EXHIBIT 1.A.5.(a)(2)
Specimen form of Texas Flexible Premium Adjustable Combination
Fixed and Variable Life Insurance Policy
SOUTHLAND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(A TEXAS CORPORATION)
0000 XXXXXX XXXXX XXXX, X.X., XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX 00000-0000
MAILING ADDRESS
P. O. BOX 105006, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30348-5006
A STOCK COMPANY - ESTABLISHED 1908
[XXXX X. XXX]
[00-0000000-0] [$100,000]
AGREEMENT BY SOUTHLAND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Southland Life Insurance Company will pay the benefits described in this Policy
in accordance with the terms of this Policy.
CONSIDERATION FOR ISSUING THIS POLICY
This Policy is issued in consideration of:
1. The application; and
2. Payment of the first premium.
PLEASE READ YOUR POLICY CAREFULLY
This Policy is a legal contract between the Policyowner and the Company.
FREE LOOK PERIOD
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXAMINE AND RETURN THIS POLICY. THIS POLICY MAY BE
RETURNED TO THE AGENT OF THE COMPANY WITHIN 20 DAYS OF RECEIPT, 45 DAYS AFTER
YOU SIGN THE APPLICATION OR 10 DAYS AFTER WE MAIL THE NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL
RIGHT, WHICHEVER IS LATEST. THE POLICY WILL BE DEEMED TO BE RECEIVED BY YOU 15
DAYS AFTER IT IS MAILED FROM OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. THE POLICY MAY BE
RETURNED BY MAIL OR OTHER DELIVERY TO OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER OR TO OUR
AUTHORIZED AGENT WHO SOLD IT. IT WILL THEN BE VOID FROM THE BEGINNING. UPON
RETURN OF THE POLICY, WE WILL REFUND ALL PREMIUMS PAID.
This Policy is signed for Southland Life Insurance Company by
[SIGNATURE APPEARS HERE] [SIGNATURE APPEARS HERE]
President Secretary
FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICY DEATH BENEFITS
AND OTHER VALUES PROVIDED BY THIS POLICY, WHEN BASED ON THE INVESTMENT
EXPERIENCE OF A SEPARATE ACCOUNT, ARE VARIABLE. THESE VALUES MAY INCREASE OR
DECREASE BASED ON INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED AS TO A FIXED
DOLLAR AMOUNT.
Death benefits are payable by us to the Beneficiary upon the death of the
Insured prior to maturity. The Net Accumulation Value, if any, is payable by us
if the Insured is living upon maturity. Flexible premiums are payable by the
Owner during the lifetime of the Insured until maturity.
CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER
P. O. BOX 173789
DENVER, CO 80217-3789
(000) 000-0000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
POLICY SCHEDULE..................................................... 4
Allocation of Initial Premium..................................... 5
Benefit and Premium Schedule...................................... 6
Target Death Benefit Schedule..................................... 7
Guaranteed Maximum Expense Charges................................ 8
Guaranteed Maximum Surrender Charges.............................. 9
Table of Annual Target Premiums................................... 9A
DEFINITIONS......................................................... 10
OWNERSHIP AND BENEFICIARY PROVISIONS................................ 13
Ownership......................................................... 13
Beneficiary....................................................... 13
Assignment........................................................ 13
PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS................................................. 13
Premiums.......................................................... 13
Excess Premium.................................................... 14
No-Lapse Guarantee................................................ 14
Allocation of Net Premium......................................... 14
Continuation of Insurance......................................... 14
Grace Period...................................................... 15
Reinstatement..................................................... 15
DEATH BENEFITS...................................................... 15
Proceeds Payable at Death Prior to Age 100........................ 15
Death Benefit Amount.............................................. 16
Maturity at Age 100............................................... 16
Optional Continuance Beyond Age 100............................... 16
POLICY CHANGES...................................................... 17
Right to Make Change.............................................. 17
Increase in Stated Death Benefit.................................. 17
Decrease in Stated Death Benefit.................................. 17
Change of Death Benefit Type...................................... 17
Change of Benefits Option......................................... 18
VARIABLE ACCOUNT.................................................... 18
Accumulation Unit Value........................................... 18
Accumulation Experience Factor.................................... 19
Subaccount Accumulation Value..................................... 19
Persistency Refund................................................ 20
GUARANTEED INTEREST ACCOUNT......................................... 20
TRANSFERS........................................................... 21
Excess Transfer Charge............................................ 21
Dollar Cost Averaging Facility.................................... 22
Automatic Rebalancing............................................. 22
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POLICY SURRENDER AND WITHDRAWALS.................................... 23
Policy Surrender.................................................. 23
Withdrawals....................................................... 23
Withdrawal Transaction Charge..................................... 24
POLICY LOANS........................................................ 24
Making a Policy Loan.............................................. 24
Interest Charges.................................................. 24
Other Borrowing Rules............................................. 25
Repaying a Policy Debt............................................ 25
POLICY CHARGES...................................................... 25
Taxes and Sales Loads............................................. 25
Monthly Deduction................................................. 25
Cost of Insurance Charges......................................... 26
Basis of Computations............................................. 27
Guaranteed Maximum Monthly Cost of Insurance Rates................ 28
Mortality Expense and Risk Charge................................. 30
Portfolio Expenses................................................ 30
Surrender Charges................................................. 30
REPORTS............................................................. 31
Annual Report..................................................... 31
Other Reports..................................................... 32
GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS........................................... 32
Policy Incontestability........................................... 32
Termination....................................................... 32
Age and Sex Misstatement.......................................... 32
Suicide........................................................... 32
Modifications..................................................... 33
Delay of Payment by Law........................................... 33
CONVERSION OF POLICY................................................ 33
HOW BENEFITS ARE PAID............................................... 34
Selecting an Optional Payment..................................... 34
Provisions Relating to Options 1, 3, and 4........................ 34
SETTLEMENT OPTION TABLE 1........................................... 35
SETTLEMENT OPTION TABLE 2........................................... 35
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POLICY SCHEDULE
POLICY NUMBER [00-0000000-0]
INSURED PERSON [XXXX X. XXX]
ISSUE AGE [35]
INSURED PERSON'S SEX [MALE]
RISK CLASS [STANDARD TOBACCO]
RISK FACTOR [1.00]
POLICY DATE [JUNE 1, 1996]
MINIMUM STATED DEATH BENEFIT [$100,000]
MONTHLY PROCESSING DATE [1ST]
DEATH BENEFIT TYPE [A]
BENEFICIARY NAME [XXXX X. XXX]
BENEFICIARY RELATIONSHIP [SPOUSE]
FIRST PREMIUM [$1,910.15]
PLANNED PERIODIC PREMIUM [$1,910.15]
MODE AT ISSUE [ANNUAL]
NO-LAPSE MONTHLY PREMIUM [$54.00]
OWNER [XXXX X. XXX]
IT IS POSSIBLE THE COVERAGE WILL TERMINATE PRIOR TO AGE 100 IF PREMIUMS ARE
INSUFFICIENT TO CONTINUE COVERAGE AND THE NO-LAPSE GUARANTEE PERIOD HAS ENDED.
COVERAGE WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED BY WITHDRAWALS, POLICY LOANS, CHANGES IN THE
CURRENT COST OF INSURANCE RATES, THE ACTUAL CREDITED INTEREST RATE FOR THE
GUARANTEED INTEREST ACCOUNT AND THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF THE VARIABLE
ACCOUNT.
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POLICY SCHEDULE (Continued)
ALLOCATION OF INITIAL PREMIUM
[Xxxxx American Small Capitalization Subaccount 0%
[Xxxxx American MidCap Growth Subaccount] 25%
[Xxxxx American Leveraged AllCap Subaccount] 0%
[Xxxxx American Growth Subaccount] 0%
[Fidelity VIP II Asset Manager Subaccount] 0%
[Fidelity VIP Growth Subaccount] 25%
[Fidelity VIP Overseas Subaccount] 0%
[Fidelity VIP Money Market Subaccount] 0%
[Fidelity VIP II Index 500 Subaccount] 0%
[Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Subaccount] 0%
[Fidelity VIP High Income Subaccount] 0%
[Fidelity VIP II Contrafund Subaccount] 0%
[Fidelity VIP II Investment Grade Bond Subaccount] 0%
[Janus Growth Subaccount] 25%
[Janus Aggressive Growth Subaccount] 0%
[Janus Worldwide Growth Subaccount] 0%
[Janus International Growth Subaccount] 0%
[Janus Balanced Subaccount] 0%
[Janus Short-Term Bond Subaccount] 0%
[INVESCO Industrial Income Subaccount] 0%
[INVESCO Utilities Subaccount] 25%
Guaranteed Interest Account 0%
If you elect to invest in a particular investment option, at least 5% of your
Premiums must be allocated to that option. All percentage allocations must be
in whole numbers.
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POLICY SCHEDULE (Continued)
BENEFIT AND PREMIUM SCHEDULE
Benefit Premium
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Amount Target
On Policy Annual
Date Premium
Stated Death Benefit $100,000 $800.00
TOTAL PREMIUMS ON POLICY DATE $800.00
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POLICY SCHEDULE (Continued)
TARGET DEATH BENEFIT SCHEDULE
(1) (2) (3)
Target Base Adjustable
Death Benefit Death Benefit Term Rider
Amount Amount Amount
* (1) - (2)
Not Applicable $100,000 Not Applicable
*The Stated Death Benefit is shown in column (2). A higher amount based on your
Policy's Accumulation Value may apply (as defined on Page 16 under "Death
Benefit Amount").
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POLICY SCHEDULE (Continued)
EXPENSE CHARGES
GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE OF PREMIUM EXPENSE CHARGES
Premium Tax 2.5% of each Premium
Federal Tax on Deferred Acquisition Costs 1.5% of each Premium
We reserve the right to increase or decrease the premium expense charge for
taxes due to any change in tax law. We further reserve the right to increase
or decrease the premium expense charge for the federal income tax treatment of
deferred acquisition costs due to any change in the cost to us.
