Common use of AMOUNT OF ANNUITY BENEFITS Clause in Contracts

AMOUNT OF ANNUITY BENEFITS. If you elect pursuant to the Section “Election of Annuity Benefits” to have an Annuity Benefit paid in lieu of the Cash Value, then the amount applied to provide the Annuity Benefit will, unless otherwise stated in the Data Pages or required by applicable laws or regulations, be (i) the Annuity Account Value if the annuity form elected provides payments for a person’s remaining lifetime or (ii) the Cash Value if the annuity form elected does not provide such lifetime payments. The amount applied to provide an Annuity Benefit may be reduced by a charge for any taxes which apply on annuity purchase payments. If we have previously deducted charges for taxes from Contributions, we will not again deduct charges for the same taxes before an Annuity Benefit is provided. The balance will be used to purchase the Annuity Benefit on the basis of either (i) the Table of Guaranteed Annuity Payments included in Appendix B of this Contract, or (ii) our then current individual annuity rates, whichever rates would provide a larger benefit with respect to the payee. The Annuity Benefit at the time of commencement will not be less than that which would be provided by the application of an amount to purchase any single consideration immediate annuity contract of the same form of annuity offered by us at the time to the same class of annuitants. The amount applied to provide a life contingent annuity payout option will be the Annuity Account Value.

AMOUNT OF ANNUITY BENEFITS. If you elect pursuant to the Section “Election of Annuity Benefits” 7.01 to have an Annuity Benefit paid in lieu of the Cash Value, then the amount applied to provide the Annuity Benefit will, unless otherwise stated in the Data Pages or required by applicable laws or regulations, be (i) the Annuity Account Value if the annuity form elected provides payments for a person’s 's remaining lifetime or (ii) the Cash Value if the annuity form elected does not provide such lifetime payments. The amount applied to provide an Annuity Benefit may be reduced by a charge for any taxes which apply on annuity purchase payments. If we have previously deducted charges for taxes from Contributions, we will not again deduct charges for the same taxes before an Annuity Benefit is provided. The balance will be used to purchase the Annuity Benefit on the basis of either (i) the Table Tables of Guaranteed Annuity Payments included in Appendix B of this Contract, or (ii) our then current individual annuity rates, whichever rates would provide a larger benefit with respect to the payee. The Annuity Benefit at the time of commencement will not be less than that which would be provided by the application of an amount to purchase any single consideration immediate annuity contract of the same form of annuity offered by us at the time to the same class of annuitants. The amount applied to provide a life contingent annuity payout option will be the Annuity Account Value.

AMOUNT OF ANNUITY BENEFITS. If you elect pursuant to the Section “Election of Annuity Benefits” 7.01 to have an Annuity Benefit paid in lieu of the Cash Value, then the amount applied to provide the Annuity Benefit will, unless otherwise stated in the Data Pages Specification Page or required by applicable laws or regulations, be (i) the Annuity Account Value if the annuity form elected provides payments for a person’s remaining lifetime or (ii) the Cash Value if the annuity form elected does not provide such lifetime payments. The amount applied to provide an Annuity Benefit may be reduced by a charge for any taxes which apply on annuity purchase payments. If we have previously deducted charges for taxes from Contributions, we will not again deduct charges for the same taxes before an Annuity Benefit is provided. The balance will be used to purchase the Annuity Benefit on the basis of either (i) the Table Tables of Guaranteed Annuity Payments included in Appendix B of this Contract, or (ii) our then current individual annuity rates, whichever rates would provide a larger benefit with respect to the payee. The Tables of Guaranteed Annuity Payments are shown in Appendix C. The Annuity Benefit at the time of commencement will not be less than that which would be provided by the application of an amount to purchase any single consideration immediate annuity contract of the same form of annuity offered by us at the time to the same class of annuitantsAnnuitants. The amount applied to provide a life contingent annuity payout option will be the Annuity Account Value.

AMOUNT OF ANNUITY BENEFITS. If you elect elect, pursuant to the first or third paragraph of Section “Election of Annuity Benefits” 3.03, to have receive an Annuity Benefit paid in lieu of the Cash Value, then the amount applied to provide the Annuity Benefit will, unless otherwise stated in the Data Pages or required by applicable laws or regulations, will be (i) the Annuity Account Value if the payments under the annuity form elected provides payments for a person’s remaining lifetime involves life contingencies, or (ii) the Cash Value if the annuity form Annuity Form elected does not provide such lifetime paymentsinvolve life contingencies. The amount applied to provide an Annuity Benefit may be reduced by a any applicable tax charge for any taxes which apply on annuity purchase paymentsconsiderations, as we determine. If we have previously deducted charges for taxes any applicable tax charge from ContributionsContributions as provided in Section 2.01, we will not again deduct charges for the same taxes before application to provide an Annuity Benefit is providedBenefit, unless a change in applicable law has occurred with respect to your Contract. The balance will be used to shall purchase the Annuity Benefit on the basis of either (i) the Table of Guaranteed Annuity Payments included in Appendix B of this Contract, shown below or (ii) our then current individual annuity ratesrates for payment of proceeds, whichever rates would provide a larger benefit with respect to the payee. Regardless of the basis used, your Contract will be governed by our supplementary contract then in effect. The amount to be applied to provide an Annuity Benefit at will, in addition to any tax charge reduction, be reduced by an administrative charge. The amount of such charge will be determined from time to time in accordance with our general practices applicable on a uniform basis to all contracts of the time of commencement will not be less than that which would be provided by same type as this Contract. After the application of an amount to purchase any single consideration immediate annuity contract of provide an Annuity Benefit, the same form of annuity offered by us at amounts you have in the time to the same class of annuitants. The amount applied to provide a life contingent annuity payout option will be Divisions and the Annuity Account ValueValue shall be zero.

AMOUNT OF ANNUITY BENEFITS. If you elect pursuant to the Section “Election of Annuity Benefits” 7.01 to have an Annuity Benefit paid in lieu of the Cash Value, then the amount applied to provide the Annuity Benefit will, unless otherwise stated in the Data Pages or required by applicable laws or regulations, be (i) the Annuity Account Value if the annuity form elected provides payments for a person’s remaining lifetime or (ii) the Cash Value if the annuity form elected does not provide such lifetime payments. The amount applied to provide an Annuity Benefit may be reduced by a charge for any taxes which apply on annuity purchase payments. If we have previously deducted charges for taxes from Contributions, we will not again deduct charges for the same taxes before an Annuity Benefit is provided. The balance will be used to purchase the Annuity Benefit on the basis of either (i) the Table Tables of Guaranteed Annuity Payments included in Appendix B of this Contract, or (ii) our then current individual annuity rates, whichever rates would provide a larger benefit with respect to the payee. The Annuity Benefit at the time of commencement will not be less than that which would be provided by the application of an amount to purchase any single consideration immediate annuity contract of the same form of annuity offered by us at the time to the same class of annuitants. The amount applied to provide a life contingent annuity payout option will be the Annuity Account Value.