No policy of group insurance, nor the proceeds thereof, when paid to any employee thereunder, shall be liable to attachment, garnishment, or other process, or be seized, taken, appropriated, or applied by any legal or equitable process or operation of law, to pay any debt or liability of such employee, or his beneficiary, or any other person who may have a right thereunder, either before or after payment, nor shall the proceeds thereof, where not made payable to a named beneficiary, constitute a part of the estate of the employee for the payment of his debts.
Source: L. 19: p. 443, § 4. C.L. § 2597. CSA: C. 87, § 167. CRS 53: § 72-6-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 72-6-5.
Cross references: For property and earnings exempt from execution, see article 54 of title 13.