All sections in Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Individual Life Insurance Policy Form Checklist and Affirmative Requirements) apply to the review of ordinary life insurance policies and are not applicable to annuity contracts. Any contract that provides death benefits in excess of the total premium paid, without interest or with interest at a specified rate, or the cash value at time of death, if greater, will be considered a life insurance policy. This requirement cannot be avoided by combining riders or endorsements to a basic annuity, as all pertinent instruments collectively constitute the contract.

Source Note: The provisions of this §4.626 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective September 20, 1982, 7 TexReg 3244; transferred effective September 1, 2023, as published in the July 28, 2023, issue of the Texas Register, 48 TexReg 4127; amended to be effective January 24, 2024, 49 TexReg 250