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Current as of August 22, 2023
Alabama

§27-44-6. Three accounts: disability insurance account, life insurance account and annuity account.

Alaska

§21.79.040(a) Two accounts: For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain the following accounts: (1) the health insurance account; and (2) the life insurance and annuity account, including the following subaccounts: (A) life insurance account; (B) annuity account that must include annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan, or its trustee, qualified under 26 U.S. C. 401, 26 U.S.C. 403(b), or 26 U.S.C. 457 (Internal Revenue Code), but that otherwise excludes unallocated annuities; and (C) unallocated annuity account that must exclude contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan, or its trustee, qualified under 26 U.S. C. 401, 26 U.S.C. 403(b), or 26 U.S.C. 457 (Internal Revenue Code). (Amended effective 9/9/96; 9/4/00)

Arizona

§20-683A. Three accounts: 1. The disability insurance account. 2. The life insurance account. 3. The annuity account.

Arkansas

§23-96-109(a)(5). Two accounts: (A) The life insurance and annuity account, which includes the following subaccounts: (i) Life insurance account; (ii) Annuity account, which shall include annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan, or its trustee, established under section 401(k), section 403(b), or section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code, but shall otherwise exclude unallocated annuities; and (iii) Unallocated annuity account, which shall exclude contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan, or its trustee, established under section 401(k), section 403(b), or section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code; and (B) The health account. (Amended effective 07/24/19)

California

§1067.05: Two accounts: (1) The life insurance and annuity account which includes both of the following subaccounts: (A) The life insurance account. (B) The annuity account, which shall include annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan, or its trustee, established under Section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code. (2) The health insurance account. Amended effective 9.27.2010.

Colorado

§10-20-106. Three accounts: (a) The life insurance account; (b) The health insurance account; and (c) The annuity account.

Connecticut

§38a-863(a). For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain two accounts: (1) The life insurance and annuity account which includes the following subaccounts: (A) Life insurance account; (B) Annuity account which shall include, but is not limited to, annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan, or its trustee, established under Section 401, 403(b) or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, but shall otherwise exclude unallocated annuities; and (C) Unallocated annuity account which shall exclude contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan, or its trustee, established under Section 401, 403(b) or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended; and (2) The health account.

Delaware

§4406(a). For purposes of administration and assessment, the Association shall maintain 2 accounts: (1) The life insurance and annuity account, which includes the following subaccounts: a. Life insurance account; b. Annuity account, which shall include annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan (or its trustee) established under §?401, §??403(b) or §?457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. §?401, §?403(b) or §?457], but shall otherwise exclude unallocated annuities; and c. Unallocated annuity account, which shall exclude contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan (or its trustee) established under §?401, §?403(b) or §?457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. §?401, §?403(b) or §?457]. (2) The health account.

District of Columbia

For purposes of administration and assessment the Association shall maintain 2 accounts: (A) The life insurance and annuity account which shall include the following subaccounts: (i) Life insurance account; and (ii) Annuity account; and (B) The health insurance account.

Florida

§631.715(2)(a).Three accounts :health insurance; life insurance; and annuity.

Georgia

§33-38-5(c) and (d). Two accounts: (c) For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain two accounts: (1) the health insurance account; and (2) the life insurance and annuity account. The life insurance and annuity account shall contain three subaccounts: (A) the life insurance account; (B) the annuity account; and (C) the unallocated annuity account. (d) For purposes of assessment, supplemental contracts shall be covered under the account in which the basic policy is covered.

Hawaii

§431:16-206. Three accounts: life, disability and annuity (excludes unallocated annuities).

Idaho

§41-4306. For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall continue the existence and maintenance of three (3) accounts: (a) Life insurance account; (b) Health insurance account, formerly designated the "disability insurance account"; and (c) Annuity account.

