CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

 

October 22, 2010

 

Ms. Alison White

Senior Counsel, Office of Insurance Products

Division of Investment Management

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F. Street N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

RE:                            Integrity Life Insurance Company (“Integrity”)

Separate Account I of Integrity Life Insurance Company

File Numbers 333-166995 and 811-04844

 

National Integrity Life Insurance Company (“National Integrity”)

Separate Account I of National Integrity Life Insurance Company

File Numbers 333-167372 and 811-04846

 

This letter is in response to comments from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) staff (“Staff”) received via phone on October 19, 2010 on Integrity’s pre-effective amendment number two to the above-referenced registration statement.  The Staff’s comments are restated below and each one has been addressed.

 

1.              In the prospectus, distinguish ETF net asset value from ETF closing price; clarify that closing price will be used to determine unit value.

 

See redlined revisions on pages 12 and 23 of the prospectus attached hereto as Exhibit A.  Registrants (also referred to herein as “we,” or “our”) will make the revisions noted in Exhibit A in each of the Integrity and National Integrity registration statements referenced above (the “Registration Statements”) once the Staff’s comments are resolved.

 

2.              Add disclosure addressing the secondary market risk of ETFs.

 

See redlined disclosure added to page 11 of the prospectus attached hereto as Exhibit A.  We will make the revisions noted in Exhibit A in the Registration Statements once the Staff’s comments are resolved.

 

3.              Remove references to ETFs as “mutual funds” throughout the prospectus.

 

Done; see redlined revisions on pages 5 and 11 of the prospectus attached hereto as Exhibit A.  We will make the revisions noted in Exhibit A in the Registration Statements once the Staff’s comments are resolved.

 

4.              Add disclosure about Mid Atlantic Trust Company (“MATC”), discussing its role in the custody and trading of the ETFs, and the potential effects of the termination of our contract with MATC.

 

See redlined disclosure added to page 13 of the prospectus attached hereto as Exhibit A.  Also see redlined revision to the Statement of Additional Information attached hereto as Exhibit B.  We will make the revisions noted in Exhibits A and B in the Registration Statements once the Staff’s comments are resolved.

 

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5.              Remove section of prospectus discussing reduction of separate account charges for groups or individuals.

 

Done; see page 19 of the revised prospectus attached hereto as Exhibit A.  We will make the revisions noted in Exhibit A in the Registration Statements once the Staff’s comments are resolved.

 

We believe these responses address the Staff’s comments and respectfully request that Integrity and National Integrity be allowed to file final pre-effective amendments to Registration Statements as soon as possible.  If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at 513-629-1854.

 

In connection with the foregoing we acknowledge that: (i) Integrity and National Integrity are responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Registration Statements; (ii) the comments of the Commission’s Staff, or changes to disclosures in the Registration Statements in response to the comments of the Commission’s Staff, does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statements; and (iii) neither Integrity nor National Integrity may assert the comments of the Commission’s Staff as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

\s\ Rhonda S. Malone

 

Counsel — Securities

 

Western & Southern Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

Copy:   Michael Berenson, Esq. via electronic mail

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

VAROOMSM Variable Annuity

November     , 2010

 

Integrity Life Insurance Company

Separate Account I

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed.  We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective.  This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

This prospectus describes a flexible premium variable annuity contract.  The contract must be issued as a traditional IRA, Roth IRA, or SEP IRA (collectively referred to as IRAs).  This contract does not provide the tax advantages typically provided by an annuity contract.  The tax advantages of this contract exist solely through its qualification as an IRA.

 

You may invest your premiums in any of the Subaccounts listed below.

 

Equity Subaccounts

iShares® S&P 500 Index Fund

iShares® S&P 500 Growth Index Fund

iShares® S&P 500 Value Index Fund

iShares® S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund

iShares® S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund

Vanguard® Dividend Appreciation Index Fund, ETF Shares

Vanguard® Large-Cap Index Fund, ETF Shares

Vanguard® Mega Cap 300 Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

Fixed Income Subaccounts

iShares® Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund

iShares® Barclays Intermediate Credit Bond Fund

iShares® Barclays TIPS Bond Fund

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

Vanguard® Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund, ETF Shares

Vanguard® Total Bond Market Index Fund, ETF Shares

Vanguard® Variable Insurance Fund Money Market Portfolio

 

International and Alternative Subaccounts

iShares® S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund

Vanguard® Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, ETF Shares

Vanguard® Tax-Managed International Fund, Europe Pacific ETF Shares

Vanguard® REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

Except for the Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Money Market Portfolio, the Funds available for investment under this contract are also available for direct purchase by the general public.  If you purchase shares of these Funds directly from a broker-dealer, you will not pay separate account expenses, but may pay commissions.  You will also not have access to an annuity benefit, a guaranteed Death Benefit and an optional guaranteed living benefit.  Because of these additional separate account expenses, which affect your contract values and the returns on your investment, you should refer only to information about returns on the Subaccount Units available through this contract, and should not refer to information about returns on these Funds that may be available through other sources.

 

This prospectus contains information about the contract that you should know before investing.  You should read this prospectus and any supplements, and retain them for future reference.

 



 

We seek to protect our proprietary position by, among other methods, filing United States patent applications related to our proprietary business processes, technology, inventions and improvements that are important to the development of our business, and to prevent others from infringing upon our proprietary rightsTo that end, we have filed for patent protection of this investment product and its related business processes with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, so that this investment product and the business processes related may be accurately characterized as patent pending.

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined that this prospectus is adequate.  Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

A registration statement relating to this contract, which includes a Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated November 1, 2010, has been filed with the SEC (file numbers 811-04844 and 333-166995).  The SAI is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.  A free copy of the SAI is available by sending in the form at the bottom of this page, or by writing or calling our Administrative Office listed in the Glossary.  The table of contents for the SAI is found in Part 9 of this prospectus.

 

You can review and copy information about this annuity contract at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.  For hours of operation of this Public Reference Room, please call 202-551-8090.  Copies of that information are also available, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the SEC’s Public Reference Section, 100 F. Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.  You may also obtain information about this annuity contract on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov using the file numbers referenced above.

 

This annuity is not a bank product and is not an obligation of, nor guaranteed by, the financial institution where it is offered.  It is not insured by the FDIC, NCUSIF or other federal entity.  It is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

This prospectus does not constitute an offering in any jurisdiction where such offering may not lawfully be made.  No person is authorized to make any representations in connection with this offering other than those contained in this prospectus.

 

iShares is a registered mark of BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (BlackRock).  All other trademarks, service marks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.  BlackRock’s only relationship to Integrity is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of BlackRock.  Integrity’s variable annuity products are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by BlackRock.  BlackRock makes no representations or warranties to the owners of Integrity’s variable annuity products or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in them.  BlackRock has no obligation or liability in connection with the operation, marketing, sale or trading of Integrity’s variable annuity products.

 

Vanguard is a trademark of The Vanguard Group, Inc.

 

To request a copy of the Statement of Additional Information for this variable annuity dated November 1, 2010, tear off this section and mail it to us at the Administrative Office listed in the Glossary.

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phone:

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ALL PAGE NUMBERS WILL BE UPDATED IN THE FINAL PRE-EFFECTIVE FILING

 

 

 

Page VI-

Glossary

 

5

Part 1 - Fees and Expense Tables and Summary of Contract

 

7

Fees and Expenses

 

7

Contract Owner Transaction Expenses

 

7

Separate Account Annual Expenses

 

7

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

7

Examples

 

9

Accumulation Unit Values

 

9

Summary of Contract

 

10

This Contract is an IRA

 

10

Parties to the Contract

 

10

Your Rights and Benefits

 

10

Investment Goals and Risks

 

10

Account Value and Surrender Value

 

11

Your Right to Revoke (Free Look Period)

 

11

Part 2 - Integrity and the Separate Account

 

12

Integrity Life Insurance Company

 

12

Separate Account I

 

12

Subaccounts

 

12

Distribution of Variable Annuity Contracts

 

13

ETF Custodian

 

13

Changes In How We Operate

 

13

Part 3 - Your Investment Options

 

13

The Fund Families and the Funds

 

14

Static Asset Allocation Models

 

18

The Fixed Account

 

18

Part 4 - Deductions and Charges

 

19

Separate Account Charges

 

19

Fund Expenses

 

19

Withdrawal Charge

 

19

Reduction or Elimination of the Withdrawal Charge

 

20

Commission Allowance and Additional Payments to Distributors

 

20

Optional Benefit Charges

 

21

Tax Reserve

 

21

State Premium Tax

 

21

Part 5 - Terms of Your Variable Annuity

 

21

Purchasing the Contract

 

21

Premium Payments

 

22

Units in Our Separate Account

 

23

How We Determine Unit Value

 

23

Allocations and Transfers

 

23

Detrimental Effect of Trading on Unit Values

 

24

Specific Notice Regarding the Use of this Annuity for Market Timing or Frequent Trading

 

24

Withdrawals

 

25

Free Withdrawal Amount

 

26

Timing of Payment of a Withdrawal or Surrender

 

26

Assignments

 

26

Death Benefit

 

26

Spousal Continuation

 

27

 

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Selecting and Changing Your Beneficiary

 

28

Filing Death Claims

 

28

Maturity Date and Annuity Option

 

29

Annuity Payments

 

29

How You Make Requests and Give Instructions

 

30

Part 6 — Optional Benefits

 

30

Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit

 

30

Lifetime Payout Amount

 

30

Nonguaranteed Withdrawal

 

32

Other Important Facts about Withdrawals

 

32

GLWB Rider Charge

 

33

GLWB Investment Strategies

 

33

Allocations and Transfers for the GLWB

 

35

Withdrawal Protection for Required Minimum Distributions

 

35

Continuation of the Spousal GLWB at Owner’s Death

 

35

Guaranteed Payment Phase

 

36

Cancellation and Termination of Rider

 

36

Additional Rules

 

37

Additional Rules that Apply to the Spousal GLWB Rider

 

37

Examples

 

37

Part 7 - Voting Rights

 

38

How Fund Shares Are Voted

 

38

How We Determine Your Voting Shares

 

38

Separate Account Voting Rights

 

38

Part 8 - Tax Aspects of the Contract

 

38

Tax Status of the Contract

 

38

Types of IRAs

 

39

Rollovers and Transfers

 

39

Early Distributions

 

40

Required Minimum Distributions

 

40

Inherited IRAs

 

40

Federal and State Income Tax Withholding

 

41

Tax Status of Company

 

42

Transfers Among Subaccounts

 

42

Seek Tax Advice

 

42

Part 9 - Additional Information

 

42

Systematic Withdrawal Program

 

42

Income Plus Withdrawal Program

 

43

Choices Plus Required Minimum Distribution Program

 

43

Systematic Transfer Program

 

44

Customized Asset Rebalancing Program

 

44

Legal Proceedings

 

45

Table of Contents of Statement of Additional Information

 

45

Appendices

 

46

Appendix A - Financial Information for Separate Account I of Integrity

 

46

Appendix B - Withdrawal Charge Examples

 

55

Appendix C - Illustrations of Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit

 

57

 

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GLOSSARY

 

Account Value - the value of your contract, which consists of the value of your Investment Options added together.

 

Administrative Office - the address you are required to use to make requests and give instructions about your variable annuity:

 

Regular Mail:

Express mail:

Phone:

Integrity Life Insurance Company
P.O. Box 5720
Cincinnati, Ohio 45201-5720

Integrity Life Insurance Company
400 Broadway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3341


1-800-325-8583

 

Annuitant - the person whose life is used to determine the Maturity Date of the contract and the amount of the Annuity Option.

 

Annuity Date - any date on or before the Maturity Date that you elect an Annuity Option.

 

Annuity Option - an arrangement under which income payments are made.

 

Business Day - any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open.

 

Contract Anniversary - occurs once annually on the same day as the Contract Date.

 

Contract Date - the date we issue you the contract; it is shown on the specification pages of your contract.

 

Contract Year - a year that starts on your Contract Date or any Contract Anniversary.

 

Death Benefit - benefit paid to your beneficiary on the Death Benefit Date.

 

Death Benefit Date - the date we receive an original certified death certificate and our death claim forms in Good Order, including the beneficiary’s election of form of payment.

 

Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) - a type of investment fund that tracks an index, a commodity or basket of assets, and which trades like a stock on an exchange.

 

Fixed Account - an Investment Option offering a fixed rate of return.

 

Free Withdrawal Amount - the amount you may withdraw in any Contract Year without paying an applicable withdrawal charge.

 

Fund — an investment in which a Subaccount invests; all Funds in this annuity are ETFs, except Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Money Market Portfolio.

 

General Account - the Company’s account that contains all of our assets other than those held in separate accounts.

 

Good Order - complete information we require to process your application or any request.

 

Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit (GLWB) - an optional benefit that guarantees lifetime payments will be available for withdrawal.

 

GLWB Investment Strategies - investment strategies available for the GLWB Rider.

 

Investment Options - Subaccounts and the Fixed Account, collectively.

 

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IRA - Individual Retirement Annuity under section 408(b), 408(k) or 408A of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Maturity Date - the 100th birthday of the Annuitant named on the Contract Date.  The Maturity Date is the latest date you can either elect an Annuity Option or receive a lump sum payment.

 

Rider - a supplement to your contract that provides optional benefits at an additional cost.

 

Required Beginning Date - April 1st of the year after the calendar year in which the owner reaches age 70½; this is the date when the owner must begin taking Required Minimum Distributions from a Traditional or SEP IRA.

 

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) - annual withdrawal amount required under the Tax Code based on the prior calendar year-end fair market value of this contract only, as calculated by us.

 

Separate Account - Separate Account I of Integrity Life Insurance Company.  Its assets are segregated from the General Account by Integrity and divided into Subaccounts.

 

Subaccounts - Investment Options available to you under the contract other than the Fixed Account.  Each Subaccount is a division of the Separate Account and invests exclusively in a single Fund with the same name.

 

Surrender Value - your Account Value reduced by any withdrawal charge and premium tax.

 

Systematic Transfer Option (STO) - a Fixed Account that accepts new premiums, which must be transferred from the STO into Subaccounts within either a six-month or one-year period.

 

Tax Code - the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any corresponding provisions of subsequent United States tax laws, and applicable rules, regulations and written guidance published by the Internal Revenue Service.

 

Unit - measure of your ownership interest in a Subaccount.

 

Unit Value - value of each Unit calculated on each Business Day.

 

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Part 1 — Fees and Expense Tables and Summary of Contract

 

Fees and Expenses

 

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, withdrawing from and surrendering the contract.

 

The first table describes the maximum fees and expenses, if any, that you will pay at the time you buy the contract, withdraw from or surrender the contract, or transfer value among Subaccounts.  State premium tax may also be deducted.(1)

 

Contract Owner Transaction Expenses

 

Maximum Deferred Sales Load (withdrawal charge) as a percentage of premiums(2)

 

7

%

 

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the contract, not including Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses.

 

Separate Account Annual Expenses

 

 

 

Maximum
Charge

 

Current
Charge

 

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

 

1.00

%

1.00

%

Administration Charge

 

0.75

%

0.75

%

Optional Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit, Investment Strategy 1

 

1.50

%

0.60

%

Optional Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit, Investment Strategy 2

 

1.50

%

0.80

%

Highest Possible Total Separate Account Annual Expenses(3), (4)

 

3.25

%

2.55

%

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

The total gross operating expenses charged by the Funds that you will pay periodically during the time you own the contract range from:

 

Minimum: 0.09%

 

Maximum: 0.50%

 

Details of the Fund operating expenses are on the next page.

 


(1)  State premium taxes currently range from 0 to 1.0%.

(2)  The withdrawal charge decreases over time and is eliminated for each premium after it reaches 5 years old.  See Part 4.

(3)  Assessed daily on the Account Value in the Subaccounts.

(4)  You may elect only one of the optional Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit Investment Strategies.  Therefore the Highest Possible Total Separate Account Annual Expenses reflect the election of Investment Strategy 2, which carries the higher current cost.

 

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Gross annual Fund expenses(5) as a percentage of average net assets in each Fund:

 

Fund

 

Management
Fees

 

12b-1
Fee

 

Other
Expenses

 

Acquired
Fund
Fees and
Expenses

 

Total
Annual
Gross
Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Subaccounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (1)

 

0.09

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.09

%

iShares S&P 500 Growth Index Fund (1)

 

0.18

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.18

%

iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund (1)

 

0.18

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.18

%

iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund (1) (2)

 

0.20

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.01

%

0.21

%

iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund (1)

 

0.20

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.20

%

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

0.19

%

0.00

%

0.04

%

0.00

%

0.23

%

Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

0.07

%

0.00

%

0.05

%

0.00

%

0.12

%

Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

0.07

%

0.00

%

0.06

%

0.00

%

0.13

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Income Subaccounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund (1)(2)

 

0.20

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.04

%

0.24

%

iShares Barclays Intermediate Credit Bond Fund (1)

 

0.20

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.20

%

iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (1)

 

0.20

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.20

%

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (1)

 

0.50

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.50

%

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index, ETF Shares

 

0.11

%

0.00

%

0.04

%

0.00

%

0.15

%

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

0.09

%

0.00

%

0.03

%

0.00

%

0.12

%

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Money Market Portfolio (3)

 

0.12

%

0.00

%

0.07

%

0.00

%

0.19

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International and Alternative Subaccounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund (1)

 

0.35

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.35

%

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

0.17

%

0.00

%

0.10

%

0.00

%

0.27

%

Vanguard Tax-Managed International, Europe Pacific ETF Shares

 

0.11

%

0.00

%

0.04

%

0.00

%

0.15

%

Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

0.09

%

0.00

%

0.04

%

0.00

%

0.13

%

 


(1) The iShares Trust’s Investment Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund’s advisors will pay all operating expenses of the Fund, except interest expense and taxes, any brokerage expenses, future distribution fees or expenses and extraordinary expenses.

(2) “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” reflect the Fund’s pro rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by investing in other investment companies.  The effect of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses is included in the total returns of the Fund.

(3) The total annual gross expenses have been restated to reflect current expenses, which no longer include fees for participation in the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds.  The U.S. Treasury Department discontinued this program as of September 18, 2009.  Vanguard and the portfolio’s board have voluntarily agreed to temporarily limit certain net operating expenses in excess of the portfolio’s daily yield so as to maintain a zero or positive yield for the Portfolio.  Vanguard and the portfolio’s board may terminate the temporary expense limitation at any time.

 

(5)   Each Fund’s expenses were provided in the most recent prospectus for that Fund.  We have not independently verified the information.  Current or future expenses may be greater or less than those shown.  More details concerning each Fund’s fees and expenses are contained in the prospectus for each Fund.

 

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Examples

 

The examples that follow are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in this contract with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts.  Each example assumes that you invest $10,000(6) in the contract for the time period indicated.  Each example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year.  Your actual return may be higher or lower.

 

The following example includes the maximum mortality and expense risk charge, administration charge withdrawal charge, and maximum Fund operating expenses; it also assumes you elect the GLWB Rider at the maximum cost.  If the current cost of the GLWB Rider was used, the total cost would be less than indicated in this example.  Based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

If you surrender your contract at the end of the applicable period:

 

1 year

 

3 years

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

$

1,092

 

$

1,789

 

$

2,403

 

$

4,116

 

 

If you remain invested in the contract, or if you select an Annuity Option with a life contingency at the end of the applicable period:

 

1 year

 

3 years

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

$

392

 

$

1,189

 

$

2,003

 

$

4,116

 

 

The following example includes the maximum mortality and expense risk charge, administration charge, withdrawal charge, and maximum Fund operating expenses; it also assumes you do not elect the GLWB Rider.  Based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

If you surrender your contract at the end of the applicable period:

 

1 year

 

3 years

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

$

935

 

$

1,325

 

$

1,641

 

$

2,654

 

 

If you remain invested in the contract, or if you select an Annuity Option with a life contingency at the end of the applicable period:

 

1 year

 

3 years

 

5 years

 

10 years

 

$

235

 

$

725

 

$

1,241

 

$

2,654

 

 

Accumulation Unit Values

 

See Appendix A

 


(6)  This contract requires a minimum initial contribution of $25,000.

