Iowa Admin. Code r. 191-39.20

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 13, December 25, 2024

Rule 191-39.20 - Policy summary and delivery of life insurance policies with long-term care riders

(1) If an application for a long-term care insurance contract or certificate is approved, the issuer shall deliver the contract or certificate of insurance to the applicant no later than 30 days after the date of approval.

(2) At the time of policy delivery, a policy summary shall be delivered for an individual life insurance policy which provides long-term care benefits within the policy or by rider In the case of direct response solicitations, the insurer shall deliver the policy summary upon the applicant's request, but regardless of request shall make such delivery no later than at the time of policy delivery. In addition to complying with all applicable requirements, the summary shall also include:

a. An explanation of how the long-term care benefit interacts with other components of the policy, including deductions from death benefits;

b. An illustration of the amount of benefits, the length of benefit, and the guaranteed lifetime benefits, if any, for each covered person;

c. Any exclusions, reductions, and limitations on benefits of long-term care;

d. If applicable to the policy type, the summary shall also include a disclosure of the effects of exercising other rights under the policy, a disclosure of guarantees related to long-term care costs of insurance charges, and current and projected maximum lifetime benefits; and

e. A statement that any long-term care inflation protection option required by rule 191-3910. (514D,514G) is not avaflable under this policy.

The provisions of the policy summary listed above may be incorporated into a basic illustration required to be delivered in accordance with 191-Chapter 14 or into the life insurance policy summary which is required to be delivered in accordance with rule 191-15.4(507B).

Iowa Admin. Code r. 191-39.20