Equico, Equitable Clause Samples
Equico, Equitable and Equitable Variable from time to time during the term of this Agreement, shall allocate among themselves, subject to a right of further delegation, the administrative responsibility for maintaining and preserving the books, records and accounts kept in connection with the Variable Contracts; provided, however, in the case of books, records and accounts kept pursuant to a requirement of applicable law or regulation, the ultimate responsibility for maintaining and preserving such books, records and accounts shall be that of the party which is required to maintain or preserve such books, records and accounts under the applicable law or regulation, and such books, records and accounts shall be maintained and preserved under the supervision of that party. Equico, Equitable and Equitable Variable shall cause each other to be furnished with such reports as each may reasonably request for the purpose of meeting its respective reporting and recordkeeping requirements under such regulations and laws and under the insurance laws of the State of New York and any other applicable states or jurisdictions.
Equico, Equitable and Equitable Variable shall each cause to be maintained and preserved such accounts, books and other documents as are required by the 1934 Act and 1940 Act and any other applicable laws and regulations. In particular, without limiting the foregoing, Equico shall cause all the books and records in connection with the offer and sale of the Variable Contracts to be maintained and preserved in conformity with the requirements of Rules 17a-3 and 17a-4 under the 1934 Act, to the extent that such requirements are applicable to the Variable Contracts. The payment of premiums, purchase payments, commissions and other fees and payments in connection with the Variable Contracts shall be reflected on the books and records of Equitable and of Equitable Variable, as provided in Section 1.4 hereof and as may otherwise be required under applicable NASD regulations and federal and applicable state securities laws requirements.
