TRANSAMERICA ADVISORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY A Stock Company Home Office: [Little Rock, Arkansas] GROUP CONTINGENT DEFERRED ANNUITY CONTRACT
Exhibit 4(i)
Form of Group Individual Contingent Annuity Contract
TRANSAMERICA ADVISORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
A Stock Company
Home Office: [Little Rock, Arkansas]
[0-000-000-0000]
GROUP CONTINGENT DEFERRED 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 benefits, 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 Covered Asset Pool composition.
WE AGREE to pay the Certificate Owner the Coverage Amount each year for his or her (or Covered Person’s) lifetime if the Insured Event occurs provided that all other conditions of the Contract and Certificate are met.
THE CONTRACT AND CERTIFICATE HAVE NO CASH VALUE, NO SURRENDER VALUE AND PROVIDES NO DEATH BENEFIT. DEPENDING ON INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE AND WHETHER OR NOT THE INSURED EVENT OCCURS; THE CERTIFICATE OWNER MAY NEVER RECEIVE ANY BENEFITS UNDER THE CONTRACT OR CERTIFICATE.
RIGHT TO EXAMINE. 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 Us at [0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx XX, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000].
GROUP CONTINGENT DEFERRED ANNUITY CONTRACT
Non-Participating
SALB2-GC-0513
CONTRACT DATA
| Group Contract Number: | [01234] | |
| Group Contract Holder: | [Group Contract Holder] | |
| Contract Date: | [06/01/2011] | |
| State of Issue: | [Delaware] |
Maximum Total Contributions per Certificate or Covered Person: [$1 million; cumulative contributions in excess of $1 million per Certificate or Covered Person must be pre-approved by Us.]
Minimum Initial Contribution per Certificate: [$50,000]
Regardless of the contribution limit noted above, We may suspend Subsequent Contributions at any time by providing written notice.
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ARTICLE I – DEFINITIONS
Account: An Account established and maintained with a Financial Institution within which the Covered Assets are held on behalf of the Certificate Owner (or the non-natural person or Qualified Account holding the assets).
Additional Coverage Amount: In connection with Qualified Accounts, the additional amount (because of a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)), if any, that the Certificate Owner may Withdraw from the Covered Asset Pool in excess of the Coverage Amount during any calendar year pursuant to Section 3.5. The Additional Coverage Amount will not be deemed to be an Excess Withdrawal or reduce the Coverage Amount in future years, if taken from the Covered Asset Pool after the Lock-In Date but prior to the Insured Event. Only one RMD may be taken in any one Certificate Year.
Advisory Fee: Fees paid by the Certificate Owner for asset management and/or investment advisory services with respect to Covered Assets. This fee, subject to the limitations set forth in Table 4, may be withdrawn from the Covered Assets.
Annual Fee Allowance: The Certificate Fee and/or Advisory Fee, if any, that may be withdrawn each Certificate Year prior to the Insured Event without such Withdrawals being considered Excess Withdrawals. Any Withdrawal not properly identified as a Withdrawal to pay the Certificate Fee or Advisory Fee will not be counted as a Withdrawal covered by the Annual Fee Allowance and may result in an Excess Withdrawal.
Annuitant: The person (persons for joint Annuitants) upon whose continuation of life annuity payments may be made subject to the terms of this Contract and Certificate. Also referred to as the Covered Person.
Asset Class Category: The designation group for each Eligible Fund indicated in Table 1. Asset Category Cap: The maximum percentage of the Covered Asset Value which can be invested in each Asset Class Category in accordance with Article IV.
Attained Age: The age of each Covered Person on his or her last birthday.
Automatic Step-Up: Any time that the Certificate Owner’s Coverage Amount or Coverage Base, as the case may be, is increased over the last prevailing Coverage Amount or Coverage Base, respectively, as a result of increases as described in Sections 3.1(b) and 3.2(a) subject to the limitations described in Section 3.4.
Calculation Date: The Certificate Date and thereafter each Quarterversary and Certificate Anniversary.
Certificate: The individual Certificate which provides coverage under the Contract issued by the Company to the Group Contract Holder.
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Certificate Anniversary: An anniversary of the Certificate Date, which is used in calculating the Coverage Base and the Coverage Amount. If the Certificate Anniversary does not fall on a Valuation Day, the values and calculations associated with such Certificate Anniversary will be made as of the next following Valuation Day.
Certificate Contributions or Contributions: The initial Certificate Contribution is the Covered Asset Pool value 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. The Certificate Date is shown on the Certificate Data Page.
Certificate Fee: The fee We charge the Certificate Owner on the Calculation Date 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 and/or Excess Withdrawal.
Certificate Fee Percentage: A factor used to determine the Certificate Fee. The current and maximum Certificate Fee Percentages are shown in Tables 3a and 3b.
Certificate Owner: The person (or persons) purchasing or owning the Certificate in accordance with Article II.
Certificate Year: A one year period beginning on a Certificate Anniversary (or the Certificate Date).
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Company, Us, We or Our: Transamerica Advisors Life Insurance Company, the issuer of the Contract and Certificate.
Compliance Deadline: The applicable timeframe by which the Certificate Owner must take corrective action to comply with the terms and conditions under the Contract or Certificate. Composition Requirements: The requirements We establish from time to time with respect to the composition of Covered Assets in the Account. These requirements are outlined in Article IV of the Contract and Certificate.
Contract: The group contingent deferred annuity contract issued by Us to the Group Contract Holder and pursuant to which the Certificate may be issued.
Conversion: A contractual right under which a Certificate Owner may exchange their existing Certificate for a new Certificate while retaining their Coverage Base or Coverage Amount from the terminated Certificate.
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Coverage Amount: Prior to the Lock-In Date, it is equal to zero. On or after the Lock-In Date but before the Insured Event, it is the amount during any Certificate Year that the Certificate Owner may withdraw from the Covered Asset Pool without reducing the Coverage Amount in future years. On or after the Insured Event, provided certain conditions are met, it is the amount that We will pay to the Certificate Owner or their Spouse, as the case may be, in the form of a lifetime annuity as described in Articles V and IX.
Coverage Base: The amount used to determine the initial Coverage Amount. The Coverage Base is also used to calculate the Certificate Fee for certain Fee Options as shown in Table 4. The Coverage Base has no surrender value and may not be withdrawn from the Contract or Certificate.
Coverage Percentage: On or after the Lock-In Date but before the Insured Event, the Coverage Percentage refers to a factor that the Coverage Base or Covered Asset Pool, as applicable, is multiplied by to determine the Coverage Amount. The factor is based on the Attained Age of the applicable Covered Person on the Lock-In Date and the then corresponding 10 year U.S. Treasury bond yield as shown on Table 5.
Covered Asset: An Eligible Asset designated by a Certificate Owner for coverage under this Contract and his or her Certificate which is held within an Account.
Covered Asset Pool: All Covered Assets held in a Certificate Owner’s Account at the close of any Valuation Day.
Covered Asset Transfer: The movement of money out of one Covered Asset into another Covered Asset. The transfer of money out of one Eligible Asset into an Ineligible Asset is not a Covered Asset Transfer but rather constitutes a Withdrawal or an Excess Withdrawal, as the case may be.
Covered Asset Value: The aggregate net asset value of the Covered Asset Pool as of the close of each Valuation Day.
