Beginning as of January 1, 1964:

Ask an insurance law question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 59A-20-28

  • 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. no life insurer shall issue both participating and nonparticipating policies unless at least eighty percent of the gains from the participating policies innure [inure] to the benefit of the holders of the participating policies;

B. any insurer having both participating and nonparticipating policies in force shall keep a separate accounting for each such class of business and make and include in its annual statement filed with the superintendent a separate statement showing the gains, losses and expenses attributable to participating and nonparticipating business respectively, and showing how any general expense of the insurer has been apportioned to each such class; and

C. this section shall not apply to any insurer whose life insurance in force consists of ninety percent or more in either participating or nonparticipating business, as measured by premiums received; nor shall it apply as to business in force in other states or jurisdictions, nor to paid-up, temporary insurance, or pure endowment benefits issued or granted pursuant to the provisions of the Standard Nonforfeiture Law as set out in Section 396 [59A-20-31 N.M. Stat. Ann.] of this article, nor as to reinsurance or annuity contracts.