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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Pre-Effective Amendment No.
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Post-Effective Amendment No. 15
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and/or
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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Amendment No. 691
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(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
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ALLIANZ LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT B
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(Exact Name of Registered Separate Account)
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ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA
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(Name of Insurance Company)
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Pre-Effective Amendment No.
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Post-Effective Amendment No. 11
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[X]
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(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
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ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA
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(Name of Insurance Company)
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5701 Golden Hills Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297
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(Address of Insurance Company’s Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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(763) 582-6089
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(Insurance Company’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
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Doug Hodgson, Senior Counsel, Associate General Counsel
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Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
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5701 Golden Hills Drive
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Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297
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(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check the appropriate box):
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immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”).
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If appropriate, check the following:
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This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
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Check each box that appropriately characterizes the Registrant:
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New Registrant (as applicable, a Registered Separate Account or Insurance Company that has not filed a Securities Act registration statement or amendment
thereto within 3 years preceding this filing)
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Emerging Growth Company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”))
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If an Emerging Growth Company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new
or revised financial account standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act
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Insurance Company relying on Rule 12h-7 under the Exchange Act
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Smaller reporting company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act)
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The information in this prospectus
is not complete and may be changed. We cannot sell the Index Advantage+®
Annuity Contract using this
prospectus until the amended Registration Statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission is effective.
This prospectus is not an offer to sell the Contract and is not soliciting an offer to
buy the Contract in any state
where the offer or sale is not permitted.
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FEES,
EXPENSES, AND ADJUSTMENTS
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Are There
Charges or
Adjustments
for Early
Withdrawals?
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Yes, your Contract is subject to charges for early withdrawals that differ depending on when
you purchased the Contract.
●If you purchase the Contract on or after May 1, 2024, and you withdraw money from
the Contract within six years of your last Purchase Payment, you will be assessed a
withdrawal charge of up to 8% of the Purchase Payment withdrawn, declining to 0%
over that time period.
●If you purchased the Contract on or before April 30, 2024, and you withdraw money
from the Contract within six years of your last Purchase Payment,
you will be
assessed a withdrawal charge of up to 8.5% of the Purchase
Payment withdrawn,
declining to 0% over that time period.
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Fee Tables
7. Expenses and
Adjustments
Appendix C –
Daily
Adjustment
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For example, for Contracts issued on or after May
1, 2024, if you invest $100,000 in the
Contract and make an early withdrawal, you could pay a withdrawal
charge of up to $8,000
(or $8,500 for Contracts issued on or before April 30, 2024). This
loss will be greater if there
is a negative Daily Adjustment, income taxes, or tax penalties.
In addition, if you take a full or partial withdrawal from an
Index Option on a date other than
the Term End Date, a Daily Adjustment will apply to the Index
Option Value available for
withdrawal. The Daily Adjustment also applies if before the Term
End Date you execute a
Performance Lock, you annuitize the Contract, we pay a death
benefit, or we deduct
Contract fees and expenses. The Daily Adjustment may be negative
depending on the
applicable Crediting Method. You will lose money if the Daily
Adjustment is negative.
●Index Dual Precision Strategy, Index Precision Strategy, Index Guard Strategy,
and Index Performance Strategy. Daily Adjustments under these Crediting Methods
may be positive, negative, or equal to zero. A negative Daily
Adjustment will result in a
loss, and could result in a loss beyond the protection of the
10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer;
or -10% Floor, as applicable. The maximum potential loss from a
negative Daily
Adjustment is: -99% for the Index Dual Precision Strategy, Index
Precision Strategy,
and Index Performance Strategy; and -35% for the Index Guard
Strategy. For
example, if you allocate $100,000 to a 1-year Term Index Option
with 10% Buffer and
later withdraw the entire amount before the Term has ended, you
could lose up to
$99,000 of your investment. This loss will be greater if you also
have to pay a
withdrawal charge, income taxes, and tax penalties.
●Index Protection Strategy with Trigger. Daily Adjustments under this
Crediting
Method may be positive or equal to zero, but cannot be negative.
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Transaction
Charges?
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No. Other than withdrawal charges and Daily Adjustments that may apply to withdrawals
and other transactions under the Contract, there are no other
transaction charges.
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FEES,
EXPENSES, AND ADJUSTMENTS
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Are There
Ongoing Fees
and
Expenses?
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Yes, there are ongoing fees and expenses. The table below describes the fees and
expenses that you may pay each year, depending on the
options you choose. Please refer
to your Contract specifications page for information about the
specific fees you will pay
each year based on the options you have elected.
There is an implicit ongoing fee on Index Options
to the extent that your participation
in Index gains is limited by us through a Cap or
Trigger Rate. This means that your
returns may be lower than the Index’s returns. In return for
accepting this limit on Index
gains, you will receive some protection from Index losses. This
implicit ongoing fee is not
reflected in the tables below. Additionally, if we add Index Options with a guaranteed
minimum Participation Rate less than 100%, the
Participation Rate would be an
implicit ongoing fee and limit Index gains.
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Fee Tables
7. Expenses and
Adjustments
Appendix A –
Investment
Options Available
Under the
Contract
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(for a single optional benefit, if elected)
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(1)
As a percentage of the Charge Base, plus an amount attributable to
the contract maintenance charge.
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As a percentage of the AZL Government Money Market Fund's average
daily net assets.
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As a percentage of the Charge Base. This is the current charge for
the Maximum Anniversary Value Death
Benefit.
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Because your Contract is customizable, the
choices you make affect how much you will
pay. To help you understand the cost of owning your Contract, the
following table shows the
lowest and highest cost you could pay each year, based on current
charges. This estimate
assumes that you do not take withdrawals from the Contract, which could add a
withdrawal charge and a negative Daily Adjustment
that substantially increase costs.
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Lowest Annual Cost:
$1,761
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Highest Annual Cost:
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Assumes:
●Investment of $100,000 in the Variable
Option (even though you cannot select
the Variable Option for investment)
●5% annual appreciation
●Traditional Death Benefit
●No additional Purchase Payments,
transfers, or withdrawals
●No Daily Adjustment
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●Investment of $100,000 in the Variable
Option (even though you cannot select
the Variable Option for investment)
●5% annual appreciation
●Maximum Anniversary Value Death
Benefit with a 0.20% rider fee
●No additional Purchase Payments,
transfers, or withdrawals
●No Daily Adjustment
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RISKS
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Is There a Risk
of Loss from
Poor
Performance?
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Yes, you can lose money by investing in the Contract, including loss of principal and
previous earnings.
The maximum amount of loss that you could
experience from negative Index Return,
after taking into account the current limits on
Index loss provided under the
Contract, is: -90% with a 10% Buffer; -80% with a
20% Buffer; -70% with a 30% Buffer;
-10% with the Floor; and 0% with the Index
Protection Strategy with Trigger.
The limits on Index loss offered under the
Contract may change from one Term to the
next if we add an Index Option or discontinue
accepting new allocations into an
Index Option. However, at least one Index Option
with a Buffer no lower than 5% or
Floor no lower than -25%, or an Index Option that
provides complete protection from
Index losses, will always be available for
renewal under the Contract.
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Investing In the
Contract
4. Index Options
6. Valuing Your
Contract –
Calculating
Performance
Credits
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Is This a
Short-Term
Investment?
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No, this Contract is not a short-term investment and is not appropriate if you need ready
access to cash.
• Considering the benefits of tax deferral and long-term income,
the Contract is generally
more beneficial to investors with a long investment time horizon.
• Withdrawals are subject to income taxes, and may also be subject
to a 10% additional
federal tax for amounts withdrawn before age 59 1∕2.
• If, within six years after we receive a Purchase Payment, you
take a full or partial
withdrawal, withdrawal charges will apply. A withdrawal charge
will reduce your Contract
Value or the amount of money that you actually receive.
Withdrawals may reduce or end
Contract guarantees.
• Amounts invested in an Index Option must be held in the Index
Option for the full Term
before they can receive a Performance Credit. We apply a Daily
Adjustment if, before the
Term End Date, you take a full or partial withdrawal, you execute
a Performance Lock,
you annuitize the Contract, we pay a death benefit, or we deduct
Contract fees and
expenses.
• The Daily Adjustment may be negative with the Index Dual
Precision Strategy, Index
Precision Strategy, Index Guard Strategy, and Index Performance
Strategy. You will lose
money if the Daily Adjustment is negative.
• Withdrawals and other deductions from an Index Option prior to a
Term End Date will
result in a proportionate reduction to your Index Option Base.
The proportionate reduction
could be greater than the amount withdrawn or deducted.
Reductions to your Index
Option Base will result in lower Index Option Values for the
remainder of the Term and
lower gains (if any) on the Term End Date.
• On the Term End Date, you can transfer assets invested in an
Index Option by changing
your allocation instructions. If you do not change your
allocation instructions, you will
continue to be invested in the same Index Option with a new Term
Start Date. The new
Term will be subject to the applicable renewal Trigger Rate, Cap,
and/or Participation
Rate.
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Investing In the
Contract
4. Index Options
6. Valuing Your
Contract
7. Expenses and
Adjustments
Appendix C –
Daily Adjustment
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RISKS
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What are the
Risks
Associated
with the
Investment
Options?
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• An investment in the Contract is subject to the risk of poor
investment performance and
can vary depending on the performance of the Variable Option and
the Index Options
available under the Contract.
• The Variable Option and each Index Option have their own unique
risks.
• You should review the Fund’s prospectus and disclosures,
including risk factors, before
making an investment decision.
• Caps and Trigger Rates will limit positive Performance Credits
(e.g., limited upside). This
may result in earning less than the Index
Return.
– For example, if at the end of a 1-year Term, the Index Return is 25% and the Cap is
15%, we apply a Performance Credit of 15%, meaning your Contract
Value allocated
to that Index Option will increase by 15% since the Term Start
Date. If at the end of the
Term, the Index Return is 6% and the Trigger Rate is 3%, we
apply a Performance
Credit of 3%, meaning your Contract Value allocated to that
Index Option will increase
by 3% since the Term Start Date.
• The Buffer or Floor will limit negative Performance Credits
(e.g., limited protection in the
case of Index decline). However, you bear the risk for all Index losses that exceed
the Buffer. You also bear the risk for Index
losses down to the Floor.
– For example, if at the end of a Term, the Index Return is -25% and the Buffer is 10%,
we apply a Performance Credit of -15%, meaning your Contract
Value allocated to that
Index Option will decrease by 15% since the Term Start Date. If
the Index Return is
-25% and the Floor is -10%, we apply a Performance Credit of
-10%, meaning your
Contract Value allocated to that Index Option will decrease by
10% since the Term
Start Date.
• The Indexes are price return indexes, not total return indexes.
This means that the Index
Options do not receive any dividends payable on these securities.
The Index Options also
do not directly participate in the returns of the Indexes or the
Indexes’ component
securities. This will reduce the Index Return and may cause the
Index to underperform a
direct investment in the securities composing the Index.
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Investing In the
Contract
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What are the
Risks Related
to the
Insurance
Company?
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An investment in the Contract is subject to the risks related to
us. All obligations,
guarantees or benefits of the Contract, including those relating
to the Index Options, are the
obligations of Allianz Life and are subject to our claims-paying
ability and financial strength.
More information about Allianz Life, including our financial
strength ratings, is available
upon request by visiting
https://www.allianzlife.com/about/financial-ratings, or contacting us
at (800) 624-0197.
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Contract
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RESTRICTIONS
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Are There
Restrictions on
the Investment
Options?
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• Yes, there are limits on the Investment Options.
• Certain Index Options may not be available under your Contract
(see Appendix A).
• The availability of Investment Options may vary depending on the
broker-dealer through
which the Contract is sold (see Appendix F).
• We can add new Index Options to your Contract in the future.
• You cannot allocate Purchase Payments to the Variable Option.
The sole purpose of the
Variable Option is to hold Purchase Payments until they are
transferred to your selected
Index Options.
• We restrict additional Purchase Payments during the Accumulation
Phase. Each Index
Year, you cannot add more than your initial amount (i.e., the
total of all Purchase
Payments received before the first Quarterly Contract Anniversary
of the first Contract
Year) without our prior approval.
• We do not accept additional Purchase Payments during the Annuity
Phase.
• We typically only allow assets to move into the Index Options on
the Index Effective Date
and on subsequent Index Anniversaries as discussed in section 3,
Purchasing the
Contract – Allocation of Purchase Payments and Contract Value
Transfers. However, if
you execute an Early Reallocation, we will move assets into an
Index Option on the
Business Day we receive your Early Reallocation request in Good
Order.
• You can typically transfer Index Option Value only on Term End
Dates. However, you can
transfer assets out of an Index Option before the Term End Date
by first executing a
Performance Lock and then either requesting an Early Reallocation
with new allocation
instructions or changing your allocation instructions before the
next Index Anniversary.
For more information, see “Performance Locks” and “Early
Reallocations” in section 6,
Valuing Your Contract.
• We do not allow assets to move into an established Index Option
until the Term End Date.
If you request to allocate a Purchase Payment into an established
Index Option on an
Index Anniversary that is not a Term End Date, we will allocate
those assets to the same
Index Option with a new Term Start Date.
• We reserve the right to substitute the Fund in which the
Variable Option invests. We also
reserve the right to close Index Options to new Purchase Payments
and transfers, and to
substitute Indexes either on a Term Start Date or during a Term.
• We may terminate your ability to make additional Purchase
Payments during the
Accumulation Phase because we reserve the right to decline any or
all Purchase
Payments at any time on a nondiscriminatory basis.
• Caps, Trigger Rates, and Participation Rates will change from
one Term to the next
subject to their contractual minimum guarantees.
• The 10%, 20%, and 30% Buffers, and -10% Floors for the currently
available Index
Options do not change. However, if we add a new Index Option to
your Contract after the
Issue Date, we establish the Buffer or Floor for it on the date
we add the Index Option to
your Contract. For a new Index Option, the minimum Buffer is 5%
and the minimum Floor
is -25%.
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Overview of the
Contract
Principal Risks of
Investing In the
Contract
3. Purchasing the
Contract –
Allocation of
Purchase
Payments and
Contract Value
Transfers
4. Index Options
5. The Variable
Option's
Underlying Fund
6. Valuing Your
Contract
Appendix A –
Investment
Options Available
Under the
Contract
Appendix F –
Financial
Intermediary
Variations
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RESTRICTIONS
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Are There Any
Restrictions on
Contract
Benefits?
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Yes, there are restrictions on Contract benefits.
• The availability of Contract benefits may vary depending on the
broker-dealer through
which the Contract is sold (see Appendix F).
• We do not allow Performance Locks to occur on Term End Dates. We
will not execute
your request for a Performance Lock on Index Protection Strategy
with Trigger Index
Options if the Daily Adjustment is zero. This may limit your
ability to take advantage of the
benefits of the Early Reallocation feature. We do not accept
Early Reallocation requests
within 14 calendar days before an Index Anniversary. You are
limited to 24 Early
Reallocation requests each Index Year.
• We reserve the right to discontinue or modify the Minimum
Distribution Program.
• The death benefits are only available during the Accumulation
Phase. Upon annuitization,
these benefits will end.
• The Traditional Death Benefit may not be modified, but it will
terminate if you take
withdrawals that reduce both the Contract Value and Guaranteed
Death Benefit Value to
zero. Withdrawals may reduce the Traditional Death Benefit’s
Guaranteed Death Benefit
Value by more than the value withdrawn and could end the
Traditional Death Benefit.
• The optional Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit may not be
modified.
Withdrawals may reduce the Maximum Anniversary Value Death
Benefit’s Guaranteed
Death Benefit Value by more than the value withdrawn and will end
the Maximum
Anniversary Value Death Benefit if the withdrawals reduce both
the Contract Value and
Guaranteed Death Benefit Value to zero.
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Contract –
Performance
Locks
6. Valuing Your
Contract – Early
Reallocations
10. Benefits
Available Under
the Contract
11. Death Benefit
Appendix F –
Financial
Intermediary
Variations
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TAXES
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What are the
Contract’s Tax
Implications?