Covered Person: The person (or person and his or her Spouse under a joint life Certificate) on whose life (or lives) benefits are paid under the Certificate and Contract. The Covered Person is also referred to as the Annuitant.
Eligible Asset: An Eligible Fund or Eligible Strategy 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 Eligible Assets. Once We designate an Eligible Asset, We, at any time in the future, may determine such investment or strategy is no longer an Eligible Asset.
Eligible Fund: An individual investment (e.g., mutual fund or exchange-traded fund) that We may designate from time to time as being eligible for coverage under the Contract and Certificate. An Eligible Fund becomes a Covered Asset when and for so long as designated by a Certificate Owner for coverage under this Contract and his or her Certificate and held within an Account. The current listing of Eligible Funds is available by contacting the Company.
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Eligible Strategy: A specified group of Eligible Strategy Funds that We designate as being eligible for coverage under the Contract or any Certificate when held or rebalanced in accordance with allocation percentages and Composition Requirements that We specify. The current listing of Eligible Strategies is available by contacting the Company.
Eligible Strategy Fund: An individual investment (i.e., mutual fund or exchange-traded fund) We designate from time to time as being eligible for coverage under the Contract and Certificate as part of an Eligible Strategy.
Excess Withdrawal: Prior to the Lock-In Date, any Withdrawal, excluding Withdrawal of any Annual Fee Allowance, if applicable. After the Lock-In Date, any Withdrawal in excess of the Coverage Amount excluding Withdrawal of any Annual Fee Allowance, if any, in a Certificate Year and/or Withdrawal of an Additional Coverage Amount, if any, in a calendar year.
Family Limited Partnership: A limited partnership controlled by members of a family.
Fee Basis: The value (either the Covered Asset Value or Coverage Base) by which the applicable Certificate Fee Percentage (see Tables 3a and 3b) is applied to determine the Certificate Fee. Fee Basis is shown in Table 4.
Fee Factor: The value We use to identify the weighted risk of the Eligible Funds in the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool as described in Section 6.3. The Fee Factor is used to determine the applicable Investment Profile. The current Fee Factor ranges for each Investment Profile are shown in Table 2.
Fee Option: The option selected by the Certificate Owner which determines if the Certificate Fee and Advisory Fee, if any, will or will not be allowed to be withdrawn from the Covered Assets and the corresponding Fee Basis. These options are shown in Table 4.
Financial Institution: An entity approved by Us to establish and maintain an Account on behalf of the Certificate Owner (or the non-natural person or Qualified Account holding the assets on behalf of the Certificate Owner). We may designate additional approved Financial Institutions, and may, for any reason, disapprove a previously approved Financial Institution.
Fund Factor: The factor derived from the use of a proprietary algorithm that attempts to assess the relative risk associated with each Eligible Fund. The algorithm factors criteria such as market data, historical volatility and other measures of exposure. We then attribute a Fund Factor to every Eligible Fund. The Company may change the Fund Factor from time to time. The current list of available Eligible Funds and current Fund Factors are available by contacting the Company.
Group Contract Holder, You, Your: The entity (including a trust, if applicable) to which the Contract is issued.
Ineligible Asset: An investment (e.g., mutual fund or exchange-traded fund) that We have not yet designated (or no longer designate) as an Eligible Asset and is not or is no longer a Covered Asset.
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Insured Event: The date when the Covered Asset Value is reduced to zero by reasons other than an Excess Withdrawal. The Insured Event must occur, and other conditions as described in Section 5.1 must be met, before the Coverage Amount will be paid under Section 9.1.
Investment Profile: Any number of listed profiles that We may establish from time to time, based on minimum and maximum Fee Factor ranges as described in Table 2. The Investment Profile is used in determining the Certificate Fee as described in Sections 6.1 and 6.3 and is shown in Table 3a.
IRA: Individual Retirement Accounts governed by Code Sections 408 (IRA) or 408A (Xxxx XXX).
Lock-In Date: The Valuation Day the Certificate Owner establishes an initial Coverage Amount. For Certificates issued as part of a Conversion, the Lock-In Date from the prior Certificate will be the Lock-In Date for the new Certificate. 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]. Subsequent Contributions are not permitted after the Lock-In Date or the Insured Event.
Maximum Total Contributions: The maximum amount of Contributions that can be made to the Covered Asset Pool as shown on the Data Pages of the Contract and Certificate.
Net Certificate Contributions: Aggregate Certificate Contributions less Excess Withdrawals.
Non-Qualified Account: An Account other than a Qualified Account held outside any tax advantaged retirement and savings arrangement as provided for under the Code.
Qualified Account: An Account maintained pursuant to:
| (a) | An IRA; |
| (b) | A Tax-Sheltered Annuity Custodial Account as defined in Section 403(b)(7) of the Code; |
| (c) | A plan under Section 457(b) of the Code; or |
| (d) | A plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and federal law. |
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, or falls on a non-Valuation Day, the values and calculations associated with such Quarterversary will be made as of the next following Valuation Day.
Required Minimum Distribution (RMD): With respect to a Qualified 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 a Qualified Account (other than a Xxxx 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 the Code and federal law.
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Subsequent Contribution: After the Certificate Date, but prior to the Lock-In Date, additional Contributions made by a Certificate Owner. The sum of the initial Contribution and any Subsequent Contributions may not exceed the Maximum Total Contributions. Subsequent Contributions do not include dividends, capital gains or Covered Asset Transfers from Covered Assets that are automatically reinvested. After the Lock-In Date, Subsequent Contributions will not be permitted.
Third-Party Administrator: The entity with whom We have contracted to monitor the composition of the Covered Asset Pool in accordance with Our requirements.
Valuation Day: Each day and for so long as the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading.
Withdrawal: Any Withdrawal from, or transfer out of, the Covered Asset Pool. All amounts deducted from the 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 as well as the possible conversion of Covered Assets into Ineligible Assets) are treated as Withdrawals. Dividends and capital gains distributions which are not automatically reinvested back into the Account are also treated as Withdrawals.
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ARTICLE II – WHEN CERTIFICATE COVERAGE STARTS
| 2.1 | Certificate Eligibility and Ownership |
Contract benefits are offered to Certificate Owners investing in Covered Assets which are held in an Account at a Financial Institution, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Contract and Certificate. At all times while the Certificate is in effect, the Certificate must be owned:
| (a) | by an individual; |
| (b) | by two individuals who are Spouses; |
| (c) | by a trust or other non-natural person acting as agent in accordance with Section 72(u) of the Code for an individual or for two individuals who are Spouses; |
| (d) | by an individual or two individuals who are Spouses and are the sole-general partner(s) of a Family Limited Partnership holding the Account; or |
| (e) | by a Qualified Account holding assets on behalf of a Covered Person. |
Certificates relating to a single Covered Person are called a “Single Life Certificate” and those relating to more than one Covered Person who are Spouses are called a “Joint Life Certificate”. A Covered Person must be a natural person.
