Sec. 884.304. LIFE INSURANCE OF MORE THAN $25,000. (a) Except as provided by this section, a stipulated premium company may not assume liability on a life insurance risk on one life in an amount that exceeds $25,000. (b) If a stipulated premium company assumes a life insurance risk under a life insurance policy, the initial death benefit of $25,000 or less may increase to an amount greater than $25,000 subject to this section. (c) For each policy year of a policy for which, after issuance, the death benefit exceeds $25,000, the amount of the increase of the death benefit at the end of that policy year from the end of the preceding policy year may not exceed the greater of: (1) the amount computed using the maximum rate of increase provided by the policy, which rate may not exceed five percent a year, compounded annually; or (2) the amount computed using the consumer price index for all urban consumers for all items and for all regions of the United States combined, as determined by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, on September 30 of the year preceding the year in which the policy year ends, compounded annually.
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