APPLICABILITY; EXEMPTIONS

(a) This chapter applies to any sale of an annuity. (b) Unless otherwise specifically included, this chapter does not apply to transactions involving: (1) direct response solicitations if there is no recommendation based on information collected from the consumer under this chapter; (2) contracts used to fund: (A) an employee pension benefit plan or employee welfare benefit plan covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.); (B) a plan described by Section 401(a), 401(k), 403(b), 408(k), or 408(p), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if established or maintained by an employer; (C) a government or church plan, as defined by Section 414, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a government or church welfare benefit plan, or a deferred compensation plan of a state or local government or tax exempt organization described under Section 457, Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (D) a nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement established or maintained by an employer or plan sponsor; (3) settlements of or assumptions of liabilities associated with personal injury litigation or any dispute or claim resolution process; or (4) prepaid funeral benefits contracts, as defined by Chapter 154, Finance Code.