| 2.2 | Single Life Certificate |
If the Certificate is owned by a single individual the Certificate Owner must, on the Certificate Date or at the time he or she becomes the Certificate Owner (as described in Article VIII), be:
| (a) | between the Attained Ages of [35] and [90]; |
| (b) | an owner of the Account or the sole general partner of a Family Limited Partnership holding the Account, or when the Certificate is held in connection with a Qualified Account the Certificate Owner is the sole beneficial owner of the Qualified Account; and |
| (c) | the Covered Person. |
If the Certificate is owned jointly by two individuals, the joint Certificate Owners on the Certificate Date or at the time they become Joint Certificate Owners must be:
| (a) | both between the Attained Ages of [35] and [90]; |
| (b) | joint owners of the Account or the sole general partners of a Family Limited Partnership holding the Account), or when the Certificate is held in connection with a Qualified Account, one of the joint Certificate Owners is the sole beneficial owner of the Qualified Account; |
| (c) | Spouses (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 or joint owner of the Account.); and |
| (d) | a Covered Person (one of the Certificate Owners). |
If a Certificate is owned by a trust acting as agent for an individual in accordance with Section 72(u) of the Code, the individual for whom the Certificate Owner acts as agent on the Certificate Date, or at the time the trust becomes the Certificate Owner on behalf of the individual (as described in Article VIII), must be:
| (a) | between the Attained Age of [35] and [90]; |
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| (b) | an owner of the Account (or the Certificate Owner must be the owner of the Account as agent for the individual); and |
| (c) | the Covered Person. |
If the Covered Asset Pool is owned by a Family Limited Partnership, a Certificate may be issued only to a general partner of that Family Limited Partnership and the Certificate Owner must, on the Certificate Date or at the time he or she becomes the Certificate Owner (as described in Article VIII) be:
| (a) | between the Attained Age of [35] and [90]; and |
| (b) | the Covered Person. |
Upon the occurrence of the Insured Event and subject to the conditions shown in Article V of the Contract and Certificate, the Coverage Amount payments will be made to the Certificate Owner(s) and not the Family Limited Partnership.
If the Certificate is owned by a Qualified Account, the beneficial owner of the Qualified Account must on the Certificate Date or at the time he or she becomes the beneficial owner of the Qualified Account that is the Certificate Owner be:
| (a) | between the Attained Age of [35] and [90]; |
| (b) | the sole beneficial owner of the Qualified Account; and |
| (c) | the Covered Person. |
| 2.3 | 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 or by a Qualified Account, if joint coverage is elected, the difference between the Attained Ages of the joint Covered Persons may not be more than 10 years.
The Attained Age of the Covered Person means, in the case of a joint life Certificate, the Attained Age of the younger Covered Person. For joint life Certificates, one or both joint Covered Person must be alive at the time of the Insured Event. 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, each of the applicable Coverage Percentages will be [0.5%] lower than for a single Covered Person.
If the joint life Certificate is owned by a single individual on the Certificate Date then:
| (a) | Both the Certificate Owner and the Certificate Owner’s Spouse must be between the Attained Ages of [35] and [90]; |
| (b) | The Certificate Owner’s Spouse must be the sole primary beneficiary on the Certificate for the death distribution rules of Section 72(s) of the Code; |
| (c) | The Certificate Owner’s Spouse must be the sole primary beneficiary or joint owner of the Account; and |
| (d) | The Certificate Owner and the Certificate Owner’s Spouse must both be Covered Persons. |
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If the joint life Certificate is owned jointly by two individuals, the joint Certificate Owners on the Certificate Date must be:
| (a) | both between the Attained Ages of [35] and [90]; |
| (b) | Spouses (at least one of the Spouses must be the owner or beneficial owner or the Account and the other Spouse must be the sole primary beneficiary or joint owner of the Account; |
| (c) | Covered Persons; and |
| (d) | the designated beneficiary of the other Certificate Owner for the death distribution rules of Section 72(s) of the Code. |
If the Covered Asset Pool is owned by a Family Limited Partnership in order for a joint life Certificate to be issued, such Certificate Owners must be:
| (a) | both sole general partners of the Family Limited Partnership; |
| (b) | both between the Attained Ages of [35] and [90]; |
| (c) | Spouses; and |
| (d) | Covered Persons. |
Upon the occurrence of the Insured Event and subject to the conditions shown in Article V of the Contract and Certificate, the Coverage Amount payments will be made to the Certificate Owner(s) and not the Family Limited Partnership.
If the joint life Certificate is used in connection with a Qualified Account, then:
| (a) | Both Covered Persons must be between the Attained Ages of [35] and [90]; |
| (b) | The Certificate Owner’s Spouse must be the sole primary beneficiary of the Qualified Account; |
| (c) | The difference between the ages of the joint Covered Persons may not be more than 10 years; and |
| (d) | If there are joint Covered Persons but only one Certificate Owner, then the joint Covered Person who is not the Certificate Owner will be the designated beneficiary of the Certificate Owner for the death distribution rules of Section 72(s) of the Code. |
If the joint life Certificate is owned by a Qualified Account, then:
| (a) | Both Covered Persons must be between the Attained Ages of [35] and [90]; |
| (b) | The beneficial owner of the Qualified Account’s Spouse must be the sole primary beneficiary of the Qualified Account; and |
| (c) | The difference between the ages of the joint Covered Persons may not be more than 10 years. |
| 2.4 | Certificate Coverage |
The Coverage for a Certificate begins on the Certificate Date. The Coverage Amount, however, is not immediately payable and will not become payable until and unless the Insured Event occurs and provided that all other conditions of the Contract and Certificate are met.
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ARTICLE III – AMOUNT OF COVERAGE
| 3.1 | Coverage Amount |
The Coverage Amount establishes limits for the amount that may be withdrawn without reducing the Coverage Amount in future years, and represents the amount that may be payable by Us following the Insured Event provided all conditions of the Contract and Certificate are met. The Coverage Amount will vary during the term of the Certificate.
| (a) | Prior to the Lock-In Date, the Coverage Amount is zero. |
| (b) | The Certificate Owner may elect at any time on or after the earliest Lock-In Date to “Lock-In” the Coverage Amount. On the Lock-In Date, We calculate the initial Coverage Amount by multiplying the applicable Coverage Percentage by the greater of: |
| a. | The Coverage Base; or |
| b. | The then current Covered Asset Value. |
| (c) | After the Lock-In Date but before the Insured Event; |
| a. | The Coverage Amount and any Annual Fee Allowance, if any, each Certificate Year and/or the Additional Coverage Amount, if any, in a calendar year is the maximum amount a Certificate Owner can withdraw from the Covered Asset Pool without causing an Excess Withdrawal. If the Certificate Owner takes a Withdrawal(s) less than the Coverage Amount or the Annual Fee Allowance, if any, during a Certificate Year, the unused portion cannot be carried over to another Certificate Year. If the Certificate Owner withdraws less than the Additional Coverage Amount, if any, in a calendar year, the unused portion cannot be carried over to the next calendar year. |
| b. | The Coverage Amount is recalculated on each Certificate Anniversary. The Coverage Amount is the greater of: |
| i. | The then current Coverage Amount; or |
| ii. | The current Covered Asset Value on the Certificate Anniversary multiplied by the then current Coverage Percentage as determined by the Covered Person’s Attained Age on the Lock-In Date (for a joint life Certificate, the Attained Age of the younger Spouse on the Lock-In Date) and the current 10-year United States Treasury Bond Yield. |
Subject to Section 3.4, if the Certificate Owner’s Coverage Amount increases pursuant to ii above, We will treat the increase as an Automatic Step-Up and the Coverage Base will be reset as noted in Section 3.2(d).
| (d) | After the Insured Event and provided certain conditions are met, the Coverage Amount is the amount of the lifetime fixed annuity payments We will make to the Certificate Owner each Certificate Year. The Annual Fee Allowance, if applicable, no longer applies. |
Advisory Fees, if any, must be paid by the Certificate Owner from another source. For Certificates issued as part of a Conversion, the Coverage Amount will be no less than the Coverage Amount on the day the prior Certificate was terminated.