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• Consult with a tax professional to determine the tax
implications of an investment in and
withdrawals from or payments received under the Contract.
• If you purchased the Contract as an individual retirement
annuity or through a custodial
individual retirement account, you do not get any additional tax
benefit under the
Contract.
• Generally, earnings under a Non-Qualified Contract are taxed at
ordinary income rates
when withdrawn, and may also be subject to a 10% additional
federal tax for amounts
withdrawn before age 59 1∕2.
• Generally, distributions from Qualified Contracts are taxed at
ordinary income tax rates
when withdrawn, and may also be subject to a 10% additional
federal tax for amounts
withdrawn before age 59 1∕2.
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12. Taxes
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CONFLICTS
OF INTEREST
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How are
Investment
Professionals
Compensated?
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Your Financial Professional may receive compensation for selling
this Contract to you, in
the form of commissions, additional cash benefits (e.g., cash
bonuses), and non-cash
compensation. We and/or our wholly owned subsidiary distributor
may also make marketing
support payments to certain selling firms for marketing services
and costs associated with
Contract sales. This conflict of interest may influence your
Financial Professional to
recommend this Contract over another investment for which the
Financial Professional is
not compensated or compensated less.
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7. Expenses and
Adjustments –
Commissions
Paid to Dealers
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Should I
Exchange my
Contract?
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Whether to exchange your existing Contract for a new contract is a
decision that each
investor should make based on their personal circumstances and
financial objectives.
However, in making this decision you should be aware that some
Financial Professionals
may have a financial incentive to offer you a new contract in
place of one you already own.
You should only exchange your Contract if you determine, after
comparing the features,
risks, and fees of both contracts, including any fees or penalties
to terminate your existing
Contract, that it is better for you to purchase the new contract
rather than continue to own
your existing Contract.
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13. Other
Information –
Distribution
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Number of Complete
Years Since
Purchase Payment
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Withdrawal Charge Amount
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Contracts issued
on or before
April 30, 2024
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Contracts issued
on or after
May 1, 2024
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0
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8.5%
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8%
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1
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8%
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8%
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2
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7%
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7%
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3
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6%
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6%
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4
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5%
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5%
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5
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4%
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4%
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6 years or more
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0%
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0%
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Index Protection Strategy
with Trigger
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Index Dual Precision Strategy,
Index Precision Strategy,
and
Index Performance Strategy
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Index
Guard
Strategy
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Daily Adjustment Maximum Potential Loss
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0%
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99%
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35%
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(as a percentage of Index Option Value, applies for
distributions from an Index Option before any Term
End Date)(1)
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Administrative Expenses (or contract maintenance
charge)(1)
(per year)
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$50
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Base Contract Expenses(2)
(as a percentage of the Charge Base)
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1.25%
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Optional Benefit Expenses – Maximum Anniversary Value
Death Benefit
(as a percentage of the Charge Base)
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0.20%
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(expenses that are deducted from Fund assets, including management fees,
distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses)
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0.66%
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Contracts issued on or before April 30, 2024
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$10,634
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$13,587
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$16,298
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$24,301
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Contracts issued on or after May 1, 2024
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$10,134
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$13,587
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$16,298
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$24,301
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Contracts issued on or before April 30, 2024
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N/A*
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$6,587
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$11,298
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$24,301
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Contracts issued on or after May 1, 2024
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N/A*
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$6,587
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$11,298
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$24,301
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Contracts issued on or before April 30, 2024
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$2,134
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$6,587
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$11,298
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$24,301
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Contracts issued on or after May 1, 2024
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$2,134
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$6,587
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$11,298
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$24,301
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We will not provide advice or
notify you regarding whether you should execute a Performance Lock or the optimal
time for doing so, if any. We will
not warn you if you execute a Performance Lock at a sub-optimal time. We are not
responsible for any losses related
to your decision whether or not to execute a Performance Lock.
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We will not provide advice or
notify you regarding whether you should execute an Early Reallocation or the optimal
time for doing so, if any. We will
not warn you if you execute an Early Reallocation at a sub-optimal time. We are not
responsible for any losses related
to your decision whether or not to execute an Early Reallocation.
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UPON THE DEATH OF A SOLE OWNER
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Action if the Contract is in the Accumulation Phase
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Action if the Contract is in the Annuity Phase
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• If this is an Inherited IRA Contract, the death benefit options for
the Beneficiary of the Inherited IRA (successor beneficiary, i.e.
beneficiary of the original Beneficiary) depend on several
factors. For specific information regarding these Contracts,
please see section 12, Taxes – Distributions Upon the Owner’s
Death (or Annuitant’s Death if the Owner is a Non-Individual).
• For all other Contracts, we pay a death benefit to the
Beneficiary unless the Beneficiary is the surviving spouse and
continues the Contract.
• If the deceased Owner was a Determining Life and the
surviving spouse Beneficiary continues the Contract:
– we increase the Contract Value to equal the Guaranteed
Death Benefit Value if greater and available, and the
death benefit ends,
– the surviving spouse becomes the new Owner,
– the Accumulation Phase continues, and
– upon the surviving spouse’s death, his or her
Beneficiary(ies) receives the Contract Value.
• If the deceased Owner was not a Determining Life, the
Traditional Death Benefit or Maximum Anniversary Value Death
Benefit are not available and the Beneficiary(ies) receives the
Contract Value.
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• The Beneficiary becomes the Payee. If we are still required to
make Annuity Payments under the selected Annuity Option, the
Beneficiary also becomes the new Owner.
• If the deceased was not an Annuitant, Annuity Payments to the
Payee continue. No death benefit is payable.
• If the deceased was the only surviving Annuitant, Annuity
Payments end or continue as follows.
– Annuity Option A or C, payments end when the
guaranteed period ends.
– Annuity Option B, F, or G, payments end.
– For more information on the Annuity Options, please see
section 9.
• If the deceased was an Annuitant and there is a surviving joint
Annuitant, Annuity Payments to the Payee continue during the
lifetime of the surviving joint Annuitant. No death benefit is
payable.
• For a Qualified Contract, the Annuity Payments generally must
end no later than the end of the year containing the 10th
anniversary of the Owner's death. However, in certain
situations, payments may need to end earlier.
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● FOR JOINTLY OWNED CONTRACTS: The sole primary
Beneficiary is the surviving Joint Owner regardless of
any other named primary Beneficiaries. If both Joint Owners die within
120 hours of each other, we pay the death
benefit to the named surviving primary Beneficiaries. If there are no
named surviving primary Beneficiaries, we pay
the death benefit to the named surviving contingent Beneficiaries, or
equally to the estate of the Joint Owners if there
are no named surviving contingent Beneficiaries.
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● NAMING AN ESTATE AS A BENEFICIARY: If an estate is
the Beneficiary, the estate must be the sole primary
Beneficiary, unless the Spouse is the sole primary Beneficiary. If the
Spouse is the sole primary Beneficiary, then an
estate can be a contingent Beneficiary.
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● An assignment may be a taxable event. In addition, there are other
restrictions on changing the ownership of a
Qualified Contract and Qualified Contracts generally cannot be
assigned absolutely or on a limited basis. You should
consult with your tax adviser
before assigning this Contract.
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● An assignment will only change the Determining Life (Lives) if it involves removing a Joint Owner due to
divorce, replacing Joint Owners with a Trust, or
adding a Joint Owner if that person is a spouse within the
meaning of federal tax law of the existing Owner.
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We do not accept additional Purchase Payments if you
have an Inherited IRA, or Inherited Roth IRA Contract.
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On your application if you select…
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Your Index Effective Date will be either…
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the earliest Index Effective Date
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• your Issue Date, or
• the first Business Day of the next month if the Issue Date is the
29th,
30th,
or 31st
of a
month
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the deferred Index Effective Date
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• your first Quarterly Contract Anniversary, or
• the next Business Day if the first Quarterly Contract Anniversary
occurs on a non-Business
Day, or the first Business Day of the next month if the first
Quarterly Contract Anniversary
is the 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month
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● In order to apply Purchase Payments we receive after the Index Effective Date to your selected Index Option(s) on
the next Index Anniversary, we must receive them before the end of the Business Day on the Index Anniversary (or
before the end of the prior Business Day if the anniversary is a non-Business Day).
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● Purchase Payments we hold in the Variable Option before transferring them to your selected Index Options are
subject to Contract fees and
expenses (e.g. product fee, contract maintenance charge), and market risk and may
lose value.
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● The Index Dual Precision Strategy, Index Precision Strategy, Index Guard Strategy, and Index Performance
Strategy allow negative Performance Credits. As a
result, you could lose a significant amount of money in the
form of negative Performance Credits if an Index
declines in value. The maximum potential negative
Performance Credit is: -90% with a
10% Buffer; -80% with a 20% Buffer; -70% with a 30% Buffer; and -10%
with the Floor.
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● Because we calculate Index Returns only on a single date in time, you may experience negative or flat
performance even though the Index you selected for a
given Crediting Method experienced gains through
some, or most, of the Term.
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● If an Index Performance Strategy Index Option is
“uncapped” for one Term (i.e., we do not declare a Cap for
that Term) it does not mean that we will not declare
a Cap for it on future Term Start Dates. On the next Term
Start Date we can declare a Cap for the next Term, or declare it to be
uncapped.
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What is the asset protection?
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Index Protection
Strategy with Trigger
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• Most protection.
• If the Index loses value, the Performance Credit is zero. You do
not receive a negative Performance
Credit.
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What is the asset protection?
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Index Dual Precision
Strategy
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• Less protection than the Index Protection Strategy with Trigger and
Index Guard Strategy. Protection
on the Index Dual Precision Strategy 1-year Term is equal to or
greater than what is available with the
Index Precision Strategy depending on the Index Option. Offers the
same protection levels as the
Index Performance Strategy.
• Buffer absorbs 10%, 20%, or 30% of loss, but you receive a negative
Performance Credit for losses
greater than the Buffer.
• Potential for large losses in any Term.
• More sensitive to large negative market movements because small or
moderate negative market
movements within the applicable 10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer result in a
positive Performance Credit. In
a period of extreme negative market performance, the risk of loss is
greater with the Index Dual
Precision Strategy than with the Index Guard Strategy.
• In extended periods of moderate to large negative market
performance, 3-year and 6-year Terms may
provide less protection than the 1-year Terms because, in part, the
Buffer is applied over a longer
period of time.
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Index Precision Strategy
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• Less protection than the Index Protection Strategy with Trigger and
Index Guard Strategy. Protection
may be equal to or less than what is available with the Index Dual
Precision Strategy and Index
Performance Strategy depending on the Index Option.
• Buffer absorbs 10% of loss, but you receive a negative Performance
Credit for losses greater than
10%.
• Potential for large losses in any Term.
• More sensitive to large negative market movements because small
negative market movements are
absorbed by the 10% Buffer. In a period of extreme negative market
performance, the risk of loss is
greater with the Index Precision Strategy than with the Index Guard
Strategy.
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Index Guard Strategy
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• Less protection than the Index Protection Strategy with Trigger,
but more than Index Dual Precision
Strategy, Index Precision Strategy, and Index Performance Strategy.
• Permits a negative Performance Credit down to the -10% Floor.
• Protection from significant losses.
• More sensitive to smaller negative market movements that persist
over time because the -10% Floor
reduces the impact of large negative market movements.
• In an extended period of smaller negative market returns, the risk
of loss is greater with the Index
Guard Strategy than with the Index Dual Precision Strategy, Index
Precision Strategy, and Index
Performance Strategy.
• Provides certainty regarding the maximum loss in any Term.
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Index Performance
Strategy
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• Less protection than the Index Protection Strategy with Trigger and
Index Guard Strategy. 1-year
Term Index Options with a 10% Buffer provide the same protection as
the Index Precision Strategy.
The 20% and 30% Buffers provide more protection than what is
available with the Index Precision
Strategy. Offers the same protection levels as the Index Dual
Precision Strategy.
• Buffer absorbs 10%, 20%, or 30% of loss depending on the Index
Option you select, but you receive
a negative Performance Credit for losses greater than the Buffer.
• Potential for large losses in any Term.
• More sensitive to large negative market movements because small or
moderate negative market
movements are absorbed by the Buffer. In a period of extreme
negative market performance, the risk
of loss is greater with the Index Performance Strategy than with the
Index Guard Strategy.
• In extended periods of moderate to large negative market
performance, 3-year and 6-year Terms may
provide less protection than the 1-year Terms because, in part, the
Buffer is applied over a longer
period of time.
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What is the growth opportunity?
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Index Protection
Strategy with Trigger
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• Growth opportunity limited by the Trigger Rates.
• May perform best in periods of small positive market movements
relative to the other Crediting
Methods, because such small positive market movements may result in
positive Performance Credits
that are greater than the Index Return while also providing complete
protection from any Index losses.
May have lower return potential compared to other Crediting Methods.
• These Trigger Rates will generally be less than Caps, and Index
Precision Strategy's Trigger Rates.
Growth opportunity may be more or less than the Index Dual Precision
Strategy depending on Trigger
Rates.
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Index Dual Precision
Strategy
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• Growth opportunity limited by the Trigger Rates. We do not
apply the Trigger Rate annually on 3-year
and 6-year Term Index Options.
• May perform best in periods of small or moderate negative market
movements as it provides a
positive Performance Credit in these environments while other
Crediting Methods do not.
• Generally, 1-year Term Index Options have less growth opportunity
than the Index Precision Strategy
and the 1-year Term Index Options on the Index Performance Strategy.
• Generally, 3-year and 6-year Term Index Options have less growth
opportunity than the 3-year and
6-year Term Index Options on the Index Performance Strategy.
• Growth opportunity may be more or less than the Index Protection
Strategy with Trigger and Index
Guard Strategy depending on Trigger Rates and Caps.
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Index Precision Strategy
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• Growth opportunity limited by the Trigger Rates.
• May perform best in periods of small positive market movements.
• Generally more growth opportunity than the Index Protection
Strategy with Trigger and Index Dual
Precision Strategy. However, less growth opportunity than the Index
Dual Precision Strategy during
periods of small or moderate negative market movements.
• Growth opportunity may be more or less than the Index Guard
Strategy or Index Performance
Strategy depending on Trigger Rates and Caps.
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Index Guard Strategy
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• Growth opportunity limited by the Caps.
• May perform best in a strong market.
• Growth opportunity that generally may be matched or exceeded only
by the Index Performance
Strategy. However, growth opportunity may be more or less than the
Index Dual Precision Strategy,
Index Precision Strategy, or Index Performance Strategy depending on
Trigger Rates and Caps.
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Index Performance
Strategy
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• Growth opportunity limited by the Caps and/or Participation Rates.
We do not apply the Cap annually
on 3-year and 6-year Term Index Options. If we do not declare a Cap for an Index Option, there is
no maximum limit on the positive
Index Return for that Index Option. In addition, you can
receive more than the positive
Index Return if the Participation Rate applies and is greater
than its 100% minimum. However,
the Participation Rate cannot boost Index Returns beyond a
declared Cap.
• May perform best in a strong market.
• Generally, 1-year Term with 10% Buffer Index Options, 3-year Term
with 10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer
Index Options, and 6-year Term with 10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer Index
Options have the most growth
opportunity.
• Growth opportunity for the 1-year Term with 20% or 30% Buffer may
be less than the Index Dual
Precision Strategy 1-year Term, Index Precision Strategy, and Index
Guard Strategy depending on
Trigger Rates and Caps.
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What can change within a Crediting
Method?
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Index Protection
Strategy with Trigger
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• Renewal and Early Reallocation Trigger Rates for existing Contracts
can change on each Term Start
Date.
– 1-year Term has a 1.50% minimum Trigger Rate.
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What can change within a Crediting
Method?
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Index Dual Precision
Strategy
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• Renewal and Early Reallocation Trigger Rates for existing Contracts
can change on each Term Start
Date.
– 1-year Term with 10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer has a 2% minimum Trigger Rate.
– 3-year Term with 10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer has a 4% minimum Trigger Rate.
