Common use of Misstatement Clause in Contracts

Misstatement. We may require proof of age of the Owner, Beneficiary or Annuitant before making any payments under this Contract that are measured by the Owner's, Beneficiary's or Annuitant's life. If the age of the measuring life has been misstated, the amount payable will be the amount that would have been provided at the correct age. Once Annuity payments have begun, the amount of any overpayments or underpayments will be deducted from or added to the payment or payments made after the adjustment. In certain states, we are required to pay interest on any underpayments. CHANGE OF ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE OR ANNUITY OPTION You may change the Annuity Commencement Date at any time as long as such change is made in writing and is received by Us at least 30 days before the scheduled Annuity Commencement Date. Once an Annuity option has begun, it may not be changed. ANNUITY OPTIONS Any one of the following Annuity Options may be elected. Annuity payments may be available on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual basis. The minimum amount that may be applied to Annuity Options is $2,000 unless we consent to a smaller amount. Option 1 -- Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make Annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant ending with the last payment before death. This option offers the maximum periodic payment, since there is no assurance of a minimum number of payments or provision for a death benefit for Beneficiaries. Option 2 -- Life Annuity With 120, 180, or 240 Monthly Payments Assured: The Company will make monthly Annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant, with the agreement that if, at the death of that person, payments have been made for less than 120, 180, or 240 months as elected, We will continue making payments to the Beneficiary during the remainder of the period. Option 3 -- Cash Refund Life Annuity: The Company will make annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant. Upon the death of the Annuitant, the Beneficiary will receive a payment equal to the Cash Value applied to this option on the Annuity Commencement Date minus the dollar amount of annuity payments already paid. Option 4 -- Joint And Last Survivor Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make annuity payments during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a second person. On the death of either person, We will continue making payments to the survivor. No further payments will be made following the death of the survivor. OPTION 5 -- Payments For A Designated Period: We will make periodic payments guaranteed for the number of years selected which may be from five to thirty years. Please note that Option 5 may not satisfy minimum required distribution rules for Qualified Contracts. Consult a tax advisor before electing this option. OPTION 6 -- Annuity Proceeds Settlement Option: Proceeds from the Death Benefit may be left with the Company for a period not to exceed five years from the date of the Owner's or Annuitant's death prior to the Annuity

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Deferred Annuity Contract, Deferred Annuity Contract

Misstatement. We may require proof of age of the Contract Owner, Beneficiary or Annuitant before making any payments under this Contract that are measured by the Contract Owner's, Beneficiary's or Annuitant's life. If the age of the measuring life has been misstated, the amount payable will be the amount that would have been provided at the correct age. Once Annuity payments Payments have begun, the amount of any overpayments or underpayments will be deducted from or added to the payment or payments made after the adjustment. In certain states, we We are required to pay interest on any underpayments. CHANGE OF ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT MATURITY DATE OR ANNUITY OPTION You may change the Annuity Commencement Maturity Date at any time as long as such change is made in writing and is received by Us at least 30 days before the scheduled Annuity Commencement DateMaturity Date is scheduled to become effective. Once an Annuity annuity option has begun, it may not be changed. ANNUITY OPTIONS Any You or a Participant, if authorized, may elect any one of the following Annuity Options may be electedoptions. Annuity payments Payments may be available on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual semiannual, or annual basis. The minimum amount that may be applied to Annuity Options options is $2,000 unless we We consent to a smaller amount. If any periodic payments due are less than $100, We reserve the right to make payments at less frequent intervals. Where required by state law or under a qualified retirement Plan, sex will not be taken into account in calculating Annuity Payments. Annuity rates will not be less than the rates guaranteed by the Contract at the time of purchase. Due to underwriting, administrative or Code considerations, the choice of percentage reduction and/or the duration of the guarantee period may be limited. We use the Life Annuity Tables to determine the first monthly payment. They show the dollar amount of the first monthly Annuity Payment which can be purchased with each $1,000 applied. The amount applied to an Annuity will be the Cash Surrender Value attributable to a Participant's Individual Account as of 14 days before the Maturity Date. We reserve the right to require satisfactory proof of age of any person on whose life We base Annuity Payments before making the first payment under any of these options. Any Cash Surrender Value We apply to an Annuity option will provide payments at least equal to those provided if the same amount was applied to purchase a single premium immediate Annuity We offer at that time for the same class of Contracts. If it would produce a larger payment, We agree that We will determine the Annuity Payment using the Life Annuity Tables in effect on the Maturity Date. As provided in Your Contract, We may adjust the age used to determine Annuity Payments, and We may deduct Premium Taxes from Annuity Payments. Option 1 -- Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make Annuity payments Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant ending with the last payment before death. This option offers the maximum periodic payment, since there is no assurance of a minimum number of payments or provision for a death benefit for Beneficiaries. Option 2 -- Life Annuity With 120, 180, or 240 Monthly Payments Assured: The Company will make monthly Annuity payments Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant, with the agreement that if, at the death of that person, payments have been made for less than 120, 180, or 240 months as elected, We will continue making payments to the Beneficiary during the remainder of the period. Option 3 -- Cash Refund Joint And Last Survivor Life Annuity: The Company will make annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant. Upon the death of the Annuitant, the Beneficiary will receive a payment equal to the Cash Value applied to this option on the Annuity Commencement Date minus the dollar amount of annuity payments already paid. Option 4 -- Joint And Last Survivor Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make annuity payments Payments during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a second person. On the death of either person, We will continue making payments to the survivor. No further payments will be made following the death of the survivor. OPTION Option 4 -- Joint and Last Survivor Life Annuity -- Annuity Reduced on Death of Primary Payee: The Company will make monthly Annuity Payments during the joint lifetime of two persons on whose lives We base the payments. We will designate one of the two persons as the primary payee. We will designate the other person as the secondary payee. On the death of the secondary payee, if survived by the primary payee, We will continue to make monthly Annuity Payments to the primary payee in the same amount that would have been payable during the joint lifetime of the two persons. On the death of the primary payee, if survived by the secondary payee, We will continue to make monthly Annuity Payments to the secondary payee in an amount equal to 50% of the payments, which would have been made during the lifetime of the primary payee. No further payments will be made following the death of the survivor. Option 5 -- Payments For A Designated Fixed Period: We The Company will make periodic monthly payments guaranteed for the number period selected. If at the death of years selected which may be from five the Annuitant payments have been made for less than the period selected, the Company will continue to thirty yearsmake payments to the Beneficiary during the remainder of that period. Please note that Option 5 may not satisfy minimum required distribution rules for Qualified Contracts. Consult a tax advisor before electing this option. OPTION 6 -- Annuity Proceeds Settlement Option: Proceeds from the Death Benefit may be left with the Company for a period not to exceed five years from the date of the Owner's or Annuitant's death prior to the Annuity.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Fixed Annuity Contract

