Tex. Insurance Code § 1107.057
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 1107.057, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 1107.057. MINIMUM NONFORFEITURE AMOUNT.
Official statutory text
(a) The minimum values as specified in Sections 1107.006 and 1107.101-1107.105 of any paid-up annuity, cash surrender, or death benefits available under an annuity contract shall be based upon minimum nonforfeiture amounts as defined in this section.
(b) The minimum nonforfeiture amount at any time at or prior to the commencement of any annuity payments shall be equal to an accumulation up to such time at rates of interest as indicated in this subchapter of the net considerations as defined by Subsection (c) paid prior to such time, decreased by the sum of Subdivisions (1) through (4):
(1) any withdrawal from or partial surrender of the contract made before the minimum nonforfeiture amount is computed, accumulated at an interest rate as indicated in this subchapter;
(2) an annual contract charge of $50, accumulated at rates of interest as indicated in this subchapter;
(3) premium tax paid, if any, by the company, and not subsequently credited back to the company, for the contract, accumulated at rates of interest as indicated in this subchapter; and
(4) any indebtedness to the company on the contract, including any accrued interest due on the indebtedness.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the amount of net consideration for a contract year shall be an amount equal to 87.5 percent of the gross considerations credited to the contract during that contract year.
(b) The minimum nonforfeiture amount at any time at or prior to the commencement of any annuity payments shall be equal to an accumulation up to such time at rates of interest as indicated in this subchapter of the net considerations as defined by Subsection (c) paid prior to such time, decreased by the sum of Subdivisions (1) through (4):
(1) any withdrawal from or partial surrender of the contract made before the minimum nonforfeiture amount is computed, accumulated at an interest rate as indicated in this subchapter;
(2) an annual contract charge of $50, accumulated at rates of interest as indicated in this subchapter;
(3) premium tax paid, if any, by the company, and not subsequently credited back to the company, for the contract, accumulated at rates of interest as indicated in this subchapter; and
(4) any indebtedness to the company on the contract, including any accrued interest due on the indebtedness.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the amount of net consideration for a contract year shall be an amount equal to 87.5 percent of the gross considerations credited to the contract during that contract year.
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