TRANSAMERICA ADVISORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (hereafter referred to as “We,” “Our,” “Us.” or the “Company”) A Stock Company Home Office: [Little Rock, Arkansas] GROUP FIXED CONTINGENT ANNUITY CONTRACT
Exhibit 4(i)
Form of Group Fixed Contingent Annuity Contract
TRANSAMERICA ADVISORS LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
(hereafter referred to as “We,” “Our,” “Us.” or the “Company”)
A Stock Company
Home Office: [Little Rock, Arkansas]
[1-800-800-553-5957]
GROUP FIXED CONTINGENT ANNUITY CONTRACT
This Contract protects Certificate Owners against the loss of income if the Covered Asset Pool is reduced to zero within the conditions outlined in the Contract and Certificate.
PLEASE REVIEW THIS CONTRACT CAREFULLY: To receive the benefits of the Contract, the Certificate Owner must comply with all terms of the Contract and Certificate, and the Third-Party Administrator must comply with all of Our requirements regarding monitoring of the composition of a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool.
WE AGREE to pay the Covered Person(s) the Coverage Amount each year for his or her lifetime if the Insured Event occurs and if other conditions are met in accordance with the provisions of this Contract and the Certificate.
THE CONTRACT HAS NO CASH VALUE, NO SURRENDER VALUE AND PROVIDES NO DEATH BENEFIT.
YOUR RIGHT TO EXAMINE THE CONTRACT If for any reason You are not satisfied with the Contract, You may return it to Us within 30 days of receipt of the Contract. It may be returned by delivering or mailing it to [4333 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx XX, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000].
Read Your Contract Carefully
GROUP FIXED CONTINGENT ANNUITY CONTRACT
Non-Participating
XXXX-GC-0811
CONTRACT DATA
| Group Contract Number: | [01234] | |
| Group Contract Holder | [Group Contract Holder] | |
| Contract Date: | [06/01/2011] | |
| State of Issue |
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Maximum Total Contributions Per Certificate Owner: [$1 million; cumulative contributions in excess of $1 million per Covered Person must be pre-approved by Us.]
Minimum Initial Contribution Per Certificate: [$100,000]
Covered Asset Pool Composition Requirements for Certificate Owners
The maximum value of Eligible Assets invested in the Core Equity asset class category may not exceed [80%] of the value of the Covered Asset Pool.
The maximum value of a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool that may be invested in the International asset class category is [25%].
The maximum value of a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool that may be invested in the Small/Mid Cap asset class category is [10%].
The maximum value of a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool that may be invested in the Alternative asset class category is [5%].
The minimum value of a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool that must be invested in the Core Fixed asset class category is [20%].
Investment Profiles Applicable To Certificate Owners
Profile A: Aggregate value of Covered Assets held in Eligible Assets outside the Core Fixed asset class category do not exceed [50%] of the total value of the Covered Asset Pool.
Profile B: Aggregate value of Covered Assets held in Eligible Assets outside the Core Fixed asset class category is greater than [50%] but not more than [60%] of the total value of the Covered Asset Pool.
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Profile C: Aggregate value of Covered Assets held in Eligible Assets outside the Core Fixed asset class category is greater than [60%] but not more than [70%] of the total value of the Covered Asset Pool.
Profile D: Aggregate value of Covered Assets held in Eligible Assets outside the Core Fixed asset class category is greater than [70%] but not more than [80%] of the total value of the Covered Asset Pool.
Certificate Fee Percentage
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Investment Profile |
Current Certificate Fee Percentage |
Maximum Certificate Fee Percentage as long as the contract stays in force will not exceed:
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Profile A
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[1.00%] | [2.50%] | ||
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Profile B
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[1.15%] | [2.65%] | ||
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Profile C
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[1.35%] | [2.85%] | ||
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Profile D
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[1.75%] | [3.25%] |
The Certificate Fee Percentages will be reduced according to the following schedule:
| Net Certificate Contributions
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Percentage Reduction
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| [$500,000 to $999,999.99
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0.05%
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| $1 million to $1,999,999.99
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0.10%
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| $ 2 million and above
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0.15%]
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For purposes of the percentage reduction schedule, Net Certificate Contributions means aggregate certificate contributions less Excess Withdrawals.
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Certificate Owner Coverage Percentages
Single Life Certificate1
| Age of Covered Person At Lock-In Date2
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10-Year United States Treasury Bond Yield3 | |||||||||
| [0.00% to 4.49%]
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[4.50% to 4.99%] |
[5.00% to 5.49%] |
[5.50% to 6.99%] |
[7.00% +] | ||||||
| [60 | [4.0% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 5.5% | |||||
| 61 | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.6% | |||||
| 62 | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 5.7% | |||||
| 63 | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 5.8% | |||||
| 64 | 4.0% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 5.9% | |||||
| 65 | 4.0% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 6.0% | |||||
| 66 | 4.1% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 6.1% | |||||
| 67 | 4.2% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 6.2% | |||||
| 68 | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 6.3% | |||||
| 69 | 4.4% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 6.4% | |||||
| 70 | 4.5% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 6.5% | |||||
| 71 | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 6.6% | |||||
| 72 | 4.7% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 6.7% | |||||
| 73 | 4.8% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 6.8% | |||||
| 74 | 4.9% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 6.9% | |||||
| 75 | 5.0% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 7.0% | |||||
| 76 | 5.1% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 7.1% | |||||
| 77 | 5.2% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 7.2% | |||||
| 78 | 5.3% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 7.3% | |||||
| 79 | 5.4% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 7.4% | |||||
| 80 | 5.5% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 7.0% | 7.5% | |||||
| 81 | 5.6% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 7.1% | 7.6% | |||||
| 82 | 5.7% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 7.2% | 7.7% | |||||
| 83 | 5.8% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 7.3% | 7.8% | |||||
| 84 | 5.9% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 7.4% | 7.9% | |||||
| 85 +] | 6.0% | 6.5% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 8.0%] | |||||
| 1 If coverage is for joint lives, each of the Coverage Percentages will be [0.5%] lower than for a single life. 2 If joint life coverage, age of younger joint life at Lock-In Date. 3 The yield will be determined as the closing yield as quoted by Bloomberg on the Lock-In Date. | ||||||||||
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PART I – DEFINITIONS
Account: The account established and maintained with a Financial Institution within which the Certificate Owner’s Covered Assets are held.
