SECURITY BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
A MUTUAL COMPANY/FOUNDED IN 1892/TOPEKA, KS
FLEXIBLE PREMIUM DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
THE COMPANY'S PROMISE
In consideration for the Purchase Payments and the attached application,
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company (the "Company") will pay the benefits of
this Contract according to its provisions.
LEGAL CONTRACT
PLEASE READ YOUR CONTRACT CAREFULLY. It is a legal Contract between the Owner
and the Company. The Contract's table of contents is on page 2.
FREE LOOK PERIOD-RIGHT TO CANCEL
If for any reason the owner is not satisfied with this Contract, he or she may
return it to the Company within 10 days from the date of receipt. It may be
returned by delivering or mailing it to the Company. If returned, this Contract
shall be deemed void from the Contract Date. The Company will refund any
Purchase Payments made and allocated to the Fixed Account and will refund
Separate Account Contract Value as of the date the returned policy is received
by the Company.
Signed for Security Benefit Life Insurance Company on the Contract Date.
XXXXX X. XXXXX XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
Secretary President
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THIS CONTRACT
This is a FLEXIBLE PREMIUM DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT.
* Purchase Payments may be made until the earlier of the Annuity Start Date or
termination of the Contract.
* A Death Benefit may be paid prior to the Annuity Start Date according to the
Contract provisions.
* Annuity Payments begin on the Annuity Start Date using the method specified
in this Contract.
* This Contract is Participating.
ALL PAYMENTS AND VALUES PROVIDED BY THIS CONTRACT, WHEN BASED ON THE INVESTMENT
EXPERIENCE OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT, ARE VARIABLE AND MAY INCREASE OR DECREASE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. THERE ARE NO
GUARANTEED MINIMUM PAYMENTS OR CASH VALUES. (SEE "CONTRACT VALUE AND EXPENSE
PROVISIONS" AND "ANNUITY PAYMENT PROVISIONS" FOR DETAILS.)
SECURITY BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
A Member of The Security Benefit Group of Companies
P.O. Box 750497, Topeka, KS 66675-0497
000 XX Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0001
0-000-000-0000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS 3
DEFINITIONS 4-6
GENERAL PROVISIONS 7, 8
The Contract 7
Compliance 7
Misstatement of Age 7
Evidence of Survival 7
Incontestability 7
Assignment 7
Transfers 8
Claims of Creditors 8
Nonforfeiture Values 8
Participation 8
Statements 8
OWNERSHIP, ANNUITANT AND BENEFICIARY PROVISIONS 9
Ownership 9
Joint Ownership 9
Annuitant 9
Primary and Secondary Beneficiaries 9
Ownership and Beneficiary Changes 9
PURCHASE PAYMENT PROVISIONS 10
Flexible Purchase Payments 10
Purchase Payment Limitations 10
Purchase Payment Allocation 10
Place of Payment 10
CONTRACT VALUE AND EXPENSE PROVISIONS 10-12
Contract Value 10
Fixed Account Contract Value 10
Fixed Account Interest Crediting 11
Separate Account Contract Value 11
Accumulation Unit Value 11
Determining Accumulation Units 11
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge 12
Premium Tax Expense 12
Administrative Charge 12
Mutual Fund Expenses 12
WITHDRAWAL PROVISIONS 12, 13
Withdrawals 12, 13
Withdrawal Value 13
Systematic Withdrawals 13
Date of Request 13
Payment of Withdrawal Benefits 13
DEATH BENEFIT PROVISIONS 14, 15
Death Benefit 14
Proof of Death 14
Distribution Rules 14, 15
ANNUITY PAYMENT PROVISIONS 15-18
Annuity Start Date 15
Change of Annuity Start Date 15
Annuity Start Amount 15
Annuity Tables 16
Annuity Payments 16
Change of Annuity Option 16
Fixed Annuity Payments 16
Variable Annuity Payments 16
Annuity Units 16, 17
Net Investment Factor 17
Alternate Annuity Option Rates 17
Annuity Options 18
ANNUITY TABLES 19
AMENDMENTS OR ENDORSEMENTS, if any
DEFINITIONS (Continued)
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Variable Annuity Account VIII (the "Separate Account") is a separate account
established and maintained by the Company under Kansas law. The Separate Account
is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 as a Unit Investment Trust. It was established by the
Company to support variable annuity contracts. The Company owns the assets of
the Separate Account and maintains them apart from the assets of its general
account and its other separate accounts. The assets held in the Separate Account
equal to the reserves and other Contract liabilities with respect to the
Separate Account may not be charged with liabilities arising from any other
business the Company may conduct.
