This chapter applies to compulsory group contracts covering death, physical injury, maternity, incapacity for work or invalidity. It also applies to optional group contracts covering these same risks, with the exception of those covered by order of the ministers responsible for the economy, social security and mutual insurance.
A group insurance contract under which the head of a company, referred to as the “employer”, takes out a contract with an insurance company for the benefit of his employees or one or more categories of employees to cover commitments or risks is referred to as a “compulsory group contract” when the employees concerned are obliged to take out the contract and as an “optional group contract” when the employees are not obliged to take out the contract.
A group insurance contract under which a legal entity takes out a collective contract with an insurance company for the benefit of its members, who are free to join, with a view to providing cover for commitments or risks is referred to as a “voluntary collective operation”.
For the application of the general provisions relating to group insurance under this code in the context of operations covered by this chapter, the reference to the policyholder is replaced by the reference to the employer or, where applicable, the legal entity, and the reference to the member is replaced by the reference to the employee or, where applicable, the member of the legal entity.
For the application of article L. 113-15, the reference to the policy is replaced by the reference to the collective contract.
For the application of articles L. 112-2, L. 112-3 and L. 113-2, the reference to the insured and the reference to the policyholder are replaced by the reference to the employer or, where applicable, the legal entity, with the exception of the fourth paragraph of article L. 112-3 and 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 113-2, for which the reference to the insured is replaced by a simultaneous reference to the employer and the employee or, where applicable, to the legal entity and the member of the legal entity.
For the application of article L. 113-11, the reference to the insured is replaced by the reference to the employee or, where applicable, to the member of the legal entity or to the beneficiary.