Delaware § 2918 - Standard provisions; annuity and pure endowment contracts.
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§ 2918. Standard provisions; annuity and pure endowment contracts.
(a) No annuity or pure endowment contract, other than reversionary annuities (also called survivorship annuities) or group annuities and except as stated herein, shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this State unless it contains in substance each of the provisions specified in §§ 2919-2924, inclusive, of this title. Any of such provisions not applicable to single premium annuities or single premium pure endowment contracts shall not, to that extent, be incorporated therein.
(b) This section shall not apply to contracts for deferred annuities included in, or upon the lives of beneficiaries under, life insurance policies.
18 Del. C. 1953, § 2918; 56 Del. Laws, c. 380, § 1;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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