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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/9-119

  • 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.
  • Month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" a calendar year unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone, is equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.10
     “Annuity”: Equal monthly payments for life, unless otherwise specified. The first payment shall be due and payable 1 month after the occurrence of the event upon which payment of the annuity depends, and the last payment shall be payable as of the date of the annuitant’s death and be prorated from the date of the last preceding payment to the date of death; provided, that as to annuities effective July 1, 1973, and thereafter payments shall be made as of the first day of each calendar month during the annuity payment period, the first payment to be made as of the first day of the calendar month coincidental with or next following the first day of the annuity payment period and the last payment to be made as of the first day of the calendar month in which the annuitant dies or the annuity payment period ends.