Any life insurance company, at the request of the policyholder, may exchange, alter, or convert any policy of life or endowment insurance or any annuity issued by it for or into a policy of another plan of insurance or annuity as of a date not prior to the effective date of the original policy or annuity. If such newly written policy or annuity is issued as of a date prior to the date of the application for exchange, alteration, or conversion, the amount of insurance or annuity thereunder shall not exceed, on the changed plan, whichever is the greater of the two following amounts:

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 3915.12

  • 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.
  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • company: includes corporations and associations. See Ohio Code 3915.01

(A) The amount that the premium paid for the original policy or annuity would have purchased, at the age of the insured on the effective date of said original policy or annuity, on the plan of the newly written policy or annuity;

(B) The amount of the original policy or annuity.