Most variable
annuity contracts offer a death benefit to the beneficiary of the policy if the policyholder or annuitant were to die.
Some annuity contracts offer a death benefit, while others do not.
Many variable
annuity contracts offer «living benefit» guarantees.
Variable
annuity contracts offer tax - deferred growth potential and optional features such as living and death benefits.
Thus, in the same way that life insurance companies offer alternatives such as guaranteed universal life insurance, indexed universal life insurance OR variable life insurance,
annuity contracts offer similar options.
Variable
annuity contracts offer the insurance component of an income guarantee with the possibility of increasing the payout if markets do well.
Each annuity contract we offer is different, so make sure to read the terms carefully and work with a financial professional who understands the specifics of these products.
Second, if an annuity is part of funding a qualified retirement plan, it may be deemed a qualified
annuity contract offering certain tax advantages.
According to case documents, until the end of 2011, a core investment of the fund was a group
annuity contract offered by a company which at that time was a subsidiary of CNA Financial.
Each annuity contract we offer is different, so make sure to read the terms carefully and work with a financial professional who understands the specifics of these products.
Second, if an annuity is part of funding a qualified retirement plan, it may be deemed a qualified
annuity contract offering certain tax advantages.
Not exact matches
While immediate
annuities are easy enough to understand, more complicated variable
annuity contracts or fixed index
contracts that
offer the potential for participation in market upside can get very complicated.
Variable
annuities offered by other companies usually
offer either a buffer or a floor, but few
offer both options in the same
contract as Capital Choice does, Carlson said.
Voya previously conducted four «enhanced annuitization»
offers, which enabled
contract holders to receive additional guaranteed income if they chose to annuitize their variable
annuity contracts.
Variable
annuities, sometimes called shield
annuities, are
contracts that
offer a rate of return depending on the stock, bond, or money market investment.
Also, variable
annuities today typically
offer a range of options, features, and guarantees at an additional cost, so you can tailor the
contract to help meet your personal needs.
When selecting long - term investments for variable
annuity and variable life insurance products, many investors choose
contracts that
offer the funds in the American Funds Insurance Series.
In lieu of soliciting competitive bids or issuing a request for proposals, the program administrator may authorize the purchase of
annuity contracts under the optional retirement program from those companies currently selected by the department to
offer such
contracts through the State University System Optional Retirement Program, as set forth in s. 121.35.
It is a fixed
annuity by legal statute, but it has
offerings inside of it that allow the
contract holder to invest in stock market indices such as the S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq 100.
The AXA Retirement 360SM defined contribution program consists of a custodial account
offered through Reliance Trust Company, LLC, within which plan participants» chosen mutual fund shares are held, as well as a group fixed
annuity contract (Generic Form Number 2016FA - MFrev, 2016FA - MF403b) issued by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company («AXA Equitable»).
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).
Also, variable
annuities today typically
offer a range of options, features, and guarantees at an additional cost, so you can tailor the
contract to help meet your personal needs.
At the same time, mutual funds and
annuities now
offer a tax advantage, «because fees [paid on them] are netted against the fund's or
annuity contract's distributable taxable income,» Friedman tells ThinkAdvisor.
Fixed
annuities offer a standard death benefit of a lump sum payment or withdrawals under an income option of the full value of the
contract at time of death.
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.
REALITY: Provided you haven't annuitized your
contract,
annuities offer a guaranteed * death benefit that would pass on to your beneficiaries.
Visit our variable
annuity compliance documents page to access prospectuses, which contain information about
contract charges and fees for the variable
annuity products
offered by
Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company.
(Some financial products
offered through certain banks are not FDIC insured, such as mutual funds and
annuity contracts.)
Most states afford some level of asset protection for the cash value in
annuity contracts and with states like Texas and Florida
offering the highest level of protection.
This fixed index
annuity offers the same traditional fixed
annuity benefits such as guaranteed minimum interest and death benefits, flexible retirement income options, and tax - deferred * earnings, but has the added feature of a 2.5 % or 5 % bonus to give your
contract value an instant boost.
-- An
annuity is a
contract offered by Life Insurance Companies.
Variable
annuities, sometimes called shield
annuities, are
contracts that
offer a rate of return depending on the stock, bond, or money market investment.
The Retirement segment manufactures and distributes products and provides administrative services for qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and
offers guaranteed investment
contracts, funding agreements, institutional and retail notes, structured settlement
annuities and group
annuities.
Our deferred
annuities offer several ways to withdraw funds during the surrender - charge period without ending the
contract or paying surrender fees.
Most insurance companies
offer riders — enhancements that meet an individual's specific needs — for their
annuity contracts.
The qualified longevity
annuity contract (QLAC), a newer
offering, is available inside of 401 (k) s and IRAs.
Many employer retirement plans
offer annuity contracts as investment alternatives for participants because of their insurance guarantees and flexible terms.
A feature that may be
offered under an
annuity contract in which the insurance company promises an individual may withdraw a specified amount from an account, even if the account balance is reduced to zero: (1) for the life of the individual, or the joint lives of two individuals (e.g., the individual and spouse); or (2) for a specified period of time.
While there is risk associated with a variable
annuity, many
offer guarantees of principal and downside protection at an additional cost and depending on
contract rider availability.
Indexed
annuity contracts also
offer a specified minimum which the
contract value will not fall below, regardless of index performance.
Many employer retirement plans
offer annuity contracts as investment alternatives for participants because of their insurance guarantees and flexible terms.
Modified Endowment
Contracts still
offer a tax - free death benefit to the insured (this being their primary advantage over an
annuity or other investment) but policy owners can no longer access their investment gains on a tax - free basis.
These
contracts might guarantee your principal plus an interest earning (in the case of a fixed
annuity) or they may
offer you the potential for higher investment earnings through mutual fund investments.
We
offer contracts with products such as final expense, life insurance, medicare supplements, medicare advantage,
annuities, long term care, critical illness, cancer, and hospital indemnity.
Guaranteed withdrawal benefit riders and lifetime income riders are features
offered with some variable
annuity contracts - and they can be quite appealing because they do just that; they guarantee lifetime income.
National Western Life caters more to wealthy individuals as many of their product
offerings are interest sensitive such as universal life, whole life and
annuity contracts.
4 Amounts below this value will only be
offered where the proceeds are from a
contract issued or administered by the Company where compulsory purchase of an
annuity is required and to the subscribers of the National Pension System regulated by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
These
contracts also typically
offer a death benefit as well as all of the other features that come standard with modern
annuity products.
Advanced Product
Offerings — NWL
offers a diverse selection of life insurance interest sensitive life insurance products and
annuity contracts for asset accumulation and retirement needs.
Ironically, IRC Section 72 (h) actually does provide that a
contract which pays a lump sum can avoid constructive receipt if it
offers the option to pay an
annuity instead (and the policyowner exercises that option within 60 days)... except, of course, an
annuity isn't necessarily a very appealing purchase for someone who just turned 100!