Guaranteed Maximum Sales Load 4.0% of each Premium
GUARANTEED MAXIMUM MONTHLY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGES
Initial Policy Charge in 1st Policy Year $20 per month for 1st 12 months
Monthly Policy Charge in all Policy Years $10 per month in every month
GUARANTEED MAXIMUM ANNUAL CHARGE TO VARIABLE ACCOUNTS
Charge for Mortality and Expense Risk .90% of Subaccount Accumulation Unit Value
(.002466% daily equivalent)
These charges do not apply to the Guaranteed Interest Account
GUARANTEED MAXIMUM POLICYHOLDER TRANSACTION CHARGES
Premium Allocation Changes
Charge for more than 5 per Policy Year $25 each after the 5th in a Policy Year
Automatic Rebalancing Changes
Charge for more than 5 per Policy Year $25 each after the 5th in a Policy Year
Withdrawal
Charge for more than 1 per Policy Year Lesser of $25 or 2% of Withdrawal Amount
each withdrawal after the 1st in a Policy Year
Excess Transfer Between Subaccounts and/or Guaranteed Interest Account
Charge for more than 12 per Policy Year $25 each after the 12th in a Policy Year
Policy Illustrations $50 each after the 1st in a Policy Year
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POLICY SCHEDULE (Continued)
EXPENSE CHARGES (Continued)
GUARANTEED MAXIMUM SURRENDER CHARGES
ADMINISTRATIVE SURRENDER CHARGE Per $1,000 of Stated Death Benefit Segment
Surrendered
Duration Amount of Charge
1-9 $4.00
10 $3.33
11 $2.67
12 $2.00
13 $1.33
14 $0.67
15 and later $0.00
PERCENTAGE OF PREMIUM SALES SURRENDER CHARGES Per Stated Death
Benefit Segment Surrendered
Duration Amount of Charge
1-2 .26 X Premium Paid up to 1st Target Premium
plus .06 X Premium Paid above 1st Target up to 2nd Target Premium
plus .05 X Premium Paid above 2 Target Premiums
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= Sales Surrender Charge in 1st or 2nd year
3-9 .46 X Premium Paid up to 1st Target Premium
plus .44 X Premium Paid above 1st Target up to 2nd Target Premium
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= Sales Surrender Charge in 3rd through 9th years = SC9
10 SC9 X .833333
11 SC9 X .666667
12 SC9 X .500000
13 SC9 X .333333
14 SC9 X .166667
15 and later 0
(No surrender charges apply after Age 98)
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ANNUAL TARGET PREMIUMS PER $1,000
OF STATED DEATH BENEFIT
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TARGET PREMIUM TARGET PREMIUM
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Age Male Female Age Male Female
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0 2.50 2.00 41 12.01 9.31
1 2.50 2.00 42 12.51 9.73
2 2.50 2.00 43 13.00 10.16
3 2.50 2.00 44 13.50 10.58
4 2.50 2.00 45 14.00 11.00
5 2.50 2.00 46 15.21 12.00
6 2.50 2.00 47 16.42 12.99
7 2.50 2.50 48 17.63 13.99
8 2.50 2.50 49 18.84 14.98
9 2.50 2.50 50 20.05 15.98
10 2.50 2.50 51 21.24 17.18
11 3.50 3.00 52 22.43 18.39
12 3.50 3.10 53 23.62 19.59
13 3.55 3.25 54 24.81 20.80
14 3.69 3.25 55 26.00 22.00
15 3.84 3.25 56 27.39 22.80
16 3.99 3.25 57 28.78 23.77
17 4.12 3.25 58 30.17 24.65
18 4.26 3.25 59 31.56 25.54
19 4.41 3.35 60 32.95 26.42
20 4.56 3.44 61 33.26 27.74
21 4.72 3.55 62 33.57 29.05
22 4.90 3.65 63 33.88 30.37
23 5.08 3.76 64 34.19 31.68
24 5.29 3.88 65 34.31 33.00
25 5.50 4.00 66 34.31 33.00
26 5.83 4.25 67 34.31 33.00
27 6.14 4.49 68 34.31 33.00
28 6.44 4.72 69 34.31 33.00
29 6.71 4.94 70 34.31 33.00
30 6.97 5.15 71 34.31 33.00
31 7.21 5.35 72 34.31 33.00
32 7.44 5.52 73 34.31 33.00
33 7.64 5.69 74 34.31 33.00
34 7.83 5.85 75 34.31 33.00
35 8.00 6.00 76 34.31 33.00
36 8.70 6.56 77 34.31 33.00
37 9.41 7.13 78 34.31 33.00
38 10.11 7.71 79 34.31 33.00
39 10.81 8.30 80 34.31 33.00
40 11.51 8.89
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DEFINITIONS
ACCUMULATION VALUE: The "Accumulation Value" is the combined value of your
Policy in all of the Subaccounts of the Variable Account, Guaranteed Interest
Account and the values held in the General Account to secure policy loans.
ADJUSTABLE TERM INSURANCE RIDER: The "Adjustable Term Insurance Rider" is
available to add death benefit coverage to your Policy. This Rider is included
in your Policy if an amount is listed on page 6 and page 7. The amount of death
benefit coverage provided under this rider is the difference between the Target
Death Benefit and the Base Death Benefit.
AGE: The Insured's "Age" at any time is his or her age on the birthday nearest
the Policy Date increased by the number of Policy Years elapsed since the Policy
Date.
BASE DEATH BENEFIT: The "Base Death Benefit" depends on the death benefit type
you choose. Under Type A, the Base Death Benefit is the greater of the Stated
Death Benefit or a multiple of the Accumulation Value on the date of the
Insured's death. Under Type B, the Base Death Benefit is the greater of the
Stated Death Benefit plus the Accumulation Value on the date of the Insured's
death, or a multiple of the Accumulation Value on the date of the Insured's
death.
BENEFICIARY: The "Beneficiary" is the person to whom the Death Benefit (payable
on the death of an Insured) is paid.
CASH SURRENDER VALUE: The "Cash Surrender Value" of the Policy on any Valuation
Day is the Net Accumulation Value minus any Surrender Charge that would apply
that day.
CODE: The "Code" is the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER: The Southland "Customer Service Center" is the
Company's offices at P.O. Box 173789, Denver, CO 80217-3789. For overnight
delivery, the address is 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, 0X0, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000.
DEATH BENEFIT: The "Death Benefit" is the Base Death Benefit plus any
additional life insurance proceeds provided by any riders. If the Adjustable
Term Insurance Rider is in effect, the Death Benefit is equal to the Target
Death Benefit plus any additional life insurance proceeds provided by any other
riders.
DEATH BENEFIT PROCEEDS: The "Death Benefit Proceeds" are the proceeds payable
to the Beneficiary by us upon due proof of death of the Insured while the Policy
is in force equal to: [1] the Death Benefit; minus [2] any outstanding Policy
Debt; minus [3] any monthly deductions not yet deducted.
FREE LOOK PERIOD: The "Free Look Period" is the period during which you may
return the Policy and receive a refund of all premiums paid.
GENERAL ACCOUNT: The "General Account" represents our corporate assets other
than those segregated in any separate account established by us.
GROSS WITHDRAWAL: A "Gross Withdrawal" is a Withdrawal plus any applicable
Withdrawal Transaction Charge and any applicable Surrender Charge.
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GUARANTEED INTEREST ACCOUNT: The "Guaranteed Interest Account" is a part of our
General Account, to which a portion of the Accumulation Value may be allocated
and which provides guarantees of principal and interest.
GUARANTEED INTEREST ACCOUNT ACCUMULATION VALUE: The "Guaranteed Interest Account
Accumulation Value" is the value under the Policy in the Guaranteed Interest
Account.
INSURED: The "Insured" means the person upon whose life the Policy is issued.
MONTHLY DEDUCTION: The "Monthly Deduction" is the total amount of deduction
taken from the Accumulation Value on each Monthly Processing Date and includes
the initial Policy charge (during the first 12 months), the Monthly
Administrative Charge, the cost of insurance charge and any charges for
additional benefits provided by riders.
MONTHLY PROCESSING DATE: The "Monthly Processing Date" is the date each month on
which the monthly deductions from the Accumulation Value are deducted. The
first Monthly Processing Date will be the Policy Date or the date on which the
initial Net Premium is allocated to your Policy, if later. Subsequent Monthly
Processing Dates will be the same date as the Policy Date each month thereafter
unless this is not a Valuation Day, in which case the Monthly Processing Date
occurs on the next Valuation Day.
NET ACCUMULATION VALUE: The "Net Accumulation Value" on any Valuation Day is the
Accumulation Value on that day less policy loans (and interest thereon) and if
other than the Monthly Processing Date, the monthly deduction that would be
deducted on the next Monthly Processing Date.
NET PREMIUM: The "Net Premium" is the premium amount paid less any sales and tax
charges. These charges are deducted from each premium before the premium is
applied to your Accumulation Value.
NO-LAPSE MONTHLY PREMIUM: The "No-Lapse Monthly Premium" is a benchmark monthly
premium calculated for each Policy based on the Age, sex and risk class of the
Insured, the requested Stated Death Benefit and any additional benefits provided
by riders. It is used for purposes of the No-Lapse Guarantee.
NO-LAPSE GUARANTEE: The "No-Lapse Guarantee" refers to our guarantee to keep the
Policy in force during the first three Policy Years, regardless of the
sufficiency of the Cash Surrender Value, so long as total premiums paid, less
Withdrawals and Policy Debt, is at least equal to the cumulative amount of No-
Lapse Monthly Premiums for the Policy Months the Policy has been in force.
OWNER: The "Owner" is the person(s) who owns the Policy and who is entitled to
exercise all rights and privileges provided in the Policy.
POLICY ANNIVERSARY: The "Policy Anniversary" is the first day of each Policy
Year.
POLICY DATE: The "Policy Date" is shown on the Schedule and is the date the
Policy becomes effective.
POLICY DEBT: The "Policy Debt" is equal to unrepaid policy loans (including
unpaid interest added to the loan) plus accrued interest not yet due.
POLICY LOAN ACCOUNT: The "Policy Loan Account" is described in the "Policy
Loans" section of this Policy.
POLICY YEAR: Each "Policy Year" starts on the same day and month as the Policy
Date.
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PORTFOLIO: A "Portfolio" refers to a division of an underlying mutual fund in
which assets of a corresponding Subaccount are invested.
SEC: The "SEC" is the Securities and Exchange Commission.
STATED DEATH BENEFIT: The "Stated Death Benefit" is a dollar amount used to
determine the death benefit under the Policy and is shown in the Policy Schedule
on page 6.
SUBACCOUNT: A "Subaccount" is a subdivision of the Variable Account, the assets
of which are invested in a corresponding Portfolio.
SUBACCOUNT ACCUMULATION VALUE: The "Subaccount Accumulation Value" is the value
under a Policy in a particular Subaccount.
SURRENDER: A "Surrender" is a Written Request for the Cash Surrender Value which
terminates the Policy.
TARGET DEATH BENEFIT: The "Target Death Benefit" is the death benefit specified
by the Owner when an Adjustable Term Insurance Rider is added to the Policy and
shown on Page 7 if applicable.
TARGET PREMIUM: A "Target Premium" refers to a premium amount we use to
calculate the sales load charge and the sales surrender charge. A Target
Premium is determined for the initial Stated Death Benefit on the Policy Date,
and an additional Target Premium is determined for each increase in Stated Death
Benefit based on the Insured's Age, sex and risk class. The Target Premium is
not based on the premium you plan to pay for your Policy. It is generally less
than planned premiums for a Policy Year. It may be more or less than the No-
Lapse Monthly Premium for a Policy Year, depending on the supplemental benefits
added to the Policy.