Income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from assets in the Separate
Account are credited to, or charged against, the Separate Account without regard
to the income, gains or losses from the Company's general account or its other
separate accounts. The Separate Account is divided into Subaccounts shown on
page 3. Income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from assets in each
Subaccount are credited to, or charged against, the Subaccount without regard to
income, gains or losses in the other Subaccounts. The Company has the right to
transfer to its general account any assets of the Separate Account that are in
excess of the reserves and other Contract liabilities with respect to the
Separate Account. The value of the assets in the Separate Account on each
Valuation Date are determined at the end of each Valuation Date.
SUBACCOUNT NET ASSET VALUE
The Subaccount Net Asset Value is equal to: (1) the net asset value of all
shares of the underlying mutual fund held by the Subaccount; plus (2) any cash
or other assets; less (3) all liabilities of the Subaccount.
SUBACCOUNTS
The Separate Account is divided into Subaccounts which invest in shares of
mutual funds. Each Subaccount may invest its assets in a separate class or
series of a designated mutual fund or funds. The Subaccounts are shown on page
3. Subject to the regulatory requirements then in force, the Company reserves
the right to:
1. change or add designated mutual funds or other investment vehicles;
2. add, remove or combine Subaccounts;
3. add, delete or make substitutions for securities that are held or purchased
by the Separate Account or any Subaccount;
4. operate the Separate Account as a management investment company;
5. combine the assets of the Separate Account with other Separate Accounts of
the Company or an affiliate thereof;
6. restrict or eliminate any voting rights of the Owner with respect to the
Separate Account or other persons who have voting rights as to the Separate
Account; and
7. terminate and liquidate any Subaccount.
If any of these changes result in a material change to the Separate Account or a
Subaccount, the Company will notify the Owner of the change. The Company will
not change the investment policy of any Subaccount in any material respect
without complying with the filing and other procedures of the insurance
regulators of the state of issue.
VALUATION DATE
A Valuation Date is each day the New York Stock Exchange and the Company's Home
Office are open for business.
VALUATION PERIOD
A Valuation Period is the interval of time from one Valuation Date to the next
Valuation Date.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
THE CONTRACT
The entire Contract between the Owner and the Company consists of this Contract,
the attached Application, and any Amendments, Endorsements or Riders to the
Contract. All statements made in the Application will, in the absence of fraud,
as ruled by the a court of competent jurisdiction, be deemed representations and
not warranties. The Company will use no statement made by or on behalf of the
Owner or the Annuitant to void this Contract unless it is in the written
Application.. Any change in the Contract can be made only with the written
consent of the President, a Vice President, or the Secretary of the Company.
The Purchase Payment(s) and the Application must be acceptable to the Company
under its rules and practices. If they are not, the Company's liability shall be
limited to a return of the Purchase Payment(s).
COMPLIANCE
The Company reserves the right to make any change to the provisions of this
Contract to comply with or give the Owner the benefit of any federal or state
statute, rule or regulation. This includes, but is not limited to, requirements
for annuity contracts under the Internal Revenue Code or the laws of any state.
The Company will provide the Owner with a copy of any such change and will also
file such a change with the insurance regulatory officials of the state in which
the Contract is delivered.
