Missouri Revised Statutes

Chapter 378
Fraternal Benefit Societies
Section 378.616

August 28, 2007


Benefits authorized--rules to specify allowable beneficiaries.

378.616. 1. A society may provide the following contractual benefits in any form:

(1) Death benefits;

(2) Endowment benefits;

(3) Annuity benefits;

(4) Temporary or permanent disability benefits;

(5) Hospital, medical or nursing benefits; and

(6) Monument or tombstone benefits to the memory of deceased members; and

(7) Such other benefits as authorized for life insurers and which are not inconsistent with this chapter.

2. A society shall specify in its rules those persons who may be issued, or covered by, the contractual benefits in subsection 1 of this section, consistent with providing benefits to members and their dependents. A society may provide benefits on the lives of children under the minimum age for adult membership upon application of an adult person.

(L. 1992 S.B. 831)

Effective 1-1-93


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