 

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Summary of Contract

 

This Contract is an IRA

 

This contract is a variable annuity that must be issued as an Individual Retirement Annuity (IRA) as defined by section 408(b), 408(k) or 408A of the Tax Code.  The contract itself does not provide the tax advantages typically provided by a variable annuity.  The tax advantages available with this contract exist solely through the contract’s qualification as an IRA.

 

You should read Part 8, “Tax Aspects of the Contract” for more information and consult a tax advisor about your particular circumstances.  Most of the withdrawals you make before you are 59½ years old are subject to a 10% federal tax penalty on the amounts withdrawn.

 

You may want to purchase ETFs through a variable annuity issued as an IRA instead of directly though the IRA for several reasons, including, but not limited to, that this annuity provides a guaranteed minimum death benefit, access to guaranteed annuitization that can provide income for life and offers an optional living benefit that can provide income for life.

 

Parties to the Contract

 

·                  Integrity Life Insurance Company - “We,” “our,”  “us,” “the Company” and “Integrity” mean Integrity Life Insurance Company.

·                  Owner - “You” and “your” mean the owner.  This variable annuity contract is a contract between you and us.  You, as the owner, have certain rights under the contract.  Because this contract is an IRA, joint owners are not allowed and you may not transfer ownership.

·                  Annuitant — You are the Annuitant, the person whose life is used to determine the Maturity Date of the contract and the amount of the annuity benefit, when elected.  The Annuitant must be a natural person, and cannot be changed after the Contract Date.  Joint Annuitants are not allowed until an Annuity Option is elected and will have no effect until the Annuity Date.

·                  Beneficiary - The beneficiary is the person or persons who will receive the Death Benefit upon your death prior to the Annuity Date.  See Part 5, sections titled “Death Benefit,” and “Selecting and Changing Your Beneficiary.”

·                  Custodial Account - If the contract is purchased through an established IRA custodial account, the contract owner will be considered the account, the Annuitant will generally be you as the account owner, and the account must be the beneficiary.

·                  Covered Person - A person covered under one of the GLWB Riders.  See Part 6.

 

Your Rights and Benefits

 

As the owner of the contract, you have the following rights:

 

·                  To contribute, transfer and withdraw money.  See Part 5.

·                  To invest your premiums in the Investment Options.  See Part 3.

·                  To elect the optional benefits available at the time you purchase the annuity contract (for an additional cost).  See Part 6.

·                  To elect an Annuity Option.  See Part 5, section titled “Maturity Date and Annuity Option.”

·                  To name one or more beneficiaries to receive the Death Benefit.  See Part 5, sections titled “Death Benefit,” and “Selecting and Changing Your Beneficiary.”

 

Your rights are subject to the rules and significant limitations stated in your contract, in this prospectus and under the Tax Code.

 

Investment Goals and Risks

 

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intended for long-term investing only and is not intended as a vehicle for frequent trading.  Transfers among Subaccounts are strictly limited under the terms of this contract.  See Part 5, section titled “Allocations and Transfers.”

 

An investment in any of the Subaccounts carries with it certain risks, including the risk that the value of your investment will decline and you could lose money.  The Subaccounts invest in ETFs (except one Subaccount that invests in the Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Money Market Portfolio), many of which invest in common stocks.  You could lose money if one of the issuers of the stocks becomes financially impaired or if the market as a whole declines.  There is also the inherent risk that holders of common stock generally are behind creditors and holders of preferred stock for payments in the event of the bankruptcy of a stock issuer.  Some of the Subaccounts invest in Funds that invest in high yield securities that are rated below investment grade, commonly referred to as “junk bonds.”  High yield securities may be subject to greater levels of credit or default risk than higher-rated securities.  Some of the Subaccounts also invest in securities issued by companies in foreign countries, which means that world events, such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters, will adversely affect the value of these securities.  Foreign investments are also subject to currency risk, which is the chance that the value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates.

 

Shares of ETFs may trade at a discount from their net asset value in the secondary market.  This risk is separate and distinct from the risk that the net asset value of the ETF shares may decrease.  The amount of such discount from net asset value is subject to change from time to time in response to various factors.

 

For a complete discussion of the risks associated with investing in any particular Subaccount, see the prospectus of the corresponding Fund.

 

Account Value and Surrender Value

 

Your Account Value consists of the values of your Investment Options added together.  Any amount allocated to a Subaccount will go up or down in value depending on the investment experience of the Fund.  The value of premiums allocated to the Subaccounts is not guaranteed.  Your Account Value also is subject to charges.  See Part 4.

 

Your Surrender Value is equal to your Account Value, minus any withdrawal charge and applicable premium tax.  See Part 4.

 

Your minimum Account Value is $2,000.  If the Account Value goes below the minimum Account Value and we have received no premiums from you for two years, we may terminate the contract and pay you the Account Value.  We will notify you in advance and will give you at least 60 days to contribute additional premium if you wish to keep your contract in force.

 

If you take withdrawals (other than the Free Withdrawal Amount or RMD), this contract also requires that you have a minimum Account Value of $20,000 remaining after the withdrawal.  (Please note that you may fully surrender your contract at any time.)  This rule does not apply if you have a GLWB Rider.  See Part 5, section titled “Withdrawals.”

 

Neither of these minimum Account Values applies if you have a GLWB Rider.

 

Your Right to Revoke (Free Look Period)

 

You may cancel your contract within 10 days after you receive it by returning it to our Administrative Office by mail, postmarked within the 10-day period.  We will extend the 10-day period if required by state law.  If you cancel your contract, we will return your Account Value, which may be more or less than your original premium depending upon the investment experience of the Subaccounts you selected and any applicable charges.  You bear the investment risk, as well as any fees and charges incurred, during the

 

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free look period.  See Part 4 for more discussion of the fees and charges.  Some states require that we return your premium, or some amount other than your Account Value.  In that case, we will return the greater of the amount required by state law and your Account Value.

 

Part 2 — Integrity and the Separate Account

 

Integrity Life Insurance Company

 

Integrity is a stock life insurance company organized under the laws of Arizona on May 3, 1966, and redomesticated to Ohio on January 3, 1995.  Our principal executive office is located at 400 Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.  We are authorized to sell life insurance and annuities in 46 states and the District of Columbia.  Integrity is a subsidiary of The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company, a life insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Ohio on February 23, 1888.  The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company has guaranteed the insurance obligations of Integrity to its contract owners, including the owners of this contract (the Guarantee).  Insurance obligations include the Account Value invested in the Fixed Accounts, and the portion of the Death Benefit, Annuity Option and any guaranteed amounts under a Rider, which are in excess of the Account Value.  The Guarantee does not guarantee investment performance on the portion of your Account Value invested in the Subaccounts.  The Guarantee provides that contract owners can enforce the Guarantee directly.

 

Separate Account I

 

Separate Account I of Integrity Life Insurance Company was established in 1986, and is maintained under the insurance laws of the State of Ohio.  The Separate Account is a unit investment trust, which is a type of investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act).

 

Under Ohio law, we own the assets of our Separate Account and use them to support the Subaccounts of your contract and other variable annuity contracts.  You participate in the Separate Account in proportion to the amounts in your contract.

 

Income, gains and losses, whether realized or unrealized, from assets allocated to the Separate Account are credited to or charged against the Separate Account without regard to our other income, gains or losses.  The assets of the Separate Account may not be charged with the liabilities arising out of our other businesses.  We may allow fees that are owed to us to stay in the Separate Account, and, in that way, we can participate proportionately in the Separate Account.  We may also periodically withdraw amounts that are owed to us from the Separate Account.

 

Subaccounts

 

The Separate Account is divided into Subaccounts.  Each Subaccount invests in shares of a Fund with the same name.  The Subaccounts available in this contract are listed in Part 3.  We may add, substitute or close Subaccounts from time to time, and we may limit the amount of your investment in one or more of the Subaccounts on a nondiscriminatory basis.

 

Each Subaccount available in this contract (except for the Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Money Market Portfolio) invests in the shares of a distinct ETF.  Each ETF available through a Subaccount is a registered investment company.  ETF shares are traded throughout the day on exchanges, such as the NYSE Arca, Inc.  ETF shares may trade at, above or below their net asset value; however, for purposes of valuing the Subaccount Units, we will use the daily closing price of each ETF on its primary exchange.

 

Each ETF available through a Subaccount in this contract seeks investment results that correspond to an index.  The returns on the ETF shares will not precisely correlate with the performance of the index.  You cannot invest directly in an index.  You may want to purchase this variable annuity instead of one that does not invest in passively managed ETFs for several reasons, including, but not limited to, that the underlying fund costs are substantially lower than those of most variable annuities on the market today.

 

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Distribution of Variable Annuity Contracts

 

Touchstone Securities, Inc., an affiliate of Integrity, serves as the principal underwriter for our variable annuity contracts.  The principal business address of Touchstone Securities is 303 Broadway, Suite 1100, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.  The contracts are sold by individuals who are licensed insurance agents and registered representatives of broker-dealers or financial institutions that have entered into distribution agreements with us.

 

ETF Custodian

 

Mid Atlantic Trust Company (MATC) is the custodian for the ETFs held by the Subaccounts.  MATC provides certain services to the Separate Account, including custody of and accounting services for the ETFs owned by the Separate Account.  MATC also facilitates execution of the purchase and sale of the ETFs through third-party broker-dealers.  We pay for these services under an agreement with MATC.  The third-party broker-dealers, working with MATC, provide the ETFs to the Separate Account at the daily closing price of each ETF on its primary exchange.  Fees for the services of the third-party broker-dealers are paid by MATC.

 

The services of MATC and the third-party broker-dealers underlie the process supporting this variable annuity and the subaccounts’ investments.  If either MATC or the third-party broker-dealers terminate or significantly modify the services provided to us, we will seek to replace those services through other providers or through other methods.  If suitable replacement services are not available, we will take such other actions or make changes in how we operate as allowed by law and your annuity contract to mitigate any adverse effects on the Separate Accounts, you and us to the greatest extent reasonably possible.

 

Changes in How We Operate

 

We can change how the Company or our Separate Account operates, subject to your approval and the approval of federal or state regulators when required by the 1940 Act or other applicable laws.  We will notify you if any changes result in a material change in the Funds or Investment OptionsWe may:

 

·                  combine the Separate Account with any other separate account we own;

·                  transfer assets of the Separate Account to another separate account we own;

·                  add, remove, change, combine or limit investment in Subaccounts or withdraw assets relating to your contract from one Subaccount and put them into another;

·                  register or end the registration of the Separate Account under the 1940 Act;

·                  operate our Separate Account under the direction of a committee or discharge a committee at any time (the committee may be composed of a majority of persons who are “interested persons” of Integrity);

·                  restrict or eliminate any voting rights of owners or others that affect our Separate Account;

·                  cause one or more Subaccounts to invest in a fund other than or in addition to the Funds;

·                  operate our Separate Account or one or more of the Subaccounts in any other form the law allows, including a form that allows us to make direct investments.  We may make any legal investments we wish;

·                  make any changes required by the 1940 Act or other federal securities laws;

·                  make any changes necessary to maintain the status of the contracts as annuities and/or IRAs under the Tax Code; or

·                  make other changes required under federal or state law relating to annuities.

 

Part 3 — Your Investment Options

 

You may invest your premiums in the Subaccounts, the Fixed Account, or both, subject to any restrictions described in this prospectus.  If you purchase one of the GLWB Riders, your Investment Options are limited.  See Part 6.

 

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Each Subaccount invests in the shares of a distinct Fund.  Each Subaccount and its corresponding Fund share the same name.  The value of your Subaccount will vary with the performance of the corresponding Fund.  For a full description of each Fund, see that Fund’s prospectus and SAI.

 

The Fund Families and the Funds

 

Below is a description of each Fund family, iShares® and The Vanguard Group, followed by a brief description of each Fund.  Each Fund has a separate prospectus and SAI that provides more details about management fees and other expenses deducted from each Fund, the Fund’s principal investment strategies and the risks associated with investing.  For a prospectus containing complete information on any Fund, including the risks associated with investing, call our Administrative Office toll-free at 1-800-325-8583.

 

iShares®

 

iShares Trust is a registered investment company that consists of separate investment portfolios called Funds.  All the Funds listed below are ETFs.  BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA), 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, is the investment advisor to each Fund listed in this section.  BFA uses a “passive” or indexing approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.  Unlike many investment companies, the advisor does not try to “beat” the index it tracks.  Each Fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index.  The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in securities not included in its underlying index but which BFA believes will help the Fund track its underlying index, and in futures contracts, options on futures contracts, options and swaps as well as cash and cash equivalents, including shares of money market Funds advised by BFA.  BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage each Fund as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

 

The Vanguard Group, Inc. is a family of investment companies.  Many of the investment companies offer ETF shares, including all those listed below, except Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Money Market Portfolio.  Each corresponding Subaccount invests in the ETF share class.  The Vanguard Fund Group, Inc., P.O. Box 2600 Valley Forge, PA 19482, is the investment advisor to each Fund listed in this section.

 

Equity Funds:

 

iShares® S&P 500 Index Fund

 

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500 Index®.  This index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.  As of May 29, 2009, the index included approximately 82.9% of the market capitalization of all publicly-traded U.S. securities.  The component stocks are weighted according to the float-adjusted market value of their outstanding shares.

 

iShares® S&P 500 Growth Index Fund

 

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500/Citigroup Growth IndexTM.  This index measures the performance of the large-capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market.  It is a subset of the S&P 500 Index and consists of those stocks in the S&P 500 Index exhibiting the strongest growth characteristics, as determined by the index provider, representing approximately 50% of the market capitalization of the S&P 500 Index as of May 29, 2009.

 

iShares® S&P 500 Value Index Fund

 

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500/Citigroup Value Index™.  This index measures the performance of the large-capitalization value sector of the U.S. equity market.  It is a subset of the S&P 500 Index and consists of those stocks in the S&P 500 Index exhibiting the strongest value characteristics, as determined by the index provider, representing approximately 50% of the market capitalization of the S&P 500 Index as of May 29, 2009.

 

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iShares® S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund

 

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P MidCap 400 IndexTM.  This index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.  As of May 29, 2009, the index included approximately 7.4% of the market capitalization of all U.S. equity securities.  The stocks in the index have a market capitalization between $750 million and $3.3 billion (which may fluctuate depending on the overall level of the equity markets) and are selected for liquidity and industry group representation.  The index consists of stocks from a broad range of industries.

 

iShares® S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund

 

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index™.  This index measures the performance of the small-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.  As of May 29, 2009, the index included approximately 3.3% of the market capitalization of all U.S. equity securities.  The stocks in the index have a market capitalization between $200 million and $1 billion (which may fluctuate depending on the overall level of the equity markets) and are selected for liquidity and industry group representation.

 

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of common stocks of companies that have a record of increasing dividends over time.  The Fund employs a passive management, or indexing, investment approach designed to track the performance of the Dividend Achievers Select Index (provider: Mergent, Inc.), which consists of common stocks of companies that have a record of increasing dividends over time.  The Fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.

 

Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization stocks.  The Fund employs a passive management, or indexing, investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index, a broadly diversified index predominantly made up of stocks of large U.S. companies.  The Fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.

 

Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization stocks in the United States.  The Fund employs a passive management, or indexing, investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Large Cap 300 Index.  The Index is a free-float adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of large-capitalization stocks.  The Fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.

 

Fixed Income Funds:

 

iShares® Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund

 

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.  The index measures the performance of the total United States investment grade bond market.  As of May 31, 2009, there were 8,866 issues in the index.  The index measures the performance of the U.S. investment grade bond market, which includes investment grade U.S. Treasury bonds, government-related bonds, investment-grade corporate bonds, mortgage pass-through securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities that are publicly offered for sale in the United States.  The securities in the index have $250 million or more of outstanding face value and have at least one year remaining to maturity.  In addition, the securities must be denominated in U.S. dollars and must be fixed-rate and non-convertible. 

 

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Certain types of securities, such as state and local government series bonds, structured notes with embedded swaps or other special features, private placements, floating-rate securities and Eurobonds are excluded from the index.  The index is market capitalization weighted and the securities in the index are updated on the last calendar day of each month.

 

iShares® Barclays Intermediate Credit Bond Fund

 

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index.  The index measures the performance of investment-grade corporate debt and sovereign, supranational, local authority and non-U.S. agency bonds that are dollar-denominated and have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to one year and less than ten years.  As of May 31, 2009, there were 2,606 issues in the index.  The index includes investment grade credit securities that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to one year and less than ten years and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value.  In addition, the securities must be denominated in U.S. dollars and must be fixed-rate and non-convertible.  Excluded from the index are structured notes with embedded swaps or other special features, private placements, floating-rate securities and Eurobonds.  The index is market capitalization weighted and the securities in the index are updated on the last calendar day of each month.

 

iShares® Barclays TIPS Bond Funds

 

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L).  The index measures the performance of the inflation-protected public obligations of the U.S. Treasury.  Inflation-protected public obligations of the U.S. Treasury, commonly known as “TIPS,” are securities issued by the U.S. Treasury that are designed to provide inflation protection to investors.  TIPS are income-generating instruments whose interest and principal payments are adjusted for inflation—a sustained increase in prices that erodes the purchasing power of money.  The inflation adjustment, which is typically applied monthly to the principal of the bond, follows a designated inflation index, such as the consumer price index.  A fixed coupon rate is applied to the inflation-adjusted principal so that as inflation rises, both the principal value and the interest payments increase.  This can provide investors with a hedge against inflation, as it helps preserve the purchasing power of an investment.  Because of this inflation adjustment feature, inflation-protected bonds typically have lower yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds.  As of May 31, 2009, there were 27 issues in the index.

 

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

 

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the iBoxx® $ Liquid High Yield Index.  This index is a rules-based index consisting of the liquid U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield corporate bonds for sale in the United States, as determined by the index provider.  The index is a modified market value weighted index designed to provide a broad representation of the U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate bond market.  There is no limit to the number of issues in the index, but as of June 30, 2009 the index included approximately 281 constituents.

 

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

The Fund seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted corporate bond index with an intermediate-term dollar-weighted average maturity.  The Fund employs a passive management, or indexing, investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Index.  This Index includes U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable securities issued by industrial, utility, and financial companies, with maturities between 5 and 10 years.  The Fund invests by sampling the Index, meaning that it holds a range of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the full Index in terms of key risk factors and other characteristics.  All of the Fund’s investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of the Fund’s assets will be invested in bonds included in the Index.  The Fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with that of the Index.

 

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Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

The Fund seeks to track the performance of a broad, market-weighted bond index.  The Fund employs a passive management, or indexing, investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index.  This index represents a wide spectrum of public, investment-grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States, including government, corporate, and international dollar-denominated bonds, as well as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, all with maturities of more than 1 year.  The Fund invests by sampling the Index, meaning that it holds a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the full Index in terms of key risk factors and other characteristics.  All of the Fund’s investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of the Fund’s assets will be invested in bonds held in the Index.  The Fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with that of the Index, which generally ranges between 5 and 10 years.

