South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 33A - Standards For Advertisement, Solicitation, And Sale Of Life And Health Insurance
Section 58-33A-25.5 - Definition of terms--Compliance with Conduct Rules.

58-33A-25.5. Definition of terms--Compliance with Conduct Rules.
The terms used in §58-33A-25 mean:
(1)"Comparable standards,":
(a)With respect to broker-dealers and registered representatives of broker-dealers, applicable SEC and FINRA rules pertaining to best interest obligations and supervision of annuity recommendations and sales, including 17 C.F.R. §240.15|-1 (2023);
(b)With respect to investment advisers registered under federal or state securities laws or investment adviser representatives, the fiduciary duties and all other requirements imposed on such investment advisers or investment adviser representatives by contract or under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 or applicable state securities law, including the Form ADV and interpretations; and
(c)With respect to plan fiduciaries or fiduciaries, the duties, obligations, prohibitions, and all other requirements attendant to such status under Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) or the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 2023; and
(2)"Financial professional," a producer that is regulated and acting as:
(a)A broker-dealer registered under federal or state securities laws or a registered representative of a broker-dealer;
(b)An investment adviser registered under federal or state securities laws or an investment adviser representative associated with the federal or state registered investment adviser; or
(c)A plan fiduciary under 29 U.S. Code § 1002(21) (2019) or fiduciary under 26 U.S. Code §4975(e)(3) (2019).

Source: SL 2022, ch 186, §23, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 58 - Insurance

Chapter 33A - Standards For Advertisement, Solicitation, And Sale Of Life And Health Insurance

Section 58-33A-1 - Applicability of chapter.

Section 58-33A-2 - Purpose of chapter.

Section 58-33A-3 - "Advertisement" defined.

Section 58-33A-4 - Certain material and communication not deemed to be advertisement.

Section 58-33A-5 - Outline of coverage to accompany all health insurance policies or subscriber contracts--Acknowledgment of receipt or certificate of delivery.

Section 58-33A-6 - Format and content of outline of coverage--"Format" defined--Outline of coverage requirements.

Section 58-33A-7 - Director authorized to promulgate rules--Scope of rules.

Section 58-33A-8 - Required disclosures to be clear and conspicuous.

Section 58-33A-8.1 - Disclosure of usual, customary, and reasonable limitation provision required.

Section 58-33A-9 - Buyer's guide and policy summary to be provided to all prospective life insurance purchasers--Illustration in lieu of policy summary--Director authorized to promulgate rules.

Section 58-33A-10 - Advertisements not to be deceptive or misleading--Standard to be used in determination.

Section 58-33A-11 - Insurer to maintain file of advertisements--Division may inspect files--Period for which files must be maintained.

Section 58-33A-12 - Director's prior approval may be required--Other remedies not precluded.

Section 58-33A-13 - Definition of terms.

Section 58-33A-14 - Recommendations to purchase or exchange annuities subject to requirements.

Section 58-33A-15 - Exemptions from requirements.

Section 58-33A-16 - Annuity best interest standard.

Section 58-33A-16.1 - Recommendation--Producer responsibilities.

Section 58-33A-16.2 - Recommendation--Producer responsibilities--Applicability and intent.

Section 58-33A-16.3 - Considerations for annuity replacement or exchange.

Section 58-33A-16.4 - Recommendation--Sale of annuity--Informed consumer.

Section 58-33A-16.5 - Recommendation--Sale of annuity--Disclosure to consumer.

Section 58-33A-16.6 - Additional disclosure upon request.

Section 58-33A-16.7 - Disclosure of producer conflicts of interest required.

Section 58-33A-18 - Conditions resulting in no obligation to consumer.

Section 58-33A-19 - Reasonableness under circumstances known to insurer.

Section 58-33A-19.2 - Producer obligations--Documentation--Time of recommendation or sale.

Section 58-33A-19.3 - Issuance by insurer to be reasonable and address consumer needs.

Section 58-33A-20 - Insurer's system for supervising recommendations.

Section 58-33A-20.1 - Contract for performance of supervision system functions--Responsibility for corrective action--Supervision of performance.

Section 58-33A-20.2 - Prohibited conduct by insurance producer.

Section 58-33A-25 - Compliance with comparable standards by financial professional.

Section 58-33A-25.1 - Insurance producer to have adequate knowledge of annuity product--Required training.

Section 58-33A-25.2 - Annuity training course providers--Training requirements of other states.

Section 58-33A-25.3 - Insurer to verify producer has completed annuity training course.

Section 58-33A-25.4 - Authorized insurance business--Other licenses.

Section 58-33A-25.5 - Definition of terms--Compliance with Conduct Rules.

Section 58-33A-26 - Corrective action for violations.

Section 58-33A-27 - Records regarding recommendations.

Section 58-33A-28 - Multi-state plan sale or solicitation of health insurance outside of exchange prohibited.