VUL Legacy®
Summary Prospectus for New Investors
May 1, 2024
An individual flexible premium variable and index-linked life insurance policy issued by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company and by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America (the Company, we, our and us) with variable investment options offered under Separate Account FP and Equitable America Variable Account K (the Separate Account). Each Companys respective general account is referred to as the general account in the Prospectus. Variable and indexed-linked life insurance policies are complex investment vehicles and you should speak with a financial professional about policy features, benefits, risks and fees and whether the policy is appropriate for you based on your financial situation and objectives.
This summary prospectus summarizes key features of the policy (the Summary Prospectus). Before you invest, you should also review the Prospectus for the policy, which contains more information about the policys features, benefits, and risks (the Prospectus). You can find this document and other information about the policy online at www.equitable.com/ICSR#EQH159998. You can also obtain this information at no cost by calling 1-800-777-6510 (for U.S. residents) or 1-704-341-7000 (outside of the U.S.) or by sending an email request to EquitableFunds@dfinsolutions.com.
You may cancel your policy within 10 days of receiving it without paying fees or penalties. In some states, this cancellation period may be longer. In most states, we will refund the policy account value plus any charges that were deducted less any outstanding loan and accrued loan interest. In other states, we will refund the premiums that were paid, less any outstanding loan and accrued loan interest. You should review the Prospectus, or consult with your investment professional, for additional information about the specific cancellation terms that apply.
VUL Legacy® provides life insurance coverage, plus the opportunity for you to earn a return in (i) our guaranteed interest option, (ii) an investment option we refer to as Market Stabilizer Option® II, if available, which is described in the separate Market Stabilizer Option® II prospectus and/or (iii) one or more variable investment options set forth in Appendix Investment options available under the policy to the Prospectus. Market Stabilizer Option® II is not available in all jurisdictions and your policy may have been issued with the original Market Stabilizer Option®, see your applicable MSO prospectus for further information. Differences between Market Stabilizer Option® II (MSO II) and the original Market Stabilizer Option® are outlined in Appendix: State policy availability and/or variations of certain features and benefits in the Prospectus. MSO II gives you the opportunity to earn interest that we will credit based in part on the performance of the S&P 500 Price Return Index, excluding dividends, over approximately a one year period, although you could also experience a negative return and a significant loss of principal and previously credited interest. If you are interested in allocating amounts to MSO II, please refer to the separate MSO II prospectus, which contains additional information relating to MSO II. If you did not receive an MSO II prospectus and wish to obtain one, please call us at 1-800-777-6510 (for U.S. residents) or 1-704-341-7000 (outside of the U.S.) or by sending an email request to life-service@equitable.com.
Additional information about certain investment products, including variable life insurance policies, has been prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commissions staff and is available at Investor.gov.
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Important Information You Should Consider About the Policy:
FEES AND EXPENSES | ||
Charges for Early Withdrawals | We will not deduct a charge for making a partial withdrawal from your policy, however, if you surrender the policy in its first 15 years (10 years for policies issued in New York) or the first 15 years (10 years for policies issued in New York) after you have requested an increase in your policys face amount, youll be subject to a surrender charge of up to 4.791% of face amount. For example, if you surrender your policy in the first year and the policy face amount was $100,000, you could pay a surrender charge of up to $4,791.
There is an Early Distribution Adjustment on amounts withdrawn before segment maturity which could result in a loss of up to 90% of the Segment Account Value due to negative performance or increased volatility of the Index, depending on the Index Option selected. See the MSO II propectus for more information. If your policy was issued with the original Market Stabilizer Option®, see Appendix: State policy availability and/or variations of certain features and benefits in the Prospectus for information regarding the applicable Early Distribution Adjustment. For more information on the impacts of withdrawals, please refer to Making withdrawals from your policy in the Prospectus. | |
Transaction Charges | In addition to surrender charges, you may be subject to other transaction charges, including charges on each premium paid under the policy, charges in connection with requests to decrease your policys face amount, transfer fees, and other special service charges (e.g., wire transfer charges, express mail charges, policy illustration charges, duplicate policy charges, policy history charges, and charges for returned payments).
For more information on transaction charges, please refer to the Fee Table in the Prospectus. | |
Ongoing Fees and Expenses (annual charges) | In addition to surrender charges and transaction charges, an investment in the policy is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including fees and expenses covering the cost of insurance under the policy, administration and mortality risks, MSO II and loan charges, and the cost of optional benefits available under the policy. Such fees and expenses may be based on characteristics of the insured (e.g., age, sex, risk class and particular health, occupational or vocational risks). You should view the information pages of your policy for rates applicable to your policy.
You will also bear expenses associated with the variable investment options that you invest in (the Portfolios) under the policy, as shown in the following table: |
Annual Fee | Minimum | Maximum | ||||
Portfolios | 0.57% | 2.65% | ||||
Portfolio expenses are for the year ended December 31, 2023, and may be based, in part, on estimated amounts of such expenses and may change from year to year.
For more information on ongoing fees and expenses, please refer to the Fee Table in the Prospectus and Appendix: Investment options available under the policy which is part of the Prospectus.
The Investment Expense Reduction may apply to the calculation of daily unit values of the variable investment options. The Investment Expense Reduction is described in further detail in the Fee Table in the Prospectus. |
RISKS | ||
Risk of Loss | You may lose money by investing in the Policy. | |
Not a Short-Term Investment | The Policy is not a short-term investment and is not appropriate for an investor who needs ready access to cash. The Policy is designed to provide benefits on a long-term basis. Consequently, you should not use the Policy as a short-term investment or savings vehicle. Because of the long-term nature of the Policy, you should consider whether purchasing the Policy is consistent with the purpose for which it is being considered. |
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Risks Associated with Investment Options | An investment in the Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment performance and can vary depending on the performance of the Portfolios available under the policy, MSO II and the guaranteed interest option (GIO), each of which has its own unique risks. You should review the Portfolios prospectuses, the MSO II prospectus and the Guaranteed Interest Option section in Investment options within your policy in the Prospectus before making an investment decision. Portfolio prospectuses are available at www.equitable.com/ICSR#EQH159998.
For more information on the Portfolios, please refer to Appendix: Investment options available under the policy in the Prospectus. | |
Insurance Company Risks | An investment in the policy is subject to the risks related to the Company. Any policy obligations (including under the fixed rate option), guarantees, or benefits are subject to the claims-paying ability of the Company. More information about the Company, including its financial strength ratings, is available at https://equitable.com/about-us/financial-strength-ratings. More information about the Companys general account can be found in About our general account in the Prospectus. | |
Policy Lapse | Death benefits will not be paid if the policy has lapsed. Your policy may lapse if, due to insufficient premium payments, poor investment performance, withdrawals, unpaid loans or loan interest, your policy account value does not cover policy charges. If your policy is in default, you will be notified in writing and given an opportunity to make an additional payment to keep your policy in force and prevent it from lapsing. The grace period you have to make said additional payment will be 61 days long. If your policy lapses, you will be notified in writing and you may be able to make additional payments to restore your policys benefits. In this case, additional requirements must also be met to restore your policy. If your policy provides for a no-lapse guarantee, you may have to pay more premiums to have the benefits of the no lapse guarantee.
For more information on how to prevent your policy from lapsing, please refer to The minimum amount of premiums you must pay and You can guarantee that your policy will not terminate before a certain date in the Prospectus. | |
RESTRICTIONS | ||
Investments | You may allocate your premiums to any of the Portfolios set forth in Appendix: Investment options available under the policy (unless you exercise the Paid Up Death Benefit Guarantee in which case you are limited to certain investment options as provided in said appendix) or to the GIO or MSO II. We reserve the right to remove or substitute Portfolios as investment options under the policy.
Currently, the total of all transfers of variable investment options you make on the same day must be at least $500; except that you may transfer your entire balance in a single Portfolio, even if it is less than $500.
We may limit transfers you can make into the unloaned GIO, if the paid up death benefit guarantee is in effect. For more information, please refer to Guaranteed Interest Option in Investment options within your policy in the Prospectus.
There may be restrictions upon transfers into and out of MSO II. For more information, see the MSO II prospectus.
We allow only one request for transfers each day (although that request can cover multiple transfers). Only written transfer requests submitted to our Administrative Office may be processed for Policies that are jointly owned or assigned. We reserve the right to limit Policy transfers if we determine that you are engaged in a disruptive transfer activity, such as market timing.
For more information, please refer to Variable investment options and Transfers you can make in the Prospectus. | |
Optional Benefits | As a policy owner, you may be able to obtain extra benefits, which may require additional charges. These optional benefits are described in what is known as a rider to the policy.
Optional benefits may be subject to additional charges and payments made under these benefits are generally subject to the same transaction fees as other premium payments but may be treated differently for other purposes (e.g., certain death benefit minimums). Optional benefits are not available for all ages (or may terminate at certain ages) and underwriting classifications. We may stop offering an optional benefit at any time, unless previously elected.