– 6-year Term with 10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer has an 8% minimum Trigger Rate.
• The 10%, 20%, and 30% Buffers for the currently available Index
Options cannot change. However, if
we add a new Index Option to your Contract after the Issue Date, we
establish the Buffer for it on the
date we add the Index Option to your Contract. The minimum Buffer is
5% for a new Index Option.
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Index Precision Strategy
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• Renewal and Early Reallocation Trigger Rates for existing Contracts
can change on each Term Start
Date.
– 1-year Term has a 2% minimum Trigger Rate.
• The 10% Buffers for the currently available Index Options cannot
change. However, if we add a new
Index Option to your Contract after the Issue Date, we establish the
Buffer for it on the date we add
the Index Option to your Contract. The minimum Buffer is 5% for a
new Index Option.
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Index Guard Strategy
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• Renewal and Early Reallocation Caps for existing Contracts can
change on each Term Start Date.
– 1-year Term has a 2% minimum Cap.
• The -10% Floors for the currently available Index Options cannot
change. However, if we add a new
Index Option to your Contract after the Issue Date, we establish the
Floor for it on the date we add the
Index Option to your Contract. The minimum Floor is -25% for a new
Index Option.
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Index Performance
Strategy
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• Renewal and Early Reallocation Caps and/or Participation Rates for
existing Contracts can change on
each Term Start Date.
– 1-year Term with 10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer has a 2% minimum Cap.
– 3-year Term with 10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer has a 5% minimum Cap, and 100% minimum
Participation Rate.
– 6-year Term with 10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer has a 10% minimum Cap, and 100% minimum
Participation Rate.
• The 10%, 20%, and 30% Buffers for the currently available Index
Options cannot change. However, if
we add a new Index Option to your Contract after the Issue Date, we
establish the Buffer for it on the
date we add the Index Option to your Contract. The minimum Buffer is
5% for a new Index Option.
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• For any Index Option with the Index Dual Precision Strategy, Index Precision Strategy, or Index Performance
Strategy, you participate in any negative Index Return in excess of the Buffer, which reduces your Contract Value.
For example, for a 10% Buffer we absorb the first -10% of Index
Return and you could lose up to 90% of the Index
Option Value. However, for any Index Option with the Index Guard Strategy, we absorb any negative Index Return
in excess of the -10% Floor, so
your maximum loss is limited to -10% of the Index Option Value due to negative
Index Returns.
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• Trigger Rates, Caps, and Participation Rates as set by us from
time-to-time may vary substantially based on market
conditions. However, in extreme market environments, it is possible that all Trigger Rates, Caps, and Participation
Rates will be reduced to their
respective minimums of 1.50%, 2%, 4%, 5%, 8%, 10%, or 100% as stated in the
table above.
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• If your Contract is within its free look period you may be able to
take advantage of any increase in initial Trigger
Rates, Caps, and/or Participation Rates by cancelling your Contract
and purchasing a new Contract.
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• If the initial Trigger Rates, Caps, and/or Participation Rates
available on the Index Effective Date are not acceptable
you have the following options:
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– Cancel your Contract if you are still within the free look period. If you took a withdrawal that was subject to a
withdrawal charge, we will refund any previously deducted withdrawal
charge upon a free look cancellation.
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– Request to extend your Index Effective Date if you have not reached your first Quarterly Contract Anniversary.
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– If the free look period has expired, request a full withdrawal and receive the Cash Value. This withdrawal is subject
to withdrawal charges, income taxes, and may also be subject to a 10%
additional federal tax for amounts
withdrawn before age 59 1∕2. If this occurs on or before the Index
Effective Date, the Daily Adjustment does not
apply. If this occurs after the Index Effective
Date, you are subject to the Daily Adjustment.
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• Trigger Rates, Caps, and Participation Rates can be different from Index Option to Index Option. For example,
Caps for the Index Performance Strategy 1-year Terms can be
different between the S&P 500® Index and the
Nasdaq-100® Index; and Caps for the S&P 500® Index can be
different between 1-year, 3-year, and 6-year Terms on
the Index Performance Strategy, and between the 1-year Terms for the
Index Guard Strategy and Index Performance
Strategy. Initial, renewal, and Early Reallocation rates may also be different from Contract-to-Contract. For
example, assume that on August 3, 2023 we set Caps for the Index
Performance Strategy 1-year Term with 10% Buffer
using the S&P 500® Index as follows:
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– 13% initial rate and 12% Early Reallocation rate for new Contracts issued in 2023,
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– 14% renewal rate and 14% Early Reallocation rate for existing Contracts issued in 2022, and
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– 12% renewal rate and 13% Early Reallocation rate for existing Contracts issued in 2021.
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Currently, the Contract does not offer any variable investment
options to which you can allocate money. As such, and
given the design of the Contract, we do not believe there to be a
risk of excessive trading and market timing. However, if
we were to offer multiple variable investment options in the future,
they would be subject to the following provisions.
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This Contract is not designed for professional market timing
organizations, or other persons using programmed, large, or
frequent transfers, and we may restrict excessive or inappropriate
transfer activity.
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Variable Account Value increases when….
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Variable Account Value decreases when….
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• we hold assets in the Variable Option on an interim basis
before transferring them to your selected Index Option(s), or
due to a Contract Value increase associated with the death of
a Determining Life, or
• there is positive Fund performance
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• you take assets out of the Variable Option by withdrawal, or
request an Early Reallocation out of the Variable Option,
• we transfer assets held in the Variable Option on an interim
basis to your selected Index Option(s) according to allocation
instructions,
• there is negative Fund performance, or
• we deduct Contract fees and expenses
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Contract fees and
expenses we deduct from the Variable Option include the product fee, rider fee, contract maintenance
charge, and withdrawal charge as described
in section 7, Expenses and Adjustments.
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Index Option Values increase when….
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Index Option Values decrease when….
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• you add assets to an Index Option by Purchase Payment,
make allocation instruction changes that transfer Contract
Value, or request an Early Reallocation into the Index Option,
• we transfer assets held in the Variable Option on an interim
basis to your selected Index Option according to allocation
instructions, or
• you receive a positive Performance Credit or Daily Adjustment
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• you take assets out of an Index Option by withdrawal, make
allocation instruction changes that transfer Contract Value, or
request an Early Reallocation out of the Index Option,
• you receive a negative Performance Credit or Daily
Adjustment, or
• we deduct Contract fees and expenses
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Contract fees and
expenses we deduct from the Index Options include the product fee, rider fee, contract maintenance
charge, and withdrawal charge as described
in section 7, Expenses and Adjustments.
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First Index Option
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Second Index Option
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Index Option Value
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Index Option Base
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Index Option Value
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Index Option Base
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Prior to partial withdrawal
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$ 75,000
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$ 72,000
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$ 25,000
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$ 22,000
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$10,000 partial withdrawal
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– $7,500
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– $7,200
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– $2,500
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– $2,200
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After partial withdrawal
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$ 67,500
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$ 64,800
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$ 22,500
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$ 19,800
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● Amounts removed from the Index Options during the Term for partial withdrawals you take and deductions
we make for Contract fees and expenses do not receive
a Performance Credit on the Term End Date. However,
the remaining amount in the Index Options is eligible for a
Performance Credit on the Term End Date.
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● You cannot specify from which Index Option or the Variable Option we deduct Contract fees and expenses; we
deduct Contract fees and expenses from each Index Option and the
Variable Option proportionately based on its
percentage of Contract Value.
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Crediting Method
and Term Length
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If Index Value is less than it was
on the
Term Start Date
(i.e., Index Return is negative):
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If Index Value is equal to or greater
than it was
on the Term Start Date
(i.e., Index Return is zero or positive):
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Index Protection
Strategy with Trigger
1-year Term
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Performance Credit is zero.
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Performance Credit is equal to the Trigger Rate set
on the Term Start Date.
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Index Dual Precision
Strategy 1-year Term
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Performance Credit is equal to the Trigger Rate if the
negative Index Return is less than or equal to the
10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer. However, if the negative
Index Return is greater than the 10%, 20%, or 30%
Buffer you receive a Performance Credit equal to the
negative Index Return in excess of the applicable
Buffer.
Assume you select a 1-year Term Index Option with
10% Buffer. If the Index Return for the year is…
• -8%, the Performance Credit is equal to the Trigger
Rate set on the Term Start Date.
• -12%, the Performance Credit is -2%.
Instead assume you select a
1-year Term Index
Option with 20% Buffer, and the Index Return for
the Term is…
• -19%, the Performance Credit is equal to the
Trigger Rate set on the Term Start Date.
• -24%, the Performance Credit is -4%.
Instead assume you select a
1-year Term Index
Option with 30% Buffer, and the Index Return for
the Term is…
• -29%, the Performance Credit is equal to the
Trigger Rate set on the Term Start Date.
• -36%, the Performance Credit is -6%.
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Performance Credit is equal to the Trigger Rate set
on the Term Start Date.
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Crediting Method
and Term Length
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If Index Value is less than it was
on the
Term Start Date
(i.e., Index Return is negative):
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If Index Value is equal to or greater
than it was
on the Term Start Date
(i.e., Index Return is zero or positive):
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Index Dual Precision
Strategy
3-year Term
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Performance Credit is equal to the Trigger Rate if the
negative Index Return is less than or equal to the
10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer. However, if the negative
Index Return is greater than the 10%, 20%, or 30%
Buffer you receive a Performance Credit equal to the
negative Index Return in excess of the applicable
Buffer.
Assume you select a 3-year Term Index Option with
10% Buffer. If the Index Return for the Term is…
• -8%, the Performance Credit is equal to the Trigger
Rate set on the Term Start Date.
• -12%, the Performance Credit is -2%.
Instead assume you select a
3-year Term Index
Option with 20% Buffer, and the Index Return for
the Term is…
• -19%, the Performance Credit is equal to the
Trigger Rate set on the Term Start Date.
• -24%, the Performance Credit is -4%.
Instead assume you select a
3-year Term Index
Option with 30% Buffer, and the Index Return for
the Term is…
• -29%, the Performance Credit is equal to the
Trigger Rate set on the Term Start Date.
• -36%, the Performance Credit is -6%.
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Performance Credit is equal to the Trigger Rate set
on the Term Start Date.
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Index Dual Precision
Strategy
6-year Term
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Performance Credit is equal to the Trigger Rate if the
negative Index Return is less than or equal to the
10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer. However, if the negative
Index Return is greater than the 10%, 20%, or 30%
Buffer you receive a Performance Credit equal to the
negative Index Return in excess of the applicable
Buffer.
Assume you select a 6-year Term Index Option with
10% Buffer. If the Index Return for the Term is…
• -8%, the Performance Credit is equal to the Trigger
Rate set on the Term Start Date.
• -12%, the Performance Credit is -2%.
Instead assume you select a
6-year Term Index
Option with 20% Buffer, and the Index Return for
the Term is…
• -19%, the Performance Credit is equal to the
Trigger Rate set on the Term Start Date.
• -24%, the Performance Credit is -4%.
Instead assume you select a
6-year Term Index
Option with 30% Buffer, and the Index Return for
the Term is…
• -29%, the Performance Credit is equal to the
Trigger Rate set on the Term Start Date.
• -36%, the Performance Credit is -6%.
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Performance Credit is equal to the Trigger Rate set
on the Term Start Date.
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Crediting Method
and Term Length
|
If Index Value is less than it was
on the
Term Start Date
(i.e., Index Return is negative):
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If Index Value is equal to or greater
than it was
on the Term Start Date
(i.e., Index Return is zero or positive):
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Index Precision
Strategy 1-year Term
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Performance Credit is equal to the negative Index
Return in excess of the 10% Buffer.
If the Index Return is…
• -8%, the Performance Credit is zero.
• -12%, the Performance Credit is -2%.
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Performance Credit is equal to the Trigger Rate set
on the Term Start Date.
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Index Guard Strategy
1-year Term
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Performance Credit is equal to the negative Index
Return subject to the -10% Floor.
If the Index Return is…
• -8%, the Performance Credit is -8%.
• -12%, the Performance Credit is -10%.
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Performance Credit is equal to the Index Return up
to the Cap set on the Term Start Date.
Assume the Cap is 8%. If the Index Return is…
• 0%, the Performance Credit is zero.
• 6%, the Performance Credit is 6%.
• 12%, the Performance Credit is 8%.
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Index Performance
Strategy 1-year Term
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Performance Credit is equal to the negative Index
Return in excess of the 10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer.
Assume you select a 1-year Term Index Option with
10% Buffer. If the Index Return for the year is…
• -8%, the Performance Credit is zero.
• -12%, the Performance Credit is -2%.
Instead assume you select a
1-year Term Index
Option with 20% Buffer, and the Index Return for
the Term is…
• -19%, the Performance Credit is 0%.
• -24%, the Performance Credit is -4%.
Instead assume you select a
1-year Term Index
Option with 30% Buffer, and the Index Return for
the Term is…
• -29%, the Performance Credit is 0%.
• -36%, the Performance Credit is -6%.
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Performance Credit is equal to the Index Return up
to any Cap set on the Term Start Date.
Assume the Cap for the 1-year Term is 8%. If the
Index Return for the year is…
• 0%, the Performance Credit is zero.
• 6%, the Performance Credit is 6%.
• 12%, the Performance Credit is 8%. If instead the
1-year Term is uncapped, the
Performance
Credit is 12%.
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Index Performance
Strategy 3-year Term
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Performance Credit is equal to the negative Index
Return in excess of the 10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer.
Assume you select a 3-year Term Index Option with
10% Buffer. If the Index Return for the Term is…
• -19%, the Performance Credit is -9%.
• -24%, the Performance Credit is -14%.
Instead assume you select a
3-year Term Index
Option with 20% Buffer, and the Index Return for
the Term is…
• -19%, the Performance Credit is 0%.
• -24%, the Performance Credit is -4%.
Instead assume you select a
3-year Term Index
Option with 30% Buffer, and the Index Return for
the Term is…
• -29%, the Performance Credit is 0%.
• -36%, the Performance Credit is -6%.
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Performance Credit is equal to the Index Return
multiplied by the Participation Rate, up to any Cap
set on the Term Start Date.
Assume the Participation Rate is 100% and the Cap
is 80%. If the Index Return for the Term is…
• 0%, the Performance Credit is zero.
• 65%, the Performance Credit is 65%.
• 90%, the Performance Credit is 80%.
If instead the Participation Rate
is 110% and the
3-year Term is uncapped, and the Index Return for
the Term is…
• 0%, the Performance Credit is zero.
• 65%, the Performance Credit is 71.5%.
• 90%, the Performance Credit is 99%.
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Crediting Method
and Term Length
|
If Index Value is less than it was
on the
Term Start Date
(i.e., Index Return is negative):
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If Index Value is equal to or greater
than it was
on the Term Start Date
(i.e., Index Return is zero or positive):
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Index Performance
Strategy 6-year Term
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Performance Credit is equal to the negative Index
Return in excess of the 10%, 20%, or 30% Buffer.
Assume you select a 6-year Term Index Option with
10% Buffer. If the Index Return for the Term is…
• -19%, the Performance Credit is -9%.
• -24%, the Performance Credit is -14%.
Instead assume you select a
6-year Term Index
Option with 20% Buffer, and the Index Return for
the Term is…
• -19%, the Performance Credit is 0%.
• -24%, the Performance Credit is -4%.
Instead assume you select a
6-year Term Index
Option with 30% Buffer, and the Index Return for
the Term is…
• -29%, the Performance Credit is 0%.
• -36%, the Performance Credit is -6%.
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Performance Credit is equal to the Index Return
multiplied by the Participation Rate, up to any Cap
set on the Term Start Date.
Assume the Participation Rate is 100% and the Cap
is 85%. If the Index Return for the Term is…
• 0%, the Performance Credit is zero.
• 65%, the Performance Credit is 65%.
• 90%, the Performance Credit is 85%.
If instead the Participation Rate
is 110% and the
6-year Term is uncapped, and the Index Return for
the Term is…
• 0%, the Performance Credit is zero.
• 65%, the Performance Credit is 71.5%.
