Maryland Code, INSURANCE 16-112
Terms Used In Maryland Code, INSURANCE 16-112
- 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.
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(1) provides for the accumulation of profits over a period of years and for payment of all or part of the accumulated profits only to members or policyholders of a designated group or class who continue as members or policyholders until the end of a specified period of years;
(2) provides that, on the death of anyone other than a beneficiary or an insured under the contract, the owner or beneficiary of the contract shall receive the payment or granting of anything of value;
(3) provides that all or part of the premiums or consideration for the contract, dividends, coupons, reserves, special reserves, excess interest, or money in excess of the normal reserve required to meet the contractual guarantees of the contract are to be placed or invested in special funds or segregated accounts without insurance or life contingency features, if the funds or earnings are divided among those taking the contract or their beneficiaries or assignees; or
(4) as an inducement to or in connection with the sale or acceptance of the contract, provides for:
(i) the sale, solicitation, or delivery of stock or shares of stock in a company;
(ii) a benefit certificate, securities, or special advisory board contract, or other similar contracts or resolutions; or
(iii) policy dividends bearing a stated relationship to dividends on the stock of a company.