Misstatement. We may require proof of age of the Contract Owner, Beneficiary or Annuitant before making any payments under this Contract that are measured by the Contract Owner's, Beneficiary's or Annuitant▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s life. If the age of the measuring life has been misstated, the amount payable will be the amount that would have been provided at the correct age. Once Annuity payments Payments have begun, the amount of any overpayments or underpayments will be deducted from or added to the payment or payments made after the adjustment. In certain states, we We are required to pay interest on any underpayments. CHANGE OF ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT MATURITY DATE OR ANNUITY OPTION You may change the Annuity Commencement Maturity Date at any time as long as such change is made in writing and is received by Us at least 30 days before the scheduled Annuity Commencement DateMaturity Date is scheduled to become effective. Once an Annuity annuity option has begun, it may not be changed. ANNUITY OPTIONS Any You or a Participant, if authorized, may elect any one of the following Annuity Options may be electedoptions. Annuity payments Payments may be available on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual semiannual, or annual basis. The minimum amount that may be applied to Annuity Options options is $2,000 unless we We consent to a smaller amount. If any periodic payments due are less than $100, We reserve the right to make payments at less frequent intervals. Where required by state law or under a qualified retirement Plan, sex will not be taken into account in calculating Annuity Payments. Annuity rates will not be less than the rates guaranteed by the Contract at the time of purchase. Due to underwriting, administrative or Code considerations, the choice of percentage reduction and/or the duration of the guarantee period may be limited under joint and last survivor life annuity options. We use the Life Annuity Tables to determine the first monthly payment. They show the dollar amount of the first monthly Annuity Payment which can be purchased with each $1,000 applied. The amount applied to an Annuity will be the Cash Surrender Value attributable to a Participant's Individual Account as of 14 days before the Maturity Date. We reserve the right to require satisfactory proof of age of any person on whose life We base Annuity Payments before making the first payment under any of these options. Any Cash Surrender Value We apply to an Annuity option will provide payments at least equal to those provided if the same amount was applied to purchase a single premium immediate Annuity We offer at that time for the same class of Contracts. If it would produce a larger payment, We agree that We will determine the Annuity Payment using the Life Annuity Tables in effect on the Maturity Date. As provided in Your Contract, We may adjust the age used to determine Annuity Payments, and We may deduct Premium Taxes from Annuity Payments. Option 1 -- Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make Annuity payments Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant ending with the last payment before death. This option offers the maximum periodic payment, since there is no assurance of a minimum number of payments or provision for a death benefit for Beneficiaries. Option 2 -- Life Annuity With 120, 180, or 240 Monthly Payments Assured: The Company will make monthly Annuity payments Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant, with the agreement that if, at the death of that person, payments have been made for less than 120, 180, or 240 months as elected, We will continue making payments to the Beneficiary during the remainder of the period. Option 3 -- Cash Refund Life Annuity: The Company will make annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant. Upon the death of the Annuitant, the Beneficiary will receive a payment equal to the Cash Value applied to this option on the Annuity Commencement Date minus the dollar amount of annuity payments already paid. Option 4 -- Joint And Last Survivor Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make annuity payments during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a second person. On the death of either person, We will continue making payments to the survivor. No further payments will be made following the death of the survivor. OPTION 5 -- Payments For A Designated Period: We will make periodic payments guaranteed for the number of years selected which may be from five to thirty years. Please note that Option 5 may not satisfy minimum required distribution rules for Qualified Contracts. Consult a tax advisor before electing this option. OPTION 6 -- Annuity Proceeds Settlement Option: Proceeds from the Death Benefit may be left with the Company for a period not to exceed five years from the date of the Owner's or Annuitant's death prior to the Annuity.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Fixed Annuity Contract

