{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1131.103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.103","heading":"GRACE PERIOD.","body":"(a) A group life insurance policy must provide that the policyholder or premium payor is entitled to a grace period of 31 days for the payment of any premium, other than the first, due under the policy. During the grace period, the death benefit coverage continues in force unless the policyholder or premium payor gives the insurer written notice of discontinuance before the date of discontinuance and in accordance with the policy.\n(b) The policy may provide that the policyholder or premium payor is liable to the insurer for payment of a pro rata premium for the time the policy was in force during a grace period.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 7. LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES","SUBTITLE B. GROUP LIFE INSURANCE","CHAPTER 1131. GROUP LIFE INSURANCE AND WHOLESALE, FRANCHISE, OR EMPLOYEE LIFE INSURANCE","SUBCHAPTER C. GROUP LIFE INSURANCE: REQUIRED PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1131.htm#1131.103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"a9ab833884213b77d63fb53ffa994476d30ca2790508a26f0ff4a4eec0c205d7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1131.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1131.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}