Texas Administrative Code
Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES
Part 2 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF BANKING
Chapter 25 - PREPAID FUNERAL CONTRACTS
Subchapter B - REGULATION OF LICENSES
Section 25.25 - Conversion from Trust-Funded to Insurance-Funded Benefits

Universal Citation: 7 TX Admin Code ยง 25.25

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) Definitions. Definitions of words and terms in Finance Code, § RSA 154.002, are incorporated in this section by reference. The following words and terms have the following meanings when used in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

(1) Aggregate trust funds--The trust funds to be transferred with respect to an individual prepaid contract as of the transfer date, comprised of the paid-in principal plus the earnings attributable to that prepaid contract. As the context may require, the term also refers to the sum of the aggregate trust funds for all prepaid contracts subject to conversion.

(2) Applicant--A permit holder under Finance Code, Chapter 154, who files an application under this section.

(3) Contract beneficiary--The person named in a prepaid contract as the intended recipient of contracted funeral merchandise and services.

(4) Conversion--A transaction under Finance Code, § RSA 154.204, and this section, to convert all outstanding trust-funded prepaid funeral benefits under existing prepaid contracts administered by the applicant to insurance-funded prepaid funeral benefits to be administered by the post-conversion permit holder after conversion.

(5) Insurance company--The insurance company designated in an application filed under this section to issue the annuities required for the conversion. The insurance company may also be the post-conversion permit holder if permitted under applicable insurance law and regulations.

(6) Paid-in principal--The amount required to be deposited in trust by the applicant with respect to an individual prepaid contract pursuant to Finance Code, § RSA 154.253. As the context requires, the term may also refer to the total amount deposited in trust by the applicant for all prepaid contracts.

(7) Post-conversion permit holder--The permit holder designated in an application filed under this section to hold and administer the prepaid contracts after conversion. The post-conversion permit holder may also be the insurance company if permitted under applicable insurance law and regulations.

(8) Prepaid contract--A contract for prepaid funeral benefits under Finance Code, Chapter 154.

(9) Purchaser--An individual who purchased a trust-funded prepaid contract that is the subject of an application filed under this section. The purchaser may also be the contract beneficiary. If permitted by the context, the term includes the purchaser's authorized agent.

(10) TDI--Texas Department of Insurance.

(11) Unpaid principal balance--The unpaid portion of the purchase price of a prepaid contract.

(b) Standards for approval and eligibility. The department will not approve a proposed conversion unless the following general requirements have been met.

(1) Standards for approval. The proposed insurance-funded benefits arrangement must safeguard the rights and interests of the purchasers to substantially the same degree as the trust-funded benefits arrangement sought to be replaced, as provided by Finance Code, § RSA 154.204, and this section. An application may be approved or denied without the necessity of a hearing, subject to the right of the applicant or the post-conversion permit holder to request a hearing. Without limiting its ability to consider any matter relevant to the determination of substantial equivalency, the department will not approve a proposed conversion unless:
(A) the form(s) of insurance policy proposed for use in the conversion is a single or flexible premium deferred fixed (not variable) annuity that is structured to protect and preserve the existing rights and interests of the purchaser, including the amount of funds the purchaser would be entitled to receive upon cancellation of the prepaid contract and the amount of funds payable upon maturity of the prepaid contract;

(B) the post-conversion permit holder directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the insurance company;

(C) neither the applicant nor the post-conversion permit holder have a record of noncompliance with respect to the requirements of Finance Code, Chapter 154, and this chapter, as evidenced by paragraph (2) of this subsection;

(D) the post-conversion permit holder accepts responsibility for verifying that the prepaid contracts proposed for conversion are performed in accordance with their terms, and undertakes to maintain the records the department requires to determine compliance with Finance Code, Chapter 154, and this chapter; and

(E) the post-conversion permit holder demonstrates the organizational and financial capability to discharge its accepted responsibilities.

(2) Eligibility. At the time the application is filed, processed and approved, the applicant and the post-conversion permit holder must each be in good standing with the department. To be in good standing with the department, the department's most recent report of examination of either permit holder must not cite any violation of applicable laws and regulations or other material deficiencies that have not been remedied or corrected to the satisfaction of the department, and the permit holder must not be delinquent with respect to any fees or filings due to the department. Within 45 days after an application for conversion is filed with the department, the department may conduct an examination of the applicant or the post-conversion permit holder or both before approving or denying the application if an examination has not been conducted within the preceding 12 months or for the purpose of verifying that previously cited violations or other deficiencies have been satisfactorily eliminated or corrected.