 

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Money Market Portfolio

 

The portfolio (Fund) seeks to provide current income while maintaining liquidity and a stable share price of $1, although there is no guarantee that it will do so.  The portfolio invests primarily in high-quality, short-term money market instruments, including certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances, commercial paper, and other money market securities.  If a security is unrated, the security must be determined by Vanguard to be of quality equivalent to securities in the two highest credit-quality categories.  The Portfolio invests more than 25% of its assets in securities issued by companies in the financial services industry.  The Portfolio maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity of 90 days or less.

 

International and Alternative Funds:

 

iShares® S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund

 

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Index Ex US.  This index is a broad, diverse, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of bonds denominated in local currencies and issued by foreign governments in developed market countries outside the U.S.  The index methodology is designed to balance the weighting of each country within the index by limiting the weightings of countries with higher debt outstanding and reallocating this excess to countries with lower debt outstanding.

 

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in emerging market countries.  The Fund employs a passive management, or indexing, investment approach by investing substantially all (normally about 95%) of its assets in the common stocks included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, while employing a form of sampling to reduce risk.  The MSCI Emerging Markets Index includes approximately 748 common stocks of companies located in emerging markets around the world.  As of October 31, 2009, the largest markets covered in the Index were China, Brazil, South Korea, and Taiwan

 

Vanguard Tax-Managed International Fund, Europe Pacific ETF Shares

 

The Fund seeks to provide a tax-efficient investment return consisting of long-term capital appreciation.  The Fund purchases stocks included in the MSCI EAFE Index, which is made up of approximately 950 common stocks of companies located in 21 countries in Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Far East.  The Fund uses statistical methods to “sample” the Index, aiming to closely track its investment performance while limiting investments in Index securities that have undesirable tax characteristics in an attempt to minimize taxable income distributions.

 

Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

The Fund seeks to provide a high level of income and moderate long-term capital appreciation by tracking the performance of a benchmark index that measures the performance of publicly traded equity real estate investment trusts (known as REITs).  The Fund employs a passive management, or indexing, investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US REIT Index.  The index is composed of stocks of publicly traded equity REITs.  The Fund attempts to replicate the index by

 

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investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.

 

Static Asset Allocation Models

 

We may offer one or more asset allocation models in connection with your variable annuity at no extra charge.  Asset allocation is the process of investing in different asset classes — such as equity funds, fixed income funds, and alternative funds — depending on your personal investment goals, tolerance for risk, and investment time horizon.  By spreading your money among a variety of asset classes, you may be able to reduce the risk and volatility of investing, although there are no guarantees.

 

We have no discretionary authority or control over your choice of Subaccounts or your other investment decisions.  We may make available educational information and materials, such as a risk tolerance questionnaire, that may help you select an asset allocation model, but we do not recommend asset allocation models or otherwise provide advice about whether an asset allocation model may be appropriate for you.

 

Our asset allocation models are “static.”  Although we may change or terminate asset allocation models we are offering to new contract purchasers, we will not change your allocations unless you advise us to do so.  You will not be notified if the models are terminated or changed.  You will not be provided with information regarding any terminations or changes to the asset allocation models.  If you elect to invest using an asset allocation model, and if you elect automatic rebalancing, we will continue to rebalance your percentage allocations among the Funds in your existing model.

 

You should consult your investment professional periodically to consider whether any model you have selected is still appropriate for you.  You may choose to invest in an asset allocation model or change your asset allocation at any time, subject to the limitations stated in your contract and this prospectus.  See Part 5, section titled “Allocations and Transfers.”

 

Asset allocation does not insure a profit, guarantee that your Account Value will increase or protect against a decline if market prices fall.  An asset allocation model may not perform as intended.  Any asset allocation models offered are based on then-available Funds in this annuity.  We may discontinue, add, eliminate or change the models at any time.

 

The Fixed Account

 

Our Fixed Account is offered through our General Account, which supports the portion of the Death Benefit, the annuity benefit, and any guarantees under a Rider, which is in excess of Account Value.  The General Account is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or the 1940 Act.  Disclosures regarding the Fixed Account and the General Account are subject to certain provisions of the federal securities laws relating to the accuracy and completeness of statements made in prospectuses.

 

Systematic Transfer Option (STO)

 

We offer a STO (a Fixed Account) that provides a fixed interest rate on each premium allocated to the STO.  That interest rate is effective for that premium during the STO period selected.  The guaranteed minimum interest rate will never be less than 1%.  STOs are available for six months or one year.  All STO premiums must be transferred into the Subaccounts within either six months or one year of your premium payment into the STO, depending on which STO period you select.  You can only invest in either the six months or one year STO at any one time, but not both.  We require a minimum premium to the STO of $6,000 to fund the six-month STO or $12,000 to fund the one-year STO.  We will automatically transfer equal amounts monthly for the six-month STO and either monthly or quarterly for the one-year STO.

 

The STO is available for new premiums only.  You cannot transfer from the Subaccounts into the STO.  See “Systematic Transfer Program” in Part 9 for more details on this program.  If you elect a GLWB Rider, the STO is only available for your initial premium received by us on or before the Contract Date.

 

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Part 4 — Deductions and Charges

 

Separate Account Charges

 

We deduct a daily charge equal to an annual effective rate of 1.75% of your Account Value in each of the Subaccounts to cover our separate account charges, which include

 

·                  mortality and expense risk of 1.00%; and

·                  administrative expense of 0.75%.

 

A portion of the separate account charges pays us for assuming the mortality risk and the expense risk under the contract.  The mortality risk, as used here, refers to the risk we take that Death Benefits are greater than anticipated, or that annuitants, as a class of persons, will live longer than estimated and we will be required to pay out more annuity benefits than anticipated.  The expense risk is the risk that the expenses of administering and distributing the contract will exceed the reimbursement for administrative expenses.

 

The administration expense is used to reimburse us for administrative expenses, including, but not limited to, processing applications, issuing contracts, processing customer orders and other requests, making investments, providing regular reports and confirmations to customers, providing reports and updates to regulators, maintaining accounting records for each contract owner, administering income payments, furnishing accounting and valuation services (including the calculation and monitoring of the daily subaccount values), reconciling and depositing cash receipts, and providing tax and other forms.

 

The administration expense also reimburses us for the cost and commissions associated with investing in the underlying ETFs, including a brokerage commission.  The brokerage commissions associated with the ETF trades will be paid directly by our third party service provider to the executing broker, and indirectly by us under an arrangement with our service provider.  This arrangement is a proprietary fee arrangement based on a percentage of assets invested in the ETFs.  Ultimately, this cost is passed along to you as part of this administrative expense.

 

We expect to make a profit from the separate account charges.  The separate account charges cannot be increased without your consent.

 

Fund Expenses

 

The net asset value of the Fund shares reflects investment management fees and other expenses that have already been deducted from the assets of the Funds.  Please refer to the Part 1, section titled “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses,” and the individual Fund prospectus for details on Fund expenses.

 

Withdrawal Charge

 

If you withdraw your premiums, you may be charged a withdrawal charge of up to 7% of the premium.  The amount of the withdrawal charge is a percentage of each premium and not of the Account Value.  As shown below, the charge varies, depending upon the “age” of the premiums included in the withdrawal - that is, the number of years that have passed since each premium was paid.

 

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Premium
Year

 

Charge as a percentage of
the premium withdrawn

 

1

 

7

%

2

 

7

%

3

 

6

%

4

 

5

%

5

 

4

%

thereafter

 

0

 

 

When you take a withdrawal, the oldest premiums are treated as the first withdrawn, then next oldest and so on.  Any gain or earnings in your contract come out only after an amount equal to all your premiums, and any applicable charges on those premiums, are withdrawn.  Please note however, that for tax purposes, withdrawals are considered to be gain first.  See Part 8.

 

Because the withdrawal charge applies to each premium, if your Account Value has declined due to poor performance of your selected Subaccounts, the withdrawal charge may be greater than the amount available for withdrawal.  In some instances, your Account Value may be positive, but you will not have money available to withdraw due to the amount of the withdrawal charge still applicable to your premiums.  A withdrawal charge applies to the withdrawal charge amount itself since this amount is part of the premium withdrawn.

 

You may take your Free Withdrawal Amount each Contract Year without paying a withdrawal charge.  More details on the Free Withdrawal Amount are in Part 5, in the section titled “Free Withdrawal Amount.”

 

We will not deduct a withdrawal charge from:

 

·        the Death Benefit; or

·      a withdrawal used to buy an immediate annuity from us with either: (i) life contingencies; or (ii) a period certain that provides for fixed payments over ten or more years.

 

If you take withdrawals (other than the Free Withdrawal Amount or RMD), this contract also requires that you have a minimum Account Value of $20,000 remaining after the withdrawal.  (Please note that you may fully surrender your contract at any time.)  This rule does not apply if you have a GLWB Rider.  See Part 5, section titled “Withdrawals.”

 

For more information and examples of application of the withdrawal charge, see Appendix B.

 

Reduction or Elimination of the Withdrawal Charge

 

We can reduce or eliminate the withdrawal charge for individuals or a group of individuals if we anticipate expense savings.  We may do this based on the size and type of the group, the amount of the premium, or whether there is some relationship with us.  Examples of these relationships would include being an employee of Integrity or an affiliate, receiving distributions or making internal transfers from other contracts we issued, or transferring amounts held under qualified plans that we, or our affiliates, sponsored.  We will not unlawfully discriminate against any person or group if we reduce or eliminate the withdrawal charge.

 

Commission Allowance and Additional Payments to Distributors

 

We generally pay a commission to the sales representative equal to a maximum of 5% of premiums, and up to 0.50% trail commission paid on Account Value starting in the second Contract Year.  Commissions may vary due to differences between states, sales channels, sales firms and special sales initiatives.

 

A broker-dealer or financial institution that distributes our variable annuity contracts may receive additional compensation from us for training, marketing or other services provided.  These services may include special access to sales staff, and advantageous placement of our products.  We do not make an independent assessment of the cost to the broker-dealer or financial institution of providing such services.

 

Integrity has agreements with the following broker-dealer firms under which we pay varying amounts on premiums paid, but no more than 0.25%, for enhanced access to their registered representatives.  The broker-dealer firms are American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc., BB&T Investment Services, Inc.,

 

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Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., Fifth Third Securities, Inc., Frost Brokerage Services, Inc., Hancock Investment Services, Inc., LPL Financial Corporation, M&T Securities, Inc., Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial, Inc., Securities America, Inc., Stifel, Nicolaus and Company, Incorporated and US Bancorp Investments.

 

Depending on the arrangements in place at any particular time, a broker-dealer, and the registered representatives associated with it, may have a financial incentive to recommend a particular variable annuity contract.  This could be considered a conflict of interest.  You can find more about compensation in the SAI.

 

Optional Benefit Charges

 

You may purchase one of the GLWB Riders offered with this contract, which provide optional benefits for an additional cost.  The additional cost of the Riders, along with complete details about their benefits, is provided in Part 6.

 

Tax Reserve

 

In the future, we may charge for taxes or set aside reserves for taxes, which will reduce the investment performance of the Subaccounts.

 

State Premium Tax

 

We will not deduct state premium taxes from your premiums before investing them in the Subaccounts, unless required by your state law.  If you elect an Annuity Option, we will deduct any applicable state premium taxes from the amount available for the Annuity Option.  State premium taxes currently range from 0 to 1.0% for IRAs.

 

Part 5 — Terms of Your Variable Annuity

 

Purchasing the Contract

 

If you wish to purchase a contract, you must apply for it through an authorized sales representative.  The sales representative will send your completed application to us, and we will decide whether to accept or reject it.  If we accept your application, we will issue a contract and send it to you either directly or through your sales representative.

 

To apply for a contract, you must be of legal age to enter into a contractual relationship under applicable state law.  You must be no older than 80 at the time of application.

 

This contract must be issued as an IRA.  Subject to various rules and limitations, the Tax Code permits you to transfer or rollover money tax-free from one IRA to another IRA or from certain other qualified plans, such as a 401(k) plan, to an IRA.  See Part 8.

 

If you are transferring money from another annuity contract that is an IRA to acquire this contract, you should carefully compare this contract to your current contract.  You may have to pay a withdrawal charge under your current contract to transfer to this contract, and this contract has its own withdrawal charges that would apply to you.  The other fees and charges under this contract may be higher (or lower), and the benefits may be different, than those of your current contract.  In addition, you may have to pay federal income and penalty taxes on the transfer if it does not qualify for tax-free transfer or rollover treatment.  You should not transfer from another annuity contract unless you determine that the transfer is right for you.  Please note that the person who sells you this contract generally will earn a commission on the sale.  You should also consult a tax advisor before requesting a tax-free transfer or rollover.

 

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Premium Payments

 

 

Minimum initial premium

 

$25,000

Minimum additional premium

 

$  1,000

Maximum total premium without prior approval

 

$1,000,000

Maximum additional premium

 

up to applicable IRA limits each calendar year plus permissible transfers and rollovers

 

Because the initial premium must be $25,000 or more, the contract can only be purchased by transfer or rollover from an existing IRA or from certain other qualified plans, such as a 401(k) or a 403(b) plan.  You can make additional premium payments at any time before age 80, or earlier if limited by the Tax Code.  For example, you cannot contribute new premiums other than transfers and rollovers to a traditional IRA for the calendar year in which you reach age 70½, or thereafter.

 

You must determine whether any premium qualifies as a permissible contribution subject to favorable tax treatment under the Tax Code.  You must also determine whether such amount qualifies as a permissible transfer or rollover contribution under the Tax Code. For example, you cannot rollover from a SIMPLE IRA during the first two years of participation in the SIMPLE IRA and you cannot rollover after-tax contributions that are included in the other plans.  You cannot rollover distributions that are part of a series of substantially equal payments made over your life expectancy, distributions made for a specified period of 10 years or more, RMD distributions or hardship distribution.

 

If you transfer or rollover into this contract in the calendar year on or after you reach age 70½, you must take your RMD for the current calendar year before you purchase this contract.

 

We may refuse additional premiums if: (1) you have allocated some or all of the premium to an Investment Option, to which we are no longer accepting additional premiums; (2) the additional premium does not meet our minimum additional premium amount or exceeds our maximum premium amount for the annuity contract or for a specific Investment Option; (3) the total premiums paid under all annuity contracts issued by us, or our affiliates, on your life exceed $1,000,000; (4) we believe that the additional premium is being made by or on behalf of an institutional investor; or (5) for any reason allowed by law.

 

Your premiums are invested in the Investment Options you select.  Each premium is credited as of the date we receive the premium in Good Order at our Administrative Office, except that additional time is allowed for the application of the initial premium under Rule 22c-1 of the 1940 Act.  Good Order means complete information we require to process your application or any request.

 

Initial premium allocated to the subaccounts will be priced at the unit value determined no later than two business days after receipt of a completed application (including all necessary related information).  If the application is not complete, we may retain the initial premium for up to five business days while attempting to complete it.  If the application is not completed within five business days, you will be informed of the reason for the delay.  The initial premium will be returned unless you specifically allow us to hold the premium until the application is completed.

 

Once received in Good Order, premiums allocated to Subaccounts are used to purchase Units at the Unit Value as of the next close of the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Each additional premium will be credited to your Subaccount under your current allocation as of the date we have received the premium in Good Order at our Administrative Office.  If you submit a different allocation, a 60-day waiting period will start before you can make a subsequent transfer or allocation change.  See Part 5, section titled “Allocations and Transfers.”

 

All premiums are deemed received when they are received in Good Order to our Administrative Office.

 

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Units in Our Separate Account

 

Your investment in the Subaccounts is used to purchase Units.  On any given day, the value you have in a Subaccount is the number of Units credited to you in that Subaccount multiplied by the Unit Value.  The Units of each Subaccount have a different Unit Value.

 

Units are purchased when you contribute new premium to your contract or transfer amounts to a Subaccount.  Units are redeemed (sold) when you make withdrawals or transfer amounts out of a Subaccount into a different Subaccount.  We also redeem Units to pay the Death Benefit or if you elect an Annuity Option, or as permitted or required by law.  The number of Units purchased or redeemed in any Subaccount is calculated by dividing the dollar amount of the transaction by the next computed Unit Value for that Subaccount, calculated as of the next close of business of the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Each Unit represents a fractional undivided interest in the assets held in the related Subaccount.  If Units of any Subaccount are redeemed, the fractional undivided interest represented by each remaining Unit will be increased.  If additional Units are issued by any Subaccount, the fractional undivided interest represented by each remaining Unit will be decreased.  Units will remain outstanding until redeemed by a contract owner.

 

The Unit Value of each Subaccount will fluctuate with the investment performance of the corresponding Fund, which reflects the investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the Fund, and the Fund’s expenses.

 

How We Determine Unit Value

 

We determine the Unit Value for each Subaccount after the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange, which is normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time on each Business Day.  To value your Subaccount Units invested in ETFs, we use the daily closing price of each ETF on its primary exchange.  Note that the ETF shares may trade at a discount from the net asset value of the ETF.  To value your Subaccount Units invested in the Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Money Market Portfolio, we use the daily net asset value provided by Vanguard for the Money Market Portfolio.  In addition to the Fund shares, the Subaccounts that invest in the ETFs also hold an accrual for any dividends or other distributions declared by the ETF, which will be reinvested in the ETF on the next Business Day after payment.

 

The Unit Value of each Subaccount for any Business Day is equal to the Unit Value for the previous Business Day, multiplied by the net investment factor for that Subaccount on the current Business Day.  The net investment factor measures the investment performance of a Subaccount from one Business Day to the next.

 

We determine the net investment factor by dividing the net asset value of the Subaccount for that valuation period by the net asset value of the Subaccount for the preceding valuation period.  We subtract from that result the daily equivalent of the annual separate account charges for each calendar day since the last day that a Unit Value was determined (for example, a Monday calculation will include charges for Saturday and Sunday).

 

Generally, this means that we adjust Unit Values to reflect the change in value of the Fund shares, for the separate account charges and, if elected, the GLWB Rider charge.

 

Allocations and Transfers

 

Only one investment allocation to the Subaccounts may be in place at any time on your contract.  This allocation applies to your current investment, future premiums, and rebalancing.  In addition to your one allocation to the Subaccounts, you may allocate some or all or your initial premium and additional new premium to the STO.  Transfers from the STO to the Subaccounts must be according to your one investment allocation to the Subaccounts.

 

You may reallocate all or part of your Account Value among the Subaccounts; however, each reallocation triggers a 60-day waiting period before you can make another allocation change.  A

 

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transfer between or among Subaccounts is an “allocation change.”  Here are the details:

 

·                  A 60-day waiting period applies after your initial allocation on the Contract Date.  This means you must wait 60 days after the contract is issued before you make an allocation change.

·                  A 60-day waiting period applies after any voluntary allocation change.  This means you must wait 60 days after the date you make an allocation change before you make another allocation change.

·                  The following allocation changes will not trigger the 60-day waiting period:

·                  automatic rebalancing;

·                  automatic transfers from the STO;

·                  reallocation as a result of any material change in a Fund or a Subaccount (see Part 2, section titled “Changes in How We Operate);

·                  automatic transfers that take place upon cancellation of a GLWB Rider, unless you make additional voluntary allocation changes in connection with the GLWB Rider cancellation.

 

Allocations and transfers are restricted further if you have a GLWB Rider.  See Part 6.

 

To request a reallocation, you may write to our Administrative Office at the address in the Glossary.  Mail sent to any other address may not be in Good Order.  You may also contact your sales representative to request a reallocation.  Each request for a reallocation or transfer must specify:

 

·              the contract number; and

·              the Subaccounts and allocation percentages stated in whole percentages.