Annuitant: The person (persons for Joint Annuitants) upon whose continuation of life annuity payments will be made.
Certificate: The individual certificate that provides coverage under the Contract issued by the Company to the Group Contract Holder.
Certificate Anniversary: An anniversary of the Certificate Date that is used in calculating the Coverage Base and the Coverage Amount.
Certificate Contributions: The initial Certificate Contribution is the value of the Covered Asset Pool on the Certificate Date. After the Certificate Date, but before the Lock-In Date, additional investments may be made by a Certificate Owner into the Covered Asset Pool. We refer to these as “Subsequent Contributions.”
Certificate Date: The date on which we issue the Certificate to the Certificate Owner, and which is shown on the Certificate Data Pages.
Certificate Fee: The fee charged on a quarterly basis by the Company to the Certificate Owner for the benefits provided under the Certificate.
Certificate Fee Adjustment: An adjustment made to the Certificate Fee because of a Covered Asset Transfer, subsequent contribution, or Excess Withdrawal.
Certificate Fee Percentage: A factor used to determine the Certificate Fee. The Certificate Fee Percentage will vary and may increase or decrease based on the Certificate Owner’s Investment Profile.
Certificate Owner: The person (or persons) that purchases and owns the Certificate. This may include the beneficial owner of an XXX custodial account or such other account that may be used in connection with a tax-qualified plan. For Qualified Accounts, only a single Certificate Owner may be named.
Certificate Year: A one year period beginning on a Certificate Anniversary (or the Certificate Date) and ending the day before the next Certificate Anniversary.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Company or Us or We or Our: Transamerica Advisors Life Insurance Company, the issuer of the Contract and the Certificate.
Contract: The group fixed contingent annuity contract issued by the Company to the Group Contract Holder and pursuant to which the Certificate is issued.
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Coverage Amount: The amount that the Certificate Owner may withdraw from the Covered Asset Pool in a Certificate Year without reducing the Coverage Amount in future years. After an Insured Event, the annual amount that we will pay to the Certificate Owner (or the Surviving Spouse if a joint life Certificate), provided certain conditions are met.
Coverage Base: An amount that is used to determine the initial Coverage Amount. On the Certificate Date the Coverage Base equals the value of the Covered Asset Pool.
Coverage Percentage: The factor that the Coverage Base (or Covered Asset Pool) is multiplied by to determine the Coverage Amount. This percentage differs according to the Annuitant’s attained age (or for a joint life Certificate, the age of the younger Spouse) at the Lock-In Date and the current yield of the 10-Year United States Treasury Bond, as specified in the Contract Data Pages.
Covered Asset: Shares of an Eligible Asset purchased by a Certificate Owner for coverage under this Contract and his or her Certificate and held within an Account.
Covered Asset Pool: The total pool of Covered Assets held in a Certificate Owner’s Account at the end of any Valuation Day.
Covered Asset Transfer: The movement of money out of one Covered Asset into another Covered Asset.
Covered Person: The person (or person and his or her Spouse under a joint life certificate) to whom and on whose life benefits are paid under the Certificate and Contract. The Covered Person is also referred to as the Annuitant. If there are two Covered Persons and the Certificate is purchased in connection with a Qualified Account, the difference between the Covered Persons ages may not be more than 10 years. To be eligible for coverage under a joint life Certificate, one of the Spouses must be the owner or beneficial owner of the Account. Unless otherwise stated, the age of the Covered Person means the age of the younger Covered Person.
Eligible Asset: An investment that We designate as eligible for coverage under the Contract and any Certificate. After the Contract or any Certificate is issued, We may designate additional investments as Eligible Assets. Once We designate an investment as an Eligible Asset, We, at any time in the future, may determine that such investment is no longer an Eligible Asset.
Excess Withdrawal: Any withdrawal or transfer from the Covered Asset Pool before the Lock-In Date under a Certificate is an Excess Withdrawal. After the Lock-In Date under a Certificate, the amount of any Withdrawal in excess of the Coverage Amount allowed in a Certificate Year is an Excess Withdrawal.
Financial Institution: An entity approved by Us to establish and maintain an Account on behalf of the Certificate Owner. We may designate additional approved Financial Institutions, and may, for any reason, disapprove a previously approved Financial Institution.
