Terms Used In Missouri Laws 376.270

  • 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.
  • Director: the director of the department of commerce and insurance. See Missouri Laws 376.005

If at any time the affairs of any life insurance company which has deposited securities under section 376.170 shall, in the opinion of the director, appear in such condition as to render the issuing of additional policies and annuity bonds by such company injurious to the public interest, the director may take the same proceedings against such company as by law may be taken against other insolvent companies; and said companies shall, in all respects, be subject to the provisions of law affecting other companies.