For more information on optional benefits and other limitations under the Policy, please refer to Other benefits, Nonforfeiture Benefit and Suicide and certain misstatements in the Prospectus. |
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TAXES | ||
Tax Implications | You should consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of an investment in and payments received under the Policy. There is no additional tax benefit to the investor if the Policy is purchased through a tax-qualified plan or individual retirement account (IRA). Withdrawals will be subject to ordinary income tax, and may be subject to tax penalties.
For more information on tax implications relating to Policy investments, please refer to Tax information in the Prospectus. | |
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST | ||
Investment Professional Compensation | Some financial professionals may receive compensation for selling the policy to you, both in the form of commissions or in the form of contribution-based compensation. Financial professionals may also receive additional compensation for enhanced marketing opportunities and other services (commonly referred to as marketing allowances). This conflict of interest may influence the financial professional to recommend this policy over another invetment.
For more information on investment professional compensation, please refer to Distribution of the policies in the Prospectus. | |
Exchanges | Some investment professionals may have a financial incentive to offer you a new policy in place of the one you already own. You should only exchange your policy if you determine, after comparing the features, fees, and risks of both policies, that it is preferable to purchase the new policy, rather than continue to own your current policy.
For more information on exchanges, please refer to the paragraph titled Section 1035 exchanges of policies with outstanding loans under How you can pay for and contribute to your policy in the Prospectus, as well as the section titled Future policy exchanges in the Prospectus. |
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The following summaries provide a brief overview of the more significant aspects of the policy. We provide more complete and detailed information in the subsequent sections of the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and in the statement of additional information, and the policy contract.
Brief Description of the Policy
The policy is a form of variable life insurance the primary purpose of which is to provide a death benefit which is paid upon the death of the insured person. The policy provides life insurance coverage, plus the opportunity for you to earn a return in (i) our guaranteed interest option, (ii) an index-linked investment option we refer to as Market Stabilizer Option® II (MSO II), if available, which is described in a separate prospectus and/or (iii) one or more of the Portfolios, which are listed in Appendix Investment options available under the policy to the Prospectus. The policy may be appropriate if you have a long-term investment horizon and is not intended for short-term investment, and is therefore not appropriate for people who may need to make early or frequent withdrawals or who intend to engage in frequent trading. You have considerable flexibility to tailor the policy to meet your needs.
MSO II is not available in all jurisdictions and your policy may have been issued with the original Market Stabilizer Option®, see your applicable MSO prospectus for further information. Differences between MSO II and the original Market Stabilizer Option® are outlined in Appendix: State policy availability and/or variations of certain features and benefits in the Prospectus.
Some policy forms, features and/or riders may be subject to state variations or may not be available in all states. See Appendix State policy availability and/or variations of certain features and benefits in the Prospectus for state availability and a description of all material variations to features and riders that differ from the description contained in the Prospectus. The form number for this policy is ICC09-100. A state and/or other code may follow the form number if your policy form number begins with 09-100. Your policys form number is located in the lower left hand corner of the first page of your policy.
The policy offers flexibility in paying premiums. With certain exceptions, you choose the timing and the amount of premium payments. Payment of insufficient premiums may result in a lapse of the policy.
A policy must satisfy either of two testing methods to qualify as a life insurance contract for tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). In your application, you may choose either the guideline premium/cash value corridor test (guideline premium test) or the cash value accumulation test. If you do not choose a life insurance qualification test, your policy will be issued using the guideline premium test. Once your policy is issued, the qualification method cannot be changed.
The qualification method you choose will depend upon your objective in purchasing the policy. Generally, under the cash value accumulation test, you have the flexibility to pay more premiums in the earlier years than under the guideline premium test for the same face amount and still qualify as life insurance for federal income tax purposes. Under the guideline premium test, the federal tax law definition of life insurance limits your ability to pay certain high levels of premiums (relative to your policys insurance coverage), but increases those limits over time. We will return any premium payments that exceed these limits.
You should note, however, that the alternative death benefit under the cash value accumulation test may be higher in earlier policy years than under the guideline premium test, which will result in higher charges. Under either test, if at any time your policy account value is high enough that the alternative higher death benefit would apply, we reserve the right to limit the amount of any premiums that you pay, unless the insured person provides us with evidence of insurability satisfactory to us.
You can allocate your policys value to the Portfolios, to the guaranteed interest option or to MSO II, if available. Additional information on the available Portfolios are listed in Appendix Investment options available under the policy to the Prospectus. The guaranteed interest option pays a fixed rate of interest that we declare periodically with a 1.5% minimum. The MSO II rider, if available under your policy, provides you with the opportunity to earn interest that we will credit based in part on the performance of the S&P 500 Price Return Index subject to the possibility of negative returns and significant loss of principal and previously credited interest. Different procedures and additional restrictions on withdrawals, loans, surrender and right to cancel apply to MSO II. For additional information see the MSO II prospectus.
Types of Death Benefit If the insured dies, we pay a life insurance benefit to the beneficiary you have named. You may choose from two types of death benefit options. You may change from one death benefit type to another, subject to limitations, and charges may apply. The amount we pay depends on whether you have chosen death benefit Option A or death benefit Option B:
| Option A: The policys face amount on the date of the insureds death. The amount of this death benefit doesnt change over time, unless you take any action that changes the policys face amount. |
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| Option B: The face amount plus the policys account value on the date of the insureds death. Under this option, the amount of death benefit generally changes from day to day, because many factors (including Portfolio investment performance, charges and expenses, premium payments and withdrawals) affect your policys account value. |
There is also an alternative higher death benefit paid in certain circumstances. For additional detail regarding the calculation and payment of death benefits, refer to Death benefits and accessing your money in the Prospectus.
Loans You may borrow money from your policy, subject to certain limitations. Interest charges will apply.
Withdrawals Subject to certain conditions, you may withdraw a part of your policys cash surrender value without surrendering the policy.
Surrendering the Policy A policy may be surrendered for its net cash surrender value while the insured is living. Surrender charges and/or tax penalties may apply.
Riders You may be able to obtain extra fixed benefits under the Policy, which may require additional charges. These optional insurance benefits are referenced herein as riders to the Policy. You may be eligible for the following riders that we charge for:
| Childrens Term Insurance Rider: This rider provides term insurance on the lives of the insureds children, stepchildren and legally adopted children who are between the ages of 15 days and 18 years old. |
| Disability Deduction Waiver Rider: This rider waives the monthly charges from the policy account value if the insured is totally disabled, as defined in the rider, for at least six consecutive months and the disability began prior to the policy anniversary nearest the insureds 60th birthday. |
| Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider: This rider provides for the acceleration of all or part of the Policy death benefit as a payment each month as a result of the insured being a chronically ill individual who is receiving qualified long-term care services in accordance with a plan of care. |
| Option to Purchase Additional Insurance Rider: This rider allows you to purchase a new policy for the amount of the option, on specific dates, without evidence of insurability. |
In addition, the following benefits may be added at no charge:
| Charitable Legacy Rider: An optional rider may be elected at issue that provides an additional death benefit of 1% of the base Policy face amount to the qualified charitable organization(s) chosen by the Policy owner at no additional cost. |
| Living Benefits Rider: This feature enables you to receive a portion (generally the lesser of 75% or $250,000) of the Policys death benefit (excluding death benefits payable under certain other Policy riders), if the insured person has a terminal illness (as defined in the rider). |
| Loan Extension Endorsement (for guideline premium test policies only): Your Policy offers an additional feature against policy termination due to an outstanding loan, called loan extension. |
| Paid Up Death Benefit Guarantee: This benefit provides an opportunity to lock in all or a portion of your policys death benefit without making additional premium payments. |
Depending on when your policy was purchased, certain variations may apply which differ from the information contained in this section. In addition, depending on where your policy was issued, certain features or benefits may not be available or vary from the policys features and benefits described in this Summary Prospectus. Please see Appendix State policy availability and/or variations of certain features and benefits in the Prospectus for more information.
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Standard Death Benefits Under the Policy
As long as your policy is in force, we will pay the death benefit to your beneficiary or beneficiaries once we receive at our Administrative Office satisfactory proof of the Insureds death. The death benefit is determined as of the date of death and generally paid within 7 days after proof of death and any other required documents are received.
Commencement of insurance coverage. You must give the full minimum initial premium to your financial professional on or before the day the policy and all amendments are delivered to you. No insurance under your policy will take effect unless (1) the insured person is still living at the time such payment and all delivery requirements are completed and (2) the information in the application continues to be true and complete, without material change, as of the date the policy and all amendments are delivered to you and all delivery requirements have been completed and the full minimum initial premium is paid.
Your policys face amount. In your application to buy a policy, you tell us how much insurance coverage you want on the life of the insured person. We call this the face amount of the base policy. Generally, $100,000 is the minimum amount of coverage you can request. If you have elected the Charitable Legacy Rider, the minimum face amount is $1 million.
If the insured person dies, we pay a life insurance benefit to the beneficiary you have named. The amount we pay depends on whether you have chosen death benefit Option A or death benefit Option B. (Refer to Your options for receiving policy proceeds in the Prospectus.)
