REPLACEMENTS AND CONVERSIONS. 8.1 Internal Replacements [*] If a policy reinsured under this Agreement is internally exchanged or replaced with another policy, reinsurance will continue under this Agreement or, if applicable, any different agreement between the parties providing reinsurance coverage for the new policy. In that event, reinsurance premium rates will be based on issue age and duration of the original policy and underwriting classification of the new policy, and Reinsurer's share shall be as provided in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated in the internal exchange provisions of the reinsurance agreement that covers the new policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is a reinsurance agreement between the parties providing reinsurance coverage for the new policy and such agreement treats the policy as new business, then the issue age, duration, and underwriting classification shall be based on the new policy, and Reinsurer's share shall be as provided in the reinsurance agreement covering the new policy. It is understood and agreed that policies resulting from any wholesale internal exchange program undertaken by the Ceding Company shall not be covered by this Agreement, unless approved in advance in writing by the Reinsurer. The foregoing restriction on wholesale internal exchange programs shall not be construed to prohibit waiver of surrender charges or other policies or practices set forth in the Ceding Company's Internal Replacement Exchange Guidelines which the parties acknowledge have been shared with the Reinsurer, nor prevent any communication to the company's sales force about such guidelines. 8.2 Conversions Contractual term conversions from Ceding Company's term insurance policies or riders (such as an Other Insured Rider or Children's Insurance Rider)to a policy reinsured under this Agreement will be covered and treated the same as any other New Business under this Agreement except the issue age and issue date of the original term policy or rider shall apply for purposes of determining reinsurance premium rates and Reinsurer's share, if any, shall be as provided in any reinsurance agreement that covered the original term policy or rider. [*] In the event a term insurance policyholder seeks to convert to a policy reinsured under this Agreement and at the same time increase the face value or specified amount of the policy, or improve the underwriting classification, if the exchange is agreed to by the Ceding Company, such exchange shall be treated as an internal replacement and handled in the manner set forth in the first paragraph of the foregoing Article 8.1 relating to internal replacements.
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Sources: Reinsurance Agreement (Riversource Variable Life Separate Account)
REPLACEMENTS AND CONVERSIONS. 8.1 Internal Replacements [*] If a policy reinsured under this Agreement is internally exchanged or replaced with another policy, reinsurance will continue under this Agreement or, if applicable, any different agreement between the parties providing reinsurance coverage for the new policy. In that event, reinsurance premium rates will be based on issue age and duration of the original policy and underwriting classification of the new policy, and Reinsurer's share shall be as provided in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated in the internal exchange provisions of the reinsurance agreement that covers the new policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is a reinsurance agreement between the parties providing reinsurance coverage for the new policy and such agreement treats the policy as new business, then the issue age, duration, and underwriting classification shall be based on the new policy, and Reinsurer's share shall be as provided in the reinsurance agreement covering the new policy. It is understood and agreed that policies resulting from any wholesale internal exchange program undertaken by the Ceding Company shall not be covered by this Agreement, unless approved in advance in writing by the Reinsurer. The foregoing restriction on wholesale internal exchange programs shall not be construed to prohibit waiver of surrender charges or other policies or practices set forth in the Ceding Company's Internal Replacement Exchange Guidelines which the parties acknowledge have been shared with the Reinsurer, nor prevent any communication to the company's sales force about such guidelines.
8.2 Conversions Contractual term conversions from Ceding Company's term insurance policies or riders (such as an Other Insured Rider or Children's Insurance Rider)to Rider) to a policy reinsured under this Agreement will be covered and treated the same as any other New Business new business under this Agreement except the issue age and issue date of the original term policy or rider shall apply for purposes of determining reinsurance premium rates and Reinsurer's share, if any, shall be as provided in any reinsurance agreement that covered the original term policy or rider. [*] In the event a term insurance policyholder seeks to convert to ]
8.3 Transition Following introduction of plans covered by this Agreement, as specified in Exhibit B - Plans Covered and Binding Limits, in any given state, a policy reinsured under this Agreement and at issued on any existing Ceding Company life plans may be returned for a policy on the same time increase the face value or specified amount of the policy, or improve the new plans without requiring additional underwriting classificationevidence, if the exchange policyowner's request for the new policy is agreed to made within the original policy's free-look period. For purposes of this paragraph, the free-look period 10 administered by Ceding Company will be thirty (30) days. The underwriting class may be improved in this event only if the Ceding Company, such exchange insured fully qualifies for the new class based on the underwriting evidence submitted for the original application. The new policy shall be treated as an internal replacement and handled in new business under this Agreement reinsured automatically or facultatively, as applicable, subject to the manner set forth in the first paragraph of the foregoing Article 8.1 relating to internal replacementsterms herein.
