Sec.38a-433-7. Information furnished to applicants  


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  • An insurer delivering or issuing for delivery in this state any variable life insurance policies shall deliver to the applicant for the policy, and obtain a written acknowledgement of receipt from such applicant coincident with or prior to the execution of the application, the following information. The requirements of this Section shall be deemed to have been satisfied by the delivery to the applicant of a prospectus included in a registration statement which satisfies the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission to the extent that the prospectus contains the information required by this Section.

    (a) A summary explanation, in non-technical terms, of the principal features of the policy, including a description of the manner in which the variable benefits will reflect the investment experience of the separate account and the factors which affect such variation. Such explanation must include notices of the provision required by Sections 38a-433-4 (c) (1) (E) and 38a-433 (c) (8);

    (b) a statement of the investment policy of the separate account, including:

    (1) a description of the investment objective intended for the separate account and the principal types of investments intended to be made; and

    (2) any restriction or limitations on the manner in which the operations of the separate account are intended to be conducted.

    (c) A statement of the net investment return of the separate account for each of the last ten years or such lesser period as the separate account has been in existence;

    (d) a statement of the charges levied against the separate account during the previous year;

    (e) a summary of the method to be used in valuing assets held by the separate account;

    (f) a summary of the federal income tax aspects of the policy applicable to the insured, the policyholder and the beneficiary;

    (g) illustrations of benefits payable under the variable life insurance contract. Such illustrations shall be prepared by the insurer and shall not include projections of past investment experience provided that nothing contained herein prohibits use of hypothetical assumed rates of return to illustrate possible levels of benefits if it is made clear that such assumed rates are hypothetical only.

(Effective September 25, 1992)