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K.S.A. § 40-440 (2026)

Same; act acknowledges existing right of assignment

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40-440. Same; act acknowledges existing right of assignment. This act acknowledges, declares and codifies the existing right of assignment of interests under individual and group life and accident and health insurance policies.

History: L. 1969, ch. 239, § 2; July 1.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Section does not guarantee absolute right to assign benefits by voiding contracts limiting scope of assignment. St. Francis Reg. Med. Ctr. v. Blue Cross, 810 F. Supp. 1209, 1210, 1218 (1992).

2. Policy restricting assignment of insured's right to collect PIP benefits is in violation of Kansas statutes and public policy. Bolz v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co., 274 Kan. 420, 52 P.3d 898 (2002).


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Cited in 2 cases, 1992–2002 · leading case: Bolz v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co., 52 P.3d 898 (Kan. 2002).
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Bolz v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co., 52 P.3d 898 (Kan. 2002). · cites it 20× “40-439 and K.S.A. 40-440. *424 State Farm argues the public policy favoring free alienation of choses in action must be balanced against another public policy, the freedom of contract, and that the public policy of freedom of contract is superior to the free assignability of…”
St. Francis Reg'l Med. Ctr. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield, 810 F. Supp. 1209 (D. Kan. 1992). “Another statute, K.S.A. 40-440, acknowledges the existing right to assign interests under an insurance policy.”
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