0001193125-19-127225.txt : 20190430 0001193125-19-127225.hdr.sgml : 20190430 20190430073209 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-19-127225 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190430 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190430 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20190430 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NATIONWIDE LIFE & ANNUITY VA SEPARATE ACCOUNT C CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000909833 IRS NUMBER: 311000740 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-66496 FILM NUMBER: 19778455 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE CO STREET 2: ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43215 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-249-7111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE CO STREET 2: ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43215 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FINANCIAL HORIZONS VA SEPARATE ACCOUNT 3 DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930728 0000909833 S000009130 NATIONWIDE LIFE & ANNUITY VA SEPARATE ACCOUNT C C000024831 The One Investor Annuity 497 1 d671179d497.htm THE ONE INVESTOR ANNUITY (033-66496) The One Investor Annuity (033-66496)
Supplement dated May 1, 2019
to the
The One Investor Annuity prospectus dated May 1, 2016
This supplement updates certain information contained in the prospectus. Please read it and keep it with the prospectus for future reference.
The following sections of the prospectus are restated.
1) The Total Annual Mutual Fund Operating Expenses table, which shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses, as of December 31, 2018, charged by the underlying mutual funds that a contract owner may periodically pay while the contract is in force. More detail concerning each mutual fund’s fees and expenses is contained in the mutual fund’s prospectus.
2) The Legal Proceedings for Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company and Nationwide Investment Services Corporation, which describe certain information about the legal and regulatory proceedings that the Company is subject to.
3) The Underlying Mutual Fund Information appendix, which contains information about the mutual funds available to the contract owner through investment in the sub-accounts.
   
Total Annual Mutual Fund Operating Expenses  
    Minimum   Maximum  
Total Annual Mutual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that are deducted from the mutual fund assets, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees, and other expenses) 		  0.49%   1.38%  
Legal Proceedings
Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NFS, or collectively with its subsidiaries, (the "Company") was formed in November 1996. NFS is the holding company for Nationwide Life Insurance Company (NLIC), Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company (NLAIC) and other companies that comprise the life insurance and retirement savings operations of the Nationwide group of companies (Nationwide). This group includes Nationwide Financial Network (NFN), an affiliated distribution network that markets directly to its customer base. NFS is incorporated in Delaware and maintains its principal executive offices in Columbus, Ohio.
The Company is subject to legal and regulatory proceedings in the ordinary course of its business. These include proceedings specific to the Company and proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the industries in which the Company operates. The outcomes of these proceedings cannot be predicted due to their complexity, scope, and many uncertainties. The Company believes, however, that based on currently known information, the ultimate outcome of all pending legal and regulatory proceedings is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position. The Company maintains Professional Liability Insurance and Director and Officer Liability insurance policies that may cover losses for certain legal and regulatory proceedings. The Company will make adequate provision for any probable and reasonably estimable recoveries under such policies.
The various businesses conducted by the Company are subject to oversight by numerous federal and state regulatory entities, including but not limited to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and state insurance authorities. Such regulatory entities may, in the normal course of business, be engaged in general or targeted inquiries, examinations and investigations of the Company and/or its affiliates. With respect to all such scrutiny directed at the Company or their affiliates, the Company is cooperating with regulators.
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Nationwide Investment Services Corporation
The general distributor, NISC (the "Company"), is subject to legal and regulatory proceedings in the ordinary course of its business. These include proceedings specific to the Company and proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the industries in which the Company operates. The outcomes of these proceedings cannot be predicted due to their complexity, scope and many uncertainties. The Company believes, however, that based on currently known information, the ultimate outcome of all pending legal and regulatory proceedings is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position. The Company has agreements with Nationwide Life Insurance Company (NLIC) under which, NLIC pays all litigation costs on behalf of the Company. Should NLIC be unable or unwilling to pay these costs in the future, the Company would be liable for such costs.
The various businesses conducted by the Company are subject to oversight by numerous federal and state regulatory entities, including but not limited to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and state insurance authorities. Such regulatory entities may, in the normal course, be engaged in general or targeted inquiries, examinations and investigations of the Company and/or its affiliates. With respect to all such scrutiny directed at the Company or their affiliates, the Company is cooperating with regulators.