Misstatement. We may require proof of age of the Contract Owner, Beneficiary or Annuitant before making any payments under this Contract that are measured by the Contract Owner's, Beneficiary's or Annuitant's life. If the age of the measuring life has been misstated, the amount payable will be the amount that would have been provided at the correct age. Once Annuity payments Payments have begun, the amount of any overpayments or underpayments will be deducted from or added to the payment or payments made after the adjustment. In certain states, we We are required to pay interest on any underpayments. CHANGE OF ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT MATURITY DATE OR ANNUITY OPTION You may change the Annuity Commencement Maturity Date at any time as long as such change is made in writing and is received by Us at least 30 days before the scheduled Annuity Commencement DateMaturity Date is scheduled to become effective. Once an Annuity option has begun, it may not be changed. ANNUITY OPTIONS Any You or a Participant, if authorized, may elect any one of the following Annuity Options may be electedoptions. Annuity payments Payments may be available on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual semiannual, or annual basis. The minimum amount that may be applied to Annuity Options options is $2,000 unless we We consent to a smaller amount. If any periodic payments due are less than $100, We reserve the right to make payments at less frequent intervals. Where required by state law or under a qualified retirement Plan, sex will not be taken into account in calculating Annuity Payments. Annuity rates will not be less than the rates guaranteed by the Contract at the time of purchase. Due to underwriting, administrative or Code considerations, the choice of percentage reduction and/or the duration of the Guarantee Period may be limited. We use the Life Annuity Tables to determine the first monthly payment. They show the dollar amount of the first monthly Annuity Payment which can be purchased with each $1,000 applied. The amount applied to an Annuity will be the Cash Surrender Value attributable to a Participant's Individual Account as of 14 days before the Maturity Date. We reserve the right to require satisfactory proof of age of any person on whose life We base Annuity Payments before making the first payment under any of these options. Any Cash Surrender Value We apply to an Annuity option will provide payments at least equal to those provided if the same amount was applied to purchase a single premium immediate Annuity We offer at that time for the same class of Contracts. If it would produce a larger payment, We agree that We will determine the Annuity Payment using the Life Annuity Tables in effect on the Maturity Date. As provided in Your Contract, We may adjust the age used to determine Annuity Payments, and We may deduct Premium Taxes from Annuity Payments. Your income payment amount will depend upon Your choices. For lifetime options, the age and sex (where permitted) of the measuring lives (Annuitants) will also be considered. For example, if You select an Annuity option guaranteeing payments for Your lifetime and Your spouse's lifetime, Your payments will typically be lower than if You select an Annuity option with payments over only Your lifetime. Annuity options that guarantee that payments will be made for a certain number of years regardless of whether the Annuitant or joint Annuitant is alive (such as Options 2, as defined below) result in payments that are smaller than with Annuity options without such a guarantee (such as Option 1, Option 3 or Option 4, as defined below). In addition, to the extent the Annuity options have a guarantee period, choosing a shorter guarantee period will result in each payment being larger. Generally, if more than one frequency is permitted under Your Contract, choosing less frequent payments will result in each Annuity payment being larger. Option 1 -- Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make Annuity payments Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant ending with the last payment before death. This option offers the maximum periodic payment, since there is no assurance of a minimum number of payments or provision for a death benefit for Beneficiaries. Option 2 -- Life Annuity With 120, 180, or 240 Monthly Payments Assured: The Company will make monthly Annuity payments Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant, with the agreement that if, at the death of that person, payments have been made for less than 120, 180, or 240 months as elected, We will continue making payments to the Beneficiary during the remainder of the period. Option 3 -- Cash Refund Life Annuity: The Company will make annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant. Upon the death of the Annuitant, the Beneficiary will receive a payment equal to the Cash Value applied to this option on the Annuity Commencement Date minus the dollar amount of annuity payments already paid. Option 4 -- Joint And Last Survivor Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make annuity payments during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a second person. On the death of either person, We will continue making payments to the survivor. No further payments will be made following the death of the survivor. OPTION 5 -- Payments For A Designated Period: We will make periodic payments guaranteed for the number of years selected which may be from five to thirty years. Please note that Option 5 may not satisfy minimum required distribution rules for Qualified Contracts. Consult a tax advisor before electing this option. OPTION 6 -- Annuity Proceeds Settlement Option: Proceeds from the Death Benefit may be left with the Company for a period not to exceed five years from the date of the Owner's or Annuitant's death prior to the Annuity.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Fixed Annuity Contract