Group Contract Holder: The entity (including a trust, if applicable) to which the Contract is issued.
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Ineligible Asset: An asset that is not designated as eligible for coverage under the Contract or any Certificate.
Insured Event: The date on which the value of the Covered Asset Pool is reduced to zero by other than an Excess Withdrawal. The Insured Event must occur, and other conditions must be met, before benefit payments will be paid under the Certificate.
XXX: Individual Retirement Accounts governed by Code Sections 408 or 408A.
Lock-In Date: The date the Certificate Owner establishes an initial Coverage Amount. The Certificate Owner selects the Lock-In Date. It may be no earlier than the date the Certificate Owner (or if joint life coverage is selected, the date the younger Spouse) attains age [60].
Maximum Total Contributions Per Certificate Owner: The maximum amount of Contributions the Certificate Owner may make to the Covered Asset Pool as shown on the Data Pages of the Contract and Certificate.
Third-Party Administrator: The entity with whom We have contracted to monitor the composition of a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool in accordance with Our requirements.
Qualified Account – An Account maintained pursuant to:
(1) An eligible retirement plan as defined in Section 402(c)(8)(B) and 408 of the Code;
(2) A plan under Section 457(b) of the Code; or
(3) Any other plan subject to Section 401(g) of the Code.
Quarterversary: The same calendar day of each successive three month period, beginning with the Certificate Date. If the Certificate Date falls on the 29th, 30th, or 31st and there is no corresponding date in a subsequent third month, the Quarterversary will be the next day.
Required Minimum Distribution (RMD): With respect to an XXX Account, this is the minimum amount, calculated pursuant to Section 401(a)(9)(A) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, that must be distributed annually to a beneficial owner of an XXX, beginning within the time period prescribed under Section 401(a)(9)(C) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
Spouse: The Certificate Owner’s spouse (husband or wife), as recognized under federal law.
Valuation Day: Each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.
Withdrawal: Any withdrawal from or transfer out of the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool. All amounts deducted from a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool during the term of the Certificate (including the sale, exchange, or transfer of assets from the Covered Asset Pool) are treated as Withdrawals. Dividends, capital gains, and other distributions from Covered Assets that are not reinvested are also treated as Withdrawals.
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PART II – WHEN CERTIFICATE COVERAGE STARTS
| 2.1 | Certificate Eligibility and Ownership |
Coverage under the Contract is provided to individuals investing in Eligible Assets that are held in an Account at a Financial Institution. The Certificate may be owned by an individual, by two individuals who are Spouses, or by a trust or other non-individual acting as agent for an individual or for two individuals who are Spouses. If the Certificate Owner is a single individual, the Certificate Owner must be (i) age [45] or older, (ii) the sole owner of the Account and (iii) the Covered Person. A Certificate may be owned jointly by two individuals if and only if the joint Certificate Owners are (i) both age [45] or older, (ii) sole joint owners of the Account, (iii) Spouses, and (iv) the joint Covered Persons. If there are joint owners of the Account, either joint owner may be named as a Certificate Owner or, if joint coverage is elected, both may be named as joint Certificate Owners. If the Certificate is owned by a non-individual, the Covered Person or joint Covered Persons must be (i) age [45] or older and (ii) the sole owner or the sole joint owners of the Account (or if the Account is held by a trust, the sole beneficiary or the sole joint beneficiaries of the trust).
| 2.2 | Joint Life Certificates |
Joint coverage may be elected or unelected at any time prior to the Lock-In date. In all cases, the joint Covered Persons must be Spouses on the date joint coverage is elected. In the case of a Certificate purchased in connection with a Qualified Account, if joint coverage is elected, the difference between the ages of the joint Covered Persons may not be more than 10 years. In order to be eligible for joint coverage, at least one of the Spouses must be the owner or beneficial owner of the Account and the other Spouse must be the sole primary beneficiary of the Account. Unless otherwise stated, the age of the Covered Person means, in the case of a joint life Certificate, the age of the younger Covered Person. For joint life Certificates, except for certain situations where the Covered Persons have divorced as described in Section 8.2, the Insured Event condition that the Covered Person be alive when the Covered Asset Pool is depleted will be met if either Covered Person is alive at that time. We may require satisfactory evidence that the Covered Person or joint Covered Person is alive before any payments can begin. If coverage is for joint Covered Persons, the applicable Coverage Percentages will be [0.5%] lower than for a single Covered Person.
| 2.3 | Certificate Coverage Starts |
Coverage for a Certificate Owner begins on the Certificate Date. However, the Coverage Amount is not immediately payable and will not become payable unless and until the Insured Event occurs.
PART III – AMOUNT OF COVERAGE
| 3.1 | Coverage Amount |
(a) Prior to the Lock-In Date, the Coverage Amount is equal to zero. The Certificate Owner may elect at any time on or after the earliest Lock-In Date to “Lock-In” the Coverage Amount. At the Lock-In Date, the Coverage Amount is calculated by multiplying the
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Coverage Base by the applicable Coverage Percentage shown on the Contract Data Pages. The Lock-In Date is affected by the Certificate Owner’s election on or after the minimum age shown on the Certificate Owner Coverage Percentages table on the Contract Data Pages to “Lock-In” the Coverage Amount.
