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New options in annuities.


A hot segment of product development continues to be in living-benefit options and riders on variable annuities Variable annuities

Investment contracts whose issuer pays a periodic amount linked to the investment performance of an underlying portfolio.
, which have spurred VA sales.

In November 2006, Prudential Financial launched Highest Daily Lifetime Five, which guarantees an annual 5% income stream for life based on 5% annual compounded growth on the highest daily protected value. After withdrawals begin, it provides opportunities for increased income based on the highest quarterly value.

Ohio National Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 in November 2006 strengthened its ONcore VA rider lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime.  with two new Guaranteed Minimum Income Guaranteed minimum income is a proposed system of income redistribution that would provide eligible citizens with a certain sum of money (independent of whether they work or not), also known as "Basic Income Guarantee (BIG)", "universal basic income", "citizen's income scheme",  Benefit Plus riders and an Annual Reset Death Benefit Rider. The GMIB GMIB Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit (Insurance)  riders annually lock in the higher of market gains or roll-ups, while the latter does the same for the death benefit.

Lincoln Financial Group has enhanced its Lincoln SmartSecurity Advantage to annually step up protected principal by locking in investment gains. Lifetime withdrawals for owner and spouse are based on the locked-in value.
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Title Annotation:Variable annuities
Author:Panko, Ron
Publication:Best's Review
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Feb 1, 2007
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