Maryland Code, INSURANCE 5-303
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, INSURANCE 5-303
- 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.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 5-305 and 5-306 of this subtitle for group annuity contracts and pure endowment contracts issued before the operative date of the Maryland Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance:
(1) §§ 5-304 through 5-312 of this subtitle apply only to policies and contracts, as appropriate, issued on or after that operative date and before the operative date of the valuation manual; and
(2) §§ 5-313 and 5-314 of this subtitle do not apply to the policies and contracts.
(b) Sections 5-313 and 5-314 of this subtitle apply to all life insurance policies, accident and health insurance contracts, and deposit-type contracts issued by a company on or after the operative date of the valuation manual.