Life insurance policies and variable annuities are subject to US laws and regulations at the national level, but also individual states have added different provisions at the state level. "State variations" is the collection of state laws which apply to that particular policy. So if you live in Oklahoma and want to buy a policy, it would be regulated by the US government and the applicable laws in Oklahoma.
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