985 c 49 s 41; 1992 c 564 art 1 s 54; 1995 c 186 s 18; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 25