(b) After the Lock-In Date but before the Insured Event, the Coverage Amount is calculated on each Certificate Anniversary. The Coverage Amount is the greater of: 1) the current Coverage Amount; or 2) the current value of the Covered Asset Pool on the Certificate Anniversary multiplied by the current Coverage Percentage as determined by the Annuitant’s attained age (or for a joint life Certificate, the age of the younger Spouse) on the Lock-In Date and the current 10-year United States Treasury Bond Yield. If the Certificate Owner’s Coverage Amount increases pursuant to 2, We will treat the increase as an automatic step-up. The Certificate Fee Percentages may be changed due to an automatic step-up of the Coverage Amount unless the Certificate Owner rejects the automatic step-up in accordance with section 3.4(b).
(c) The Coverage Amount is the maximum amount a Certificate Owner can withdraw each Certificate Year from the Covered Asset Pool without causing an Excess Withdrawal. If the Certificate Owner withdraws or transfers less than the Coverage Amount in a Certificate Year from his or her Covered Asset Pool, the unused portion cannot be carried over to the next Certificate Year.
(d) After the Insured Event, the Coverage Amount is the amount of the lifetime fixed annuity payments We will make to the Certificate Owner (or, for joint life coverage, the Certificate Owner’s surviving Spouse) each Certificate Year.
| 3.2 | Additional Coverage Amount: RMDs for Qualified Accounts |
If a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool is held in a Qualified Account, including a custodial XXX, and if the Certificate Owner’s RMD is calculated using only: (1) his or her age, (2) the IRS Uniform Lifetime table or, if applicable, the Joint Life and Survivor Expectancy table, (3) the value of the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool (including the present value of any additional benefits provided under the Certificate to the extent required to be taken into account under IRS guidance) and (4) amounts of required minimum distributions only for the current calendar year (no carry-over from past calendar years) is greater than the Coverage Amount, then each calendar year the Certificate Owner can make additional withdrawals from the Account, after the Lock-In Date, up to an amount that represents the difference between the RMD amount and the Coverage Amount, without causing an Excess Withdrawal. If the Certificate Owner withdraws or transfers less than the Additional Coverage Amount in a calendar year from his or her Covered Asset Pool, the unused portion cannot be carried over to the next calendar year. For purposes of determining the RMD amount, only assets held in the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool will be taken into account. Qualified Account assets held outside the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool will not be taken into account.
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| 3.3 | Coverage Base |
(a) We use the Certificate Owner’s Coverage Base to determine the Certificate Owner’s initial Coverage Amount. On the Certificate Date, the Coverage Base is equal to the value of the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool. Thereafter, prior to the Lock-In Date, the Coverage Base is increased by any Subsequent Contributions to the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool and is adjusted for any Withdrawals. Subsequent Contributions are permitted until the Lock-In Date. After the Lock-In Date, subsequent Contributions will no longer be permitted. The sum of the initial Contribution and any Subsequent Contributions may not exceed the Maximum Total Contributions shown on the Data Pages of the Contract and Certificates without Our prior approval. Subsequent Contributions do not include dividends or other distributions reinvested in the Covered Asset Pool.
(b) On each Certificate Anniversary prior to the Lock-In Date, the Certificate Owner’s Coverage Base will be the greater of: 1) the current Coverage Base; 2) the value of the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool on the Certificate Anniversary; or 3) if there have been no Excess Withdrawals during the preceding Certificate Year, the value of the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool as of any Quarterversary during the immediately preceding Certificate Year. If the Certificate Owner’s Coverage Base increases pursuant to 2 or 3, We will treat the increase as an automatic step-up. The Certificate Fee Percentages may be changed due to an automatic step-up of the Coverage Base unless the Certificate Owner rejects the automatic step-up in accordance with section 3.4(b). This feature does not require the termination of the existing Certificate. The Certificate will continue with the same Certificate Date and features. In the event a Certificate Anniversary or a Quarterversary occurs on a day that is not a Valuation Day, for purposes of the step-up calculation, We will use the applicable value of the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool on the next Valuation Day.
| 3.4 | Effect of Automatic Step-Up |
(a) After the first Certificate Year, the Certificate Fee Percentages may increase due to an automatic step-up of the Coverage Base or Coverage Amount. They will never exceed the maximum Certificate Fee Percentages shown on the Contract Data Pages and the Certificate Data Pages.
(b) The Certificate Owner has the right to reject an automatic step-up within [thirty (30)] days following the Certificate Anniversary on which the Certificate Fee Percentage increases. If the Certificate Owner rejects an automatic step-up, the Certificate Owner must notify Us in a manner acceptable to Us. Upon such rejection, the increase in the Certificate Fee Percentage, as well as any changes as a result of the automatic step-up feature, will be reversed. If the Certificate Owner rejects an automatic step-up, his or her Coverage Base or Coverage Amount will continue to be eligible for future automatic step-ups.
| 3.5 | Coverage Percentage |
(a) The Coverage Percentage is determined by the Annuitant’s attained age (age at last birthday) (or for a joint life Certificate, the age of the younger Spouse) at the Lock-In Date and the current 10-year United States Treasury Bond Yield. The Coverage Percentages are shown on the Contract Data Pages and the Certificate Data Pages.