MISSTATEMENT OF AGE
If the age of the Annuitant has been misstated, payments shall be adjusted, when
allowed by law, to the amount which would have been provided for the correct
age. Proof of the age of an Annuitant may be required at any time, in a form
suitable to the Company. If payments have already commenced and the misstatement
has caused an underpayment, the full amount due will be paid with the next
scheduled payment. If the misstatement has caused an overpayment, the amount due
will be deducted from one or more future payments.
EVIDENCE OF SURVIVAL
When any payments under this Contract depend on the payee being alive on a given
date, proof that the payee is living may be required by the Company. Such proof
must be in a form accepted by the Company, and may be required prior to making
the payments.
INCONTESTABILITY
This Contract will not be contested after it has been in force for two years
from the Issue Date during the life of the Owner.
ASSIGNMENT
Please refer to page 3 to see if the Contract may be assigned. If it may be
assigned, no Assignment under this Contract is binding unless Received by the
Company in writing. The Company assumes no responsibility for the validity,
legality, or tax status of any Assignment. The Assignment will be subject to any
payment made or other action taken by the Company before the Assignment is
Received by the Company. Once filed, the rights of the Owner, Annuitant and
Beneficiary are subject to the Assignment. Any claim is subject to proof of
interest of the assignee.
ANNUITY PAYMENT PROVISIONS (CONTINUED)
ANNUITY TABLES
Annuity Tables A and B show the guaranteed minimum amount of monthly Annuity
Payment per $1,000 of Annuity Start Amount for annuity options 1 through 4 that
applies to the first Variable Annuity Payment and to each payment for Fixed
Annuity Payments. The amount of each Annuity Payment for Annuity Options 1
through 4 will depend on the Annuitant's age on the Annuity Start Date.
Tables A and B assume 1900 as the year of birth of the annuitant. To use Table A
and B for an Annuitant born after 1900, the actual age is reduced by 0.1
(one-tenth) of a year for each year the year of birth exceeds 1900. For an
annuitant with a birth year prior to 1900, the actual age is increased in a like
manner. The actual age (in completed months) reduced or increased becomes the
"adjusted age of the Annuitant" The guaranteed payout rate is then found by
interpolating the Annuitant's adjusted age between the ages shown in Tables A
and B. Tables A and B are based on the 1983 Table "A" mortality table and an
interest rate of 3.5% per year. On request the Company will furnish the amount
of monthly Annuity Payment per $1,000 applied for any ages not shown.
For Annuity Options 5 and 6, annuity rates based on age are not used to
calculate annuity payments. Annuity Payments for these options are computed
without reference to the Annuity Tables.
ANNUITY PAYMENTS
The Annuity Option is shown on page 3. The Owner may choose any form of Annuity
Option that is allowed by the Company. The Owner may choose an Annuity Option by
written request. This request must be Received by the Company at least 30 days
prior to the Annuity Start Date. Several Annuity Options are listed on page 18.
No Annuity Option can be selected that requires the Company to make periodic
payments of less than $100.00. If no Annuity Option is chosen prior to the
Annuity Start Date, the Company will use Life with 10-Year Fixed Period Option.
Each Annuity Option allows for making Annuity Payments annually, semiannually,
quarterly or monthly.
CHANGE OF ANNUITY OPTION
Prior to the Annuity Start Date, the Owner may change the Annuity Option chosen.
The Owner must request the change in writing. This request must be Received by
the Company at least 30 days prior to the Annuity Start Date.
FIXED ANNUITY PAYMENTS
With respect to Fixed Annuity Payments, the amounts shown on the Tables are the
guaranteed minimum for each Annuity Payment for Annuity Options 1 through 4.
VARIABLE ANNUITY PAYMENTS
With respect to Variable Annuity Payments, the amount shown on the Tables is the
guaranteed minimum first Annuity Payment, based on the assumed interest rate of
3.5% for Annuity Options 1 through 4. The amount of each Annuity Payment after
the first for these options is computed by means of Annuity Units.
