LIFE COMPANY and its affiliates and agents shall not give any information or make any representations on behalf of TRUST or concerning TRUST other than the information or representations contained in a registration statement or prospectus for TRUST, as such registration statement and prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or in sales literature or other promotional material approved by TRUST or its designee, except with the written permission of TRUST.
LIFE COMPANY. (a) Except to the extent provided in Sections 11.1(b) and 11.1(c), below, LIFE COMPANY agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund, the Distributor, affiliates of each, and each person, if any, who controls the Fund, the Distributor or the affiliates of either within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act and each of their respective directors and officers (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" for purposes of this Section 11.1) against any and all losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent of LIFE COMPANY) or actions in respect thereof (including, to the extent reasonable, legal and other expenses), to which the Indemnified Parties may become subject under any statute, regulation, at common law or otherwise insofar as such losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses, liabilities or actions:
LIFE COMPANY and its affiliates and agents shall not give any information or make any representations on behalf of FUND or concerning FUND other than the information or representations contained in a registration statement or prospectus for FUND, as such registration statement and prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or in sales literature or other promotional material approved by FUND or its designee, except with the written permission of FUND.
LIFE COMPANY represents and warrants that the Contracts currently are and will be treated as annuity contracts or life insurance contracts under applicable provisions of the Code and that it will use its best efforts to maintain such treatment; LIFE COMPANY will notify AVIF immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that any of the Contracts have ceased to be so treated or that they might not be so treated in the future.
LIFE COMPANY represents and warrants that (i) it is an insurance company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of _________________ and has full corporate power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its duties and comply with its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) it has legally and validly established and maintains each Account as a segregated asset account under Section ____ of the _________________ Insurance Law and the regulations thereunder, and (iii) the Contracts comply in all material respects with all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
LIFE COMPANY or UNDERWRITER will immediately notify AVIF of (i) the issuance by any court or regulatory body of any stop order, cease and desist order, or other similar order with respect to each Account's registration statement under the 1933 Act relating to the Contracts or each Account Prospectus, (ii) any request by the SEC for any amendment to such registration statement or Account Prospectus that may affect the offering of Shares of AVIF, (iii) the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose or for any other purpose relating to the registration or offering of each Account's interests pursuant to the Contracts, or (iv) any other action or circumstances that may prevent the lawful offer or sale of said interests in any state or jurisdiction, including, without limitation, any circumstances in which said interests are not registered and, in all material respects, issued and sold in accordance with applicable state and federal law. LIFE COMPANY and UNDERWRITER will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any such stop order, cease and desist order or similar order and, if any such order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible time.
LIFE COMPANY will bear the cost of registering, to the extent required, each Account as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and registering units of interest under the Contracts under the 1933 Act and keeping such registrations current and effective; including, without limitation, the preparation and filing with the SEC of Forms N-SAR and Rule 24f-2 Notices with respect to each Account and its units of interest and payment of all applicable registration or filing fees with respect to any of the foregoing.
LIFE COMPANY will bear the costs of preparing, filing with the SEC and setting for printing each Account's prospectus, statement of additional information and any amendments or supplements thereto (collectively, the "Account Prospectus"), any periodic reports to Contract owners, annuitants, insureds or participants (as appropriate) under the Contracts (collectively, "Participants"), voting instruction solicitation material, and other Participant communications.
LIFE COMPANY represents and warrants that (i) it is an insurance company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Louisiana and has full corporate power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its duties and comply with its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) it has legally and validly established and maintains each Account as a segregated asset account under Lousiana law and the regulations thereunder, and (iii) the Contracts comply in all material respects with all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
LIFE COMPANY shall promptly notify SMFI of such assertion or potential claim (subject to the Confidentiality provisions of Section 18 as to any Participant);
