Friday, December 28, 2012

Oxford Rate Increase

 

 

 

GREAT NEWS! Royal Select Bonus Increase
Annuity Rate and Cap Increase

 

Our top-selling FIA just got better - Oxford Life® is pleased to announce that Royal Select will now have an 8% bonus effective January 1st.

 

Annuity rates and caps are INCREASING effective January 1st for our annuity products. See the table below for the current rates:

 

Oxford Life Royal SelectTM Interest Rates

Fixed Account

? 1.35%

Annual Point to Point Cap

? 2.50%

Monthly Average Cap

? 2.50%

Income Account Rate

7.00%

 

Oxford Life Income ProtectorTM Interest Rates

Rate Band

Years 1-5

Income Acc. Rate Years 1-5

$25,000-$350,000

?2.35%

?7.35%

$10,000-$24,999

?1.85%

?6.85%

 

Rates are subject to change. Please contact Oxford Life for current rates.

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Athene January Interest Rate Announcement

 

 

 

 

January 2013

Happy New Year! New money rates on Athene Annuity products are unchanged for January 2013 with the exception of the previously announced adjustment to the rollup rate on our ATHENE Choice Series income riders.

 

All rates effective January 2, 2013

 

 

ATHENE Benefit 10 Fixed Index Annuity with Enhanced Benefit Rider

 

Fixed Account
(Years 1-5)

AP2P Cap
(S&P 500)

MP2P Cap-Additive
(S&P 500)

ATHENE Benefit 10

1.45%

3.15%

1.80%

 

 

Premium Bonus
(10-yr vesting period)

Rollup Percentage

Rider Cost

Enhanced Lifetime Benefit Rider

6.00%

8.00%

1.40%

 

ATHENE Choice Series Fixed Index Annuities1

Immediate Premium Bonus

Fixed Account

Years

Rate

AP2P Cap (S&P 500)

1-Year MP2P Cap (S&P 500)

1-Year QP2P Cap (DJIA)

1-Year MAVG Cap (DJIA)

Enhanced Choice 8

2.00%

8

1.60%

5.10%

2.55%

2.30%

5.00%

Choice 10

N/A

1

2.20%

5.10%

3.05%

2.55%

5.00%

Enhanced Choice 12

5.00%

8

1.35%

4.60%

2.30%

2.05%

5.00%

 

ATHENE Income Riders

 

Income
Bonus

Rollup
Percentage

Rollup
Period

Rider
Cost

Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit Rider

1.00%

6.50%

10 Yrs

1.25%

Enhanced Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit Rider

1.00%

6.50%

10 Yrs

1.50%

 

ATHENE Traditional Multi-Year Guarantee Annuities

 

Guarantee
Period
(Yrs)

Yr 1
Rate

Yrs 2-7
Rate

Effective
Annual Rate

7 MYGA

7

3.60%

2.60%

2.74%

 

ATHENE MaxRate Multi-Year Guarantee Annuities

 

Guarantee
Period
(Yrs)

Rate

Most States

FL

 

MaxRate 5

5

2.75%

2.65%

 

  Enhanced Liquidity

5

2.55%

2.45%

 

MaxRate 7

7

3.20%

3.10%

 

  Enhanced Liquidity

7

2.95%

2.85%

 

 

Important Note:
As previously announced, to receive the current rollup rate on our ATHENE Choice Series income riders complete application packages must be dated 12/31/12 or earlier and received in good order in our service center by January 4, 2013.

Applications may be submitted by overnight mail to the following address:

Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company
6425 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30339

 

For more information on our annuities and income riders, please contact our

Sales Desk at 855-4-ATHENE

 

* Non-guaranteed new money interest rates, cap rates and spread fees are subject to change at any time, normally monthly. Products/features may not be available in all states. These annuities contain limitations. See annuity contracts for complete details. (1)Choice Series: annual point-to-point (AP2P) cap will never be less than 2%. 1-year monthly point-to-point (MP2P) cap will never be less than 0.5%. 1-year quarterly point-to-point (QP2P) cap will never be less than 1%. 1-year monthly average cap will never be less than 5%. For new issues, a minimum guarantee of 1.00% currently applies to the Fixed Account until the end of the surrender charge period. The contracts' cash surrender value will never be less than 87.5% of the premium payment, less any premium taxes (if applicable) and withdrawals plus interest earned at 1%.

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Mandatory Life App Changes

 

 

 

 

Oxford Life® Application Changes For Life Products

 

Please be aware that applications for all life insurance products have been updated, including AssuranceTM final expense and Advance Wealth Transfer single-premium life (AWT). Prior versions of these applications will not be accepted on or after January 1, 2013.

A change to the MIB authorization language was recently mandated. Therefore, all Oxford Life life insurance applications containing this language have been modified to reflect this change.

New applications are currently available on our website at: www.oxfordlife.com, after you log in as a producer under My Tools – Forms List.

Form numbers for new Assurance applications are:

  • ICC12-FE400-OLIC-2012 Rev. 9/2012
    • For use in AK, CO, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY
  • FE400-OLIC-2012 Rev. 9/2012 and state specific variations
    • FE400-OLIC-2012 for use in AR, DE
    • State Specific FE400-OLIC-(state abbreviation)-2012 for use in AZ, CT, DC, ND (Rev. 10/2012), SD

Form numbers for new AWT applications are:

  • ICC10-AWT-OLIC Rev 9/2012
    • For use in AK, CO, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY
  • AWT-OLIC Rev 9/2012 and state specific variations
    • AWT-OLIC for use in AR, DE, SD
    • State Specific AWT-(state abbreviation)-OLIC for use in AZ, CT, DC

Life insurance applications containing the old MIB authorization language will not be accepted on or after January 1, 2013, so please download or order the new applications listed above as soon as possible.

Please click on the images below to see the application for your state.

Assurance Final Expense

Advance Wealth Transfer

Click here to download the latest applications.

 

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Equitrust Annuity Form Changes: All Disclosures, FNA and Disclosure & Comparison

 

EquiTrust Annuity Forms Revised
Available For Use Now; Required on 1/1/13

Effective immediately, all Annuity Product Disclosures, Rider Disclosures, Financial Needs Analysis and Disclosure & Comparison of Products forms are revised. The revised forms will be required beginning 1/1/13. New forms are available on the Agent Website now and may be used immediately.

Note: Product / Rider Disclosures are revised for ALL ANNUITY PRODUCTS and the Income For Life rider.

Also revised:
• Financial Needs Analysis form (ET-2506)
• Disclosure & Comparison of Products form (required for replacements)

To assist in completing the Disclosure & Comparison of Products forms accurately, a product-specific version is now available for each index annuity product. Please continue using the generic version for Certainty Select and ChoiceFour (non-index) products.

 

Questions? Send an email to EquiTrust Sales Support,
call 866-598-3694, or visit our website Agents.EquiTrust.com

 

 

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