Find information on how
annuity subaccounts work.
Some share classes are only for variable
annuity subaccounts, variable universal life insurance subaccounts, and institutional accounts.
Please Note: Variable annuities and variable
annuity subaccounts do not have CUSIP numbers or stock tickers associated with them.
Variable
annuity subaccounts fluctuate with changes in market conditions; thus, the principal may be worth more or less than the original amount invested when the annuity is surrendered.
Because variable
annuity subaccounts fluctuate with changes in market conditions, the principal may be worth more or less than the original amount invested when the annuity is surrendered.
Not exact matches
While the value of underlying
subaccounts of variable
annuities fell through the floor like everything else in the market in 2008, the guaranteed income withdrawal rate (not to be confused with the rate of return of the investment portfolio) did not.
Unlike fixed
annuities, VAs provide an opportunity to invest contributions in mutual fund
subaccounts during the intervening years.
Buffered variable
annuities stick with index allocations, few
subaccounts, no living benefits and no lifetime income riders.
Deferred variable
annuities * invest in
subaccounts (similar to mutual funds), which fluctuate with the market.
IOVAs are variable
annuities that do not have lifetime income guarantee features but do have a wide assortment of
subaccounts, including alternative options.
Earnings based on the performance of the investment options (or «
subaccounts») you select from among those offered under the
annuity.
You (the
annuity owner) make a lump - sum payment or a series of premium payments to an
annuity issuer (the insurance company), which will accumulate earnings at a fixed interest rate (a fixed
annuity) or a variable rate determined by the growth (or losses) in investment options known as
subaccounts (a variable
annuity).
For example, a deferred variable
annuity may guarantee that your beneficiary will receive at least the amount of your original principal if you die, even if the value of the
annuity has declined due to poor performance of the
subaccounts you selected.
The prospectus contains details on the variable
annuity, the
subaccounts, contract features, fees, expenses, and other pertinent information.
Morningstar RatingTM The Morningstar RatingTM for funds, or «star rating», is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable
annuity and variable life
subaccounts, exchange - traded funds, closed - end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three - year history.
The Morningstar Rating ™ for funds, or «star rating,» is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable
annuity and variable life
subaccounts, exchange traded funds, closed - end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three - year history.
Many variable
annuities offer investment portfolios that are actively managed by professional money managers, thereby allowing you to create your own investment strategy among the various
subaccounts.
During the accumulation phase of a variable
annuity, money paid into the contract (called a premium) is allocated to investment portfolios (called
subaccounts) where earnings have the potential to grow tax - deferred.
Visit our variable
annuity performance center to review the performance of
subaccounts offered by
Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company's variable
annuity products.
The underlying funds in a variable
annuity are invested in
subaccounts, which are professionally managed investment options that invest in stock and / or bond markets.
Because variable life
subaccounts fluctuate with changes in market conditions, the principal may be worth more or less than the original amount invested when the
annuity is surrendered.
But instead of investing your money in the insurance company's general account, as with a fixed
annuity, your money is invested in a separate account made up of a number of different investment
subaccounts.
You specify how much of your
annuity will be invested in the various
subaccounts and your return will be based on the performance of the investments you select.
Variable
annuities» interest rates are based on their underlying investment accounts, known as
subaccounts.
The Morningstar RatingTM for funds, or «star rating», is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable
annuity and variable life
subaccounts, exchange - traded funds, closed - end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three - year history.
The Morningstar Rating ™ for funds, or «star rating», is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable
annuity and variable life
subaccounts, exchange - traded funds, closed - end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three - year history.
The owner of a variable
annuity allocates premiums among his or her choice of investment
subaccounts, which can range from low risk to very high risk.
A variable
annuity invests your funds in a variety of
subaccounts that are similar to mutual funds.
The initial payment you receive with this arrangement is typically smaller than what you would receive with an immediate
annuity, but the idea is that you also get to invest in mutual fund - like «
subaccounts» that can boost the size of the payment you receive over time.
You can also keep your obsolete variable
annuity or variable life insurance product, and then use asset allocation modeling techniques to optimize its performance, using only the existing
subaccount choices that you're stuck with.
Fixed
annuities paid well too (and still do), but investors wanted to participate in the stock, bond, and international markets via variable
subaccounts, so that's what was sold.
It has 374
subaccount choices, which results in having more than twice the number of asset classes than most variable
annuities.
Earnings in a variable
annuity are based on performance of investment
subaccounts that range from stocks and bonds to equity and money market funds.
Earnings based on the performance of the investment options (or «
subaccounts») you select from among those offered under the
annuity.
Variable
annuities offer a variety of funds («
subaccounts») from various money managers.
As opposed to a fixed
annuity that offers a guaranteed interest rate and a minimum payment at annuitization, variable
annuities offer investors the opportunity to generate higher rates of returns by investing in equity and bond
subaccounts.
Regardless of how the
subaccounts perform, a variable
annuity death benefit ensures the
annuity owner's beneficiaries receive no less than the initial investment.
However, investors assume the risk of their
subaccounts not outperforming the guaranteed return of a fixed
annuity, which can result in less capital accumulation and a smaller income stream.
The
subaccount fee covers the cost of managing your
annuity's investment accounts.
There are three elements to a variable
annuity fee: the «mortality and expense» (or M&E) fee, the
subaccount fee, and the annual contract maintenance charge.
Because variable life
subaccounts fluctuate with changes in market conditions, the principal may be worth more or less than the original amount invested when the
annuity is surrendered.
Potential for superior returns: Investors who hold variable
annuities for the long term can reap the commensurate growth in the fund
subaccounts over time.
Those who put their money in stock
subaccounts and leave it there for 20 years or more will probably see a higher return on their investment than can be had from any other type of
annuity.
Those that have a variable
annuity in one segment are designed to allow a portion of the client's money to grow in the mutual fund
subaccount portion of the contract while providing guaranteed income that the client can not outlive on the fixed side.