Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17B:25-39

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
6. An annuity directly solicited to a consumer, except for any annuity that is excluded pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of this act, shall not be delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the commissioner after the effective date of this act, unless the annuity includes provisions or has attached to it a notice stating that during a period of not less than 10 days after the date the initial owner receives the annuity, the owner may cancel the annuity and receive from the insurer a prompt refund of any account value of the annuity, including any contract fees or other charges, by mailing or otherwise surrendering the annuity together with a written request for cancellation.

L.2008, c.88, s.6.