Misstatement. We may require proof If an A▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s sex or date of age of the Owner, Beneficiary or Annuitant before making any payments under this Contract that are measured by the Owner's, Beneficiary's or Annuitant's life. If the age of the measuring life has been birth was misstated, all benefits of this contract are what the amount payable will be the amount that Cash Value would have been provided purchased at the correct agesex and age on the date of issue of the Annuity option elected. RETIRED LIFE CERTIFICATE We will issue to each person to whom Annuity benefits are being paid under this contract, a certificate setting forth the benefits to which such person is entitled under this contract. ALLOCATION OF AN ANNUITY When an Annuity option is elected, You may further elect to have the Cash Value attributable to a Participant applied to provide a Variable Annuity, a Fixed Annuity, or a combination of both. If no election is made to the contrary, the value held in an Underlying Fund will be applied to provide an Annuity which varies with the investment experience of that same Underlying Fund. You may elect to transfer all or any part of the Cash Value from one Underlying Fund to another, as described in the provision "Transfer Between Underlying Funds," in order to reallocate the basis on which Annuity payments will be determined. Once Annuity payments have begun, no further transfers are allowed. VARIABLE ANNUITY AMOUNT OF FIRST PAYMENT The LIFE ANNUITY TABLES are used to determine the amount of any overpayments or underpayments will be deducted from or added to the payment or payments made after the adjustment. In certain states, we are required to pay interest on any underpayments. CHANGE OF ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE OR ANNUITY OPTION You may change the Annuity Commencement Date at any time as long as such change is made in writing and is received by Us at least 30 days before the scheduled Annuity Commencement Date. Once an Annuity option has begun, it may not be changed. ANNUITY OPTIONS Any one of the following Annuity Options may be elected. Annuity payments may be available on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual basis. The minimum amount that may be applied to Annuity Options is $2,000 unless we consent to a smaller amount. Option 1 -- Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make Annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant ending with the last payment before death. This option offers the maximum periodic payment, since there is no assurance of a minimum number of payments or provision for a death benefit for Beneficiaries. Option 2 -- Life Annuity With 120, 180, or 240 Monthly Payments Assured: The Company will make first monthly Annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant, with the agreement that if, at the death of that person, payments have been made for less than 120, 180, or 240 months as elected, We will continue making payments to the Beneficiary during the remainder of the periodpayment. Option 3 -- Cash Refund Life Annuity: The Company will make annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant. Upon the death of the Annuitant, the Beneficiary will receive a payment equal to the Cash Value applied to this option on the Annuity Commencement Date minus They show the dollar amount of annuity the first monthly Annuity payment which can be purchased with each $1,000 applied. The amount applied to an Annuity will be the Cash Value attributable to a Participant as of 14 days before the date Annuity payments already paidstart. Option 4 -- Joint And Last Survivor Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make annuity payments during We reserve the joint lifetime right to require satisfactory proof of the Annuitant and a second personage of any person on whose life Annuity payments are based before making the first payment under any of these options. ANNUITY UNIT VALUE The initial value of an Annuity Unit for each Underlying Fund was set at $1.000000. On any Valuation Date, the death Annuity Unit Value for an Underlying Fund equals the Underlying Fund Annuity Unit Value on the immediately preceding Valuation Date, multiplied by the net investment factor for that Underlying Fund for the Valuation Period just ended, divided by the Assumed Daily Net Investment Factor. The Assumed Daily Net Investment Factor is shown on the Contract Specifications page. The value of either person, We will continue making payments to the survivor. No further payments an Annuity Unit as of any date other than a Valuation Date will be made following the death equal to its value as of the survivornext Valuation Date. OPTION 5 -- Payments For A Designated Period: NUMBER OF ANNUITY UNITS We will make periodic payments guaranteed for determine the number of years selected which may be from five Annuity Units credited to thirty years. Please note the Annuitant's account in each Underlying Fund by dividing the basic first monthly Annuity payment attributable to that Option 5 may not satisfy minimum required distribution rules for Qualified Contracts. Consult a tax advisor Underlying Fund by the Underlying Fund's Annuity Unit Value as of 14 days before electing this option. OPTION 6 -- Annuity Proceeds Settlement Option: Proceeds from the Death Benefit may be left with the Company for a period not to exceed five years from the due date of the Owner's first Annuity payment. AMOUNT OF SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS The dollar amount of any or all payments made to an Annuitant after the first payment may change from month to month based on the net investment results of the Underlying Fund(s). The total amount of each Annuity payment made to an Annuitant will be equal to the sum of the payments in each Underlying Fund allocated to that Annuitant's death account. The actual amount of the payments made to an Annuitant in each Underlying Fund is found by multiplying the number of Annuity Units credited to the Annuitant's account in that Underlying Fund by the applicable Annuity Unit Value of the Underlying Fund as of the date 14 days prior to the Annuitydate on which the payment is due.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Flexible Premium Deferred Group Variable Annuity Contract (Travelers Separate Account QPN for Variable Annuities)