VALUATION DAY: For each Subaccount, a "Valuation Day" is each day on which the
New York Stock Exchange and Southland's Customer Service Center are both open
for business except for a day that a Subaccount's corresponding Portfolio does
not value its shares. The New York Stock Exchange is currently closed on
weekends and on the following holidays: New Year's Day, President's Day, Good
Friday, Memorial Day, July Fourth, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Southland's Customer Service Center is normally not open on the following days:
the Monday before New Year's Day, July Fourth or Christmas Day, if any of these
holidays fall on a Tuesday; the Friday after New Year's Day, July Fourth or
Christmas Day, if any of these holidays fall on a Thursday; and the Friday after
Thanksgiving.
VALUATION PERIOD: A "Valuation Period" begins at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on a
Valuation Day and ends at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the next succeeding
Valuation Day.
WE, US, OUR, SOUTHLAND AND THE COMPANY: "We," "us," "our," "Southland" and "the
Company" refer to Southland Life Insurance Company.
WITHDRAWAL: A "Withdrawal" refers to the surrender of a portion of the Net
Accumulation Value.
WRITTEN NOTICE OR WRITTEN REQUEST: A written notice or written request in a form
satisfactory to the Company which is signed by the Owner and received at the
Customer Service Center.
YOU AND YOUR: "You" and "your" refer to the Owner of this Policy.
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OWNERSHIP AND BENEFICIARY PROVISIONS
OWNERSHIP
The original Owner is the person named as the Owner in the application and shown
in the Policy Schedule. You, as Owner, can exercise all rights and receive the
benefits during the Insured's life before maturity. All rights of the Owner are
subject to the rights of any assignee and any irrevocable Beneficiary.
BENEFICIARY
The Beneficiary will receive any death benefits of this Policy, subject to any
assignment you have made. Unless otherwise provided, the interest of any
Beneficiary who dies before the Insured will be paid in equal shares to any
surviving Beneficiaries. If no Beneficiary is living at the Insured's death,
payment will be made to the Owner's estate.
The Beneficiary may be changed by Written Request. After we record receipt of
your request, the change will take effect as of the date the request is signed,
but will not affect any action already taken. The rights of the former
Beneficiary will cease at the same time. We may require return of the Policy to
record the change.
If you give up the right to change a Beneficiary, that Beneficiary's written
consent will be needed along with your Written Request to make any change in
this Policy.
ASSIGNMENT
We will not honor an assignment of this Policy unless it is in writing and filed
with the Company. You must provide the form of assignment. Conditions of the
assignment take priority over any conflicting ownership or beneficiary
provisions. It is up to you to make sure it is valid. All assignments are
subject to Policy Debt(s).
PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS
PREMIUMS
Premiums must be paid to the Company. A receipt will be furnished on request.
The first premium is due on the Policy Date. The Policy will not take effect
until it has been delivered and the first premium paid while the Insured is
alive and prior to any change in health as shown in the application.
The planned periodic premium and the mode of payment are shown on the Policy
Schedule. We will send reminder notices to you for the planned periodic premium
that you have selected. You may select to receive notices either annually,
semiannually or quarterly. You may also arrange for payment of premiums on a
monthly basis through an authorized special payment facility. All payment modes
are subject to our minimum requirements for the payment mode selected. Changes
in frequency and increases or decreases in the amount of planned premiums may be
made by you, subject to our current administrative rules and minimum limits on
premiums.
Additional unplanned premiums may be made at any time during the Insured's
lifetime subject to certain limits. The premiums must be at least $100 and must
be sent to our Customer Service Center.
We reserve the right to require evidence of insurability prior to accepting any
premium that would increase the difference between the Accumulation Value and
the Death Benefit. We reserve the right to limit total premiums paid in a
Policy Year to the planned premiums selected. No premium will be accepted after
maturity.
If you have a Policy Debt outstanding, any payment submitted will be treated as
a loan repayment unless
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you indicate otherwise when submitting the payment. It no Policy Debt is
outstanding, any payment submitted by you is treated as a premium payment.
EXCESS PREMIUM
It is possible that total premiums paid may reach a level that could cause an
adverse effect on the tax status of the Policy. Under the Code, there is a
limit on aggregate premiums for the Policy to be considered a "life insurance
contract." Code section 7702 provides for that exclusion. The portion of any
premium received in excess of that limit will be refunded. This provision is
subject to interpretations of and changes in the federal income tax laws and
regulations.
NO-LAPSE GUARANTEE
We guarantee that this Policy will remain in force during the first three Policy
Years, regardless of the sufficiency of the Cash Surrender Value, if the total
premiums paid less any Withdrawals and Policy Debt are greater than the No-Lapse
Monthly Premium multiplied by the number of months the Policy has been in force.
The No-Lapse Monthly Premium for your Policy generally will be less than the
monthly amount of planned premiums you select to pay. The above referred test
of premiums is made on each Monthly Processing Date. As long as this test is
satisfied, if the Net Accumulation Value is less than or equal to zero, the
charges will be temporarily waived. Whenever the Net Accumulation Value becomes
positive, a portion of all of the charges waived will be deducted from the
Accumulation Value. This process will continue until the end of the No-Lapse
Guaranteed period. If there is a balance of waived charges at the end of this
period and there is not sufficient Accumulation Value to pay them, the Policy
will enter its grace period. The No-Lapse Guarantee will not prevent the
termination of the Policy if the Policy Debt equals or exceeds the Accumulation
Value minus any surrender charge.
ALLOCATION OF NET PREMIUM
During the Free Look Period, the portion of your Net Premium which you elected
to invest in a Subaccount of the Variable Account will be invested in the money
market Subaccount shown on the Policy Schedule on page 5. The portion of your
Net Premium which you elected to invest in the Guaranteed Interest Account will
be allocated to that Account. After the Free Look Period, the balance of your
assets in the money market Subaccount will be reallocated as you directed in the
application for this Policy.
Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Policy, subsequent Net
Premiums will be allocated as you directed to the Subaccounts of the Variable
Account or the Guaranteed Interest Account. You may change the allocation of
future premiums at any time by sending Written Notice.
If you change your Net Premium allocation more than five times per Policy Year,
we will deduct a charge from the Subaccounts of the Variable Account and the
Guaranteed Interest Account in the same proportion that your Accumulaton Value
of each account bears to your Net Accumulation Value. The amount of this charge
is $25.00 for each change over five.
CONTINUATION OF INSURANCE
If all premiums cease, the insurance provided under this Policy, including
additional benefits provided by any supplemental agreements attached to this
Policy, will continue in accordance with the provisions of this Policy and any
such supplemental agreements for as long as the Cash Surrender Value of this
Policy is sufficient to keep it in force.
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GRACE PERIOD
A grace period of sixty-one (61) days is allowed to pay each premium after the
first premium. If the Cash Surrender Value on a Monthly Processing Date will
not cover the monthly deduction due, a sufficient premium must be paid in the
grace period to cover past due charges plus an amount sufficient to keep the
Policy in force for two (2) months following our receipt of the required
premium. The grace period will begin on the date the notice is mailed.
Notice of the amount of premium required to be paid to keep the Policy from
lapsing will be mailed to you and to any assignee at the last known address. If
the premium is not paid, the Policy will terminate without value at the end of
the grace period.
REINSTATEMENT
If coverage ends because a sufficient premium is not paid in a grace period,
this Policy may be reinstated within five (5) years after the lapse. We would
require:
1. satisfactory proof that the Insured is insurable;
2. payment of premiums sufficient to keep the Policy (and applicable riders)
in force from the date of lapse to the date of the expired grace period and
for two months following the date of reinstatement; plus
3. repayment or the continuance of any Policy Debt which existed when coverage
ended.
At reinstatement, the Accumulation Value will be:
1. the Accumulation Value at the date of lapse; plus
2. your payments on reinstatement.
The reinstatement will be effective on the Monthly Processing Date on or next
following the date of our approval. Net premiums will be allocated to
Subaccounts of the Variable Account and the Guaranteed Interest Account
according to your instructions in effect at the beginning of the grace period
unless you direct otherwise in writing at reinstatement.
If the Policy has been surrendered, we will not reinstate this Policy.
DEATH BENEFITS
PROCEEDS PAYABLE AT DEATH PRIOR TO AGE 100
We will pay the Death Benefit Proceeds of this Policy to the Beneficiary on
receipt of proof that the Insured died while this Policy was in force. These
proceeds will equal:
1. the Base Death Benefit; plus
2. amounts payable from any additional benefits provided by any rider; minus
3. any monthly deductions due in the grace period, if applicable; minus
4. any Policy Debt.
Payment of Death Proceeds is subject to the "Age and Sex Misstatement," "Policy
Incontestability" and "Suicide" provisions of this Policy.
Payment will be in a lump sum unless you request an alternate form of payment by
Written Request (See "How Benefits Are Paid"). Interest will be paid on this
lump sum as required by applicable state law, or until another payment option is
selected. Interest will be at the rate we declare, or at any higher rate
required by law.
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DEATH BENEFIT AMOUNT
If death benefit type A is shown on the Policy Schedule, the Base Death Benefit
equals the larger of:
1. the Stated Death Benefit; or
2. a multiple of the Accumulation Value on the date of death.
If death benefit type B is shown on the Policy Schedule, the Base Death Benefit
equals the larger of:
1. the Stated Death Benefit plus the Accumulation Value on the date of death;
or
2. a multiple of the Accumulation Value on the date of death.
In both cases, the multiple in (2) depends on the Insured's Age at death. The
table of multiples in effect as of the Policy Date is shown below. If the table
becomes inconsistent with any federal income tax laws and regulations, we
reserve the right to change it.
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DEATH BENEFIT MULTIPLES
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Multiple of Attained Multiple of Attained Multiple of
Attained Accumulation Age Accumulation Age Accumulation
Age Value Value Value
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0 - 40 2.50 54 1.57 68 1.17
41 2.43 55 1.50 69 1.16
42 2.36 56 1.46 70 1.15
43 2.29 57 1.42 71 1.13
44 2.22 58 1.38 72 1.11
45 2.15 59 1.34 73 1.09
46 2.09 60 1.30 74 1.07
47 2.03 61 1.28 75-90 1.05
48 1.97 62 1.26 91 1.04
49 1.91 63 1.24 92 1.03
50 1.85 64 1.22 93 1.02
51 1.78 65 1.20 94 1.01
52 1.71 66 1.19 95-100 1.00
53 1.64 67 1.18
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MATURITY AT AGE 100
If the Insured is living at attained age 100 and this Policy is in force, we
will pay you the Policy's Net Accumulation Value and the Policy will terminate.