(c) Contents of application. An application for conversion must respond to each paragraph of this subsection by number. Overlapping or duplicate responses may be cross-referenced for brevity.

(1) Letter requesting conversion. The applicant shall submit a letter to the commissioner, signed by a duly authorized officer, that:
(A) requests approval of the conversion of the applicant's prepaid contracts;

(B) requests authorization to transfer the applicant's responsibility for the prepaid contracts to the post-conversion permit holder;

(C) summarizes the amount of aggregate trust funds by depository and account number and the component amounts of paid-in principal and earnings, and requests authorization to transfer the aggregate trust funds from the currently approved depository or trustee to the insurance company;

(D) represents that the applicant is in compliance with Finance Code, § RSA 154.301, regarding prepaid contracts presumed to be abandoned, and has filed the reports and delivered funds as required by Finance Code, § RSA 154.304; and

(E) if the applicant is not an individual, includes a certified resolution of the applicant's board authorizing the conversion, the application, and the execution of related documents by the submitting officer.

(2) Agreement regarding conversion. The applicant must submit an original, signed copy of the agreement among the applicant, the post-conversion permit holder, and the insurance company regarding the transfer, receipt, and application of trust funds upon conversion that, among other matters, contains the following provisions:
(A) agreement of the parties that all prepaid contracts of the applicant in existence as of the date of the application will be subject to conversion, excluding prepaid contracts that are presumed abandoned under Finance Code, § RSA 154.301;

(B) agreement of the insurance company that:
(i) the formula for determining the cash surrender value or cancellation benefit of each annuity to be issued in the conversion will be at least as generous to the purchaser as the formula that would have applied under Finance Code, § RSA 154.155, had the prepaid contract not been converted from trust-funded to insurance-funded;

(ii) the face amount of the annuity to be issued with respect to each prepaid contract will not be less than the amount of aggregate trust funds transferred for that prepaid contract;

(iii) for any prepaid contract which is not fully paid and the balance due not included in the annuity described in clause (ii) of this subparagraph, the face amount of the supplemental annuity to be issued may not be less than the unpaid principal balance, and no credit or reduction will be applied to the unpaid principal balance for earnings attributable to paid-in principal under the prepaid contract;

(iv) upon request, a copy of the specifications page of the funding annuity or annuities will be furnished to the purchaser of the prepaid contract to be funded; and

(v) no commissions or other compensation will be paid out of or deducted from the aggregate trust funds to be transferred in the proposed conversion.

(C) agreement of the post-conversion permit holder with respect to the converted prepaid contracts to:
(i) maintain all records required by § RSA 25.10 of this title (relating to Recordkeeping Requirements for Insurance-Funded Contracts);

(ii) verify that each death or cancellation benefit claim under a converted prepaid contract is paid in accordance with Finance Code, Chapter 154, and this chapter;

(iii) verify that each prepaid contract is performed by the funeral provider at maturity in accordance with its terms;

(iv) verify that any additional charges imposed by the funeral provider and collected from the decedent's representatives are for additional services or merchandise not otherwise contemplated by and funded under the prepaid contract and, if not, promptly refund or require the funeral provider to refund any prepaid contract overcharges to the decedent's representatives; and

(v) if within the five-year period following approval of the conversion a purchaser presents a fully executed prepaid contract that was not listed in the applicant's pre-conversion or post-conversion summaries and provides proof of payments made on the contract, take action to cause the insurance company to issue one or more annuities with respect to the previously omitted prepaid contract as if it had originally been included in the conversion or, if cancellation is requested by the purchaser, pay or take action to cause the purchaser to be paid the cancellation benefit due. The maximum potential responsibility imposed by this clause is 5.0% of the aggregate trust funds transferred, except that if 5.0% of the aggregate trust funds is:
(I) less than $5000, the maximum potential responsibility imposed by this clause is $5,000;

(II) greater than $20,000, the maximum potential responsibility imposed by this clause is $20,000.

(3) Compensation to insiders. The applicant must submit a written disclosure of the estimated total commissions and other compensation to be paid by the insurance company in connection with the conversion to each insurance agent that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the applicant or a funeral provider under any of the prepaid contracts to be converted, expressed as a percentage, dollar amount, or both, and the identity of each such agent.

