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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="12-210" title_number="12" title_name="Policy Forms and Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Life and Health Insurance and Annuities">
  <level label="a">
    <text>On advance written notice to an insurer, the Commissioner may extend by a maximum of 60 days the grace period for making premium payments on life insurance, accident, and health insurance policies if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>an emergency situation exists that would delay or prevent the prompt and orderly payment of the premiums due by all or a substantial number of the insureds of the insurer; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the emergency is not the fault of the insureds.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>For purposes of this section, an emergency situation includes a fire, earthquake, flood, postal strike, insurance producer strike, or other situation that is not under the control of insureds.</text>
  </level>
</section>
