S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4061
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 1, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Insurance
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to the valuation of
certain policies and contracts
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (D) of paragraph 6 of subsection (c) of
section 4217 of the insurance law is relettered subparagraph (E) and a
new subparagraph (D) is added to read as follows:
(D) RESERVES ACCORDING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RESERVE VALUATION METH-
OD FOR INDIVIDUAL LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF
SECTION FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE THAT ARE
ISSUED AFTER DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN AND THAT PROVIDE
FOR DEATH BENEFITS THAT ARE GUARANTEED TO REMAIN IN EFFECT IF SPECIFIED
CONDITIONS, AS DEFINED IN THE LIFE INSURANCE POLICY, ARE MET BY THE
POLICY OWNER, THE VALUE OF THE GUARANTEE SHALL BE CALCULATED BY A METHOD
CONSISTENT WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THIS SECTION AND THE USE OF LAPSE
RATES NOT TO EXCEED TWO PERCENT PER ANNUM.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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