(4) Agreement of post-conversion permit holder and applicant. The applicant must submit a written agreement between the post-conversion permit holder and the applicant that, at a minimum, requires the applicant to relinquish the individual prepaid contract ledgers formerly maintained by the applicant under § RSA 25.11 of this title (relating to Recordkeeping Requirements for Trust-Funded Contracts) and obligates the post-conversion permit holder to maintain such ledgers to reflect the paid-in principal and the unpaid principal balance under each converted prepaid contract.

(5) Agreements between post-conversion permit holder and funeral providers. The applicant must submit the written agreement between the post-conversion permit holder and each person designated as the funeral provider under any prepaid contract to be converted that, at a minimum:
(A) sets forth the nature and scope of the relationship between the permit holder and the funeral provider and the respective rights and responsibilities of the parties with respect to the prepaid contracts of that funeral provider, including allocation of responsibilities for refunding any prepaid contract overcharges identified by the permit holder or the department;

(B) requires the funeral provider to perform and deliver the funeral benefits under each converted prepaid contract of that funeral provider in accordance with its terms;

(C) requires the funeral provider to provide the post-conversion permit holder with the documentation necessary to enable the permit holder to maintain the records required by Finance Code, Chapter 154, and § RSA 25.10 of this title; and

(D) obligates the parties to protect any nonpublic personal financial or health information of the purchaser and contract beneficiary under the prepaid contract in compliance with applicable law.

(6) Agreement of post-conversion permit holder and insurance company. If the proposed post-conversion permit holder is not the insurance company, the applicant must submit a written agreement between the post-conversion permit holder and the insurance company that, at a minimum, requires the insurance company to provide the post-conversion permit holder with the documentation necessary to enable the permit holder to maintain the records required by § RSA 25.10 of this title. The agreement must also obligate the parties to protect any nonpublic personal financial or health information of the purchaser and contract beneficiary under each converted prepaid contract and the owner and insured under each annuity issued in the proposed conversion in compliance with applicable law.

(7) Commitment of insurance company. If the post-conversion permit holder is not the insurance company and is unable to independently demonstrate that it has the organizational and financial resources to discharge its permit holder responsibilities, or otherwise intends to rely on the insurance company to provide such resources, the insurance company or its insurance holding company must commit to the department in writing to take all necessary steps to maintain the existence of the current or a successor post-conversion permit holder, cause such permit holder to maintain a permit, and provide adequate resources to such post-conversion permit holder to enable it to maintain the financial condition and general fitness necessary to discharge the post-conversion permit holder's responsibilities under Finance Code, Chapter 154, and this chapter.

(8) Commitment of applicant. The applicant must commit to the department in writing to obtain and maintain a permit under Chapter 154 and assume the post-conversion permit holder's responsibilities with respect to each converted contract for any year in which any converted contract remains outstanding. The commitment must obligate the applicant to submit its completed application with all required fees not later than the 31st day after the date the department notifies the applicant in writing of the facts that require licensure under the commitment.

(9) Form of annuity. The applicant must submit a copy of the form(s) of annuity proposed to be issued as part of the conversion. The submitted form(s) must be accompanied by a copy of the TDI notice of action approval letter. The applicant and not TDI is responsible for ensuring that the form of annuity complies with this section. Among other matters, the annuity must:
(A) provide guaranteed growth of the death benefit based on a fixed annual interest rate, compounded annually on gross premiums paid beginning in the first year of the policy, that is at least equal to a rate determined as the lesser of:
(i) 3.0%; and

(ii) the average of the five-year Constant Maturity Treasury Rate reported by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for the 90 calendar day period ending not more than 30 days prior to the date of the commissioner's order of approval, rounded to the nearest 1/20th of one percent, less 125 basis points, but not less than 1.0%;

(B) provide a formula for determining cash surrender value or cancellation benefit that will be at least as generous to the purchaser as the formula that would have applied under Finance Code, § RSA 154.155, had the prepaid contract not been converted from trust-funded to insurance-funded;

(C) provide a death benefit for the duration of the prepaid contract that equals the sum of the aggregate trust funds transferred at conversion, all future premiums paid, and accumulated growth thereon as provided by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, provided that the death benefit can never be less than the amount that would have been available under the prepaid contract on the date of conversion had the prepaid contract not been converted from trust-funded to insurance-funded; and

(D) not include any provision that allows for contesting coverage or limiting death benefits, refers to or requires a physical examination, or otherwise operates as an exclusion, limitation, or condition on payment of death benefits other than provisions requiring submission of proof of death or surrender of the annuity at the time the annuity matures or is canceled.

