The requirements of § 58-33A-16.1:

(1) Apply to the particular annuity as a whole, the underlying subaccounts to which funds are allocated at the time of purchase or exchange of an annuity, and riders and similar product enhancements;

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

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-33A-16.2

  • 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.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

(2) Create a regulatory obligation but do not create a fiduciary obligation or relationship;

(3) Do not mean the annuity with the lowest one-time or multiple occurrence compensation structure shall necessarily be recommended; and

(4) Do not mean the producer has ongoing monitoring obligations, although such an obligation may be separately owed under the terms of a fiduciary, consulting, investment advising, or financial planning agreement between the consumer and the producer.

Source: SL 2022, ch 186, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.