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Sources: Reinsurance Agreement (Riversource Variable Life Separate Account)
REPLACEMENTS AND CONVERSIONS. 8.1 Internal Replacements [*] If a policy reinsured under this Agreement is internally exchanged or replaced with another policy, reinsurance will continue under this Agreement or, if applicable, any different agreement between the parties providing reinsurance coverage for the new policy. In that event, reinsurance premium rates will be based on issue age and duration of the original policy and underwriting classification of the new policy, and Reinsurer's share shall be as provided in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated in the internal exchange provisions of the reinsurance agreement that covers the new policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is a reinsurance agreement between the parties providing reinsurance coverage for the new policy and such agreement treats the policy as new businessNew Business, then the issue age, duration, and underwriting classification shall be based on the new policy, and Reinsurer's share shall be as provided in the reinsurance agreement covering the new policy. It is understood and agreed that policies resulting from any wholesale internal exchange program undertaken by the Ceding Company shall not be covered by this Agreement, unless approved in advance in writing by the Reinsurer. The foregoing restriction on wholesale internal exchange programs shall not be construed to prohibit waiver of surrender charges or other policies or practices set forth in the Ceding Company's Internal Replacement Exchange Guidelines which the parties acknowledge have been shared with the Reinsurer, nor prevent any communication to the company's sales force about such guidelines.
8.2 Conversions Contractual term conversions from Ceding Company's term insurance policies or riders (such as an Other Insured Rider or Children's Insurance Rider)to a policy reinsured under this Agreement will be covered and treated the same as any other New Business under this Agreement except the issue age and issue date of the original term policy or rider shall apply for purposes of determining reinsurance premium rates and Reinsurer's share, if any, shall be as provided in any reinsurance agreement that covered the original term policy or rider. [*] In the event a term insurance policyholder seeks to convert to a policy reinsured under this Agreement and at the same time increase the face value or specified amount of the policy, or improve the underwriting classification, if the exchange is agreed to by the Ceding Company, such exchange shall be treated as an internal replacement and handled in the manner set forth in the first paragraph of the foregoing Article 8.1 relating to internal replacements.
8.3 Transition Following introduction of plans covered by this Agreement, as specified in Exhibit B - Plans Covered and Binding Limits, in any given state, a policy issued on any existing Ceding Company life plans may be returned for a policy on the new plans without requiring additional underwriting evidence, if the policyowner's request for the new policy is made within the original policy's free-look period. For purposes of this paragraph, the free-look period administered by Ceding Company will be ninety (90) days. The underwriting class may be improved in this event only if the insured fully qualifies for the new class based on the underwriting evidence submitted for the original application. The new policy shall be treated as New Business under this Agreement reinsured automatically or facultatively, as applicable, subject to the terms herein.
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Sources: Reinsurance Agreement (Riversource of New York Account 8)
REPLACEMENTS AND CONVERSIONS. 8.1 Internal Replacements [*] If a policy reinsured under this Agreement is internally exchanged or replaced with another policy, reinsurance will continue under this Agreement or, if applicable, any different agreement between the parties providing reinsurance coverage for the new policy. In that event, reinsurance premium rates will be based on issue age and duration of the original policy and underwriting classification of the new policy, and Reinsurer's share shall be as provided in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated in the internal exchange provisions of the reinsurance agreement that covers the new policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is a reinsurance agreement between the parties providing reinsurance coverage for the new policy and such agreement treats the policy as new business, then the issue age, duration, and underwriting classification shall be based on the new policy, and Reinsurer's share shall be as provided in the reinsurance agreement covering the new policy. It is understood and agreed that policies resulting from any wholesale internal exchange program undertaken by the Ceding Company shall not be covered by this Agreement, unless approved in advance in writing by the Reinsurer. The foregoing restriction on wholesale internal exchange programs shall not be construed to prohibit waiver of surrender charges or other policies or practices set forth in the Ceding Company's Internal Replacement Exchange Guidelines which the parties acknowledge have been shared with the Reinsurer, nor prevent any communication to the company's sales force about such guidelines.
8.2 Conversions Contractual term conversions from Ceding Company's term insurance policies or riders (such as an Other Insured Rider or Children's Insurance Rider)to Rider) to a policy reinsured under this Agreement will be covered and treated the same as any other New Business new business under this Agreement except the issue age and issue date of the original term policy or rider shall apply for purposes of determining reinsurance premium rates and Reinsurer's share, if any, shall be as provided in any reinsurance agreement that covered the original term policy or rider. [*] In the event a term insurance policyholder seeks to convert to ]
8.3 Transition Following introduction of plans covered by this Agreement, as specified in Exhibit B - Plans Covered and Binding Limits, in any given state, a policy reinsured under this Agreement and at issued on any existing Ceding Company life plans may be returned for a policy on the same time increase the face value or specified amount of the policy, or improve the new plans without requiring additional underwriting classificationevidence, if the exchange policyowner's request for the new policy is agreed to by made within sixty (60) days following the Ceding Company, such exchange effective date of the original policy. The underwriting class may be improved in this event only if the insured fully qualifies for the new class based on the underwriting evidence submitted for the original application. The new policy shall be treated as an internal replacement and handled in new business under this Agreement reinsured automatically or facultatively, as applicable, subject to the manner set forth in the first paragraph of the foregoing Article 8.1 relating to internal replacementsterms herein.
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Sources: Reinsurance Agreement (Riversource of New York Account 8)