Louisiana § RS 22:944 - Exemption of proceeds; group life
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 22:944 — Exemption of proceeds; group life, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 22:944. Exemption of proceeds; group life
A. A policy of group life insurance or the proceeds payable to the individual insured or to the beneficiary, shall not be liable, either before or after payment, to be applied to any legal or equitable process to pay any liability of any person having a right under the policy. The proceeds, when not made payable to a named beneficiary or to a third person pursuant to a facility-of-payment clause, shall not constitute a part of the estate of the individual insured for the payment of his debts.
B. This Section shall not apply to group life insurance policies issued under R.S. 22:941(B)(4) (debtor groups) to the extent that such proceeds are applied to payment of the obligation for the purpose of which the insurance was so issued.
Acts 1958, No. 125; Redesignated from R.S. 22:649 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2011, No. 94, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.
NOTE: Former R.S. 22:944 redesignated as R.S. 22:658 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 22:944 ("Exemption of proceeds; group life") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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