Montana Code 33-20-606. Variable contracts to meet insurance contract requirements
33-20-606. Variable contracts to meet insurance contract requirements. (1) Except for 33-15-321 through 33-15-329, 33-20-302, and 33-20-307 for variable annuity contracts and 33-20-104, 33-20-110, 33-20-111, 33-20-112, and 33-20-201 through 33-20-213 for variable life insurance policies and as otherwise provided in this part, all pertinent provisions of Title 33 and other laws relating to insurance apply to separate accounts and their related policies and contracts.
Terms Used In Montana Code 33-20-606
- 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.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)Any individual variable life insurance contract or any individual variable annuity contract delivered or issued for delivery in this state must contain grace and reinstatement provisions appropriate to the contract. Any individual variable life insurance contract must contain nonforfeiture provisions appropriate to that contract.
(3)A final prospectus must be dated and effective before an insurer issues or delivers an individual variable life insurance contract or an individual variable annuity contract in this state. The prospectus must be made available to the commissioner on request.
(4)The reserve liability for any variable contract must be established in accordance with actuarial procedures that recognize the variable nature of benefits provided and mortality guarantees.