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(b) Until the Lock-In Date, the Coverage Percentage will be zero.
| 3.6 | Withdrawals and Transfers |
(a) Before the Lock-In Date, any amount withdrawn or transferred from the Covered Asset Pool is considered an Excess Withdrawal. An Excess Withdrawal prior to the Lock-In Date will reduce the Coverage Base by the greater of 1) or 2), where:
(1) is the Excess Withdrawal amount; and
(2) is the result of A multiplied by C and divided by B, where
A = the Excess Withdrawal amount;
B = the value of the Covered Asset Pool before the Excess Withdrawal; and
C = the Coverage Base prior to the Withdrawal.
(b) After the Lock-In Date, the Certificate Owner can withdraw or transfer up to the Coverage Amount from the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool each Certificate Year without causing an Excess Withdrawal.
(c) After the Lock-In Date, in addition to the Coverage Amount (available each Certificate Year) the Certificate Owner can withdraw or transfer up to the Additional Coverage Amount described in section 3.2 from the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool each calendar year without causing an Excess Withdrawal.
(d) However, any withdrawal or transfer more than the Coverage Amount in any Certificate Year (or the Additional Coverage Amount in any calendar year) (considered an Excess Withdrawal), will reduce the Coverage Amount on a pro rata basis according to the following formula:
A multiplied by C and divided by B where:
| A = | the Excess Withdrawal amount (i.e., the amount withdrawn in excess of the Coverage Amount that remained before the Withdrawal); | |
| B = | the value of the Covered Asset Pool after the Coverage Amount has been Withdrawn, but before the Excess Withdrawal; and | |
| C = | the Coverage Amount prior to the Withdrawal. | |
(e) If at any time the Certificate Owner is notified that We have removed an investment from the list of Eligible Assets that is part of the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool, the Certificate Owner must transfer any value in that investment to another then Eligible Asset
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within [thirty (30)] days from the date of the notice. If the Certificate Owner fails to make this required transfer within the prescribed time period, the Certificate will terminate and no benefits will be paid.
(f) Any dividends, capital gains or other distributions from any of the Certificate Owner’s Covered Assets must be reinvested in the Covered Asset Pool. If they are not, they will be considered Withdrawals.
(g) One or more Excess Withdrawals can reduce the Certificate Owner’s Coverage Amount to zero. If the Coverage Amount is reduced to zero, the Certificate terminates without value and no benefits will be paid.
(h) Subject to section 4.1 on Composition Requirements, before the Insured Event the Certificate Owner may make as many Covered Asset Transfers as desired without affecting the benefits under the Certificate. We may adjust the Certificate Fee Percentage as a result of a Covered Asset Transfer if the Certificate Owner’s Investment Profile changes.
PART IV – COVERED ASSET POOL COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS
| 4.1 | Composition Requirements |
(a) The assets in a Certificate Owner’s Account must be invested at all times in Eligible Assets in order to be covered by the Certificate. We have divided the Eligible Assets into asset class categories as follows:
Core Equity – Funds that invest substantially in large-cap equity investments.
Core Fixed – Funds that invest substantially in fixed income securities. This generally includes bonds, mortgages, and money market type investments. This category also includes cash held within the Account.
International – Funds that have substantial investments outside of the United States. Certain bond funds may also be included in this category.
Small/Mid Cap – Funds that invest substantially in small to mid-cap stocks. We typically do not include funds in this category that invest primarily in stocks of large-cap indices such as the S&P 500.
Alternative – Funds that do not fall into another asset class category. This may include funds such as REITs, emerging markets, and commodities as well as funds that We determine have significant volatility.
(b) Minimum Percentage: No less than [20%] of the value of a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool may be invested in Eligible Assets in the Core Fixed asset class category.
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(c) Maximum percentages: (i) No more than [80%] of the value of a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool may be invested in Eligible Assets in the Core Equity asset class category; (ii) No more than [25%] of the aggregate value of a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool may be invested in the International asset class category; (iii) No more than [10%] of the aggregate value of a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool may be invested in the Small/Mid Cap asset class category ; and (iv) No more than [5%] of the aggregate value of a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool may be invested in the Alternative asset class category.
(d) If at any time the composition of a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool does not meet the composition requirements, We may notify the Certificate Owner of the non-compliance. If We send the Certificate Owner a notice of non-compliance, the notice will indicate the current composition of the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool and the required composition of the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool. The Certificate Owner will have [seven (7)] business days from the date of the notice to reallocate the Eligible Assets so that the required allocation composition is met. If the required allocation composition is not met by the end of the [seven (7)] business day period, the Certificate Owner’s Certificate will be terminated and no benefits will be paid.
PART V – THE INSURED EVENT
5.1 The Insured Event occurs when the value of the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool has been reduced to zero by means other than an Excess Withdrawal. The Certificate Owner is not eligible to receive the Coverage Amount until after the Insured Event and provided:
| — | the Certificate is in force; |
| — | the Lock-In Date has been established; |
| — | the Covered Person (or at least one of the Covered Persons for a joint life Certificate) is alive; and |
| — | the Coverage Amount is greater than zero. |
| — | All fees due the Company are paid. |
5.2 Upon the occurrence of the Insured Event, We will pay any remaining Coverage Amount for the current Certificate Year. Thereafter, beginning on the Certificate Anniversary following the Insured Event, the Coverage Amount will be paid for as long as the Covered Person(s) are living.