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| 3.2 | Coverage Base |
The Coverage Base is used to calculate the initial Coverage Amount. The Coverage Base is also used to calculate the Certificate Fee under certain Fee Options. The Coverage Base is not available as a cash value.
| (a) | On the Certificate Date, the initial Coverage Base is equal to the Covered Asset Value. |
| (b) | Prior to the Lock-In Date, the Coverage Base will increase in two circumstances: |
| a. | First, each time You make a Subsequent Contribution to the Covered Asset Pool (up to a maximum of $1 million in aggregate Contributions unless approved by Us), Your Coverage Base is immediately increased by the amount of the Subsequent Contribution. |
| b. | Second, on each Certificate Anniversary prior to the Lock-In Date, the Coverage Base will be reset to equal the greatest of: |
| i. | The current Coverage Base; |
| ii. | The Covered Asset Value on that Certificate Anniversary; or |
| iii. | Provided there have been no Excess Withdrawals during the preceding Certificate Year, the highest Covered Asset Value as of any Quarterversary during the immediately preceding Certificate Year. |
Subject to Section 3.4, if the Coverage Base increases pursuant to ii or iii above, We will treat the increase as an Automatic Step-Up.
| (c) | On the Lock-In Date, the Coverage Base will be the greater of: |
| a. | The current Coverage Base; or |
| b. | The current Covered Asset Value. |
Subject to Section 3.4, if the Coverage Base increases pursuant to b above, We will treat the increase as an Automatic Step-Up.
| (d) | After the Lock-In Date but before the Insured Event, the Coverage Base is no longer used to calculate the Coverage Amount and is only used to calculate the Certificate Fee for those Fee Options using Coverage Base as a Fee Basis. |
Subject to Section 3.4, if the Certificate Owner’s Coverage Amount increases We will treat the increase as an Automatic Step-Up and the Coverage Base will be reset to:
(A / B) x C, where:
A = Coverage Amount after the Automatic Step-Up;
B = Coverage Amount immediately prior to the Automatic Step-Up; and
C = Coverage Base prior to the Automatic Step-Up.
| (e) | After the Insured Event and provided certain conditions are met, no Certificate Fee is charged and the Coverage Base will no longer be calculated. |
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For Certificates issued as part of a Conversion, the Coverage Base on the Certificate Date will be no less than the Coverage Base on the day prior to Certificate termination.
| 3.3 | Coverage Percentage |
The Coverage Percentage is the factor that the Coverage Base or Covered Asset Pool is multiplied by to determine the Coverage Amount.
| (a) | Prior to the Lock-In Date the Coverage Percentage is zero. |
| (b) | On or after the Lock-In date but before the Insured Event, the Coverage Percentage is determined by using the Covered Person’s Attained Age on the Lock-In Date (or for a joint life Certificate, the Attained Age of the younger Spouse on the Lock-In Date) and the current yield on the 10-year United States Treasury Bond. See Table 5 for a complete list of Coverage Percentages. |
| (c) | After the Insured Event and provided certain conditions are met, the Coverage Amount will not change and the Coverage Percentage will no longer be calculated. |
| 3.4 | Automatic Step-Up |
After the first Certificate Year, the Certificate Fee Percentages may increase or decrease due to an Automatic Step-Up of the Coverage Base or Coverage Amount. Certificate Fee Percentages will never exceed the maximum Certificate Fee Percentages shown in Tables 3a or 3b. Changes in the Certificate Fee Percentage may result in an increase or decrease in the Certificate Fee paid.
The Certificate Owner has the right to reject any Automatic Step-Up provided We receive the rejections, in a written form satisfactory to Us within [thirty (30)] days following the Certificate Anniversary on which the Automatic Step-Up occurs. 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 to the Coverage Amount or Coverage Base resulting from the Automatic Step-Up will be reversed. Rejection of an Automatic Step-Up will not be deemed a rejection of future Automatic Step-Ups.
| 3.5 | Additional Coverage Amount: RMDs for Qualified Accounts |
If the Covered Asset Pool is held in a Qualified Account and if the Certificate Owner’s (or the beneficial owner’s Qualified Account) RMD (for the purposes of determining the Additional Coverage Amount) is calculated using:
| (a) | The age the beneficial owner of the Qualified Account will attain in the current calendar year (the Required Minimum Distributions do not start prior to the Certificate Owner attaining his or her required beginning date as defined in Section 401(a)(9)(C) of the Code; |
| (b) | The IRS Uniform Lifetime Table, as amended; |
| (c) | The value of the Covered Asset Pool (including in some instances the value of the Certificate) as of December 31st of the calendar year preceding the current calendar year; and |
| (d) | The RMD for the current calendar year (no carry-over from past calendar years) is greater than the Coverage Amount. |
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Then each calendar year the Certificate Owner (or the beneficial owner of the Qualified Account) can make additional Withdrawals from the Account, after the Lock-In Date but before the Insured Event, up to an amount which represents the difference between the RMD (as determined in the manner described in this subsection) amount and the Coverage Amount, without causing an Excess Withdrawal. This annual amount is defined in this Contract and Certificate as an “Additional Coverage Amount”.
If, during this time period, the Certificate Owner (or the beneficial owner of the Qualified Account) withdraws or transfers less than the Additional Coverage Amount in a calendar year from the Covered Asset Pool, the unused portion cannot be carried over to another calendar year. For purposes of determining the RMD amount, only assets held in the Covered Asset Pool as of December 31st of the calendar year preceding the current calendar year will be taken into account. Qualified Account assets held outside the Covered Asset Pool will not be taken into account for calculating the Additional Coverage Amount.
| 3.6 | Withdrawals |
Amounts deducted from the Certificate Owner’s Covered Asset Pool during the term of the Certificate are treated as Withdrawals.
| (a) | Prior to the Lock-In Date, any amount withdrawn from the Covered Asset Pool other than an Annual Fee Allowance, if applicable, will be 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 x (B/C), where: |
| A = | The Excess Withdrawal amount; | |
| B = | The Coverage Base prior to the Withdrawal; and | |
| C = | The Covered Asset Value after Withdrawal of any Annual Fee Allowance, but before the Excess Withdrawal. | |
| (b) | After the Lock-In Date but before the Insured Event, the Certificate Owner can make a Withdrawal(s) without causing an Excess Withdrawal as long as the total amount of all Withdrawal(s) do not exceed: |
| a. | The Coverage Amount and Annual Fee Allowance, if any, for the Certificate Year; and |
| b. | The Additional Coverage Amount, if any, for the calendar year. |
Any Excess Withdrawal will reduce the Coverage Amount on a pro rata basis according to the following formula:
A x (B/C), where:
| A = | The Excess Withdrawal amount; | |
| B = | The Coverage Amount prior to the Withdrawal; and | |
| C = | The Covered Asset Value after the Coverage Amount or any Annual Fee Allowance has been Withdrawn, but before the Excess Withdrawal. | |
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After the Lock-In Date but before the Insured Event, the Coverage Base is no longer used to calculate the Coverage Amount and is only used to calculate the Certificate Fee for those Fee Options using Coverage Base as a Fee Basis. If the Coverage Amount decreases due to an Excess Withdrawal after the Lock-In Date, the Coverage Base will be reset to:
(A/B) x C, where:
| A = | Coverage Amount after the Excess Withdrawal; | |
| B = | Coverage Amount immediately prior to the Excess Withdrawal; and | |
| C = | Coverage Base prior to the Excess Withdrawal. | |
An Excess Withdrawal can reduce the Coverage Amount to zero. If the Coverage Amount is reduced to zero due to an Excess Withdrawal, the Certificate terminates without value and no benefits will be paid.
