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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 2.33. Viatical investment. “Viatical investment” means the contractual right to receive any portion of the death benefit or ownership of a life insurance policy or certificate for consideration that is less than the expected death benefit of the life insurance policy or certificate. “Viatical investment” does not include:
(1) any transaction between a viator and a viatical settlement provider, as defined in the Viatical Settlements Act of 2009;
(2) any transfer of ownership or beneficial interest in a life insurance policy from a viatical settlement provider to another viatical settlement provider, as defined in the Viatical Settlements Act of 2009, or to any legal entity formed solely for the purpose of holding ownership or beneficial interest in a life insurance policy or policies;
(3) the bona fide assignment of a life insurance policy to a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or financial institution as collateral for a loan; for the purposes of this item (3), “financial institution” means financial institution as defined by the Viatical Settlements Act of 2009; or
(4) a policy loan by a life insurance company or the exercise of accelerated benefits pursuant to the terms of a life insurance policy issued in accordance with the Illinois Insurance Code.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 815. Business Transactions § 5/2.33. Viatical investment - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-815-business-transactions/il-st-sect-815-5-2-33/
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