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Product Detail

  • Applicant Ages: 0-80
  • Premium Minimum: $10,000 NQ/$5,000 Q,  Max: $2 million
  • Flexible Premium; $2,000 Additional
  • 6% (LIMITED TIME SPECIAL: 8% through 3/31/2024) Bonus on premiums in years 1-5
  • Accounts: 1 fixed-rate; 8 index-linked: 5 S&P500, 2 Barclays Focus50, 1 S&P MARC 5%
  • Surrender Charge: 10 Years
    • 10, 10, 10, 10, 8.5, 7, 5.5, 4, 3, 1.5%
  • Penalty-Free Withdrawals: 10% beginning year 2
  • Death Benefit: Full Accumulation Value
  • Return of Premium rider
  • Nursing Home Waiver
  • Terminal Illness Rider
  • Optional Income Rider

 

For Agent Use Only

Product Features and Rider Availability may vary by state.

Optional Income Benefit Rider

  • Issue Ages: 40-80
  • Benefit Base: Premium, plus any applicable premium bonus, compounded at 8% annually for up to 10 years
  • Income withdrawal: May begin after first year and age 50
  • Enhanced Income Withdrawals: Income withdrawal amount increased by 100% for single-life owner (50% for joint owners) for up to five years in event of chronic Illness or permanent cognitive impairment
  • Issue requirements: Must be elected at issue; Owner and Annuitant must be same person
  • IBR fee: 1.00% of the Accumulation Value, annually
Competitive IBR Features

The Income Benefit Rider (IBR) pays lifetime income even if the contract's Accumulation Value is depleted.

  • Rider payments may be doubled for up to five years in the event of a chronic illness (up to 50% for joint owners); included at no additional cost.
    • No confinement required – two of six activities of daily living (ADLs)
    • Also applied to permanent cognitive impairment
    • Withdrawals may continue even if the Accumulation Value is depleted
    • Approved in all states
  • Upon spousal continuation of lifetime payments, income continues even if Accumulation Value is depleted
  • Annual fee is based on the contract's Accumulation Value – not the faster-growing Benefit Base
Competitive Rollup Designs

The Benefit Base is equal to all premiums and premium bonuses (if applicable), less withdrawals, compounded at a defined rate, for either 7 or 10 years. The faster the Benefit Base accumulates, the greater the income.

MarketTen Bonus Index

Effective March 28, 2024
(Rates Effective Since Jan 24, 2024)
Account Options Current Rate
1-Year Interest 4.00%
S&P 500 1-Year Point-to-Point Cap 7.00%
S&P 500 1-Year Monthly Average Cap 8.00%
S&P 500 1-Year Monthly Average Participation 75.00%
S&P 500 1-Year Monthly Cap 2.00%
S&P 500 2-Year Monthly Average Cap 18.00%
Focus50 1-Year Point-to-Point Participation 135.00%
Focus50 2-Year Point-to-Point Participation 180.00%
MARC 5% 1-Year Point-to-Point Participation 150.00%


1-Year Interest 
The fixed rate is guaranteed for one contract year. On contract anniversaries the rate may change subject to the contractual Minimum Guaranteed Interest Rate. All subsequent premiums received are applied to this account until the contract anniversary, then allocated per your instructions. The Minimum Guaranteed Interest Rate is 1.0%

S&P 500 1-Year Point-to-Point Cap 
Index credits are based on the percentage change in the S&P 500® Index from the previous contract anniversary, up to a specified cap. The minimum cap is 1.0%.

S&P 500 1-Year Monthly Average Cap 
Index credits are based on the percentage change in the S&P 500® Index from the previous contract anniversary to the monthly index average, up to a specified cap. The minimum cap is 1.0%.

S&P 500 1-Year Monthly Average Participation 
Index credits are based on the percentage change in the S&P 500® Index monthly average from the previous contract anniversary, multiplied by the participation rate. The minimum participation rate is 10.0%.

S&P 500 1-Year Monthly Cap 
Index credits are based on the cumulative sum of capped monthly changes in the S&P 500® Index from the previous contract anniversary. Each monthly gain is subject to a cap, but monthly declines are not subject to a floor. The minimum cap is 0.5%.

S&P 500 2-Year Monthly Average Cap 
Index credits are based on the percentage change in the S&P 500® Index from the previous two-year contract anniversary to the monthly index average over a two-year period, up to a specified cap. The minimum cap is 3.0%.

Focus50 1-Year Point-to-Point Participation 
Index credits are based on the percentage change in the Barclays Focus50 IndexTM from the previous contract anniversary, multiplied by the participation rate. The minimum participation rate is 10.0%.

Focus50 2-Year Point-to-Point Participation 
Index credits are based on the percentage change in the Barclays Focus50 IndexTM from the previous two-year contract anniversary, multiplied by the participation rate. The minimum participation rate is 10.0%.

MARC 5% 1-Year Point-to-Point Participation 
Index credits are based on the percentage change in the S&P MARC 5% Excess Return Index from the previous contract anniversary, multiplied by the participation rate. The minimum participation rate is 10.0%.

Rate Hold
If the initial premium is not received with the application but is received within 60 days, the contract/policy will be credited with the higher of the rates on the date of receipt of the application and the rates for new issues on the date the premium is received.

Product State Approvals


Alabama,
Alaska,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
District of Columbia,
Florida,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming,

Product State Variations


Surrender Charge Variation
CA, DE

No MVA
CA, DE
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