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Mass. General Laws c.175, §§ 114-161E

Insurance

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§ 114 Title insurance companies; applicability of chapter 
§ 116 Title guarantee funds 
§ 116A Foreign title insurance companies; applicability of chapter 
§ 117 Steam boiler insurance; term of policy 
§ 117A Marine and sprinkler leakage insurance; combination policies; contents; commissioner's approval 
§ 117B Credit insurance; combination policies; contents; commissioner's approval 
§ 117C Determination of premium rates with respect to credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance; filing; reports 
§ 117D Credit involuntary unemployment insurance 
§ 118 Life company defined 
§ 119 Domestic life companies; power to make pure endowment contracts and grant annuities 
§ 119A Proceeds of annuity contract or policy of life insurance retained by life company; alienation, assignment, etc. by beneficiary 
§ 119B Refund of prepaid individual life insurance premiums upon death of insured 
§ 119C Interest on proceeds payable under policy of individual life insurance upon death of insured 
§ 120 Discrimination by life company in amount or payment of premiums or rate charged, in benefits payable, or in any other term of contract prohibited 
§ 120A Refusal to issue policy of individual life insurance for reason of mental retardation prohibited 
§ 120B Refusal to issue policy of individual life insurance for reason of blindness prohibited 
§ 120C Discrimination in cancellation, issuance, renewal or rates of policies on the lives of persons for reason of exposure to diethylstilbestrol or DES compounds prohibited 
§ 120D Discrimination in cancellation, issuance, renewal or rates of policies of life insurance or endowment insurance for reason that individual has been victim of abuse prohibited 
§ 120E Unfair discrimination based on results of genetic test or the provision of genetic information prohibited; genetic tests as condition to issuance or renewal of policy on the life of person prohibited 
§ 120F Discrimination in terms or conditions of group or individual annuity, pure endowment contract or certificate prohibited 
§ 121 Sale or purchase of securities in connection with contract of life or endowment insurance or annuity prohibited 
§ 122 Discrimination against colored persons of African descent in conditions and premium charged for policies of life insurance prohibited 
§ 122A Discrimination based upon lawful travel experiences or plans prohibited; life insurance policies 
§ 123 Application for issuance of policy of life or endowment insurance; change of designation of beneficiary 
§ 123A Insurable interest of corporation in the life or physical or mental ability of corporate director, officer, employee, etc. 
§ 124 Claims under policy issued by life company; binding effect of statements in application for life insurance policy issued without medical examination 
§ 125 Beneficiaries of policy of life or endowment insurance; entitlement to proceeds against creditors of person effecting policy 
§ 126 Policy of life or endowment insurance payable to or for the benefit of a married woman 
§ 127 False or fraudulent statements in application for life or endowment insurance; penalties 
§ 128 Age of competency to contract for life or endowment insurance 
§ 129 Plain description upon face of policy of life or endowment insurance or annuity required 
§ 130 Policies of life or endowment purporting to be issued or to take effect more than six months before date of application; annuities or pure endowments contracts purporting to be issued or to take effect at higher age 
§ 131 Endorsement or attachment of application as a part of policy of life or endowment insurance 
§ 132 Policies of life or endowment insurance; form and content; commissioner's approval 
§ 132A Group annuity contract; definitions 
§ 132A 1/2 Requirements for other group annuity contracts 
§ 132B Group annuity contract; issuance; form; commissioner's approval; review; contents 
§ 132C Group annuity contract; exemption from process; exception 
§ 132D Group annuity contracts; members 
§ 132E Group annuity contract; construction 
§ 132F Pension contracts; funding agreements; separate accounts 
§ 132G Variable annuity contracts; issuance; contents; separate investment accounts; reserve liability; approval; rules and regulations 
§ 132H Variable annuity contracts; investment of assets; limitations; rules and regulations 
§ 132I Funding agreements 
§ 133 Group life insurance defined 
§ 133A Requirements for other group life insurance policies 
§ 134 Group life policies; commissioner's approval; contents 
§ 134A Conversion from group life insurance policy to another type of life policy; right of certificate-holder; notice 
§ 134C Group life policies; assignment of incidents of ownership 
§ 135 Group life policies; exemption from attachment; exception 
§ 136 Group life policies; exemption from loan provision 
§ 137 Group policies; members 
§ 138 Application of chapter to Secs. 133 to 137 
§ 138A Group life policies; pay-roll deductions of state and local employees 
§ 139 Conversion, alteration or exchange of life or endowment insurance or annuity contracts 
§ 140 Annual dividends on policies of life or endowment insurance 
§ 141 Safety fund 
§ 142 Loan from life company upon policy of life insurance; interest rate; loan value; definitions 
§ 143 Applicability of forfeiture laws to policies of life insurance and deferred annuity contracts 
§ 144 Default in payment of premium on policy of life insurance; surrender of policy for cash value; taking of paid-up nonforfeiture benefit 
§ 144 1/2 Defaulting or surrendering policyholders; minimum requirements; construction with Sec. 144 