PART VI – CERTIFICATE FEE
| 6.1 | Certificate Fee |
(a) The Certificate Fee (the fee the Certificate Owner pays for the benefits We provide under the Contract and Certificate) will be calculated and due on the Certificate Date and thereafter at each Quarterversary. The Certificate Fee is calculated by multiplying A by B by C where:
| A = | the value of the Covered Asset Pool as of the calculation date; |
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| B = | the applicable Certificate Fee Percentage; and | |
| C = | the number of days in the Certificate quarter divided by the number of days in the Certificate Year. | |
(b) If We do not receive the Certificate Fee, We will notify the Certificate Owner of the deficiency at least twice before [45] days have elapsed. If fees due are not paid within [sixty (60)] days of the due date, then the Certificate will terminate and no benefits will be paid.
(c) The greater the percentage of assets in the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool allocated to Eligible Assets outside of the Core Fixed category, the higher the Certificate Fee. We may adjust the Certificate Fee in the event of a Covered Asset Transfer if the Certificate Owner’s Investment Profile changes. This adjustment is described in section 6.2. In addition, if subsequent contributions are made to, or Excess Withdrawals are taken from, a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool during a Certificate quarter, then the Certificate Fee Adjustment will be added to the Certificate Fee to be collected on the next Quarterversary to reflect these transactions.
(d) The maximum Certificate Fee Percentage is shown on the Contract Data Pages and the Certificate Data Pages. We may increase the Certificate Fee Percentage at any Certificate Anniversary in conjunction with an automatic step-up.
(e) Certificate Fee for any Certificate will cease upon the occurrence of:
| — | The Insured Event; |
| — | Termination of the Contract; or |
| — | Termination of the Certificate. |
| 6.2 | Certificate Fee Adjustment for Covered Asset Transfers |
Covered Asset Transfers that the Certificate Owner makes on other than a Quarterversary may be subject to a Certificate Fee Adjustment. If at any time the composition of a Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool is above the maximum percentages for Investment Profiles A, B, or C, the Certificate Owner will be notified and will have [five (5)] business days to correct the violation. If no correction is made within the given timeframe, the Certificate Fee will be adjusted based upon the current allocations. The Certificate Fee Adjustment will be calculated by multiplying A by B by C where:
| A = | the value of the Covered Asset Pool as of the date of the most recent Certificate Fee calculation or fee adjustment calculation; |
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| B = | the Certificate Fee Percentage for the new Investment Profile minus the Certificate Fee Percentage for the previous Investment Profile; and | |
| C = | the number of days remaining in the Certificate quarter divided by the number of days in the Certificate Year. | |
Based on the equity composition of the Covered Asset Pool after a Covered Asset Transfer, the Certificate Fee Adjustment may be positive or negative. The Certificate Fee Adjustment will be added to the Certificate Fee to be collected on the next Quarterversary.
| 6.3 | Certificate Fee Adjustment for Subsequent Contributions and Excess Withdrawals |
A Certificate Fee Adjustment will be calculated for subsequent Contributions and Excess Withdrawals because this event will change the Coverage Base. The amount of this Certificate Fee Adjustment is calculated by multiplying A by B by C where:
| A = | the amount of the subsequent Contribution or Excess Withdrawal; | |
| B = | the applicable Certificate Fee Percentage; and | |
| C = | the number of days remaining in the Certificate quarter divided by the number of days in the Certificate Year. | |
PART VII – WHEN CERTIFICATE COVERAGE TERMINATES
| 7.1 | Certificate Coverage terminates: |
| — | on a Certificate Owner’s death as prescribed in Section 8.1; |
| — | upon assignment of any Covered Asset, the Certificate, or rights to the Coverage Amount; |
| — | upon the transfer of the Certificate Owner’s entire Covered Asset Pool to Ineligible Assets under the Contract and Certificate; |
| — | upon non-payment of the Certificate Fee; |
| — | on the date the Certificate Owner’s Coverage Base or Coverage Amount is reduced to zero due to an Excess Withdrawal (including liquidating the Covered Asset Pool); |
| — | the date We receive the Certificate Owner’s written notice to cancel; |
| — | if the composition of the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool does not meet the composition requirements and the violation is not corrected within [seven (7)] business days from date of notification of the violation; |
| — | if the Financial Institution, the Third-Party Administrator, or the Certificate Owner does not provide or give Us access to the information or data necessary for Us to monitor the composition of the Certificate Owner’s Account; |
| — | if the Certificate Owner’s age (or Certificate Owner’s Spouse’s, if a joint life Certificate) is misstated and the Certificate would not have been issued had such age(s) not been misstated; |
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| — | if the Certificate Owner does not transfer the assets in the Certificate Owner’s Account to an approved Financial Institution with the prescribed time following removal of a Financial Institution as described under section 7.3; or |
| — | upon termination of the Contract. |
7.2 Upon termination of the Certificate or the Contract We will refund any unearned Certificate Fee. Certificate Fees will be refunded (subject to any applicable Certificate Fee Adjustment) on a prorated basis for the period beginning on the date of termination and ending on the last day of the current Certificate quarter in which the termination occurs. Termination of the Certificate will result in the loss of all future benefits provided by the Contract and Certificate. We may restrict the Certificate Owner’s ability to purchase a new Certificate within one (1) year of the date the Certificate Owner elected to cancel the Certificate. If the Certificate Owner terminates the Certificate and subsequently purchases a new Certificate under a Contract, if available, the new Certificate will have its own Certificate Fee Percentage, which may be higher than the Certificate Fee Percentage under the Certificate issued under the Contract, and its own coverage terms, which may not be as advantageous as the coverage terms available through the Certificate under the Contract.
