Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 3575
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 3575
- 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
- Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- said: when used by way of reference to a person or thing shall apply to the same person or thing last mentioned. See
§ 3575. Conflict of interest
(a) No examiner may be appointed by the Commissioner if such examiner, either directly or indirectly, has a conflict of interest or is affiliated with the management of or owns a pecuniary interest in any person subject to examination under this subchapter. This section shall not be construed to disqualify an examiner who is:
(1) a policyholder or claimant under an insurance policy;
(2) a grantor of a mortgage or similar instrument on the examiner’s residence to a regulated entity if done under customary terms and in the ordinary course of business;
(3) an investment owner in shares of regulated diversified investment companies; or
(4) a settlor or beneficiary of a “blind trust” into which any otherwise impermissible holdings have been placed.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, the Commissioner may retain from time to time, on an individual basis, qualified actuaries, certified public accountants, or other similar individuals who are independently practicing their professions, even though said persons may from time to time be similarly employed or retained by persons subject to examination under this subchapter. (Added 1991, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)