with the Company, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2112(d) of the New York
Insurance Law.
B. Underwriting and Policy Forms
The examiner reviewed a sample of new underwriting files, both issued and declined, and
the applicable policy forms.
1. Preliminary Information:
Section 3209 of the New York Insurance Law states, in part:
“(b)(1) No policy of life insurance shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this
state after the applicable effective date, as set forth in subsection (n) of this section,
unless the prospective purchaser has been provided with the following:
(A) a copy of the most recent buyer's guide and the preliminary information
required by subsection (d) of this section, at or prior to the time an application is
taken . . .
(d) The preliminary information shall be in writing and include, to the extent
applicable, the following:
(1) the name and address of the insurance agent or broker or, if no agent or broker
is involved, a statement of the procedure to be followed in order to receive
responses to inquiries concerning the preliminary information;
(2) the full name and home office, administrative office or branch or agency office
address of the company in whose name the life insurance policy is to be written;
(3) the date of the preliminary information and the generic name, the initial amount
of insurance and the initial annual premium for the basic policy;
(4) the total guaranteed cash surrender values for the basic policy, at the end of the
tenth and twentieth policy years or at the end of the premium-paying period if
earlier. These values may be shown on a per thousand or per unit basis;
(5) the effective policy loan annual percentage interest rate, if the policy would
contain this provision, and whether this rate is applied in advance or in arrears,
adjustable or fixed;
(6) for the life insurance policies described in paragraph one of subsection (n) of
this section, life insurance cost indexes and the equivalent level annual dividend for
the basic policy for ten and twenty years, but in no case beyond the premium-paying
period;
(7) in addition, the applicant shall be advised that, when the policy is issued, a
complete policy summary, including cost data, based on the benefits, premiums and
dividends of the policy as issued, will be furnished; and that, following the receipt
of the policy and policy summary, there will be a period of not less than ten days
within which the applicant may return the policy for an unconditional refund of the
premiums paid; and