California Insurance Code

§ 10168.4

INS § 10168.4 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 3b

Statute text

Contracts that provide cash surrender benefits shall comply with all of the following:

(a)Cash surrender benefits available prior to maturity shall not be less than the present value as of the date of surrender of that portion of the maturity value of the paid-up annuity benefit which would be provided under the contract at maturity arising from considerations paid prior to the time of cash surrender reduced by the amount appropriate to reflect any prior withdrawals from or partial surrenders of the contract, decreased by the amount of any indebtedness to the company on the contract, including interest due and accrued on the indebtedness, and increased by any existing additional amounts credited by the company to the contract.

(b)For purposes of subdivision (a), the present value shall be calculated on the basis of an interest rate that is not more than 1 percent higher than the interest rate specified in the contract for accumulating the net considerations to determine the maturity value.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 100, Sec. 2. (SB 426) Effective January 1, 2016.