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NY Insurance Law § 4223 governs nonforfeiture for which class of contract?

AIndividual life insurance policies
Individual deferred annuity contracts
CGroup disability income policies
DProperty and casualty contracts

Why this is the answer

NY codifies nonforfeiture in two parallel statutes: § 4221 covers life insurance, and § 4223 covers individual deferred annuities. § 4223 builds an 'actual accumulation amount' from the net considerations paid, credited with at least a minimum interest rate, and sets minimum cash surrender, paid-up and death benefits from it. Group disability and property insurance are not nonforfeiture lines — they are protection-only products without accumulated values. Confusing § 4221 (life) and § 4223 (annuity) is a frequent exam trap.

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