Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17B:30B-5

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
5. A person shall not use a viatical settlement contract form or provide a disclosure statement or application form to a viator in this State unless it has been filed with and approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall disapprove a viatical settlement contract form or disclosure statement form if, in the commissioner’s opinion, the contract form, disclosure form, or provisions contained therein are unreasonable, contrary to the interests of the public, or otherwise misleading or unfair to the viator. The commissioner may require the submission of advertising material used in connection with a viatical settlement contract.

L.2005,c.229,s.5.