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Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 102.001

  • 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.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005

In this chapter:
(1) “Charitable gift annuity” means an annuity:
(A) that is payable over the lives of one or two individuals;
(B) that is made in return for the transfer of cash or other property to a charitable organization; and
(C) the actuarial value of which is less than the value of the cash or other property transferred, with the difference in those values being a charitable deduction for federal tax purposes.
(2) “Charitable organization” means an entity described by:
(A) Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
(B) Section 170(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.