If the Certificate Owner withdraws less than the Coverage Amount or Annual Fee Allowance from the Covered Asset Pool in a Certificate Year, the unused portion cannot be carried over to the next Certificate Year.
| (c) | After the Insured Event, no Withdrawals are permitted. |
| 3.7 | Covered Asset Transfers |
The Certificate Owner may make any or all of the following Covered Asset Transfers prior to the Lock-In Date subject to applicable Composition Requirements:
| (a) | Add, delete or replace an Eligible Fund(s) for another Eligible Fund(s) or an Eligible Strategy; or |
| (b) | Add, delete or replace an Eligible Strategy for another Eligible Strategy or Eligible Fund(s). |
Any transfer, sale or exchange of a Covered Asset for and into an Ineligible Asset shall be considered to be a Withdrawal and in some instances could constitute an Excess Withdrawal(s).
No Covered Asset Transfers are permissible after the Insured Event. Covered Asset Transfers may impact Certificate Owner’s Investment Profile or Eligible Strategy and may trigger an adjustment to the Certificate Fee.
ARTICLE IV – COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS
| 4.1 | Composition Requirements |
Covered Assets must be invested at all times in accordance with the Composition Requirements. Failure to comply with the Composition Requirements may result in termination of the Certificate.
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Covered Assets must at all times be allocated either to :
| (a) | Eligible Funds in accordance with applicable Composition Requirements as described in Section 4.2; or |
| (b) | An Eligible Strategy as described in Section 4.3. |
We may, in Our sole discretion, change Composition Requirements at any time. For example, We may add, modify, replace or delete Eligible Assets, Asset Class Categories, Asset Category Caps or Fee Factor ranges. In addition, We may reassign one or more Eligible Funds to different Asset Class Categories or change their Fund Factors. The change in one or more Eligible Funds’ Asset Class Categories or Fund Factors could cause the Covered Asset Pool to exceed an Asset Category Cap or highest Fee Factor range. If We change the Composition Requirements the Certificate Owner will be provided with written notice at least [thirty (30)] days before the change. If We notify a Certificate Owner that Composition Requirements have changed, the Certificate Owner will have [thirty (30)] days from the date of the notice to reallocate the Covered Asset Pool (if necessary). If the Certificate Owner fails to reallocate to the then prevailing Composition Requirements within the Compliance Deadline, the Certificate will terminate and no benefits will be paid.
Except for circumstances provided in the immediately preceding paragraph or as outlined in Section 4.3, if at any time, the composition of the Covered Asset Pool does not meet Our then prevailing Composition Requirements, We will send notice of non-compliance and the Certificate Owner will have [ seven (7)] business days following the date of notice to reallocate to the then prevailing Composition Requirements. If the Certificate Owner fails to reallocate to the then prevailing Composition Requirements within the Compliance Deadline, the Certificate will terminate and no benefits will be paid.
We have no duty or obligation to notify or advise any Certificate Owner as to an optimal or more cost efficient manner of managing their Covered Asset Pool. We are not responsible for investment losses or lost opportunities in any way associated with compliance with Composition Requirements. There may be tax and Certificate Fee consequences associated with any reallocations made to the Account.
| 4.2 | Eligible Fund Composition Requirements |
If the Certificate Owner elects to invest in Eligible Funds, all of the following Composition Requirements must also be met:
| (a) | Their entire Covered Asset Pool must be allocated and maintained in Eligible Funds. |
| (b) | [20%] or more of the Covered Asset Value must be invested in Eligible Funds designated as Asset Class Category [2 (Core Investment Grade Debt)], unless [100%] of the Eligible Funds invested are designated as Asset Class Category [16 (Balanced)] or Asset Class Category [2 (Core Investment Grade Debt)]. |
| (c) | The percentage of the Covered Asset Value invested in any Asset Class Category may not exceed the specified maximum Asset Category Cap, shown in Table 1, as of any Calculation Date before the Insured Event. |
| (d) | The Fee Factor may not exceed the highest Fee Factor range currently available, as shown in Table 2. |
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| 4.3 | Eligible Strategy Composition Requirements |
If the Certificate Owner selects an Eligible Strategy, all of the Covered Asset Pool must be allocated and maintained in accordance with that Eligible Strategy on each Calculation Date and immediately following any Subsequent Contribution, Excess Withdrawal, or Covered Asset Transfer. Investments in Eligible Strategy Funds will be deemed to meet the Composition Requirements for the selected Eligible Strategy as long as the Covered Asset Pool is allocated in accordance with the then required allocation percentages for the Eligible Strategy. Maintaining the proper allocation percentages may require periodic rebalancing. We assume or undertake no duty or obligation to remind any Certificate Owner how or when to rebalance their Covered Asset Pool within an Eligible Strategy or if compliance with these Composition Requirements might otherwise be achieved through investment in Eligible Funds.
Deviation from an Eligible Strategy due to a Withdraw which is not an Excess Withdrawal and/or market fluctuation must be corrected no later than the next Calculation Date.
| 4.4 | Eligible Strategy Non-Compliance |
It is possible that a Certificate Owner may fail to comply with Eligible Strategy Composition Requirements but yet comply with Eligible Fund Composition Requirements (assuming that all such Eligible Strategy Funds were also Eligible Funds within then permissible Asset Class Categories and Asset Category Caps). In this event, rather than terminate the Certificate at the end of the Compliance Deadline, We will reclassify the Covered Assets as being fully invested in Eligible Funds, rather than the previous selected Eligible Strategy. This will be treated as a Covered Asset Transfer and will result in a Certificate Fee Adjustment as outlined in Section 6.4.
ARTICLE V – THE INSURED EVENT
| 5.1 | The Insured Event |
The Insured Event occurs when the Covered Asset Value 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 all of the following conditions exist:
| (a) | The Certificate has not terminated under Article VII; |
| (b) | The Lock-In Date has been previously established; |
| (c) | The Covered Person (or at least one of the Covered Persons for a joint life Certificate) is alive; |
| (d) | The Coverage Amount is greater than zero; and |
| (e) | All Certificate Fees are paid. |
After the Insured Event, the Annual Fee Allowance no longer applies. Advisory Fees, if applicable, will not be paid by Us and must thereafter be paid by the Certificate Owner from another source.