Your policys death benefit options. In your policy application, you also choose whether the basic amount (or benefit) we will pay if the insured person dies is:
| Option A The policys face amount on the date of the insured persons death. The amount of this death benefit doesnt change over time, unless you take any action that changes the policy face amount; |
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| Option B The face amount plus the policy account value on the date of death. Under this option, the amount of the death benefit generally changes from day to day, because many factors (including investment performance, charges, premium payments and withdrawals) affect your policy account value. |
Your policy account value is the total amount that at any time is earning interest for you or being credited with investment gains and losses under your policy. (Policy account value is discussed in more detail under Payment of premiums and determining your policys value in the Prospectus.)
Under Option B, your policys death benefit will tend to be higher than under Option A, assuming the same policy face amount and policy account value. As a result, the monthly insurance charge we deduct will also be higher to compensate us for our additional risk. If your policy has been placed on loan extension, the death benefit option will be Option A and must remain Option A thereafter.
Alternative higher death benefit in certain cases. Your policy is designed to always provide a minimum level of insurance protection relative to your policy account value, in part to meet the Codes definition of life insurance.
We will automatically pay an alternative death benefit if it is higher than the basic Option A or Option B death benefit you have selected. The alternate higher death benefit is based upon the life insurance qualification test that you choose.
For the guideline premium test, this alternative death benefit is computed by multiplying your policy account value on the insured persons date of death by a percentage specified in your policy. For the cash value accumulation test, the alternate death benefit is computed by multiplying your policy account value on the insured persons date of death by a percentage specified in your policy. At ages greater than 99, this percentage is equal to 101%. At ages less than 100, this percentage is equal to the reciprocal of the net single premium per dollar of insurance calculated using an interest rate of 4% per annum and mortality charges based upon the 2017 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality Tables, and varies based upon the insured persons age, sex and risk class.
The death benefit will always be large enough (and, for policies issued on or after January 1, 2021, is designed to be greater than the amount necessary) to ensure that the policys cash surrender value does not at any time exceed the net single premium needed to fund future policy benefits under the contract, with all such terms as defined in section 7702 of the Code. Refer to the Prospectus for additional information on how alternative death benefits are calculated.
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Standard Death Benefits Under the Policy
Each policy owner receives an annual statement showing various policy values. The annual statement shows the death benefit amount as of the policy anniversary, and that amount would reflect the alternative higher death benefit amount, if applicable at that time. This annual statement also reflects the monthly cost of insurance charge for the policy year, reflecting a higher net amount at risk in those months when the higher alternative death benefit is in effect.
Other adjustments to death benefit. We will increase the death benefit proceeds by the amount of any other benefits we owe upon the insured persons death under any optional riders which are in effect.
We will reduce the death benefit proceeds by the amount of any outstanding policy loan and unpaid loan interest, as well as any amount of monthly charges under the policy that remain unpaid because the insured person died during a grace period. We also reduce the death benefit if we have already paid part of it under a Living Benefits Rider. We reduce it by the amount of the living benefits payment plus interest. Refer to Your option to receive a terminal illness living benefit under the Living Benefits Rider in the Prospectus. Under the Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider, any monthly benefit payments will be treated as a lien against the death benefit and reduce your death benefit, unless benefits are being paid under the optional Nonforfeiture Benefit. Please refer to Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider in the Prospectus.
Death benefit if your policy is on loan extension. Your policy offers an additional feature against policy termination due to an outstanding loan, called loan extension. Availability of this feature is subject to certain terms and conditions, including that you must have elected the guideline premium test and have had your policy in force for at least 20 years. If your policy is on loan extension, the death benefit payable under the policy will be determined differently. For more information on loan extension, see Borrowing from your policy under Death benefits and accessing your money and Loan extension under Other benefits available under the policy in the Prospectus.
Beneficiary of death benefit. You designate your policys beneficiary in your policy application. You can change the beneficiary at any other time during the insured persons life. If no beneficiary is living when the insured person dies, we will pay the death benefit proceeds in equal shares to the insured persons surviving children. If there are no surviving children, we will instead pay the insured persons estate.
Payment of death benefit. We will pay any death benefit in a single sum. If the beneficiary is a natural person (i.e., not an entity such as a corporation) and so elects, death benefit proceeds can be paid through the Access Account, which is a draft account that works in certain respects like an interest-bearing checking account. Additional information on the Access Account can be found in Payment of death benefit in the Prospectus.
You can increase or decrease your insurance coverage
After the first policy year while this policy is in force, you may request an increase in life insurance coverage under your policy. You may request a decrease in your policys face amount any time after the second year of your policy but before the policy year in which the insured person reaches age 121. The requested increase or decrease must be at least $10,000. Please refer to Tax information for certain possible tax consequences and limitations of changing the face amount of your policy.
We can refuse or limit any requested increase or decrease. We will not approve any decrease if (i) we are at that time being required to waive charges or pay premiums under any optional disability waiver rider that is part of the policy; (ii) your policy is on loan extension; or (iii) if your policy is in a grace period. Also, we will not approve a face amount increase if (i) the insured person has reached the maximum issue age for a face amount increase as described in their policy; or (ii) while the Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider is in effect, unless coverage has been continued under the optional Nonforfeiture Benefit. Further, if the underwriting class for the insured person is changed after issue, the maximum age at which the insured person may apply for a face amount increase will be the maximum issue age for the underwriting class for the insured person at the time the increase is requested (which may be different than it was previously). We will not accept a request for a face amount decrease while you are receiving monthly benefit payments under the Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider.
Certain policy changes, including increases and decreases in your insurance coverage, may also affect the guarantee premiums under the policy.
The following additional conditions also apply:
Face amount increases. We treat an increase in face amount in many respects as if it were the issuance of a new policy. For example, you must submit satisfactory evidence that the insured person still meets our requirements for coverage. Also, we establish additional amounts of surrender charge and guarantee premiums under your policy for the face amount increase, reflecting the additional amount of coverage.
In most states, you can cancel the face amount increase within 10 days after you receive a new policy page showing the increase. If you cancel, we will reverse any charges attributable to the increase and recalculate all values under your policy to what they would have been had the increase not taken place.
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Standard Death Benefits Under the Policy
The monthly cost of insurance charge we make for the amount of the increase will be based on the underwriting classification of the insured person when the original policy was issued, provided the insured qualifies for the same underwriting classification. An additional 15 year surrender charge (10 years for policies issued in New York) and an additional administrative charge will apply to the face amount that exceeds the highest previous face amount. If the insured qualifies for a less favorable underwriting classification than the base policy, we may offer to issue a separate policy based on the rating class for the increase. See More information about policy charges.
Face amount decreases. You may not reduce the face amount below the minimum stated in your policy. Nor will we permit a decrease that would cause your policy to fail the Internal Revenue Codes definition of life insurance. Guarantee premiums, as well as our monthly deductions for the cost of insurance coverage, will generally decrease from the time you reduce the face amount.
If you reduce the face amount during the first 15 years of your policy (10 years if the policy was issued in New York), or during the first 15 years after a face amount increase (10 years if the policy was issued in New York) you have requested, we will deduct all or part of the remaining surrender charge from your policy account value. Assuming you have not previously changed the face amount, the amount of the surrender charge we will deduct will be determined by dividing the amount of the decrease by the initial face amount and multiplying that fraction by the total amount of surrender charge that still remains applicable to your policy. We deduct the charge from the same investment options as if it were part of a regular monthly deduction under your policy.
In some cases, we may have to make a distribution to you from your policy at the time we decrease your policys face amount or change your death benefit option. This may be necessary in order to preserve your policys status as life insurance under the Internal Revenue Code. We may also be required to make such distribution to you in the future on account of a prior decrease in face amount or change in death benefit option. The distribution may be taxable.
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Standard Death Benefits Under the Policy
Other Benefits Available Under the Policy
In addition to the standard death benefit(s) associated with your policy, other standard and/or optional benefits may also be available to you. The following table summarizes information about those benefits. Information about the fees associated with each benefit included in the table may be found in the Fee Table in the Prospectus.
