(a) Except as otherwise provided in (b) of this section and AS 13.36.273, a trustee who invests and manages trust assets owes a duty to the beneficiaries of the trust to comply with the prudent investor rule set out in AS 13.36.230 - 13.36.290.
(b) The prudent investor rule, a default rule, may be expanded, restricted, eliminated, or otherwise altered by the direction of the settlor to the provisions of a trust. A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary to the extent that the trustee acted in reasonable reliance on the provisions of the trust.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, Trusts, and Health Care Decisions
Chapter 36. Trust Administration
Article 4. Alaska Uniform Prudent Investor Act.
Sec. 13.36.225. Prudent investor rule.
Sec. 13.36.230. Standard of care; portfolio strategy; risk and return objectives.
Sec. 13.36.235. Diversification.
Sec. 13.36.240. Duties at inception of trusteeship.
Sec. 13.36.260. Investment costs.
Sec. 13.36.265. Reviewing compliance.
Sec. 13.36.270. Delegation of investment and management functions.
Sec. 13.36.273. Trustee duties relating to insurance.
Sec. 13.36.275. Language invoking standard of AS 13.36.225 - 13.36.290.