Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17B:17-27

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
2. a. This act shall apply to:

(1) every policy issued by a domestic insurer in this State and any account established under or as a result of that policy; and

(2) every policy delivered or issued for delivery in New Jersey by an authorized foreign insurer and any account established under or as a result of that policy.

b. Notwithstanding subsection a. of this section, with respect to a policy delivered or issued for delivery outside this State, a domestic insurer may, in lieu of the requirements of this act, implement procedures that meet the minimum requirements of the state in which the policy was delivered or issued, provided that the commissioner concludes that those other requirements are no less favorable to the policy owner and beneficiary than those required by this act.

L.2017, c.236, s.2.