Heritage Account Death Benefit
Available during accumulation phase. Benefit will be greater of - 1) Heritage Account Value; or 2) Heritage Base. Heritage Base is equal to purchase payment allocations and transfers into heritage account, adjusted for withdrawals and transfers out of the heritage account. Withdrawals and transfers out of the heritage account will reduce the heritage base by greater of the percentage of Heritage Account Value taken, or the dollar amount taken. Heritage account value is available by taking withdrawals, or annuity payments. Entire contract value must be in heritage account before annuity payments begin. On each quarterly anniversary the heritage account fee can increase up to a maximum of 1.75% or it can decrease to as low as 0.25%, Issuer cannot increase or decrease the fee more than 0.25% in any twelve-month period. Owner must select an Asset Allocation Program.