Washington § 48.23.020 - Standard provisions required — Life insurance.

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§ 48.23.020. Standard provisions required — Life insurance.

(1) No policy of life insurance other than industrial, group and pure endowments with or without return of premiums or of premiums and interest, shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state unless it contains in substance all of the provisions required by RCW 48.23.030 to 48.23.130, inclusive. This provision shall not apply to annuity contracts.
(2) Any of such provisions or portions thereof not applicable to single premium or term policies shall to that extent not be incorporated therein.
[1947 c 79 s .23.02; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 45.23.02.]

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