(a) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) 'Annuity' means a contract or agreement, both with and without a life or mortality element, to make periodic payments, whether in fixed or variable dollar amounts, or both, at specified intervals;(2)(A) 'Charitable gift annuity' means a transfer of cash, securities, annuities or other property by a donor to a charitable organization in return for an annuity issued by a charitable organization;(B) 'Charitable gift annuity' does not include a charitable remainder trust or a charitable lead trust or other similar arrangement where the charitable organization does not issue an annuity and incur a financial obligation to guarantee annuity payments. 'Charitable gift annuity' also does not mean any transfer of cash, securities, annuities or other property by a donor to a charitable organization in return for an annuity where a commission is paid to any person as a result of the transfer;(3) 'Charitable gift annuity separate account' means any segregated account established by a charitable organization to which the organization allocates cash, securities, annuities or other property transferred by a donor to the separate account' means any segregated account established by a charitable organization to which the organization allocates cash, securities, annuities or other property transferred by a donor to the organization that are to be applied to the terms of a charitable gift annuity issued in connection with the transfer to fund benefits under the charitable gift annuity;(4) 'Charitable organization' means an entity described by: (A) Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)); or(B) Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 170(c)); and(5) 'Commissioner' means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. Acts 2008 , ch. 831, §§ 1, 3.
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