It is possible that the coverage will terminate prior to age 100 if premiums are
not paid regularly or are insufficient to cover Monthly Deductions. Coverage
may be affected also by changes in the interest rates and monthly deductions.
OPTIONAL CONTINUANCE BEYOND AGE 100
You may make a Written Request that we defer payment of proceeds and continue
the Policy in force. We must receive your Written Request at least one year
before maturity.
During continuance, the Death Benefit at any time will be the Net Accumulation
Value. The Accumulation Value will increase with interest at the guaranteed
rate or higher rate as we may determine. No further monthly deductions will
apply. No more premiums may be paid after continuance.
THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF CONTINUANCE BEYOND AGE 100 IS UNCERTAIN. QUALIFICATION
OF THE POLICY AS LIFE INSURANCE COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. PLEASE CONSULT
YOUR PERSONAL TAX ADVISOR PRIOR TO REQUESTING CONTINUANCE.
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POLICY CHANGES
RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGE
You may make any of the following changes by Written Request. No change will be
permitted that would result in the failure of this Policy to be a "life
insurance contract" by virtue of not satisfying the requirements of section 7702
of the Code or as set forth in any applicable successor provisions thereto. In
addition, each change is subject to the conditions stated.
INCREASE IN STATED DEATH BENEFIT
After the first Policy Year and prior to Age 76, you may request an increase in
the Stated Death Benefit. An increase in Stated Death Benefit can only be
requested during the thirty day period preceding a Policy Anniversary. Any
increase in the Stated Death Benefit must be at least $10,000 and must be
applied for on a written application. Evidence of insurability satisfactory to
us must be submitted. An increase will become effective as of the Policy
Anniversary on or following the date we approve your application for increase.
You will receive a new Schedule to show the increased Stated Death Benefit and
the effective date of the increase. Surrender charges will apply to the
increase in Stated Death Benefit. The surrender charge will be based on the
paid premiums and the target premiums applicable to the increased Stated Death
Benefit. The Administrative Surrender Charge factors and the Percentage of
Premium Sales Surrender Charge factors are as shown on page 9. A table of
Target Premiums per $1,000 of Stated Death Benefit for all ages is found on page
9A.
The amount of an increase in the Stated Death Benefit is referred to as a
coverage segment. Each such increase comprises a new segment.
If the increase become effective during the first three Policy Years, the No-
Lapse Guarantee will be extended for three years from the effective date of the
increase. A Target Premium will be established for the increase, and the
portion of premiums paid thereafter allocated to the increase will be subject to
a new percentage of premium sales load charge.
DECREASE IN STATED DEATH BENEFIT
Your request for a decrease in the Stated Death Benefit may only be made after
the second Policy Year or two years following the effective date of an increase
in the Stated Death Benefit. A decrease in Stated Death Benefit can only be
requested during the thirty day period preceding a Policy Anniversary and in a
Written Request. Any decrease in the Stated Death Benefit must be at least
$10,000. The Stated Death Benefit may not be decreased to less than the
minimum amount shown on the Policy Schedule on page 4. Any decrease in the
Stated Death Benefit will become effective as of the Policy Anniversary on or
following our receipt of your Written Request.
If increases in the initial Stated Death Benefit are in effect, a decrease in
the Stated Death Benefit will reduce coverage segments in the following order:
(i) against insurance provided by the most recent increase; (ii) against the
next most recent increase successively; (iii) against insurance provided under
the original application.
If a decrease in Stated Death Benefit occurs during the first 14 Policy Years,
or during the first 14 years following an increase in Stated Death Benefit, a
surrender charge may apply.
CHANGE OF DEATH BENEFIT TYPE
After the first Policy Year, you may change the Death Benefit type by sending us
a Written Request. A change from type A to type B may require evidence of
insurability. The effective date of the change will be the Monthly Processing
Date that coincides with or follows the Valuation Day after we approve your
Written Request.
If type A is in effect, you can request that it be changed to type B. This will
decrease the Stated Death
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Benefit by the amount of Accumulation Value. The new Stated Death Benefit cannot
be less than the minimum Stated Death Benefit shown on the Policy Schedule on
page 4.
If type B is in effect, you can request that it be changed to type A. This will
increase the Stated Death Benefit by the amount of the Accumulation Value.
CHANGE OF BENEFITS OPTION
You may add or drop any additional benefits by sending us a Written Request.
Proof of insurability may be required by us to add a benefit. We may require
this Policy to be returned to us to make the change. The amounts and types of
benefits allowed to be added must be in accordance with our rules as of the date
of your request.
VARIABLE ACCOUNT
The Variable Account is an account established by us pursuant to the laws of the
State of Texas, to separate the assets funding the variable benefits for the
class of Policies to which this Policy belongs from the other assets of
Southland Life Insurance Company.
The Variable Account is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). All income, gains and
losses, whether or not realized, from assets allocated to the Variable Account
are credited to or charged against the Variable Account without regard to
income, gains or losses of the Company. The assets of the Variable Account are
our property, but are separate from our General Account and any other separate
account maintained by us. That portion of the assets of the Variable Account
which is equal to the reserves and other Policy liabilities with respect to the
Variable Account is not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other
business we may conduct.
We reserve the right to transfer to our General Account any assets that are in
excess of such reserves and other liabilities.
The Variable Account is divided into Subaccounts, each of which invests in a
corresponding Portfolio designed to meet the objectives of the Subaccount. The
current Subaccounts are shown on the Policy Schedule on page 5. We may, from
time to time, make the following changes to the Variable Account, subject to
review by the SEC and other regulatory authorities:
(1) create new separate accounts for the Policy;
(2) combine separate accounts, including the Variable Account;
(3) add new Subaccounts to or remove existing Subaccounts from the Variable
Account or combine Subaccounts;
(4) make new Subaccounts or other Subaccounts available to such classes of
Policies or contracts as we may determine;
(5) add new Portfolios or remove existing Portfolios;
(6) if shares of a Portfolio are no longer available for investment or if we
determine that investment in a Portfolio is no longer appropriate in light
of the purposes of the Variable Account, substitute a different Portfolio
for any existing Portfolio;
(7) deregister the Variable Account under the 1940 Act if such registration is
no longer required;
(8) operate the Variable Account as a management investment company under the
1940 Act or as any other form permitted by law; and
(9) make any changes to the Variable Account or its operations as may be
required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law or regulations.
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE
Net Premiums allocated to a Subaccount or amounts transferred to a Subaccount
are converted into
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Accumulation Units, a unit of measure used to calculate Subaccount Accumulation
Value. For any Subaccount, the number of Accumulation Units credited is
determined by dividing the dollar amount directed to the Subaccount by the value
of the Accumulation Unit for that Subaccount for the Valuation Period on which
the Net Premium is received or the transfer is effective. In this manner, an
increase in Subaccount Accumulation Value under a policy occurs by the addition
of Accumulation Units of that Subaccount.
The Accumulation Unit Value for each Subaccount was arbitrarily set initially at
$10 when the Subaccount was established. Thereafter, for any Subaccount, the
Accumulation Unit Value for a Valuation Period equals the Accumulation Unit
Value for the preceding Valuation Period multiplied by the Accumulation
Experience Factor (described below) for the current Valuation Period.
Decreases in Subaccount Accumulation Value under a Policy are effected by the
cancellation of an appropriate number of Accumulation Units of a Subaccount.
Accumulation units are canceled as of the end of the Valuation Period in which
the Company received notice of or instructions regarding the event.
ACCUMULATION EXPERIENCE FACTOR
For each Subaccount of the Variable Account, the Accumulation Experience Factor
reflects the investment experience of the Portfolio in which that Subaccount
invests and the charges assessed against that Subaccount for a Valuation Period.
The Accumulation Experience Factor is calculated by dividing (1) by (2) and
subtracting (3) from the result, where;
(1) is the result of:
a. the net asset value per share of the Portfolio held in the Subaccount,
determined at the end of the current Valuation Period; plus
b. the per share amount of any dividend or capital gains distributions
made by the Portfolio held in the Subaccount, if the "ex-dividend" date
occurs during the current Valuation Period; plus or minus
c. a per share charge or credit for any taxes reserved for, which is
determined by the Company to have resulted from the operations of the
Subaccount.
(2) is the net asset value per share of the Portfolio held in the Subaccount,
determined at the end of the last prior Valuation Period.
(3) is the daily factor representing the mortality and expense risk charge
deducted from the subaccount adjusted for the number of days in the
Valuation Period.
SUBACCOUNT ACCUMULATION VALUE
The Subaccount Accumulation Value for any Subaccount as of the Policy Date is
equal to the amount of the initial Net Premium allocated to that Subaccount.
On subsequent Valuation Days, the amount of the Subaccount Accumulation Value is
calculated as follows:
1. The number of Accumulation Units in that Subaccount as of the beginning of
the current Valuation Period multiplied by that Subaccount's Accumulation
Unit value for the current Valuation Period; plus
2. Any additional Net Premiums allocated to that Subaccount during the current
Valuation Period; plus
3. Any Accumulation Value transferred to the Subaccount during the current
Valuation Period (including any amounts released from the Policy Loan
Account and allocated to that Subaccount during the current Valuation
Period); minus
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4. Any Accumulation Value transferred from the Subaccount during the current
Valuation Period (including any amounts transferred to the Policy Loan
Account) and; the portion of any Excess Transfer Charge allocated to the
Subaccount during the current Valuation Period; minus
5. The portion of any Gross Withdrawal allocated to that Subaccount during the
current Valuation Period (including the portion of the Surrender charge
resulting from a decrease in Stated Death Benefit allocated to the
Subaccount during the current Valuation Period); minus
6. The portion of the monthly deduction allocated to such Subaccount, if a
Monthly Processing Date occurs during the current Valuation Period.
PERSISTENCY REFUND
Each month your Policy remains in force after its tenth Policy Anniversary, we
will credit the Accumulation Value in the Subaccounts with a persistency refund
equivalent to 0.35% of the Accumulation Value in the Subaccounts on an annual
basis for that segment (0.02917% monthly). To compute the persistency refund, a
factor is applied to the Accumulation Value as of the prior Monthly Processing
Date. The persistency refund will be added to the Subaccounts in the same
proportion that your Accumulation Value in each Subaccount bears to the total of
Accumulation Value in the Subaccounts on the Monthly Processing Date.
GUARANTEED INTEREST ACCOUNT
The Guaranteed Interest Account is another account to which you may allocate Net
Premiums or make transfers. It is part of our general account assets. Interest
is credited at the guaranteed annual effective interest rate of 3.5% or may be
credited at a higher rate.
