If
the annuity contract owner passes away prior to the time that the insurance company has begun making income payments to the annuitant, then a named beneficiary will be guaranteed to receive at least a specified amount of money, which is generally the amount of the purchase payments, or the total amount of the premiums that were deposited.
The cash surrender value is the sum of money an insurance company pays to a policyholder or
an annuity contract owner in the event that his or her policy is voluntarily terminated before its maturity or an insured event occurs.
A fee paid by a variable
annuity contract owner for withdrawal of an amount that exceeds a specific percentage or for cancellation of the contract within a specified amount of time after purchase.
Named after Section 1035 of the Internal Revenue Code, a 1035 exchange allows life insurance policy owners (and
annuity contract owners) to exchange an old policy (or contract) for a new one from a different insurance company without tax consequences.
Not exact matches
Owners of fixed indexed
annuities (FIAs) with guaranteed living income benefit (GLIB) riders are much less likely to surrender their
contracts than they were 10 years ago, according to new research based on 3.3 million policyholders.
A person or organization designated to receive the proceeds of an
annuity contract after the
owner dies.
A person or organization designated to receive the proceeds of an investment account (or an insurance policy, a pension, or an
annuity contract) after the
owner's death.
Allianz Life paid out more than $ 2.7 billion in benefits to its policyholders and
contract owners via life insurance and
annuity payments, up 4 percent from the prior year.
If the
annuity owner died, you may have several options to receive your inherited
annuity proceeds depending on the terms of the
annuity contract, your relationship to the person who died, and when the
owner died.
A variable
annuity, like ALL other
annuities, offer a guaranteed payment of income for the life of the annuitant (who may be different from the
contract owner).
ForeAccumulation fixed index
annuity includes a Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Value (GMAV).2 This value has the potential to increase your
contract value at the earlier of the first
owner's death or at the end of the chosen withdrawal charge period, assuming no withdrawals have been taken.
While some types of
annuities allow portions of the account value to be withdrawn for income needs,
annuity owners typically can't withdraw the full account value in the early years of the
contract without potentially paying a withdrawal charge.
Under the terms of our
annuity contracts currently being issued, because the
owner is not a natural person, a new annuitant may not be chosen.
However, a trust or corporation may be named the
owner of an
annuity contract, subject to certain restrictions.
-- If the sole beneficiary is the deceased
owner's surviving spouse, the surviving spouse may continue the
annuity contract by becoming the new
owner.
A corporation may be named as
owner of an
annuity contract provided the following conditions are met: 1.
Under the terms of our
annuity contracts currently being issued, the death of the
owner, if different than the annuitant, will cause the accumulated value of the
annuity, minus applicable withdrawal charges and Market Value Adjustment, to be paid to the designated beneficiary.
If the
annuity owner died, you may have several options to receive your inherited
annuity proceeds depending on the terms of the
annuity contract, your relationship to the person who died, and when the
owner died.
Fixed
annuities earn a guaranteed † rate of return over the life of the
contract, and offer
contract owners the predictability of a guaranteed income stream and a way to grow assets without exposure to market volatility.
Owners of fixed indexed
annuities (FIAs) with guaranteed living income benefit (GLIB) riders are much less likely to surrender their
contracts than they were 10 years ago, according to new research based on 3.3 million policyholders.
These plans are funded solely with insurance products such as cash value life insurance or fixed
annuity contracts, and the plan
owner can often deduct hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions to these plans each year.
This caused several variable
annuity contracts to have a significantly higher death benefit (high water mark) than living benefit (walk away value) for the
owner.
To fully understand
annuities, the first important aspect to note is that, just like other insurance products, regardless whether we're talking about convertible term life insurance, whole life insurance, universal life insurance, etc.,
annuities are a
contract between the policy
owner and the insurance company.
Like other types of cash value life insurance policies which allow policy loans, most
annuity contracts allow
owners to borrow against the
annuity contract's accumulated cash value.
Annuities are unilateral because the
annuity owner is NOT legally obligated to maintain the
contract.
Making a gift of an
annuity contract potentially exposes the
owner to both income and gift taxes under the current tax laws.
In addition to protecting the income stream, deferred
annuity contracts provide death benefit protection in the event the
owner dies prior to receiving payments, and this is a safeguard when deferring payments to obtain the tax advantages.