• 90%, the Performance Credit is 99%.
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We will not provide advice or
notify you regarding whether you should execute a Performance Lock or the optimal
time for doing so, if any. We will
not warn you if you execute a Performance Lock at a sub-optimal time. We are not
responsible for any losses related
to your decision whether or not to execute a Performance Lock.
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We will not provide advice or
notify you regarding whether you should execute an Early Reallocation or the optimal
time for doing so, if any. We will
not warn you if you execute an Early Reallocation at a sub-optimal time. We are not
responsible for any losses related
to your decision whether or not to execute an Early Reallocation.
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Base Contract Expenses
(as a percentage of the
Charge Base)
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Product Fee(1)
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1.25%
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Issue Date
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Non-Quarterly Contract Anniversaries
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Quarterly Contract Anniversaries*
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• The Charge Base is
equal to your initial
Purchase Payment.
• We begin calculating
and accruing the
daily product fee, on
the day after the
Issue Date.
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• First we calculate and accrue the daily product
fee, using the Charge Base. If this is a
non-Business Day we use the Charge Base from
the end of the prior Business Day.
• Then if this is a Business Day we
increase/decrease the Charge Base as follows.
– If we receive an additional Purchase
Payment, we increase the Charge Base by
the dollar amount we receive.
– If you take a partial withdrawal, or we deduct
Contract fees and expenses other than the
withdrawal charge, we decrease the Charge
Base by the percentage of Contract Value
withdrawn (including any withdrawal charge).
All withdrawals you take reduce the Charge
Base, even Penalty-Free Withdrawals.
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• First we process all daily transactions and
determine your Contract Value. Daily
transactions include any gains/losses due to AZL
Government Money Market Fund performance or
application of any Daily Adjustment (or
Performance Credit if this is also the Term End
Date), any additional Purchase Payment, any
partial withdrawals you take, and deductions we
make for other Contract fees and expenses
(including deduction of the
accrued daily
product fee for the prior
quarter). All partial
withdrawals you take reduce the Charge Base,
even Penalty-Free Withdrawals.
– We deduct the accrued product fee for the
prior quarter on a dollar for dollar basis from
the Contract Value, and proportionately from
each Investment Option.
• Then we set the Charge Base equal to this
Contract Value and we calculate and accrue the
next quarter’s daily product fee using the newly
set Charge Base on the next day.
* Or the next Business Day if the Quarterly Contract
Anniversary is a non-Business Day.
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Example: Contract Value is $125,000; Charge
Base is $127,000; a $10,000 partial
withdrawal (including any withdrawal charge)
would decrease the Charge Base by $10,160.
[($10,000 ÷ $125,000) x $127,000]
Any increase/decrease to the Charge Base
will increase/decrease the daily product fee
we calculate and accrue on the next day.
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Examples of how we
calculate the product fee are included in Appendix D.
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We do not treat the deduction of the accrued product fee as a
withdrawal when computing your Guaranteed Death
Benefit Value (see section 11).
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If on a Quarterly Contract Anniversary (or the next Business Day if
the Quarterly Contract Anniversary is a
non-Business Day) the Contract Value is less than the accrued product
fee, we deduct your total remaining Contract
Value to cover the accrued product fee and reduce your Contract Value
to zero. If the deduction of the accrued product
fee reduces your Contract Value to zero and your selected death
benefit has ended, we treat this as a full withdrawal and
your Contract ends.
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When calculating the Maximum Anniversary Value, we deduct all
Contract fees and expenses on the Index Anniversary
(including the accrued product and rider fees if this is also a
Quarterly Contract Anniversary) before we capture any
annual investment gains. However, we do not treat the deduction of
the accrued rider fee as a withdrawal when
calculating the Maximum Anniversary Value (see section 11).
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Calculating a Withdrawal Charge
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Example
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For purposes of calculating any withdrawal charge, we withdraw
Purchase Payments on a “first-in-first-out” (FIFO) basis and we
process withdrawal requests as follows.
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You make an initial Purchase Payment of $55,000 and make
another Purchase Payment in the first month of the second
Contract Year of $45,000. In the third month of the third
Contract Year, your Contract Value is $110,000 and you
request a $70,000 withdrawal. We withdraw money and
compute the withdrawal charge as follows.
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1. First, we withdraw from Purchase Payments that we have had
for six or more complete years, which is your Contract’s
withdrawal charge period. This withdrawal is not subject to a
withdrawal charge and it reduces the Withdrawal Charge Basis
dollar for dollar.
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1. Purchase Payments beyond the withdrawal charge
period. All payments are still within the withdrawal charge
period, so this does not apply.
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2. Amounts available as a Penalty-Free Withdrawal. This includes
partial withdrawals you take during the Accumulation Phase
under the free withdrawal privilege or waiver of withdrawal
charge benefit, and RMD payments you take under our
minimum distribution program. Penalty-Free Withdrawals are
not subject to a withdrawal charge, and they do not reduce the
Withdrawal Charge Basis.
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2. Amounts available as a Penalty-Free Withdrawal. You did
not take any other withdrawals this year, so the entire free
withdrawal privilege (10% of your total Purchase Payments,
or $10,000) is available to you without incurring a withdrawal
charge.
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3. Next, on a FIFO basis, we withdraw from Purchase Payments
within your Contract’s withdrawal charge period and assess a
withdrawal charge. Withdrawing payments on a FIFO basis
may help reduce the total withdrawal charge because the
charge declines over time. We determine your total withdrawal
charge by multiplying each payment by its applicable
withdrawal charge percentage and then totaling the charges.
These withdrawals reduce the Withdrawal Charge Basis.
The withdrawal charge as a percentage of each Purchase
Payment withdrawn is as follows.
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3. Purchase Payments within the withdrawal charge period
on a FIFO basis. The total amount we withdraw from the
first Purchase Payment is $55,000, which is subject to a 7%
withdrawal charge, and you receive $51,150. We determine
this amount as follows:
(amount withdrawn) x (1 – withdrawal charge) = the
amount you receive, or:
$55,000 x 0.93 = $51,150
The total amount we withdraw from the second Purchase
Payment is $9,620, which is subject to an 8% withdrawal
charge, and you receive $8,850. We determine this amount
as follows:
(amount withdrawn) x (1 – withdrawal charge) = the
amount you receive, or:
$9,620 x 0.92 = $8,850
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Number of
Complete Years
Since Purchase
Payment
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Withdrawal Charge Amount
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Contracts issued
on or before
April 30, 2024
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Contracts issued
on or after
May 1, 2024
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0
1
2
3
4
5
6 years or more
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8.5%
8%
7%
6%
5%
4%
0%
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8%
8%
7%
6%
5%
4%
0%
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Calculating a Withdrawal Charge
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Example
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4. Finally, we withdraw any Contract earnings. This withdrawal is
not subject to a withdrawal charge and it does not reduce the
Withdrawal Charge Basis.
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4. Contract earnings. We already withdrew your requested
amount, so this does not apply.
In total, we withdrew $74,620 from your Contract, of
which you received $70,000 and paid a withdrawal
charge of $4,620. We also reduced the 1st Purchase
Payment from $55,000 to $0, and your 2nd Purchase
Payment from $45,000 to $35,380 ($45,000 – $9,620).
Please note that this example may
differ from your
actual results due to rounding and
does not include the
impact of income tax withholding
which can reduce the
amount you receive.
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● Upon a full withdrawal, the free withdrawal privilege is not available to you, and we apply a withdrawal charge
against Purchase Payments that are still within the withdrawal charge
period, including amounts previously
withdrawn under the free withdrawal privilege. On a full withdrawal, your Withdrawal Charge Basis may be
greater than your Contract Value because the
following reduce your Contract Value, but do not reduce your
Withdrawal Charge Basis:
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– prior Penalty-Free Withdrawals,
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– deductions we make for Contract fees and expenses other than the withdrawal charge, and/or
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– poor performance.
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This also means that upon a full
withdrawal you may not receive any money.
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● Withdrawals are subject to ordinary income taxes, and may also be subject to a 10% additional federal tax for
amounts withdrawn before age 59 1∕2. The amount of Contract Value available for withdrawal is also affected
by the Daily Adjustment (which can be negative) unless taken on a Term End Date. If you have Index Options
with different Term End Dates,
there may be no time you can take a withdrawal without application of at least one
Daily Adjustment.
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● For tax purposes, and in most instances, withdrawals from Non-Qualified Contracts are considered to come from
earnings first, not Purchase Payments.
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Index Protection Strategy
with Trigger
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Index Dual Precision Strategy,
Index Precision Strategy,
and
Index Performance Strategy
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Index
Guard
Strategy
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Daily Adjustment Maximum Potential Loss
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0%
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99%
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35%
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(as a percentage of Index Option Value, applies for
distributions from an Index Option before any Term
End Date)
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● Withdrawals are subject to a withdrawal charge, income taxes, and may also be subject to a 10% additional federal
tax for amounts withdrawn before age 59 1∕2. The amount of Contract Value available for
withdrawal may also be
affected by the Daily Adjustment (which can be negative).
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● Joint Owners: We send each Joint Owner a check for half of the
withdrawal amount, and we tax report to each Joint
Owner individually. Tax reporting to each Joint Owner individually can create a discrepancy in taxation if only
one Joint Owner is under age 59 1∕2 because that Joint Owner may be subject to the 10% additional federal tax.
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● We may be required to provide information about you or your Contract to government regulators. We may also be
required to stop Contract disbursements and thereby refuse any
transfer requests and refuse to pay any withdrawals
(including a full withdrawal), or death benefits until we receive
instructions from the appropriate regulator. If,
pursuant to SEC rules, the AZL Government Money Market Fund suspends
payment of redemption proceeds in
connection with a fund liquidation, we will delay payment of any
transfer, full or partial withdrawal, or death benefit
from the Variable Option until the Fund is liquidated.
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The free withdrawal privilege is not available upon
a full withdrawal.
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● You should consult a tax adviser before purchasing a Qualified Contract that is subject to RMD payments.
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● The minimum distribution program is not available if you have a Qualified Contract purchased through a
qualified plan.
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● If you do not choose an Annuity Option before the Annuity Date, we make Annuity Payments to the Payee
under Annuity Option C with ten years of guaranteed
monthly payments.
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● For Owners younger than age 59 1∕2, Annuity
Payments may be subject to a 10% additional federal tax.
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● For a Qualified Contract, the Annuity Payments generally must end no later than the end of the year
containing the 10th anniversary of the Owner's death. However, in certain situations, payments may need to
end earlier.
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● If your selected payment frequency results in Annuity Payments that are less than $100, we will update your
payment frequency to either meet or exceed this
amount.
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● If Annuity Payments under all available frequencies would be less than $100, we reserve the right to require
you to take a full withdrawal and your Contract will
then terminate. We do not assess a withdrawal charge on
this full withdrawal.
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● If on the maximum Annuity Date your Contract Value is greater than zero, you must annuitize the Contract.
We notify you of your available options in writing 60 days in advance.
If on your maximum Annuity Date you have
not selected an Annuity Option, we
make payments under Annuity Option C with ten years of guaranteed monthly
payments. Upon annuitization you no longer have Contract Value or a death benefit, and you cannot receive any
other periodic withdrawals or payments other than Annuity Payments.
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Standard Benefits (No Additional Charge)
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Name of
Benefit
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Purpose
|
Brief Description of
Restrictions/Limitations
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Free
Withdrawal
Privilege
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Allows you to withdraw up to 10% of your total
Purchase Payments each Contract Year without
incurring a withdrawal charge.
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• Only available during the Accumulation Phase.
• Not available upon a full withdrawal.
• Upon a full withdrawal, we may assess a
withdrawal charge against amounts previously
withdrawn under the free withdrawal privilege.
• Unused free withdrawal amounts not available in
future years.
• Program withdrawals may be subject to negative
Daily Adjustments.
• Program withdrawals are subject to income taxes,
and may also be subject to a 10% additional
federal tax for amounts withdrawn before age
59 1∕2.
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Minimum
Distribution
Program
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Allows you to automatically take withdrawals to
satisfy the required minimum distribution
requirements (RMD) imposed by the Internal
Revenue Code.
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• Only available during the Accumulation Phase.
• Only available to IRA or SEP IRA Contracts.
• Generally required for Inherited IRA and Inherited
Roth IRA Contracts.
• Program withdrawals count against the free
withdrawal privilege.
• Program withdrawals may be subject to negative
Daily Adjustments.
• Program withdrawals are subject to income taxes.
• Program withdrawals may be monthly, quarterly,
semi-annual or annual, unless you have less than
$25,000 in Contract Value, in which case only
annual payments are available.
• We reserve the right to discontinue or modify the
program subject to the requirements of law.
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Standard Benefits (No Additional Charge)
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Name of
Benefit
|
Purpose
|
Brief Description of
Restrictions/Limitations
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Waiver of
Withdrawal
Charge
Benefit
|
Waives withdrawal charges if you are confined for
care, or are unable to perform at least two out of six
activities of daily living (ADLs).
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• Only available during the Accumulation Phase.
• Confinement must begin after the first Contract
Anniversary, be for at least 90 days in a 120-day
period, and requires proof of stay. We require
additional proof of qualification for this benefit
annually.
• Inability to perform two ADLs must be for at least
90 continuous days and may require an exam or
tests by a physician.
• Not available if, on the Issue Date, any Owner was
confined to an eligible facility, or unable to perform
all six ADLs.
• Program withdrawals count against the free
withdrawal privilege.
• Program withdrawals may be subject to negative
Daily Adjustments.
• Program withdrawals are not subject to withdrawal
charges, but are subject to income taxes, and may
also be subject to a 10% additional federal tax for
amounts withdrawn before age 59 1∕2.
• State variations may apply.
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Traditional
Death Benefit
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Provides a death benefit equal to the greater of the
Contract Value, or Guaranteed Death Benefit Value.
The Guaranteed Death Benefit Value is total
Purchase Payments adjusted for withdrawals.
Examples of the death benefit provided by the
Traditional Death Benefit, and how withdrawals
impact this benefit, are included in section 11, Death
Benefit.
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• Benefit only available during the Accumulation
Phase.
• Withdrawals, including any negative Daily
Adjustments, may significantly reduce the benefit
as indicated in section 11, Death Benefit.
• Restrictions on Purchase Payments may limit the
benefit.
• Annuitizing the Contract will end the benefit.
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Standard Benefits (No Additional Charge)
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|
Name of
Benefit
|
Purpose
|
Brief Description of
Restrictions/Limitations
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Performance
Lock
|
Performance Lock allows you to capture the current
Index Option Value during the Term for an Index
Option. Performance Lock can help eliminate doubt
about future Index performance and possibly limit the
impact of negative performance.
Can allow you to transfer out of an Index Option
before the Term End Date.
A Performance Lock example is included in section
6, Valuing Your Contract — Performance Locks.
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• Available during the Accumulation Phase.
• Performance Locks must be executed before the
Term End Date.
• If a Performance Lock is executed, the locked
Index Option will no longer participate in Index
performance (positive or negative) for the
remainder of the Term, and will not receive a
Performance Credit on the Term End Date.
• You will not know your locked Index Option Value
in advance.
• The locked Index Option Value will reflect a Daily
Adjustment.
• If a Performance Lock is executed when the Daily
Adjustment has declined, it will lock in any loss.
• A Performance Lock can be executed only once
each Term for each Index Option.
• Cannot execute a Performance Lock for only a
portion of the Index Option Value.
• Deductions (e.g. withdrawals, fees) decrease the
locked Index Option Value.
• Cannot transfer locked Index Option Value until the
next Index Anniversary that occurs on or
immediately after the Lock Date unless you
execute an Early Reallocation.
• We will not provide advice or notify you
regarding whether you should execute a
Performance Lock or the optimal time for doing
so, if any.
• We will not warn you if you execute a
Performance Lock at a sub-optimal time.
• We are not responsible for any losses related
to your decision whether or not to execute a
Performance Lock.
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Early Reallocations
|
Early Reallocation allows you to transfer from the
Variable Option and/or locked Index Options on days
other than an Index Anniversary.