(10) Federal income tax treatment. The applicant must submit a written summary describing the pre-conversion, federal income tax status of the purchasers' trusts, in the aggregate, as either qualified funeral trusts under RSA 685 or grantor trusts, for the preceding taxable year. Disclosure of differing treatment of individual purchaser trusts is not required if the summary identifies and quantifies the percentage of purchaser trusts treated as grantor trusts and qualified funeral trusts. The applicant must also describe the post-conversion manner in which taxable income arising from the annuities will be reported for federal income tax purposes, including taxable income arising from payment of cash surrender value.

(11) Past performance. For purposes of this paragraph, the annual growth under an annuity equals the growth rate credited by the insurance company to the death benefit for the year. The applicant must submit separate historical yield tables or graphs reflecting the annual rate of growth in the death benefit, expressed as a percentage for each year of the most recent five-year period, under:
(A) previously issued annuities similar to the form of annuity proposed to be issued by the insurance company in the proposed conversion, to the extent such annuities were in existence in those periods; and

(B) annuities sold by the insurance company in this state during the most recent five-year period for the purpose of funding new prepaid funeral contracts.

(12) Form of assignment. The applicant must submit a copy of the form of assignment, if any, to be used in assigning annuity rights or proceeds to the post-conversion permit holder.

(13) Qualifications of post-conversion permit holder. With respect to the post-conversion permit holder, the applicant must submit:
(A) if the proposed post-conversion permit holder is not also the insurance company, a copy of the post-conversion permit holder's most recent annual financial statements and the most current year-to-date financial statements;

(B) a list of all previous conversions in this state accepted by the post-conversion permit holder and, with respect to each conversion, the date of the order approving the conversion and the date that the converted prepaid contracts were formally transferred to the post-conversion permit holder;

(C) a summary of the number and aggregate purchase price of all prepaid contracts administered by the post-conversion permit holder as of the end of the immediately preceding calendar year;

(D) a description of how the prepaid contracts to be converted will be administered by the post-conversion permit holder, including a description of activities or functions, other than delivery of funeral services and merchandise by the designated funeral provider, that will be outsourced and the contractor that will perform such activities or functions; and

(E) if any contractor named in response to subparagraph (D) of this paragraph directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the post-conversion permit holder, a summary of the contracting relationship for each of the preceding three fiscal years that includes a description of the services performed and the compensation paid by the post-conversion permit holder.

(14) Qualifications of insurance company. With respect to the insurance company, the applicant must submit:
(A) a letter from the insurance company addressed to the department, dated not more than 60 days prior to the date the application is filed, representing that the insurance company is in good standing and currently authorized to conduct the business of insurance in this state;

(B) to the extent available, a list of the current financial strength ratings of the insurance company determined by A.M. Best Company, Standard & Poor's, Wiess Research, Duff & Phelps, and Moody's Investors Service; and

(C) a list of all previous conversions in this state that were funded by the insurance company and, with respect to each conversion, the date of the order approving the conversion and the date that trust funds were formally transferred to the insurance company.

(15) Notice to purchasers. The applicant must submit the proposed form of public notice required by subsection (e)(2) of this section and each proposed letter regarding the proposed conversion to be sent to purchasers from the applicant, the post-conversion permit holder, or the insurance company, for approval by the department. The proposed form of notification letter from the applicant must:
(A) briefly and fairly disclose the terms of the proposed conversion in a manner that is not misleading and that enables the purchaser to understand the terms of the proposed conversion and the impact on the purchaser and the purchaser's contract;

(B) conspicuously disclose, by means of bolded type within a bordered text box or another method acceptable to the department, the purchaser's right under Finance Code, § RSA 154.204(b), to decline the conversion and remain in the existing trust-funded funeral benefit arrangement by filing a written request with the department within 60 days;

(C) inform the purchaser that a copy of the specifications page of the funding annuity is available upon request, if such notice is not contemporaneously provided by the insurance company in a separate letter;

(D) advise the purchaser that questions or complaints regarding the prepaid contract or the proposed conversion may be directed to the Texas Department of Banking, 2601 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78705; 1-877-276-5554 (toll free);

(E) disclose that the prepaid funeral guaranty fund will no longer guarantee performance of the prepaid contract after conversion, that a successor funeral provider may not agree to provide the previously selected funeral services and merchandise for the same price specified in the prepaid contract with the original funeral provider, and at the option of the applicant, disclose as an aid for comparison that payment of the funding annuity, but not performance of the contract itself, will be guaranteed by the Texas Life, Accident, Health, and Hospital Service Insurance Guaranty Association after conversion (provided that, if approved by the department, such disclosure will not be deemed a violation of Insurance Code, § RSA 463.451 );