 

If one portion of a reallocation request involving multiple Subaccounts violates our policies or is not in Good Order, the entire request will not be processed.  You will need to resubmit a request that is in Good Order for your reallocation to be processed.

 

You may also request a reallocation through our telephone transfer service using your personal identifiers.  We will honor telephone instructions from any person who provides correct identifying information.  We are not responsible for fraudulent telephone requests we believe to be genuine according to these procedures.  Accordingly, you bear the risk of loss if unauthorized persons make reallocations on your behalf.

 

Telephone reallocations may be requested from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on any day we are open for business.  If we receive your request before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (or the close of the New York Stock Exchange, if earlier) on a Business Day, you will receive the Unit Values for the Subaccounts as of the close of business on the day you call.  Requests received by us at or after 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (or the close of the New York Stock Exchange, if earlier) on a Business Day, or received on a day other than a Business Day, will be processed using Unit Values as of the close of business on the next Business Day after the day you call.  All reallocations will be confirmed in writing.

 

Detrimental Effect of Trading on Unit Values

 

This contract is intended for long-term investing only and is not intended as a vehicle for frequent trading.  Reallocations (transfers) among Subaccounts are strictly limited under the terms of this contract.  See Part 5, section titled “Allocations and Transfers.”  We may refuse any reallocation request for an owner or certain owners if we believe in our sole discretion that a specific request or group of requests may have a detrimental effect on Unit Values.  We will notify you or your designated representative if your requested reallocation is not made.

 

Specific Notice Regarding the Use of this Annuity for Market Timing or Frequent Trading

 

This contract is not designed to serve as a vehicle for trading in response to short-term fluctuations in the market.  You cannot engage in intra-day trading of the ETFs available through the Subaccounts.  Any person that intends to engage in stale price arbitrage, utilize market timing practices or make frequent transfers for any reason should not purchase this contract.

 

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If we determine, in our sole discretion, that a contract owner is attempting to engage in improper trading, we may revoke their same-day reallocation/transfer privileges and require their trades to be submitted via U.S. Mail.  We may modify these restrictions at any time in our sole discretion.

 

Withdrawals

 

You may make withdrawals as often as you wish, subject to following rules:

 

·                  Each withdrawal must be at least $250.

·                  Your Account Value remaining after a partial withdrawal, including any withdrawal charge, must be at least $20,000.  (Please note that you may fully surrender your contract at any time.)  This rule does not apply to a withdrawal of your Free Withdrawal Amount, your RMD, or if you have a GLWB Rider.

 

The withdrawal will be taken from your Investment Options, pro rata, in the same proportion their value bears to your total Account Value.  For example, if your Account Value is divided in equal 25% portions among four Subaccounts, when you make a withdrawal, 25% of the Account Value will come from each of your four Subaccounts.  You can tell us if you want your withdrawal handled differently.

 

Withdrawals are processed when a request is received in Good Order at our Administrative Office.  When you take a withdrawal from a Subaccount, Units are redeemed at the Unit Value as of the next close of the New York Stock Exchange.

 

The total amount deducted from your Account Value will be the withdrawal amount requested, plus any withdrawal charge that applies (see Part 4, section titled “Withdrawal Charge”).  The amount you receive will be the amount you requested, less any applicable tax withholding.  Withdrawals are handled differently if you elect a GLWB Rider.  See Part 6.

 

Withdrawals are attributed to your Account Value in the following order:  (1) any remaining Free Withdrawal Amount; (2) premiums which are no longer subject to a withdrawal charge and have not yet been withdrawn; (3) premiums subject to a withdrawal charge; and (4) any gain, interest, or other amount that is not considered a premium.  Your investment comes out first, beginning with the oldest premium first, then next oldest and so on.  Any gain or earnings in your contract come out only after an amount equal to all premiums, and any applicable charges on those premiums, are withdrawn.  Please note, however, that for tax purposes, withdrawals are considered to be gain first.  See Part 8.

 

Your financial professional or a third party may offer you asset allocation or investment advisory services for your contract.  Fees you pay for such investment advisory services are in addition to any contract charges.  If you want to pay for such services from your Account Value, you must complete a form authorizing us to pay the amount requested by the third party from your Account Value.  These payments are withdrawals from your Account Value and will be subject to any applicable withdrawal charge.  We will withdraw the requested payment according to the third party’s instructions (including instructions about which Subaccounts to withdraw the fee from) and send you a confirmation of the transaction.  We will not verify the accuracy of the amount being requested.

 

Examples of withdrawals and the application of withdrawal charges are located on Appendix B.

 

Additional restrictions apply to withdrawals if you have a GLWB Rider.  See Part 6.

 

Your Death Benefit is reduced by withdrawals on a proportional basis.  See Part 5, section titled “Death Benefit.”

 

Most of the withdrawals you make before you are 59½ years old are subject to a 10% federal tax penalty.  See Part 8.

 

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Free Withdrawal Amount

 

You may take your Free Withdrawal Amount each Contract Year without paying a withdrawal charge.  The Free Withdrawal Amount is the greater of:

 

·                  10% of your Account Value on the date of the withdrawal, minus any partial withdrawals taken during the current Contract Year; or

·                  10% of your Account Value at your most recent Contract Anniversary, minus any partial withdrawals taken during the current Contract Year.  (During your first Contract Year, this amount is 10% of your initial premium received on the Contract Date)

 

If your RMD (based on the fair market value of this contract only as calculated by us) is greater than your Free Withdrawal Amount, we will allow you to take the RMD as your Free Withdrawal Amount, but only once each Contract Year.  Because your RMD is based on a calendar year, you should plan in advance to coordinate your RMD with your available Free Withdrawal Amount.

 

If you do not take the Free Withdrawal Amount in any one Contract Year, you cannot add it to the next year’s Free Withdrawal Amount.

 

The Free Withdrawal Amount does not apply to a full surrender.  Taking your Free Withdrawal Amount will not reduce the total withdrawal charge applicable to your premium.  If you take a subsequent withdrawal for more than the Free Withdrawal Amount or if you surrender the contract, we will assess any applicable withdrawal charge on the amount of your premiums withdrawn, which are not reduced for any Free Withdrawal Amount you have taken.

 

Timing of Payment of a Withdrawal or Surrender

 

We normally send you partial or full withdrawals (or apply your Account Value to the purchase of an Annuity Option) within seven days after receipt of the required form at our Administrative Office.  However, we can defer our action for any period during which:

 

(1)          the New York Stock Exchange has been closed, other than a weekend or holiday, or trading on it is restricted;

 

(2)          an emergency exists as determined by the SEC so that disposal of securities is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for the Separate Account fairly to determine the value of its net assets; or

 

(3)          the SEC, by order, permits us to defer action in order to protect persons with interests in the Separate Account.

 

Assignments

 

This contract is an IRA and you are not legally permitted to assign, pledge or otherwise transfer the contract.  Pledging or assigning an IRA can cause loss of qualified status and result in some or all of the Account Value being included in your income.  A 10% federal tax penalty also may apply.

 

Death Benefit

 

We will pay the Death Benefit to your properly designated beneficiary if you die before the Annuity Date.

 

The Death Benefit amount will be the greater of:

 

1.               Your Account Value on the Death Benefit Date; or

2.               Your total premiums minus proportionate adjustments for partial withdrawals, including any withdrawal charge.  A proportional adjustment means that your Death Benefit will be reduced by the same percentage as your withdrawal bears to your Account Value at the time of withdrawal.

 

Example of the effect of withdrawals on the Death Benefit:

 

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·                  if your Death Benefit is $100,000 and your current Account Value is $80,000,

·                  and you take a withdrawal of $10,000,

·                  we will reduce your Death Benefit by 12.5% because that is the same percentage that your withdrawal bears to the Account Value at the time of the withdrawal ($10,000 / $80,000);

·                  therefore, your Death Benefit is reduced by $12,500.

 

Because the Account Value at the time of the withdrawal in this example is less than the Death Benefit, the Death Benefit is decreased by a larger dollar amount than the partial withdrawal amount.

 

This example is for illustrative purposes only and does not predict results.

 

Your beneficiary generally has a choice of how to receive the Death Benefit.

 

1.               The beneficiary may take a lump sum.  If the beneficiary elects this option, he or she may elect to receive a check or have the lump sum Death Benefit deposited into a checking account in the name of the beneficiary, if allowed by state law.  The checking account is an interest-bearing account with no fees.  The beneficiary can access some or all of the funds at any time by writing a check.

 

2.               The beneficiary may defer for up to five years.  If the beneficiary elects this option, we will allow the beneficiary to keep the Death Benefit invested in the Subaccounts then available under the contract for a period of up to five years.  Separate account charges will continue to apply.  At the end of five years, the entire amount must be paid to the beneficiary.

 

3.               The beneficiary may treat the contract as an inherited IRA.  If the beneficiary elects this option, we will allow the beneficiary to keep the Death Benefit amount invested in the Subaccounts then available under the contract.  Separate account charges will continue to apply.  The beneficiary must choose to receive the Death Benefit as either:

 

a)              an immediate annuity; or

b)             substantially equal payments over his or her life expectancy as defined by the Tax Code.  The beneficiary may choose the longer of his or her life expectancy or the deceased owner’s life expectancy (both as defined by the Tax Code) if the owner dies after the Required Beginning Date.  (For Roth IRAs, the owner is presumed to have died before the Required Beginning Date.)

 

Distributions must begin by December 31 of the calendar year after the owner’s death; however if the beneficiary is your spouse and has elected this option, distributions may begin at the end of the calendar year in which the owner would have reached age 70½, if later.  A spouse also may elect to continue the contract as described below in the section titled “Spousal Continuation.”

 

The following restrictions apply to the inherited IRA contract: (i) the inherited IRA owner may not add premium to the contract; (ii) the Death Benefit available to the beneficiary of the inherited IRA owner is the Account Value on the Death Benefit Date after the death of the inherited IRA owner; and (iii) the beneficiary of the inherited IRA owner will be required to receive the remaining Account Value either in a lump sum, over 5 years or over the life expectancy of the inherited IRA owner as determined by the Tax Code.

 

For more information on inherited IRAs, see Part 8, section titled “Inherited IRAs” and IRS Publication 590.  Seek independent tax advice.

 

If your beneficiary is not a natural person, the beneficiary must elect either a lump sum or deferral for up to five years.

 

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Spousal Continuation

 

If your sole beneficiary is your spouse, the contract may be continued in your spouse’s name as the owner.  If spousal continuation is elected, we will increase the continued contract’s Account Value to the same amount that would have been paid to your surviving spouse had he or she taken the Death Benefit as a lump sum distribution.  This increase will be added to the Subaccounts you have selected on a pro-rata basis.  For example, if the Account Value at death was $100,000, but we would have paid out a Death Benefit of $115,000, the surviving spouse’s contract will continue with $115,000 as the Account Value.

 

All terms and conditions of the contract continue to apply including withdrawal charges.  When the surviving spouse dies, the Death Benefit will be paid to the beneficiary named by the surviving spouse.

 

Federal tax advantages of spousal continuation are not available to same sex spouses.  The Federal Defense of Marriage Act states that civil union partners and same sex spouses are not considered married under federal law.  Therefore, the favorable tax treatment provided by federal tax law to a surviving spouse of an annuity owner is not available to a surviving civil union partner or same sex spouse.  If civil unions or same sex marriages are recognized in the state where this contract is issued, the Spousal Continuation described in the contract is available to the surviving civil union partner or same sex spouse; however, the favorable tax treatment provided by federal law will not apply and the transfer of ownership will be a taxable event.

 

Selecting and Changing Your Beneficiary

 

You may name one or more beneficiaries as primary or contingent beneficiaries.  The Death Benefit will be paid to your primary beneficiaries who are alive at the time of your death.  If no primary beneficiary survives your death, then the Death Benefit will be paid to your contingent beneficiaries, if any.  If no beneficiary survives your death (primary or contingent) or none has been named, the Death Benefit will be paid to your estate.

 

If multiple beneficiaries in either category (primary or contingent) are named, the Death Benefit will be split into equal shares among the beneficiaries in that category who are alive at the time of your death, unless you specify otherwise in your beneficiary designation.

 

If you die on or after the Annuity Date and before the entire interest in the contract has been distributed, then the rest of the annuity must be distributed to the beneficiary at least as quickly as the method in effect when you died.

 

You may change any beneficiary by sending the appropriate form in Good Order to the Administrative Office.  We may limit the number of beneficiaries you can name at one time.  Please consult your financial professional and tax advisor to properly identify your beneficiaries so that the Death Benefit is paid as you intend.  Please be sure to name your spouse as your sole beneficiary so that spousal continuation of the contract can occur, if that is your intention.  You may wish to name a contingent beneficiary in case your spouse dies before you.

 

Filing Death Claims

 

To file a death claim, the beneficiary must submit an original certified death certificate and company death claim paperwork that is in Good Order, including the beneficiary’s election of how they wish to receive the Death Benefit proceeds.  On the date we first receive notice of the owner’s death, we will stop all pending automatic transactions, including the STO transfers, rebalancing and systematic withdrawals.

 

During the period from the date of death until we receive all required paperwork in Good Order, the Account Value will remain invested in the Subaccounts as allocated by you at the time of your death.  As a result, the Account Value continues to reflect the investment performance of the Subaccounts during this period and will be subject to market fluctuations.  Separate account charges will continue to apply.

 

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If there are multiple beneficiaries, after one beneficiary submits death claim paperwork, the Death Benefit will be calculated and the first beneficiary will receive payment according to his or her election.  The remaining beneficiaries’ share of the Death Benefit will be invested in the Subaccounts as allocated by you at the time of your death and subject to market fluctuations.

 

Maturity Date and Annuity Option

 

Your Annuity Option is available anytime on or after your first Contract Anniversary until the Maturity Date.  You may elect your Annuity Option by writing to the Administrative Office any time on or after your first Contract Anniversary and before the Maturity Date.  Upon the Maturity Date, you may elect to receive a lump sum of your Account Value, or you may elect an Annuity Option.

 

The amount applied toward the purchase of a guaranteed Annuity Option under the contract will be the Account Value less any premium tax.  We will also use the Account Value less any premium tax to determine your annuity payments if you select a nonguaranteed Annuity Option with either (i) life contingencies, or (ii) a period certain that provides for fixed payments over ten or more years.  If you select any other nonguaranteed Annuity Option, the amount applied to determine your annuity payments will be the Surrender Value.

 

An Annuity Option can provide for fixed payments, which may be made monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually.  For any annuity, the minimum initial payment must be at least $100.  If the minimum monthly payment under a guaranteed Annuity Option would be less than $20, we will pay you a lump sum of your Account Value instead.  All Annuity Options are funded through our General Account.

 

The guaranteed Annuity Options are single life and ten years certain or joint life and ten years certain.  This option provides a fixed life income annuity with 10 years of payments guaranteed.

 

We currently offer the additional Annuity Options listed below, however we may eliminate or change the non guaranteed options at any time.

 

·                  Period certain annuity, which provides for fixed payments for a fixed period.  The amount is determined by the period you select when you select the type of annuity you want.  If the Annuitant dies before the end of the period selected, the beneficiary will receive the remaining periodic payments.

·                  Period certain life annuity, which provides for fixed payments for at least the period selected and after that for the life of the Annuitant or the lives of the Annuitant and any joint Annuitant under a joint and survivor annuity.  If the Annuitant (or the Annuitant and the joint Annuitant under a joint and survivor annuity) dies before the period selected ends, the remaining payments will go to the beneficiary.

·                  Life income annuity, which provides fixed payments for the life of the Annuitant, or until the Annuitant and joint Annuitant both die under a joint and survivor annuity.

 

If you have not already selected a form of Annuity Option, we will contact you prior to your Maturity Date.  You can tell us at that time if you would like a lump sum payment, or select the type of annuity you want.  If we do not receive your election on or before your Maturity Date, you will automatically receive the single life and ten years certain Annuity Option guaranteed under the contract.

 

Annuity Payments

 

Once payments begin under an Annuity Option, payments will not change.  The size of payments will depend on the amount applied to the Annuity Option, the form of Annuity Option you chose and, in the case of an Annuity Option with life contingencies, on the Annuitant’s age and sex (where permissible).

 

If the age or sex of an Annuitant has been misstated, any benefits will be those that would have been purchased at the correct age and gender.  Any overpayments or underpayments made by us will not be

 

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charged or credited with interest, unless required by your state.  If we have made overpayments because of incorrect information about age or gender, we will deduct the overpayment from the next payment or payments due.  We add underpayments to the next payment.

 

How You Make Requests and Give Instructions

 

When you write to our Administrative Office, use the address listed in the Glossary of this prospectus.  We cannot honor your requests unless they are in proper and complete form.  Whenever possible, use one of our printed forms, which may be obtained from our Administrative Office.

 

Part 6 — Optional Benefits

 

You may purchase one of the optional GLWB Riders offered with this contract, which provides additional benefits for an additional charge.  Benefits under a Rider will replace or supplement the standard contract benefits.  Charges for an optional benefit Rider are in addition to the standard contract charges.  Be sure you understand the charges.  Carefully consider whether you need the benefit and whether it is appropriate for your particular circumstances.  Also consider whether you can buy the benefit more cheaply as part of the variable annuity or with a separate contract.

 

Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit

 

Each Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit (GLWB) is an optional Rider you may purchase for an additional charge.  You may select the Individual GLWB Rider or the Spousal GLWB Rider.

 

The GLWB Rider guarantees lifetime payments for you (or you and your covered spouse if you elect the Spousal GLWB Rider) regardless of how your investments perform, as long as the Rider is in effect.  You are the covered person under the Individual GLWB Rider.  You and your spouse are the covered persons under the Spousal GLWB Rider.  If you take Nonguaranteed Withdrawals, as explained below, your Benefit Base will decrease immediately, your lifetime payments may decrease and the Rider may terminate.

 

Lifetime Payout Amount (LPA)

 

The LPA is the amount we guarantee you can receive each calendar year for your lifetime (or for as long as either you or your covered spouse is alive if you elect the Spousal GLWB Rider).  You are eligible to begin receiving your LPA on the LPA Eligibility Date.

 

For the Individual GLWB Rider, the LPA Eligibility Date is the earlier of the following:

 

·                  January 1st after the calendar year in which you turn age 60 (if you turn age 60 on January 1st, your LPA will be available beginning on that day); or

·                  the Contract Date, if you are age 60 or older at the time you purchase your contract.  The LPA available during the calendar year in which you purchase your contract will be pro rated for the portion of the calendar year remaining.

 

For the Spousal GLWB Rider, the LPA Eligibility Date is the earlier of the following:

 

·                  January 1st after the calendar year in which the younger of you or your spouse turns age 60 (if the younger of you or your spouse turns age 60 on January 1st, your LPA will be available beginning on that day); or

·                  the Contract Date, if the younger of you or your spouse is age 60 or older at the time you purchase your contract.  The LPA available during the calendar year in which you purchase your contract will be pro rated for the portion of the calendar year remaining.

 

The LPA is equal to the applicable Withdrawal Percentage multiplied by the Benefit Base on January 1st each year on or after the LPA Eligibility Date.  For the Spousal GLWB Rider, that amount is then multiplied by 90% (this 90% is called the Spousal Factor).

