EXEMPTIONS.

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) reinsurance;

(2) group insurance;

(3) pure endowment;

(4) an annuity or reversionary annuity contract;

(5) a term policy of uniform amount that:

(A) does not provide guaranteed nonforfeiture or endowment benefits or renewal of the policy;

(B) has a term of 20 years or less that expires before the insured reaches 71 years of age; and

(C) has uniform premiums that are payable during the entire term of the policy;

(6) a term policy of decreasing amount:

(A) that does not provide guaranteed nonforfeiture or endowment benefits; and

(B) on which each adjusted premium, computed as specified by Subchapter B or D, is less than the adjusted premium computed in that manner for a term policy of uniform amount, or a renewal of a term policy of uniform amount, that:

(i) does not provide guaranteed nonforfeiture or endowment benefits;

(ii) is issued at the same age and for the same initial amount of insurance;

(iii) has a term of 20 years or less and expires before the insured reaches 71 years of age; and

(iv) has uniform premiums that are payable during the entire term of the policy;

(7) a policy:

(A) that does not provide guaranteed nonforfeiture or endowment benefits; and

(B) for which no cash surrender value, if any, or present value of any paid-up nonforfeiture benefit, at the beginning of any policy year, computed as specified by Section 1105.007, 1105.008, 1105.009, Subchapter B, or Subchapter D, exceeds 2-1/2 percent of the amount of insurance at the beginning of the same policy year;

(8) a policy delivered outside this state through an agent or other representative of the company that issued the policy; or

(9) a policy that:

(A) does not provide for cash values or nonforfeiture values; and

(B) meets the requirements of Section 884.403(b).

(b) For purposes of determining the applicability of this chapter, the age at expiry of a joint term life insurance policy is the age at expiry of the oldest insured life on that date.