§ 3849 - Adoption of rules - Vermont Statutes

§ 3849. Adoption of rules

The commissioner may:

(1) adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter;

(2) establish standards for evaluating reasonableness of payments under life settlement contracts for persons who are terminally or chronically ill. This authority includes the regulation of discount rates used to determine the amount paid in exchange for assignment, transfer, sale, devise, or bequest of a benefit under a life insurance policy insuring the life of a person who is chronically or terminally ill; and

(3) adopt rules governing the relationships and responsibilities of insurers, life settlement providers, and life settlement brokers during life settlement transaction. (Added 2009, No. 53, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.)