South Dakota § 58-33A-16.2 - Recommendation--Producer responsibilities--Applicability and intent.

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§ 58-33A-16.2. Recommendation--Producer responsibilities--Applicability and intent.

The requirements of § 58-33A-16.1:

(1)    Apply to the particular annuity as a whole, the underlying subaccounts to which funds are allocated at the time of purchase or exchange of an annuity, and riders and similar product enhancements;

(2)    Create a regulatory obligation but do not create a fiduciary obligation or relationship;

(3)    Do not mean the annuity with the lowest one-time or multiple occurrence compensation structure shall necessarily be recommended; and

(4)    Do not mean the producer has ongoing monitoring obligations, although such an obligation may be separately owed under the terms of a fiduciary, consulting, investment advising, or financial planning agreement between the consumer and the producer.

Source: SL 2022, ch 186, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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