2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 59A - Insurance Code
Article 20 - Life Insurance and Annuity Contracts
Section 59A-20-28 - Special requirements as to participating policies.
59A-20-28. Special requirements as to participating policies.
Beginning as of January 1, 1964:
A. no life insurer shall issue both participating and nonparticipating policies unless at least eighty percent of the gains from the participating policies innure [inure] to the benefit of the holders of the participating policies;
B. any insurer having both participating and nonparticipating policies in force shall keep a separate accounting for each such class of business and make and include in its annual statement filed with the superintendent a separate statement showing the gains, losses and expenses attributable to participating and nonparticipating business respectively, and showing how any general expense of the insurer has been apportioned to each such class; and
C. this section shall not apply to any insurer whose life insurance in force consists of ninety percent or more in either participating or nonparticipating business, as measured by premiums received; nor shall it apply as to business in force in other states or jurisdictions, nor to paid-up, temporary insurance, or pure endowment benefits issued or granted pursuant to the provisions of the Standard Nonforfeiture Law as set out in Section 396 [59A-20-31 NMSA 1978] of this article, nor as to reinsurance or annuity contracts.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, 393.
