** This is a reminder notification — there is no action required on your part ** To All Brokerage General Agents in New York Following the NAIC Guidelines, Companion Life Insurance Company is required to provide all of its New York producers with information about the expense allocation method used by the company in its illustrations for the state of New York. Please see the paragraph in bold below. Pursuant to the life insurance Illustration Reform legislation adopted in NY, this communication is a reminder to you that Companion Life Insurance Company uses a Generally Recognized Expense Table (“GRET”) to
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Expense Allocation Method in United of Omaha Illustrations
** This is a reminder notification — there is no action required on your part ** Following the NAIC Guidelines, United of Omaha Life Insurance Company is required to provide all of its producers with information about the expense allocation method used by the company in its illustrations. Please look below to see if this information pertains to your state and then, read the paragraph in bold below accordingly. This communication pertains to Illustration Reform states only, which include: AK, AL, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC,
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Help Clients Understand Their IUL Express Allocation Options
The accumulation value within an Indexed Universal Life Express (IUL Express) policy earns interest at a rate that is calculated based on the performance of a market index. If you use the IUL Express Easy Solve, the 100% participation rate crediting strategy will be selected, but your clients also have additional crediting strategy options. Your clients can choose from three crediting strategies, all based on the performance of the S&P 500, as well as a fixed account. This allows them to tailor their policy based on how they believe the index will perform. Clients can choose to allocate all of
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IUL Max Illustrated Rate Change
Effective February 1, 2021, the IUL maximum illustrated rates in WinFlex Web will increase as follows: Income Advantage IUL: 100% Participation Rate with 10% Cap: Increasing from 6.17% to 6.20% 140% Participation Rate with 7% Cap: Increasing from 4.74% to 4.77% 50% Participation Rate with No Cap: Increasing from 5.80% to 5.84% Life Protection Advantage IUL: 100% Participation Rate with 8.5% Cap: Increasing from 5.42% to 5.45% 140% Participation Rate with 6% Cap: Increasing from 4.11% to 4.14% 40% Participation Rate with No Cap: Increasing from 4.66% to 4.69% IUL Express: 100% Participation Rate with 9.25% Cap: Increasing from 5.80%
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IUL Max Illustrated Rate Change
Effective February 1, 2020, the IUL maximum illustrated rates in WinFlex Web will increase as follows: Income Advantage IUL: 100% Participation Rate with 11% Cap: Increasing from 6.58% to 6.62% 140% Participation Rate with 8% Cap: Increasing from 5.33% to 5.36% 60% Participation Rate with No Cap: Increasing from 6.58% to 6.62% Life Protection Advantage IUL: 100% Participation Rate with 10% Cap: Increasing from 6.13% to 6.16% 140% Participation Rate with 7% Cap: Increasing from 4.72% to 4.74% 50% Participation Rate with No Cap: Increasing from 5.76% to 5.80% IUL Express: 100% Participation Rate with 10% Cap: Increasing from 6.13%
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