An Early Reallocation example is included in section
6, Valuing Your Contract — Early Reallocations.
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• Available during the Accumulation Phase.
• Early Reallocation requests are not accepted
before the Index Effective Date, or within 14
calendar days before an Index Anniversary.
• The Variable Option is not available as a
destination for an Early Reallocation transfer.
• You are limited to 24 Early Reallocation requests
each Index Year.
• We will not provide advice or notify you
regarding whether you should execute an Early
Reallocation or the optimal time for doing so, if
any.
• We will not warn you if you execute an Early
Reallocation at a sub-optimal time.
• We are not responsible for any losses related
to your decision whether or not to execute an
Early Reallocation.
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Optional Benefits
|
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Name of
Benefit
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Purpose
|
Maximum
Fee
|
Brief Description of
Restrictions/Limitations
|
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Maximum
Anniversary
Value Death
Benefit
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Provides a death benefit equal to the greater of
the Contract Value, or Guaranteed Death Benefit
Value. The Guaranteed Death Benefit Value is
the Maximum Anniversary Value.
Examples of the death benefit provided by the
Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit,
including calculation of the Maximum
Anniversary Value and how withdrawals impact
this benefit, are included in section 11, Death
Benefit.
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0.20%
(as a
percentage of
the Charge
Base)
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• Must be age 75 or younger to elect.
• Can only be added to a Contract at issue.
• Replaces the Traditional Death Benefit if
elected.
• Benefit cannot be removed from the Contract.
• Only available during the Accumulation Phase.
• Withdrawals, including any negative Daily
Adjustment, may significantly reduce the
benefit as indicated in section 11, Death
Benefit..
• Withdrawals reduce the likelihood of receiving
increases to the Maximum Anniversary Value.
• Restrictions on Purchase Payments may limit
the benefit.
• Annuitizing the Contract will end the benefit.
|
|
|
Contract Value
|
Maximum Anniversary Value
|
|
Issue Date
|
$ 100,000
|
$ 100,000
|
|
1st Index Anniversary
|
$110,000
|
$110,000
|
|
2nd Index Anniversary
|
$95,000
|
$110,000
|
|
3rd Index Anniversary
|
$ 105,000
|
$110,000
|
|
4th Index Anniversary
|
$ 120,000
|
$ 120,000
|
|
Withdrawal
|
Contract
Value
|
Guaranteed Death Benefit
Value for a Contract with the
Traditional Death Benefit
|
Guaranteed Death Benefit Value
for a Contract with the
Maximum Anniversary Value
Death Benefit
|
|
Prior to 1st year’s withdrawal
|
$ 100,000
|
$ 90,000
|
$ 105,000
|
|
$5,000 withdrawal (subject to an 8%
|
|
|
|
|
withdrawal charge)
|
– [$5,000 ÷ (1 – 8%)]
|
– [($5,435 ÷ 100,000) x 90,000]
|
– [($5,435 ÷ 100,000) x 105,000]
|
|
Amount withdrawn
|
= - $5,435
|
= - $4,892
|
= - $5,707
|
|
After 1st year’s withdrawal
|
$ 94,565
|
$ 85,108
|
$ 99,293
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prior to 2nd year’s withdrawal
|
$ 97,000
|
$ 85,108
|
$ 99,293
|
|
$5,000 withdrawal (not subject to a
|
|
|
|
|
withdrawal charge)
|
- $5,000
|
– [($5,000 ÷ 97,000) x 85,108]
|
– [($5,000 ÷ 97,000) x 99,293]
|
|
Amount withdrawn
|
= - $5,000
|
= - $4,388
|
= - $5,119
|
|
After 2nd year’s withdrawal
|
$ 92,000
|
$ 80,720
|
$ 94,174
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prior to 3rd year’s withdrawal
|
$ 80,000
|
$ 80,720
|
$ 94,174
|
|
$5,000 withdrawal (not subject to a
|
|
|
|
|
withdrawal charge)
|
- $5,000
|
– [($5,000 ÷ 80,000) x 80,720]
|
– [($5,000 ÷ 80,000) x 94,174]
|
|
Amount withdrawn
|
= - $5,000
|
= - $5,045
|
= - $5,886
|
|
After 3rd year’s withdrawal
|
$ 75,000
|
$ 75,675
|
$ 88,288
|
|
We base the Guaranteed Death Benefit Value on the first death of a
Determining Life (or Lives). This means that upon
the death of an Owner (or Annuitant if the Owner is a
non-individual), if a surviving spouse continues the Contract:
|
|
● the Guaranteed Death Benefit Value is no longer available, and
|
|
● if you selected the Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit, we no longer assess its 0.20% rider fee.
|
|
Also, if you and
the Determining Life (Lives) are different individuals and you die first, the Guaranteed Death Benefit
Value is not available to your
Beneficiary(ies).
|
|
Type of Contract
|
Persons and Entities that can own the Contract
|
|
IRA
|
Must have the same individual as Owner and Annuitant.
|
|
Roth IRA
|
Must have the same individual as Owner and Annuitant.
|
|
SEP IRA
|
Must have the same individual as Owner and Annuitant.
|
|
Inherited IRA and Inherited Roth IRA
|
Must have the same individual as Owner and Annuitant. The deceased owner of the
previously held tax-qualified arrangement will also be listed in the titling of the
Contract.
|
|
|
2023
|
2024
|
2025
|
|
Commission paid
|
$47,342,901.68
|
$86,850,945.09
|
$104,091,902.18
|
|
Investment Objective
|
Fund and
Adviser/Subadviser
|
Current
Expenses
|
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of December 31, 2025)
|
||
|
1 Year
|
5 Years
|
10 Years
|
|||
|
Current income consistent with
stability of principal
|
AZL® Government Money
Market Fund(1)
Adviser: Allianz Investment
Management LLC
Subadviser: BlackRock
Advisors, LLC
|
0.65%
|
3.70%
|
2.62%
|
1.57%
|
|
Index
|
Index Type
|
Crediting
Period
(Term
Length)
|
Index
Crediting
Methodology
|
Current Limit on
Index Loss
(if held until
Term End Date)
|
Minimum Limit on Index Gain
(for the life of the Index
Option)
|
|
Index Protection Strategy with Trigger
|
|||||
|
S&P 500® Index(1)
|
U.S. large-cap equities
|
1-year Term
|
Point-to-point
with step-up
|
100% downside
protection
|
1.50% minimum Trigger Rate
|
|
Russell 2000® Index(1)
|
U.S. small-cap equities
|
||||
|
Nasdaq-100® Index(1)
|
U.S. & international
non-financial large-cap
equities
|
||||
|
EURO STOXX 50®(1)
|
Eurozone large-cap equities
|
||||
|
iShares® MSCI Emerging
Markets ETF(2)
|
International emerging
markets equities
|
||||
|
Index Dual Precision Strategy
• For Contracts issued before November 14, 2023, the
Index Dual Precision Strategy is not available.
• For Contracts issued from November 14, 2023, to April
30, 2024, only the 1-year Term with 10% Buffer Index Options are available.
• For Contracts issued from May 1, 2024, to November 4,
2024, all 1-year Term Index Options are available.
• For Contracts issued from November 5, 2024, to
November 3, 2025, all 1-year Term Index Options listed below are available. Additionally, only the 3-year
Term with 10% and 20% Buffers for the S&P 500®
Index and Russell 2000® Index are available, and only the 6-year Term with 10% and 20% Buffers for
the S&P 500® Index and Russell 2000® Index are
available.
• For Contracts issued from November 4, 2025, to October
[DD], 2026, all 1-year Term Index Options listed below are available. Additionally, only the 3-year
Term with 10%, 20%, and 30% Buffers for the S&P
500® Index and Russell 2000® Index are available, and only the 6-year Term with 10%, 20%, and 30%
Buffers for the S&P 500® Index and Russell 2000®
Index are available.
• For Contracts issued since October [DD], 2026, all
1-year, 3-year, and 6-year Term Index Options listed below are available.
|
|||||
|
S&P 500® Index(1)
|
U.S. large-cap equities
|
1-year Term
|
Point-to-point
with step-up
|
• 10% Buffer
• 20% Buffer
• 30% Buffer
|
2% minimum Trigger Rate
|
|
Russell 2000® Index(1)
|
U.S. small-cap equities
|
||||
|
Nasdaq-100® Index(1)
|
U.S. & international
non-financial large-cap
equities
|
||||
|
EURO STOXX 50®(1)
|
Eurozone large-cap equities
|
||||
|
iShares® MSCI Emerging
Markets ETF(2)
|
International emerging
markets equities
|
||||
|
S&P 500® Index(1)
|
U.S. large-cap equities
|
3-year Term
|
Point-to-point
with step-up
|
• 10% Buffer
• 20% Buffer
• 30% Buffer
|
4% minimum Trigger Rate
|
|
Russell 2000® Index(1)
|
U.S. small-cap equities
|
||||
|
Nasdaq-100® Index(1)
|
U.S. & international
non-financial large-cap
equities
|
||||
|
S&P 500® Index(1)
|
U.S. large-cap equities
|
6-year Term
|
Point-to-point
with step-up
|
• 10% Buffer
• 20% Buffer
• 30% Buffer
|
8% minimum Trigger Rate
|
|
Russell 2000® Index(1)
|
U.S. small-cap equities
|
||||
|
Nasdaq-100® Index(1)
|
U.S. & international
non-financial large-cap
equities
|
||||
|
Index Precision Strategy
|
|||||
|
S&P 500® Index(1)
|
U.S. large-cap equities
|
1-year Term
|
Point-to-point
with step-up
|
10% Buffer
|
2% minimum Trigger Rate
|
|
Russell 2000® Index(1)
|
U.S. small-cap equities
|
||||
|
Nasdaq-100® Index(1)
|
U.S. & international
non-financial large-cap
equities
|
||||
|
EURO STOXX 50®(1)
|
Eurozone large-cap equities
|
||||
|
iShares® MSCI Emerging
Markets ETF(2)
|
International emerging
markets equities
|
||||
|
Index
|
Index Type
|
Crediting
Period
(Term
Length)
|
Index
Crediting
Methodology
|
Current Limit on
Index Loss
(if held until
Term End Date)
|
Minimum Limit on Index Gain
(for the life of the Index
Option)
|
|
Index Guard Strategy
|
|||||
|
S&P 500® Index(1)
|
U.S. large-cap equities
|
1-year Term
|
Point-to-point
with Cap
|
-10% Floor
|
2% minimum Cap
|
|
Russell 2000® Index(1)
|
U.S. small-cap equities
|
||||
|
Nasdaq-100® Index(1)
|
U.S. & international
non-financial large-cap
equities
|
||||
|
EURO STOXX 50®(1)
|
Eurozone large-cap equities
|
||||
|
iShares® MSCI Emerging
Markets ETF(2)
|
International emerging
markets equities
|
||||
|
Index Performance Strategy
• For Contracts issued before November 14, 2023, only
the 1-year Term with 10% Buffer, 3-year Term with 10% and 20% Buffers for the S&P 500® Index and
Russell 2000® Index; and 6-year Term with 10% Buffer
for the S&P 500® Index and Russell 2000® Index are available.
• For Contracts issued from November 14, 2023, to
November 3, 2025, all 1-year Term Index Options listed below are available. Additionally, only the 3-year
Term with 10% and 20% Buffers for the S&P 500®
Index and Russell 2000® Index are available; and only the 6-year Term with 10% and 20% Buffers for
the S&P 500® Index and Russell 2000® Index are
available.
• For Contracts issued from November 4, 2025, to October
[DD], 2026, all 1-year Term Index Options listed below are available. Additionally, only the 3-year
Term with 10%, 20%, and 30% Buffers for the S&P
500® Index and Russell 2000® Index are available; and only the 6-year Term with 10%, 20%, and 30%
Buffers for the S&P 500® Index and Russell 2000®
Index are available.
• For Contracts issued since October [DD], 2026, all
1-year, 3-year, and 6-year Term Index Options listed below are available.
|
|||||
|
S&P 500® Index(1)
|
U.S. large-cap equities
|
1-year Term
|
Point-to-point
with Cap
|
• 10% Buffer
• 20% Buffer
• 30% Buffer
|
2% minimum Cap(3)
|
|
Russell 2000® Index(1)
|
U.S. small-cap equities
|
||||
|
Nasdaq-100® Index(1)
|
U.S. & international
non-financial large-cap
equities
|
||||
|
EURO STOXX 50®(1)
|
Eurozone large-cap equities
|
||||
|
iShares® MSCI Emerging
Markets ETF(2)
|
International emerging
markets equities
|
||||
|
S&P 500® Index(1)
|
U.S. large-cap equities
|
3-year Term
|
Point-to-point
with Cap and
enhanced
upside
|
• 10% Buffer
• 20% Buffer
• 30% Buffer
|
• 5% minimum Cap(3)
• 100% minimum Participation
Rate
|
|
Russell 2000® Index(1)
|
U.S. small-cap equities
|
||||
|
Nasdaq-100® Index(1)
|
U.S. & international
non-financial large-cap
equities
|
||||
|
S&P 500® Index(1)
|
U.S. large-cap equities
|
6-year Term
|
Point-to-point
with Cap and
enhanced
upside
|
• 10% Buffer
• 20% Buffer
• 30% Buffer
|
• 10% minimum Cap(3)
• 100% minimum Participation
Rate
|
|
Russell 2000® Index(1)
|
U.S. small-cap equities
|
||||
|
Nasdaq-100® Index(1)
|
U.S. & international
non-financial large-cap
equities
|
||||
|
Crediting Method / Index Options
|
Availability Restrictions:
|
|
Index Protection Strategy with Trigger
|
• Not available to Contracts issued in Oregon.
|
|
Index Dual Precision Strategy 1-year Term with 10% Buffer is
available only to Contracts issued since November 14, 2023.
|
• Not available to Contracts issued before November 14, 2023.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Missouri before June 10, 2024.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Nebraska before September
16, 2024.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Virginia before May 13, 2024.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana,
Maryland, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming before January 22,
2024.
• For Contracts issued in all other states, these first became available
to newly issued Contracts on November 14, 2023.
|
|
Index Dual Precision Strategy 1-year Term with 20% or 30% Buffer
are available only to Contracts issued since May 1, 2024.
|
• Not available to Contracts issued before May 1, 2024.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Idaho and Missouri before June
10, 2024.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Nebraska before September
16, 2024.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Virginia before May 13, 2024.
• For Contracts issued in all other states, these first became available
to newly issued Contracts on May 1, 2024.
|
|
Index Dual Precision Strategy 3-year Term with 10% or 20% Buffer for
the S&P 500® Index and Russell 2000® Index are available only to
Contracts issued since November 5, 2024.
|
• Not available to Contracts issued before November 5, 2024.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Virginia before November 11,
2024.
• For Contracts issued in all other states, these first became available
to newly issued Contracts on November 5, 2024.
|
|
Index Dual Precision Strategy 3-year Term with 30% Buffer for the
S&P 500® Index and Russell 2000® Index are available only to
Contracts issued since November 4, 2025.
|
• Not available to Contracts issued before November 4, 2025.
|
|
Index Dual Precision Strategy 3-year Term with 10%, 20%, or 30%
Buffer for the Nasdaq-100® Index are available only to Contracts
issued since October [DD], 2026.
|
• Not available to Contracts issued before October [DD], 2026.
|
|
Index Dual Precision Strategy 6-year Term with 10% or 20% Buffer for
the S&P 500® Index and Russell 2000® Index are available only to
Contracts issued since November 5, 2024.
|
• Not available to Contracts issued before November 5, 2024.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Virginia before November 11,
2024.
