June 2007 and July 2005

Replacement of Insurance Products

This article appeared as Chapter 16 of the book Variable Annuities & Variable Life Insurance Regulation, published in May, 2005.

Variable Annuities & Variable Life Insurance Regulation examines:

  • The status of variable products under the Securities Act of 1933;
  • the status of insurance companies and insurance company separate accounts under the Investment Company Act of 1940;
  • the tax treatment of variable contracts;
  • ERISA issues;
  • variable insurance product design, the funding vehicle, and SEC registration;
  • separate account compliance programs;
  • SEC, NASD, and state securities regulation of product distribution;
  • advertising and marketing on the Internet;
  • SEC inspections, NASD examination and disciplinary programs, and state insurance market conduct exams, and 
  • special topics such as private placement variable life insurance and offshore insurance products.

To read the introduction to Chapter 16, Replacement of Insurance Products, please click the PDF link above.