(F) not contain promotional statements or claims that express subjective rather than objective views of the merits or benefits of conversion;

(G) if the prepaid contract allows the contract beneficiary to be changed and the annuity contract does not allow the annuitant to be changed, disclose that the prepaid contract beneficiary may no longer be changed after the funding annuity is issued; and

(H) explain any change in federal income taxation related to cancellation and maturity resulting from the conversion that is anticipated to affect the purchaser.

(16) Pre-conversion summary. The applicant must submit a pre-conversion summary pertaining to each prepaid contract to be converted, determined as of a date no earlier than 30 days prior to the date the application is filed, with totals for all prepaid contracts to be converted, if applicable, addressing each of the following categories:
(A) name and, if available, date of birth of the purchaser;

(B) date of contract;

(C) contract purchase price;

(D) paid-in principal;

(E) unpaid principal balance, if any;

(F) accumulated earnings;

(G) cancellation benefit due to the purchaser, assuming cancellation were to occur on the calculation date;

(H) amount eligible to be withdrawn from the trust fund by the applicant upon death of the contract beneficiary, assuming death were to occur on the calculation date;

(I) amount retained by the applicant under Finance Code, § RSA 154.252; and

(J) the guaranteed minimum interest rate to be applied to the death benefit calculated as if the date of the application were the date of the commissioner's order of approval.

(17) Pro forma post-conversion summary. The applicant must submit a pro forma post-conversion summary pertaining to each prepaid contract as if converted, determined as of the same date as the pre-conversion summary, with totals for all prepaid contracts, if applicable, addressing each of the following categories:
(A) name of annuitant;

(B) contract purchase price;

(C) paid-in principal;

(D) unpaid principal balance, if any;

(E) the amount of transferred trust funds applied to the premium for the annuity;

(F) amount retained by the applicant under Finance Code, § RSA 154.252;

(G) cash surrender value of each annuity, assuming the annuity were to be surrendered on the calculation date;

(H) death benefit under each annuity, assuming death were to occur on the calculation date; and

(I) the guaranteed minimum interest rate to be applied to the death benefit, including the actual calculation as determined under paragraph (9)(A) of this subsection.

(18) Voluntary cancellation of permit. If the applicant will not sell trust-funded prepaid contracts or administer previously sold trust-funded prepaid contracts after the conversion, the applicant must submit a completed form to voluntarily cancel its trust-funded permit. The applicant's voluntary cancellation will not be processed unless the conversion is approved, and will not be effective until the department completes the close-out examination of the applicant.

(19) Application fee. In connection with an application submitted under this section, the applicant must submit the conversion application fee required by § RSA 25.23 of this title (relating to Application Fees).

(20) Side agreements. To the extent not otherwise required by this subsection, the applicant must submit copies of any other agreements between or among the applicant, a funeral provider, the post-conversion permit holder, and/or the insurance company that contain contractual provisions or informal understandings or undertakings addressing any aspect of the proposed conversion or the future relationship among the applicant, a funeral provider, the post-conversion permit holder, and/or the insurance company with respect to any converted prepaid contract.

(d) Consideration of application; hearing. If the application is deficient, the department may require any person connected with the proposed conversion to submit additional information. An application may be approved or denied without the necessity of a hearing, subject to the right of the applicant or the post-conversion permit holder to request a hearing.

(1) Conditions in order approving conversion. An order approving conversion will impose certain conditions that are not subject to objection, as described in subsection (e) of this section. The order may also impose other, nonstandard conditions specific to the conversion at issue. The applicant or the post-conversion permit holder must submit a written request for hearing pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection if any nonstandard condition in the order is objectionable, in which case the order is deemed to be a denial. Consummation of the conversion transaction constitutes confirmation of acceptance by the applicant, the post-conversion permit holder, and the insurance company of any conditions imposed by the order and is considered for all purposes an agreement with the department enforceable against the applicant, the post-conversion permit holder, and the insurance company.