• For Contracts issued in all other states, these first became available
to newly issued Contracts on November 5, 2024.
|
|
Index Dual Precision Strategy 6-year Term with 30% Buffer for the
S&P 500® Index and Russell 2000® Index are available only to
Contracts issued since November 4, 2025.
|
• Not available to Contracts issued before November 4, 2025.
|
|
Index Dual Precision Strategy 6-year Term with 10%, 20%, or 30%
Buffer for the Nasdaq-100® Index are available only to Contracts
issued since October [DD], 2026.
|
• Not available to Contracts issued before October [DD], 2026.
|
|
Index Performance Strategy 1-year Term with 20% or 30% Buffer are
available only to Contracts issued since November 14, 2023.
|
• Not available to Contracts issued before November 14, 2023.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Missouri before June 10, 2024.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Nebraska before September
16, 2024.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Virginia before May 13, 2024.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana,
Maryland, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming before January 22,
2024.
• For Contracts issued in all other states, these first became available
to newly issued Contracts on November 14, 2023.
|
|
Index Performance Strategy 3-year Term with 30% Buffer for the S&P
500® Index and Russell 2000® Index are available only to Contracts
issued since November 4, 2025.
|
• Not available to Contracts issued before November 4, 2025.
|
|
Crediting Method / Index Options
|
Availability Restrictions:
|
|
Index Performance Strategy 3-year Term with 10%, 20% and 30%
Buffers for the Nasdaq-100® Index are available only to Contracts
issued since October [DD], 2026.
|
• Not available to Contracts issued before October [DD], 2026.
|
|
Index Performance Strategy 6-year Term with 20% Buffer for the S&P
500® Index and Russell 2000® Index are available only to Contracts
issued since November 14, 2023.
|
• Not available to Contracts issued before November 14, 2023.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Missouri before June 10, 2024.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Nebraska before September
16, 2024.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Virginia before May 13, 2024.
• Not available to Contracts issued in Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana,
Maryland, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming before January 22,
2024.
• Not available to Contracts issued in New Jersey before December
11, 2023.
• For Contracts issued in all other states, these first became available
to newly issued Contracts on November 14, 2023.
|
|
Index Performance Strategy 6-year Term with 30% Buffer for the S&P
500® Index and Russell 2000® Index are available only to Contracts
issued since November 4, 2025.
|
• Not available to Contracts issued before November 4, 2025.
|
|
Index Performance Strategy 6-year Term with 10%, 20% and 30%
Buffers for the Nasdaq-100® Index are available only to Contracts
issued since October [DD], 2026.
|
• Not available to Contracts issued before October [DD], 2026.
|
|
ISSUE STATE
|
FEATURE AND BENEFITS
|
VARIATION
|
|
California
|
Assignments, Changes of
Ownership and Other
Transfers of Contract Rights
See section 2
|
We cannot restrict assignments or changes of
ownership.
• We do not change the Determining Life (Lives) following an
assignment or
ownership change. If you assign the Contract and the Determining
Life
(Lives) are no longer an Owner (or Annuitant if the Owner is a
non-individual) the Traditional Death Benefit or Maximum Anniversary
Value Death Benefit may not be available and on the Owner’s death
the
Beneficiary(ies) will only receive the Contract Value.
|
|
|
Free Look/Right to Examine
Period
See section 3
|
For Owners age 60 or older (or Annuitants age 60 or older for
non-individually owned Contracts), we are required to allocate your
initial
Purchase Payment to the AZL Government Money Market Fund during the
30 day free look period unless you specify otherwise on the
appropriate
form. If you want to immediately apply your Purchase Payment to the
Index
Options you must opt out of this allocation. If you do not opt out of
this
allocation to the AZL Government Money Market Fund your Index
Effective
Date cannot occur until the free look period has ended.
|
|
|
Waiver of Withdrawal Charge
Benefit
See section 8
|
• Qualification for the portion of the benefit based on confinement
for care
requiring a stay in an eligible facility is not available.
• Qualification for the benefit is expanded to include requiring
substantial
supervision due to severe cognitive impairment.
|
|
Connecticut
|
Assignments, Changes of
Ownership and Other
Transfers of Contract Rights
See section 2
|
We can only restrict assignments to settlement
companies and
institutional investors as described in your
Contract.
• We do not change the Determining Life (Lives) following an
assignment or
ownership change. If you assign the Contract and the Determining
Life
(Lives) are no longer an Owner (or Annuitant if the Owner is a
non-individual) the Traditional Death Benefit or Maximum Anniversary
Value Death Benefit may not be available and on the Owner’s death
the
Beneficiary(ies) will only receive the Contract Value.
|
|
ISSUE STATE
|
FEATURE AND BENEFITS
|
VARIATION
|
|
Florida
|
Withdrawal Charges
See Fee Tables and section 7
|
The total withdrawal charge on a partial or full withdrawal cannot be
greater
than 10% of the Contract Value withdrawn.
|
|
|
Assignments, Changes of
Ownership and Other
Transfers of Contract Rights
See section 2
|
We cannot restrict assignments or changes of
ownership.
• We do not change the Determining Life (Lives) following an
assignment or
ownership change. If you assign the Contract and the Determining
Life
(Lives) are no longer an Owner (or Annuitant if the Owner is a
non-individual) the Traditional Death Benefit or Maximum Anniversary
Value Death Benefit may not be available and on the Owner’s death
the
Beneficiary(ies) will only receive the Contract Value.
|
|
|
Free Look/Right to Examine
Period
See section 3
|
We cannot allocate your initial Purchase Payment to the Variable
Option
during the free look period.
|
|
|
When Annuity Payments
Begin
See section 9
|
The earliest acceptable Annuity Date is the first Index Anniversary.
|
|
Maryland
|
Maximum Anniversary Value
Death Benefit
See section 11
|
This optional benefit terminates on the Annuity Date rather than the
Business Day before.
|
|
|
Traditional Death Benefit
Rider
See section 11
|
The Traditional Death Benefit ends on the Annuity Date rather than
the
Business Day before.
|
|
Massachusetts
|
Waiver of Withdrawal Charge
Benefit
See section 8
|
This benefit is not available.
|
|
Montana
|
Access to Your Money
See section 8
|
If you take a partial withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value
below
$2,000, we contact you and give you the option of modifying your
withdrawal
request. If we cannot reach you within seven days of our receipt of
your
request in Good Order at our Service Center, we process your request
as a
full withdrawal.
|
|
New Jersey
|
Joint Owner
See section 2
|
We allow civil union partners to be Joint Owners.
|
|
|
Determining Life (Lives)
See section 2
|
We allow civil union partners to be joint Determining Lives.
|
|
|
Assignments, Changes of
Ownership and Other
Transfers of Contract Rights
See section 2
|
We cannot restrict assignments or changes of
ownership.
• We do not change the Determining Life (Lives) following an
assignment or
ownership change. If you assign the Contract and the Determining
Life
(Lives) are no longer an Owner (or Annuitant if the Owner is a
non-individual) the Traditional Death Benefit or Maximum Anniversary
Value Death Benefit may not be available and on the Owner’s death
the
Beneficiary(ies) will only receive the Contract Value.
|
|
|
Purchase Requirements
See section 3
|
The maximum total Purchase Payments that we can accept is $10
million.
We must decline a Purchase Payment if it would cause total Purchase
Payments to be more than $10 million, or if it would otherwise
violate the
Purchase Payment restrictions of your Contract (for example, we do
not
allow additional Purchase Payments on or after the Annuity Date).
|
|
ISSUE STATE
|
FEATURE AND BENEFITS
|
VARIATION
|
|
Ohio
|
Assignments, Changes of
Ownership and Other
Transfers of Contract Rights
See section 2
|
We cannot restrict assignments or changes of
ownership.
• We do not change the Determining Life (Lives) following an
assignment or
ownership change. If you assign the Contract and the Determining
Life
(Lives) are no longer an Owner (or Annuitant if the Owner is a
non-individual) the Traditional Death Benefit or Maximum Anniversary
Value Death Benefit may not be available and on the Owner’s death
the
Beneficiary(ies) will only receive the Contract Value.
|
|
Oregon
|
Assignments, Changes of
Ownership and Other
Transfers of Contract Rights
See section 2
|
An assignment is not permitted if you have named an irrevocable
Beneficiary.
We cannot restrict assignments or changes of
ownership.
• We do not change the Determining Life (Lives) following an
assignment or
ownership change. If you assign the Contract and the Determining
Life
(Lives) are no longer an Owner (or Annuitant if the Owner is a
non-individual) the Traditional Death Benefit or Maximum Anniversary
Value Death Benefit may not be available and on the Owner’s death
the
Beneficiary(ies) will only receive the Contract Value.
|
|
|
Availability of Crediting
Methods
See section 4
|
The Index Protection Strategy with Trigger Crediting Method is not
available.
|
|
|
Maximum Anniversary Value
Death Benefit
See section 11
|
Before Annuity Payments begin, if there is a misstatement of age for
the
Owner or Annuitant where the Contract was issued after the maximum
issue
age, benefits shall be extrapolated to the correct age.
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
Waiver of Withdrawal Charge
Benefit
See section 8
|
The requirement to begin confinement after the first Contract
Anniversary in
an eligible facility (a hospital, nursing facility, or assisted
living facility) is at
least 90 days provided each day of confinement is no more than 6
months
after the previous day of confinement.
|
|
Texas
|
Assignments, Changes of
Ownership and Other
Transfers of Contract Rights
See section 2
|
We cannot restrict assignments or changes of
ownership.
• We do not change the Determining Life (Lives) following an
assignment or
ownership change. If you assign the Contract and the Determining
Life
(Lives) are no longer an Owner (or Annuitant if the Owner is a
non-individual) the Traditional Death Benefit or Maximum Anniversary
Value Death Benefit may not be available and on the Owner’s death
the
Beneficiary(ies) will only receive the Contract Value.
|
|
|
Access to Your Money
See section 8
|
We only treat a partial withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value
below
$2,000 as a full withdrawal if you have not made an additional
Purchase
Payment in the past two calendar years.
|
|
Wisconsin
|
Assignments, Changes of
Ownership and Other
Transfers of Contract Rights
See section 2
|
We cannot restrict assignments or changes of
ownership.
• We do not change the Determining Life (Lives) following an
assignment or
ownership change. If you assign the Contract and the Determining
Life
(Lives) are no longer an Owner (or Annuitant if the Owner is a
non-individual) the Traditional Death Benefit or Maximum Anniversary
Value Death Benefit may not be available and on the Owner’s death
the
Beneficiary(ies) will only receive the Contract Value.
|
|
FINANCIAL
INTERMEDIARY
|
PROSPECTUS SECTION
|
VARIATION
|
|
Fifth Third
Securities Inc.
|
Purchase Requirements
See section 3
|
To purchase this Contract, on the Issue Date, all Owners (or the
Annuitant if
the Owner is a non-individual) must be age 75 or younger.
|
|
JP Morgan
Securities LLC
|
Appendix A – Investment
Options Available Under the
Contract
|
For Contracts issued before June 3, 2025, the Index Dual Precision
Strategy
Index Options are not available.
|
|
Merrill Lynch
|
Death Benefit
See section 11
|
The optional Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit is not
available.
|
|
Morgan Stanley
Smith Barney
LLC
|
Purchase Requirements
See section 3
|
To purchase this Contract, on the Issue Date, all Owners (or the
Annuitant if
the Owner is a non-individual) must be age 75 or younger.
|
|
|
Appendix A – Investment
Options Available Under the
Contract
|
The Index Protection Strategy Index Options are not available on the
Issue
Date.
|
|
Wells Fargo
Clearing
Services LLC
|
Appendix A – Investment
Options Available Under the
Contract
|
For Contracts issued before September 16, 2024, Index Dual Precision
Strategy 1-year Term with 10% Buffer Index Options are not
available.For
Contracts issued from September 16, 2024 to November 3, 2025, the
following Index Options are not available:
• Index Dual Precision Strategy 1-year Term with 20% and 30% Buffers.
• Index Dual Precision Strategy 3-year Term with 20% and 30% Buffers.
• Index Dual Precision Strategy 6-year Term with 20% and 30% Buffers.
• Index Performance Strategy 1-Year Term with 20% and 30% Buffers.
• Index Performance Strategy 6-Year Term with 20% Buffer.
|
|
|
Purchasing the Contract –
Allocation of Purchase
Payments and Contract Value
Transfers
See section 3
|
At the time of application, no more than 50% of total Contract Value
may be
allocated to the Index Protection Strategy with Trigger Index
Options.
|
|
To send applications, and/or a check for an additional Purchase Payment,
or for general customer service, please mail to the appropriate address as follows:
|
|
REGULAR MAIL
|
|
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
P.O. Box 59060
Minneapolis MN 55459-0060
|
|
|
|
OVERNIGHT, CERTIFIED, OR REGISTERED MAIL
|
|
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis MN 55416-1297
|
|
Checks sent to the wrong address for applications or
additional Purchase Payments are forwarded to the 5701
Golden Hills Drive address listed above, which may
delay processing.
|
|
Firm Name
|
|
LPL Financial LLC
|
|
Osaic Wealth, Inc.
|
|
MML Investors Services, LLC
|
|
Cetera Investment Services LLC
|
|
Park Avenue Securities, LLC
|
|
Calendar Year
|
Total Paid to Tata
|
|
2023
|
$2,503,039
|
|
2024
|
$2,279,638
|
|
2025
|
$2,321,114
|
|
UPON THE DEATH OF A SOLE OWNER
|
|
|
Action if the Contract is in the Accumulation Phase
|
Action if the Contract is in the Annuity Phase
|
|
● If this is an Inherited IRA Contract, the death benefit options
for the Beneficiary of the Inherited IRA (successor beneficiary,
i.e. beneficiary of the original Beneficiary) depend on several
factors. For specific information regarding these Contracts,
please see section 12, Taxes – Distributions Upon the
Owner’s Death (or Annuitant’s Death if the Owner is a
Non-Individual).
● For all other Contracts, we pay a death benefit to the
Beneficiary unless the Beneficiary is the surviving spouse
and continues the Contract. For a description of the death
benefit and payout options, see prospectus section 11, Death
Benefit - Death Benefit Payment Options During the
Accumulation Phase.
● If the deceased Owner was a Determining Life and the
surviving spouse Beneficiary continues the Contract:
– we increase the Contract Value to equal the Guaranteed
Death Benefit Value if greater and available, and the
death benefit ends,
– the surviving spouse becomes the new Owner,
– the Accumulation Phase continues, and
– upon the surviving spouse’s death, his or her
Beneficiary(ies) receives the Contract Value.
● If the deceased Owner was not the Determining Life the
Traditional Death Benefit or Maximum Anniversary Value
Death Benefit are not available and the Beneficiary(ies)
receive the Contract Value.
|
● The Beneficiary becomes the Payee. If we are still required to
make Annuity Payments under the selected Annuity Option,
the Beneficiary also becomes the new Owner.
● If the deceased was not an Annuitant, Annuity Payments to
the Payee continue. No death benefit is payable.
● If the deceased was the only surviving Annuitant, Annuity
Payments end or continue as follows.
– Annuity Option A or C, payments end when the
guaranteed period ends.
– Annuity Option B, F, or G, payments end.
● If the deceased was an Annuitant and there is a surviving
joint Annuitant, Annuity Payments to the Payee continue
during the lifetime of the surviving joint Annuitant. No death
benefit is payable.
● For a Qualified Contract, the Annuity Payments generally
must end no later than the end of the year containing the 10th
anniversary of the Owner's death. However, in certain
situations, payments may need to end earlier.
|
|
UPON THE DEATH OF A JOINT OWNER
|
|
|
Action if the Contract is in the Accumulation Phase
|
Action if the Contract is in the Annuity Phase
|
|
● The surviving Joint Owner is the sole primary Beneficiary. If
the Joint Owners were spouses there may also be contingent
Beneficiaries.
● We pay a death benefit to the surviving Joint Owner unless
he or she is the surviving spouse and continues the Contract.
For a description of the death benefit and payout options, see
prospectus section 11, Death Benefit - Death Benefit
Payment Options During the Accumulation Phase.
● If the deceased Joint Owner was a Determining Life and the
surviving spouse/Joint Owner continues the Contract:
– we increase the Contract Value to equal the Guaranteed
Death Benefit Value if greater and available, and the
death benefit ends,
– the surviving spouse/Joint Owner becomes the new sole
Owner,
– the Accumulation Phase continues, and
– upon the surviving spouse/Joint Owner’s death, his or her
Beneficiary(s) receives the Contract Value.