ARTICLE VI – CERTIFICATE FEE
| 6.1 | Certificate Fee |
The Certificate Fee will be calculated and will be due on the Certificate Date and thereafter on each Quarterversary. Subject to Certificate Fee Adjustments, the Certificate Fee is equal to:
A x B x C, where:
| A = | The then applicable annualized Certificate Fee Percentage (as shown in Tables 3a or 3b or on the Certificate Data Page); |
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| B = | The Fee Basis on the Calculation Date (as shown in Table 4); | |
| C = | The number of calendar days in a Certificate quarter divided by the number of calendar days in the Certificate Year. | |
On the Certificate Date, the Certificate Fee will be calculated using the initial Certificate Fee Percentage as shown on the Certificate Data Page, unless the allocation of the Eligible Funds or Eligible Strategies on the Certificate Date would produce a higher Certificate Fee Percentage, as outlined below.
If the Covered Asset Pool is allocated to Eligible Funds, the Certificate Fee Percentage applicable on each Calculation Date depends on:
| (a) | The Fee Option selected as described in Section 6.2; and |
| (b) | The Investment Profile as described in Section 6.3. |
If the Covered Asset Pool is allocated to an Eligible Strategy, the Certificate Fee Percentage applicable on each Calculation Date depends on:
| (a) | The Fee Option selected as describe in Section 6.2; and |
| (b) | The Eligible Strategy selected and shown in Table 3b. |
If the Covered Asset Pool is automatically reclassified to Eligible Funds due to a failure to comply with Eligible Strategy Composition Requirements, as described in Section 4.4, the Certificate Fee Percentage will be based on the allocation among Eligible Funds.
The maximum Certificate Fee Percentages are shown in Tables 3a and 3b. We may increase the Certificate Fee Percentage, not to exceed the maximum, in conjunction with an Automatic Step-Up.
Certificate Fee Percentages will be reduced by [0.05%] for Net Certificate Contributions of [$500,000] and above. These fee reductions will be applied on a prospective basis and for so long as Net Certificate Contributions exceed this threshold.
The Certificate Fee pays for, among other things, the insurance protections provided by the Certificate. We expect to make a profit based on the Certificate Fee. If We do not receive the Certificate Fee as of the due date, We will notify the Certificate Owner of the deficiency at least twice before [forty five (45)] days have elapsed. If the required Certificate Fee is not paid within [sixty (60)] days of the due date, then the Certificate will terminate and no benefits will be paid.
| 6.2 | Fee Options |
The Certificate Owner may select from several available Fee Options shown in Table 4. The Fee Option selected will determine:
| (a) | if Certificate Fees and Advisory Fees may be deducted from the Account without being considered an Excess Withdrawal; |
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| (b) | the maximum Advisor Fee percentage which may be deducted from the Account without being considered an Excess Withdrawal; |
| (c) | the Fee Basis which will be used in calculating the Certificate Fee; and |
| (d) | the Certificate Fee Percentage. |
| 6.3 | Fund Factors, Fee Factors and Investment Profiles |
The Investment Profile for the Covered Asset Pool is calculated each Quarterversary and each time the Certificate Owner makes a Contribution, Excess Withdrawal or Covered Asset Transfer. If Your Covered Asset Pool is allocated to Eligible Funds, Your Investment Profile depends on the value of Your Covered Assets multiplied by a Fund Factor assigned to each corresponding Eligible Fund.
Fund Factors, Fee Factors and Investment Profiles are used when the Covered Assets are invested in Eligible Funds. We assign a Fund Factor and Asset Class Category to every Eligible Fund. The Company may change the Fund Factor and Asset Class Category for any Eligible Fund at any time. On the Certificate Date and each Quarterversary, We will use the current Fund Factors to determine the Fee Factor and Investment Profile. A change to a Fund Factor may result in a change to the Certificate Owner’s Investment Profile. We will notify the Certificate Owner of a Fund Factor change by sending notification [thirty (30)] days in advance.
We apply the following steps in calculating the Fee Factor and Investment Profile:
| (a) | We confirm compliance with the Composition Requirements; |
| (b) | We multiply the assigned Fund Factor for each Covered Asset by the value of the Eligible Fund. This calculation is repeated for all Covered Assets. The sum of these calculations is then divided by the Covered Asset Value to derive the Fee Factor; and |
| (c) | We compare the Fee Factor to the Fee Factor range in Table 2 to determine the Investment Profile. |
If the Investment Profile changes due to market fluctuations, a Withdrawal which is not an Excess Withdrawal, or a change made by Us, the Certificate Fee Percentage will not change until the next Calculation Date following notification to the Certificate Owner by Us and expiration of the Compliance Deadline.
However, a change in the Investment Profile due to a Covered Asset Transfer, Subsequent Contribution, or Excess Withdrawal taken by the Certificate Owner will result in a pro rata adjustment to the Certificate Fee that will be payable on the next Calculation Date as described in Sections 6.4 and 6.5.
| 6.4 | Certificate Fee Adjustments for Covered Asset Transfers |
Covered Asset Transfers that the Certificate Owner makes on other than a Calculation Date may be subject to a Certificate Fee Adjustment. The Certificate Fee Adjustment will be calculated by multiplying:
A x B x C, where:
| A = | The Fee Basis as of the date of the most recent Certificate Fee calculation or Certificate Fee Adjustment calculation due to a Subsequent Contribution or Excess Withdrawal; |
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| B = | The Certificate Fee Percentage based on the new Investment Profile or Eligible Strategy, as applicable, minus the Certificate Fee Percentage for the previous Investment Profile or Eligible Strategy, as applicable; and | |
| C = | The number of days remaining in the Certificate quarter divided by the number of days in the Certificate Year. | |
Based on the 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 and will be due and payable on the next following Calculation Date.
| 6.5 | Certificate Fee Adjustment for Subsequent Contributions and Excess Withdrawals |
Subsequent Contributions or Excess Withdrawals that the Certificate Owner makes on other than a Calculation Date will be subject to a Certificate Fee Adjustment. A Certificate Fee Adjustment, either increasing the fee for Subsequent Contributions or decreasing the fee for Excess Withdrawals, will be calculated by multiplying:
A x B x C, where:
| A | = | Either the Subsequent Contribution or the Excess Withdrawal, as applicable; | ||
| B | = | The then applicable Certificate Fee Percentage; and | ||
| C | = | The number of calendar days remaining in the Certificate quarter divided by the number of calendar days in the Certificate Year. | ||
If a Subsequent Contribution or Excess Withdrawal results in a change in the Investment Profile, an additional fee adjustment will be calculated by multiplying:
A x B x C, where:
| A = | The Fee Basis as of the date of the current Certificate Fee Adjustment calculation, reflecting any adjustments to the Fee Basis due to the Subsequent Contribution or Excess Withdrawal; | |
| B = | The Certificate Fee Percentage based on the new Investment Profile or Eligible Strategy, as applicable, minus the Certificate Fee Percentage for the previous Investment Profile or Eligible Strategy, as applicable; and | |
| C = | The number of days remaining in the Certificate quarter divided by the number of days in the Certificate Year. | |
The sum of all necessary Certificate Fee Adjustments will be added to or subtracted from the Certificate Fee and will be due and payable on the next Calculation Date.
