Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 24, December 25, 2024
Section 3 CCR 702-4-1-4-3 - ApplicabilityA. This regulation shall apply to life insurance policies and annuity contracts issued to residents of this state.B. Unless otherwise specifically included, this regulation shall not apply to transactions involving: 1. Credit life insurance;2. Group life insurance or group annuities where there is no direct solicitation of individuals by an insurance producer. Direct solicitation shall not include any group meeting held by an insurance producer solely for the purpose of educating or enrolling individuals or, when initiated by an individual member of the group, assisting with the selection of investment options offered by a single insurer in connection with enrolling that individual. Group life insurance or group annuity certificates marketed through direct response solicitation shall be subject to the provisions of Section 9;3. Group life insurance and annuities used to fund preneed funeral contracts;4. An application to the existing insurer that issued the existing policy or contract when a contractual change or a conversion privilege is being exercised; or, when the existing policy or contract is being replaced by the same insurer pursuant to a program filed with the Commissioner in accordance with statute and regulation; or when a term conversion is exercised among corporate affiliates;5. Proposed life insurance that is to replace life insurance under a binding or conditional receipt issued by the same insurer;6. Policies or contracts used to fund: a. An employee pension or welfare benefit plan that is covered by the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act (ERISA);b. A plan described by Sections 401(a), 401(k) or 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, where the plan, for purposes of ERISA, is established or maintained by an employer;c. A governmental or church plan defined in Section 414, a governmental or church welfare benefit plan, or a deferred compensation plan of a state or local government or tax exempt organization under Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code; ord. A nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement established or maintained by an employer or plan sponsor.b. Notwithstanding subparagraph a., this regulation shall apply to policies or contracts used to fund any plan or arrangement that is funded solely by contributions an employee elects to make, whether on a pre-tax or after-tax basis, and where the insurer has been notified that plan participants may choose from among two (2) or more insurers and there is a direct solicitation of an individual employee by an insurance producer for the purchase of a contract or policy. As used in Section 3.B., direct solicitation shall not include any group meeting held by an insurance producer solely for the purpose of educating individuals about the plan or arrangement or enrolling individuals in the plan or arrangement or, when initiated by an individual employee, assisting with the selection of investment options offered by a single insurer in connection with enrolling that individual employee:7. Where new coverage is provided under a life insurance policy or contract and the cost is borne wholly by the insured's employer or by an association of which the insured is a member;8. Existing life insurance that is a non-convertible term life insurance policy that will expire in five (5) years or less and cannot be renewed;9. Immediate annuities that are purchased with proceeds from an existing contract. Immediate annuities purchased with proceeds from an existing life insurance policy are not exempted from the requirements of this regulation; or10. Structured settlements.C. Registered contracts shall be exempt from the requirements of Sections 7.A.2. and 8.B. with respect to the provision of illustrations or policy summaries; however, premium or contract contribution amounts and identification of the appropriate prospectus or offering circular shall be required