We pay a declared interest rate on all amounts that you have in the Guaranteed
Interest Account. These interest rates will never be less than the minimum
guaranteed effective annual interest rate of 3.5%. When a Net Premium is
received or an amount is transferred into the Guaranteed Interest Account, an
interest rate will be credited to that amount. The rate will be guaranteed for
a twelve-month period. Thereafter, interest rates credited to that amount (and
amounts earned on that amount ) will be similarly guaranteed for successive
periods of at least twelve-months at the then current interest rate. Therefore,
different interest rates may apply to different amounts in the Guaranteed
Interest Account, depending on when and how the amount was initially allocated.
For purposes of crediting interest, amounts deducted, transferred or withdrawn
from the Guaranteed Interest Account are accounted for on a first-in-first-out
basis. Interest at the guaranteed minimum rate or such higher rate as Southland
may determine will be paid regardless of the actual investment experience of the
General Account. We bear the full amount of the investment risk for the amount
allocated to the Guaranteed Interest Account while the Owner assumes the risk
that interest credited may not exceed the guaranteed minimum rate.
ACCUMULATION VALUE
The Guaranteed Interest Account Accumulation Value as of the Policy Date is
equal to the amount of the initial Net Premium allocated to the Guaranteed
Interest Account.
On subsequent Valuation Days, the Guaranteed Interest Account Accumulation Value
is calculated as follows:
1. The Guaranteed Interest Account Accumulation Value as of the end of the
preceding Valuation Period plus any interest earned during the Valuation
Period; plus
2. Any additional Net Premiums allocated to the Guaranteed Interest Account
plus interest credited to those premiums during the current Valuation
Period; plus
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3. Any Accumulation Value transferred to the Guaranteed Interest Account
during the current Valuation Period (including any amounts released from
the Policy Loan Account and allocated to the Guaranteed Interest Account
during the current Valuation Period); minus
4. Any Accumulation Value transferred from the Guaranteed Interest Account
during the current Valuation Period (including any amounts transferred to
the Policy Loan Account) and the portion of any Excess Transfer Charge
allocated to the Guaranteed Interest Account during the current Valuation
Period; minus
5. The portion of any Gross Withdrawals allocated to the Guaranteed Interest
Account during the current Valuation Period (including the portion of any
Surrender Charges resulting from a decrease in Stated Death Benefit
allocated to the Guaranteed Interest Account during the current Valuation
Period); minus
6. The portion of the monthly deduction allocated to the Guaranteed Interest
Account, if a Monthly Processing Date occurs during the current Valuation
Period.
TRANSFERS
After the Free-Look Period, you may transfer amounts among Subaccounts and the
Guaranteed Interest Account. Transfers may be made based upon instructions
given by Written Notice or by telephone. Any such transfer will take effect at
the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive such notice at our
Customer Service Center, or such later date as you may specify in your Written
Notice or telephone request.
Each transfer must be for a minimum of $100 or the balance in the Subaccount or
the Guaranteed Interest Account, if less. The minimum amount which can remain
in a Subaccount or in the Guaranteed Interest Account as a result of a transfer
is $100. Any amount below this minimum must be included in the amount
transferred.
Once during the first 30 days of each Policy Year, you may transfer amounts to
or from the Guaranteed Interest Account. Transfer requests received within 30
days prior to the Policy Anniversary will be considered requests to transfer on
the Policy Anniversary. A request to transfer to or from the Guaranteed
Interest Account that is received on the Policy Anniversary or within the
following 30 days will be processed if it is the first such transfer request
received during the 30 day period. Requests for transfer to or from the
Guaranteed Interest Account received at any other times will not be processed.
The maximum transfer amount from the Guaranteed Interest Account to the
Subaccounts of the Variable Account in any Policy Year is the greater of:
a. 25% of the Guaranteed Interest Account Accumulation Value immediately prior
to the first transfer or Withdrawal in that Policy Year from the Guaranteed
Interest Account;
b. $100; or
c. the sum of the amounts that were transferred out of and withdrawn from the
Guaranteed Interest Account in the prior Policy Year.
EXCESS TRANSFER CHARGE
The first 12 transfers per Policy Year will be allowed free of charge.
Thereafter, a $25 transfer charge may be deducted from the amount transferred.
All transfers effected during a single Valuation Period will be counted as one
transfer for purposes of the transfer charge. Transfers due to the operation of
Dollar Cost Averaging or Automatic Rebalancing are not included in determining
the limit on the number of transfers allowed without a charge. The charge will
be deducted from your Subaccount Accumulation Value and Guaranteed Interest
Account Accumulation Value in the same proportion as amounts transferred from
those values.
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DOLLAR COST AVERAGING FACILITY
If you have at least $10,000 of Accumulation Value in the Money Market
Subaccount or the Janus Short-Term Bond Subaccount shown on the Policy Schedule
on page 5, you may choose to transfer a specified dollar amount each month from
the appropriate Subaccount and have a percentage of that amount transferred to
other Subaccounts of the Variable Account. Dollar Cost Averaging transfers may
not be made to the Guaranteed Interest Account. You may elect the Dollar Cost
Averaging transfer option at any time prior to maturity by Written Notice.
The minimum amount that you may elect to transfer each month is $100. The
maximum amount that you may transfer is equal to the Subaccount Accumulation
Value (when the election is made) of the Subaccount from which the transfer is
taken divided by twelve.
The percentage to be transferred to the other Subaccounts must be designated in
whole number percentages. No specific dollar designation may be made to the
Subaccounts. If you elect to transfer to a particular Subaccount, the minimum
percentage that may be transferred to that Subaccount is 1% of the total amount
transferred. Transfers for Dollar Cost Averaging will be effected on the
Monthly Processing Dates. If, on any transfer date, the Accumulation Value in
the selected Subaccount is equal to or less than the amount you elected to have
transferred, the entire amount will be transferred, and this option will end.
If still in effect, Dollar Cost Averaging will end as of the Valuation Day
immediately preceding maturity.
You may change the transfer amount or the Subaccounts to which transfers are to
be made once each Policy Year. You may cancel this election by Written Notice
at least seven days before the next transfer date. Any transfer under this
option will not be included for purposes of computing the transfer charge.
AUTOMATIC REBALANCING
Automatic Rebalancing allows you to match your Accumulation Value in each
Subaccount to your allocation percentage for new premiums. Automatic
Rebalancing can be elected in your application or by completing the Automatic
Rebalancing form and returning it to our Customer Service Center. As of the
first Valuation Date of each calendar quarter thereafter we will reallocate your
Net Accumulation Value so that the amount in each Subaccount matches your most
recent premium allocation. Automatic Rebalancing may not begin until the
Monthly Processing Date following the end of the Free Look Period. Automatic
Rebalancing will continue until we receive Written Notice or a telephone request
at our Customer Service Center to terminate.
While this feature is in effect, we require that you allocate no more than 35%
of your premiums to any one Subaccount, and you must allocate your premiums to
at least five Subaccounts. If at any time during the operation of the Automatic
Rebalancing feature you request a change in premium allocation which does not
meet these requirements, we will notify you that your allocation must be
changed. We will not process such a request unless you also request that the
Automatic Rebalancing feature be discontinued.
When you request a change in premium allocation that meets these requirements,
your Net Accumulation Value will be reallocated as of the Valuation Date that we
receive your Written allocation instructions. Amounts will be transferred among
the Subaccounts to match the allocation for new Premiums.
During the operation of Automatic Rebalancing, you may not change your
allocation percentage to the Guaranteed Interest Account by more than 25% of the
percentage previously allocated to the Guaranteed Interest Account.
If you change your Automatic Rebalancing allocation more than 5 times per Policy
Year, there will be a $25 charge taken from your Accumulation Value. The charge
will be deducted from each of the
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Subaccounts of the Variable Account and the Guaranteed Interest Account in the
same proportion that your Accumulation Value in each account bears to your Net
Accumulation Value as of the Valuation Day the allocation change is effective.
You may elect either Dollar Cost Averaging or Automatic Rebalancing, but not
both. Other transfers may not be made during Automatic Rebalancing.
POLICY SURRENDER AND WITHDRAWALS
POLICY SURRENDER
You may surrender this Policy for its Cash Surrender Value by Written Notice.
We must receive the Policy and your request during the Insured's lifetime. We
will pay the Cash Surrender Value within seven days following receipt of the
Written Notice. The Policy will be canceled on the date of receipt of the
Written Notice.
If your request for surrender is within 31 days after the start of a Policy
Year, the Cash Surrender Value of any Accumulation Value in the Guaranteed
Interest Account will not be less than that account's value at the start of that
Policy Year less any loans or withdrawals from that account up to the date of
surrender.
The Cash Surrender Value under the Policy is at least equal to that required by
law. A detailed statement of the method of computation has been filed with the
insurance department of the state where the Policy was issued.
WITHDRAWALS
You may withdraw part of the Cash Surrender Value after the first Policy Year by
Written Notice or request by telephone. We must receive the request during the
Insured's lifetime.
The maximum Withdrawal amount is the Cash Surrender Value minus $500. The
amount withdrawn from the Guaranteed Interest Account may not be greater than
the total Withdrawal times the ratio of the Accumulation Value in the Guaranteed
Interest Account to the total unborrowed Accumulation Value immediately prior to
the Withdrawal. It cannot cause the Stated Death Benefit to reduce below the
Minimum Stated Death Benefit shown in the Schedule. The minimum Withdrawal
amount, the maximum number of Withdrawals per Policy Year and the Withdrawal
Transaction Charge are shown below:
Minimum Withdrawal amount $500
Maximum number of Withdrawals per Policy Year 12
Withdrawal Transaction Charge: the lesser of $25 or 2% of
the amount requested
If death benefit type A is in effect, a Withdrawal will reduce the Accumulation
Value and the Stated Death Benefit. However, if the Withdrawal is the first
Withdrawal of that Policy Year, the Insured's attained age is less than 81 at
the time of the Withdrawal, and the Withdrawal occurs less than 16 years
following the date of issue, then the Withdrawal will not reduce the Stated
Death Benefit if the amount of the Withdrawal is less than 5% of the Stated
Death Benefit. If the above conditions are met and the amount of the Withdrawal
exceeds 5% of the Stated Death Benefit, the Stated Death Benefit will only be
reduced by the amount of such excess. The Stated Death Benefit will be reduced
in proportion to the reduction in Accumulation Value caused by the Gross
Withdrawal. The decrease in Accumulation Value will occur on the day we process
the Withdrawal; however, the decrease in Stated Death Benefit will be effective
as of the next Monthly Processing Date. If the Withdrawal occurs during the
first 14 Policy Years or first 14 years following an increase in Stated Death
Benefit, a Surrender Charge will be assessed.
If death benefit type B is in effect, a Withdrawal will reduce the Accumulation
Value but the Stated Death Benefit will not be reduced as the Accumulation Value
reflects the decrease.
