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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="16-201" title_number="16" title_name="Life Insurance and Annuities" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Life Insurance Policy Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, a policy of life insurance may not be delivered or issued for delivery in the State unless it contains in substance each applicable provision required by §§ 16-202 through 16-213 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section does not apply to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>group life insurance;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>pure endowments;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>annuity contracts; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>a provision of a policy of life insurance or contract supplemental to the policy that relates to disability benefits or to additional benefits for death by accident or accidental means.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>To the extent that a provision or part of a provision required by this subtitle does not apply to a single premium or term policy, the provision or part of the provision need not be included in the policy.</text>
  </level>
</section>