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ARTICLE VII – WHEN CERTIFICATE COVERAGE TERMINATES
| 7.1 | Certificate Coverage Termination |
The Certificate terminates:
| (a) | on a relevant Certificate Owner’s or Covered Person’s death, as the case may be, as described in Section 8.1; |
| (b) | upon assignment, pledge, viatication, levy or garnishment of any Covered Asset or any of the rights under the Contract and Certificate to the Coverage Amount; |
| (c) | upon the transfer, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Covered Asset Pool into Ineligible Assets; |
| (d) | upon non-payment of the Certificate Fee; |
| (e) | on the date the Coverage Base or Coverage Amount is reduced to zero due to an Excess Withdrawal; |
| (f) | the date We receive any Certificate Owner’s written notice to cancel; |
| (g) | if the composition of the Covered Asset Pool does not meet the then applicable Composition Requirements and non-compliance is not corrected within the Compliance Deadline; |
| (h) | 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 Account; |
| (i) | 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 or continued had such age(s) not been misstated; |
| (j) | if the Certificate Owner does not transfer the Account to a then approved Financial Institution within the prescribed time following removal of a Financial Institution as described in Section 7.2; |
| (k) | change of Law as described in Section 10.4; |
| (l) | upon termination of the Contract; or |
| (m) | With respect to a Certificate covering an Account held by a Family Limited Partnership if the Certificate Owners/Covered Persons are no longer the sole general partner(s) of the Family Limited Partnership. |
Termination of the Certificate will result in the loss of all current and future benefits provided by the Contract and Certificate. We may restrict the Certificate Owner’s ability to purchase a new Certificate for one (1) year after the date the Certificate Owner elected to cancel the Certificate.
| 7.2 | 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 maintain compliance with the terms of the Certificate and transfer the Account from the disapproved Financial Institution to an approved Financial Institution within [ninety (90)] calendar days.
We will send the Certificate Owner a notice upon disapproval of their current Financial Institution.
The Certificate will terminate unless the Certificate Owner:
| (a) | moves the Account to another approved Financial Institution within [ninety 90] calendar days of the date We send notice of disapproval; |
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| (b) | complies with the Composition Requirements in Article IV and provides or gives Us access to the information or data necessary to monitor the composition of the Account at all times; and |
| (c) | complies with all other applicable terms of the Contract and Certificate. |
| 7.3 | Unearned Certificate Fee Upon Termination |
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.
ARTICLE VIII – SPOUSAL CONTINUATION AND DIVORCE
| 8.1 | Death Single Life Certificate |
Prior to the Lock-In Date, if the Certificate Owner/Covered Person dies, 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:
| (a) | The Certificate is in force; |
| (b) | The deceased Certificate Owner’s (or Qualified Account beneficial owner’s) Spouse on the date of death is the sole beneficiary of the Certificate and Account either directly or via a trust which is a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes (or is a general partner of a Family Limited Partnership which is the beneficiary of the Account); |
| (c) | The Spouse becomes the sole owner of the Account either directly or via a trust which is a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes (or with respect to a Qualified Account the sole beneficial owner of a compliant Qualified Account where the Covered Asset Pool and if applicable the Certificate Owner rolled in accordance with the Code) (or is a general partner of the Family Limited Partnership holding the Account); |
| (d) | The Account is not owned by a non-natural person other than a Qualified Account trust, Family Limited Partnership (meeting certain conditions), or a trust which is a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes; and |
| (e) | The Spouse meets the eligibility requirements for issuing a Certificate as described in Article II. |
If all of the above conditions are met, the surviving Spouse may elect to continue the Certificate. In that event, the surviving Spouse will become the Covered Person and the Certificate Owner (unless the Certificate is owned by a Qualified Account or grantor trust whose beneficial owner is the Surviving Spouse).
| 8.2 | Death Joint Life Certificate |
Prior to the Lock-In Date, if a Certificate Owner/Covered Person dies, 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:
| (a) | The Certificate is in force; |
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| (b) | The deceased Certificate Owner’s (or Qualified Account beneficial owner’s) Spouse on the date of death is the sole beneficiary and/or joint Owner of the Certificate and Account either directly or via a trust which is a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes (or is a general partner of a Family Limited Partnership which is the beneficiary of the Account); |
| (c) | The Spouse becomes the sole owner of the Account either directly or via a trust which is a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes (or with respect to a Qualified Account the sole owner of a compliant Qualified Account where the Covered Asset Pool and if applicable the Certificate was rolled in accordance with the Code) (or is a general partner of the Family Limited Partnership holding the Account); and |
| (d) | The Account is not owned by a non-natural person other than a Qualified Account trust, Family Limited Partnership (meeting certain conditions), or a trust which is a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes. |
If all of the above conditions are met, the surviving Spouse may continue the Certificate. In that event, the surviving Spouse will become the Covered Person and the Certificate Owner (unless the Certificate is owned by a Qualified Account or grantor trust whose beneficial owner is the Surviving Spouse).
NOTE: If the Certificate (either single or joint) is owned by a non-natural person, the previous provisions shall be applied substituting the Covered Person or Covered Persons for the Certificate Owner.
Tax Information
For the purposes of Section 401(a)(9) of the Code in the case of a Certificate owned by a Qualified Account, the Spouse of the beneficial owner of the Qualified Account shall be the sole designated beneficiary of the Qualified Account.
For purposes of Section 72(s) of the Code:
| (a) | 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 |
| (b) | In the case of a jointly owned Certificate, each joint Certificate Owner shall be the designated beneficiary of the other Certificate Owner. |
On or after the Lock-In Date, if a Covered Person dies, 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.
In the case of a Certificate owned by an eligible non-natural person under Article II, the eligible non-natural person shall be the sole Certificate Owner on behalf of the surviving Covered Person.
In all events, the Certificate will comply with Sections 72(s) or 401(a)(9) of the Code, as applicable.
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| 8.3 | Divorce |
The Certificate Owner must immediately notify Us if they complete divorce proceedings regardless of whether this Certificate is held in a single or joint life option. We may require that they provide Us with court records and other information We require.
Transferring or dividing the Account may constitute a Withdrawal or Excess Withdrawal depending on the amounts involved and when concluded. Refer to Section 6.5 for a description of the Certificate Fee Adjustment for any Excess Withdrawals.
If the divorce occurs after the Insured Event, the terms of the divorce settlement agreement or court-issued divorce decree will govern the disposition of any subsequent Covered Amount payments. Provided, however, that such Covered Amount payments may not be split or divided (i.e., the Company will not make payments to multiple payees).
ARTICLE IX – BENEFIT PAYMENTS
| 9.1 | Benefit Payments |
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 and provided all conditions herein are met, the Coverage Amount will be paid in the form of a fixed lifetime annuity for as long as the Covered Person(s) are living.
| (a) | Single Life Certificates – Payments will be made in equal installments for the life of the Annuitant. Payments cease upon the death of the Annuitant. |
| (b) | 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 last surviving Annuitant. |
| 9.2 | Frequency of Payments |
The Certificate Owner 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.
ARTICLE X – OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
| 10.1 | Misstatement of Age |
If any Covered Person’s Attained Age is misstated, benefits will be adjusted to what the correct Attained Age of the Covered Person 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 void from inception 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.
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| 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 |
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 unilaterally amend the Contract and any Certificate to reflect clarifications which 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. Please note that any impediment to Our ability to exercise this right may result in adverse tax consequences.
We may also amend or delete any term or provision of the Contract or Certificate based upon any change of law. A change of law may include, but is not limited to, any change in surplus or reserving requirements relating in any manner to this Contract as well as the application of any new or additional laws, regulations, bulletins, directives or official interpretations with respect to the Contract, Certificate or contingent deferred annuities, generally. We may terminate the Contract or the Certificate in any state if this type of Contract is considered to be financial guaranty insurance.
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.
