Delaware Life Retirement Chapters 0 SM Fixed Index Annuity The Retirement Challenge Retirement is a time to do the things that you never have a chance to do when you re working, raising a family, and paying the mortgage. But there s a challenge: How can you save enough for a reliable income in those post-retirement years, without exposing your money to economic and market ups and downs? Plan for a Longer Retirement Americans are living longer on average than ever. You may even spend as many or more years in retirement than you have at work. That s time to be with family, travel, do volunteer work, or even start a new career doing something you love whatever retirement means to you. But increased longevity means you may need more savings for more years and when it comes to something as important as retirement, remember that there is often a trade-off: Generally, the higher the potential return of an investment, the higher the risk. Look for Growth and Protection The challenge is to find ways to both grow and protect your savings, particularly in times of economic and market uncertainty. One option is a fixed index annuity (or FIA ), designed to help you accumulate funds for retirement without exposing your hard-earned money to market risk. Delaware Life A Leading Provider of Annuity and Life Insurance Products The company was established with the purchase by Delaware Life Holdings, LLC (Delaware Life) of domestic U.S. annuity and certain life insurance businesses of Sun Life Financial Inc., whose record includes more than 40 years of experience in the annuity market. Delaware Life had approximately $40 billion in assets under management as of December 3, 204, and partners with some of the world s leading investment managers to offer a diverse array of annuity, insurance, and retirement products. We are committed to sound financial and risk management practices on behalf of our clients and policyholders. For the most recent independent credit ratings for Delaware Life Insurance Company, please see http://www.delawarelife.com. Delaware Life Holdings, LLC includes Delaware Life Insurance Company, which is authorized to transact business in all states except New York, as well as in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Solution: Fixed Index Annuities A FIA is a long-term contract between you and an insurance company, created to help you build assets for retirement. Like a traditional fixed annuity, it offers guaranteed principal, but a FIA lets you also have the opportunity to earn interest based on the performance of a stock market index. It s a solution designed for all the chapters of your life: growing and protecting your savings during your working life and providing reliable income after you transition into retirement. Chapter : Saving for Your Retirement Upside Potential Based on Market Performance A FIA may credit interest to your account based on the performance of a specific index. Companies that issue FIAs often offer a choice of indexes and methods used to calculate the interest you can earn. Guaranteed Principal Unlike other retirement products, a FIA is not an investment in individual securities. So when the markets do poorly, your account is guaranteed to not drop in value. Both your investment and any interest it earns are protected from principal loss by the claims-paying ability and financial strength of the issuing insurance company. Tax Deferred Growth All your earnings grow 00% tax deferred, until you start taking withdrawals or income payments. In most cases, that will be after retirement, when your tax bracket may be lower. How FIAs work: Growth Potential, with No Downside Risk Chapter 2: Retirement Income for Life When you re ready to start drawing on your savings in retirement, fixed index annuities offer a variety of options. You can make periodic withdrawals from your account as needed. You can choose to annuitize your contract, with guaranteed payments for life or for a specified period, for you and (if you purchase a joint contract) your spouse. Some FIAs also have optional benefits that guarantee a specified level of withdrawals for life even if your account value goes to zero. FIAs offer the chance to benefit from rising stock markets, with no principal risk 2 When market index is up, the annuity account value rises When market index is down or flat, the annuity does not lose value The chart is a hypothetical representation of fixed index annuity growth under varying market/index conditions and is not meant to represent the performance of Delaware Life Retirement Chapters 0 SM Fixed Index Annuity or any other specific product., 2 If you withdraw your assets, your principal may be reduced by withdrawal and surrender charges, rider fees and a market value adjustment.