Illinois

215 ILCS 5/531.06. For purposes of administration and assessment, the Association must maintain 2 accounts: (1) The life insurance and annuity account, which includes the following subaccounts: (a) Life Insurance Account; (b) Annuity account, which shall include annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan (or its trustee) established under Section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, but shall otherwise exclude unallocated annuities; and (c) Unallocated annuity account, which shall exclude contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan (or its trustee) established under Section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code [215 ILCS 5/401, 215 ILCS 5/403(b), or 215 ILCS 5/457] (2) The health account.

Indiana

§27-8-8-3(a). For purposes of administration and assessment the association shall maintain the following two (2) accounts: (1) The health account. (2) The life insurance and annuity account, which includes the following subaccounts: (A) The life insurance subaccount. (B) The annuity subaccount, which includes annuity contracts issued to or in connection with a governmental benefit plan established under Section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, but otherwise excludes unallocated annuities. (C) The unallocated annuity subaccount, which excludes annuity contracts issued to or in connection with a governmental benefit plan established under Section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code.

Iowa

§508C.6.1. For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain all of the following accounts: a. A health account. b. A life insurance account. c. An annuity account, which shall include annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan, or the plan’s trustee, established under section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, but shall otherwise exclude unallocated annuities. d. An unallocated annuity contract account, which shall exclude contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan, or the plan’s trustee, established under section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code.

Kansas

For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain three accounts: (1) Health account; (2) life insurance account; and (3) annuity account, excluding unallocated annuities.

Kentucky

KRS 304.42-060(1). For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain three (3) accounts: (a) The health account; (b) The life insurance account; and (c) The annuity account.

Louisiana

LSA-R.S. 22:2085.A. For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain all of the following accounts: (1) The life insurance account. (2) The annuity account excluding unallocated annuity contracts and defined contribution government plans qualified under Section 403(b) of the United States Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 403(b)). (3) The defined contribution plan account, meaning defined contribution plans qualified under Section 403(b) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. (4) The health account.

Maine

§4606.1. For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain 3 accounts: A. The health insurance account; B. The life insurance account; and C. The annuity account, which must include annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan or its trustee established under Section 401, Section 403(b) or Section 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code.

Maryland

§ 9-405(d). Three accounts: health, life insurance and annuity.

Massachusetts

§146B(6)(A). Three accounts: health insurance, life insurance and annuity.

Michigan

§500.7706(1). Two accounts: For purposes of administration and assessment the association shall maintain the following 2 accounts: (a) The health insurance account. (b) The life insurance and annuity account which includes the following subaccounts: (i) A life insurance subaccount. (ii) An annuity subaccount, which shall include unallocated annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan, or its trustee, established under section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 401, 403, and 457, but shall not include other unallocated annuities. (iii) An unallocated annuity subaccount, which shall not include unallocated annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan, or its trustee, established under section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 401, 403, and 457. *NOTE: this provision is updated as of 1/10/2007.

Minnesota

§61B.21, subd.1. Two accounts: (a) life insurance and annuity account, which includes life, annuity and unallocated annuity sub accounts; and (b) health account.

Mississippi

§83-23-211(1). Two accounts: For purposes of administration and assessment the association shall maintain two (2) accounts: (a) The life insurance and annuity account which includes the following subaccounts: (i) Life insurance account; (ii) Annuity account which shall include annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan (or its trustee) established under Section 401, 403(b) or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, but shall otherwise exclude unallocated annuities; and (iii) Unallocated annuity account which shall exclude contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan (or its trustee) established under Section 401, 403(b) or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code. (b) The health account.

Missouri

§376.720.1. For purposes of administration and assessment the association shall maintain three accounts: (1) The health account; (2) The life insurance account; (3) The annuity account, excluding unallocated annuity contracts.

Montana

§33-10-203(2). (2) For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain two accounts: (a) the health insurance account; and (b) the life insurance and annuity account that includes the following subaccounts: (i) the life insurance account; (ii) the annuity account that includes contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan or the plan’s trustee established under section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code, but does not otherwise include unallocated annuities; and (iii) the unallocated annuity account that must exclude unallocated annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan or the plan’s trustee established under section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code. (iii) the unallocated annuity account that must exclude unallocated annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan or the plan's trustee established under section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code. Amended effective July 1, 2003; corrected effective January 1, 2005.

