731.170 “Life
insurance”; includes annuities.
(1) “Life insurance” means insurance on human lives and every insurance
appertaining thereto and includes the granting of endowment benefits,
additional benefits in event of death or dismemberment by accident or
accidental means, additional benefits in event of the insured’s or premium
payer’s disability and optional modes of settlement of proceeds of life
insurance including annuity benefits payable under such a settlement provision.
“Life insurance” does not include workers’ compensation coverages.
(2) For
convenience, reference to “life insurance” in the Insurance Code includes life
insurance as defined in subsection (1) of this section and annuities as defined
in ORS 731.154, except if the inclusion of annuities obviously is inapplicable
or if the context requires, or the Insurance Code provides, otherwise. [1967
c.359 §37]
Notes of Decisions
Sanders v. Oregon Pac. States Ins., 840 P.2d 87 (Or. 1992).
· cites it 10× “Relying on the broad definition of “life insurance” in ORS 731.170, 3 the court interpreted the contract to provide for the conversion of accidental death benefits.”
Sanders v. Oregon Pac. States Ins., 821 P.2d 1119 (Or. Ct. App. 1991).
· cites it 22× “ORS 731.170 provides: "(1) `Life insurance' means insurance on human lives and every insurance appertaining thereto and includes the granting of endowment benefits, additional benefits in event of death or dismemberment by accident or accidental means, additional benefits in…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 731.170(1) — 2 cases
Sanders v. Oregon Pac. States Ins., 840 P.2d 87 (Or. 1992).
“Relying on the broad definition of “life insurance” in ORS 731.170, 3 the court interpreted the contract to provide for the conversion of accidental death benefits.”
Sanders v. Oregon Pac. States Ins., 821 P.2d 1119 (Or. Ct. App. 1991).
“ORS 731.170 provides: "(1) `Life insurance' means insurance on human lives and every insurance appertaining thereto and includes the granting of endowment benefits, additional benefits in event of death or dismemberment by accident or accidental means, additional benefits in…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 731.170(2) — 1 case
Sanders v. Oregon Pac. States Ins., 840 P.2d 87 (Or. 1992).
“Relying on the broad definition of “life insurance” in ORS 731.170, 3 the court interpreted the contract to provide for the conversion of accidental death benefits.”
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