Misstatement. We may require proof of age of the Contract Owner, Beneficiary or Annuitant before making any payments under this Contract that are measured by the Contract Owner's, Beneficiary's or Annuitant▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s life. If the age of the measuring life has been misstated, the amount payable will be the amount that would have been provided at the correct age. Once Annuity payments Payments have begun, the amount of any overpayments or underpayments will be deducted from or added to the payment or payments made after the adjustment. In certain states, we We are required to pay interest on any underpayments. CHANGE OF ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE OR ANNUITY OPTION You may change the Annuity Commencement Date at any time as long as such change is made in writing and is received by Us at least 30 days before the scheduled Annuity Commencement Date. Once an Annuity annuity option has begun, it may not be changed. ANNUITY OPTIONS Any one of the following Annuity Options annuity options may be elected. Annuity payments Payments may be available on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual basis. The minimum amount that may be applied to Annuity Options annuity options is $2,000 unless we We consent to a smaller amount. Where required by state law or under a qualified retirement plan, the Annuitant's sex will not be taken into account in calculating Annuity Payments. Annuity rates will not be less than the rates guaranteed by the Contract at the time of purchase. Due to underwriting, administrative or Code considerations, the choice of percentage reduction and/or the duration of the guarantee period may be limited under joint and last survivor life annuity options. Option 1 -- Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make Annuity payments Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant ending with the last payment before death. This option offers the maximum periodic payment, since there is no assurance of a minimum number of payments or provision for a death benefit for Beneficiaries. Option 2 -- Life Annuity With 120, 180, or 240 Monthly Payments Assured: The Company will make monthly Annuity payments Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant, with the agreement that if, at the death of that person, payments have been made for less than 120, 180, or 240 months as elected, We will continue making payments to the Beneficiary during the remainder of the period. Option 3 -- Cash Refund Life Annuity: The Company will make annuity payments Annuity Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant. Upon the death of the Annuitant, the Beneficiary will receive a payment equal to the Cash Value applied to this option on the Annuity Commencement Date minus the dollar amount of annuity payments Annuity Payments already paid. Option 4 -- Joint And Last Survivor Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make annuity payments Annuity Payments during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a second person. On the death of either person, We will continue making payments to the survivor. No further payments will be made following the death of the survivor. OPTION Option 5 -- Payments For A Designated Period: We will make periodic payments guaranteed for the number of years selected which may be from five to thirty years. Please note that Option option 5 may not satisfy minimum required distribution rules for Qualified Contracts. Consult a tax advisor before electing this option. OPTION Option 6 -- Annuity Proceeds Settlement Option: Proceeds from the Death Benefit death benefit may be left with the Company for a period not to exceed five years from the date of the Owner's or Annuitant's death prior to the AnnuityAnnuity Commencement Date. The proceeds will remain in the same Guarantee Period and continue to earn the same Guaranteed Interest Rate as at the time of death. If the Guarantee Period ends before the end of the five-year period, the Beneficiary may elect a new Guarantee Period with a duration not to exceed the time remaining in the period of five years from the date of the Owner's or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s death. Full or partial surrenders may be made at any time. In the event of surrenders, the remaining Cash Value will equal the proceeds left with the Company, minus any surrender charge and applicable Premium Tax, plus any interest earned. A Market Value Adjustment will be applied to all surrenders except those occurring at the end of a Guarantee Period. Option 7 -- Other Annuity Options: We will make any other arrangements for Annuity Payments as may be mutually agreed upon by You and Us. The tables in the Contract reflect guaranteed dollar amounts of monthly payments for each $1,000 applied under the first five annuity options listed above. Under options 1, 2 or 3, the amount of each payment will depend upon the age (and, for nonqualified Contracts, where not prohibited by state law, sex) of the Annuitant at the time the first payment is due. Under option 4, the amount of each payment will depend upon the payees' ages at the time the first payment is due (and, for nonqualified Contracts, where not prohibited by state law, the sex of both payees). Annuity rates will not be less than those guaranteed in the Contract. The tables for options 1, 2, 3 and 4 are based on the 1983 Individual Annuitant Mortality Table A with ages set back one year and a net investment rate of 3% per annum. The table for option 5 is based on a net investment rate of 3% per annum. If mortality appears more favorable and interest rates so justify, at Our discretion, We may apply other tables which will result in higher payments for each $1,000 applied under one or more of the first five annuity options. ANNUITY PAYMENT The first payment under any annuity option will be made on the first day of the month following the Annuity Commencement Date. Subsequent payments will be made in accordance with the manner of payment selected and are based on the first payment date. The option elected must result in a payment at least equal to the minimum payment amount according to Company rules then in effect. If at any time payments are less than the minimum payment amount, the Company has the right to change the frequency to an interval resulting in a payment at least equal to the minimum. If any amount due is less than the minimum per year, the Company may make other arrangements that are equitable to the Annuitant. Once Annuity Payments have begun, no surrender of the annuity benefit can be made for the purpose of receiving a lump-sum settlement.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Deferred Annuity Contract

Misstatement. We may require proof of age of the Owner, Beneficiary or Annuitant before making any payments under this Contract that are measured by the Owner's, Beneficiary's or Annuitant's life. If the age of the measuring life has been misstated, the amount payable will be the amount that would have been provided at the correct age. Once Annuity payments have begun, the amount of any overpayments or underpayments will be deducted from or added to the payment or payments made after the adjustment. In certain states, we are required to pay interest on any underpayments. CHANGE OF ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT MATURITY DATE OR ANNUITY OPTION You may change the Annuity Commencement Maturity Date at any time as long as such change is made in writing and is received by Us at least 30 days before the scheduled Annuity Commencement DateMaturity Date is scheduled to become effective. Once an Annuity option has begun, it may not be changed. ANNUITY OPTIONS Any You or a Participant, if authorized, may elect any one of the following Annuity Options may be electedoptions. Annuity payments may be available on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual semiannual, or annual basis. The minimum amount that may be applied to Annuity Options options is $2,000 unless we We consent to a smaller amount. If any periodic payments due are less than $100, We reserve the right to make payments at less frequent intervals. We use the Life Annuity Tables to determine the first monthly payment. They show the dollar amount of the first monthly Annuity payment which can be purchased with each $1,000 applied. The amount applied to an Annuity will be the Cash Surrender Value attributable to a Participant's Individual Account as of 14 days before the Maturity Date. We reserve the right to require satisfactory proof of age of any person on whose life We base Annuity payments before making the first payment under any of these options. Any Cash Surrender Value We apply to an Annuity option will provide payments at least equal to those provided if the same amount was applied to purchase a single premium immediate Annuity We offer at that time for the same class of contracts. If it would produce a larger payment, We agree that We will determine the Annuity payment using the Life Annuity Tables in effect on the Maturity Date. As provided in your Contract, We may adjust the age used to determine Annuity payments, and We may deduct premium taxes from Annuity payments. Option 1 -- Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make Annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant ending with the last payment before death. This option offers the maximum periodic payment, since there is no assurance of a minimum number of payments or provision for a death benefit for Beneficiaries. Option 2 -- Life Annuity With 120, 180, or 240 Monthly Payments Assured: The Company will make monthly Annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant, with the agreement that if, at the death of that person, payments have been made for less than 120, 180, or 240 months as elected, We will continue making payments to the Beneficiary during the remainder of the period. Option 3 -- Cash Refund Life Annuity: The Company will make annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant. Upon the death of the Annuitant, the Beneficiary will receive a payment equal to the Cash Value applied to this option on the Annuity Commencement Date minus the dollar amount of annuity payments already paid. Option 4 -- Joint And Last Survivor Life Annuity -- NO REFUNDAnnuity: The Company will make annuity payments during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a second person. On the death of either person, We will continue making payments to the survivor. No further payments will be made following the death of the survivor. OPTION 5 Option 4 -- Payments For A Designated PeriodJoint and Last Survivor Life Annuity -- Annuity Reduced on Death of Primary Payee: The Company will make monthly Annuity payments during the joint lifetime of two persons on whose lives We base the payments. We will make periodic payments guaranteed for the number of years selected which may be from five to thirty years. Please note that Option 5 may not satisfy minimum required distribution rules for Qualified Contracts. Consult a tax advisor before electing this option. OPTION 6 -- Annuity Proceeds Settlement Option: Proceeds from the Death Benefit may be left with the Company for a period not to exceed five years from the date designate one of the Owner's or Annuitant's two persons as the primary payee. We will designate the other person as the secondary payee. On the death prior of the secondary payee, if survived by the primary payee, We will continue to make monthly Annuity payments to the Annuityprimary payee in the same amount that would have been payable during the joint lifetime of the two persons. On the death of the primary payee, if survived by the secondary payee, We will continue to make monthly Annuity payments to the secondary payee in an amount equal to 50% of the payments, which would have been made during the lifetime of the primary payee. No further payments will be made following the death of the survivor.