 

Withdrawal Percentage - The applicable Withdrawal Percentage is determined by the following formula:

 

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A + B + C, where:

 

(A)      is the Age Based Percentage stated on the chart below:

 

Age*

 

Age Based Percentage

 

60-64

 

4.00

%

65-69

 

4.50

%

70-74

 

5.00

%

75 +

 

5.50

%

 


*The Age Based Percentage is determined by your age (or the age of the younger of you or your spouse if you have elected the Spousal GLWB Rider).  The Age Based Percentage is locked in on the date of the first withdrawal from the contract on or after the LPA Eligibility Date;

 

(B)        is the cumulative Deferral Percentage.  The cumulative Deferral Percentage begins at zero and increases by 0.10% for each complete calendar year that you do not take a withdrawal.

 

(C)        is a First Year Deferral Percentage stated on the chart below:

 

Contract Date

 

First Year Deferral Percentage

 

January 1-March 31

 

0.075

%

April 1-June 30

 

0.050

%

July 1-September 30

 

0.025

%

October 1-December 31

 

0.000

%

 

The First Year Deferral Percentage is a one time addition to your Withdrawal Percentage that varies based on your Contract Date, provided you do not take a withdrawal in the calendar year containing the Contract Date.

 

Benefit Base - Your initial Benefit Base is equal to your initial premium received by us on the Contract Date.  Your Benefit Base will be adjusted as follows:

 

1.               On each Contract Anniversary, your Benefit Base will be compared to your Account Value and if the Account Value is greater than the Benefit Base, we will step up your Benefit Base to equal the Account Value.

 

2.               If you take a Nonguaranteed Withdrawal, we will immediately decrease your Benefit Base as described in the section titled “Nonguaranteed Withdrawal” below.

 

3.               On the date we receive an additional premium during the first Contract Year, we will immediately increase your Benefit Base by the amount of the additional premium.  Additional premiums received after the first Contract Year will not increase your Benefit Base.

 

The Benefit Base is used only to measure the LPA and is not available for withdrawal or payable as a death benefit.

 

If you (or the younger of you and your spouse if you have elected the Spousal GLWB Rider) have reached the LPA Eligibility Date on the Contract Date, your LPA for the calendar year that contains the Contract Date will be your Withdrawal Percentage multiplied by your Benefit Base, prorated for the portion of the calendar year remaining.  The factor used to prorate the LPA is the number of days remaining in the calendar year (not including the Contract Date) divided by the number of days in the calendar year.

 

If you withdraw less than the LPA in any calendar year, you cannot carry over or add the remaining LPA to withdrawals made in future years.

 

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If your RMD is greater than the LPA for any calendar year, the RMD will be the LPA for that calendar year.

 

Nonguaranteed Withdrawal

 

Before your LPA Eligibility Date, a Nonguaranteed Withdrawal is the total amount of any withdrawal, including any withdrawal charge.

 

After your LPA Eligibility Date, a Nonguaranteed Withdrawal is all or a portion of any withdrawal, including any withdrawal charge, that, when combined with your total withdrawals for that calendar year, exceeds your LPA.

 

If you take a Nonguaranteed Withdrawal, your Benefit Base will immediately decrease by the adjusted Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount.  The adjusted Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount is defined as the Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount multiplied by the greater of 1.0 and the ratio of Benefit Base to Account Value (Benefit Base divided by Account Value), where both values are determined immediately before the Nonguaranteed Withdrawal.  The Account Value immediately before the Nonguaranteed Withdrawal means that the Account Value will be reduced by any remaining LPA prior to the calculation.

 

Taking Nonguaranteed Withdrawals could reduce your future benefits by more than the dollar amount of the Nonguaranteed Withdrawals.

 

The example below demonstrates how a Nonguaranteed Withdrawal affects the Benefit Base, using the following assumptions:

 

·                  Benefit Base = $100,000

·                  Account Value = $85,000

·                  LPA = $5,000

·                  One withdrawal is taken during the calendar year = $7,000

·                  Withdrawal taken after LPA Eligibility Date

·                  No withdrawal charge applies.

 

The Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount is $2,000, which is equal to your total calendar year withdrawals ($7,000) minus your LPA ($5,000).  The adjusted Nonguaranteed Withdrawal is $2,500:

 

$2,500 = $2,000 (Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount) x  the greater of 1.0 or ($100,000 (Benefit Base immediately before the Nonguaranteed Withdrawal) / $80,000 (Account Value immediately before the Nonguaranteed Withdrawal))

 

Your Benefit Base will be reduced by $2,500 to $97,500.

 

This example is for illustrative purposes only and does not predict results.

 

Other Important Facts about Withdrawals

 

·                  You will not receive the intended benefit of this Rider if you take Nonguaranteed Withdrawals.  Nonguaranteed Withdrawals can have a significant negative effect on your Benefit Base and your LPA .

 

·                  A withdrawal charge may apply.  If you withdraw more than your Free Withdrawal Amount (10% of the Account Value in any Contract Year) but the withdrawal does not exceed your LPA, any applicable withdrawal charge will be waived.  If you withdraw more than the Free Withdrawal Amount and any portion of the withdrawal is a Nonguaranteed Withdrawal, a withdrawal charge, if any, will be applied on the entire amount that is greater than the Free Withdrawal Amount.  See Part 4,

 

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“Withdrawal Charge” and Part 5, “Withdrawals.”  Following is an example of how a withdrawal charge may apply:

 

Assume:

 

Premium:

 

$

40,000

 

Account Value before withdrawal:

 

$

18,000

 

Withdrawal charge percentage applicable to premium:

 

4

%

Lifetime Payment Amount:

 

$

2,000

 

 

Case 1: Owner requests withdrawal of $2,000 (LPA)

 

The Free Withdrawal Amount is calculated as $18,000 x 10% = $1,800.  The $2,000 requested withdrawal is greater than the remaining Free Withdrawal Amount; however, it does not exceed the LPA.  No withdrawal charge will apply.

 

Case 2: Owner requests withdrawal of $2,500

 

The Free Withdrawal Amount is $1,800.  Since the requested withdrawal exceeds the LPA, withdrawal charges will apply.  After applying the withdrawal first to the Free Withdrawal Amount, this leaves $700 ($2,500 - $1,800), which will be subject to a withdrawal charge of $42 ($700 x 6%).

 

·                  Withdrawals must be taken pro-rata from your Investment Options.  You cannot make a withdrawal from specific Investment Options.

 

·                  You may not take a withdrawal on your Contract Date.

 

·                  If you request a withdrawal, we will withdraw the total amount you requested from your Account Value, however the amount you receive will be net of tax withholding and withdrawal charge, if applicable.

 

GLWB Rider Charge

 

The GLWB Rider charge is a daily charge taken from the Account Value in your Subaccounts.  The charge is in addition to the separate account charges for the contract and reduces your Unit Values.  The charge varies depending on which GLWB Investment Strategy you choose.  The following table shows the effective annual rates for the Rider charge:

 

GLWB Investment Strategy

 

Current GLWB Charge

 

Current GLWB Charge with Total
Separate Account Expenses

 

Strategy 1 – Basic Allocation

 

0.60

%

2.35

%

Strategy 2 – Self Style Allocation

 

0.80

%

2.55

%

 

We may increase the annual charge for the GLWB Rider up to the maximum of 1.50%.  If we do increase the charge, we will give you prior written notice of the increase.  You will have the option to cancel the Rider at that time.  The maximum GLWB charge plus total separate account charges would be 3.25% for either GLWB Investment Strategy.  We do not deduct the Rider charge during the Guaranteed Payment Phase.

 

The GLWB Rider charge is the same for the Individual GLWB Rider and the Spousal GLWB Rider.  (The LPA is adjusted downward — by the Spousal Factor of 90% — for the Spousal GLWB Rider instead of an additional charge.)

 

GLWB Investment Strategies

 

If you purchase the GLWB Rider, you must allocate your premium to only one of the two GLWB Investment Strategies described below.  Once you select a GLWB Investment Strategy, you cannot switch to another GLWB Investment Strategy.  As a result of the GLWB Rider investment restrictions, you will always have some degree of exposure to the market.  You cannot eliminate this exposure even during periods of market volatility.  This investment strategy is for long-term investors seeking withdrawal

 

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guarantees.  (Note that the Subaccounts available in the GLWB Investment Strategies are also available without the Rider.)

 

GLWB Investment Strategy 1 Basic Allocation

 

You must allocate your premium according to one of the three models: Blend, Growth or Value.  You may reallocate from one model to another, as discussed below.

 

Subaccount

 

Model 1 - Growth

 

Model 2 - Blend

 

Model 3 - Value

 

iShares S&P 500 Index Fund

 

30

%

40

%

30

%

iShares S&P 500 Growth Index Fund

 

10

%

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund

 

 

 

 

 

10

%

iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund

 

10

%

10

%

10

%

iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund

 

5

%

5

%

5

%

Vanguard Tax-Managed International Fund, Europe Pacific, ETF Shares

 

5

%

5

%

5

%

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

35

%

35

%

35

%

iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund

 

5

%

5

%

5

%

 

GLWB Investment Strategy 2 Self Style Allocation

 

You may select one or more of the Subaccounts in one or more groups, as long as your allocations add up to 100% and are within the minimum and maximum allocation percentages indicated for each group.

 

Group 1
Core Fixed Income
Minimum 35%
Maximum 65%

 

Group 2
Core Equity
Minimum 35%
Maximum 65%

 

Group 3
Non-Core Fixed Income
Minimum 0%
Maximum 30%

 

Group 4
Non-Core Equity
Minimum 0%
Maximum 30%

 

Group 5
International/ Alternative
Minimum 0%
Maximum 15%

iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund

 

iShares S&P 500 Index Fund

 

iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund

 

iShares S&P 500 Growth Index Fund

 

iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund

iShares Barclays Intermediate Credit Bond Fund

 

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

 

iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund

 

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, ETF Shares

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund

 

Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Money Market Portfolio

 

iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund

 

Vanguard Tax-Managed International Fund, Europe Pacific ETF Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index Fund, ETF Shares

 

 

 

For more information about these Subaccounts, including information relating to their investment objectives and policies, and the risks of investing, see Part 3, as well as the Fund prospectuses.  You can

 

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obtain a copy of the Fund prospectuses by contacting our Administrative Office listed in the Glossary.  You should read the Fund prospectuses carefully before investing.

 

In addition to your allocation to one of the two GLWB Investment Strategies, you may invest some or all of your initial premium received by us on the Contract Date in the STO.  Transfers from the STO to the Subaccounts must be according to GLWB Investment Strategy and allocation you have selected.

 

Subject to required approvals by federal and state authorities, we may add, remove, change, close, substitute or limit investment in the GLWB Investment Strategies or the Subaccounts at any time.

 

Allocations and Transfers for the GLWB

 

In addition to the allocation and transfer rules under the contract (See Part 5, section titled “Allocations and Transfers”), the following additional rules and limitations apply to your allocations and transfers:

 

·                  Your one allocation allowed on the contract must meet the requirements of one of the two GLWB Investment Strategies.

·                  Your Account Value will be automatically rebalanced to your allocation percentages each contract quarter.

·                  You cannot move from one GLWB Investment Strategy to another.

·                  In GLWB Investment Strategy 1, you can reallocate your Account Value invested in one model to another model.  The reallocation will reset your Account Value to the required percentages for the new model.  Each reallocation triggers the 60-day waiting period before you can make another reallocation.

·                  In GLWB Investment Strategy 2, you can reallocate your Account Value invested in Strategy 2 as long as your new allocation is within the minimum and maximum allocation percentages for each Fund group.  Each reallocation triggers the 60-day waiting period before you can make another reallocation.

 

Your financial professional or a third party may offer you asset allocation or investment advisory services related to this annuity contract or Rider for an additional fee to be deducted from your contract.  Such fees are considered withdrawals and could cause a Nonguaranteed Withdrawal.  Therefore, if you purchase a GLWB Rider, we do not recommend using this annuity contract to pay for such services.

 

Withdrawal Protection for Required Minimum Distributions

 

If your contract is a traditional IRA or a SEP IRA, you may be required to withdraw money in order to satisfy IRS minimum distributions requirements after you reach age 70½.

 

We will calculate the RMD for this annuity contract based on its prior calendar year-end fair market value.  We do not consider your other assets or distributions in making this calculation.  This is the RMD protected under the GLWB Riders, except if you elect the spousal rider and your spouse is more than 10 years younger than you.  You are solely responsible for meeting all requirements of the Tax Code.

 

After the LPA Eligibility Date, you may take the greater of your LPA or your RMD each calendar year.  In the year you turn 70½ the Tax Code provides that you may take your first RMD prior to April 1st of the following calendar year; however, with a GLWB Rider, you must take your first annual RMD in the calendar year you turn age 70½ in order to avoid a potential Nonguaranteed Withdrawal.

 

We may make any changes we deem necessary to comply with the tax laws.  We are not liable for any tax consequences you incur arising from this contract or your obligations under the Tax Code.  You should discuss these matters with your tax advisor prior to electing a GLWB Rider.

 

Continuation of the Spousal GLWB at Owner’s death

 

Opposite sex spouses — your covered spouse will have the option to continue the contract and the GLWB Rider at the time of your death.  Your covered spouse will become the owner and annuitant of the

 

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contract and all terms and conditions of the contract continue to apply.  See Part 5, section titled “Spousal Continuation.”

 

Same sex spouses — in states that recognize marriage between same sex partners, civil union or domestic partnership, the covered spouse may continue to receive the LPA under the terms of the Rider; due to federal tax laws, however, not all terms of the contract apply.  If the same sex covered spouse wishes to continue receiving the LPA, he or she must elect to treat the contract as an inherited IRA.  See Part 5, section titled “Death Benefit.”

 

All provisions of the contract and the GLWB Rider still apply, except (i) the same sex covered spouse must take at least the RMD each calendar year (caution: this may cause a Nonguaranteed Withdrawal if the LPA Eligibility Date has not been reached); (ii) the same sex spouse cannot add premium to the contract; (ii) the Death Benefit available to the beneficiary of the same sex spouse is limited to the Account Value on the Death Benefit Date; and (iii) the beneficiary of the same sex spouse will be required to receive the remaining Account Value either in a lump sum, over 5 years or over the life expectancy of the same sex spouse as determined by the Tax Code.  These restrictions are required by the Tax Code.

 

Guaranteed Payment Phase

 

The Guaranteed Payment Phase begins on or after the LPA Eligibility Date if either:

 

·                  Before the Maturity Date, the Account Value reduces to zero (other than as a result of a Nonguaranteed Withdrawal or the voluntary election of an Annuity Option).

·                  On the Maturity Date, you elect to continue to receive annual payments equal to the then current LPA through a life only Annuity Option (or joint life if you have elected the Spousal GLWB Rider and both you and your covered spouse are still living.)

 

When the contract begins the Guaranteed Payment Phase, we will send you a written notice and any remaining LPA that you have not taken during the current calendar year.  (If your contract enters the Guaranteed Payment Phase on the Maturity Date, we will set your Account Value to zero.)  Beginning the next calendar year, and in each calendar year during the Guaranteed Payment Phase, you will receive your LPA.

 

The Guaranteed Payment Phase will continue until the death of the owner (or owner and covered spouse if the Spousal GLWB is elected), except that the Guaranteed Payment Phase will end and payments will cease if this Rider terminates prior to the death of the owner (or owner and covered spouse if the Spousal GLWB is elected).

 

Once the Guaranteed Payment Phase begins, all other rights, benefits, values and charges under the contract and the GLWB Rider will terminate, except those described in this section and in the “Cancellation and Termination of Rider” section below.  The Guaranteed Payment Phase will end if the Rider terminates.  See “Cancellation and Termination of Rider” section below.  We should be notified immediately upon the death of the owner (or covered spouse if the Spousal GLWB is elected).

 

Cancellation and Termination of Rider

 

You may cancel the Rider during the first 45 days of each Contract Year beginning on the fifth Contract Anniversary.  Upon termination of the Rider, the Rider charge will no longer be assessed.  All other charges will remain in effect.

 

This Rider will terminate automatically on the earliest of the following dates:

 

1.               for the Individual GLWB Rider, the date you die, and for the Spousal GLWB Rider, the date the later of you or your covered spouse dies;

2.               the date the Account Value equals zero due to a Nonguaranteed Withdrawal;

3.               the date that ownership of the contract or Rider is transferred or the contract, Rider or any benefits under the contract or Rider are assigned unless the new owner assumes full ownership of the contract and is essentially the same person as the current owner (e.g. a change to a court appointed guardian representing the owner during the owner’s lifetime);

 

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4.               on the Maturity Date, unless you elect to receive your LPA through a life only Annuity Option, or joint life only Annuity Option if you have elected the Spousal GLWB Rider and your covered spouse is still living;

5.               the date you voluntarily elect an Annuity Option under the contract;

6.               the date you cancel the GLWB Rider; or

7.               the date you surrender the contract.

 

Additional Rules

 

The following additional rules apply if you elect a GLWB Rider:

 

·                  You must be between 45 and 80 years old on the Contract Date in order to elect the Individual GLWB Rider.  In order to elect the Spousal GLWB Rider, the younger of you or your spouse must be at least 45 years old and the older of you or your spouse must be no more than 80 years old on the Contract Date.

·                  The Company may refuse to accept additional premiums on a nondiscriminatory basis at anytime.

·                  We may require proof that you (or your covered spouse) are living at any time.

·                  You cannot switch from an Individual GLWB Rider to a Spousal GLWB Rider or vice versa.

 

Additional Rules that apply to the Spousal GLWB Rider

 

1.               Only your legal spouse (as defined by applicable state law) on the Contract Date may be named as a covered person under the Spousal GLWB Rider.

2.               You must name your spouse as your sole primary beneficiary.

3.               You cannot add or change a spouse as a covered person.

4.               If your marriage is terminated (such as by divorce or dissolution) or your spouse dies, your spouse is automatically removed as a covered person.  If you subsequently remarry, you cannot add the new spouse.

5.               You must provide us with notice of the divorce or termination of marriage.

6.               Once the spouse is removed as a covered person, lifetime withdrawals under the Spousal GLWB Rider are no longer guaranteed for the lives of both you and your spouse.  (If a spouse is removed, you can name a new Beneficiary.)

7.               If a spouse is removed and is no longer a covered person, the LPA Eligibility Date and the Age Based Percentage are still based on the younger of you or your (now removed) spouse.

8.               If a spouse if removed and no longer a covered person, the Spousal Factor of 90% will continue to apply to your LPA calculation.

9.               If your spouse is 10 or more years younger than you, the Spousal GLWB Rider may not be suitable for you.

 

The addition of a GLWB Rider to your annuity contract may not be right for you.  For example: (i) if you are purchasing the GLWB to meet income needs, you should consider whether an immediate annuity is better suited to your situation; (ii) if you do not expect to take withdrawals while this Rider is in effect, you do not need a GLWB Rider because the benefit is accessed through withdrawals; or (iii) if you are likely to need to take withdrawals prior to your LPA Eligibility Date or in an amount that is greater than the LPA or RMD for this contract only, you should carefully evaluate whether a GLWB Rider is appropriate, due to the negative effect of Nonguaranteed Withdrawals on your Benefit Base.  You should consult with your tax and financial advisors and carefully consider your alternatives before deciding if a GLWB Rider is suitable for your needs.

 

Examples

 

Please see Appendix C for hypothetical examples that illustrate how the GLWB Riders work.

 

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Part 7 - Voting Rights

 

How Fund Shares Are Voted

 

Integrity is the legal owner of the Fund shares held by the Separate Account.  As a shareholder, we have the right to vote on certain matters with respect to the Funds.  Among other things, we may vote to elect the Fund’s Board of Directors, to ratify the selection of independent auditors, and on any other matters described in a current prospectus or statement of additional information for each Fund, or any matter requiring a vote by shareholders under the 1940 Act.