Name of Benefit | Purpose | Is Benefit Standard or Optional |
Brief Description of Restrictions/Limitation | |||
Charitable Legacy Rider |
Provides an additional death benefit of 1% of the base Policy face amount to the qualified charitable organization(s) chosen by the Policy owner. | Optional | Only available at issue and an accredited charitable beneficiary must be named at that time. Available for base policy face amounts of $1 million and above, where the minimum benefit would be $10,000 and the maximum benefit would be $100,000 (i.e., for face amounts of $10 million and above). If the base Policy face amount is reduced after issue for any reason, the benefit will be payable on the face amount at the time of the insureds death, provided the face amount is at least $1 million. If the base Policy face amount has been decreased below $1 million at the time of death, then no benefit is payable. | |||
Childrens Term Insurance Rider |
Provides term insurance on the lives of the insureds children, stepchildren and legally adopted children who are between the ages of 15 days to 18 years. | Optional | The insured under the base policy must be between the ages of 17 and 55. The minimum amount of coverage is $5,000. The maximum amount of coverage is $25,000 (except in NY where the maximum is $50,000) for the Company and affiliates policies in force and applied for, but may be lower depending on the face amount at issue. | |||
Disability Deduction Waiver Rider |
Waives the monthly charges from the Policy account value if the insured is totally disabled, as defined in the rider, for at least six consecutive months, subject to certain conditions. | Optional | Issue ages are 0-59. However, coverage is not provided until the insureds fifth birthday. The maximum amount of coverage is $3,000,000 for the Company and affiliates policies in force and applied for. Insured must be disabled for at least six consecutive months, and the disability must have begun prior to the policy anniversary nearest the insureds 60th birthday. If total disability begins on or after this date, the monthly charges are waived to the earlier of the policy anniversary nearest the insureds age 65 or termination of disability. |
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Other Benefits Available Under the Policy
Name of Benefit | Purpose | Is Benefit Standard or Optional |
Brief Description of Restrictions/Limitation | |||
Living Benefits Rider |
Enables you to receive a portion of the Policys death benefit (with certain exclusions), if the insured person has a terminal illness. | Optional | May be elected either at Policy issue or after Policy issue. If elected after issue, we will deduct $100 from your Policy account value at the time of the transaction. Subject to underwriting guidelines and state availability, your Policy will automatically include this rider if you apply for a face amount of at least $100,000. The Rider is not available if the policy is issued as a result of an Option To Purchase Additional Insurance. The maximum aggregate amount of payments that will be paid under this rider for all policies issued by the Company or an affiliate company on the life of the same insured person is $500,000. | |||
Loan Extension Endorsement (for guideline premium test policies only) |
Protects against the lapse of your Policy due to an outstanding Policy loan in certain circumstances. | Standard | Your Policy will automatically be placed on loan extension, if at the beginning of any policy month on or following the policy anniversary nearest the insured persons 75th birthday, but not earlier than the 20th policy anniversary, all of the following conditions apply: The net Policy account value is not sufficient to cover the monthly deductions then due; The amount of any outstanding Policy loan and accrued loan interest is greater than the larger of (a) the current base Policy face amount, or (b) the initial base Policy face amount; | |||
You have selected death benefit Option A; You have not received a payment under either the Living Benefits Rider or the Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider; The Policy is not in a grace period; and No current or future distributions will be required to be paid from the Policy to maintain its qualification as life insurance under the Internal Revenue Code. |
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Other Benefits Available Under the Policy
Name of Benefit | Purpose | Is Benefit Standard or Optional |
Brief Description of Restrictions/Limitation | |||
Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider |
Provides for the acceleration of all or part of the Policy death benefit as a payment each month as a result of the insured person being a chronically ill individual who is receiving qualified long-term care services in accordance with a plan of care. | Optional | Benefits are payable once we receive: A written certification from a U.S. licensed health care practitioner that the insured person is a chronically ill individual and is receiving qualified long-term care services in accordance with a plan of care; Proof that the elimination period, as discussed below, has been satisfied; and Written notice of claim and proof of loss in a form satisfactory to us. This rider has an elimination period that is the required period of time while the rider is in force that must elapse before any benefit is available to the insured person under this rider. The elimination period is 90 calendar days (except in CA and NY where it is 90 service days), beginning on the first day of any qualified long-term care services that are provided to the insured person. The monthly rate charged for this rider varies based on the insured persons sex, issue age, class of risk and tobacco user status, as well as the benefit percentage selected and whether you selected the rider with or without the optional Nonforfeiture Benefit. Maximum total benefit under the Policy depends on which death benefit option you pick and the Acceleration Percentage of the Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider. While this rider is in force and before any continuation of coverage under the optional Nonforfeiture Benefit, if elected, policy face amount increases and death benefit option changes from Option A to Option B are not permitted. Insureds age 60 and older who elect the Rider will not be eligible for the preferred elite or preferred non-tobacco underwriting classifications. | |||
Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider - Nonforfeiture Benefit |
Allows for the continuation of Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider coverage in a reduced benefit amount in certain situations. | Optional | Applicable in situations where: The Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider would otherwise terminate; You have not already received benefits (including any loan repayments) that equal or exceed the total charges deducted for the rider; and Your Policy and Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider were in force for at least three policy years (four policy years in CA). Once in effect, this benefit will continue long-term care coverage under a paid-up status until the earliest of: The death of the insured; and The date the maximum total Nonforfeiture Benefit has been paid out and reduced to zero during a period of coverage. Insureds age 60 and older who elect the Rider will not be eligible for the preferred elite or preferred non-tobacco underwriting classifications. The Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider - Nonforfeiture Benefit is not available in NY. |
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Other Benefits Available Under the Policy
Name of Benefit | Purpose | Is Benefit Standard or Optional |
Brief Description of Restrictions/Limitation | |||
No-Lapse Guarantee |
Generally guarantees that your policy will not terminate for a certain number of years. | Standard | Subject to the payment of certain specified amounts of premiums. The No-Lapse Guarantee will not go into effect if the amount of your outstanding policy loans and accrued loan interest is greater than your policy account value. Subject to certain conditions, provides a guarantee against policy lapse for 15 years for issue ages 0-70, and grades down to 5 years for issue ages 80 and over. | |||
Option To Purchase Additional Insurance Rider |
Allows you to purchase a new Policy for the amount of the option, on specific dates, without evidence of insurability. | Optional | The minimum option amount is $25,000 and the maximum amount is $100,000. Issue ages are 0-37. The maximum amount of coverage is $100,000 for the Company and affiliates policies in force and applied for. | |||
Paid Up Death Benefit Guarantee |
Provides an opportunity to lock in all or a portion of your policys death benefit without making additional premium payments. | Optional | Subject to certain requirements, you may elect to take advantage of this benefit at any time after the fourth year of your policy if the insureds attained age is 120 or less. If you elect this benefit, you will be required to reallocate your existing policy account value to a limited number of variable investment options that we make available at our discretion. Not available if you received benefit payments under the Living Benefits Rider at any time. Not available if you received monthly benefit payments under the Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider prior to continuing coverage under any Nonforfeiture Benefit. Election of this benefit will terminate any Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider subject to any Nonforfeiture Benefit, if elected. This benefit will terminate if: The sum of any outstanding policy loan and accrued interest exceeds your policy account value; We make a payment under the Living Benefits Rider or Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider prior to continuing coverage under any Nonforfeiture Benefit; or You request that we terminate the election. |
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Other Benefits Available Under the Policy
Premium payments. We call the amounts you contribute to your policy premiums or premium payments. The amount we require as your first premium varies depending on the specifics of your policy and the insured person (the minimum initial premium). Each subsequent premium payment must be at least $50, although we can increase this minimum if we give you advance notice. Otherwise, with a few exceptions mentioned below, you can make premium payments at any time and in any amount.
For information on the commencement of insurance coverage, please see Policy issuance under More information about procedures that apply to your policy later in the Prospectus.
Section 1035 exchanges of policies with outstanding loans. If we approve, you may purchase a policy through an assignment and exchange of another life insurance policy with a cash surrender value pursuant to a valid exchange under Section 1035 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). If such other policy is subject to a policy loan, we may permit you to carry over all or a portion of such loan to the policy, subject to our administrative rules then in effect. In this case, we will treat any cash paid, plus any loaned amount carried over to the policy, as premium received in consideration of our issuing the policy. If we allow you to carry over all or a portion of any such outstanding loan, then we will hold amounts securing such loan in the same manner as the collateral for any other policy loan, and your policy also will be subject to all our other rules regarding loans (refer to Borrowing from your policy in the Prospectus).
You can generally pay premiums at such times and in such amounts as you like before the policy anniversary nearest to the insureds 121st birthday, so long as you dont exceed certain limits determined by the federal income tax laws applicable to life insurance.
Your choice of a life insurance qualification test and limits on premium payments. A policy must satisfy either of two testing methods to qualify as a life insurance contract for tax purposes under Section 7702 of the Code. In your application, you may choose either the guideline premium/cash value corridor test (guideline premium test) or the cash value accumulation test. If you do not choose a life insurance qualification test, your policy will be issued using the guideline premium test. Once your policy is issued, the qualification method cannot be changed.
The qualification method you choose will depend upon your objective in purchasing the policy. Generally, under the cash value accumulation test, you have the flexibility to pay more premiums in the earlier years than under the guideline premium test for the same face amount and still qualify as life insurance for federal income tax purposes. Under the guideline premium test, the federal tax law definition of life insurance limits your ability to pay certain high levels of premiums (relative to your policys insurance coverage) but increases those limits over time. We will return any premium payments that exceed these limits.
You should note, however, that the alternative death benefit under the cash value accumulation test may be higher in earlier policy years than under the guideline premium test, which will result in higher charges. Under either test, if at any time your policy account value is high enough that the alternative higher death benefit would apply, we reserve the right to limit the amount of any premiums that you pay, unless the insured person provides us with evidence of insurability satisfactory to us.
Regardless of which life insurance qualification test you choose, if your premium payments exceed certain other amounts specified under the Code, your policy will become a modified endowment contract, which may subject you to additional taxes and penalties on any distributions from your policy. See Tax information in the Prospectus. We may return any premium payments that would cause your policy to become a modified endowment contract if we have not received a satisfactory modified endowment contract acknowledgment from you.
