{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-17-307","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Insurance § 17–307","heading":"","body":"Each policy of group life insurance shall contain a provision that any sum due because of the death of the insured is payable to the beneficiary designated by the insured, subject to:\n(1) the provisions of the policy as to payment of all or part of the sum if a designated beneficiary is not alive at the death of the insured; and\n(2) any right that the insurer reserves in the policy and sets forth in the certificate to pay at its option a part of the sum, not exceeding $2,500, to a person that the insurer considers equitably entitled to it for having incurred funeral or other expenses incident to the insured’s death or last illness.","path":["Article - Insurance"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gin\u0026section=17-307","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:28Z","sha256":"f81f443e58dccc2364d2a28a1c67e47b913093abbee4eb2ae2c8d3c8207efe97","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-17-306","next":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-17-308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}