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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="16-202" title_number="16" title_name="Life Insurance and Annuities" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Life Insurance Policy Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each policy of life insurance shall contain a provision that a grace period shall be allowed within which the payment of any premium after the first may be made.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The grace period shall be:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>30 days;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>at the option of the insurer, 1 month of not less than 30 days; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>4 weeks, for a policy of industrial life insurance with premiums payable more frequently than monthly.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The policy continues in full force during the grace period.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If a claim arises under the policy during the grace period, the amount of any premium due or overdue may be deducted from the policy proceeds.</text>
  </level>
</section>