You can ask your financial professional to provide you with an illustration of Policy Benefits that shows you the amount of premiums you can pay, based on various assumptions, without exceeding applicable tax law limits. The tax law limits can change as a result of certain changes you make to your policy. For example, a reduction in the face amount of your policy may reduce the amount of premiums that you can pay and may impact whether your policy is a modified endowment contract.
You should discuss your choice of life insurance qualification test and possible limitations on policy premiums with your financial professional and tax advisor before purchasing the policy.
Planned periodic premiums. Page 3 of your policy will specify a planned periodic premium. This is the amount that you request us to bill you. However, payment of these or any other specific amounts of premiums is not mandatory. You need to pay only the amount of premiums (if any) necessary to keep your policy from lapsing and terminating as discussed below. You will have a 61-day grace period to pay at least an amount prescribed in your policy which would be enough to keep your policy in force for approximately three months (without regard to investment performance).
If the insured person dies during a grace period, we will pay the death benefit, less any overdue charges (but not more than the guarantee premium amount required to keep the no-lapse guarantee in effect), policy loans or liens and accrued loan or lien interest, to the beneficiary you have named. For additional information see The minimum amount of premiums you must pay in the Prospectus.
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Buying the Policy
How Your Policy Can Lapse
Policy lapse and termination. Your policy will lapse (also referred to in your policy as default) if your net policy account value is not enough to pay your policys monthly charges due to insufficient premium payments, policy charges, poor investment performance, withdrawals, unpaid loans or loan interest, when due unless:
| you have paid sufficient premiums to keep the no-lapse guarantee in effect, the no-lapse guarantee is still in effect and any outstanding loan and accrued loan interest does not exceed the policy account value (refer to You can guarantee that your policy will not terminate before a certain date in the policy Prospectus); |
| you are receiving monthly benefit payments under the Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider (refer to Other benefits available under the policy in the Prospectus); or |
| your policy has an outstanding loan that would qualify for loan extension. |
(Policy account value and net policy account value are explained under Determining your policys value in the Prospectus.)
We will mail a notice to you at your last known address if your policy lapses. You will have a 61-day grace period to pay at least an amount prescribed in your policy which would be enough to keep your policy in force for approximately three months (without regard to investment performance). You may not make any transfers or request any other policy changes during a grace period. If we receive the requested amount before the end of the grace period, it will be treated as a loan repayment to the extent it is less than or equal to any outstanding policy loan and accrued loan interest. The remainder of the payment, if any, will be treated as a premium payment. If your policy account value is still insufficient to cover total monthly deductions, we will send a written notice that a new 61-day grace period has begun and request an additional payment. If we do not receive your payment by the end of the grace period, your policy (and all riders to the policy) will terminate without value and all coverage under your policy will cease. We will mail an additional notice to you if your policy terminates.
If the insured person dies during a grace period, we will pay the death benefit, less any overdue charges (but not more than the guarantee premium amount required to keep the no-lapse guarantee in effect), policy loans or liens and accrued loan or lien interest, to the beneficiary you have named.
Your policy will terminate if you dont pay enough premiums (i) to pay the charges we deduct, or (ii) to maintain the no-lapse guarantee that can keep your policy from terminating. However, we will first send you a notice and give you the opportunity to pay any shortfall.
You may owe taxes if your policy terminates while you have a loan outstanding, even though you receive no additional money from your policy at that time. Refer to Tax information in the Prospectus.
Restoring a terminated policy. To have your policy restored (put back in force), you must apply within three years after the date of termination. You must also (i) present evidence of insurability satisfactory to us and (ii) pay at least the amount of premium that we require. The amount of payment will not be more than an amount sufficient to cover total monthly deductions for 3 months, calculated from the effective date of restoration, and the premium charge. We will determine the amount of this required payment as if no interest or investment performance were credited to or charged against your policy account. Your policy contains additional information about the minimum amount of this premium and about the values and terms of the policy after it is restored and the effective date of such restoration. You may only restore your policy if it has terminated without value. You may not restore a policy that was given up for its net cash surrender value. Any no-lapse guarantee also terminates and cannot be restored after the policy terminates.
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How Your Policy Can Lapse
Making Withdrawals: Accessing the Money in Your Policy
You can access the money in your policy in different ways, by borrowing from your policy, making a withdrawal or surrendering your policy. If you have allocated to MSO II different procedures and additional restrictions may apply for loans, withdrawals or surrenders. See the MSO II prospectus for more information.
Borrowing From Your Policy
You may borrow up to 90% of the cash surrender value, less any outstanding loan and accrued loan interest before the policy year in which the insured reaches age 75 (100% thereafter). In your policy, the cash surrender value is equal to the difference between your policy account value and any surrender charges that are in effect under your policy. However, the amount you can borrow will be reduced by any amount that we hold on a restricted basis following your receipt of a terminal illness living benefits payment, as well as by any other loans and accrued loan interest you have outstanding. The cash surrender value available for loans is also reduced on a pro rata basis for the portion of the policy death benefit amount accelerated to date but not by more than the accumulated benefit lien amount. The minimum loan amount generally is $500.
Even if a loan is not taxable when made, it may later become taxable, for example, upon termination or surrender. A policy loan can affect your policy account value and death benefit, even if you have repaid the loan. See Tax information in the Prospectus for a discussion of the tax consequences of a policy loan.
Making Withdrawals From Your Policy
You may make a partial withdrawal of your net cash surrender value at any time after the first year of your policy and before the policy anniversary nearest to the insureds attained age 121, provided the policy is not on loan extension and you are not receiving monthly benefit payments under the Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider. In California, partial withdrawals while on Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider claim are allowed. The request must be for at least $500, however, and we have discretion to decline any request. If you do not tell us from which investment options you wish us to take the withdrawal, we will use the same allocation that then applies for the monthly deductions we make for charges; and, if that is not possible, we will take the withdrawal from all of your investment options in proportion to your value in each. If you elected the Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider and selected death benefit Option A, a partial withdrawal will reduce the current long-term care specified amount (refer to Other benefits available under the policy in the Prospectus). We will not deduct a charge for making a partial withdrawal.
A partial withdrawal will result in a reduction in the cash surrender value and in your policy account value equal to the amount withdrawn as well as a reduction in your death benefit.
The death benefit after the withdrawal will be determined as described in earlier in this Summary Prospectus, based on the policy account value and the base policy face amount after the withdrawal.
A partial withdrawal reduces the amount of your premium payments that counts toward maintaining the no-lapse guarantee. A partial withdrawal may increase the chance that your policy could lapse because of insufficient value to pay policy charges as they fall due or failure to pass the guarantee premium test for the no-lapse guarantee. There will be no proportionate surrender charge due to a decrease in base policy face amount resulting from a partial withdrawal.
We will not permit a partial withdrawal that would reduce the face amount below the minimum stated in your policy, or that would cause the policy to no longer be treated as life insurance for federal income tax purposes.
Refer to Tax information in the Prospectus for information about possible tax consequences of partial withdrawals and any associated reduction in policy benefits.
Surrendering Your Policy for its Net Cash Surrender Value
Upon written request satisfactory to us, you can surrender (give us back) your policy for its net cash surrender value at any time. The net cash surrender value equals your policy account value, minus any outstanding loan and unpaid loan interest, minus any amount of your policy account value that is restricted as a result of previously distributed terminal illness living benefits, and further reduced for any monthly benefit payments under the Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider, and minus any surrender charge that then remains applicable. The surrender charge is described in Charges and expenses you will pay in the Prospectus.
Refer to Tax information in the Prospectus for the possible tax consequences of surrendering your policy.
Date of Transaction
Policy loans, partial withdrawals and surrenders occur as of the date we receive your request in complete and proper form and are generally payable within 7 days of receipt. See More information about procedures that apply to your policy in the Prospectus for more information.
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Making Withdrawals: Accessing the Money in Your Policy
Additional Information About Fees
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering or making withdrawals from the policy. Please refer to your policys information pages for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have elected.
The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the policy, surrender or make withdrawals from the policy, or transfer cash value between Portfolios.
