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Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 1152.201

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

In this subchapter, “modified guaranteed contract” means an individual life insurance policy or deferred annuity contract as to which:
(1) the underlying assets are held in a separate account; and
(2) the values are guaranteed if the policy or contract is held for a specified period.