New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 11 - INSURANCE
Chapter III - Policy and Certificate Provisions
Subchapter A - Life, Accident and Health Insurance
Part 53 - Life And Annuity Cost Disclosure And Sales Illustrations
Subpart 53-3 - Life Illustrations And Reports
Section 53-3.1 - Policies to be illustrated

(a) Except as otherwise provided, this Subpart shall apply to all policies other than variable life insurance policies, individual and group annuities, credit life insurance and life insurance policies with no illustrated death benefits on any individual exceeding $10,000.

(b) Each insurer marketing policies to which this Subpart is applicable shall notify the superintendent whether a policy form is to be marketed with or without an illustration. For all policy forms being actively marketed on the effective date of this Subpart, the insurer shall identify in writing those forms and whether or not an illustration will be used with them. For policy forms filed after the effective date of this Subpart, the identification shall be made at the time of filing. Any previous identification may be changed by notice to the superintendent.

(c) If the insurer identifies a policy form as one to be marketed without an illustration, any use of an illustration for any policy using that form prior to the first policy anniversary is prohibited.

(d) If a policy form is identified by the insurer as one to be marketed with an illustration, a basic illustration prepared and delivered in accordance with this Subpart is required, except that a basic illustration need not be provided to individual members of a group or to individuals insured under multiple lives coverage issued to a single applicant unless the coverage is marketed to these individuals. The illustration furnished an applicant for a group life insurance policy or policies issued to a single applicant on multiple lives may be either an individual or composite illustration representative of the coverage on the lives of members of the group or the multiple lives covered.

(e) Potential enrollees of non-term group life subject to this Subpart shall be furnished a quotation with the enrollment materials. The quotation shall show potential policy values for sample ages and policy years on a guaranteed and non-guaranteed basis appropriate to the group and the coverage. This quotation shall not be considered an illustration for purposes of this Subpart, but all information provided shall be consistent with the illustrated scale. A basic illustration shall be provided at delivery of the certificate to enrollees for non-term group life who enroll for more than the minimum premium necessary to provide pure death benefit protection. In addition, the insurer shall make a basic illustration available to any non-term group life enrollee who requests it.