Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:12B-55

  • 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.
Where a plan or plans provide for death benefits, said death benefits shall not exceed an amount equal to 100 times the monthly pension benefit provided under the plan or plans, or the cash surrender value of any insurance or annuity contracts as provided for under the plan or plans, whichever is greater. The provision for death benefits or for a period certain shall not serve to reduce the maximum pension amount as set forth in this act.

L.1963, c. 144, s. 55.