Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/7-119

  • 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.
  • 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”: A series of equal monthly payments, payable as of the first day of each calendar month during the life of an annuitant, the first payment to be made as of the first day of the calendar month coincidental with or next following the date upon which the annuity begins, and the last payment to be made as of the first day of the calendar month in which the annuitant dies or the annuity is terminated.