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Sources: Fixed Annuity Contract

Misstatement. We may require proof of age of the Contract Owner, Beneficiary or Annuitant before making any payments under this Contract that are measured by the Contract Owner's, Beneficiary's or Annuitant▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s life. If the age of the measuring life has been misstated, the amount payable will be the amount that would have been provided at the correct age. Once Annuity payments Payments have begun, the amount of any overpayments or underpayments will be deducted from or added to the payment or payments made after the adjustment. In certain states, we We are required to pay interest on any underpayments. CHANGE OF ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT MATURITY DATE OR ANNUITY OPTION You may change the Annuity Commencement Maturity Date at any time as long as such change is made in writing and is received by Us at least 30 days before the scheduled Annuity Commencement DateMaturity Date is scheduled to become effective. Once an Annuity annuity option has begun, it may not be changed. ANNUITY OPTIONS Any You or a Participant, if authorized, may elect any one of the following Annuity Options may be electedoptions. Annuity payments Payments may be available on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual semiannual, or annual basis. The minimum amount that may be applied to Annuity Options options is $2,000 unless we We consent to a smaller amount. If any periodic payments due are less than $100, We reserve the right to make payments at less frequent intervals. Where required by state law or under a qualified retirement Plan, sex will not be taken into account in calculating Annuity Payments. Annuity rates will not be less than the rates guaranteed by the Contract at the time of purchase. Due to underwriting, administrative or Code considerations, the choice of percentage reduction and/or the duration of the guarantee period may be limited. We use the Life Annuity Tables to determine the first monthly payment. They show the dollar amount of the first monthly Annuity Payment which can be purchased with each $1,000 applied. The amount applied to an Annuity will be the Cash Surrender Value attributable to a Participant's Individual Account as of 14 days before the Maturity Date. We reserve the right to require satisfactory proof of age of any person on whose life We base Annuity Payments before making the first payment under any of these options. Any Cash Surrender Value We apply to an Annuity option will provide payments at least equal to those provided if the same amount was applied to purchase a single premium immediate Annuity We offer at that time for the same class of Contracts. If it would produce a larger payment, We agree that We will determine the Annuity Payment using the Life Annuity Tables in effect on the Maturity Date. As provided in Your Contract, We may adjust the age used to determine Annuity Payments, and We may deduct Premium Taxes from Annuity Payments. Option 1 -- Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make Annuity payments Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant ending with the last payment before death. This option offers the maximum periodic payment, since there is no assurance of a minimum number of payments or provision for a death benefit for Beneficiaries. Option 2 -- Life Annuity With 120, 180, or 240 Monthly Payments Assured: The Company will make monthly Annuity payments Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant, with the agreement that if, at the death of that person, payments have been made for less than 120, 180, or 240 months as elected, We will continue making payments to the Beneficiary during the remainder of the period. Option 3 -- Cash Refund Joint And Last Survivor Life Annuity: The Company will make annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant. Upon the death of the Annuitant, the Beneficiary will receive a payment equal to the Cash Value applied to this option on the Annuity Commencement Date minus the dollar amount of annuity payments already paid. Option 4 -- Joint And Last Survivor Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make annuity payments Payments during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a second person. On the death of either person, We will continue making payments to the survivor. No further payments will be made following the death of the survivor. OPTION 5 Option 4 -- Joint and Last Survivor Life Annuity -- Annuity Reduced on Death of Primary Payee: The Company will make monthly Annuity Payments For A Designated Period: during the joint lifetime of two persons on whose lives We base the payments. We will make periodic payments guaranteed for the number of years selected which may be from five to thirty years. Please note that Option 5 may not satisfy minimum required distribution rules for Qualified Contracts. Consult a tax advisor before electing this option. OPTION 6 -- Annuity Proceeds Settlement Option: Proceeds from the Death Benefit may be left with the Company for a period not to exceed five years from the date designate one of the Owner's or Annuitant's two persons as the primary payee. We will designate the other person as the secondary payee. On the death prior of the secondary payee, if survived by the primary payee, We will continue to make monthly Annuity Payments to the Annuityprimary payee in the same amount that would have been payable during the joint lifetime of the two persons. On the death of the primary payee, if survived by the secondary payee, We will continue to make monthly Annuity Payments to the secondary payee in an amount equal to 50% of the payments, which would have been made during the lifetime of the primary payee. No further payments will be made following the death of the survivor.