Transaction Fees | ||||||
Charge | When Charge is Deducted | Amount Deducted | ||||
Premium Charge | From each premium | 8% of each premium(1) | ||||
Surrender (turning in) of your policy during its first 15 years (10 years for policies issued in New York) or the first 15 years after you have requested an increase in your policys face amount (10 years for policies issued in New York)(2)(3) | Upon surrender | Initial surrender charge per $1,000 of initial base policy face amount or per $1,000 of requested base policy face amount increase: Highest: $47.91 Lowest: $10.88 | ||||
Charge for a Representative Investor (male age 35 at issue or at the time of a requested face amount increase, in the preferred elite non-tobacco user risk class) |
Upon surrender | Representative: $17.71(10) | ||||
Request a decrease in your policys face amount during its first 15 years (10 years for policies issued in New York) or the first 15 years after you have requested an increase in your policys face amount (10 years for policies issued in New York)(2) | Effective date of the decrease | A pro rata portion of the charge that would apply to a full surrender at the time of the decrease. | ||||
Early Distribution Adjustment | On surrender or other distribution (including loan) from a Segment prior to its Segment Maturity Date | 90% of Segment Account Value(9) | ||||
Transfer Fees | Upon transfer | $25 per transfer(4)(6) | ||||
Special Services Charges Wire Transfer Charge(5) Express Mail Charge(5) Policy Illustration Charge(6)
Duplicate Policy Charge(7) Policy History Charge(7)(8) Charge for Returned Payments(7) |
At the time of the transaction At the time of the transaction At the time of the transaction
At the time of the transaction At the time of the transaction At the time of the transaction |
Current and Maximum Charge: $90 Current and Maximum Charge: $35 Current Charge: $0 Maximum Charge: $25 Current and Maximum Charge: $35 Maximum Charge: $50 Current and Maximum Charge: $25 |
(1) | We currently deduct 8% of each premium payment in policy years one and two and 6% thereafter. |
(2) | The initial amount of surrender charge depends on each policys specific characteristics. |
(3) | The surrender charge attributable to each increase in your policys face amount is in addition to any remaining surrender charge attributable to the policys initial face amount. |
(4) | No charge, however, will ever apply to a transfer of all of your variable investment option amounts to our guaranteed interest option, or to any transfer pursuant to our automatic transfer service or asset rebalancing service as discussed in the Prospectus. The transfer charge will not apply to amounts transferred into or out of MSO II. See the MSO II prospectus for more information. |
(5) | Unless you specify otherwise, this charge will be deducted from the amount you request. |
(6) | We do not currently charge this fee, but reserve the right to in the future. |
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(7) | The charge for this service must be paid using funds outside of your policy. Please see Deducting policy charges under More Information about policy charges for more information. |
(8) | The charge for this service may be less depending on the policy history you request. Please see Deducting policy charges under More Information about policy charges for more information. |
(9) | The actual amount of Early Distribution Adjustment is determined by a formula that depends on, among other things, how a specified widely published stock market index has performed since the Segment Start Date. This could happen, for example, if there was a 100% decline in the S&P 500 Price Return Index. Please refer to the MSO II Prospectus for more information about the index and Early Distribution Adjustment. If your policy was issued with the original Market Stabilizer Option®, see Appendix: State policy availability and/or variations of certain features and benefits in the Prospectus for information regarding the applicable Early Distribution Adjustment. |
(10) | This charge varies based on the individual characteristics of the insured and may not be representative of the charge that you will pay. Your financial professional can provide you with more information about these charges as they relate to the insureds particular characteristics. |
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The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the policy, not including Portfolio fees and expenses.
Periodic Charges Other Than Annual Portfolio Company Expenses | ||||||
Charge | When Charge is Deducted | Amount Deducted | ||||
Base Contract Charge: |
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Cost of Insurance(2)(3) Minimum and Maximum Charge |
Monthly | Charge per $1,000 of the amount for which we are at risk:(4) Highest: $83.34 Lowest: $0.01 | ||||
Charge for a Representative Investor (male age 35 at issue; preferred elite non-tobacco user risk class) |
Monthly | Representative: $0.08(1) | ||||
Mortality and Expense Risk Fees | Monthly | Annual % of your value in our variable investment options and MSO II (if applicable): | ||||
0.85% | ||||||
Administrative Expenses(2) | Monthly | (1) Policy Year |
Amount Deducted | |||
1 2+ |
$15 $10 | |||||
plus |
(2) Charge per $1,000 of the initial base policy face amount and any requested base policy face amount increase that exceeds the highest previous face amount: | ||||
Highest: $0.51 Lowest: $0.05 | ||||
Charge for a Representative Investor (male age 35 at issue or at the time of a requested face amount increase, in the preferred elite non-tobacco user risk class) |
Monthly | Representative: $0.14(5) | ||
Loan Interest Spread(6) | On each policy anniversary (or on loan termination, if earlier) | 1% of loan amount. | ||
Optional Benefit Charges: | ||||
Charitable Legacy Rider | N/A | No additional charge. | ||
Childrens Term Insurance | Monthly (while the rider is in effect) | Charge per $1,000 of rider benefit amount: $0.50 | ||
Disability Deduction Waiver | Monthly (while the rider is in effect) | Percentage of all other monthly charges:
Highest: 132% Lowest: 7% |
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Optional Benefit Charges: | ||||
Charge for a Representative Investor (male age 35 at issue in the preferred elite non-tobacco user risk class) |
Monthly (while the rider is in effect) | Representative: 12%(1) | ||
Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider | Monthly | Charge per $1,000 of the amount for which we are at risk:(7)
With the optional Nonforfeiture Benefit:
Highest: $2.95 Lowest: $0.26 | ||
Charge for a Representative Investor (male age 35 at issue in the preferred elite non-tobacco user risk class) |
Monthly | Representative: $0.53(11) | ||
Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider | Monthly | Without the optional Nonforfeiture Benefit:
Highest: $2.68 Lowest: $0.23 | ||
Charge for a Representative Investor (male age 35 at issue in the preferred elite non-tobacco user risk class) |
Monthly | Representative: $0.50(11) | ||
Market Stabilizer Option® II(10) | ||||
Variable Index Segment Account Charge |
At the beginning of each policy month during the Segment Term | 1.65% calculated as an annual % of your Segment Account Value(9) | ||
MSO II loan spread(10) for Amounts of Policy Loans Allocated to a Segment |
On each policy anniversary (or on loan termination, if earlier) | 1% | ||
Option To Purchase Additional Insurance | Monthly (while the rider is in effect) | Charge per $1,000 of rider benefit amount:
Highest: $0.17 Lowest: $0.04 | ||
Charge for a Representative Investor (male age 35 at issue in the preferred elite non-tobacco user risk class) |
Monthly (while the rider is in effect) | Representative: $0.16(11) | ||
Adding Living Benefits Rider | At the time of the transaction | $100 (if elected after policy issue) | ||
Exercising Living Benefits Rider | At the time of the transaction | $250 |
(1) | This representative amount is the rate we guarantee in the first policy year for a representative insured male age 35 at issue in the preferred elite non-tobacco user risk class. This charge varies based on the individual characteristics of the insured and may not be representative of the charge that you will pay. Your financial professional can provide you with more information about these charges as they relate to the insureds particular characteristics. |
(2) | Not applicable after the insured person reaches age 121. |
(3) | Insured persons who present particular health, occupational or vocational risks may be charged other additional charges as specified in their policies. |
(4) | Our amount at risk is the difference between the amount of death benefit and the policy account value as of the deduction date. |
(5) | This representative amount is the rate we guarantee for a representative insured male age 35 at issue or at the time of a requested face amount increase, in the preferred elite non-tobacco user risk class for a face amount of $250,000 or more. This charge varies based on the individual characteristics of the insured and may not be representative of the charge that you will pay. Your financial professional can provide you with more information about these charges as they relate to the insureds particular characteristics. |
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(6) | We charge interest on policy loans but credit you with interest on the amount of the policy account value we hold as collateral for the loan. The rate is the greater of (a) 2.5% or (b) the Monthly Average Corporate yield published by Moodys Corporate Bond Yield Averages for the month that ends two months before the interest rate is set. The loan interest spread is the excess of the interest rate we charge over the interest rate we credit, which will not exceed 1%. For more information on the maximum rate see Borrowing from your policy Loan interest we charge in Accessing your money in the Prospectus. |
(7) | Our amount at risk for this rider depends on the death benefit option and acceleration percentage (if applicable) selected under the policy. See More information about policy features and benefits Long-Term Care ServicesSM Rider in the Prospectus. |
(8) | Please refer to the MSO II Prospectus for information about MSO II and related charges and deductions, as well as the meaning of special terms that are relevant to MSO II (such as Segment, Segment Term, Segment Start Date, Segment Account Value and Early Distribution Adjustment). MSO II is not available in all jurisdictions and your policy may have been issued with the original Market Stabilizer Option®, see your applicable MSO prospectus for further information. Differences between MSO II and the original Market Stabilizer Option® are outlined in Appendix: State policy availability and/or variations of certain features and benefits in the Prospectus. |
(9) | Currently we deduct this charge at a 0.40% annual rate, rather than at the maximum rate shown. |
(10) | We charge interest on policy loans but credit you with interest on the amount of the policy account value we hold as collateral for the loan. The spread is the difference between the interest rate we charge you on a policy loan and the interest rate we credit to you on the amount of your policy account value that we hold as collateral for the loan. Please refer to the MSO II Prospectus for more information. |
(11) | This representative amount is the rate we guarantee for a representative insured male age 35 at issue in the preferred elite non-tobacco user risk class. This charge varies based on the individual characteristics of the insured and, for the Long-Term Care Services SM Rider on the benefit percentage you choose and may not be representative of the charge that you will pay. Your financial professional can provide you with more information about these charges as they relate to the insureds particular characteristics. |
The next item shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Portfolios that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the Policy. A complete list of Portfolios available under the Policy, including their annual expenses, may be found in Appendix: Investment options available under the policy.
