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§ 3973. Application for insurance protection
(a) Application procedure
An application for protection under this subchapter shall—
(1) be in writing and signed by the insured, the insured’s legal representative, or the insured’s beneficiary, as the case may be;
(2) identify the policy and the insurer; and
(3) include an acknowledgement that the insured’s rights under the policy are subject to and modified by the provisions of this subchapter.
(b) Additional requirements
(c) Notice to the Secretary by the insurer
(d) Policy modification
(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title IV, § 403, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2852.)