For group insurance contracts within the meaning of article L. 141-1, other than those governed by Title I of law no. 89-1009 of 31 December 1989 strengthening the guarantees offered to persons insured against certain risks, and for collective capitalisation contracts with the same characteristics as group contracts within the meaning of article L. 141-1, the subscriber is deemed to act, in respect of the subscriber, the insured and the beneficiary, as the agent of the insurance company from which the contract was taken out, both when taking out the contract and when executing it, with the exception of acts of which the subscriber has been informed in advance, in accordance with the conditions laid down by order of the Minister for the Economy, that the subscriber does not have the power to perform them. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the policyholder organisation, the contract continues ipso jure between the insurance undertaking and the persons who previously subscribed to the group contract.
This article does not apply to life insurance contracts where the benefits are linked to the cessation of professional activity, taken out by a company or group of companies for the benefit of their employees or by a professional group representing companies for the benefit of their employees or by an organisation representing a self-employed profession or public sector employees for the benefit of its members. Nor does it apply to group contracts taken out by a credit institution or finance company to guarantee repayment of a loan.