Section 26.1-35-03 - Computation of minimum standard for annuities1. Except as provided in section 26.1-35-04, the minimum standard of valuation for individual annuity and pure endowment contracts issued on or after the operative date of this section, and for annuities and pure endowments purchased on or after the operative date under group annuity and pure endowment contracts, must be the commissioners reserve valuation methods defined in sections 26.1-35-05 and 26.1-35-06 and the following tables and interest rates: a. For individual annuity and pure endowment contracts issued before July 1, 1977, excluding any disability and accidental death benefits in those contracts, the 1971 individual annuity mortality table, or any modification of this table approved by the commissioner, and six percent interest for single premium immediate annuity contracts and four percent interest for all other individual annuity and pure endowment contracts.b. For individual single premium immediate annuity contracts issued after June 30, 1977, excluding any disability and accidental death benefits in those contracts, the 1971 individual annuity mortality table or any individual annuity mortality table, adopted after 1980 by the national association of insurance commissioners, that is approved by rule adopted by the commissioner for use in determining the minimum standard of valuation for the contracts, or any modification of these tables approved by the commissioner, and seven and one-half percent interest.c. For individual annuity and pure endowment contracts issued after June 30, 1977, other than single premium immediate annuity contracts, excluding any disability and accidental death benefits in the contracts, the 1971 individual annuity mortality table or any individual annuity mortality table adopted after 1980 by the national association of insurance commissioners, that is approved by rule adopted by the commissioner for use in determining the minimum standard of valuation for the contracts, or any modification of these tables approved by the commissioner, and five and one-half percent interest for single premium deferred annuity and pure endowment contracts and four and one-half percent interest for all other individual annuity and pure endowment contracts.d. For annuities and pure endowments purchased prior to July 1, 1977, under group annuity and pure endowment contracts, excluding any disability and accidental death benefits purchased under those contracts, the 1971 group annuity mortality table or any modification of this table approved by the commissioner, and six percent interest.e. For annuities and pure endowments purchased after June 30, 1977, under group annuity and pure endowment contracts, excluding any disability and accidental death benefits purchased under these contracts, the 1971 group annuity mortality table or any group annuity mortality table adopted after 1980 by the national association of insurance commissioners, that is approved by rule adopted by the commissioner for use in determining the minimum standard of valuation for annuities and pure endowments, or any modification of these tables approved by the commissioner, and seven and one-half percent interest.2. After June 30, 1977, any insurer 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 must be the operative date of this section for that insurer. If an insurer makes no election, the operative date of this section for that insurer must be January 1, 1979.Amended by S.L. 2015 , ch. 217( HB 1142 ), § 6, effective on the January first following the date the insurance commissioner certifies to the secretary of state and the legislative council that the events listed in S.L. 2015, ch. 217 (HB 1142) , § 18 have occurred.