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Sources: Fixed Annuity Contract

Misstatement. We may require proof of age of the Contract Owner, Beneficiary or Annuitant before making any payments under this Contract that are measured by the Contract Owner's, Beneficiary's or Annuitant▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s life. If the age of the measuring life has been misstated, the amount payable will be the amount that would have been provided at the correct age. Once Annuity payments Payments have begun, the amount of any overpayments or underpayments will be deducted from or added to the payment or payments made after the adjustment. In certain states, we We are required to pay interest on any underpayments. CHANGE OF ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT MATURITY DATE OR ANNUITY OPTION You may change the Annuity Commencement Maturity Date at any time as long as such change is made in writing and is received by Us at least 30 days before the scheduled Annuity Commencement DateMaturity Date is scheduled to become effective. Once an Annuity option has begun, it may not be changed. ANNUITY OPTIONS Any You or a Participant, if authorized, may elect any one of the following Annuity Options may be electedoptions. Annuity payments Payments may be available on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual semiannual, or annual basis. The minimum amount that may be applied to Annuity Options options is $2,000 unless we We consent to a smaller amount. If any periodic payments due are less than $100, We reserve the right to make payments at less frequent intervals. Where required by state law or under a qualified retirement Plan, sex will not be taken into account in calculating Annuity Payments. Annuity rates will not be less than the rates guaranteed by the Contract at the time of purchase. Due to underwriting, administrative or Code considerations, the choice of percentage reduction and/or the duration of the Guarantee Period may be limited. We use the Life Annuity Tables to determine the first monthly payment. They show the dollar amount of the first monthly Annuity Payment which can be purchased with each $1,000 applied. The amount applied to an Annuity will be the Cash Surrender Value attributable to a Participant's Individual Account as of 14 days before the Maturity Date. We reserve the right to require satisfactory proof of age of any person on whose life We base Annuity Payments before making the first payment under any of these options. Any Cash Surrender Value We apply to an Annuity option will provide payments at least equal to those provided if the same amount was applied to purchase a single premium immediate Annuity We offer at that time for the same class of Contracts. If it would produce a larger payment, We agree that We will determine the Annuity Payment using the Life Annuity Tables in effect on the Maturity Date. As provided in Your Contract, We may adjust the age used to determine Annuity Payments, and We may deduct Premium Taxes from Annuity Payments. Your income payment amount will depend upon Your choices. For lifetime options, the age and sex (where permitted) of the measuring lives (Annuitants) will also be considered. For example, if You select an Annuity option guaranteeing payments for Your lifetime and Your spouse's lifetime, Your payments will typically be lower than if You select an Annuity option with payments over only Your lifetime. Annuity options that guarantee that payments will be made for a certain number of years regardless of whether the Annuitant or joint Annuitant is alive (such as Options 2, as defined below) result in payments that are smaller than with Annuity options without such a guarantee (such as Option 1, Option 3 or Option 4, as defined below). In addition, to the extent the Annuity options have a guarantee period, choosing a shorter guarantee period will result in each payment being larger. Generally, if more than one frequency is permitted under Your Contract, choosing less frequent payments will result in each Annuity payment being larger. Option 1 -- Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make Annuity payments Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant ending with the last payment before death. This option offers the maximum periodic payment, since there is no assurance of a minimum number of payments or provision for a death benefit for Beneficiaries. Option 2 -- Life Annuity With 120, 180, or 240 Monthly Payments Assured: The Company will make monthly Annuity payments Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant, with the agreement that if, at the death of that person, payments have been made for less than 120, 180, or 240 months as elected, We will continue making payments to the Beneficiary during the remainder of the period. Option 3 -- Cash Refund Life Annuity: The Company will make annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant. Upon the death of the Annuitant, the Beneficiary will receive a payment equal to the Cash Value applied to this option on the Annuity Commencement Date minus the dollar amount of annuity payments already paid. Option 4 -- Joint And Last Survivor Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make annuity payments during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a second person. On the death of either person, We will continue making payments to the survivor. No further payments will be made following the death of the survivor. OPTION 5 -- Payments For A Designated Period: We will make periodic payments guaranteed for the number of years selected which may be from five to thirty years. Please note that Option 5 may not satisfy minimum required distribution rules for Qualified Contracts. Consult a tax advisor before electing this option. OPTION 6 -- Annuity Proceeds Settlement Option: Proceeds from the Death Benefit may be left with the Company for a period not to exceed five years from the date of the Owner's or Annuitant's death prior to the Annuity.

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Sources: Fixed Annuity Contract

