Chapter Definitions

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  1. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
    1. “Annuity” means a contract or agreement, both with and without a life or mortality element, to make periodic payments, whether in fixed or variable dollar amounts, or both, at specified intervals;
      1. “Charitable gift annuity” means a transfer of cash, securities, annuities or other property by a donor to a charitable organization in return for an annuity issued by a charitable organization;
      2. “Charitable gift annuity” does not include a charitable remainder trust or a charitable lead trust or other similar arrangement where the charitable organization does not issue an annuity and incur a financial obligation to guarantee annuity payments. “Charitable gift annuity” also does not mean any transfer of cash, securities, annuities or other property by a donor to a charitable organization in return for an annuity where a commission is paid to any person as a result of the transfer;
    2. “Charitable gift annuity separate account” means any segregated account established by a charitable organization to which the organization allocates cash, securities, annuities or other property transferred by a donor to the organization that are to be applied to the terms of a charitable gift annuity issued in connection with the transfer to fund benefits under the charitable gift annuity;
    3. “Charitable organization” means an entity described by:
      1. Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)); or
      2. Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 170(c)); and
    4. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce and insurance.


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