Guaranteed Rates - Guaranteed Account. Aetna will declare the interest rate(s) applicable to a specific Guaranteed Term at the start of the Deposit Period for that Guaranteed Term. The rate(s) are guaranteed by Aetna for the period beginning with the first day of the Deposit Period and ending on the Maturity Date. Guaranteed Rates are credited beginning with the date of allocation. The Guaranteed Rates are annual effective yields. That is, interest is credited daily at a rate that will produce the Guaranteed Rate over the period of a year. No Guaranteed Rate will ever be less than the minimum Guaranteed Rate shown on the Schedule - Accumulation Period. For Guaranteed Terms of one year or less, one Guaranteed Rate is credited for the full Guaranteed Term. For longer Guaranteed Terms, an initial Guaranteed Rate is credited from the date of deposit to the end of a specified period within the Guaranteed Term. There may be different Guaranteed Rate(s) declared for subsequent specified time intervals throughout the Guaranteed Term. Aetna may offer more than one Guaranteed Term of the same duration and credit one with a higher rate contingent upon use only with Dollar Cost Averaging.
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Samples: Group Annuity Contract (Variable Annuity Account B of Aetna Life Ins & Annuity Co), Insurance Contract (Variable Annuity Account B of Aetna Life Ins & Annuity Co), Group Contract (Variable Annuity Account B of Aetna Life Ins & Annuity Co)
Guaranteed Rates - Guaranteed Account. Aetna will declare the interest rate(s) applicable to a specific Guaranteed Term at the start of the Deposit Contribution Period for that Guaranteed Term. The rate(s) are guaranteed by Aetna for the period beginning with the first day of the Deposit Contribution Period and ending on the Maturity Date. Guaranteed Rates are credited beginning with the date of allocation. The Guaranteed Rates are annual effective yields. That is, interest is credited daily at a rate that will produce the Guaranteed Rate over the period of a year. No Guaranteed Rate will ever be less than the minimum Guaranteed Rate shown on the Schedule - Accumulation Period. For Guaranteed Terms of one year or less, one Guaranteed Rate is credited for the full Guaranteed Term. For longer Guaranteed Terms, an initial Guaranteed Rate is credited from the date of deposit to the end of a specified period within the Guaranteed Term. There may be different Guaranteed Rate(s) ), which are higher than the initial Guaranteed Rate, declared for subsequent specified time intervals throughout the Guaranteed Term. Aetna may offer more than one Guaranteed Term of the same duration and credit one with a higher rate contingent upon use only with Dollar Cost Averaging.
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Samples: Variable Annuity Contract (Variable Annuity Account B of Aetna Life Ins & Annuity Co)
Guaranteed Rates - Guaranteed Account. Aetna will declare the interest rate(s) applicable to a specific Guaranteed Term at the start of the Deposit Contribtion Period for that Guaranteed Term. The rate(s) are guaranteed by Aetna for the period beginning with the first day of the Deposit Contribution Period and ending on the Maturity Date. Guaranteed Rates are credited beginning with the date of allocation. The Guaranteed Rates are annual effective yields. That is, interest is credited daily at a rate that will produce the Guaranteed Rate over the period of a year. No Guaranteed Rate will ever be less than the minimum Guaranteed Rate shown on the Schedule - Accumulation Period. For Guaranteed Terms of one year or less, one Guaranteed Rate is credited for the full Guaranteed Term. For longer Guaranteed Terms, an initial Guaranteed Rate is credited from the date of deposit to the end of a specified period within the Guaranteed Term. There may be different Guaranteed Rate(s) ), which are higher than the initial Guaranteed Rate, declared for subsequent specified time intervals throughout the Guaranteed Term. Aetna may offer more than one Guaranteed Term of the same duration and credit one with a higher rate contingent upon use only with Dollar Cost Averaging.
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Samples: Variable Annuity Contract (Variable Annuity Account B of Aetna Life Ins & Annuity Co)