Annual Portfolio Company Expenses | Minimum | Maximum | ||||
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses before the effect of Expense Limitation Arrangements (expenses that are deducted from Portfolio asset, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fee, and other expenses)(1) | 0.57% | 2.65% | ||||
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses after the effect of Expense Limitation Arrangements(1) | 0.54% | 2.36% |
(1) | Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses are for the year ended December 31, 2023, and may be based, in part, on estimated amounts of such expenses. Pursuant to a contract, Equitable Investment Management Group, LLC has agreed to make payments or waive its management, administrative and other fees to limit the expenses of certain affiliated Portfolios through April 30, 2025, (Expense Limitation Arrangement) (unless the Trusts Board of Trustees consents to an earlier revision or termination of this agreement). The Expense Limitation Arrangement may be terminated by Equitable Investment Management Group, LLC at any time after April 30, 2025. The Expense Limitation Arrangement does not apply to unaffiliated Portfolios. |
You bear your proportionate share of all fees and expenses paid by a Portfolio that corresponds to any variable investment option you are using. These fees and expenses are reflected in the Portfolios net asset value each day. Therefore, they reduce the investment return of the Portfolio and the related variable investment option. Actual fees and expenses are likely to fluctuate from year to year. More detail concerning each Portfolios fees and expenses is contained in the Trust prospectus for that Portfolio.
Investment Expense Reduction Applied to the Calculation of Daily Unit Values |
We will apply an expense reduction in the calculation of the daily unit values of each variable investment option of our separate account (the Investment Expense Reduction). More information on the Investment Expense Reduction is provided in More information about policy charges in the Prospectus.
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Appendix: Investment options available under the policy
The following is a list of Portfolio Companies available under the policy. More information about the Portfolio Companies is available in the prospectuses for the Portfolio Companies, which may be amended from time to time and can be found online at www.equitable.com/ICSR#EQH159998. You can request this information at no cost by calling 1-877-522-5035 or by sending an email request to EquitableFunds@dfinsolutions.com. If you exercise the Paid Up Death Benefit Guarantee, you may only invest in the Portfolio Companies listed in the designated table below.
The current expenses and performance information below reflects fees and expenses of the Portfolio Companies, but do not reflect the other fees and expenses that your policy may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these charges were included. Each variable investment options past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.
Affiliated Portfolio Companies:
TYPE |
Portfolio Company Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable |
Current Expenses |
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/2023) |
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1 year | 5 year | 10 year | ||||||||||||||||
Specialty | 1290 VT Convertible Securities Equitable Investment Management Group, LLC (EIMG); SSGA Funds Management, Inc. | 0.90 | %^ | 13.73 | % | 9.37 | % | 6.84 | % | |||||||||
Fixed Income | 1290 VT DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond EIMG; DoubleLine Capital LP | 0.91 | %^ | 6.60 | % | 0.72 | % | | ||||||||||
Equity | 1290 VT Equity Income EIMG; Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC d/b/a Barrow Hanley Global Investors | 0.95 | %^ | 5.49 | % | 10.25 | % | 7.23 | % | |||||||||
Specialty | 1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions EIMG; GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. | 1.29 | %^ | 9.53 | % | 4.22 | % | 3.39 | % | |||||||||
Equity | 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value EIMG; GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. | 1.06 | % | 21.04 | % | 12.82 | % | 7.94 | % | |||||||||
Specialty | 1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies EIMG | 1.54 | %^ | 5.13 | % | 1.57 | % | | ||||||||||
Specialty | 1290 VT Natural Resources EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. | 0.90 | %^ | 1.17 | % | 10.31 | % | 2.80 | % | |||||||||
Specialty | 1290 VT Real Estate EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. | 0.90 | %^ | 9.46 | % | 2.74 | % | 3.61 | % | |||||||||
Equity | 1290 VT Small Cap Value EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC | 1.17 | %^ | 5.79 | % | 12.69 | % | | ||||||||||
Equity | 1290 VT SmartBeta Equity ESG EIMG; AXA Investment Managers US Inc. | 1.10 | %^ | 16.49 | % | 11.53 | % | 8.52 | % | |||||||||
Equity | 1290 VT Socially Responsible EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 0.92 | % | 27.50 | % | 15.12 | % | 11.32 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/AB Small Cap Growth EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. | 0.93 | % | 17.70 | % | 10.59 | % | 7.78 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/AB Sustainable U.S. Thematic EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. | 1.00 | %^ | 20.56 | % | | | |||||||||||
Asset Allocation | EQ/Aggressive Allocation EIMG | 1.18 | % | 18.37 | % | 10.23 | % | 7.07 | % | |||||||||
Asset Allocation | EQ/All Asset Growth Allocation EIMG | 1.25 | %^ | 14.15 | % | 7.70 | % | 5.27 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/American Century Mid Cap Value EIMG; American Century Investment Management, Inc. | 1.00 | %^ | 5.98 | % | 10.88 | % | | ||||||||||
Equity | EQ/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG EIMG; ClearBridge Investments, LLC | 1.00 | %^ | 45.91 | % | 15.78 | % | 10.70 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/Common Stock Index EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. | 0.67 | %^ | 25.13 | % | 14.45 | % | 10.79 | % |
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TYPE |
Portfolio Company Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable |
Current Expenses |
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/2023) |
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1 year | 5 year | 10 year | ||||||||||||||||
Asset Allocation | EQ/Conservative Allocation EIMG | 1.00 | %^ | 8.02 | % | 2.60 | % | 2.15 | % | |||||||||
Asset Allocation | EQ/Conservative-Plus Allocation EIMG | 0.85 | %^ | 10.86 | % | 4.76 | % | 3.57 | % | |||||||||
Fixed Income | EQ/Core Bond Index EIMG; SSGA Funds Management, Inc. | 0.64 | %^ | 4.51 | % | 1.02 | % | 1.11 | % | |||||||||
Fixed Income | EQ/Core Plus Bond EIMG; Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | 0.93 | %^ | 4.51 | % | 1.94 | % | 1.60 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/Emerging Markets Equity PLUS EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P., EARNEST Partners, LLC | 1.20 | %^ | 10.34 | % | 4.02 | % | 1.86 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/Equity 500 Index EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. | 0.54 | %^ | 25.57 | % | 15.03 | % | 11.37 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/Franklin Rising Dividends EIMG; Franklin Advisers, Inc. | 0.87 | %^ | 12.13 | % | 13.88 | % | | ||||||||||
Equity | EQ/Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value EIMG; Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P. | 1.09 | %^ | 11.22 | % | 12.97 | % | | ||||||||||
Fixed Income | EQ/Intermediate Corporate Bond(1) EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. | 0.65 | %^ | | | | ||||||||||||
Fixed Income | EQ/Intermediate Government Bond EIMG; SSGA Funds Management, Inc. | 0.64 | %^ | 3.87 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.56 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/International Core Managed Volatility EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 1.06 | % | 16.85 | % | 7.96 | % | 3.55 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/International Equity Index EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. | 0.72 | %^ | 19.04 | % | 8.10 | % | 3.69 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/International Value Managed Volatility EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, Harris Associates LP | 1.03 | % | 18.52 | % | 7.60 | % | 3.02 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/Invesco Comstock EIMG; Invesco Advisers, Inc. | 1.00 | %^ | 12.01 | % | 13.18 | % | 8.70 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/Invesco Global EIMG; Invesco Advisers, Inc. | 1.10 | %^ | 33.79 | % | 11.76 | % | 7.95 | % | |||||||||
Specialty | EQ/Invesco Global Real Assets EIMG; Invesco Advisers, Inc. | 1.16 | % | 10.08 | % | 5.45 | % | | ||||||||||
Equity | EQ/Janus Enterprise EIMG; Janus Henderson Investors US LLC | 1.05 | % | 17.01 | % | 13.08 | % | 7.62 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/JPMorgan Growth Stock EIMG; J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. | 0.96 | %^ | 46.33 | % | 12.84 | % | 11.28 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities EIMG; J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. | 0.96 | % | 10.90 | % | 14.17 | % | 10.12 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 0.90 | % | 23.98 | % | 14.26 | % | 10.58 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/Large Cap Growth Index EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. | 0.73 | % | 41.54 | % | 18.63 | % | 14.02 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/Large Cap Growth Managed Volatility EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 0.88 | % | 38.97 | % | 16.20 | % | 12.47 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/Large Cap Value Index EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. | 0.74 | % | 10.71 | % | 10.15 | % | 7.66 | % | |||||||||
Fixed Income | EQ/Long-Term Bond(1) EIMG | 0.65 | %^ | 6.35 | % | | | |||||||||||
Equity | EQ/Loomis Sayles Growth EIMG; Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | 1.05 | %^ | 43.89 | % | 15.66 | % | 13.24 | % |
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TYPE |
Portfolio Company Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable |
Current Expenses |
