For the purpose of determining the benefits calculated under sections 26.1-34-04 and 26.1-34-05, in the case of annuity contracts under which an election may be made to have annuity payments commence at optional maturity dates, the maturity date is deemed to be the latest date for which election is permitted by the contract, but may not be deemed to be later than the anniversary of the contract next following the annuitant’s seventieth birthday or the tenth anniversary of the contract, whichever is later.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 26.1-34-06

  • 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.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49