Section 39.03 - Individual Annuity or Pure Endowment Contracts(1) Except as provided in 211 CMR 39.03(2) and (3), the 1983 Table "a" is recognized and approved as an individual annuity mortality table for valuation and, at the option of the company, may be used for the purpose of determining the minimum standard of valuation for any individual annuity or pure endowment contract issued on or after June, 1982.(2) Except as provided in 211 CMR 39.03(3), either the 1983 Table "a" or the Annuity 2000 Mortality Table shall be used for determining the minimum standard of valuation for any individual annuity or pure endowment contract issued on or after December 19, 1996.(3) Except as provided in 211 CMR 39.03(4), the Annuity 2000 Mortality Table shall be used for determining the minimum standard of valuation for any individual annuity or pure endowment contract issued on or after January 1, 2001.(4) Except as provided in 211 CMR 39.03(5), the 2012 IAR Mortality Table shall be used for determining the minimum standard of valuation for any individual annuity or pure endowment contract issued on or after January 1, 2016.(5) The 1983 Table "a" without projection is to be used for determining the minimum standards of valuation for an individual annuity or pure endowment contract issued on or after January 1, 1998, solely when the contract is based on life contingencies and is issued to fund periodic benefits arising from: (a) Settlements of various forms of claims pertaining to court settlements or out of court settlements from tort actions;(b) Settlements involving similar actions such as workers' compensation claims; or(c) Settlements of long term disability claims where a temporary or life annuity has been used in lieu of continuing disability payments.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1319, eff. 8/12/2016.