September 24, 2019
Important Effective Dates for Life and Annuity Rate Changes
Please take note of the various effective dates for changes affecting the following products.
Indexed Universal Life non-New York Products
- All caps will decrease 0.75%
- The benchmark Point-to-Point Cap Focus S&P 500 strategy will decrease from 10.50% to 9.75%.
- Products affected: FlexLife II, NL FlexLife II, PeakLife, PeakLife NL, LifeCycle Solution, NL LifeCycle Solution, Ultra Select, SecurePlus Advantage 79. The maximum illustrated rate will be 6.03%.
- For SecurePlus Provider, the benchmark Point-to-Point Cap Focus S&P 500 strategy will decrease from 7.00% to 6.25%. The maximum illustrated rate will be 4.15%.
There are no changes to New York products or fixed strategies.
Illustrations systems are now updated with new rates.
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Annuity Products
- Rate adjustments vary by product
Illustrations systems will be updated with new rates on September 29.
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Guaranteed Lifetime Income Rider (GLIR)
- Rollup rate will decrease 1.00%
- Guaranteed withdraw percentages (GWP) will be reduced by 0.35% for all ages
Paper apps must be received by NLG & eApps must be transmitted to NLG by September 27 by 5 p.m. Central to receive the current rollup rate and GWP.
Pending business must be paid by November 27 at 5 p.m. Central to receive the current rollup rate and GWP.
A new app will be required for business not paid by that date.
If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact the National Life Group Sales desk at 800-906-3310.
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