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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 31.09.15.03" title_num="31" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="15" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicted.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Cash surrender value” means the net cash surrender value plus any amounts outstanding as policy loans.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Commissioner” means the Maryland Insurance Commissioner.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Fixed premium universal life insurance policy” means a universal life insurance policy other than a flexible premium universal life insurance policy.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Flexible premium universal life insurance policy” means a universal life insurance policy which permits the policyowner to vary, independently of each other, the amount or timing of one or more premium payments or the amount of insurance.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Interest-indexed universal life insurance policy” or “interest-indexed policy” means any universal life insurance policy where the interest credits are linked to an external referent.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Net cash surrender value” means the maximum amount payable to the policyowner upon surrender.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Policy value” means the amount to which separately identified interest credits and mortality, expense, or other charges are made under a universal life insurance policy.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Universal life insurance policy” means a life insurance policy where separately identified:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Interest credits, other than in connection with dividend accumulations, premium deposit funds, or other supplementary accounts are made to the policy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Mortality charges are made to the policy; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Expense charges are made to the policy.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>