Arizona Laws 20-443.02. Stranger originated life insurance
A. Intentionally practicing or planning to initiate a life insurance policy for the benefit of a person or entity that lacks an insurable interest and that, at the time of policy origination, has no insurable interest in the insured is a violation of section 20-1104. Stranger originated life insurance practices include situations in which life insurance is purchased with resources or guarantees from or through a person or entity that, at the time of policy inception, could not lawfully initiate the policy himself or itself, and if, at the time of policy inception, there is an agreement to directly or indirectly transfer the ownership of the policy or the policy benefits to a person or entity that lacks an insurable interest. Trusts that are created to give the appearance of insurable interest and that are used to initiate policies for the benefit of investors with no insurable interest violate section 20-1104 and the prohibition against wagering on life. Intentionally practicing or planning does not include a policy owner’s lawful assignment of the policy owner’s life insurance policy.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 20-443.02
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. Stranger originated life insurance practices do not include:
1. A policy loan by a life insurance company pursuant to the terms of the life insurance policy or accelerated death provisions contained in the life insurance policy, whether issued with the original policy or as a rider.
2. A premium finance loan or any loan made for a policy on or before the date of issuance of the policy by a bank or other licensed financial institution if any of the following apply:
(a) Default on the loan or the transfer of the policy in connection with the default is not pursuant to an agreement or understanding with any other person for the purpose of evading regulation under this section.
(b) The loan proceeds are used solely to pay premiums for the policy and to pay any costs or expenses incurred by the lender or the borrower in connection with the financing.
(c) The owner has not agreed on the date of the premium finance loan to sell, directly or indirectly, the policy or any portion of the policy’s death benefit on any date following the issuance of the policy.
(d) The owner does not receive on the date of the premium finance loan a guarantee of the future value of the sale of the policy.
3. A collateral assignment of a life insurance policy by an owner.
4. A loan made by a lender that does not violate Title 6, Chapter 14, Article 1, if the loan does not violate this section.
5. An agreement if all the parties:
(a) Are closely related to the insured by blood or law.
(b) Have a lawful substantial economic interest in the continued life, health and bodily safety of the person insured, or are trusts established primarily for the benefit of such parties.
6. Any designation, consent or agreement by an insured who is an employee of an employer in connection with the purchase by the employer, or trust established by the employer, of life insurance on the life of the employee.
7. A bona fide business succession planning arrangement that is between one or more of the following:
(a) Shareholders in a corporation or between a corporation and one or more of its shareholders or one or more trusts established by its shareholders.
(b) Partners in a partnership or between a partnership and one or more of its partners or one or more trusts established by its partners.
(c) Members in a limited liability company or between a limited liability company and one or more of its members or one or more trusts established by its members.
8. An agreement entered into by a service recipient, or a trust established by the service recipient, and a service provider, or a trust established by the service provider, that performs significant services for the service recipient’s trade or business.
C. Nothing in this section prohibits the assignment of a life insurance policy that is not part of a stranger originated life insurance practice as prescribed by subsection A of this section.