Alabama § 27-15-73 - Computation of Cash Surrender Value.

§ 27-15-73. Computation of Cash Surrender Value.

(a) Any cash surrender value available under the policy in the event of default in the premium payment due on any policy anniversary, whether or not required by Section 27-15-72, shall be an amount not less than the excess, if any, of the present value on such anniversary of the future guaranteed benefits which would have been provided for by the policy, including any existing paid-up additions if there had been no default, over the sum of:

(1) The then present value of the adjusted premium as defined in Sections 27-15-75, 27-15-76, 27-15-77, and 27-15-78, corresponding to premiums which would have fallen due on and after such anniversary.

(2) The amount of any indebtedness to the insurer on account of or secured by the policy.

(b) Provided, however, that for any policy issued on or after the operative date of Section 27-15-78, as defined therein, which provides supplemental life insurance or annuity benefits at the option of the insured and for an identifiable additional premium by rider or supplemental policy provision, the cash surrender value referred to in subsection (a) shall be an amount not less than the sum of the cash surrender value as defined in subsection (a) for an otherwise similar policy issued at the same age without such rider or supplemental policy provision and the cash surrender value as defined in subsection (a) for a policy which provides only the benefits otherwise provided by the rider or supplemental policy provision.

(c) Provided, further, that for any family policy issued on or after the operative date of Section 27-15-78, as defined therein, which defines a primary insured and provides term insurance on the life of the spouse of the primary insured expiring before the spouse’s age 71, the cash surrender value referred to in subsection (a) shall be an amount not less than the sum of the cash surrender value as defined in subsection (a) for an otherwise similar policy issued at the same age without term insurance on the life of the spouse and the cash surrender value as defined in subsection (a) for a policy which provides only the benefits otherwise provided by term insurance on the life of the spouse.

(d) Any cash surrender value available within 30 days after any policy anniversary under any policy paid up by completion of all premium payments or any policy continued under any paid-up nonforfeiture benefits, whether or not required by Section 27-15-72, shall be an amount not less than the present value, on the anniversary, of the future guaranteed benefits provided for by the policy, including any existing paid-up additions, decreased by any indebtedness to the insurer on account of or secured by the policy.