Before a company may apply to issue variable annuities in this state, it must have an initial amount of capital and surplus, if a stock company, or an amount of surplus, if a mutual company, of at least two million dollars and shall maintain a surplus, if either a stock company or a mutual company, of at least one million five hundred thousand dollars. The Director of Insurance may make exceptions to this provision if he or she deems it in the public interest to do so. In addition to meeting the requirements of this section, a foreign company must be licensed to do a variable annuity or life insurance business in its state of domicile before it may apply to issue variable annuities in this state.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-2202

  • 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.
  • Company: shall include any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, joint venture, or association. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Director: shall mean the Director of Insurance. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
  • Foreign: when applied to corporations shall include all those created by authority other than that of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Mutual company: shall mean a company without capital stock that charges a fixed premium and is required to maintain the same reserve as a stock company. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Stock company: shall mean a company with a capital stock that charges a fixed premium and is required to maintain the reserve provided by Nebraska Statutes 44-103