State Fiduciary and Best Interest Developments: Texas, Virginia and Montana

July 13, 2021 by Bruce Ashton and Stephen Pennartz

Texas, Virginia and Montana are the latest states to enact legislation or rules setting forth a best interest standard for annuity producers in recommending annuities to their customers.  Each state has designed its rule to follow the NAIC’s model regulation concerning suitability in annuity transactions, which requires producers to act in the consumer’s best interest without placing the producer’s financial interest ahead of the consumer’s.  Virginia’s new rule took effect May 1, 2021, while Texas’s and Montana’s rules will take effect on September 1 and October 1, 2021, respectively.

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Originally Posted at JD Supra on July 6, 2021 by Bruce Ashton and Stephen Pennartz.