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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="16-304" title_number="16" title_name="Life Insurance and Annuities" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Maryland Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Any provision required under § 16-303(b) through (g) of this subtitle may be omitted from a policy of life insurance to the extent that the provision does not apply under the insurance plan.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The insurer shall reserve the right to defer the payment of any cash surrender value for up to 6 months after demand for payment with surrender of the policy.</text>
  </level>
</section>