● If the deceased Joint Owner was not a Determining Life the
Traditional Death Benefit or Maximum Anniversary Value
Death Benefit are not available and the Beneficiary(ies)
receive the Contract Value.
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● If we are still required to make Annuity Payments under the
selected Annuity Option, the surviving Joint Owner becomes
the sole Owner.
● If the deceased was not an Annuitant, Annuity Payments to
the Payee continue. No death benefit is payable.
● If the deceased was the only surviving Annuitant, Annuity
Payments end or continue as follows.
– Annuity Option A or C, payments end when the
guaranteed period ends.
– Annuity Option B, F, or G, payments end.
● If the deceased was an Annuitant and there is a surviving
joint Annuitant, Annuity Payments to the Payee continue
during the lifetime of the surviving joint Annuitant. No death
benefit is payable.
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|
UPON THE DEATH OF AN ANNUITANT AND THERE IS NO SURVIVING JOINT ANNUITANT
|
|
|
Action if the Contract is in the Accumulation Phase
|
Action if the Contract is in the Annuity Phase
|
|
● If the deceased Annuitant was not an Owner, and the
Contract is owned only by an individual(s), we do not pay a
death benefit. The Owner can name a new Annuitant subject
to our approval.
● If the deceased Annuitant was a sole Owner, we pay a death
benefit as discussed in the “Upon the Death of a Sole Owner”
table. If the Contract is continued by a surviving spouse, the
new surviving spouse Owner can name a new Annuitant
subject to our approval.
● If the deceased Annuitant was a Joint Owner, we pay a death
benefit as discussed in the “Upon the Death of a Joint Owner”
table. If the Contract is continued by a surviving Joint Owner
who is also a surviving spouse, the surviving spouse Joint
Owner can name a new Annuitant subject to our approval.
● If the Contract is owned by a non-individual, we treat the
death of the Annuitant as the death of a sole Owner, and we
pay a death benefit as discussed in the “Upon the Death of a
Sole Owner” table. NOTE: For non-individually owned
Contracts, spousal continuation is only available if the
Contract is Qualified, owned by a qualified plan or a
custodian, and the surviving spouse is named as the
sole primary beneficiary under the qualified plan or
custodial account.
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● No death benefit is payable.
● If the deceased was the only surviving Annuitant, Annuity
Payments end or continue as follows.
– Annuity Option A or C, payments end when the
guaranteed period ends.
– Annuity Option B, F, or G, payments end.
● If we are still required to make Annuity Payments under the
selected Annuity Option and the deceased was a sole Owner,
the Beneficiary becomes the new sole Owner.
● If we are still required to make Annuity Payments under the
selected Annuity Option and the deceased was a Joint
Owner, the surviving Joint Owner becomes the sole Owner.
|
|
UPON THE DEATH OF THE ANNUITANT DURING THE ANNUITY PHASE AND THERE IS A SURVIVING JOINT
ANNUITANT
|
|
|
● Only Annuity Options F and G allow joint Annuitants. Under
Annuity Options F and G, Annuity Payments to the Payee
continue during the lifetime of the surviving joint Annuitant.
|
● No death benefit is payable.
● If we are still required to make Annuity Payments under the
selected Annuity Option and the deceased was a sole Owner,
the Beneficiary becomes the new Owner.
● If we are still required to make Annuity Payments under the
selected Annuity Option and the deceased was a Joint
Owner, the surviving Joint Owner becomes the sole Owner.
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|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.12
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
NA
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 5.10%
|
OMC = 0.66%
|
OMP = 3.37%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.12
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
1,010
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
1.00%
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.92
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 5.41%
|
OMC = 0.72%
|
OMP = 2.83%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.12
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
1,010
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
1.00%
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.92
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 6.37%
|
OMC = 2.23%
|
OMP = 3.50%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.12
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
950
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
-5.00%
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.75
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 2.50%
|
OMC = 0.12%
|
OMP = 3.99%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.12
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
1,100
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
10.00%
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.50
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 10.33%
|
OMC = 2.16%
|
OMP = 0.36%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.12
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
900
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
-10.00%
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.50
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 0.72%
|
OMC = 0.00%
|
OMP = 4.93%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.12
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
1,095
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
9.50%
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.08
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 9.37%
|
OMC = 0.46%
|
OMP = 0.00%
|
|
Month
|
Index
Values
|
AMC
|
OMC
|
OMP
|
Proxy
Value
|
Daily
Adjustment
|
Index
Option
Value
|
|
Term Start Date
|
1,000
|
5.10%
|
0.66%
|
3.37%
|
1.06%
|
$0.00
|
$10,000.00
|
|
1
|
1,010
|
5.41%
|
0.72%
|
2.83%
|
1.86%
|
$89.16
|
$10,089.16
|
|
2
|
975
|
3.62%
|
0.29%
|
3.50%
|
-0.16%
|
-$104.73
|
$9,895.27
|
|
3
|
950
|
2.50%
|
0.12%
|
3.99%
|
-1.61%
|
-$240.54
|
$9,759.46
|
|
4
|
925
|
1.59%
|
0.04%
|
4.60%
|
-3.05%
|
-$376.16
|
$9,623.84
|
|
5
|
850
|
0.30%
|
0.00%
|
8.22%
|
-7.92%
|
-$853.97
|
$9,146.03
|
|
6
|
900
|
0.72%
|
0.00%
|
4.93%
|
-4.21%
|
-$473.86
|
$9,526.14
|
|
7
|
980
|
2.61%
|
0.07%
|
1.62%
|
0.92%
|
$47.62
|
$10,047.62
|
|
8
|
1,015
|
3.95%
|
0.14%
|
0.67%
|
3.13%
|
$277.54
|
$10,277.54
|
|
9
|
1,100
|
9.95%
|
1.39%
|
0.05%
|
8.51%
|
$824.60
|
$10,824.60
|
|
10
|
1,125
|
12.25%
|
2.10%
|
0.00%
|
10.15%
|
$996.95
|
$10,996.95
|
|
11
|
1,095
|
9.37%
|
0.46%
|
0.00%
|
8.92%
|
$882.86
|
$10,882.86
|
|
Term End Date
|
1,080
|
|
|
|
|
|
$10,800.00
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.50
|
OMP = 0.80
|
|
Notional amount
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.00
|
OMP = 1.00
|
|
Index Value
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
NA
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 10.82%
|
OMC = 0.76%
|
OMP = 6.97%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.50
|
OMP = 0.80
|
|
Notional amount
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.00
|
OMP = 1.00
|
|
Index Value
|
1,100
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
10.00%
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.83
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 15.61%
|
OMC = 1.28%
|
OMP = 3.95%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.50
|
OMP = 0.80
|
|
Notional amount
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.00
|
OMP = 1.00
|
|
Index Value
|
900
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
-10.00%
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.83
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 5.81%
|
OMC = 0.16%
|
OMP = 8.53%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = NA
|
OMP = 0.80
|
|
Notional amount
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = NA
|
OMP = 1.00
|
|
Index Value
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
NA
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 10.82%
|
OMC = 0.00%
|
OMP = 6.97%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = NA
|
OMP = 0.80
|
|
Notional amount
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = NA
|
OMP = 1.00
|
|
Index Value
|
1,100
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
10.00%
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.83
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 15.61%
|
OMC = 0.00%
|
OMP = 3.95%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = NA
|
OMP = 0.80
|
|
Notional amount
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = NA
|
OMP = 1.00
|
|
Index Value
|
900
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
-10.00%
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.83
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 5.81%
|
OMC = 0.00%
|
OMP = 8.53%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = NA
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Notional amount
|
AMC = 1.10
|
OMC = NA
|
OMP = 1.00
|
|
Index Value
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
NA
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 18.91%
|
OMC = 0.00%
|
OMP = 15.47%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = NA
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Notional amount
|
AMC = 1.10
|
OMC = NA
|
OMP = 1.00
|
|
Index Value
|
1,100
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
10.00%
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.92
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 24.31%
|
OMC = 0.00%
|
OMP = 11.94%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = NA
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Notional amount
|
AMC = 1.10
|
OMC = NA
|
OMP = 1.00
|
|
Index Value
|
900
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
-10.00%
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.92
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 13.18%
|
OMC = 0.00%
|
OMP = 18.16%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.10
|
AMP = 1.00
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
NA
|
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 5.10%
|
OMC = 1.17%
|
AMP = 6.77%
|
OMP = 3.37%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.10
|
AMP = 1.00
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
1,100
|
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
10.00%
|
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.50
|
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 10.33%
|
OMC = 3.25%
|
AMP = 1.28%
|
OMP = 0.36%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMC = 1.00
|
OMC = 1.10
|
AMP = 1.00
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
900
|
|
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
-10.00%
|
|
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.50
|
|
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMC = 0.72%
|
OMC = 0.02%
|
AMP = 11.46%
|
OMP = 4.93%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMBC = 1.00
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
1,000
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
NA
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
1.00
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMBC = 42.32%
|
OMP = 3.37%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMBC = 1.00
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
1,100
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
10.00%
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.50
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMBC = 77.60%
|
OMP = 0.36%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMBC = 1.00
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
900
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
-10.00%
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.50
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMBC = 12.96%
|
OMP = 4.93%
|
|
Strike price
|
IMBC = 0.90
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
1,000
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
NA
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
1.00
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
IMBC = 65.25%
|
OMP = 3.37%
|
|
Strike price
|
IMBC = 0.90
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
1,100
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
10.00%
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.50
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
IMBC = 92.36%
|
OMP = 0.36%
|
|
Strike price
|
IMBC = 0.90
|
OMP = 0.90
|
|
Index Value
|
900
|
|
|
Term TD return
|
-10.00%
|
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.50
|
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
IMBC = 44.70%
|
OMP = 4.93%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMBC = 1.00
|
|
Index Value
|
1,000
|
|
Term TD return
|
NA
|
|
Time remaining
|
1.00
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMBC = 42.32%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMBC = 1.00
|
|
Index Value
|
1,100
|
|
Term TD return
|
10.00%
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.50
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMBC = 77.60%
|
|
Strike price
|
AMBC = 1.00
|
|
Index Value
|
900
|
|
Term TD return
|
-10.00%
|
|
Time remaining
|
0.50
|
|
Value of derivatives
|
AMBC = 12.96%
|
|
Crediting Method/Term Length/
Negative Index Performance Protection
|
Assumed Rate
|
Hypothetical Daily
Adjustment when:
|
Hypothetical Performance
Credit when:
|
||
|
The Index is
up 10%
at the end
of month six
|
The Index is
down 10%
at the end
of month six
|
The Index is
up 10%
at the end
of the Term
|
The Index is
down 10%
at the end
of the Term
|
||
|
Index Performance Strategy
1-year Term with 10% Buffer
|
12% Cap
|
7.29%
|
-4.74%
|
10.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
Index Performance Strategy
3-year Term with 20% Buffer
|
50% Cap
|
7.80%
|
-5.46%
|
10.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
Index Performance Strategy
3-year Term with 20% Buffer
|
Uncapped with a
100% Participation
Rate
|
8.46%
|
-5.93%
|
10.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
Index Performance Strategy
6-year Term with 10% Buffer
|
Uncapped with a
110% Participation
Rate
|
9.22%
|
-8.13%
|
11.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
Index Guard Strategy
1-year Term with -10% Floor
|
10% Cap
|
5.89%
|
-6.10%
|
10.00%
|
-10.00%
|
|
Index Precision Strategy
1-year Term with 10% Buffer
|
10% Trigger Rate
|
6.97%
|
-4.06%
|
10.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
Index Dual Precision Strategy
1-year Term with 10% Buffer
|
7% Trigger Rate
|
5.51%
|
-2.39%
|
7.00%
|
7.00%
|
|
Index Protection Strategy with Trigger 1-year
Term with 100% downside protection
|
3% Trigger Rate
|
1.69%
|
0.00%
|
3.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
(a)
|
1.
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Resolution of Board of Directors of the Insurance Company authorizing the establishment of the Separate Account, dated May 31, 1985 incorporated by reference as exhibit EX-99.B1. from Registered
Separate Account's initial filing on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-06709 and 811-05618), electronically filed on June 25, 1996.
|
|
2.
|
Resolution of Board of Directors of
the Insurance Company authorizing registration of the Allianz Index Advantage annuity and establishment of a new separate account, dated
December 11, 2012, incorporated by reference as exhibit EX-99.B1.b from Registered Separate Account's initial filing on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-185866 and 811-05618), electronically filed on January 3, 2013.
|
|
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(b)
|
Not Applicable
|
|
|
(c)
|
1.
|
Principal Underwriter Agreement by and between North American Life and Casualty
Company on behalf of NALAC Variable Account B and NALAC Financial Plans, Inc. dated September 14, 1988 incorporated by reference as exhibit EX-99.B3.a. from Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Registered Separate Account's Form N-4 (File Nos.
333-06709 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 13, 1996. (North American Life and Casualty Company is the predecessor to Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. NALAC Financial Plans, Inc., is the predecessor to USAllianz
Investor Services, LLC, which is the predecessor to Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. NALAC Variable Account B is the predecessor of Allianz Life Variable Account B.)
|
|
2.
|
Broker-Dealer Agreement (amended and restated) between Allianz Life Insurance
Company of North America and Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, dated June 1, 2010 incorporated by reference as exhibit EX-99B3b. from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registered Separate Account's Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-166408 and
811-05618), electronically filed on September 24, 2010.
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|
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3.
|
The current specimen of the selling agreement, M1252 (2/2021), (General
Agency Agreement) between Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, the principal underwriter for the Contracts, and retail brokers which offer and sell the Contracts to the public, incorporated by reference as exhibit EX-99.27(c)3 from
Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registered Separate Account’s Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618) electronically filed on April 17, 2024..
|
|
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(d)
|
1.
|
Individual Variable Annuity Contract-L40538-01 incorporated by reference as
exhibit EX-99.D1 from Registered Separate Account's Initial Registration on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 16, 2022.
|
|
2.
|
Contract Schedule Page -S40875-01 incorporated by reference as exhibit EX-99.D2
from Registered Separate Account's Initial Registration on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 22, 2022.
|
|
|
3.
|
Index Options Contract Schedule, S40877-02 incorporated by reference as exhibit
EX-99.D3 from Registered Separate Account's Initial Registration on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 22, 2022.
|
|
|
4.
|
Index Options Contract Schedule, S40877-03, incorporated by reference as Exhibit
4(h)(iv) from Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Insurance Company's Form S-1 (File No. 333-268864), electronically filed on October 11, 2023.
