Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/14-103.18

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" a calendar year unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone, is equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.10
     “Annuity”: Annual payments for life, or as otherwise provided in this Article, payable in 12 equal monthly installments during the annuity payment period. The first payment shall be made for the first whole calendar month of eligibility after application and the last payment shall be made for the whole calendar month in which eligibility terminates. If an annuity to an annuitant or beneficiary, other than a survivor annuity, is less than $10 per month, the minimum payment shall be $10 per month.