Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 031 - BUREAU OF INSURANCE › Chapter 910 - LIFE INSURANCE ILLUSTRATIONS › Section 031-910-7 - Standards for Basic Illustrations

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Format. A
				basic illustration shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) The illustration shall be labeled with
				the date on which it was prepared.
(2) Each page, including any explanatory
				notes or pages, shall be numbered and show its relationship to the total number
				of pages in the illustration (e.g., the fourth page of a seven-page
				illustration shall be labeled "page 4 of 7 pages").
(3) The assumed dates of payment receipt and
				benefit payout within a policy year shall be clearly identified.
(4) If the age of the proposed insured is
				shown as a component of the tabular detail, it shall be issue age plus the
				numbers of years the policy is assumed to have been in force.
(5) The assumed payments on which the
				illustrated benefits and values are based shall be identified as premium outlay
				or contract premium, as applicable. For policies that do not require a specific
				contract premium, the illustrated payments shall be identified as premium
				outlay.
(6) Guaranteed death
				benefits and values available upon surrender, if any, for the illustrated
				premium outlay or contract premium shall be shown and clearly labeled
				guaranteed.
(7) If the illustration
				shows any non-guaranteed elements, the illustrated scale must comply with the
				requirements of Section
				6. These elements shall be clearly
				labeled non-guaranteed.
(8) The
				guaranteed elements, if any, shall be shown before corresponding non-guaranteed
				elements and shall be specifically referred to on any page of an illustration
				that shows or describes only the non-guaranteed elements (e.g., "see page one
				for guaranteed elements.")
(9) The
				account or accumulation value of a policy, if shown, shall be identified by the
				name this value is given in the policy being illustrated and shown in close
				proximity to the corresponding value available upon surrender.
(10) The value available upon surrender shall
				be identified by the name this value is given in the policy being illustrated
				and shall be the amount available to the policy owner in a lump sum after
				deduction of surrender charges, policy loans and policy loan interest, as
				applicable.
(11) Illustrations may
				show policy benefits and values in graphic or chart form in addition to the
				tabular form.
(12) Any illustration
				of non-guaranteed elements shall be accompanied by a statement indicating that:
(a) The benefits and values are not
				guaranteed;
(b) The assumptions on
				which they are based are subject to change by the insurer; and
(c) Actual results may be more or less
				favorable.
(13) If the
				illustration shows that the premium payer may have the option to allow policy
				charges to be paid using non-guaranteed values, the illustration must clearly
				disclose that a charge continues to be required and that, depending on actual
				results, the premium payer may need to continue or resume premium outlays.
				Similar disclosure shall be made for premium outlay of lesser amounts or
				shorter durations than the contract premium. If a contract premium is due, the
				premium outlay display shall not be left blank or show zero unless accompanied
				by an asterisk or similar mark to draw attention to the fact that the policy is
				not paid up.
(14) If the applicant
				plans to use dividends or policy values, guaranteed or non-guaranteed, to pay
				all or a portion of the contract premium or policy charges, or for any other
				purpose, the illustration may reflect those plans and the impact on future
				policy benefits and values.