 

Whenever a shareholder vote is taken, we will give you the opportunity to tell us how to vote the number of shares attributable to the Units in your contract.  We will send you proxy materials and a form for giving us voting instructions.

 

If we do not receive instructions in time from all contract owners, we will vote shares for which we have not received instructions in the same proportion as we vote shares for which we have received instructions.  As a result of this proportional voting, the vote of a small number of contract owners may determine the outcome of a proposal.  We may vote any shares that we are entitled to vote directly, because of amounts we have accumulated in our Separate Account, as we deem appropriate.  If the federal securities laws or regulations or interpretations of them change so that we are permitted to vote shares in our own right or to restrict contract owner voting, we may do so.

 

Fund shares are sold to investors other than us.  Therefore, the shares voted by all shareholders will dilute the effect of voting instructions received by us from our contract owners.

 

How We Determine Your Voting Shares

 

You vote only on matters concerning the Funds that correspond to the Subaccounts in which you are invested on the record date set by the Trust.  We determine the number of shares you vote by dividing your Account Value in each Subaccount by the total value of assets in the Subaccount multiplied by the number of shares in the Subaccount.

 

Separate Account Voting Rights

 

Under the 1940 Act, certain actions (such as some of those described under “Changes in How We Operate” in Part 2) may require contract owner approval.  In that case, you will be entitled to a number of votes based on the value you have in the Subaccounts.  We will cast votes attributable to amounts we have in the Subaccounts as we deem appropriate.

 

Part 8 - Tax Aspects of the Contract

 

Tax Status of the Contract

 

This contract is only available as a traditional IRA, Roth IRA, or SEP IRA.  If you were able to purchase this contract as other than an IRA, the contract would not satisfy the diversification requirements under federal tax law to be treated as an annuity contract for federal income tax purposes, and you would be currently taxed on your investment and gain.

 

Variable annuity contracts (other than certain pension and qualified retirement plan contracts, including IRAs) are generally not treated as annuities for federal income tax purposes, and thus lose their tax-deferred character, if they do not satisfy certain diversification requirements set forth in Section 817(h) of the Tax Code.  Investing in the ETF shares that are “publicly available,” i.e., that can be purchased directly without purchasing a variable annuity or life insurance contract, is incompatible with these requirements.  Accordingly, standing alone, the contract would not be treated as an annuity contract for federal income tax purposes.  However, we believe that an individual purchasing a contract as an IRA will not be taxed currently on the investment and gain.

 

Contracts that qualify as IRAs are not subject to restrictions against investing in publicly available investments if the contracts meet certain requirements set forth by the IRS.  We believe this contract will meet those requirements, although there is no guarantee that this will be the case.  If this contract is not

 

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maintained as an IRA, the taxes on the premiums and any gain will not be deferred (or for a Roth IRA, taxes on the gain will not be free from federal income tax) and the tax treatment will be uncertain.

 

Types of IRAs

 

Traditional IRAs

 

Section 408 of the Tax Code permits eligible individuals to contribute to an individual retirement program known as an IRA.  An IRA can be in the form of a trust or custodial account or an annuity.  An individual may make annual contributions to an IRA of up to the lesser of the limit specified in the Tax Code ($5,000 for 2010) or 100% of compensation includible in the individual’s gross income.  For an individual age 50 or older, the limit is increased by $1,000.  The premiums may be deductible in whole or in part, depending on the individual’s income and whether the individual or spouse participates in an employer sponsored retirement plan.  Distributions from another IRA or certain eligible employer plans may be transferred or “rolled over” into an IRA on a tax-deferred basis without regard to these limits.  Amounts in the IRA are taxed when distributed from the IRA at ordinary income tax rates.  A 10% penalty tax (discussed below) generally applies to distributions made before age 59½, subject to certain exceptions.  IRAs have minimum distribution rules (also discussed below) that govern the timing and amount of required distributions from traditional IRAs.

 

SEP IRAs

 

Section 408 of the Tax Code permits SEP IRAs, which are a type of IRAs that allows employers to contribute to IRAs on behalf of their employees.  Employer premiums made to an employee’s SEP IRA cannot exceed the lesser of (1) 25% of the employee’s compensation, and (2) a limit specified in the Tax Code ($49,000 for 2010).  Distributions from SEP IRAs are subject to the same restrictions and rules that apply to IRA distributions.

 

Roth IRAs

 

Section 408A of the Tax Code permits certain eligible individuals to make non-deductible contributions to a Roth IRA in cash or as a rollover or transfer from another Roth IRA or other IRA.  Only individuals with income below certain amounts specified in the Tax Code may contribute to a Roth IRA.  An eligible individual may make annual contributions to a Roth IRA of up to the lesser of the limit specified in the Tax Code ($5,000 for 2010) or 100% of compensation includible in the individual’s gross income.  For an individual age 50 or older, the limit is increased by $1,000.  A rollover from, or conversion of, an IRA to a Roth IRA is generally subject to tax on the full amount rolled over or converted.

 

You should consult a tax advisor before converting amounts to a Roth IRA or combining any converted amounts with any other Roth IRA contributions, including any other conversion amounts from other tax years.

 

Distributions from a Roth IRA generally are not taxed, except that, once aggregate distributions exceed premiums to the Roth IRA, income tax and a 10% penalty tax (discussed below) may apply to distributions made (1) before age 59 1/2 (subject to certain exceptions), or (2) during the five taxable years starting with the year in which the first contribution is made to any Roth IRA.

 

Rollovers and Transfers

 

In many circumstances you may move money tax-free from one IRA to another IRA or from other qualified plans, such as a 401(k) plan or 403(b) tax sheltered annuity, to an IRA by means of a direct rollover or a transfer.  You may roll over, directly or indirectly, any eligible rollover distribution.  An eligible rollover distribution is defined generally as any distribution of all or part of the balance from a qualified plan, except you cannot rollover the following taxable distributions from another plan:

 

·                  any distribution that is part of a series of substantially equal payments made over your life expectancy;

·                  any distribution made for a specified period of 10 years or more;

·                  any distribution that is an RMD; or

 

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·                  any hardship distribution.

 

Also, you cannot rollover from a SIMPLE IRA during the first two years of participation in the SIMPLE IRA and you cannot roll over after-tax contribution that is included in the other plans.

 

Tax laws are complex and your individual situation is unique.  You should always consult a tax advisor before you move or attempt to move assets between any IRA or qualified plan and another qualified contract or plan.

 

Early Distributions

 

Premature distributions are subject to an additional penalty tax equal to 10% of the amount of any payment from your IRA that is includible in your income.  This penalty is in addition to ordinary income tax.  Amounts paid from your IRA before you reach 59½ are considered premature distributions unless:

 

1.               the distribution is paid due to your death or disability;

2.               the distribution is the result of an Internal Revenue Service levy on the IRA;

3.               the distributions do not exceed your deductible medical expenses;

4.               you have received unemployment compensation under a federal or state program for at least 12 consecutive weeks and the distributions do not exceed the amount paid for health insurance coverage for yourself, your spouse and your dependents;

5.               a tax free rollover of the distribution is made;

6.               the distribution is part of a series of level periodic payments made over your life expectancy or joint life expectancy of you and your beneficiary;

7.               the distribution is used to cover certain qualified education expenses; or

8.               the distribution is used to cover qualified first-time home purchase expense (up to a lifetime maximum of $10,000).

 

Required Minimum Distributions (RMD)

 

For traditional and SEP IRAs, RMDs generally must commence no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the owner reaches age 70½ .  The amount of the RMD is based on the prior year-end fair market value of your contract.

 

If your contract provides an additional benefit, such as the optional GLWB Rider, the fair market value of your contract typically will increase by the actuarial present value of the benefit.  Therefore, the amount of the RMD you must take will increase.

 

If you have more than one IRA, the distributions required by the Tax Code for all IRAs in the aggregate may be met by taking distributions from one or more of your IRAs.  Please note, however, that only the RMD as defined in the glossary one time each Contract Year is protected from a withdrawal charge (see Part 5, section titled “Free Withdrawal Amount”) and from being a Nonguaranteed Withdrawal if you have a GLWB Rider (See Part 6, section titled “Withdrawal Protection for Required Minimum Distributions.)

 

Failure to comply with the RMD rules applicable to qualified contracts may result in the imposition of an excise tax.  This excise tax generally equals 50% of the amount by which an RMD exceeds the actual distribution from the contract.

 

Roth IRAs do not require distributions at any time prior to the owner’s death.

 

Inherited IRAs

 

The death benefit paid under this contract may be extended as inherited IRA.  This occurs if, after the death of the owner, the owner’s beneficiary directs that the death proceeds be titled as an inherited IRA. 

 

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See Part 5, section titled “Death Benefit.”  The owner’s beneficiary of the original IRA contract will become the inherited IRA owner and may name his or her own beneficiary in the event of death.

 

The inherited IRA owner may invest in the Subaccounts then available under the contract.  Separate account charges will continue to apply.  The inherited IRA owner must take RMDs beginning on or before December 31 of the calendar year after the original owner’s death.  If the beneficiary is a spouse and has elected this option, distributions may begin at the end of the calendar year in which the owner would have reached age 70½, if later.

 

If the original owner dies before the Required Beginning Date, the inherited IRA owner must take RMD over his or her life expectancy as defined by the Tax Code.  If the owner dies after the Required Beginning Date, the inherited IRA owner may choose the longer of his or her life expectancy or the deceased owner’s life expectancy, both as defined by the Tax Code.  (For Roth IRAs, the owner is presumed to have died before the Required Beginning Date.)

 

The following chart summarizes the date when RMDs must begin and the life used to measure the RMDs:

 

Death of owner

 

Spouse*

 

Nonspouse

Before Required Beginning Date

 

Distributions must begin by the later of (i) 12/31 of year after the calendar year of owner’s death, or (ii) 12/31 of the year when the deceased owner would have reached age 70½.

 

Distributions must begin by 12/31 of year after the calendar year of owner’s death

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMD based on beneficiary life expectancy.

 

RMD based on beneficiary life expectancy.

 

 

 

 

 

After Required Beginning Date  (Traditional and SEP IRAs only)

 

Distributions must begin by 12/31 of year after the calendar year of owner’s death

 

Distributions must begin by 12/31 of year after the calendar year of owner’s death

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMD may be based on longer of the owner’s or beneficiary’s life expectancy.

 

RMD may be based on longer of the owner’s or beneficiary’s life expectancy.

 


*Under current federal law, spouse means opposite-sex spouse only.

 

The following restrictions apply to the inherited IRA contract: (i) the inherited IRA owner may not add premium to the contract; (ii) the Death Benefit available to the beneficiary of the inherited IRA owner is the Account Value on the Death Benefit Date after the death of the inherited IRA owner; (iii) the beneficiary of the inherited IRA owner will be required to receive the remaining Account Value either in a lump sum, over 5 years or over the life expectancy of the inherited IRA owner as determined by the Tax Code.

 

A tax penalty applies if the inherited IRA owner fails to take the RMD.  The tax penalty equals 50% of the excess of the RMD over the amount actually withdrawn from the inherited IRA during the calendar year.

 

For more information on inherited IRAs, see Part IRS Publication 590.  Seek independent tax advice.

 

Federal and State Income Tax Withholding

 

We may be required to withhold federal income taxes on all distributions unless the eligible recipients elect not to have any amounts withheld and properly notify us of that election.

 

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Certain states have indicated that pension and annuity withholding will apply to payments made to their residents.  Generally, an election out of federal withholding will also be considered an election out of state withholding.  For more information concerning a particular state, call our Administrative Office listed in the Glossary.

 

Tax Status of the Company

 

Under existing federal income tax laws, we do not pay tax on investment income and realized capital gains of the Separate Account.  We do not anticipate that we will incur any federal income tax liability on the income and gains earned by the Separate Account.  The Company, therefore, does not impose a charge for federal income taxes.  If federal income tax law changes and we must pay tax on some or all of the income and gains earned by the Separate Account, we may impose a charge against the Separate Account to pay the taxes.  We can also set up reserves for taxes.  We receive a tax deduction for dividends paid by the Funds.

 

Transfers among Subaccounts

 

There will not be any current tax liability if you transfer any part of the Account Value among the Subaccounts of your contract.

 

Seek Tax Advice

 

Integrity does not act as your tax or legal advisor.  This discussion of the federal income tax treatment of the contract is not designed to cover all situations and is not intended to be tax advice.  It is based upon our understanding of the present federal income tax laws as currently interpreted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and various courts.  The IRS or the courts may change their views on the treatment of these contracts.  Future legislation may have a negative effect on annuity contracts or IRAs.  Also, we have not attempted to consider any applicable state or other tax laws.

 

Because of the complexity of the tax laws and the fact that tax results will vary according to the particular circumstances, anyone considering buying a contract, selecting an Annuity Option under the contract, or receiving annuity payments under a contract should consult a qualified tax advisor.

 

You should carefully consider the advantages and disadvantages of owning a variable annuity as an IRA or tax-qualified plan, as well as the costs and benefits of the contract (including the death benefits, income benefits and other non-tax-related benefits), before you purchase the contract as an IRA.

 

This contract offers an optional living benefit with an enhanced death benefit.  The IRS requires an actuarial present value of enhanced benefits to be added to the Account Value for purposes of calculating the fair market value of the annuity and determining the RMD.

 

The IRS has not reviewed the contract for qualification as an IRA and we make no guarantees that the contract will so qualify.  Integrity does not guarantee the tax status, federal, state, or local, of any contract or any transaction involving the contracts.

 

Part 9 — Additional Information

 

Systematic Withdrawal Program

 

We offer a program that allows you to pre-authorize periodic withdrawals from your contract prior to your Annuity Date.  You can choose to have withdrawals made monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually and can specify the day of the month (other than the 29th, 30th or 31st) on which the withdrawal is to be made.  If you do not select how often you want to receive withdrawals, we will make them on a monthly basis.  You may specify a dollar amount or an annual percentage to be withdrawn, such as the Free Withdrawal Amount.  The minimum Systematic Withdrawal is $100.  If you do not have enough Account

 

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Value to make the withdrawal you have specified, no withdrawal will be made and your enrollment in the program will end.  You may specify an account for direct deposit of your Systematic Withdrawals.  Direct deposit is required for monthly withdrawals.  Withdrawals under this program are subject to withdrawal charges, if any (see Part 4, section titled “Withdrawal Charge”) and to income tax and a 10% tax penalty if you are under age 59½.  See Part 8.

 

To enroll in our Systematic Withdrawal Program, send the appropriate form to our Administrative Office.  You may terminate your participation in the program upon prior written notice.  We may terminate or change the Systematic Withdrawal Program at any time.

 

Income Plus Withdrawal Program

 

We offer an Income Plus Withdrawal Program that allows you to pre-authorize substantially equal periodic withdrawals, based on your life expectancy as defined by the Tax Code, from your contract anytime before you reach age 59½.  You will not have to pay a tax penalty for these withdrawals, but they will be subject to ordinary income tax.  See Part 8.  Once you begin receiving your withdrawals under this program, you should not change or stop the withdrawals until the later of:

 

·                       the date you reach age 59½; and

·                       five years from the date of the first withdrawal under the program.

 

If you change or stop the withdrawals or take an additional withdrawal, you may have to pay a 10% penalty tax that would have been due on all prior withdrawals made under the Income Plus Withdrawal Program before you reached the date described above, plus interest.

 

You may choose to have withdrawals made monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually and may specify the day of the month (other than the 29th, 30th or 31st) on which the withdrawal is made.  You may specify an account for direct deposit of your withdrawals.  Direct deposit is required for monthly withdrawals.  We will calculate the amount of the withdrawal, subject to a $100 minimum.  We are not responsible for any tax or other liability you may incur if our good faith calculations are not correct.  You should consult with your tax advisor to ensure these withdrawals are appropriate to your situation.

 

If on any withdrawal date you do not have enough Account Value to make the withdrawals you specified, no withdrawal will be made and your enrollment in the program will end.

 

To enroll in our Income Plus Withdrawal Program, send the appropriate form to our Administrative Office.  You may end your participation in the program upon prior written notice.  We may terminate or change the Income Plus Withdrawal Program at any time.  This program is not available in connection with the Systematic Withdrawal Program.  Withdrawals under this program are subject to a withdrawal charge, if any.  See Part 4, section titled “Withdrawal Charge”.

 

This program is not available with a GLWB Rider.  See Part 6.

 

Choices Plus Required Minimum Distribution Program

 

We offer a Choices Plus Required Minimum Distribution Program that allows you to pre-authorize withdrawals from your IRA after you attain age 70½.  The Tax Code requires that you take minimum distributions beginning on or before April 1st of the calendar year following the calendar year in which you turn 70½ years old.  These withdrawals are subject to ordinary income tax.  See Part 8.

 

You can choose the Choices Plus Required Minimum Distribution Program at any time if you are age 70½ or older by sending the election form to our Administrative Office.  You can choose to have withdrawals made monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually and can specify the day of the month (other than the 29th, 30th, or 31st) on which the withdrawal is made.  You may specify an account for direct deposit of your withdrawals.  Direct deposit is required for monthly withdrawals.  As a convenience, we will calculate the amount of the withdrawals.  We are not responsible for any tax or other liability you may incur if our good faith calculations are not correct.  You should consult with your tax advisor to ensure these withdrawals

 

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are appropriate to your situation.

 

Withdrawals of Account Value that are made as part of the Choices Plus program are not subject to a withdrawal charge, as long as you do not take additional withdrawals.  You may end your participation in the program upon prior written notice.  We may terminate or change the Choices Plus Required Minimum Distribution Program at any time.

 

This program is not available with a GLWB Rider.  See Part 6, section titled “Withdrawal Protection for Required Minimum Distributions.”

 

Systematic Transfer Program

 

We also offer a Systematic Transfer Program where we accept new premiums into a Systematic Transfer Option (STO), which is a Fixed Account, and make transfers out of the STO to one or more Subaccounts on a monthly or quarterly basis.  We will transfer your STO premiums in approximately equal installments of at least $1,000 monthly over a six-month or monthly or quarterly over a one-year period, depending on the options you select.  You can only invest in either the six months or one year STO at any one time, but not both.  If you do not have enough Account Value in the STO to transfer to each Subaccount specified, a final transfer will be made on a pro rata basis and your enrollment in the program will end.  All interest accrued and any Account Value remaining in the STO at the end of the period during which transfers are scheduled to be made will be transferred at the end of that period on a pro rata basis to the Subaccounts you chose for this program.  You cannot transfer Account Value into the STO.

 

Transfers made under our Systematic Transfer Program do not trigger a 60-day waiting period.  See Part 4, section titled “Allocations and Transfers.”

 

To enroll in our Systematic Transfer Program, send the appropriate form to our Administrative Office.  We can end the Systematic Transfer Program in whole or in part, or restrict premiums to the program.

 

This program is available with a GLWB Rider only for the initial premium we received on the Contract Date.  See Part 6.

 

Customized Asset Rebalancing Program

 

Asset rebalancing allows you to maintain a diversified investment mix that is appropriate for your goals and risk tolerance.  Because your different Subaccounts will experience different gains and losses at different times, your asset allocation may shift from your preferred mix.  Asset rebalancing periodically resets your investments to your original allocations, ensuring that your asset mix stays in line with your investment strategy.

 

We offer a Customized Asset Rebalancing Program that allows you to have your investments rebalanced to your allocation percentages periodically.  You can choose to rebalance quarterly, semi-annually or annually.