We may, from time to time, offer existing Certificate Owners the right to relinquish any or all of their rights under their Certificate in consideration for any form of remuneration or other benefits, including exchanges of the Certificate for other investments that We may then be offering.
Any changes to the Contract and/or the Certificate will be delivered to the Group Contract Holder or the Certificate Owner, if applicable, and signed by Our President, Secretary or Vice President.
| 10.5 | Non-Participating |
Neither the Contract nor any Certificate will share in Our profit or surplus.
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| 10.6 | Assignments |
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 pledged, viaticated, 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 We consider sufficient from the Certificate Owner or any Certificate Owner and any assignee as to the desired allocation of rights under the Contract.
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.
| 10.7 | Evidence of Survival |
We may require satisfactory evidence in writing that each Certificate Owner and Covered Person is alive upon and following the Insured Event. If the Certificate is held by a non-natural owner, the Certificate Owner must promptly notify Us in writing of the dissolution or the cessation of the legal existence of any Certificate Owner. We may periodically review publicly available sources to confirm the living status of any Certificate Owner or Covered Person. We may also take any and all actions that We deem necessary to address the death or dissolution of a Certificate Owner or Covered Person, whether or not the Certificate Owner informs Us about the same, including, but not limited to, terminating the Certificate.
No benefit payment will be made until We receive such evidence.
| 10.8 | Reports to Certificate Owner |
We will give the Certificate Owner a report at least once each Certificate Year. This report will show any information required by law or regulation. The report will be sent to the Certificate Owner at the current address We have on record.
ARTICLE XI – SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION OF CONTRACT
| 11.1 | Suspension of Group Contract |
Suspension by Group Contract Holder: The Group Contract Holder may suspend the Contract by giving [thirty 30] days written notice to the Company.
Suspension by the Company: The Company may suspend the Contract 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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| 11.3 | Group Contract 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 liabilities.
Signed for Us at Our home office.
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Table 1
Covered Asset Pool Composition Requirements
| Asset Class Category |
Asset Class Description |
Asset Category Cap |
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| 1 | International Investment Grade Debt | 50% | ||||||
| 2 | Core Investment Grade Debt | 100% | ||||||
| 3 | High Yield Debt | 20% | ||||||
| 4 | International High Yield Debt | 10% | ||||||
| 5 | Emerging Markets Debt | 10% | ||||||
| 6 | Real Estate | 10% | ||||||
| 7 | International Large Equity | 50% | ||||||
| 8 | Domestic Large Equity | 80% | ||||||
| 9 | Commodities | 10% | ||||||
| 10 | Domestic Mid Cap Equity | 25% | ||||||
| 11 | Domestic Small Cap Equity | 15% | ||||||
| 12 | Emerging Markets Small Equity | 5% | ||||||
| 13 | Hedge Funds | 5% | ||||||
| 14 | International Small Equity | 10% | ||||||
| 15 | Emerging Markets Large Equity | 10% | ||||||
| 16 | Balanced | 100% |
Table 2
Investment Profile and Fee Factor Range
| Fee Factor Range |
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| Investment Profile |
Greater than: |
Not to exceed: | ||||||
| A | 70% | 80% | ||||||
| B | 60% | 70% | ||||||
| C | 50% | 60% | ||||||
| D | 40% | 50% | ||||||
| E | 30% | 40% | ||||||
| F | 0% | 30% | ||||||
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Table 3a
Investment Profile Certificate Fee Percentages at Issue
| Investment Profile |
[ | Fee Option 1 (% of Covered Asset Pool) |
] | [ | Fee Option 2 (% of Coverage Base) |
] | [ | Fee Option 3 (% of Coverage Base) |
] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Current | Maximum | Current | Maximum | Current | Maximum | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | 1.75% | 3.00% | 1.40% | 3.00% | 1.45% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B | 1.35% | 3.00% | 1.25% | 3.00% | 1.30% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 1.15% | 3.00% | 1.10% | 3.00% | 1.15% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 1.00% | 3.00% | 1.00% | 3.00% | 1.05% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E | 0.90% | 3.00% | 0.90% | 3.00% | 0.95% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| F | 0.80% | 3.00% | 0.80% | 3.00% | 0.85% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Investment Profile |
[ | Fee Option 4 (% of Coverage Base) |
] | [ | Fee Option 5 (% of Coverage Base) |
] | [ | Fee Option 6 (% of Coverage Base) |
] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Current | Maximum | Current | Maximum | Current | Maximum | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | 1.90% | 3.00% | 2.20% | 3.00% | 2.35% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B | 1.60% | 3.00% | 1.90% | 3.00% | 2.00% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 1.40% | 3.00% | 1.60% | 3.00% | 1.70% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 1.20% | 3.00% | 1.40% | 3.00% | 1.50% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E | 1.00% | 3.00% | 1.20% | 3.00% | 1.30% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| F | 0.90% | 3.00% | 1.05% | 3.00% | 1.15% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Table 3b
Eligible Strategy Certificate Fee Percentages at Issue
| Eligible Strategy |
[ | Fee Option 1 (% of Covered Asset Pool) |
] | [ | Fee Option 2 (% of Coverage Base) |
] | [ | Fee Option 3 (% of Coverage Base) |
] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Current | Maximum | Current | Maximum | Current | Maximum | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | 1.05% | 3.00% | 0.95% | 3.00% | 1.00% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Eligible Strategy |
[ | Fee Option 4 (% of Coverage Base) |
] | [ | Fee Option 5 (% of Coverage Base) |
] | [ | Fee Option 6 (% of Coverage Base) |
] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Current | Maximum | Current | Maximum | Current | Maximum | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | 1.15% | 3.00% | 1.40% | 3.00% | 1.50% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B | — | — | 1.05% | 3.00% | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | — | — | — | — | 0.90% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Table 4
Certificate Fee Options
| Fee Option |
Certificate Fee deducted from Covered Assets? |
Advisory Fee deducted from Covered Assets? |
Maximum Percentage of Advisory Fee deducted from Covered Assets (as a % of the Covered Asset Pool) |
Fee Basis | ||||||||
| 1 | No | No | N/A | Covered Asset Pool | ||||||||
| 2 | No | Yes | 1.00% | Coverage Base | ||||||||
| 3 | No | Yes | 1.50% | Coverage Base | ||||||||
| 4 | Yes | No | N/A | Coverage Base | ||||||||
| 5 | Yes | Yes | 1.00% | Coverage Base | ||||||||
| 6 | Yes | Yes | 1.50% | Coverage Base |
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Table 5
Coverage Percentages
Single Life Certificate1
| Attained Age of the Covered Person On Lock-In Date2 |
10-Year United States Treasury Bond Yield3 | |||||||||
| [0.00% to less than 4.50%] |
[4.50% to less than 5.00%] |
[5.00% to less than 5.50%] |
[5.50% to less than 7.00%] |
[7.00% or greater] | ||||||
| [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 | Each of the Coverage Percentages will be [0.5%] lower under a joint life option. |
| 2 | Under a joint life option, the attained age of younger Covered Person prevails. |
| 3 | The 10-year United States Treasury Bond Yield will be determined as the closing yield as quoted by Xxxxxxxxx.xxx. We reserve the right, subject to Insurance Commissioner approval, to substitute a comparable index if 10 year U.S. Treasury Bonds cease to be issued on a regular basis. |
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