Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 743 § 743.215 — or 743.216, whichever is applicable to the policy. This percentage
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 743 ·
Oregon Code § 743.215·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
or 743.216, whichever is applicable to the policy. This percentage
must:
(A) Be uniform
for each policy year between the second policy anniversary and the later of:
(i) The fifth
policy anniversary; and
(ii) The first
policy anniversary at which there is available under the policy a cash
surrender value in an amount, before including any paid-up additions and before
deducting any indebtedness, at least equal to two-tenths of one percent of the
amount of insurance, if uniform, or of the average of the amounts of insurance
at the beginning of each of the first 10 policy years; and
(B) Be such that
no percentage after the later policy anniversary defined in subparagraph (A) of
this paragraph applies to fewer than five consecutive policy years.
(b) No basic cash
value may be less than the value which would be obtained if the adjusted
premiums for the policy as defined in ORS 743.215 or 743.216, whichever is
applicable to the policy, were substituted for the nonforfeiture factors
defined in this subsection in the calculation of the basic cash value.
(5) All adjusted
premiums and present values referred to in this section shall for a particular
policy be calculated on the same mortality and interest bases as are used in
demonstrating the compliance of the policy with the Standard Nonforfeiture Law
for Life Insurance. The cash surrender values referred to in this section shall
include any endowment benefits provided for by the policy.
(6)(a) Any cash
surrender value available other than in the event of default in a premium
payment due on a policy anniversary, and the amount of any paid-up
nonforfeiture benefit available under the policy in the event of default in a
premium payment, shall be determined in a manner consistent with the manner
specified for determining the analogous minimum amounts under the Standard
Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance.
(b) The amounts
of any cash surrender values and any paid-up nonforfeiture benefits granted in
connection with additional benefits such as those described in ORS 743.222
shall conform with the principles of this section. [1981 c.609 §21]
Plain English Explanation
This Oregon statute addresses or 743.216, whichever is applicable to the policy. This percentage
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 743.215
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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