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Group Life Insurance Policies (SDCL 58-16)

South Dakota Codified Laws Title 58, Chapter 58-16

Publisher: sdlegislature.gov
Edition: South Dakota Codified Laws
Last checked: 2026-09-02
Status: SD statutes, public domain

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Edition. South Dakota Codified Laws (SDLRC official posting), statutes effective August 31, 2026

Status. SD statutes, public domain (state government edict).

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South Dakota Codified Laws Title 58, Chapter 58-16 - Group Life Insurance Policies (SDCL 58-16) is a state statute published by sdlegislature.gov. It is one of the South Dakota documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including south dakota life & health practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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S.D. Codified Laws tit. 58 § 58-16-30 (Association Groups: Insurance of Members)
“A policy of group life insurance may be issued to an association, which has been in existence for one or more years, and which has a constitution and bylaws, and which was not formed for the exclusive purpose of procuring insurance, insuring at least one hundred members of the association for the...”
S.D. Codified Laws tit. 58 § 58-16-39(1) (Individual Policy on Termination of Employment or Membership: Permitted Forms)
“The individual policy shall, at the option of such person, be on any one of the forms, except term insurance, then customarily issued by the insurer at the age and for the amount applied for;”
S.D. Codified Laws tit. 58 § 58-16-41 (Death During Period Entitled to Individual Policy)
“Except as provided in § 58-16-31, a policy of group life insurance shall contain a provision that if a person insured under the group policy dies during the period within which he would have been entitled to have an individual policy issued to him in accordance with § 58-16-39 or 58-16-40 and...”
S.D. Codified Laws tit. 58 § 58-16-38 (Certificate to Be Delivered to Insured)
“Except as provided in § 58-16-31, a policy of group life insurance shall contain a provision that the insurer will issue to the policyholder for delivery to each person insured an individual certificate setting forth a statement as to the insurance protection to which he is entitled, to whom the...”
S.D. Codified Laws tit. 58 § 58-16-36 (Grace Period Required)
“A policy of group life insurance shall contain a provision that the policyholder is entitled to a grace period of thirty-one days for the payment of any premium due except the first, during which grace period the death benefit coverage shall continue in force, unless the policyholder shall have...”

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South Dakota Codified Laws Title 58, Chapter 58-16 - Group Life Insurance Policies (SDCL 58-16) is a state statute published by sdlegislature.gov. Edition: South Dakota Codified Laws (SDLRC official posting), statutes effective August 31, 2026.

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