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California

For California, minimum grace period is a grace period of not less than 60 days from the premium due date. The 60-day grace period shall not run concurrently with the period of paid coverage; policies covered is Each life insurance policy issued or delivered in this state; a life insurance policy includes, but is not limited to, an individual life insurance policy and a group life insurance policy, except where otherwise provided; notice / additional protections is A notice of pending lapse and termination shall not be effective unless mailed by the insurer to the named policy owner, a designee named pursuant to Section 10113.72 for an individual life insurance policy, and a known assignee or other person having an interest in the individual life insurance policy, at least 30 days prior to the effective date of termination if termination is for nonpayment of premium. Notice shall be given to the policy owner and to the designee by first-class United States mail within 30 days after a premium is due and unpaid; statute citation is Cal. Ins. Code § 10113.71, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

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California our reading
Minimum grace period
a grace period of not less than 60 days from the premium due date. The 60-day grace period shall not run concurrently with the period of paid coverage verified
Policies covered
Each life insurance policy issued or delivered in this state; a life insurance policy includes, but is not limited to, an individual life insurance policy and a group life insurance policy, except where otherwise provided
Notice / additional protections
A notice of pending lapse and termination shall not be effective unless mailed by the insurer to the named policy owner, a designee named pursuant to Section 10113.72 for an individual life insurance policy, and a known assignee or other person having an interest in the individual life insurance policy, at least 30 days prior to the effective date of termination if termination is for nonpayment of premium. Notice shall be given to the policy owner and to the designee by first-class United States mail within 30 days after a premium is due and unpaid.
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Cal. Ins. Code § 10113.71 our reading
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Each life insurance policy issued or delivered in this state shall contain a provision for a grace period of not less than 60 days from the premium due date. The 60-day grace period shall not run concurrently with the period of paid coverage. The provision shall provide that the policy shall remain in force during the grace period.

leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17

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