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(a) Computation generally.--Except as provided in section 7117 (relating to computation of minimum standard by calendar year of issue), the minimum standard of valuation for individual annuity and pure endowment contracts issued on or after the operative date of section 301(c)(1)(B) of the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L. 789, No. 285), 1 known as The Insurance Department Act of 1921, and for annuities and pure endowments purchased on or after that operative date under group annuity and pure endowment contracts shall be the commissioner's reserve valuation methods established under sections 7118 (relating to reserve valuation method for life insurance and endowment benefits) and 7119 (relating to reserve valuation method for annuity and pure endowment benefits) and the following:
(1) For individual annuity and pure endowment contracts issued prior to January 1, 1979, excluding disability and accidental death benefits in the contracts, the 1971 Individual Annuity Mortality Table or any modification of the table approved by the commissioner, and 6% interest for single premium immediate annuity contracts and 4% interest for all other individual annuity and pure endowment contracts.
(2) For individual single premium immediate annuity contracts issued on or after January 1, 1979, excluding disability and accidental death benefits in the contracts, the 1971 Individual Annuity Mortality Table or any individual annuity mortality table that is adopted after 1980 by NAIC and approved by regulation for use in determining the minimum standard of valuation for the contracts, or any modification of the tables approved by the commissioner, and 7.5% interest or a higher rate of interest as may be approved by the commissioner.
(3) For individual annuity and pure endowment contracts issued on or after January 1, 1979, other than single premium immediate annuity contracts and excluding disability and accidental death benefits in the contracts, the 1971 Individual Annuity Mortality Table or any individual annuity mortality table that is adopted after 1980 by NAIC and approved by regulation for use in determining the minimum standard of valuation for the contracts, or any modification of the tables approved by the commissioner, and 5.5% interest for single premium deferred annuity and pure endowment contracts and 4.5% interest for all other individual annuity and pure endowment contracts or a higher rate of interest as may be approved by the commissioner.
(4) For annuities and pure endowments purchased prior to January 1, 1979, under group annuity and pure endowment contracts and excluding disability and accidental death benefits purchased under the contracts, the 1971 Group Annuity Mortality Table or any modification of the table approved by the commissioner, and 6% interest.
(5) For annuities and pure endowments purchased on or after January 1, 1979, under group annuity and pure endowment contracts and excluding disability and accidental death benefits purchased under the contracts, the 1971 Group Annuity Mortality Table or any group annuity mortality table that is adopted after 1980 by NAIC and approved by regulation for use in determining the minimum standard of valuation for annuities and pure endowments, or any modification of the tables approved by the commissioner, and 7.5% interest or a higher rate of interest as may be approved by the commissioner.
(b) Operative date.--After June 23, 1976, a company may file with the commissioner a written notice of its election to comply with the provisions of this section after a specified date before January 1, 1979, which shall be the operative date of this section for that company. A company may elect a different operative date for individual annuity and pure endowment contracts from that elected for group annuity and pure endowment contracts. If a company makes no election, the operative date of this section for that company shall be January 1, 1979.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 40 Pa.C.S.A. Insurance § 7116. Computation of minimum standard for annuities - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-40-pacsa-insurance/pa-csa-sect-40-7116/
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