| 7.3 | Disapproved Financial Institution |
If, prior to the Insured Event, for any reason we remove a Financial Institution maintaining a Certificate Owner’s Account from our list of approved Financial Institutions, the Certificate Owner must initiate the transfer of assets held in the Certificate Owner’s Account at the disapproved Financial Institution to an approved Financial Institution within [fifteen (15)] business days. We will send the Certificate Owner a notice that he or she must initiate the transfer of assets held in an Account at the disapproved Financial Institution to an approved Financial Institution within [fifteen (15)] business days of the date the notice is sent. If the Certificate Owner initiates the transfer of assets in his or her Account within the prescribed time period to an approved Financial Institution, the Certificate Owner’s Certificate will continue. If the Certificate Owner does not initiate the transfer of assets in his or her Account to an approved Financial Institution within the prescribed time period, coverage stops and the Certificate Owner’s Certificate will be terminated. We will provide the Certificate Owner with written notice of the termination.
7.4 If We terminate a Certificate issued thereunder pursuant to section 7.3, We will refund any unearned Certificate Fees as described in section 7.2.
PART VIII – SPOUSAL CONTINUATION AND DIVORCE
| 8.1 | Death of Certificate Owner or Covered Person and Spousal Continuation |
(a) If there is only one Certificate Owner and one Covered Person, and the Certificate Owner dies before the Lock-In Date, the Certificate will terminate as of the date of death and no payments will be made under the Certificate unless the following conditions are met:
| — | The Certificate is in force; |
| — | The Lock-In Date has not been established; |
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| — | The deceased Certificate Owner’s Spouse on the date of death is the sole beneficiary of the Account; |
| — | The Spouse becomes the sole owner of the Account; |
| — | The Account is not owned by a non-individual other than an XXX trust or a trust that is a grantor trust for Federal income tax purposes; and |
| — | The Spouse meets the eligibility requirements for issuing a Certificate. |
If all of the above conditions are met, then the surviving Spouse may elect to continue the Certificate. In that event, the surviving Spouse will become the Certificate Owner and the Covered Person.
(b) In the case of a joint life Certificate, whether owned by a single owner or jointly owned, if a Certificate Owner dies before the date on which the Insured Event occurs, the Certificate will terminate as of the date of death and no payments will be made under the Certificate unless:
| — | The Certificate is in force; |
| — | The surviving Covered Person was the deceased Certificate Owner’s Spouse on the date of death; |
| — | The surviving Spouse is the sole beneficiary of the Account; and |
| — | The surviving Spouse becomes the owner of the Account; and |
| — | The Account is not owned by a non-individual other than an XXX trust or a trust that is a grantor trust for Federal income tax purposes. |
If all of the above conditions are met, the Certificate will continue. The surviving Spouse will be the sole Certificate Owner and the sole Covered Person.
(c) If the Certificate is owned by a non-individual, the foregoing provisions shall be applied substituting the Covered Person or Covered Persons for the owner or joint owners.
(d) If a Certificate Owner, or in the case of a Certificate owned by a non-individual, a Covered Person, dies on or after the date on which the Insured Event occurs, the Certificate will terminate and no further payments will be made under the Certificate unless the Certificate is a joint life Certificate and a Covered Person is alive, in which case the Certificate will continue as long as the surviving Covered Person remains alive, and the surviving Covered Person will become the sole Covered Person, and, in the case of a Certificate not owned by a non-individual, the sole Certificate Owner.
(e) For purposes of section 72(s) of the Code, (i) in the case of a Certificate owned by one individual, the Spouse of the Certificate Owner shall be the designated beneficiary of the Certificate Owner, and (ii) in the case of a jointly owned Certificate, each joint Certificate Owner shall be the designated beneficiary of the other Certificate Owner.
In all events, the Certificate will comply with section 72(s) of the Code.
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| 8.2 | Divorce |
(a) If a divorce occurs between a Certificate Owner or Covered Person and his or her Spouse (whether or not such Spouse is a joint Certificate Owner or joint Covered Person), the Certificate Owner(s) or joint Covered Person(s) must immediately notify Us in writing and provide the information We require.
(b) If a divorce occurs before the date on which the Insured Event occurs and the former Spouse of the Certificate Owner becomes the sole owner of the Account, the Certificate Owner may request the Certificate to be reissued with the former Spouse as the sole Certificate Owner and sole Covered Person; otherwise the Certificate will be terminated. In the event the Certificate is reissued, a new Coverage Base (calculated as of the date the new Certificate is issued) shall apply. The then current Certificate Fee applicable to single life Certificates will apply to the new Certificate.
(c) If a divorce occurs before the date on which the Insured Event occurs and the Account is divided between the former Spouses, the Certificate Owner or Certificate Owners may request that the Certificate be reissued as one or two new single life Certificates; otherwise, the Certificate will be terminated. In all events, any single life Certificate issued in connection with a divorce must comply with Our rules on who may be a Certificate Owner and who may be a Covered Person. In the event one or two new Certificates are issued, a new Coverage Base (calculated as of the date the new Certificate is issued) shall apply to each such Certificate. The then current Certificate Fee applicable to single life Certificates will apply to each new Certificate.