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You may tell us how to allocate the Gross Withdrawal among the Subaccounts and
the Guaranteed Interest Account. If you do not, the Withdrawal will be
allocated among the Subaccounts and the Guaranteed Interest Account on a pro
rata basis.
We will pay a withdrawal request within seven days following our receipt of the
request.
WITHDRAWAL TRANSACTION CHARGE
A Withdrawal Transaction Charge of the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount
requested will be deducted from the requested Withdrawal amount on any
Withdrawal made during a Policy Year after the first Withdrawal. The Withdrawal
Transaction Charge will be deducted from your Net Accumulation Value on the same
basis as the Withdrawal is taken.
POLICY LOANS
This Policy has loan privileges that are described below. Any outstanding
Policy Debt will be deducted from proceeds payable at the Insured's death, on
maturity or on Surrender.
MAKING A POLICY LOAN
After the first Policy Anniversary, you may obtain a policy loan from us by
submitting a Written Request or telephone request to our Customer Service
Center. This Policy is the only security required. The available loan amount
at any time is the maximum loan amount less any outstanding Policy Debt. The
maximum loan amount at the time of the loan is equal to 100% of the Guaranteed
Interest Account Cash Surrender Value plus 90% of the Subaccounts Cash Surrender
Value. The minimum amount you may borrow is $100.
Certain loan amounts taken after the earlier of:
1. the tenth Policy Anniversary, or
2. the fifth Policy Anniversary if the Insured's attained Age is 60 or
greater,
will be considered preferred loan amounts as described below.
During each Policy Year of preferred loan eligibility amounts, the first loan
made during that year will be considered a preferred loan amount up to a maximum
of 10% of the Net Accumulation Value. Any amount loaned later in that Policy
Year will not be considered a preferred loan amount.
If the preferred loan amount made during any Policy Year is less than the
maximum allowed, the balance may not be carried over to increase the eligible
preferred loan amount of any subsequent Policy Year.
Beginning with the 21st Policy Year, all loan balances will be considered to be
preferred loan amounts.
INTEREST CREDITED
Accumulation Value in the Policy Loan Account of the General Account will be
credited with 4% interest annually. The interest earned will be allocated to
the Subaccounts and the Guaranteed Interest Account in the same proportion that
Net Premiums are being allocated and will be transferred on each Policy
Anniversary.
INTEREST CHARGES
Interest charges on Policy loans is due and payable on each Policy Anniversary.
If interest is not paid when due, it will be added to the Policy Debt and will
be charged interest at the rate than being charged on the loan.
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The maximum annual Policy Loan interest rate is 4.0% for preferred loans and
6.0% for other loans. We have the option of charging lower rates.
OTHER BORROWING RULES
When a policy loan is made, or when interest is not paid when due, an amount of
Accumulation Value sufficient to secure the Policy Debt is transferred out of
the Variable Account and the Guaranteed Interest Account and into the Policy
Loan Account of our General Account. You may tell us how to allocate the
remaining Accumulation Value among the Subaccounts and the Guaranteed Interest
Account provided that the amount remaining in the Subaccount or the Guaranteed
Interest Account as a result of the allocation is at least $100. Otherwise, the
Accumulation Value will be allocated among the Subaccounts and the Guaranteed
Interest Account in the same proportion that the Policy's Accumulation Value in
each Subaccount and the Guaranteed Interest Account bears to the total
Accumulation Value in all Subaccounts and the Guaranteed Interest Account on the
date we make the loan.
If the outstanding Policy Debt exceeds the Accumulation Value less any Surrender
Charge and the Monthly Deduction, the Policy will be in default. We will send
you a notice of the amount you must pay. If you do not pay this amount within
61 days after we send notice, the Policy will terminate without value. We will
send the notice to you and to any assignee of record at our Customer Service
Center.
Any loan transaction will permanently affect the values of this Policy.
REPAYING A POLICY DEBT
You can repay a Policy Debt in part or in full anytime during the Insured's life
prior to maturity while this Policy is in force. If there is an outstanding
Policy loan, any payment which is not a scheduled premium received before
maturity is considered loan repayment unless otherwise indicated. When a loan
repayment is made, Accumulation Value in the General Account related to that
payment will be transferred into the Subaccounts and the Guaranteed Interest
Account in the same proportion that Net Premiums are then being allocated unless
you provide other instructions.
POLICY CHARGES
Charges against your Policy consist of expenses for taxes and sales loads,
administrative expenses, cost of insurance charges, certain policyholder
transactions which exceed a maximum, and surrender charges on Withdrawals.
Mortality and Expense Risk charges apply to the Subaccounts. They do not apply
to the Guaranteed Interest Account.
TAXES AND SALES LOADS
These charges are deducted as a percentage of your premium payments to define
the Net Premiums. These charges will not exceed the amounts shown on the Policy
Schedule on page 8.
MONTHLY DEDUCTION
Administrative expenses and cost of insurance charges are taken from the
Accumulation Values monthly as a Monthly Deduction. Maximum monthly
administrative expenses are shown on the Policy Schedule on page 8. The Cost of
Insurance charges are given below.
The monthly deduction is taken from the Accumulation Value on each Monthly
Processing Date. The monthly deduction includes the Initial Policy Charge
(during the first 12 months), the Monthly Policy Charge, the cost of insurance
charge for the Policy and for any additional benefits provided by riders.
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The monthly deduction is allocated to the Subaccounts of the Variable Account
and Guaranteed Interest Account in the same proportion that your Accumulation
Value in the Account bears to the total Accumulation Value as of the Monthly
Processing Date.
COST OF INSURANCE CHARGE
The cost of insurance charge compensates us for the anticipated cost of paying
the amount of the Death Benefit that exceeds your Accumulation Value upon the
death of the Insured. The cost of insurance charges are calculated monthly and
vary from month to month.
The charge is equal to our current monthly cost of insurance rate multiplied by
the number of $1,000's of net amount at risk under the Policy for Death Benefit.
The net amount at risk for the Base Death Benefit is equal to the difference
between the current Base Death Benefit and the amount of your Accumulation Value
on the Monthly Processing Date. For this purpose, the amount of your
Accumulation Value is determined after deduction of administrative charges and
other supplemental benefit charges due on that date, but before deduction of the
cost of insurance charges for the Base Death Benefit, and any Adjustable Term
Insurance Rider on the Adjustable Term Insurance Rider. The net amount at risk
for the Adjustable Term Insurance Rider is equal to the amount of the benefit
provided.
If the Base Death Benefit at the beginning of the month is increased, for
example, due to the requirements of Federal income tax law definition of life
insurance, net amount at risk for the Base Death Benefit than month will also
increase, but the net amount at risk for any Adjustable Term Insurance Rider may
be reduced. Therefore, the amount of the cost of insurance charges will vary
from month to month with changes in the net amount at risk, changes in the
relative makeup of the death benefit, and with increasing Age of the Insured.
If the Death Benefit of your Policy consists of more than one segment because
there has been an increase in Stated Death Benefit, the charge is calculated
separately for each segment. The cost of insurance charge for each segment is
equal to our current monthly cost of insurance rate for each segment times the
net amount at risk for that segment of the Death Benefit. Net Amount at Risk
for each segment of the Death Benefit is calculated on the Monthly Processing
Date. Net amount at risk is allocated to each Stated Death Benefit segment in
the same proportion that the Stated Death Benefit of each segment bears to the
sum of the Stated Death Benefit for all coverage segments as of the Monthly
Processing Date.
The cost of insurance rates for Base Death Benefit segments are based on the sex
and risk class of the Insured, the Insured's Age on the date a segment is
created and duration since segment creation. The cost of insurance rates for
any Adjustable Term Insurance Rider are based on the Age, sex and risk class of
the Insured on the Policy Date and duration since issue.
A risk class of tobacco or non-tobacco or a risk class involving a higher
mortality risk (a "substandard" risk) is determined when we issue the Policy,
based on our underwriting of the application. This original risk class applies
to the initial Stated Death Benefit and any Adjustable Term Insurance Rider when
added to the Policy. When an increase in Stated Death Benefit is requested, we
conduct underwriting before approving the increase to determine whether a
different risk class will apply to the increase. If the risk class for the
increase has lower cost of insurance rates than the original risk class, the
risk class for the increase also will be applied to the initial Stated Death
Benefit. If the risk class for the increase has higher cost of insurance rates
than the original risk class, the risk class for the increase will apply only to
the increase in Stated Death Benefit, and the original risk class will continue
to apply to the initial Stated Death Benefit.
Our current cost of insurance rates may be less than the guaranteed rates. In
addition, current rates are greater for Policies with Stated Death Benefit (or
Target Death Benefit, if any) that is less than $250,000
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on the Policy Date. Our current cost of insurance rates will be determined based
on our expectations as to future experience. The rates may change from time to
time, but they will never be more than the guaranteed maximum rates set for in
your Policy.
Cost of insurance rates (whether guaranteed or current) of an Insured in a non-
tobacco class are lower than guaranteed rates for an Insured of the same age and
sex in a tobacco class.
The tables on pages 28 and 29 give non-tobacco and tobacco risk class Guaranteed
Maximum Cost of Insurance rates. The rates in the Table are guaranteed not to
increase. To determine the guaranteed maximum rates for your Policy, use the
column appropriate for your risk class. Multiply the rates shown by your risk
class factor. Column 1 applies if your risk class includes the word "Non-
tobacco". Otherwise, column 2 applies. See the Policy Schedule on page 4 for
your risk class.
BASIS OF COMPUTATIONS
The guaranteed maximum cost of insurance rates for Insureds ages 15 and older
are computed using the 1980 Commissioners' Standard Ordinary Mortality Tables,
Male or Female, Smoker or Nonsmoker, Age Nearest Birthday ("1980 CSO Tables") at
3.5% interest. For juvenile Insureds ages 0-14, the 1980 Commissioners'
Standard Ordinary Mortality Table, Male or Female, Nonsmoker, Age Nearest
Birthday will be used. The guaranteed rates for substandard classes are based
on multiples or additives of the 1980 CSO Tables.