instead.37 CR 11, June 10, 2014, effective 7/1/201437 CR 12, June 25, 2014, effective 7/15/2014Colorado Register, Vol 37, No. 14. July 25, 2014, effective 8/15/201437 CR 23, December 10, 2014, effective 1/1/201538 CR 03, February 10, 2015, effective 3/15/201538 CR 06, March 25, 2015, effective 4/30/201538 CR 09, May 10, 2015, effective 6/1/201538 CR 13, July 10, 2015, effective 7/30/201538 CR 19, October 10, 2015, effective 11/1/201538 CR 21, November 10, 2015, effective 1/1/201638 CR 23, December 10, 2015, effective 1/1/201639 CR 01, January 10, 2016, effective 2/1/201639 CR 05, March 10, 2016, effective 4/1/201639 CR 08, April 25, 2016, effective 5/15/201639 CR 19, October 10, 2016, effective 11/1/201639 CR 20, October 25, 2016, effective 1/1/201739 CR 22, November 25, 2016, effective 1/1/201739 CR 23, December 10, 2016, effective 1/1/201739 CR 23, December 25, 2016, effective 1/1/201740 CR 03, February 10, 2017, effective 3/15/201740 CR 09, May 10, 2017, effective 6/1/201740 CR 15, August 10, 2017, effective 9/1/201740 CR 17, September 10, 2017, effective 10/1/201740 CR 21, November 10, 2017, effective 12/1/201741 CR 04, February 25, 2018, effective 4/1/201841 CR 05, March 10, 2018, effective 6/1/201841 CR 08, April 25, 2018, effective 6/1/201841 CR 09, May 10, 2018, effective 6/1/201841 CR 11, June 10, 2018, effective 7/1/201841 CR 15, August 10, 2018, effective 9/1/201841 CR 17, September 10, 2018, effective 10/1/201841 CR 18, September 25, 2018, effective 10/15/201841 CR 21, November 10, 2018, effective 12/1/201841 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 1/1/201942 CR 01, January 10, 2019, effective 2/1/201941 CR 19, October 10, 2018, effective 3/1/201942 CR 03, February 10, 2019, effective 4/1/201942 CR 04, February 25, 2019, effective 4/1/201942 CR 06, March 25, 2019, effective 6/1/201942 CR 08, April 10, 2019, effective 6/1/201942 CR 15, August 10, 2019, effective 9/1/201942 CR 17, September 10, 2019, effective 10/1/201943 CR 02, January 25, 2020, effective 12/20/201943 CR 02, January 25, 2020, effective 12/23/201942 CR 23, December 10, 2019, effective 1/1/202043 CR 01, January 10, 2020, effective 2/1/202042 CR 24, December 25, 2019, effective 2/2/202043 CR 06, March 25, 2020, effective 4/15/202043 CR 10, May 25, 2020, effective 8/1/202043 CR 14, July 25, 2020, effective 8/15/202043 CR 17, September 10, 2020, effective 10/1/202043 CR 18, September 25, 2020, effective 11/1/202043 CR 22, November 25, 2020, effective 12/15/202043 CR 24, December 25, 2020, effective 1/15/202144 CR 03, February 10, 2021, effective 3/15/202144 CR 08, April 25, 2021, effective 5/15/202144 CR 09, May 10, 2021, effective 6/1/202144 CR 10, May 25, 2021, effective 6/14/202144 CR 10, May 25, 2021, effective 6/15/202144 CR 13, July 10, 2021, effective 8/1/202144 CR 15, August 10, 2021, effective 9/1/202144 CR 19, October 10, 2021, effective 11/1/202144 CR 21, November 10, 2021, effective 12/1/202144 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 12/30/202144 CR 21, November 10, 2021, effective 1/1/202244 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 1/15/202244 CR 24, December 25, 2021, effective 1/15/202245 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/202245 CR 08, April 25, 2022, effective 5/30/202245 CR 09, May 10, 2022, effective 5/30/202245 CR 10, May 25, 2022, effective 6/14/202245 CR 11, June 10, 2022, effective 6/30/202245 CR 11, June 10, 2022, effective 7/15/202245 CR 19, October 10, 2022, effective 11/1/202245 CR 20, October 25, 2022, effective 11/14/202245 CR 21, November 10, 2022, effective 11/30/202245 CR 24, December 25, 2022, effective 1/14/202346 CR 01, January 10, 2023, effective 2/14/202346 CR 06, March 25, 2023, effective 2/15/202346 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/202346 CR 04, February 25, 2023, effective 3/17/202346 CR 05, March 10, 2023, effective 4/15/202346 CR 09, May 10, 2023, effective 5/30/202346 CR 09, May 10, 2023, effective 6/1/202346 CR 10, May 25, 2023, effective 6/15/202346 CR 11, June 10, 2023, effective 6/30/2023