Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS 30-212

  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
A designated company or a company authorized to provide supplemental retirement accounts under § 30-401 of this title shall hold harmless and indemnify the State, the Board of Trustees, employing institutions, and the officers, agents, and employees of the State, the Board of Trustees, and employing institutions from any claims or demands arising from any act or omission on the part of the designated company or a company authorized to provide supplemental retirement accounts under § 30-401 of this title or its officers, agents, or employees, including any claim or demand for payment of benefits or damages arising from the formation, execution, performance, or termination of an annuity contract.