Section 3.9711 - Free Look Period(a) If the buyer's guide and the disclosure document required by this subchapter are not provided at or before the time of application, a free look period of at least 15 calendar days must be provided during which the applicant may return the contract without penalty.(b) Notice of the free look period required under this section must be provided to consumers in a notice that is included on or attached to the cover page of the delivered annuity contract. The notice must prominently disclose information concerning the 15-day free look period.(c) The free look period shall begin on the date the consumer receives the annuity contract and shall run concurrently with any other free look period required under the Texas Administrative Code, the Texas Insurance Code, or another law of this state.(d) An unconditional refund without penalty for purposes of this section for variable or modified guaranteed annuity contracts shall mean a refund equal to the cash surrender value provided in the annuity contract, plus any fees or charges deducted from the premiums or imposed under the contract.(e) The refund and free look period requirements in this section do not apply if the prospective owner is an accredited investor, as defined in Regulation D as adopted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.28 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.9711
The provisions of this §3.9711 adopted to be effective March 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 1281