18 Del. Admin. Code § 1204-3.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 5, November 1, 2024
Section 1204-3.0 - Other Definitions

"Conservation" means any attempt by the existing insurer or its agents or brokers to dissuade a policyowner from the replacement of existing life insurance or annuity. Conservation does not include such routine administrative procedures such as late payment notices or reinstatement offers.

"Direct-Response Sales" means any sale of life insurance or annuity where the insurer does not utilize an agent in the sale or delivery of the policy.

"Existing Insurer" means the insurance company whose policy is or will be changed or terminated in such a manner as described within the definition of "replacement."

"Existing Life Insurance" means any life insurance or annuity in force, including life insurance or annuity under a binding or conditional receipt or a life insurance or annuity policy that is within an unconditional refund period.

"Ledger Statement" means an informal statement of the policy cost, benefits and value as maintained by the insurer for their convenience. The format is not specified as it varies from insurer to insurer, but the statement will contain, as a minimum, the generic name of the policy, the insured's name, address, the policy number, the insurer's name and address, the face value of the policy, the current annual premium for the base policy and any riders, the current cash value, a listing of any outstanding policy loans, a list of any accumulated dividends.

"Policy Summary" means the concise statement of policy information as described in Regulation 1203 section 4.1.7 (Formerly Regulation 29).

"Registered Contract" means variable annuities, investment annuities or variable life insurance under which the death benefits and cash values vary in accordance with unit values of investments held in a separate account, or any other contracts issued by life insurance companies which are registered with the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission.

"Replacing Insurer" means the insurance company that issues or proposes to issue a new policy or contract which is a replacement of existing life insurance or annuity.

18 Del. Admin. Code § 1204-3.0