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Tex. Ins. Code § 1116.003

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY FOR CONTINGENT DEFERRED ANNUITY CONTRACTS

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 375 (S.B. 1107), Sec. 2, eff

(a) In this section, "contingent deferred annuity contract" means an annuity contract in which a life insurer makes periodic payments for the annuitant's lifetime beginning when a designated investment that is not owned or held by the insurer is depleted to an amount specified by the contract due to contractually permitted withdrawals, market performance, fees, or other charges.

(b) The commissioner by rule may adopt reasonable standards for contingent deferred annuity contracts, including standards for:

(1) the procedures for department review and approval of contingent deferred annuity contracts and the criteria the department will use in approving the contracts;

(2) replacement, suitability, and disclosure requirements that are consistent with applicable model regulations developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners; and

(3) advertising of contingent deferred annuity contracts that are consistent with applicable model regulations developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.