{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-726.201","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 726.201","heading":"Insurance contracts—generally.","body":"Each operator of a coal mine who has not obtained authorization as a self-insurer shall purchase a policy or enter into a contract with a commercial insurance carrier or State agency. Pursuant to authority contained in sections 422(a) and 423(b) and (c) of part C of title IV of the Act, this subpart describes a number of provisions which are required to be incorporated in a policy or contract of insurance obtained by a coal mine operator for the purpose of meeting the responsibility imposed upon such operator by the Act in respect of the total disability or death of miners due to pneumoconiosis.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, AS AMENDED","PART 726—BLACK LUNG BENEFITS; REQUIREMENTS FOR COAL MINE OPERATOR'S INSURANCE","Subpart C—Insurance Contracts"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"37183e7d2f96ca96d67b4b1c2f335789fbf2d97196b04c1610bb96c96c0c5145","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-726.116","next":"us/20-cfr-726.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}