Alaska § 21.45.240 - Standard provisions: reversionary annuities.

Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 21.45.240 — Standard provisions: reversionary annuities., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 21.45.240. Standard provisions: reversionary annuities.

 (a) Except as stated herein, a contract for a reversionary annuity may not be delivered or issued for delivery in this state unless it contains in substance each of the following provisions:        (1) those provisions specified in AS 21.45.180 — 21.45.220, except that under AS 21.45.180 the insurer may at its option provide for an equitable reduction of the amount of the annuity payments in settlement of an overdue payment in lieu of providing for deduction of the payments from an amount payable upon settlement under the contract;

 (2) a provision that the contract may be reinstated at any time within three years from the date of default in making stipulated payments to the insurer, upon production of evidence of insurability satisfactory to the insurer, and upon condition that all overdue payments and any indebtedness to the insurer on account of the contract be paid, or, within the limits permitted by the then cash values of the contract, reinstated, with interest as to both payments and indebtedness at a rate to be specified in the contract but not exceeding six percent a year compounded annually.

 (b) This section does not apply to group annuities or to annuities included in life insurance policies, and any of the provisions not applicable to single premium annuities shall not to that extent be incorporated into the policy or contract.

Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 21.45.240 ("Standard provisions: reversionary annuities.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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