Added by St.2018, c. 367, § 3, effective January 1, 2018

§ 144A 1/2 Annuity contracts; required provisions 
§ 145 Cash surrender value of policies of industrial life insurance 
§ 146 Policies of industrial life insurance; applicability of Sec. 144 
§ 146A Default in payment of premium on policy of industrial life insurance; notice of non-forfeiture benefit 
§ 146B Massachusetts Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Law 
§ 149 Participating and nonparticipating policies of life, endowment and accident and sickness insurance and annuity and pure endowment contracts 
§ 149A Unclaimed funds; definitions 
§ 149B Unclaimed funds; reports by companies 
§ 149C Unclaimed funds; payment to state treasurer 
§ 149D Unclaimed funds; custody; claims; proceedings; judgment and satisfaction 
§ 149E Examination of records of life company by state treasurer 
§ 149M Definitions applicable to Secs. 149M to 149X 
§ 149N Service contracts; duties of provider 
§ 149O Reimbursement of covered sums or performance of service pursuant to reimbursement insurance policy 
§ 149P Form and content of service contracts 
§ 149Q Prohibited language in provider name; false or misleading statements; purchase of service contract as condition of loan or sale of property prohibited 
§ 149R Maintenance and retention of accounts, books and records 
§ 149S Termination of reimbursement insurance policy 
§ 149T Receipt of premiums for reimbursement insurance policy; insurer right to indemnification or subrogation 
§ 149U Enforcement of Secs. 149M to 149W 
§ 149V Exemptions from Secs. 149M to 149W 
§ 149W Rules and regulations 
§ 149X Retention and use of collected registration fees 
§ 150 Admission of foreign companies 
§ 151 Conditions of admission of foreign companies 
§ 152 Kinds of business which may be transacted by foreign companies 
§ 152A Foreign mutual fire companies; non-assessable policies; issuance; conditions 
§ 153 Foreign life companies; conditions of admission 
§ 154 Service of process on foreign company; duty of commissioner; fees 
§ 155 Companies formed under laws of any government or state other than the United States or one of the United States; conditions of admission 
§ 156 Companies formed under laws of any government or state other than the United States or one of the United States; appointment of trustees 
§ 156A Cessation of issuance of policies or making of contracts by foreign company upon revocation or suspension of license or failure to maintain required amounts of capital or assets 
§ 158 Effect of war between United States and foreign country upon policies and contracts issued by company organized under laws of such foreign company 
§ 159 Retaliatory taxes, fines, penalties, etc. 
§ 160 Persons aiding foreign company not lawfully admitted to issue policies or contracts; penalty; reinsurance or transfer of primary obligation to meet actual risk assumed under policy to unlicensed company or company with insufficient net cash assets p 
§ 160A Advertisement for or on behalf of unlicensed foreign company or fraternal benefit society prohibited 
§ 160B Publication of notice by commissioner of unlicensed foreign company or fraternal benefit society 
§ 160C Automobile insurance; company as agent for insurers doing business in Mexico; separate accounts; payment of percentage of gross premiums 
§ 160D Agent or broker securing automobile coverage with Mexican companies; separate accounts; payment of percentage of gross premiums 
§ 161A Definitions applicable to Secs. 161A to 161E 
§ 161B Domestication of United States branch of alien insurer; domestication agreement 
§ 161C Approval of domestication agreement by alien and domestic insurer 
§ 161D Approval of domestication agreement by commissioner 
§ 161E Domestication of United States branch of alien insurer effective upon filing of instrument of transfer and assumption 

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