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/2023) |
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1 year | 5 year | 10 year | ||||||||||||||||
Equity | EQ/MFS International Growth EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management | 1.10 | %^ | 14.52 | % | 9.28 | % | 6.12 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/MFS International Intrinsic Value EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management | 1.15 | %^ | 17.37 | % | 8.29 | % | | ||||||||||
Equity | EQ/MFS Mid Cap Focused Growth EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management | 1.10 | %^ | 22.32 | % | 13.41 | % | | ||||||||||
Specialty | EQ/MFS Technology EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management | 1.14 | % | 54.10 | % | 17.38 | % | | ||||||||||
Specialty | EQ/MFS Utilities Series EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management | 1.05 | %^ | -2.36 | % | 8.01 | % | | ||||||||||
Equity | EQ/Mid Cap Index EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. | 0.65 | %^ | 15.77 | % | 11.88 | % | 8.54 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 0.97 | % | 13.19 | % | 10.36 | % | 7.21 | % | |||||||||
Asset Allocation | EQ/Moderate Allocation EIMG | 1.11 | % | 12.31 | % | 5.76 | % | 4.17 | % | |||||||||
Asset Allocation | EQ/Moderate-Plus Allocation EIMG | 1.13 | % | 15.36 | % | 8.10 | % | 5.67 | % | |||||||||
Cash/Cash Equivalent | EQ/Money Market* EIMG; Dreyfus, a division of Mellon Investments Corporation | 0.69 | % | 4.47 | % | 1.48 | % | 0.90 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. | 1.15 | %^ | 34.45 | % | 15.17 | % | | ||||||||||
Fixed Income | EQ/PIMCO Global Real Return EIMG; Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | 2.36 | %^ | 4.09 | % | 1.62 | % | 2.49 | % | |||||||||
Fixed Income | EQ/PIMCO Real Return EIMG; Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | 2.26 | %^ | 3.53 | % | 3.13 | % | | ||||||||||
Fixed Income | EQ/PIMCO Total Return ESG EIMG; Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | 0.87 | %^ | 5.63 | % | 1.11 | % | | ||||||||||
Fixed Income | EQ/PIMCO Ultra Short Bond EIMG; Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | 0.88 | %^ | 5.56 | % | 1.61 | % | 1.25 | % | |||||||||
Equity | EQ/Small Company Index EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. | 0.64 | % | 16.72 | % | 10.06 | % | 7.01 | % | |||||||||
Specialty | EQ/T. Rowe Price Health Sciences EIMG; T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 1.20 | %^ | 3.99 | % | 9.94 | % | | ||||||||||
Equity | EQ/Value Equity EIMG; Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | 0.92 | % | 19.52 | % | 10.06 | % | 6.90 | % | |||||||||
Asset Allocation | Equitable Conservative Growth MF/ETF Portfolio EIMG | 1.10 | %^ | 9.86 | % | 7.20 | % | 4.77 | % | |||||||||
Asset Allocation | Equitable Growth MF/ETF(1) EIMG | 1.15 | %^ | 14.23 | % | | | |||||||||||
Asset Allocation | Equitable Moderate Growth MF/ETF(1) EIMG | 1.10 | %^ | 12.01 | % | | | |||||||||||
Equity | Multimanager Aggressive Equity EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. | 1.00 | % | 38.29 | % | 15.92 | % | 12.48 | % | |||||||||
Specialty | Multimanager Technology EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P., FIAM LLC, Wellington Management Company LLP | 1.24 | %^ | 49.53 | % | 19.07 | % | 16.18 | % |
^ | This Portfolios annual expenses reflect temporary fee reductions. |
| EQ Managed Volatility Portfolios that include the EQ volatility management strategy as part of their investment objective and/or principal investment strategy, and the EQ/affiliated Fund of Fund Portfolios that invest in Portfolios that use the EQ volatility management strategy, are identified in the chart by a . See Portfolios of the Trusts for more information regarding volatility management. |
* | The Portfolio operates as a government money market fund. The Portfolio will invest at least 99.5% of its total assets in U.S. government securities, cash, and/or repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by U.S. government securities or cash. |
(1) | This variable investment option will not be available until May 13, 2024. |
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Unaffiliated Portfolio Companies:
TYPE |
Portfolio Company Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable |
Current Expenses |
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/2023) |
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1 year | 5 year | 10 year | ||||||||||||||||
Equity | AB VPS Discovery Value Portfolio AllianceBernstein L.P. | 1.06 | % | 16.86 | % | 10.51 | % | 7.29 | % | |||||||||
Equity | AB VPS Relative Value Portfolio AllianceBernstein L.P. | 0.86 | %^ | 11.72 | % | 11.57 | % | 9.05 | % | |||||||||
Equity | AB VPS Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio AllianceBernstein L.P. | 1.17 | %^ | 15.70 | % | 13.27 | % | 9.33 | % | |||||||||
Asset Allocation | American Funds Insurance Series® Asset Allocation Fund Capital Research and Management Company | 0.80 | % | 14.02 | % | 8.93 | % | 6.98 | % | |||||||||
Equity | American Funds Insurance Series® Global Small Capitalization Fund Capital Research and Management Company | 1.16 | %^ | 15.79 | % | 8.03 | % | 5.51 | % | |||||||||
Equity | American Funds Insurance Series® New World Fund® Capital Research and Management Company | 1.07 | %^ | 15.67 | % | 8.37 | % | 4.43 | % | |||||||||
Asset Allocation | BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund BlackRock Advisors, LLC; BlackRock International Limited, BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 1.02 | %^ | 12.49 | % | 7.39 | % | 4.63 | % | |||||||||
Equity | ClearBridge Variable Mid Cap Portfolio Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC; ClearBridge Investments, LLC | 1.08 | % | 12.62 | % | 10.46 | % | 6.83 | % | |||||||||
Asset Allocation | Fidelity® VIP Asset Manager Growth Portfolio Fidelity Management and Research Company (FMR) | 0.89 | % | 16.05 | % | 9.41 | % | 6.30 | % | |||||||||
Equity | Fidelity® VIP Growth & Income Portfolio Fidelity Management and Research Company (FMR) | 0.74 | % | 18.37 | % | 14.50 | % | 9.99 | % | |||||||||
Equity | Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio Fidelity Management and Research Company (FMR) | 0.82 | % | 14.80 | % | 12.17 | % | 7.86 | % | |||||||||
Equity | Fidelity® VIP Value Portfolio Fidelity Management and Research Company (FMR) | 0.85 | % | 19.47 | % | 15.69 | % | 9.71 | % | |||||||||
Equity | Franklin Small Cap Value VIP Fund Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC | 0.91 | %^ | 12.75 | % | 11.06 | % | 7.04 | % | |||||||||
Equity | Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund Invesco Advisers, Inc. | 0.93 | % | 8.77 | % | 9.53 | % | 7.53 | % | |||||||||
Asset Allocation | Janus Henderson Balanced Portfolio Janus Henderson Investors US LLC | 0.87 | % | 15.13 | % | 9.37 | % | 7.73 | % | |||||||||
Fixed Income | Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Portfolio (VC) Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC | 0.90 | % | 6.55 | % | 3.14 | % | 3.49 | % | |||||||||
Fixed Income | Macquarie VIP High Income Series(1) Delaware Management Company; Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited | 0.96 | % | 11.95 | % | 4.46 | % | 3.70 | % | |||||||||
Specialty | PIMCO CommodityRealReturn® Strategy Portfolio Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | 1.58 | %^ | -7.93 | % | 8.46 | % | -0.90 | % | |||||||||
Equity | T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 1.00 | %^ | 48.96 | % | 13.22 | % | 12.03 | % | |||||||||
Equity | T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio - II T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 0.99 | % | 9.31 | % | 10.92 | % | 7.57 | % | |||||||||
Equity | T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | 1.09 | %^ | 19.63 | % | 11.36 | % | 10.22 | % | |||||||||
Equity | Templeton Developing Markets VIP Fund Templeton Asset Management Ltd. | 1.35 | %^ | 12.62 | % | 4.22 | % | 2.32 | % |
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TYPE |
Portfolio Company Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable |
Current Expenses |
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/2023) |
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1 year |
5 year | 10 year | ||||||||||||||||
Fixed Income | Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund Franklin Advisers, Inc. | 0.75 | %^ | 2.88 | % | -2.13 | % | -0.66 | % | |||||||||
Specialty | VanEck VIP Global Resources Fund Van Eck Associates Corporation | 1.36 | % | -3.84 | % | 10.34 | % | -1.26 | % |
^ | This Portfolios annual expenses reflect temporary fee reductions. |
(1) | This is the variable investment options new name. The variable investment options former name is Delaware Ivy VIP High Income which may continue to be used in certain documents for a period of time after the date of this prospectus. |
Allowable EQ Allocation Investment Options:
If you exercise the Paid Up Death Benefit Guarantee, in addition to the Guaranteed Interest Option, investment options are limited to the following (the EQ Allocation Investment Options):
EQ/Aggressive Allocation EQ/Conservative Allocation EQ/Conservative-Plus Allocation |
EQ/Moderate Allocation EQ/Moderate-Plus Allocation |
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Issued by
Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company
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Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America
We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Prospectus and a Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated May 1, 2024, that include additional information about the policy, the Company and the Separate Account. The Prospectus and SAI are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. The Prospectus and SAI are available free of charge. To request a copy of either document, to ask about your policy, or to make other investor inquiries, please call 1-800-777-6510 (for U.S. residents) or 1-704-341-7000 (outside of the U.S.) or by sending an email request to life-service@equitable.com. The Prospectus and SAI are also available at our website, www.equitable.com/ICSR#EQH159998.
SEC Contract Identifier: C000210880 (Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company)
SEC Contract Identifier: C000210884 (Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America)
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