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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="16-219" 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>If a policy of universal or variable life insurance contains a provision that allows a policyholder to reduce the face amount of the policy, the insurer shall provide a written notice to the policyholder.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The notice shall state:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>that the policyholder’s policy allows for a reduction of the face amount of the policy as an option to retain coverage;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the amount to be paid to prevent the policy from lapse; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the insurer’s customer service telephone number.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The notice shall be sent to a policyholder’s last known address:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>at the beginning of the grace period under § 16–202 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>at least 30 days before termination of coverage.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