Misstatement. We may require proof If an ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s date of age of the Owner, Beneficiary or Annuitant before making any payments under this Contract that are measured by the Owner's, Beneficiary's or Annuitant's life. If the age of the measuring life has been birth was misstated, all benefits of this contract are what the amount payable will be the amount that Cash Value would have been provided purchased at the correct ageage on the date of issue of the Annuity option elected. If an overpayment has occurred, the overpaid amount will be charged an interest rate as specified on the Contract Specifications page, per annum. This amount will be deducted from the subsequent annuity payments as necessary. If an underpayment has occurred, the underpaid amount will be credited an interest rate as specified on the Contract Specifications page, per annum. This amount due will be added to subsequent annuity payments as necessary. Proof of the Annuitant's age may be filed at any time at Our Office. RETIRED LIFE CERTIFICATE We will issue to each person to whom ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ benefits are being paid under this contract, a retired life certificate setting forth the benefits to which such person is entitled under this contract. ALLOCATION OF AN ANNUITY When an Annuity option is elected, You may further elect to have the Cash Value attributable to a Participant applied to provide a Variable Annuity, a Fixed Annuity, or a combination of both. If no election is made to the contrary, the value held in an Underlying Fund will be applied to provide an Annuity which varies with the investment experience of that same Underlying Fund. You may elect to transfer all or any part of the Cash Value from one Underlying Fund to another, as described in the provision "Transfer Between Underlying Funds," in order to reallocate the basis on which Annuity payments will be determined. Once Annuity annuity payments start, You may, with Our consent, change the allocation of Your values in each Funding Option. RELATION OF VARIABLE ANNUITY PAYMENTS TO THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT Once variable annuity payments have begun, the amount of any overpayments or underpayments will be deducted from or added to the payment or payments made after the adjustment. In certain statesneither expenses actually incurred, we are required to pay interest on any underpayments. CHANGE OF ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE OR ANNUITY OPTION You may change the Annuity Commencement Date at any time as long as such change is made in writing and is received by Us at least 30 days before the scheduled Annuity Commencement Date. Once an Annuity option has begun, it may not be changed. ANNUITY OPTIONS Any one of the following Annuity Options may be elected. Annuity payments may be available on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual basis. The minimum amount that may be applied to Annuity Options is $2,000 unless we consent to a smaller amount. Option 1 -- Life Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make Annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant ending with the last payment before death. This option offers the maximum periodic payment, since there is no assurance of a minimum number of payments or provision for a death benefit for Beneficiaries. Option 2 -- Life Annuity With 120, 180, or 240 Monthly Payments Assured: The Company will make monthly Annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant, with the agreement that if, at the death of that person, payments have been made for less other than 120, 180, or 240 months as elected, We will continue making payments to the Beneficiary during the remainder of the period. Option 3 -- Cash Refund Life Annuity: The Company will make annuity payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant. Upon the death of the Annuitant, the Beneficiary will receive a payment equal to the Cash Value applied to this option taxes on the Annuity Commencement Date minus investment return, nor mortality actually experienced, shall adversly affect the dollar amount of variable annuity payments already paidpayments. Option 4 -- Joint And Last Survivor Life AMOUNT OF FIRST PAYMENT The LIFE ANNUITY TABLES are used to determine the first monthly Annuity -- NO REFUND: The Company will make annuity payments during payment. They show the joint lifetime dollar amount of the Annuitant and first monthly Annuity payment which can be purchased with each $1,000 applied. The amount applied to an Annuity will be the Cash Value attributable to a second personParticipant as of 14 days before the date Annuity payments start. We reserve the right to require satisfactory proof of the age of any person on whose life Annuity payments are based before making the first payment under any of these options. ANNUITY UNIT VALUE The initial value of an Annuity Unit for each Underlying Fund was set at $1.000000. On any Valuation Date, the death Annuity Unit Value for an Underlying Fund equals the Underlying Fund Annuity Unit Value on the immediately preceding Valuation Date, multiplied by the net investment factor for that Underlying Fund for the Valuation Period just ended, divided by the Assumed Daily Net Investment Factor. The Assumed Daily Net Investment Factor is shown on the Contract Specifications page. The value of either person, an Annuity Unit as of any date other than a Valuation Date will be equal to its value as of the Next Valuation Date. NUMBER OF ANNUITY UNITS We will continue making payments determine the number of Annuity Units credited to the survivorAnnuitant's account in each Underlying Fund by dividing the basic first monthly Annuity payment attributable to that Underlying Fund by the Underlying Fund's Annuity Unit Value as of 14 days before the due date of the first Annuity payment. No further AMOUNT OF SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS The dollar amount of any or all payments made to an Annuitant after the first payment may change from month to month based on the net investment results of the Underlying Fund(s). The total amount of each Annuity payment made to an Annuitant will be equal to the sum of the payments in each Underlying Fund allocated to that Annuitant's account. The actual amount of the payments made to an Annuitant in each Underlying Fund is found by multiplying the number of Annuity Units credited to the Annuitant's account in that Underlying Fund by the applicable Annuity Unit Value of the Underlying Fund as of the date 14 days prior to the date on which the payment is due. FIXED ANNUITY A Fixed Annuity is an Annuity with payments which remain fixed as to dollar amount throughout the payment period. The dollar amount of the first Fixed Annuity payment will be calculated as described above in the "Amount of First Payment" provision. All subsequent payments will be made following in the death same amount and that amount will be assured throughout the payment period. BETTERMENT OF RATES We guarantee that any annuity purchased with respect to an amount equal to the Plan participant's account value as determined at the time of its commencement shall not be less than that which would be provided by the application of such amount to purchase a single consideration immediate annuity offered by Us or Our affiliates at that time for other group annuity contracts, which other contracts are determined in good faith by Us to be substantially similar to this Contract as to class, size, and date of issue. ANNUITY OPTIONS Subject to conditions stated in ELECTION OF SETTLEMENT OPTIONS and MINIMUM AMOUNTS, all or any part of the survivor. OPTION 5 -- Payments For A Designated Period: We will make periodic payments guaranteed for the number Cash Value of years selected which this contract may be from five paid to thirty years. Please note that Option 5 may not satisfy minimum required distribution rules for Qualified Contracts. Consult a tax advisor before electing this option. OPTION 6 -- Annuity Proceeds Settlement Option: Proceeds from the Death Benefit may be left with the Company for a period not to exceed five years from the date Annuitant under one or more of the Owner's or Annuitant's death prior to the Annuityoptions below.

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Sources: Annuity Contract (Metropolitan Life Separate Account E)