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GUARANTEED MAXIMUM MONTHLY COST OF INSURANCE RATES PER $1,000 AGES 0 - 50
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MALE FEMALE
ATTAINED AGE
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NON-TOBACCO TOBACCO NON-TOBACCO TOBACCO
Column 1 Column 2 Column 1 Column 2
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0 0.34900 0.24115
1 0.08921 0.07253
2 0.08254 0.06753
3 0.08170 0.06586
4 0.07920 0.06419
5 0.07503 0.06336
6 0.07169 0.06085
7 0.06669 0.06002
8 0.06336 0.05835
9 0.06169 0.05752
10 0.06085 0.05668
11 0.06419 0.05752
12 0.07086 0.06002
13 0.08254 0.06252
14 0.09588 0.06669
15 0.10756 0.13760 0.07003 0.07837
16 0.11924 0.15597 0.07336 0.08254
17 0.12842 0.17099 0.07670 0.08671
18 0.13343 0.18018 0.07920 0.09088
19 0.13844 0.18853 0.08170 0.09422
20 0.14011 0.19270 0.08421 0.09672
21 0.13927 0.19437 0.08504 0.09839
22 0.13677 0.19187 0.08671 0.10089
23 0.13427 0.18853 0.08754 0.10256
24 0.13093 0.18435 0.09004 0.10589
25 0.12675 0.17851 0.09088 0.10756
26 0.12342 0.17350 0.09338 0.11174
27 0.12175 0.17183 0.09505 0.11507
28 0.12008 0.17016 0.09755 0.11841
29 0.12008 0.17183 0.10006 0.12342
30 0.12008 0.17517 0.10339 0.12926
31 0.12258 0.18101 0.10589 0.13427
32 0.12509 0.18686 0.10923 0.14011
33 0.12926 0.19604 0.11257 0.14595
34 0.13427 0.20690 0.11841 0.15513
35 0.14094 0.21943 0.12258 0.16181
36 0.14762 0.23447 0.13309 0.17433
37 0.15680 0.25369 0.13927 0.19020
38 0.16682 0.27542 0.14929 0.20774
39 0.17851 0.30050 0.16098 0.22779
40 0.19103 0.32893 0.17350 0.25034
41 0.20607 0.36239 0.18853 0.27792
42 0.22110 0.39670 0.20356 0.30384
43 0.23865 0.43604 0.21860 0.33060
44 0.25619 0.47708 0.23363 0.35737
45 0.27709 0.52401 0.24951 0.38498
46 0.29966 0.57096 0.26622 0.41344
47 0.32391 0.62212 0.28461 0.44358
48 0.34984 0.67584 0.30468 0.47457
49 0.37912 0.73631 0.32558 0.50808
50 0.41009 0.80018 0.34984 0.54664
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GUARANTEED MAXIMUM MONTHLY COST OF INSURANCE RATES PER $1,000 AGES 51 - 99
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MALE FEMALE
ATTAINED AGE
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NON-TOBACCO TOBACCO NON-TOBACCO TOBACCO
Column 1 Column 2 Column 1 Column 2
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51 0.44693 0.87419 0.37578 0.58521
52 0.48965 0.95668 0.40507 0.62884
53 0.53742 1.05105 0.43939 0.68004
54 0.59276 1.15734 0.47457 0.73211
55 0.65401 1.27051 0.51227 0.78673
56 0.72203 1.39312 0.55083 0.84138
57 0.79429 1.52015 0.58941 0.89354
58 0.87251 1.65583 0.62632 0.94237
59 0.96090 1.79682 0.66577 0.99290
60 1.05949 1.95335 0.71195 1.04853
61 1.16916 2.12977 0.76656 1.12021
62 1.29417 2.32876 0.83550 1.20715
63 1.43714 2.55476 0.92216 1.32461
64 1.59899 2.80452 1.02492 1.45577
65 1.77812 3.07567 1.13624 1.60323
66 1.97123 3.35886 1.25614 1.74923
67 2.18097 3.65683 1.37789 1.90143
68 2.40660 3.96448 1.50066 2.03939
69 2.65338 4.29327 1.63207 2.19463
70 2.93268 4.65747 1.78407 2.35955
71 3.30181 5.06279 1.96612 2.57362
72 3.61779 5.52571 2.19207 2.83977
73 4.04199 6.04980 2.46823 3.16536
74 4.52073 6.62444 2.79421 3.54671
75 5.03724 7.26414 3.16450 3.97231
76 5.59039 7.92842 3.57271 4.43318
77 6.17549 8.60587 4.01324 4.91927
78 6.78686 9.28569 4.48657 5.42834
79 7.44038 9.98835 5.00641 5.97677
80 8.16249 10.74534 5.59571 6.58859
81 8.97320 11.57692 6.27546 7.28491
82 9.89814 12.50906 7.06752 8.08683
83 10.95204 13.55162 7.98847 9.00541
84 12.11846 14.66820 9.02014 10.09637
85 13.37460 15.82369 10.16441 11.19977
86 14.69860 16.98122 11.40375 12.46983
87 16.08129 18.12337 12.74961 13.71056
88 17.49682 19.38671 14.19103 15.13413
89 18.96601 20.65144 15.75519 16.50860
90 20.51212 21.93652 17.44624 18.11827
91 22.16549 23.26852 19.30510 19.86655
92 23.98724 24.70635 21.39679 21.81429
93 26.06643 26.58833 23.84043 24.07436
94 28.78427 29.07200 26.92636 26.92636
95 32.81758 32.81758 31.31011 31.31011
96 39.64294 39.64294 38.50479 38.50479
97 53.06605 53.06605 52.27571 52.27571
98 83.33333 83.33333 83.33333 83.33333
99 83.33333 83.33333 83.33333 83.33333
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MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE
We will deduct a daily charge from the assets in the Subaccounts to compensate
Southland for mortality and expense risks that we assume under the Policy. The
daily charge is at the rate of 0.002466% (equivalent to an annual rate of 0.90%)
on the assets of the Variable Account. The mortality and expense risk charge is
not deducted from the Guaranteed Interest Account.
The mortality risk assumed is the risk that Insureds, as a group, will live for
a shorter period of time than estimated and, therefore, the cost of insurance
charges specified in the Policy will be insufficient to meet our actual claims.
The expense risk assumed is the risk that it will cost us more to issue and
administer the Policy and the Variable Account than we expected in setting
certain of the charge levels guaranteed in the Policy.
PORTFOLIO EXPENSES
There are fees and charges deducted from the Portfolios. Please read the
prospectus for the Portfolios you are considering for complete details.
SURRENDER CHARGES
We assess a surrender charge against your Accumulation Value upon a surrender,
reduction in Stated Death Benefit or lapse of your Policy in the first fourteen
Policy years, or the fourteen Policy Years following an increase in Stated Death
Benefit (herein referred to as an addition of a new coverage segment of Stated
Death Benefit). The surrender charge consists of two charges: an
administrative surrender charge and a sales surrender charge.
During the first fourteen years of the Policy or within 14 years of an increase
in the Stated Death Benefit, if you request a decrease to the Stated Death
Benefit of your Policy or take a Withdrawal which decreases the Stated Death
Benefit, we will deduct a portion of the surrender charge from your Net
Accumulation Value. The amount of the surrender charge which will be deducted
from your Net Accumulation Value on the decrease will equal the surrender charge
in effect before the reduction minus the surrender charge in effect after the
reduction.
During the first fourteen year of the Policy or within 14 years of an increase,
an increase in Stated Death Benefit will increase Surrender Charges. An
Administrative Surrender Charge as shown on page 9 will apply to each Stated
Death Benefit segment according to the year the segment was added. A Sales
Surrender Charge will apply to each segment of the Stated Death Benefit
according to the target premium applicable to the segment and the year the
segment was added. The Percentage of Premium Sales Surrender Charge factors
applicable to the premiums for the increase are shown on page 9. Premiums
received after a new segment of Stated Death Benefit has been added will be
allocated to each segment in proportion to the total Stated Death Benefit.
Decreases as a result of a change to your death benefit option do not result in
a surrender charge deduction from your Net Accumulation Value and future
surrender charges will not be reduced.
Increases in the Stated Death Benefit as a result of changes in death benefit
option do not result in an increase in the maximum sales surrender charge. All
other increases in Stated Death Benefit will increase the maximum surrender
charges.
ADMINISTRATIVE SURRENDER CHARGE
The administrative surrender charge in the first nine years is equal to four
dollars ($4.00) per $1,000 of
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Stated Death Benefit. After the first nine years following issuance of the
Policy or the effective date of a coverage segment, the administrative surrender
charge decreases by one-sixth of the amount in effect at the end of the 9th
Policy year until it reaches zero at the beginning of the fifteenth year, or the
year in which the Insured reaches Age 98, whichever is earlier.
During the first 14 Policy years or within 14 years of an increase in the Stated
Death Benefit, if you request a decrease to the Stated Death Benefit or take a
Withdrawal which causes the Stated Death Benefit to decrease, your
administrative surrender charge will decrease in the same proportion that the
Stated Death Benefit decreases.
SALES SURRENDER CHARGE
The sales surrender charge is a percentage of actual premiums paid up to a
maximum based on Target Premiums. In the first two Policy Years or the first
two years following an increase in Stated Death Benefit, the sales surrender
charge is capped at 26% of premiums paid up to one Target Premium, plus 6% of
premiums paid between one and two Target Premiums, plus 5% of all other
premiums. The Target Premium for your Policy and any Stated Death Benefit
coverage segments added since the Policy Date will be listed in the Schedule of
your Policy. Upon a decrease in the Stated Death Benefit the Target Premium for
each segment will be reduced in the same proportion that the Stated Death
Benefit is reduced.
The maximum sales surrender charge for a Stated Death Benefit segment is shown
in the Policy Schedule. This charge remains level for the first nine Policy
Years or for the first nine years following an increase in a Stated Death
Benefit segment, then decreases by one-sixth of the amount in effect at the end
of the 9th year each Policy year until it reaches zero at the beginning of the
fifteenth year, or the year in which the Insured reaches Age 98, whichever is
earlier.
Upon a decrease in the Stated Death Benefit other than due to a change in death
benefit option, the Target Premium for each segment will be reduced in the same
proportion that the Stated Death Benefit is reduced. The following rules
explain when a sales surrender charge is deducted on a decrease in Stated Death
Benefit, and how future sales surrender charges are adjusted. If the new target
Premium for each Stated Death Benefit segment is greater than or equal to the
sum of your paid Premiums which are allocated to the segment, the maximum sales
surrender charge you may pay in the future will be reduced, but a sales
surrender charge will not be deducted from your Accumulation Value. If the new
Target Premium for each Stated Death Benefit segment is less than the sum of
your paid Premiums which are allocated to the segment, your maximum sales
surrender charge you may pay in the future will be reduced and a sales surrender
charge will be deducted from your Accumulation Value. The new sales surrender
charge will be recalculated as if the new Target Premium was always in effect
for the segment. A deduction equal to the difference between the sales
surrender charge as calculated before and after the decrease will be taken from
your Accumulation Value.
If you request a decrease to the Stated Death Benefit or take a Withdrawal which
causes the Stated Death Benefit to be reduced, more than nine years following
the Policy date or the date of an increase to the Stated Death Benefit,
whichever is applicable, the maximum sales surrender charge you could pay in the
future will be reduced in the same proportion that the Stated Death Benefit is
reduced.