 

The Account Value in the currently available Subaccounts will automatically be rebalanced back to your allocation percentages by selling all existing Units subject to rebalancing and repurchasing Units according to your allocation.  You will receive a confirmation notice after each rebalancing.  Subaccounts that are closed to new purchases, and the Fixed Account, are not included in the Customized Asset Rebalancing Program.

 

Transfers under our Customized Asset Rebalancing Program do not trigger a 60-day waiting period.  See Part 4, section titled “Allocations and Transfers.”

 

To enroll in our Customized Asset Rebalancing Program, send the appropriate form to our Administrative Office.  You may terminate your participation in the program upon prior written notice.  We may end or change the Customized Asset Rebalancing Program at any time.  We recommend you consult with your

 

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financial professional when establishing your allocation.

 

This program is not available with a GLWB Rider because quarterly rebalancing is required.  See Part 6.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

Integrity is a party to litigation and arbitration proceedings in the ordinary course of its business.  None of these matters is expected to have a material adverse effect on Integrity.

 

Table of Contents of Statement of Additional Information

 

 

Page

General Information and History

1

Administration and Distribution of the Contracts

1

Performance Data and Illustrations

2

Distributions under Tax Favored Retirement Programs

3

Financial Statements

4

 

If you would like to receive a copy of the Statement of Additional Information, please write:

 

Administrative Office

Integrity Life Insurance Company

P.O. Box 5720

Cincinnati, OH  45201-5720

ATTN: Request for SAI of Separate Account I

 

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Appendix A

 

Financial Information for Separate Account I of Integrity

 

The table below shows the following data for the Subaccounts currently offered:  Unit Value at inception; the number of Units outstanding at December 31 of each year since inception; and the Unit Value at the beginning and end of each period since inception.

 

 

 

Inception
Date and
Value

 

 

 

 

 

iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund (3710)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3710E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3710E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares Barclays Intermediate Credit Bond Fund (3711)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares Barclays Intermediate Credit Bond Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3711E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares Barclays Intermediate Credit Bond Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3711E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

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Inception
Date and
Value

 

 

 

 

 

iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (3712)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3712E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3712E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (3713)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3713E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3713E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P 500 Growth Index Fund (3714)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P 500 Growth Index Fund — GLWB Investment

 

 

 

 

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Inception
Date and
Value

 

 

 

 

 

Strategy 1 (3714E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P 500 Growth Index Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3714E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (3715)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P 500 Index Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3715E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P 500 Index Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3715E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund (3716)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3716E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3716E03)

 

 

 

 

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Inception
Date and
Value

 

 

 

 

 

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund (3717)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3717E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3717E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund (3718)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3718E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3718E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund (3719)

Unit value at beginning of period

 

$25.00

 

 

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Inception
Date and
Value

 

 

 

 

 

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3719E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3719E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund, ETF Shares (3720)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund, ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3720E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund, ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3720E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, ETF Shares (3721)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3721E02)

 

 

 

 

VI-50



 

 

 

Inception
Date and
Value

 

 

 

 

 

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3721E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund, ETF Shares (3723)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund, ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3723E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund, ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3723E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund, ETF Shares (3724)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund, ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3724E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund, ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3724E03)

 

 

 

 

VI-51



 

 

 

Inception
Date and
Value

 

 

 

 

 

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index Fund, ETF Shares (3725)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index Fund, ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3725E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index Fund, ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3725E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares (3726)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3726E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard REIT Index Fund, ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3726E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Tax-Managed International Fund, Europe Pacific ETF Shares (3722)

Unit value at beginning of period

 

$25.00

 

 

VI-52



 

 

 

Inception
Date and
Value

 

 

 

 

 

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Tax-Managed International Fund, Europe Pacific ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3722E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Tax-Managed International Fund, Europe Pacific ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3722E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, ETF Shares (3727)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3727E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, ETF Shares — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3727E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$25.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Money Market Portfolio (3728)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$10.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Money Market Portfolio — GLWB Investment Strategy 1 (3728E02)

Unit value at beginning of period

 

$10.00

 

 

VI-53



 

 

 

Inception
Date and
Value

 

 

 

 

 

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

10-29-2010

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Money Market Portfolio — GLWB Investment Strategy 2 (3728E03)

Unit value at beginning of period

Unit value at end of period

Units outstanding at end of period

 

$10.00

 

10-29-2010

 

 

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Appendix B – Withdrawal Charge Examples

 

We allow two ways for you to request withdrawals.  In the first method, you receive the amount requested, and any withdrawal charge is taken from the Account Value.  This reduces your Account Value by the amount of the withdrawal charge in addition to the amount you requested.  This is the method used unless you request otherwise or unless you have elected one of the GLWB Riders.  In the second method, you receive less than you requested if a withdrawal charge applies because the Account Value is reduced by the amount of the requested withdrawal and any withdrawal charge is taken from that amount.

 

For both methods, withdrawals are attributed to amounts in the following order:

 

1.               Any Free Withdrawal Amount (except in the case of a surrender)

2.               Premiums that are no longer subject to a withdrawal charge and have not yet been withdrawn (premiums are withdrawn from oldest to youngest)

3.               Premiums subject to a withdrawal charge that have not yet been withdrawn (premiums are withdrawn from oldest to youngest)

4.               Any gain, interest or other amount that is not considered a premium

 

Example

 

Assume one premium is paid, no previous withdrawals have been taken, and the Account Value at the time of the withdrawal is higher than the Account Value on the most recent Contract Anniversary:

 

Premium:

 

$

50,000

 

Account Value before withdrawal:

 

$

60,000

 

Requested withdrawal:

 

$

16,000

 

Withdrawal Charge percentage applicable to the premium:

 

6

%

 

Using the First Method

 

The Free Withdrawal Amount is calculated as:

 

$6,000 = $60,000 (Account Value on the date of the withdrawal) x 10% (free withdrawal percentage) - $0 (previous partial withdrawals during the current Contract Year).

 

After first applying the withdrawal to the Free Withdrawal Amount, the amount of the withdrawal still to be attributed is:

 

$10,000 = $16,000 (requested withdrawal) - $6,000 (Free Withdrawal Amount).

 

There are no premiums that are no longer subject to a withdrawal charge, so the withdrawal is next applied to the premium subject to a withdrawal charge.  The withdrawal charge for this method is calculated as:

 

$638.30 = $10,000 (portion of the withdrawal still to be attributed) x [6% / (1 – 6%)] (withdrawal charge percentage divided by one minus the withdrawal charge percentage).

 

Using this method, you will receive $16,000; however, the total Account Value withdrawn is:

 

$16,638.30 = $16,000 (requested withdrawal) + $638.30 (withdrawal charge).

 

The amount of premium still subject to a withdrawal charge is:

 

$39,361.70 = $50,000 (premium) - $10,638.30 (portion of withdrawal attributed to premium including the withdrawal charge).

 

Note, the withdrawal charge does not just apply to the premium withdrawn ($10,000 x 6%).  It also applies to the withdrawal charge itself (the (1- 6%) factor in the withdrawal charge formula).

 

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Using the Second Method

 

The Free Withdrawal Amount is calculated as:

 

$6,000 = $60,000 (Account Value on the date of the withdrawal) x 10% (free withdrawal percentage) - $0 (previous partial withdrawals during the current Contract Year).

 

After first applying the withdrawal to the Free Withdrawal Amount, the amount of the withdrawal still to be attributed is:

 

$10,000 = $16,000 (requested withdrawal) - $6,000 (Free Withdrawal Amount).

 

There are no premiums that are no longer subject to a withdrawal charge, so the withdrawal is next applied to the premium subject to a withdrawal charge.  The withdrawal charge for this method is calculated as:

 

$600 = $10,000 (portion of the withdrawal still to be attributed) x 6% (withdrawal charge percentage).

 

Using this method, the total Account Value withdrawn is $16,000; however, you will receive:

 

$15,400 = $16,000 (requested withdrawal) - $600 (withdrawal charge).

 

The amount of premium still subject to a withdrawal charge is:

 

$40,000 = $50,000 (premium) - $10,000 (portion of withdrawal attributed to premium including the withdrawal charge).

 

Note the second method will produce the same withdrawal charge as the first method if the requested withdrawal under the second method is the same as the total Account Value withdrawn in the first method.  For example, a requested withdrawal of $16,638.30 using the second method produces the same $638.30 withdrawal charge as shown in the first method above.

 

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Appendix C

 

Illustration of Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit

 

The following examples demonstrate how the GLWB Riders work, based on the stated assumptions.  These examples are for illustration only, and do not predict future investment results.

 

Example #1

 

This example illustrates the Individual GLWB Rider where withdrawals equal to the Lifetime Payout Amount (LPA) as well as Nonguaranteed Withdrawals have been taken, additional premiums have been added and increases to the Withdrawal Percentage and step-ups have been applied.  It also illustrates payments for the life of the covered person even though the Account Value has been reduced to zero.  Rounding of amounts less than $1.00 is used in this example.

 

Assumptions:

 

·                  The Contract Date is June 27.

·                  The Owner’s age on Contract Date is 60 years.

·                  The Initial premium was $100,000; additional premiums of $10,000 were paid in calendar years 2 and 10.

·                  A Nonguaranteed Withdrawal equal to $776 is taken in calendar year 14.

·                  Withdrawals equal to LPA are taken in calendar years 6-13, and calendar years 15+.

·                  No withdrawals are taken that would result in withdrawal charges under the contract.

·                  The RMD is not higher than the LPA in any calendar year.

·                  The Rider remains in effect during the period covered in this example.

 

 

 

As of January 1 (A)

 

As of February 10 (B)

 

As of June 27 (C)

 

As of October 8 (D)

 

Calendar
Year

 

Covered
Person’s
Age

 

Withdrawal
Percentage

 

Benefit
Base

 

LPA

 

Additional
Premium

 

Benefit
Base after
Additional
Premium

 

Hypothetical
Account
Value (E)

 

Benefit
Base after
Step-Up

 

Hypothetical
Account
Value (E)

 

Annual
Withdrawal

 

Adjusted
Non-
Guaranteed
Withdrawal

 

Benefit
Base After
Withdrawal

 

1 (F)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

100,000

(F)

$

100,000

(F)

$

99,625

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

100,000

 

2

 

61

 

4.050

%(G)

$

100,000

 

$

4,050

 

$

10,000

(H)

$

110,000

 

$

112,614

 

$

112,614

(I)

$

112,485

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

112,614

 

3

 

62

 

4.150

%(J)

$

112,614

 

$

4,673

 

$

0

 

$

112,614

 

$

116,985

 

$

116,985

 

$

117,755

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

116,985

 

4

 

63

 

4.250

%(J)

$

116,985

 

$

4,972

 

$

0

 

$

116,985

 

$

121,300

 

$

121,300

 

$

122,188

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

5

 

64

 

4.350

%(J)

$

121,300

 

$

5,277

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

$

119,745

 

$

121,300

 

$

120,719

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

6

 

65

 

4.950

%(K)

$

121,300

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

$

120,719

 

$

121,300

 

$

120,123

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

7

 

66

 

4.950

%

$

121,300

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

$

109,554

 

$

121,300

 

$

110,171

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

8

 

67

 

4.950

%

$

121,300

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

$

106,250

 

$

121,300

 

$

105,343

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

9

 

68

 

4.950

%

$

121,300

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

$

99,338

 

$

121,300

 

$

99,982

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

10

 

69

 

4.950

%

$

121,300

 

$

6,004

 

$

10,000

(L)

$

121,300

 

$

102,098

 

$

121,300

 

$

102,181

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

11

 

70

 

4.950

%

$

121,300

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

$

97,138

 

$

121,300

 

$

97,727

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

12

 

71

 

4.950

%

$

121,300

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

$

88,053

 

$

121,300

 

$

88,553

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

13

 

72

 

4.950

%

$

121,300

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

$

84,200

 

$

121,300

 

$

83,647

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

 

VI-57



 

 

 

As of January 1 (A)

 

As of February 10 (B)

 

As of June 27 (C)

 

As of October 8 (D)

 

Calendar
Year

 

Covered
Person’s
Age

 

Withdrawal
Percentage

 

Benefit
Base

 

LPA

 

Additional
Premium

 

Benefit
Base after
Additional
Premium

 

Hypothetical
Account
Value (E)

 

Benefit
Base after
Step-Up

 

Hypothetical
Account
Value (E)

 

Annual
Withdrawal

 

Adjusted
Non-
Guaranteed
Withdrawal

 

Benefit
Base After
Withdrawal

 

14

 

73

 

4.950

%

$

121,300

 

$

6,004

 

$

0

 

$

121,300

 

$

78,419

 

$

121,300

 

$

78,981

 

$

6,780

(M)

$

1,290

(M)

$

120,010

(M)

15

 

74

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

72,923

 

$

120,010

 

$

73,461

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

16

 

75

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

70,221

 

$

120,010

 

$

70,531

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

17

 

76

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

65,236

 

$

120,010

 

$

65,375

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

18

 

77

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

58,246

 

$

120,010

 

$

58,752

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

19

 

78

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

50,171

 

$

120,010

 

$

49,888

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

20

 

79

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

45,705

 

$

120,010

 

$

45,702

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

21

 

80

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

39,364

 

$

120,010

 

$

38,972

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

22

 

81

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

34,022

 

$

120,010

 

$

34,012

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

23

 

82

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

28,914

 

$

120,010

 

$

29,175

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

24

 

83

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

22,305

 

$

120,010

 

$

22,391

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

25

 

84

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

15,628

 

$

120,010

 

$

15,559

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

26

 

85

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

9,330

 

$

120,010

 

$

9,298

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

27

 

86

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

3,525

 

$

120,010

 

$

3,554

 

$

5,940

(N)

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

28

 

87

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

0

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

29

 

88

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

0

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

30

 

89

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

0

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

31+

 

90

 

4.950

%

$

120,010

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

$

0

 

$

5,940

 

$

0

 

$

120,010

 

 


(A)            The covered person’s age for each year is as of January 1.  Also, on each January 1, the LPA is equal to the applicable Withdrawal Percentage multiplied by the Benefit Base.

 

(B)            In any year that an additional premium is added, it is assumed to be added on February 10.  For purposes of this example, we selected February 10th as the assumed date of additional premium payments.  Since premiums may be paid throughout the year, we hoped to accurately demonstrate the effect on the contract values by using a random date other than the Contract Anniversary and January 1st, which are the two key dates in the GLWB Rider calculations.

 

(C)            Any step-up is applied on the Contract Anniversary, which is June 27 of each year.

 

(D)            Any withdrawal is assumed to occur one time per year on October 8.  For purposes of this example, we selected October 8th as the assumed date of withdrawals. Since withdrawals may be made throughout the year, we hoped to accurately demonstrate the effect on the contract values by using a random date other than the Contract Anniversary and January 1st, which are the two key dates in the GLWB Rider calculations.

 

(E)             The hypothetical Account Value on the Contract Anniversary and on the date of the withdrawal includes deduction of all separate account charges and is before any withdrawal.

 

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(F)              The first calendar year begins on June 27, the Contract Date.  On this day, the Benefit Base ($100,000) is set equal to the initial premium ($100,000).

The Withdrawal Percentage (4.00%) is equal to the Age Based Percentage (4.00%) plus the cumulative Deferral Percentage (0%) plus the First Year Deferral Percentage (0%). Since the covered person is at least age 60 on the date the Rider is issued, the LPA is available.  It is calculated as the Withdrawal Percentage multiplied by the Benefit Base:

 

·                       4.0% (Withdrawal Percentage) x $100,000 (Benefit Base) = $4,000 (LPA).

 

Since this is the first calendar year, the LPA is multiplied by a pro rata portion of the calendar year that remains.  The pro rata factor is the number of days remaining in the calendar year divided by the total number of days in the calendar year:

 

·    187 (Days remaining in calendar year) / 365 (Total days in calendar year assuming a non-leap year) x $4,000 (LPA) = $2,049 (1st Year LPA).

 

(G)             Since no withdrawal was taken in calendar year 1 and since the Contract Date was June 27, the First Year Deferral Percentage is determined as 0.050%.  The Withdrawal Percentage (4.050%) is equal to the Age Based Percentage (4.00%) plus the cumulative Deferral Percentage (0%) plus the First Year Deferral Percentage (0.050%).
The LPA is determined as the Withdrawal Percentage multiplied by the Benefit Base:

 

·                       4.050% (Withdrawal Percentage) x $100,000 (Benefit Base) = $4,050 (LPA).

 

(H)            An addition premium of $10,000 is made during calendar year 2.  Since this premium is during the first contract year, the Benefit Base is increased by the amount of the premium.

 

·    $100,000 (Benefit Base) + $10,000 (additional premium amount) = $110,000 Benefit Base after the additional premium.

 

(I)                 In calendar year 2, the Benefit Base increases to $112,614 because the hypothetical Account Value on the Contract Anniversary ($112,614) is larger than the Benefit Base ($110,000).  In calendar years 3 and 4, the Benefit Base again increases to the Account Value, because the Account Value on the Contract Anniversary is larger than the Benefit Base.  In calendar years 5 and later, the Benefit Base is always larger than the Account Value on the Contract Anniversary, and thus is not stepped up.

 

(J)                Since no withdrawal was taken in calendar year 2, the cumulative Deferral Percentage is increased by 0.10%.  The Withdrawal Percentage (4.150%) in calendar year 3 is equal to the Age Based Percentage (4.00%) plus the cumulative Deferral Percentage (0.10%) plus the First Year Deferral Percentage (0.050%).
The LPA is determined as the Withdrawal Percentage multiplied by the Benefit Base:

 

·                       4.150% (Withdrawal Percentage) x $112,614 (Benefit Base) = $4,673 (LPA).

 

Since no withdrawal was taken in calendar year 3, the cumulative Deferral Percentage is again increased by 0.10%.  The Withdrawal Percentage (4.250%) in calendar year 4 is equal to the Age Based Percentage (4.00%) plus the cumulative Deferral Percentage (0.20%) plus the First Year Deferral Percentage (0.050%).
The LPA is determined as the Withdrawal Percentage multiplied by the Benefit Base:

 

·                       4.250% (Withdrawal Percentage) x $116,985 (Benefit Base) = $4,972 (LPA).

 

Since no withdrawal was taken in calendar year 4, the cumulative Deferral Percentage is again increased by 0.10%.  The Withdrawal Percentage (4.350%) in calendar year 5 is equal to the Age Based Percentage (4.00%) plus the cumulative Deferral Percentage (0.30%) plus the First Year Deferral Percentage (0.050%).
The LPA is determined as the Withdrawal Percentage multiplied by the Benefit Base:

 

·                       4.350% (Withdrawal Percentage) x $121,300 (Benefit Base) = $5,277 (LPA).

 

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(K)           Since no withdrawal was taken in calendar year 5, the cumulative Deferral Percentage is again increased by 0.10%.  The Age Based Percentage has changed to 4.50% because the covered person is now 65.  The Withdrawal Percentage (4.950%) in calendar year 6 is equal to the Age Based Percentage (4.50%) plus the cumulative Deferral Percentage (0.40%) plus the First Year Deferral Percentage (0.050%).
The LPA is determined as the Withdrawal Percentage multiplied by the Benefit Base:

 

·    4.95% (Withdrawal Percentage) x $121,300 (Benefit Base) = $6,004 (LPA).

 

Because there is a withdrawal during calendar year 6, the Age Based Percentage is locked at 4.50%.

