Title 27
Insurance

Chapter 4.9
Beneficiaries’ Bill of Rights

R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-4.9-3

§ 27-4.9-3. Definitions.

As used in this section:

(1) “Policy” means any policy or certificate of life insurance that provides a death benefit.

(2) “Retained asset account” means any mechanism whereby the settlement of proceeds payable under a life insurance policy, including, but not limited to, the payment of cash surrender value, is accomplished by the insurer or an entity acting on behalf of the insurer depositing the proceeds into an account, where those proceeds are retained by the insurer, pursuant to a supplementary contract not involving annuity benefits.

History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 370, § 1.