BD
● Active
Basic Death Benefit
MassMutual Ascend Life Insurance Company
DTCC ID
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COMPANY
MassMutual Ascend Life Insurance Company
TYPE
Indexed Annuity
INCEPTION
Dec 21, 2021
Identity
Benefit name
Basic Death Benefit
Internal benefit name
Basic Death Benefit
Product policy type
Indexed Annuity
Status
● Active
Sequence
1
Inception date
Dec 21, 2021
Closed date
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DTCC Rider ID
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Last modified
Dec 17, 2025
Life & Age
Based on life
Owner
Single life
No
Joint life
No
Min age
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Max age
—
Rider select rule
Mandatory
Waiting period
—
Waiting term
—
Benefit Base
Maximum benefit base
—
Maximum benefit base %
—
With reduce benefit base
—
Subsequent premium
—
Partial withdrawals
—
Required min distributions
—
Coverage Flags
Exclude premium bonus
No
Spousal continuation option
Yes
Spousal continuation detail
Surviving spouse may elect to continue benefit after death of annuitant.
State Availability
Exception flag
No
Available in states
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Benefit Description
If the contract owner's death occurs before income payments have begun, the beneficiary will be paid the account value or the guaranteed minimum surrender value, whichever is greater. For Inherited IRA and Inherited non-qualified age is 0-75.
Lifecycle Events
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