| 4. Transfer of insurance policy. Immediately upon receipt |
from the viator of documents to effect the transfer of the |
insurance policy, the viatical The settlement provider shall pay |
the proceeds of the settlement to an escrow or trust account |
managed by an independent trustee or escrow agent in a state- |
chartered or federally chartered financial institution, whose |
deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
or its successor, pending acknowledgment of the transfer by the |
issuer of the policy instruct the viator to send the executed |
| documents required to effect the change in ownership or |
| assignment or change in beneficiary directly to the independent |
| escrow agent. Within 3 business days after the date the escrow |
| agent receives the document, or from the date the settlement |
| provider receives the documents, if the viator erroneously |
| provides the documents directly to the provider, the settlement |
| provider shall pay or transfer the proceeds of the settlement |
| into an escrow or trust account maintained in a state or |
| federally chartered financial institution whose deposits are |
| insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or its |
| successor. Upon payment of the settlement proceeds into the |