La. Rev. Stat. § 22:856
Application for insurance required
Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 22 — Insurance · Status: effective
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- La. Rev. Stat. § 22:856, Application for insurance required, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2704450
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No life, annuity, or health and accident insurance contract upon an individual, except a contract of group life insurance or of group or blanket health and accident insurance as defined in this Code, shall be made or effectuated unless at the time of the making of the contract the individual insured, being of competent legal capacity to contract, in writing applies therefor or consents thereto, except in the following cases:
(1) A spouse may effectuate such insurance upon the other spouse.
(2) Any person having an insurable interest in the life of a minor, or any person upon whom a minor is dependent for support and maintenance, may effectuate insurance upon the life of the minor.
Acts 1958, No. 125; Redesignated from R.S. 22:616 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 375, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
NOTE: Former R.S. 22:856 redesignated as R.S. 22:599 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.