(d) In the case of a joint life Certificate, if there is a divorce and one of the joint Covered Persons dies before the date on which the Insured Event occurs, the Certificate will terminate as of the date of death in order to comply with the Code unless a single life Certificate or two single life Certificates have been issued before the date of death.
(e) If a divorce occurs after the date on which the Insured Event occurs, the terms of the divorce settlement agreement or court-issued divorce decree will govern any subsequent benefit payments.
(f) A Withdrawal from the Account in connection with the divorce will be treated as a Withdrawal under the Contract and Certificate and may also be considered an Excess Withdrawal.
PART IX – BENEFIT PAYMENTS
| 9.1 | Benefit Payments |
(a) Beginning on the Certificate Anniversary following the Insured Event (and provided
all conditions in section 5.1 are met) the Coverage Amount will be paid for as long as the Covered Person(s) are living in the form of a fixed lifetime annuity payout.
(b) Single Life Certificates – Payments will be made in equal installments for the life of the Annuitant. Payments cease upon the death of the Annuitant.
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(c) Joint Life Certificates – Payments will be made in equal installments for the life of the Annuitant and Joint Annuitant. Payments cease upon the death of the surviving Annuitant.
| 9.2 | Frequency of Payments |
The Annuitant may choose to receive payments either monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. We may require that the amount of any such payments be at least a minimum amount. If We exercise this right, this may result in a different frequency payment option.
PART X – OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
| 10.1 | Misstatement of Age |
If the Covered Person’s age is misstated, the Certificate Owner’s benefits will be adjusted to what the correct age would provide. Any underpayment made by Us will be paid with the next payment. Any overpayment made by Us will be deducted from future payments. However, if the Certificate would not have been issued had such age(s) not been misstated, the Certificate will be treated as if it never existed and no benefits will be paid. In this case, We will refund any unearned Certificate Fee. Certificate Fees will be refunded (subject to any applicable Certificate Fee Adjustment) on a prorated basis for the period beginning on the first day We discover the misstatement of age and ending on the last day of the Certificate quarter.
| 10.2 | Proof of Age |
We may require proof of age at any time.
| 10.3 | Entire Contract and Certificate |
The Contract and the Certificate, any amendments, endorsements or riders thereon and the group application constitute the entire contract between the Group Contract Holder, Certificate Owner and Us.
| 10.4 | Our Right to Amend Contract and Certificates |
(a) The Contract and Certificate are intended to qualify as annuity contracts for federal income tax purposes. The provisions of the Contract and Certificate are to be interpreted to maintain such qualification. To maintain such qualification, We may amend the Contract and any Certificate to reflect clarifications that may be needed or are appropriate to maintain such tax qualification or to conform the Contract and Certificate to any applicable changes in tax qualification requirements. We will send the Group Contract Holder and all affected Certificate Owners a copy in the event of any such amendment. If an amendment is refused, it must be by giving Us written notice. Please note that any such refusal may result in adverse tax consequences.
(b) We may also amend the Contract and any Certificate to add provisions required by any state insurance department, changes in legislation, judicial decree, or regulatory order.
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| 10.5 | Amendments |
Any changes to the Contract and/or the Certificate must be provided to the Group Contract Holder or the Certificate Owner, if applicable, in writing, signed by Our President, Secretary or Vice President.
| 10.6 | Non-Participating |
Neither the Contract nor any Certificate will share in Our profit or surplus.
| 10.7 | Assignments |
(a) General. This Contract and any Certificate issued hereunder and all applicable rights under each (such as the right to receive the Coverage Amount) may not be assigned or transferred without Our prior written approval. We are not responsible for the validity or tax consequences of any assignment. We will not consider any request for approval of an assignment or transfer of contract rights until We receive instructions that We consider sufficient from You or any Certificate Owner and any assignee as to the desired allocation of rights under the Contract.
(b) Qualified Accounts. If a Certificate is issued in connection with or held in a Qualified Account, it may not be assigned, pledged, or sold, nor may it be used as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of an obligation.
| 10.8 | Evidence of Survival |
We may require satisfactory evidence that a person is alive if a benefit payment is based on that person being alive. No payment will be made until We receive such evidence.
PART XI – SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION OF CONTRACT
| 11.1 | Suspension of Group Contract |
(a) Suspension by Group Contract Holder: The Group Contract Holder may suspend the Contract by giving 30 days written notice to the Company.
(b) Suspension by the Company: The Company may suspend the Contact by giving the Group Contract Holder written notice. Upon receipt by the Group Contract Holder of such written notice, the Contract is immediately suspended.
| 11.2 | Effects of Suspension |
During the period the Contract is suspended, the Company will no longer accept enrollment forms from prospective Certificate Owners and will stop issuing Certificates under the Contract. Such suspension will be considered irrevocable unless the Contract is restored to full force and effect by written agreement between the Group Contract Holder and the Company.
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However, as of the date of suspension and thereafter, an existing Certificate Owner may continue to make Contributions into a Covered Asset Pool, subject to all terms and conditions of the Certificate.
| 11.3 | Termination |
After the Company satisfies all obligations with respect to any benefit established under this Contract or any Certificate issued hereunder, this Contract will terminate and the Company will be relieved of all further liability.
Signed for Us at Our home office.
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| SECRETARY | PRESIDENT |
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