South Dakota § 58-11A-2 - Policies subject to chapter.
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§ 58-11A-2. Policies subject to chapter.
This chapter applies to any policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state by any company on or after the date such forms must be approved under this chapter, but nothing in this chapter applies to:
(1) Any policy which is a security subject to federal jurisdiction;
(2) Any group policy covering a group of one thousand or more lives at date of issue, other than a group credit life insurance policy or a group credit health insurance policy. However, this may not exempt any certificate issued pursuant to a group policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state;
(3) Any group annuity contract which serves as a funding vehicle for pension, profit-sharing, or deferred compensation plans;
(4) Any form used in connection with, as a conversion from, as an addition to or in exchange pursuant to a contractual provision for a policy delivered or issued for delivery on a form approved or permitted to be issued prior to the dates such forms must be approved under this chapter; or
(5) The renewal of a policy delivered or issued for delivery prior to the dates such forms must be approved under this chapter.
Source: SL 1981, ch 360, § 2.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-11A-2 ("Policies subject to chapter.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. 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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