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|
|
5.
|
Index Protection Strategy with Trigger Rider-S40879-02 incorporated by reference
as exhibit EX-99.D6 from Registered Separate Account's Initial Registration on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 22, 2022.
|
|
|
6.
|
Index Guard Strategy Rider-S40889-03 incorporated by reference as exhibit
EX-99.D7 from Registered Separate Account's Initial Registration on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 22, 2022.
|
|
|
7.
|
Index Precision Strategy Rider-S40891-02 incorporated by reference as exhibit
EX-99.D8 from Registered Separate Account's Initial Registration on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 22, 2022.
|
|
|
8.
|
Index Precision Strategy Rider, S40891-03, incorporated by reference as Exhibit
4(g)(iv) from Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Insurance Company's Form S-1 (File No. 333-264349), electronically filed on October 11, 2023.
|
|
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9.
|
Index Dual Precision Strategy Rider, S40909, incorporated by reference as
Exhibit 4(g)(iii) from Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Insurance Company's Form S-1 (File No. 333-264349), electronically filed on October 11, 2023.
|
|
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10.
|
Index Performance Strategy Rider II – S40903-01 incorporated by reference as
exhibit EX-99.D4 from Registered Separate Account's Initial Registration on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 22, 2022.
|
|
|
11.
|
Index Performance Strategy Rider III, S40904-01 incorporated by reference as
exhibit EX-99.D5 from Registered Separate Account's Initial Registration on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 22, 2022.
|
|
|
12.
|
Performance Lock Rider S40908, incorporated by reference as exhibit EX-99.D9
from Registered Separate Account's Initial Registration on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 22, 2022.
|
|
|
13.*
|
||
|
14.
|
Waiver of Withdrawal Charge Rider, S40749-01 incorporated by reference as
exhibit EX-99.D10 from from Registered Separate Account's Initial Registration on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 22, 2022.
|
|
|
15.
|
Traditional Death Benefit Rider-S40880-01 incorporated by reference as exhibit
EX-99.D11 from Registered Separate Account's Initial Registration on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 22, 2022.
|
|
|
16.
|
Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider, S40897-01 incorporated by
reference as exhibit EX-99.D12 from Registered Separate Account's Initial Registration on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 22, 2022.
|
|
|
17.
|
Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Contract Schedule, S40898-IVA,
incorporated by reference as exhibit EX-99.D13 from Registered Separate Account's Initial Registration on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 22, 2022.
|
|
|
18.
|
Inherited IRA/Roth IRA Endorsement-S40713 incorporated by reference as exhibit
EX-99.B4.q. from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registered Separate Account's Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-134267 and 811-05618), electronically filed on September 25, 2006.
|
|
|
19.
|
Roth IRA Endorsement-S40342 incorporated by reference as exhibit EX-99.B4.l.
from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registered Separate Account's Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-134267 and 811-05618), electronically filed on September 25, 2006.
|
|
|
20.
|
IRA Endorsement-S40014 incorporated by reference as exhibit
EX-99.B4.g. from Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Registered Separate Account's Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-82329 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 30, 1999.
|
|
|
21.
|
Unisex Endorsement-(S20146) incorporated by reference as exhibit
EX-99.B4.h. from Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Registered Separate Account's Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-82329 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 30, 1999.
|
|
|
22.
|
Contract Amendment to
change the Early Reallocation Maximum USA-3131, incorporated by reference as exhibit 27(d)(21) from Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to Registered Separate Account's Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and
811-05618), electronically filed on April 22, 2026.
|
|
|
(e)
|
1.
|
Application for Ind. Var. Annuity Contract- IXA-APP-04 incorporated by reference
as exhibit EX-99.E1 from Registered Separate Account's Initial Registration on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 22, 2022.
|
|
2.
|
Annuity Purchase Acknowledgment-E-APA-VAR-03 incorporated
by reference as exhibit EX-99.E2 from Registered Separate Account's Initial Registration on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on December 22, 2022.
|
|
|
(f)
|
1.
|
Articles of Incorporation, as
amended and restated August 1, 2006, of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, incorporated by reference as exhibit EX-99.B6.i. from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registered Separate Account's Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-166408 and
811-05618), electronically filed on September 24, 2010.
|
|
2.
|
Bylaws, as amended and restated August 1, 2006, of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, incorporated by reference as exhibit EX-99.B6.ii. from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registered Separate Account's Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-166408 and
811-05618), electronically filed on September 24, 2010.
|
|
|
(g)
|
Not Applicable
|
|
|
(h)
|
1.
|
Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated November 1, 2015, between
Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, and Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, filed on February 12, 2016 as Exhibit (e)(2) to Investment Company's Post-Effective Amendment No. 53 (File
Nos. 333-83423 and 811-09491), is incorporated by reference.
|
|
(i)
|
1.
|
Master Professional Services Agreement effective January 1, 2020
between Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Tata Consultancy Services Limited, incorporated by reference as exhibit 27(i)(1). from Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to Registered Separate Account's Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-185866
and 811-05618), electronically filed on April 18, 2022.
|
|
2.
|
BPO Service Description and Statement of Work of the Master Professional
Serives Agreement between Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Tata Consultancy Services Limited effective January 1, 2020, incorporated by reference as exhibit 27(i)(2). from Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to Registered
Separate Account's Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-185866 and 811-05618), electronically filed on April 18, 2022.
|
|
|
3.
|
Attachment 2-F to BPO Schedule 2 of the BPO Service Description and
Statement of Work of the Master Professional Serives Agreement between Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Tata Consultancy Services Limited effective January 1, 2020, incorporated by reference as exhibit 27(i)(3). from
Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to Registered Separate Account's Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-185866 and 811-05618), electronically filed on April 18, 2022.
|
|
|
(j)
|
None
|
|
|
(k)**
|
Opinion and Consent of Counsel
|
|
|
(l)**
|
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
|
|
|
(m)
|
Not Applicable
|
|
|
(n)
|
Not Applicable
|
|
|
(o)*
|
||
|
(p)
|
Powers of Attorney incorporated by reference as exhibit 27(p) from Post-Effective
Amendment No. 16 to Allianz Life of North America’s Form N-4 (File No. 333-264349), electronically filed on July 22, 2025.
|
|
|
(q)
|
Not Applicable
|
|
|
(r)
|
Historical Current Limits on Index Gains, incorporated by reference as exhibit 27(r) from Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to Registered Separate Account's Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-268962 and 811-05618), electronically filed on April 22, 2026.
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|
|
*
|
Filed herewith
|
|
|
**
|
To be filed by amendment
|
|
|
Unless noted otherwise, all officers and directors have the following principal business address:
|
||
|
5701 Golden Hills Drive
|
||
|
Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297
|
||
|
The following are the Officers and Directors of the Insurance Company:
|
||
|
Name and Principal Business Address
|
Positions and Offices with Insurance Company
|
|
|
Jasmine M. Jirele
|
Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
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Andreas G. Wimmer
Allianz SE
Königinstraße 28
Munich, Germany 80802
|
Director and Board Chair
|
|
|
William E. Gaumond
|
Director, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
|
|
|
Eric J. Thomes
|
Executive Vice President, Chief Distribution Officer
|
|
|
Adam Brown
|
Executive Vice President, Chief Actuary
|
|
|
Gretchen Cepek
|
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
|
|
|
Jean-Roch P.F. Sibille
|
Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
|
|
|
Rebecca A. Wysocki
|
Senior Vice President, Controller and Assistant Treasurer
|
|
|
Jenny L. Guldseth
|
Executive Vice President, Chief People and Culture Officer
|
|
|
Luca Gallo
|
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
|
|
|
Walter R. White
|
Director
|
|
|
Udo Frank
|
Director
|
|
|
Kevin E. Walker
|
Director
|
|
|
Howard E. Woolley
|
Director
|
|
|
Lauren Kathryn Day
Allianz SE
Koeniginstraße 28
Munich, Germany 80802
|
Director
|
|
|
Indemnification provision, as required by the ’33 Act, Rule 484
|
||
|
The Bylaws of the Insurance Company provide:
|
||
|
ARTICLE XI. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
|
||
|
SECTION 1. RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION:
|
||
|
(a)
|
Subject to the conditions of this Article and any conditions or limitations imposed by applicable law, the Corporation shall indemnify any employee, director or officer of
the Corporation (an "Indemnified Person") who was, is, or in the sole opinion of the Corporation, may reasonably become a party to or otherwise involved in any Proceeding by reason of the fact that such Indemnified Person is or was:
|
|
|
(i)
|
a director of the Corporation; or
|
|
|
(ii)
|
acting in the course and scope of his or her duties as an officer or employee of the Corporation; or
|
|
|
(iii)
|
rendering Professional Services at the request of and for the benefit of the Corporation; or
|
|
|
(iv)
|
serving at the request of the Corporation as an officer, director, fiduciary or member of another corporation, association, committee, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise (an "Outside Organization").
|
|
|
(b)
|
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no officer, director or employee shall be indemnified pursuant to these bylaws under the following circumstances:
|
|
|
(i)
|
in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such person, in his or her own personal capacity, unless such initiation was authorized by the Board of Directors;
|
|
|
(ii)
|
if a court of competent jurisdiction finally determines that any indemnification hereunder is unlawful;
|
|
|
(iii)
|
for acts or omissions involving intentional misconduct or knowing and culpable violation of law;
|
|
|
(iv)
|
for acts or omissions that the Indemnified Person believes to be contrary to the best interests of the Corporation or its shareholders or that involve the absence of good
faith on the part of the Indemnified Person;
|
|
|
(v)
|
for any transaction for which the Indemnified Person derived an improper personal benefit;
|
|
|
(vi)
|
for acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard for the Indemnified Person's duty to the Corporation or its shareholders in circumstances in which the Indemnified
Person was aware or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing the Indemnified Person's duties, of the risk of serious injury to the Corporation or its shareholders;
|
|
|
(vii)
|
for acts or omissions that constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the Indemnified Person's duties to the Corporation or its
shareholders;
|
|
|
(viii)
|
in circumstances where indemnification is prohibited by applicable law;
|
|
|
(ix)
|
in the case of service as an officer, director, fiduciary or member of an Outside Organization, where the Indemnified Person was aware or should have been aware that the
conduct in question was outside the scope of the assignment as contemplated by the Corporation.
|
|
|
SECTION 2. SCOPE OF INDEMNIFICATION:
|
||
|
(a)
|
Indemnification provided pursuant to Section 1(a)(iv) shall be secondary and subordinate to indemnification or insurance provided to an Indemnified Person by an Outside
Organization or other source, if any.
|
|
|
(b)
|
Indemnification shall apply to all reasonable expenses, liability and losses, actually incurred or suffered by an Indemnified Person in connection with a Proceeding,
including without limitation, attorneys' fees and any expenses of establishing a right to indemnification or advancement under this article, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and all
interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such expense, liability and loss.
|
|
|
(c)
|
Such indemnification shall continue as to any Indemnified Person who has ceased to be an employee, director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of
his or her heirs, estate, executors and administrators.
|
|
|
SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS:
|
||
|
(a)
|
"Corporation" for the purpose of Article XI shall mean Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and all of its subsidiaries.
|
|
|
(b)
|
"Proceeding" shall mean any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or otherwise, including
actions by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor.
|
|
|
(c)
|
"Professional Services" shall mean services rendered pursuant to (i) a professional actuarial designation, (ii) a license to engage in the practice of law issued by a
State Bar Institution or (iii) a Certified Public Accountant designation issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
|
|
Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted for directors and officers or controlling persons of the Insurance
Company pursuant to the foregoing, or otherwise, the Insurance Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Insurance Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Insurance Company in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Insurance Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
|
|
|
(a)Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC (previously USAllianz Investor Services, LLC) is the principal underwriter for the following Investment Companies other than Allianz Life
Variable Account B:
|
|||||
|
Allianz Life Variable Account A
|
|||||
|
Allianz Life of NY Variable Account C
|
|||||
|
Allianz Funds
|
|||||
|
(b)The following are the officers (managers) and directors (Board of Governors) of Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. All officers and directors have the following principal
business address:
|
|||||
|
5701 Golden Hills Drive
|
|||||
|
Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297
|
|||||
|
Name
|
Positions and Offices with Underwriter
|
||||
|
Corey J. Walther
|
Governor and President
|
||||
|
Eric J. Thomes
|
Governor, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Manager
|
||||
|
William E. Gaumond
|
Governor
|
||||
|
Daniel R. Eberhard
|
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
|
||||
|
John C. Helmen
|
Assistant Vice President, Distribution National Accounts
|
||||
|
Matthew C. Dian
|
Chief Compliance Officer
|
||||
|
Kristine M. Lord-Krahn
|
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
|
||||
|
(c) For the period 1-1-2025 to 12-31-2025
|
|||||
|
Name of Principal Underwriter
|
Net Underwriting Discounts and Commissions
|
Compensation on Redemption
|
Brokerage Commissions
|
Compensation
|
|
|
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC
|
$600,264,172.97
|
$0
|
$0
|
$0
|
|
|
The $600,264,172.97 that Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC received from Allianz Life as commissions on the sale of Contracts issued under Allianz Life
Variable Account B was subsequently paid entirely to the third party broker/dealers that perform the retail distribution of the Contracts and, therefore, no commission or compensation was retained by Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC.
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Name of the Contract
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Number of Contracts outstanding
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Total value attributable to the Index-Linked Option and/or Fixed Option subject to a Contract Adjustment
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Number of Contracts sold during the prior calendar year
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Gross premiums received during the prior calendar year
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Amount of Contract value redeemed during the prior calendar year
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Combination Contract (Yes/No)
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Allianz Index Advantage+
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27,416
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$6,349,653,142
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13,573
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$2,191,735,964
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$266,983
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Yes
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any prospectus
required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; and
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2.
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That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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Include appropriate disclosure regarding the redemption restrictions imposed by Section 403(b)(11) in each registration statement, including the
prospectus, used in connection with the offer of the Contract;
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2.
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Include appropriate disclosure regarding the redemption restrictions imposed by Section 403(b)(11) in any sales literature used in connection with the
offer of the Contract;
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3.
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Instruct sales representatives who solicit participants to purchase the contract specifically to bring the redemption restrictions imposed by Section
403(b)(11) to the attention of the potential participants;
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4.
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Obtain from each plan participant who purchases a Section 403(b) annuity contract, prior to or at the time of such purchase, a signed statement
acknowledging the participant's understanding of (1) the restrictions on redemption imposed by Section 403(b)(11), and (2) other investment alternatives available under the employer's Section 403(b) arrangement to which the participant may
elect to transfer his contract value.
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ALLIANZ LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT B
(Registered Separate Account)
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By:
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/s/ Jasmine M. Jirele*
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Jasmine M. Jirele
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA
(Insurance Company)
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By:
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/s/ Jasmine M. Jirele*
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Jasmine M. Jirele
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Jasmine M. Jirele*
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Director, President & Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
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June 29, 2026
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Jasmine M. Jirele
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/s/ Andreas G. Wimmer*
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Director and Board Chair
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June 29, 2026
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Andreas G. Wimmer
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||||
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/s/ William E. Gaumond*
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Director, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
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June 29, 2026
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William E. Gaumond
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/s/ Howard E. Woolley*
|
Director
|
June 29, 2026
|
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Howard E. Woolley
|
||||
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/s/ Udo Frank*
|
Director
|
June 29, 2026
|
||
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Udo Frank
|
||||
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/s/ Kevin E. Walker*
|
Director
|
June 29, 2026
|
||
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Kevin E. Walker
|
||||
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/s/ Walter R. White*
|
Director
|
June 29, 2026
|
||
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Walter R. White
|
||||
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/s/ Lauren Kathryn Day*
|
Director
|
June 29, 2026
|
||
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Lauren Kathryn Day
|
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*By:
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/s/ Doug Hodgson
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Doug Hodgson
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Senior Counsel, Associate General Counsel
Pursuant to Power of Attorney
|
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ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA
(Insurance Company – Registrant)
|
||
|
By:
|
/s/ Jasmine M. Jirele*
|
|
|
Jasmine M. Jirele
|
||
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
||
|
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
|
/s/ Jasmine M. Jirele*
|
Director, President & Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
|
June 29, 2026
|
||
|
Jasmine M. Jirele
|
||||
|
/s/ Andreas G. Wimmer*
|
Director and Board Chair
|
June 29, 2026
|
||
|
Andreas G. Wimmer
|
||||
|
/s/ William E. Gaumond*
|
Director, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
|
June 29, 2026
|
||
|
William E. Gaumond
|
||||
|
/s/ Howard E. Woolley*
|
Director
|
June 29, 2026
|
||
|
Howard E. Woolley
|
||||
|
/s/ Udo Frank*
|
Director
|
June 29, 2026
|
||
|
Udo Frank
|
||||
|
/s/ Kevin E. Walker*
|
Director
|
June 29, 2026
|
||
|
Kevin E. Walker
|
||||
|
/s/ Walter R. White*
|
Director
|
June 29, 2026
|
||
|
Walter R. White
|
||||
|
/s/ Lauren Kathryn Day*
|
Director
|
June 29, 2026
|
||
|
Lauren Kathryn Day
|
|
*By:
|
/s/ Doug Hodgson
|
|
Doug Hodgson
|
|
|
Senior Counsel, Associate General Counsel
Pursuant to Power of Attorney
|
|
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
|
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27(d)(13)
|
Performance Lock Rider S40908-02
|
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27(o)
|
Form of Initial Summary Prospectus
|