GOLD SERIES SAGE CHOICE SINGLE PREMIUM DEFERRED
ANNUITY — PRODUCT OVERVIEW 6 Year Single Premium Deferred
Annuity Issue Ages: 15 days — 90 years (age last birthday) Minimum Premium — $ 2,000 Maximum Premium — $ 500,000 per
Owner Free Withdrawal Provision («Bailout Feature»): Included in the
Contract Guaranteed Minimum Interest Rate: 2 % for the first 10 years and 3 % thereafter
Contract Loan — Not Available for this product Free - Look Period — 30 days Death Benefit: Accumulation Value on the date of the
Owner's death.
With regard to the required payout of a deferred
annuity at death, all deferred
annuity contracts issued since January 18, 1985 must pay out the
contract value upon the death of the
owner [IRC Sect. 72 (s)-RSB-.
The
owners of these
contracts who actually pay for such riders have the means to invest their funds in more aggressive manner, since the income they acquire from their
annuities is normally dependent on the maximum value that their
contracts attain before they are annuitized.
By naming the child as contingent
owner, ownership of the
annuity contract passes to his hands once you pass away, and he will be responsible for the tax payable thereafter.
Most
annuities have surrender charges that are assessed during the early years of the
contract if the
contract owner surrenders the
annuity.
Because they are meant for long - term accumulation, most
annuities have surrender charges that are assessed during the early years of the
contract if the
contract owner surrenders the
annuity.
Surrender charges may apply during the
contract's early years in the event that the
contract owner surrenders the
annuity.
If the last
owner dies before the
annuity date, assets transfer to the beneficiary or beneficiaries named in the
annuity contract.
Beyond the basic fees are the charges incurred each year if the
annuity owner decides to add other benefits or features to the variable
annuity contract.
If an
annuity owner withdraws money from the
contract in its early years (usually about six to eight years after purchase), the insurance company will impose a surrender charge on any amount that exceeds the annual free withdrawal amount (which is usually about 10 %).3
Those payments were ruled, in two Private Letter Rulings, as «amounts received as an
annuity», provided that the
contract owner chose a specific option in that product.
Without the optional death benefit, insurers will generally keep the premiums paid if the
annuity owner dies, even if payouts have not yet begun and the
contract is terminated.
The sole purpose of an
annuity is to convert a lump sum payment (or series of payments) into a stream of income that is guaranteed for set period of time (usually the life of the
contract owner or another chosen person referred to as the annuitant).
A person or organization designated to receive the proceeds of an investment account (or an insurance policy, a pension, or an
annuity contract) after the
owner's death.
An
annuity contract entered into between an insurance company and an
owner for the benefit of a designated group, such as retirement plan participants.
This contrasts with a variable
annuity, which features accumulation or loss based on the performance of investment options selected by the
contract owner.
Annuity, Variable An
annuity that features accumulation or loss based on the performance of investment options selected by the
contract owner.
Under the terms of our
annuity contracts currently being issued, because the
owner is not a natural person, a new annuitant may not be chosen.
A corporation may be named as
owner of an
annuity contract provided the following conditions are met: 1.
-- If the sole beneficiary is the deceased
owner's surviving spouse, the surviving spouse may continue the
annuity contract by becoming the new
owner.
Under the terms of our
annuity contracts currently being issued, the death of the
owner, if different than the annuitant, will cause the accumulated value of the
annuity, minus applicable withdrawal charges and Market Value Adjustment, to be paid to the designated beneficiary.
GOLD SERIES SAGE CHOICE SINGLE PREMIUM DEFERRED
ANNUITY — PRODUCT OVERVIEW 6 Year Single Premium Deferred
Annuity Issue Ages: 15 days — 90 years (age last birthday) Minimum Premium — $ 2,000 Maximum Premium — $ 500,000 per
Owner Free Withdrawal Provision («Bailout Feature»): Included in the
Contract Guaranteed Minimum Interest Rate: 2 % for the first 10 years and 3 % thereafter
Contract Loan — Not Available for this product Free - Look Period — 30 days Death Benefit: Accumulation Value on the date of the
Owner's death.
IRS Form 712 (also referred to as «IRS 712 Special Statement») is a statement that provides
annuity contract values as of the date of an
owner's death.