Nebraska

§44-2705(1). For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain three accounts: (a) A health insurance account; (b) a life insurance account; and (c) an annuity account.

Nevada

§686C.130.2. For purposes of administration and assessment, the Association shall maintain two accounts: (a) The Health Account; and (b) The Life and Annuity Account, which consists of: (1) The Subaccount for Life Insurance; and (2) The Subaccount for Annuities, including annuities owned by a governmental retirement plan, or its trustees, established under section 401, 403(b) or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. §§ 401, 403(b) and 457.

New Hampshire

§408-F:6.I. For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain 2 accounts: (a) The life insurance and annuity account which includes the following subaccounts: (1) Life insurance account; (2) Annuity account, which shall include annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan (or its trustee) established under section 401, 403(b) or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, but shall otherwise excluded unallocated annuities; and (3) Unallocated annuity account which shall exclude contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan, or its trustee established under section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code. (b) The health account.

New Jersey

§17B:32A-5.b. Two accounts: (1) life insurance and annuity account, includes sub accounts: (a) life insurance,( b) annuity, (c) unallocated annuity; and (2) health account.

New Mexico

§59A-42-5A .For purposes of assessment and administration, the association shall maintain two accounts: (1) the life insurance and annuity account, which includes the following subaccounts: (a) a life insurance account; (b) an annuity account, which includes annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan, or its trustee, established pursuant to Section 401, 403(b) or 457 [26 U.S.C. §§ 401, 403(b) and 457] of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, but otherwise excludes unallocated annuities; and (c) an unallocated annuity account, which excludes contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan, or its trustee, established pursuant to Section 401, 403(b) or 457 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (2) the health account.

New York

§7706(a). Two accounts: (1) health, and (2) life, annuity and funding agreements.

North Carolina

§58-62-26(a). For purposes of administration and assessment, the Association shall maintain two accounts: (1) The life insurance and annuity account, which includes the following subaccounts: a. Life insurance account. b. Annuity account, which shall include annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan or its trustee established under Section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code 1954, but shall otherwise exclude unallocated annuities. c. Unallocated annuity account, which shall exclude contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan or its trustee established under Section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code 1954. (2) The health account.

North Dakota

§26.1-38.1-03.1. For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain two accounts: a. The life insurance and annuity account that includes the following subaccounts: (1) Life insurance account; (2) Annuity account, which includes annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan or its trustee established under section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, but otherwise excludes unallocated annuities; and (3) Unallocated annuity account that excludes contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan or its trustee established under section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code. b. The health account.

Ohio

§3956.06(A). Two accounts: (1)life insurance and annuity which includes sub accounts: (a)life insurance (b)annuity (c)unallocated annuity (includes I.R.C. § 403(b) annuities); and (2) health account.

Oklahoma

§2023.B. For purposes of administration and assessment, the Association shall maintain three accounts: 1. The health account; 2. The life insurance account; and 3. The annuity account.

Oregon

§734.800(1) (a) The health insurance account, composed of the following subaccounts: (A) The disability insurance subaccount; (B) The long term care insurance subaccount; and (C) The major medical and all other health insurance subaccount; (b) The life insurance account; and (c) The annuity account. Amended effective 5/27/2011.

Pennsylvania

40 PS §991.1704(1). Two accounts: For purposes of administration and assessment the association shall maintain two accounts: (1) The life insurance and annuity account which includes the following subaccounts: (i) Life insurance account. (ii) Annuity account, which shall include annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan or its trustee established under section 401, 403(b) or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, but shall otherwise exclude unallocated annuities. (iii) Unallocated annuity account which shall exclude contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan or its trustee under section 401, 403(b) or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (2) The health insurance account.