(2) Hearing. The applicant or the post-conversion permit holder may file a written request for hearing with the commissioner on or before the 30th day after the date of the order denying the application, or an order imposing nonstandard conditions objectionable to the applicant or the post-conversion permit holder, stating with specificity the reasons the applicant alleges that the decision of the department is in error. The request for hearing will be forwarded to the administrative law judge who must enter appropriate orders and conduct the hearing on or before the 60th day after the date the request for hearing was received, or as soon as is otherwise reasonably possible, under Chapter 9 of this title (relating to Rules of Procedure for Contested Case Hearings, Appeals, and Rulemakings) and Government Code, Chapter 2001. The applicant or the post-conversion permit holder has the burden of proof to demonstrate that the proposed insurance-funded prepaid funeral benefits safeguards the rights and interests of each affected purchaser to substantially the same degree as the existing trust-funded prepaid funeral benefits sought to be replaced. A denial of an application may not be appealed until a final order is issued.

(e) Standard conditions in order approving conversion. An order approving conversion will impose six required conditions that are not subject to objection. Failure to satisfy any of these conditions constitutes a violation of an order of the commissioner subject to possible enforcement action under Finance Code, Chapter 154.

(1) The order approving conversion will prohibit issuance of the annuities prior to the expiration of the time period for a purchaser to decline conversion, including any extended time period required by paragraph (4) of this subsection, except that the annuities may be issued prior to that date if expiration of the time period will occur during the free look period or if a purchaser electing to decline conversion will not be required to pay an early withdrawal penalty for cancellation of the annuity.

(2) Pursuant to Finance Code, § RSA 154.204(b), the order approving conversion will require the applicant to notify purchasers of the proposed conversion by the following means:
(A) The notification letter from the applicant described by subsection (c)(15) of this section must be sent to purchasers by certified mail or another form of mail that requires or provides proof of delivery to the last known address of the purchaser.

(B) The applicant must publish a one-time public notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the applicant is located, or in another publication or location as directed by the department, as evidenced by a publisher's affidavit attesting to the date of publication, advising purchasers of trust-funded prepaid contracts from applicant of the pending conversion, the right of a purchaser to decline conversion, and the manner in which a purchaser may obtain more information about the purchaser's rights and options regarding the conversion.

(3) The order approving conversion will provide that a prepaid contract for which the notification letter is returned unclaimed may not be converted to the insurance-funded funeral benefit arrangement approved in the order unless the requirements of this paragraph are met.
(A) With respect to each notification letter returned unclaimed because the address is incorrect, the addressee is unknown or has moved without leaving a forwarding address, or the addressee's forwarding order has expired, the applicant must search for a new address for the purchaser using available non-fee based resources. If a new address is located, the applicant must resend the notification letter one time in the manner required by subsection (e)(2)(A) of this section.

(B) With respect to each unclaimed notification letter for which a new address is not located and with respect to each re-mailed notification letter that is returned unclaimed, the applicant must review the related contract file in light of the returned letter to verify or change its prior determination that the contract should not be presumed abandoned under Finance Code, § RSA 154.301, and must retain documentation evidencing its review for examination by the department. A prepaid contract subject to this paragraph may be converted to the insurance-funded funeral benefit arrangement approved in the order only if the applicant makes a new affirmative finding that the contract should not be presumed abandoned. On or before the 120th day after the date of the order, the applicant must submit a report to the department summarizing its activities under this subparagraph and reporting the basis for findings made.

(4) The order approving conversion will require the post-conversion permit holder, on or before the 120th day after the date of the order, to submit to the department a notarized statement attesting that the annuities have been issued and funded on behalf of the purchasers listed in the pro forma post-conversion summary included in the conversion application and disclosing the date that the notification letters included in the conversion application were mailed to the purchasers.

(5) The order approving conversion will require the post-conversion permit holder, on or before the 120th day after the date the trust funds are transferred as authorized by the order, to submit to the department a final post-conversion summary pertaining to each converted prepaid contract, determined as of the conversion date, with totals for all prepaid contracts, if applicable, addressing each of the following categories:
(A) name of annuitant;

(B) policy number of the annuity issued to the annuitant, or of each annuity if a supplemental annuity is also issued;

(C) contract purchase price;

(D) paid-in principal;

(E) unpaid principal balance, if any;

(F) the amount of transferred trust funds applied to the premium for each annuity;

(G) amount retained by the applicant under Finance Code, § RSA 154.252;

(H) cash surrender value of each annuity, assuming the annuity were to be surrendered on the conversion date; and

(I) death benefit under each annuity, assuming death were to occur on the conversion date.

(6) The order approving conversion will require the conversion transaction to be fully implemented and completed on or before the 150th day after the date of the conversion order.

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