ANNUITY UNITS
The number of Annuity Units is found by dividing the first Annuity Payment by
the Annuity Unit Value for the selected Subaccount on the Annuity Start Date.
The number of Annuity Units for the Subaccount then remains constant, unless a
Transfer of Annuity Units is made. After the first Annuity Payment, the dollar
amount of each subsequent Annuity Payment is equal to the number of Annuity
Units times the Annuity Unit Value for the Subaccount on the due date of the
Annuity Payment.
ANNUITY PAYMENT PROVISIONS (CONTINUED)
ANNUITY UNITS (CONTINUED)
The Annuity Unit Value for each Subaccount was first set at $1.00. The Annuity
Unit Value for any subsequent Valuation Date is equal to (a) times (b) times
(c), where:
(a) is the Annuity Unit Value on the immediately preceding Valuation Date;
(b) is the Net Investment Factor for the day;
(c) is a factor used to adjust for an assumed interest rate of 3.5% per year
used to determine the Annuity Payment amounts. The assumed interest rate is
reflected in the Annuity Tables.
NET INVESTMENT FACTOR
The Net Investment Factor for any Subaccount at the end of any Valuation Period
is determined by dividing (1) by (2) and subtracting (3) from the result, where:
1. is equal to:
a. the net asset value per share of the mutual fund held in the Subaccount,
found at the end of the current Valuation Period; plus
b. the per share amount of any dividend or capital gain distributions paid
by the Subaccount's underlying mutual fund that is not included in the
net asset value per share; plus or minus
c. a per share charge or credit for any taxes reserved for, which the
Company deems to have resulted from the operation of the Subaccount.
2. is the net asset value per share of the Subaccount's underlying mutual fund
as found at the end of the prior Valuation Period.
3. is a factor representing the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge which is
deducted from the Separate Account.
Underlying mutual funds may declare dividends on a daily basis and pay such
dividends once a month. The Net Investment Factor allows for the monthly
reinvestment of these daily dividends. As described above, the gains and losses
from each Subaccount are credited or charged against the Subaccount without
regard to the gains or losses in the Company or other Subaccounts.
ALTERNATE ANNUITY OPTION RATES
The Company may, at the time of election of an Annuity Option, offer more
favorable rates in lieu of the guaranteed rates shown in the Annuity Tables.
ANNUITY PAYMENT PROVISIONS (Continued)
ANNUITY OPTIONS
OPTION 1
LIFE OPTION: This option provides payments for the life of the Annuitant. Table
A shows some of the guaranteed rates for this option.
OPTION 2
LIFE WITH FIXED PERIOD OPTION: This option provides payments for the life of the
Annuitant. A fixed period of 5, 10, 15 or 20 years may be chosen. Payments will
be made to the end of this period even if the Annuitant dies prior to the end of
the period. If the Annuitant dies before receiving all the payments during the
fixed period. If the Annuitant dies before receiving all the payments during the
fixed period, the remaining payments will be made to the Designated Beneficiary.
Table A shows some of the guaranteed rates for this option.
OPTION 3
LIFE WITH INSTALLMENT OR UNIT REFUND OPTION: This option provides payments for
the life of the Annuitant, with a period certain determined by dividing the
Annuity Start Amount by the amount of the first payment. A fixed number of
payments will be made even if the Annuitant dies. If the Annuitant dies before
receiving the fixed number of payments, any remaining payments will be made to
the Designated Beneficiary. Table A shows some of the guaranteed rates for this
option.
OPTION 4
JOINT AND LAST SURVIVOR OPTION: This option provides payments for the life of
the Annuitant and Joint Annuitant. Payments will be made as long as either is
living. Table B shows some of the guaranteed rates for this option.