 

(L)             An additional premium of $10,000 is made during calendar year 10.  Since this premium is paid after the first Contract Year, the premium has no impact on the Benefit Base.  All premiums received are immediately applied to the Account Value.  For this example, we have used hypothetical Account Values in an effort to reflect market fluctuations between -6% and +6% annually.  In the case of this $10,000 additional premium in Contract Year 10, the premium was applied to the account value, but because the hypothetical Account Value also reflects market losses, the $10,000 additional premium, assumed to be made on February 10th, had declined in value by the Contract Anniversary on June 27th. The evolution of the hypothetical Account Value can be seen by tracking the Account Value from June 27 of year 9 to year 10.  The Account Value goes from $99,338 to $102,098 throughout the year, an increase of $2,760.  During that Contract Year, there is a $6,004 withdrawal taken on October 8 and a $10,000 premium applied the following February 10; the premium is $3,996 larger than the withdrawal.  That means the market experience resulted in a downward movement of $1,236 ($3,996 - $2,760) throughout the year.

 

·                         $99,338          Account Value on June 27 of year 9

·                       -   $6,004          Withdrawal on October 8

·                       +$10,000          Premium on February 10

·                       -   $1,236          Market experience

·                       = $102,098       Account Value on June 27 of year 10

 

(M)         In calendar year 14, a Nonguaranteed Withdrawal in the amount of $776 ($6,780 amount withdrawn - $6,004 LPA) is taken.  The Adjusted Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount is the Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount multiplied by the greater of 1.0 and the ratio of the Benefit Base to the Account Value, where both values are calculated immediately before the Nonguaranteed Withdrawal.  It is calculated as follows:

 

·                       $776 (Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount) x the greater of 1.0 and 1.6622 ($121,300 Benefit Base divided by $72,977 Account Value [$78,981 - $6,004]) = $1,290 (Adjusted Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount).

 

The Benefit Base is reduced by the Adjusted Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount:

 

·                       $121,300 (Benefit Base) - $1,290 (Adjusted Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount) = $120,010 Benefit Base after the Nonguaranteed Withdrawal.

 

(N)            In calendar year 27, the Account Value is reduced to zero after the withdrawal; however, the Benefit Base is greater than zero.  Therefore, the Rider enters Guaranteed Payment Phase and payments of the LPA continue.

 

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Example #2

 

This example illustrates the Spousal GLWB Rider where withdrawals equal to the LPA as well as Nonguaranteed Withdrawals have been taken and increases to the Withdrawal Percentage have been applied.  It also illustrates the termination of the Rider if the Account Value is reduced to zero by a Nonguaranteed Withdrawal.  Rounding of amounts less than $1.00 is used in this example.

 

Assumptions:

 

·                  The Contract Date is August 8.

·                  The covered persons’ ages on Contract Date are: owner is 60 and spouse is 57.

·                  The Initial premium is $100,000; no additional premiums are paid.

·                  Withdrawals equal to LPA are taken in calendar years 4-13.

·                  A Nonguaranteed Withdrawal equal to $10,000 in calendar year 3.

·                  Full Account Value is withdrawn in calendar year 14.

·                  No withdrawals are taken that would result in withdrawal charges under the contract.

·                  The RMD is not higher than the LPA in any calendar year.

·                  The Rider remains in effect during the period covered in this example.

 

 

 

As of January 1 (A)

 

As of August 8 (B)

 

As of October 8 (C)

 

Calendar

 

Covered Persons’
Ages

 

Withdrawal

 

Benefit

 

 

 

Hypothetical
Account

 

Benefit Base

 

Hypothetical
Account

 

Annual

 

Adjusted
Nonguaranteed

 

Benefit Base
After

 

Year

 

Owner

 

Spouse

 

Percentage

 

Base

 

LPA

 

Value (D)

 

after Step-Up

 

Value (D)

 

Withdrawal

 

Withdrawal

 

Withdrawal

 

1 (E)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

100,000

(E)

$

100,000

(E)

$

99,625

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

100,000

 

2

 

61

 

58

 

N/A

 

$

100,000

 

N/A

 

$

103,610

 

$

103,610

(F)

$

103,492

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

103,610

 

3

 

62

 

59

 

N/A

 

$

103,610

 

N/A

 

$

106,597

 

$

106,597

 

$

107,299

 

$

10,000

(G)

$

10,000

(G)

$

96,597

(G)

4

 

63

 

60

 

4.125

%(H)

$

96,597

 

$

3,586

(H)

$

95,353

 

$

96,597

 

$

96,051

 

$

3,586

 

$

0

 

$

96,597

 

5

 

64

 

61

 

4.125

%

$

96,597

 

$

3,586

 

$

90,616

 

$

96,597

 

$

91,354

 

$

3,586

 

$

0

 

$

96,597

 

6

 

65

 

62

 

4.125

%

$

96,597

 

$

3,586

 

$

87,767

 

$

96,597

 

$

87,334

 

$

3,586

 

$

0

 

$

96,597

 

7

 

66

 

63

 

4.125

%

$

96,597

 

$

3,586

 

$

80,398

 

$

96,597

 

$

80,850

 

$

3,586

 

$

0

 

$

96,597

 

8

 

67

 

64

 

4.125

%

$

96,597

 

$

3,586

 

$

78,809

 

$

96,597

 

$

78,137

 

$

3,586

 

$

0

 

$

96,597

 

9

 

68

 

65

 

4.125

%

$

96,597

 

$

3,586

 

$

74,550

 

$

96,597

 

$

75,033

 

$

3,586

 

$

0

 

$

96,597

 

10

 

69

 

66

 

4.125

%

$

96,597

 

$

3,586

 

$

70,018

 

$

96,597

 

$

70,075

 

$

3,586

 

$

0

 

$

96,597

 

11

 

70

 

67

 

4.125

%

$

96,597

 

$

3,586

 

$

67,154

 

$

96,597

 

$

67,561

 

$

3,586

 

$

0

 

$

96,597

 

12

 

71

 

68

 

4.125

%

$

96,597

 

$

3,586

 

$

61,415

 

$

96,597

 

$

61,764

 

$

3,586

 

$

0

 

$

96,597

 

13

 

72

 

69

 

4.125

%

$

96,597

 

$

3,586

 

$

59,341

 

$

96,597

 

$

58,952

 

$

3,586

 

$

0

 

$

96,597

 

14

 

73

 

70

 

4.125

%

$

96,597

 

$

3,586

 

$

55,919

 

$

96,597

 

$

56,320

 

$

56,320

(I)

N/A

 

$

0

 

15

 

74

 

71

 

N/A

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

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(A)            The covered persons’ ages for each year are as of January 1.  Also, each January 1 on or after the LPA Eligibility Date, the LPA is equal to the applicable Withdrawal Percentage multiplied by the Benefit Base.

 

(B)            Any applicable step-up is applied on the Contract Anniversary, which is August 8 of each year.

 

(C)            Any applicable withdrawal is assumed to occur one time per year on October 8.  For purposes of this example, we selected October 8th as the assumed date of withdrawals.  Since withdrawals may be made throughout the year, we hoped to accurately demonstrate the effect on the contract values by using a random date other than the Contract Anniversary and January 1st, which are the two key dates in the GLWB Rider calculations.

 

(D)            The hypothetical Account Value on the Contract Anniversary and on the date of the withdrawal includes deduction of all separate account charges and is before any withdrawal.

 

(E)             The first calendar year begins on August 8, the Contract Date.  On this day, the Benefit Base ($100,000) is set equal to the initial premium ($100,000).  Since the LPA is not available until the LPA Eligibility Date, the Withdrawal Percentage and the LPA are not applicable.

 

(F)              In calendar year 2, the Benefit Base increases to $103,610 because the hypothetical Account Value on the Contract Anniversary ($103,610) is larger than the Benefit Base ($100,000).  In calendar year 3, the Benefit Base again increases to the Account Value, because the Account Value on the Contract Anniversary is larger than the Benefit Base.  In calendar years 4 and later, the Benefit Base is always larger than the Account Value on the Contract Anniversary, and thus is not stepped up.

 

(G)            In calendar year 3, a Nonguaranteed Withdrawal in the amount of $10,000 is taken.  The Adjusted Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount is the Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount multiplied by the greater of 1.0 or the ratio of the Benefit Base to the Account Value, where both values are calculated immediately before the Nonguaranteed Withdrawal.  It is calculated as follows:

 

·                      $10,000 (Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount) x the greater of 1.0 and 0.9935 ($106,597 Benefit Base divided by $107,299 Account Value) = $10,000 (Adjusted Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount).

 

The Benefit Base is reduced by the Adjusted Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount:

 

·                      $106,597 (Benefit Base) - $10,000 (Adjusted Nonguaranteed Withdrawal amount) =$96,597 Benefit Base after the Nonguaranteed Withdrawal.

 

(H)           January 1 of calendar year 4 is the LPA Eligibility Date; thus, the LPA is now available.  Since no withdrawal was taken in calendar year 1 and since the Contract Date was August 8, the First Year Deferral Percentage is 0.025%.  Since no withdrawal was taken in calendar year 2, the cumulative Deferral Percentage is 0.10%.  The Age Based Percentage (4.00%) is based on the age of the younger covered person.  The Withdrawal Percentage (4.125%) is equal to the Age Based Percentage (4.00%) plus the Cumulative Deferral Percentage (0.10%) plus the First Year Deferral Percentage (0.025%).

 

The LPA is determined as the Withdrawal Percentage multiplied by the Benefit Base multiplied by the Spousal Factor:

 

·                      4.125% (Withdrawal Percentage) x $96,597 (Benefit Base) x 90% (Spousal Factor) = $3,586 (LPA).

 

Because there is a withdrawal during calendar year 4, the Age Based Percentage is locked at 4.0%.

 

(I)                A Nonguaranteed Withdrawal reduces the Account Value to zero in calendar year 14 and the Rider and annuity contract terminate.

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

November     , 2010

 

VAROOMSM Deferred Flexible Premium Variable Annuity

Issued By Integrity Life Insurance Company

Through Separate Account I of Integrity Life Insurance Company

 

This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus.  It should be read in conjunction with the variable annuity prospectus dated November     , 2010.

 

A copy of the prospectus to which this SAI relates is available at no charge by writing the Administrative Office at Integrity Life Insurance Company, P.O. Box 5720, Cincinnati, Ohio 45201-5720, or by calling 1-800-325-8583.

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

General Information and History

 

1

Administration and Distribution of the Contracts

 

1

Performance Data and Illustrations

 

2

Distributions Under Tax-Favored Retirement Programs

 

3

Financial Statements

 

4

 

General Information and History

 

Integrity Life Insurance Company (Integrity) is an Ohio life insurance company organized on May 3, 1966. Its principal executive offices are located at 400 Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.  Integrity, the depositor of Separate Account I, is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company (WSLIC), an Ohio life insurance company organized on February 23, 1888.  WSLIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western & Southern Financial Group, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is wholly owned by Western & Southern Mutual Holding Company, an Ohio mutual insurance holding company.

 

Administration and Distribution of the Contracts

 

Administration

 

Integrity has responsibility for administration of Separate Account I (the Separate Account) and the variable annuity contracts issued through the Separate Account (Contracts).  Integrity has entered into Service Agreements with IFS Financial Services, Inc., which is an affiliated company, and with WSLIC, to provide certain services, including administrative services for the Separate Account and the Contracts.   Compensation for these services, which is paid by Integrity, is based on the charges and expenses incurred by the service provider, and will reflect actual costs to the extent reasonably possible.

 

Custodian

 

Mid Atlantic Trust Company (MATC), 224 St. Charles Way, Suite 100, York, Pennsylvania 17402, is the custodian for the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) held by the Subaccounts.  MATC provides certain services to the Separate Account, including custody of and accounting services for the ETFs owned by the Separate Account.  MATC also facilitates execution of the purchase and sale of the ETFs through third-party broker-dealers.

 

Underwriter

 

Touchstone Securities, Inc. (Touchstone Securities), 303 Broadway, Suite 1100, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, an indirect subsidiary of WSLIC and an affiliate of Integrity, is the principal underwriter of the Contracts.  Touchstone Securities is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member in good standing of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).  The Contracts are offered through Touchstone Securities on a continuous basis.  The amount of distribution allowances paid to Touchstone Securities, the principal underwriter, for all variable annuity contracts issued by Integrity

 



 

was $4,288,346 in 2009, $5,451,388 in 2008, and $7,417,453 in 2007.  Touchstone Securities did not retain distribution allowances during these years.

 

Sales

 

The Contracts are sold by insurance agents licensed in the states where the Contracts may be lawfully sold.  The agents are also registered representatives of broker-dealers, which are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are members of FINRA.

 

We may also make additional payments in the form of expense reimbursements or marketing allowances to the broker-dealers that distribute our Contracts in exchange for privileges, including additional or special access to broker-dealers’ sales staff, opportunities to provide and attend training and other conferences, and marketing enhancements of our Contracts.  The method for calculating any additional compensation may include consideration of the level of sales or assets attributable to the firm.  Not all broker-dealers receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation varies by firm.  These payments could be significant to a firm, and could be a conflict of interest.  We generally choose to compensate broker-dealers that have a strong capability to distribute the Contracts and that are willing to cooperate with our promotional efforts.

 

The following list includes the names of firms that received expense reimbursement or marketing allowance payments of more than $5,000 with respect to variable annuities sold for Integrity and its wholly owned subsidiary National Integrity Life Insurance Company during the last calendar year.

 

American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc.

 

Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc.

Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc.

 

Planning Corporation of America

Hancock Investment Services, Inc.

 

Securities America, Inc.

LPL Financial Corporation

 

Stifel, Nicolaus and Company, Incorporated

 

Performance Data and Illustrations

 

We may provide performance information and illustrations using performance information.  Performance information may be based on historical returns of the subaccounts.  At any time in the future, performance will likely be higher or lower than in the past.  Historical performance does not predict future results.

 

Performance Data

 

In advertisements or in information furnished to you, we may provide the average annual total return and the cumulative total return of the units of the subaccounts. The money market option may also from time to time include the yield and effective yield of its units.  Performance information is computed separately for each subaccount in accordance with the formulas described below.

 

Total return reflects all aspects of the return of a subaccount, including the automatic reinvestment of all distributions and the deduction of all charges that apply on an annual basis.  Performance represents annualized percentage change in net assets of a subaccount, based on a hypothetical $1,000 investment, the performance of the underlying portfolios and the charges that would have been made during the periods shown.  Premium taxes, if applicable, are not reflected.

 

Average annual total returns are calculated by determining the growth or decline in value of a hypothetical investment in the subaccount over certain periods, including 1, 3, 5, and 10 years and then calculating the annually compounded percentage rate that would have produced the same result if the rate of growth or decline in value had been constant over the period.

 

Investors should realize that a subaccount’s performance is not constant over time, but changes from year to year, and that the average annual returns represent the averages of historical periods as opposed to the actual historical performance of a subaccount during any portion of the period shown.  Average annual returns are calculated using this formula:

 

P (1+T)n = ERV, where P is a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000, T is the average annual total return, n is the number of years, and ERV is the redeemable value at the end of the period.

 

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Standardized returns are average annual total returns calculated from the subaccount inception date which represents the date the subaccount was available in the Contract.  Standardized returns reflect a standard death benefit and the deduction of all fees and charges including fund expenses, the annual separate account charges and the withdrawal charge.

 

Non-standardized returns are calculated from the fund inception date which represents the inception date of the underlying fund, rather than the date it was included in the Contract.  Performance which predates the inclusion in the Contract is hypothetical and has been adjusted to include the annual separate account charges and the withdrawal charge, unless otherwise stated.

 

Cumulative total returns are unaveraged and reflect the simple percentage change in the value of a hypothetical investment in the subaccount over a stated period of time.  In addition to the period since inception, cumulative total returns may be calculated on a year-to-date basis at the end of each calendar month in the current calendar year.  The last day of the period for year-to-date returns is the last day of the most recent calendar month at the time of publication.

 

Yields quoted in advertising reflect the change in value of a hypothetical investment in a subaccount over a stated period of time, not taking into account capital gains or losses, or any withdrawal charge.  Yields are annualized and stated as a percentage.

 

Current yield and effective yield are calculated for the money market option.  Current yield is based on the change in the value of a hypothetical investment (exclusive of capital changes) over a particular 7-day period, less Contract charges that would have applied during the period (the base period), and stated as a percentage of the investment at the start of the base period (the base period return).  The base period return is then annualized by multiplying by 365/7, with the resulting yield figure carried to at least the nearest hundredth of one percent.

 

Effective yield assumes that all dividends received during an annual period have been reinvested.  This compounding effect causes effective yield to be higher than current yield.  Calculation of effective yield begins with the same base period return used in the calculation of current yield, which is then annualized to reflect weekly compounding pursuant to the following formula:

Effective Yield = [(Base Period Return + 1)365/7] – 1

 

Individualized Illustrations

 

Integrity may provide computer-generated illustrations using programs available through third party firms to provide registered representatives and existing or potential Contracts owners with individualized hypothetical illustrations.  The illustrations may include contract values and returns for some or all of the subaccounts.  Such illustrations may include graphs, bar charts and other types of formats.

 

Hypothetical values may be based on: (i) the results of a hypothetical contribution to a Contract invested in a single or multiple subaccounts using standardized and non-standardized average annual returns; or (ii) the results of a hypothetical contribution to a Contract using either static or variable assumed rates of return, as allowed by law.

 

Distributions Under Tax-Favored Retirement Programs

 

Distributions from tax-favored plans are subject to certain restrictions.  Owners of traditional and SEP IRAs must begin receiving distributions by April 1 of the calendar year following the year in which the owner or participant reaches age 70½.  If you do not take mandatory distributions you may owe a 50% penalty tax on any difference between the required distribution amount and the amount distributed.  There are no mandatory distributions from Roth IRAs.

 

Distributions from qualified plans (other than traditional IRAs) to an employee, surviving spouse, or former spouse who is an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order (payee), in the form of a lump sum settlement, partial withdrawal or periodic annuity payments for a fixed period of fewer than 10 years, are subject to mandatory federal income tax withholding of 20% of the taxable amount of the distribution, unless (i) the payee directs the transfer of such amounts to another qualified plan or Traditional IRA; or (ii) the payment is a minimum distribution required under the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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The taxable amount is the amount of the distribution less the amount allocable to after-tax contributions.  All other types of taxable distributions are subject to a 10% federal income tax withholding unless the payee elects not to have withholding apply.

 

We are not permitted to make distributions from a Contract unless a request has been made.  It is therefore your responsibility to comply with the minimum distribution rules.  You should consult your tax adviser regarding these rules and their proper application.

 

The above description of the minimum distribution requirements and the federal income tax consequences of distributions from tax-favored retirement plans which may be funded by the Contract is only a brief summary and is not intended as tax advice.  The rules governing the provisions of plans are extremely complex and often difficult to comprehend.  If you do not fully comply with all applicable rules, which are subject to change, you may suffer adverse tax consequences.  You should consult a qualified and competent tax adviser prior to adopting a plan or purchasing a Contract in connection with a tax-favored plan.

 

Financial Statements

 

The financial statements of Separate Account I as of December 31, 2009, and for the periods indicated in the financial statements, the statutory-basis financial statements of Integrity as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, and the statutory-basis financial statements of The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company (WSLIC) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, included in this SAI have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, 312 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports included herein.  The financial statements audited by Ernst & Young LLP have been included herein in reliance on their reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

You should distinguish the financial statements of Integrity from the financial statements of the Separate Account and consider the Integrity financial statements only as they relate to the ability of Integrity to meet its obligations under the Contracts.  You should consider the financial statements of WSLIC as bearing only on the ability of WSLIC to meet its obligations under its guarantee to Integrity policy holders dated March 3, 2000.  You should not consider the Integrity or WSLIC financial statements as relating to the investment performance of the assets held in the Separate Account.

 

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