Delaware Life Retirement Chapters 0 SM at a Glance A New FIA with Unique Features and Flexibility Retirement Chapters 0 SM is designed to provide the combination of growth potential and principal protection that can help you to reach your long-term savings goals, without worrying about whether your retirement money will be lost to market and economic surprises. You can customize the annuity to fit your individual needs. But regardless of the index option you choose, you cannot lose money, unless you make withdrawals or surrender your contract during the first 0 years, or incur fees related to optional benefits. Choices to Increase Your Savings You can choose from a variety of options for earning interest, including a fixed-rate account that pays a guaranteed rate for a specified period of time or one or more of three underlying market indexes. How additional interest is calculated will vary with the combination of the index and crediting method (the way your interest is calculated) you choose. Premium Bonus Added to Your First-Year Investments Delaware Life will boost your retirement savings by adding a 5% bonus to all premiums you pay during the first year of your contract. This bonus earns interest and is available for withdrawal on a 0-year vesting schedule. When you transition to retirement, Retirement Chapters 0 SM gives you the flexibility to take income in one of several ways, depending on your needs and goals. Free withdrawal amounts. After the first Contract Year, you can withdraw up to the greater of 0% of the last anniversary value of your account or Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) with no surrender charges., 2 Periodic withdrawals. After the first 0 years, you can make withdrawals when you need them, in any amount without surrender charges. 2 Annuity payments. For guaranteed income for life or for a specified period, you can choose from among several annuity payment options for you and your spouse (if you purchase a joint contract). Guaranteed withdrawals. You may also opt for guaranteed lifetime income even if your account value goes to zero with the optional withdrawal benefit. Premium bonus, guaranteed principal, options for interest and retirement income Death Benefit If you die before you begin receiving annuity income payments, Retirement Chapters 0 SM guarantees that your beneficiary will receive the Account Value including all the interest you ve earned without going through probate. 3 Build Guaranteed Income with the STAIR SM Withdrawal Benefit The optional STAIR SM (Stacked Accumulation Income Rider SM ) available for an additional fee can provide guaranteed lifetime income for you and your spouse, even if your Account Value should go to zero. But STAIR SM also grows your Benefit Base the amount on which your lifetime income is calculated by a guaranteed 4% per year. On each Contract Anniversary, the benefit adds (or stacks ) that increase in your Benefit Base on top of any interest rates applied to your Account Value. 4 While STAIR SM can only be elected at the time your contract is issued, any additional premiums you make and any first-year Premium Bonus will increase both your Account Value and Benefit Base. You may lose a percentage of the bonus if you make withdrawals beyond your vested amount during this time. Charges will apply to the excess amount withdrawn in that contract year. Withdrawals may be subject to a market value adjustment, which may decrease or increase your surrender value depending on how interest rates have changed since you first purchased your annuity (not applicable in every state). 2 You may have to pay a 0% federal tax penalty on all withdrawals if you are younger than age 59½. 3 The death benefit amount is subject to adjustments for applicable charges and taxes. 4 The benefit base for STAIR SM is not a cash/surrender value or death benefit.
Four Ways to Earn Interest A Choice of Options to Grow Your Savings Retirement Chapters 0 SM has a broad menu of options for earning interest a package of choices that is available exclusively from Delaware Life. You and your advisor should discuss your goals and risk tolerance, and decide which options are right for you. Choose Multiple Options, With Flexibility to Switch To diversity your sources of interest and growth opportunities, you may elect more than one strategy. And because your needs and goals may change over time, on each Contract Anniversary, you may reallocate your Account Value among the interest options available at that time. For more detailed information on the index options below and the crediting methods available, see the inserts that accompany this brochure. Fixed Account Amounts allocated to this option will be credited with an interest rate that is current on the date the investment is effective. Each year, Delaware Life will declare new interest rates to reflect current conditions, but it will never be less than the minimum guaranteed rate. If you want to know at the beginning of the year how much interest will be credited to your account, this option may be appropriate. S&P 500 Index For investors who want to participate in the performance of the broad U.S. market, the S&P 500 Index option may be suitable. The index widely regarded as a premier benchmark for the domestic stock market contains stocks from 500 large, leading companies in various industries. CROCI Sectors III USD 5.5% Volatility Control Index This index is sponsored by Deutsche Bank* and allocates across a broad array of global equity markets and selected industry sectors, balanced by a cash component to help limit overall volatility. It may be appropriate if you want more global equity exposure, as the CROCI Sectors Index tracks stocks in three major markets: U.S., Europe and Japan. 