Puerto Rico

T.26 §39.060.1. Three accounts: a. life insurance account; b. disability insurance account; c. annuity account, excluding unallocated annuity contracts.

Rhode Island

§27-34.3-6(a) Two accounts: For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain two (2) accounts: (1) The life insurance and annuity account which includes the following subaccounts: (i) Life insurance account; (ii) Annuity account; which shall include annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan (or its trustee) established under section 401, 403(b) or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 401, 403(b) or 457, but shall otherwise exclude unallocated annuities; and (iii) Unallocated annuity account which shall exclude contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan (or its trustee) established under § 401, 403(b) or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 401, 403(b) or 457. (2) The health insurance account. (Amended effective 6/9/2004)

South Carolina

§38-29.50(1). Three accounts: accident and health insurance; life insurance; and annuity.

South Dakota

§58-29C-49A. Two accounts: (1) The life insurance and annuity account which includes the following subaccounts: (a) Life insurance account; and (b) Annuity account; and (2) The health insurance account. (Amended effective 7/1/13)

Tennessee

§56-12-205 For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain two (2) accounts: (1) The life insurance and annuity account, which includes the following subaccounts: (A) Life insurance account; and (B) Annuity account, excluding unallocated annuities; and (2) The health account.

Texas

§463.105. For the purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain: (1) an accident, health, and hospital services insurance account; (2) a life insurance account; (3) an annuity account; and (4) an administrative account.

Utah

§31A-28-106(1)(d). Two classes: The association shall allocate assessments among the following classes or subclasses: (i) the life insurance and annuity class, which includes the following subclasses: (A) the life insurance subclass; (B) the annuity subclass: (I) which includes annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan, or its trustee, established under Section 401, 403(b), or 457, Internal Revenue Code; and (II) otherwise excludes unallocated annuities; and (C) the unallocated annuity subclass, which excludes contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan, or its trustee, established under Sections 401, 403(b), or 457, Internal Revenue Code; and (ii) the accident and health insurance class.

Vermont

§4176(a). Two accounts, which include: (1) health and (2) life and annuity.

Virginia

§38.2-1702. A. For purposes of administration and assessment, the Association shall maintain two accounts: (i) the accident and sickness insurance account; and (ii) the life insurance and annuity account, which includes the following subaccounts: (a) the life insurance account, (b) the annuity account, which shall include unallocated annuity contracts covered under subdivision D 2 b of § 38.2-1700, but shall otherwise exclude unallocated annuities, and (c) the unallocated annuity account, which shall consist of contracts covered under subdivisions D 2 d, e, and f of § 38.2-1700, but shall otherwise exclude unallocated annuities.

Washington

§48.32A. Section 6.(1). Two accounts: (a) life insurance and annuity, which includes subaccounts: (i) Life insurance; (ii) Annuity which includes IRC §§ 401, 403(b), or 457, but otherwise excludes unallocated annuities; and (iii) unallocated annuity; and (b) disability insurance, which includes health benefit plans, disability benefit policies and contracts, and long- term care policies and contracts.

West Virginia

§33-26A-6(a). For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain the following two accounts: (1) The life insurance and annuity account which includes the following subaccounts: (A) Life insurance account; (B) Annuity account which shall include annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan or its trustee established under section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, but shall otherwise exclude unallocated annuities; and (C) Unallocated annuity account which shall exclude contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan or its trustee established under section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code. (2) The health account.

Wisconsin

§646.11(2). The fund shall be composed of 5 segregated accounts, one for life insurance and annuities, one for disability insurance other than policies issued or coverage provided by a health maintenance organization insurer, one for health maintenance organization insurers, one for all other kinds of insurance subject to this chapter, and an administrative account.

Wyoming

§26-42-104(a). For purposes of administration and assessment the association shall maintain the three (3) following accounts: (i) The life insurance account; (ii) The health account; and (iii) The annuity account.

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