The Company is engaged in an arbitration matter with at least a reasonable possibility of an unfavorable outcome that would exceed the materiality threshold for the Company, as follows:
Dabney, Edyth v. NISC and Edward Jones. This is a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration matter. Claimant alleges that NISC and Edward Jones improperly administered her 401k rollover. NISC and Edward Jones completed the correction in 2018, but the delay resulted in a taxable event for 2017. Claimant seeks damages of approximately $25,000. The arbitration hearing is scheduled for April 25, 2019.
Underlying Mutual Fund Information
This appendix contains information about the underlying mutual funds in which the Sub-Accounts invest. The underlying mutual funds in which the Sub-Accounts invest are designed primarily as investments for variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued by insurance companies. There is no guarantee that the investment objectives will be met. Refer to the prospectus for each underlying mutual fund for more detailed information.
   
Designations Key:
FF: The underlying mutual fund primarily invests in other mutual funds. Therefore, a proportionate share of the fees and expenses of any acquired funds are indirectly borne by investors. As a result, investors in this Sub-Account may incur higher charges than if the assets were invested in an underlying mutual fund that does not invest in other mutual funds. Refer to the prospectus for this underlying mutual fund for more information.
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Equity-Income Portfolio: Initial Class
This underlying mutual fund is only available in contracts for which good order applications were received before September 1, 1999
Investment Advisor: Fidelity Management & Research Company
Sub-advisor: FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Research & Analysis Company, Fidelity Investments Japan Limited, Fidelity International Investment Advisors, Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited
Investment Objective: Reasonable income.
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Overseas Portfolio: Initial Class
This underlying mutual fund is only available in contracts for which good order applications were received before September 1, 1999
Investment Advisor: Fidelity Management & Research Company
Sub-advisor: FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC), FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited (FMR UK), and other investment advisers serve as sub-advisers for the fund.
Investment Objective: Long-term capital growth.
JPMorgan Insurance Trust - JPMorgan Insurance Trust Core Bond Portfolio: Class 1
Investment Advisor: J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
Investment Objective: Maximize total return by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of intermediate and long-term debt securities.
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JPMorgan Insurance Trust - JPMorgan Insurance Trust Mid Cap Value Portfolio: Class 1
Investment Advisor: J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
Investment Objective: Capital appreciation with the secondary goal of achieving current income by investing primarily in equity securities.
JPMorgan Insurance Trust - JPMorgan Insurance Trust U.S. Equity Portfolio: Class 1
Investment Advisor: J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
Investment Objective: High total return from a portfolio of selected equity securities.
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal(SM) Balanced Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective: The Fund seeks a high level of total return through investment in both equity and fixed income securities.
Designation: FF
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal(SM) Capital Appreciation Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective: The Fund seeks growth of capital, but also seeks income consistent with a less aggressive level of risk as compared to other Cardinal Funds.
Designation: FF
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal(SM) Moderately Aggressive Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective: The Fund seeks growth of capital, but also seeks income consistent with a moderately aggressive level of risk as compared to other Cardinal Funds.
Designation: FF
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal(SM) Moderately Conservative Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Investment Objective: The fund seeks a high level of total return consistent with a moderately conservative level of risk.
Designation: FF
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Government Money Market Fund: Class I
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-advisor: Federated Investment Management Company
Investment Objective: The Fund seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with preserving capital and maintaining liquidity. The Fund is a money market fund that seeks to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share.
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT International Equity Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-advisor: Lazard Asset Management LLC
Investment Objective: The Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of companies in Europe, Australasia, the Far East and other regions, including developing countries.
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Mid Cap Growth Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-advisor: Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC and Wells Capital Management, Inc.
Investment Objective: The fund seeks long-term capital growth.
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-advisor: American Century Investment Management, Inc.; Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC; and WEDGE Capital Management, L.L.P.
Investment Objective: The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
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Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Nationwide Fund: Class I
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-advisor: AQR Capital Management, LLC
Investment Objective: The Fund seeks total return through a flexible combination of capital appreciation and current income.
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT S&P 500® Index Fund: Class II
Investment Advisor: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Sub-advisor: BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Investment Objective: The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
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