REPORTS
ANNUAL REPORTS
Each year you will be mailed an annual report that shows the progress of the
Policy. This report will show for the last Policy Year the current Accumulation
Value, Cash Surrender Value and premiums paid since the last report. The report
will also show the allocation of your Accumulation Value as of the date of the
report and the amounts added to or deducted from your Subaccount Accumulation
Values and Guaranteed Interest Account Accumulation Value since the last report.
The report will include any other
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information that may be currently required by the insurance supervisory official
of the jurisdiction in which the Policy is delivered.
OTHER REPORTS
You may request a report illustrating future values of the Policy under both
guaranteed and current assumptions. A reasonable fee not to exceed $50 may be
charged for this report after the first in a Policy Year.
GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS
This Policy, the attached application, any additional riders or endorsements,
and any supplemental applications make up the entire contract between you and
us. In the absence of fraud, statements in the application will be considered
representations and not warranties. No statement will void this Policy or be
used in defense of a claim unless contained in the application.
POLICY INCONTESTABILITY
We cannot contest this Policy after it has been in force for two years from the
Policy Date, during the Insured's lifetime except for non-payment of premium.
No benefits added to your Policy after the Policy Date can be contested after
two years from the effective date of such benefit, during the Insured's lifetime
except for non-payment of premium.
TERMINATION
All coverage under this Policy will terminate on the first to occur of one of
these events:
1. you request that coverage terminate; or
2. the Insured dies; or
3. this Policy matures; or
4. the grace period ends; or
5. this Policy is surrendered.
On termination of this Policy, we will make any payment that may be applicable.
XXX AND SEX MISSTATEMENT
The amount of insurance under this Policy is based on the Insured person's sex
and Age nearest birthday on the Policy Date. If either the sex or Age shown in
the Policy Schedule is wrong, the Stated Death Benefit will be adjusted. The
adjusted Death Benefit will be that which would be purchased by the most recent
cost of insurance charge at the correct Age and sex.
SUICIDE
If the Insured commits suicide during the first two years from the Policy Date,
instead of paying the Policy proceeds, we will make a limited payment of:
1. all premiums paid; less
2. any Policy Debt; less
3. any Withdrawals.
If the Insured commits suicide within two years from the effective date of any
increase in Stated Death Benefit or benefits provided by any rider, we will pay:
1. proceeds from this Policy and any benefits that have been in force at least
two years from their respective effective dates; plus
2. the cost of insurance for any increase or additional benefits that have
been in effect less than two years from their respective effective dates;
less
3. any Policy Debt; less
4. any Withdrawals.
The payment will be made to the Beneficiary.
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MODIFICATIONS
No agent is allowed to make any changes in this Policy. Changes can only be
made by our President, a Vice President, or the Secretary.
DELAY OF PAYMENT BY LAW
Payments of Withdrawals, Surrenders or Death Benefit Proceeds from the
Subaccounts will usually be made within seven days after receipt of your request
at our Customer Service Center. However, we may postpone the processing of any
such transactions for any of the following reasons:
a) When the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is closed for trading other than
for customary holiday or weekend closings, or trading on the NYSE is
otherwise restricted, as determined by the SEC;
b) When the SEC determines that an emergency exists that would make the
disposal of securities held in the Variable Account or the determination
of the value of the Variable Account's assets not reasonably practicable;
or
c) When the SEC by order permits a delay for the protection of Policy owners.
We may defer up to six months the payment of any Withdrawal, policy loan or
proceeds from the Guaranteed Interest Account. Interest will be credited at the
currently declared rate of interest for the Guaranteed Interest Account until
payment is made.
CONVERSION OF POLICY
At any time within the first 24 Policy months after issuance of the Policy or
after an increase in Stated Death Benefit while this Policy is in force during
the life of the Insured, you may convert this Policy without evidence of
insurability for a new Policy on the life of the Insured providing benefits
which do not vary with the investment experience of the Variable Account. This
conversion is accomplished by the transfer of the entire amount in the
Subaccounts of the Variable Account to the Guaranteed Interest Account and the
allocation of all future premium payments to the Guaranteed Interest Account.
This will, in effect, serve as a conversion of the Policy to the equivalent of a
flexible premium universal life insurance policy. No charge will be imposed on
the transfer in exercising this exchange privilege. The exchange will be
subject to the following conditions:
(1) The new Policy will be on the flexible premium adjustable life insurance
plan that was being issued by Southland on the date of issue of this
Policy.
(2) The new Policy will provide the same amount of death benefit or the same
net amount at risk to Southland as this Policy and will have the same
Policy Date and issue Age as this Policy.
(3) The cost of insurance rates for the new Policy will be those applicable to
flexible premium adjustable life policies in the same risk classification
as this Policy and issued on the same date as this Policy.
(4) All Policy Debt under this Policy must be paid.
The contestable period, suicide period, and surrender charge period of the new
Policy will be measured from the Policy Date. The Accumulation Value of this
Policy will be transferred to the new Policy as of the effective date of the
conversion. The effective date of the conversion will be the date Southland
received Written Request for conversion at its Customer Service Center. When
exercising your conversion right, you are required to return the Policy to our
Customer Service Center, and we will send to you a new policy form which will
not allow you to allocate future premiums to Portfolios of the Variable Account.
HOW BENEFITS ARE PAID
Any payment of proceeds of this Policy will be made in a lump sum payment unless
you request an alternate method. You may request any of the alternate payment
options listed below if you prefer.
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SELECTING AN OPTIONAL PAYMENT
To select an option, send Written Notice to our Customer Service Center.
Payment under any option must be at least $20. Payment under these options to
any assignee, executor, administrator, trustee, corporation or association
cannot be made without our consent.
If you die while receiving payments, any remaining payments will be paid as a
lump sum to your estate. If payments are being made to the beneficiary and he
or she dies, any remaining payments will be paid as a lump sum to the
beneficiary's estate.
--Option 1: Fixed Period - Equal payments for a fixed period of up to 30 years.
The longer the period, the lower the payments. Monthly payments per $1,000 are
shown in Table 1.
--Option 2: Life Income - Equal payments for life. The longer the certain
period, if any, the lower the payments. Monthly payments per $1,000 are shown
in Table 2.
--Option 3: Interest Only - Equal payments of 4% interest on the amount left
with us. That amount must be at least $1,000.
--Option 4: Fixed Installments - Equal payments totaling at least $60 per year
for each $1,000. The larger the amount, the shorter the period of payments.
Additional and more favorable forms of payment may be available at the time an
option is selected.
PROVISIONS RELATING TO OPTIONS 1, 3, AND 4
Payments made under this option are based on guaranteed compound interest at a
rate of 4% per year. They will be increased during any certain or guaranteed
periods by any excess interest earnings we declare. If death occurs during a
certain or guaranteed period, the lump sum payable to the deceased's estate will
be equal to the value of the remaining guaranteed payments reduced by compound
interest at 4% per year.
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SETTLEMENT OPTION TABLES
(Per $1,000 of Net Proceeds)
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Table 1 - Fixed Period Table 2 - Lifetime Payments
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Number Monthly Male Without 10 Year Female Without 10 Year
of Years Payment Age Refund Certain Age Refund Certain
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1 $85.12 25 $3.80 $3.80 25 $3.68 $3.68
2 43.39 26 3.82 3.82 26 3.70 3.70
3 29.49 27 3.85 3.84 27 3.72 3.72
4 22.55 28 3.87 3.87 28 3.74 3.74
5 18.38 29 3.90 3.89 29 3.76 3.76
6 15.61 30 3.92 3.92 30 3.78 3.78
7 13.64 31 3.95 3.95 31 3.80 3.80
8 12.16 32 3.98 3.97 32 3.82 3.82
9 11.01 33 4.01 4.01 33 3.85 3.84
10 10.09 34 4.05 4.04 34 3.87 3.87
11 9.34 35 4.08 4.07 35 3.90 3.90
12 8.72 36 4.12 4.11 36 3.93 3.92
13 8.20 37 4.16 4.15 37 3.96 3.95
14 7.75 38 4.20 4.18 38 3.99 3.98
15 7.36 39 4.24 4.23 39 4.02 4.01
16 7.02 40 4.29 4.27 40 4.06 4.05
17 6.73 41 4.33 4.31 41 4.09 4.08
18 6.47 42 4.38 4.36 42 4.13 4.12
19 6.23 43 4.44 4.41 43 4.17 4.16
20 6.02 44 4.49 4.46 44 4.21 4.20
21 5.83 45 4.55 4.52 45 4.26 4.24
22 5.66 46 4.61 4.57 46 4.30 4.29
23 5.51 47 4.67 4.63 47 4.35 4.34
24 5.37 48 4.74 4.70 48 4.40 4.39
25 5.24 49 4.81 4.76 49 4.46 4.44
26 5.12 50 4.88 4.83 50 4.52 4.49
27 5.01 51 4.96 4.90 51 4.58 4.55
28 4.91 52 5.04 4.97 52 4.64 4.61
29 4.82 53 5.13 5.05 53 4.71 4.68
30 4.73 54 5.22 5.13 54 4.78 4.75
55 5.31 5.22 55 4.86 4.82
56 5.42 5.31 56 4.94 4.89
57 5.52 5.41 57 5.03 4.97
58 5.64 5.51 58 5.12 5.06
59 5.76 5.62 59 5.22 5.15
60 5.90 5.73 60 5.32 5.24
61 6.04 5.85 61 5.43 5.34
62 6.19 5.98 62 5.55 5.45
63 6.36 6.11 63 5.68 5.56
64 6.53 6.25 64 5.81 5.68
65 6.72 6.39 65 5.96 5.80
66 6.92 6.54 66 6.11 5.94
67 7.14 6.69 67 6.28 6.08
68 7.37 6.85 68 6.46 6.22
69 7.61 7.01 69 6.65 6.38
70 7.88 7.18 70 6.86 6.54
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We will furnish payments for ages not shown on request.
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FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
DEATH BENEFITS AND OTHER VALUES PROVIDED BY THIS POLICY, WHEN BASED ON THE
INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF A SEPARATE ACCOUNT, ARE VARIABLE. THESE VALUES MAY
INCREASE OR DECREASE BASED ON INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED
AS TO A FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT. DEATH BENEFITS ARE PAYABLE BY US TO THE
BENEFICIARY UPON THE DEATH OF THE INSURED PRIOR TO MATURITY. THE NET
ACCUMULATION VALUE, IF ANY, IS PAYABLE BY US IF THE INSURED IS LIVING UPON
MATURITY. FLEXIBLE PREMIUMS ARE PAYABLE BY THE OWNER DURING THE LIFETIME
OF THE INSURED UNTIL MATURITY.
CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER
P. O. BOX 173789
DENVER, CO 80217-3789
(000) 000-0000
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