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COMMENTS REQUESTED

Please provide comments in Word documents with redlines to jcook@naic.org on or before April 16, 2026. 

Comments are requested on draft Buyer's Guide on Deferrred Annuities  regarding clarity, tone, organization, and whether the draft effectively addresses key consumer risks and decision points.

Also attached are two examples of interactive materials that could potentially be incorporated into the consumer guide:

• A checklist of annuity questions from the
• A sample Appendix A from the 91¸£Àû Suitability in Annuity Transactions Model Regulation (Best Interest Model)

These materials are provided as reference points for discussion. Consider whether similar tools would improve consumer understanding and usability in our guide.

COMMENTS RECEIVED 

Maryland Insurance Administration

• Maryland revisions to 3-16 Draft Buyer's GUide on Deferred Annuities

Michigan Deparment Insurance and Financial Services 

• Michigan revisions to 3-16 Draft Buyer's Guide on Deferred Annuities

Academy

• Academy Letter
• Academy revisions to 3-16 Draft Buyer's Guide on Deferred Annuities 

Aspida

• Aspida revisions to 3-16 Draft Buyer's Guide on Deferred Annuities

Consumer Reps

• Letter from Brenda Cude, Dick Weber and Bonnie Burns
• Cude_Weber_Burns_revisions to 3-16 Draft Buyer's Guide on Deferred Annuities

NAFA

• NAFA letter
• NAFA revisions to 3-16 Draft Buyer's Guide on Deferred Annuities
• NAFA Questionnaire

Industry Coalition

• Industry Coalition letter 
• Industry coalition revisions 3-16 Draft Buyer's Guide on Deferred Annuities
• Industry coalition revisions CLEAN 3-16 Draft Buyer's Guide on Deferred Annuities