(a) Any paid-up annuity benefit available under an annuity contract shall be:
(1) the present value of the annuity benefit on the date annuity payments are to begin; and
(2) at least the minimum nonforfeiture amount on that date.
(b) The present value shall be calculated using any mortality table and the interest rate specified in the annuity contract to determine minimum paid-up annuity benefits guaranteed in the contract.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 16 - Life Insurance and Annuities
Subtitle 5 - Maryland Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Individual Deferred Annuities
Section 16-501 - Scope of Subtitle
Section 16-502 - Operative Date of Subtitle
Section 16-503 - Required Contract Provisions
Section 16-504 - Minimum Nonforfeiture Amounts
Section 16-505 - Paid-Up Annuity Benefits
Section 16-506 - Contracts With Cash Surrender Benefits
Section 16-507 - Contracts Without Cash Surrender Benefits
Section 16-508 - Contracts With Optional Maturity Dates