OPTION 5
FIXED PERIOD OPTION: This option provides payments for a fixed number of years
between 5 and 20. If the Contract Value is held in the Fixed Account, then the
amount of the payments will vary as a result of the interest rate (as adjusted
periodically) credited on the Fixed Account. This rate is guaranteed to be no
less than the Guaranteed Rate shown on page 3. If the Contract Value is held in
the Separate Account, then the amount of the payments will vary as a result of
the investment performance of the Subaccounts chosen. If all the Annuitants die
before receiving the fixed number of payments, any remaining payments will be
made to the Designated Beneficiary.
OPTION 6
FIXED PAYMENT OPTION: This option provides a fixed payment amount. This amount
is paid until the amount applied, including daily interest adjustments, is paid.
If the Contract Value is held in the Fixed Account, then the number of payments
will vary as a result of the interest rate (as adjusted periodically) credited
on the Fixed Account. This rate is guaranteed to be no less than the Guaranteed
Rate shown on page 3. If the Contract Value is held in the Separate Account,
then the number of payments will vary as a result of the investment performance
of the Subaccounts chosen. If all the Annuitants die before receiving all the
payments, any remaining payments will be made to the Designated Beneficiary.
ANNUITY TABLES
TABLE A
SETTLEMENT OPTIONS ONE, TWO, AND THREE
MINIMUM INITIAL MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS PER $1,000 OF AMOUNT APPLIED
Adjusted Option One Option Two Option Three
Age Life Year Fixed Period Ends Unit
of Annuitant Only 5 10 15 20 Refund
------------------ --------------- -------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- ----------------
UNISEX
55 4.54 4.53 4.51 4.46 4.38 4.40
56 4.62 4.61 4.58 4.53 4.44 4.47
57 4.71 4.70 4.66 4.60 4.51 4.54
58 4.80 4.79 4.75 4.68 4.57 4.62
59 4.90 4.88 4.84 4.76 4.64 4.70
60 5.00 4.99 4.93 4.84 4.70 4.78
61 5.11 5.09 5.03 4.93 4.77 4.87
62 5.23 5.21 5.14 5.02 4.84 4.96
63 5.36 5.33 5.25 5.12 4.91 5.06
64 5.49 5.46 5.37 5.21 4.98 5.17
65 5.64 5.60 5.50 5.31 5.05 5.28
66 5.79 5.75 5.63 5.42 5.12 5.39
67 5.95 5.91 5.77 5.53 5.19 5.52
68 6.13 6.08 5.91 5.63 5.25 5.65
69 6.32 6.26 6.07 5.74 5.32 5.79
70 6.53 6.46 6.23 5.86 5.37 5.94
71 6.75 6.67 6.40 5.97 5.43 6.09
72 6.99 6.89 6.58 6.08 5.48 6.26
73 7.26 7.13 6.76 6.18 5.52 6.44
74 7.54 7.39 6.95 6.29 5.57 6.63
75 7.85 7.67 7.14 6.39 5.60 6.83
Values not shown will be provided upon request. Annual, semiannual, or quarterly
installments can be determined by multiplying the monthly installments by
11.812853, 5.9572227, and 2.9914196 respectively.
TABLE B
SETTLEMENT OPTION FOUR
MINIMUM INITIAL MONTHLY INSTALLMENT PER $1,000 OF AMOUNT APPLIED
ADJUSTED
AGE OF
PRIMARY ADJUSTED AGE OF SECONDARY ANNUITANT
ANNUITANT 55 60 62 65 70 75
---------------------------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- -------------
55 4.05 4.18 4.23 4.29 4.38 4.44
60 4.18 4.37 4.45 4.55 4.70 4.81
62 4.23 4.45 4.53 4.65 4.84 4.98
65 4.29 4.55 4.65 4.81 5.05 5.26
70 4.38 4.70 4.84 5.05 5.43 5.77
75 4.44 4.81 4.98 5.26 5.77 6.32
Values not shown will be provided upon request.
Annual, semiannual, or quarterly payments can be determined from Table A or B by
multiplying the monthly payments by 11.812854, 5.9572233, and 2.9914201,
respectively.
