Section 130. No policy of life or endowment insurance shall be issued or delivered in the commonwealth if it shall purport to be issued or to take effect as of a date more than six months before the date of the original written application, if thereby the applicant would rate at an age younger than his age at nearest birthday on the date when the application was made, and no annuity or pure endowment contract shall be so issued or delivered if it shall purport to be issued or to take effect at an age higher than the age of the applicant at his nearest birthday at the time of the original written application.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 175 sec. 130

  • 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.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.