2 Momentum Asset Allocator 5.5% Volatility Control Index This index, also sponsored by Deutsche Bank, is a multi-asset strategy that allocates across equities, gold, interest rates and cash. It seeks to outperform fixed-weight portfolios by dynamically allocating more to assets that show upward momentum over the trailing nine months, and also uses a volatility control mechanism to help limit overall volatility. It may be suitable if you want exposure to a wider variety of asset classes beyond equities. 2 *Deutsche Bank: A Global Leader Retirement Chapters 0 SM offers two options for earning interest based on volatility-controlled indexes sponsored by Deutsche Bank. Founded in 870 and headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Deutsche Bank is the largest bank in Germany and one of the largest financial institutions in the world. As of December 204, the firm had total assets of $2. trillion, and more than 90,000 employees worldwide, operating in 7 countries. The company also offers the sales, trading and structuring of a wide range of financial markets products including index-based swaps, notes and certificates. Factors such as caps, spreads and participation rates will reduce crediting rates relative to the underlying index performance. 2 Deutsche Bank means Deutsche Bank AG and its affiliated companies, as context requires. Deutsche Bank does not render legal or tax advice and information in this communication should not be regarded as such. While volatility control may result in less fluctuation in rates of return as compared to indexes without volatility controls, they may also reduce the overall rate of return as compared to products not subject to volatility controls. Obligations to make payments under the annuity are solely the obligation of Delaware Life and are not the responsibility of Deutsche Bank. The selection of an index as a crediting option under the annuity does not obligate Delaware Life or Deutsche Bank to invest annuity payments in the components of any Index.
Delaware Life Retirement Chapters 0 SM Fixed Index Annuity Guaranteed Principal to Protect Your Retirement Savings Choice of Indexes and Crediting Methods to Grow Your Account Premium Bonus Added to Your First-Year Investments Ask your financial professional now to help you get started. Guarantees are backed by the financial strength and claims-paying ability of Delaware Life Insurance Company (Wellesley Hills, MA). Policies and contracts are issued by Delaware Life Insurance Company, a member of the Delaware Life group of companies. For use with Delaware Life Insurance Company policy form ICC4-DLIC-FIA-0 and state-specific variations where applicable. The Standard and Poor s 500 ( S&P 500 ) is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates ( SPDJI ) and has been licensed for use by Delaware Life Insurance Company ( Delaware Life ). Standard & Poor s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor s Financial Services LLC ( S&P ); Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC ( Dow Jones ) ; and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by Delaware Life. Retirement Chapters 0 SM is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P 500. This Product (the Product ) is not sponsored, endorsed, managed, sold or promoted by Deutsche Bank AG (DB AG) or any subsidiary or affiliate of DB AG. The Deutsche Bank Indices are the exclusive property of DB AG. Deutsche Bank and CROCI are proprietary marks of DB AG and its affiliates that have been licensed for certain uses and purposes to Delaware Life Insurance Company (DLIC). Neither DB AG, CROCI, nor any affiliate of DB AG, nor any other party involved in, or related to, making or compiling the Deutsche Bank Indices: () is acting in a fiduciary or product management capacity or providing any endorsement of the Product or investment advice of any kind; (2) has any obligation to take the needs of DLIC, the sponsor of the Product, or its clients into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Deutsche Bank Indices; (3) is responsible for or has participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, quantities or valuation of the Product; (4) WARRANTS OR GUARANTEES THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE DEUTSCHE BANK INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN OR THE ADMINISTRATION, MARKETING OR TRADING OF THE PRODUCT. The CROCI Indices have been built on the premise that the CROCI Economic P/E is an effective indicator of inherent value. This premise may not be correct, and prospective investors must form their own view of the CROCI methodology and evaluate whether CROCI is appropriate for them. Please see the Disclosure Statement and Annuity Illustration for more information about the Deutsche Bank Indices and the Product. Obligations to make payments under the Product are solely the obligation of Delaware Life Insurance Company and are not the responsibility of DB AG. The selection of one or more of the Deutsche Bank Indices as a crediting option under the Product does not obligate Delaware Life Insurance Company or DB AG to invest annuity payments in the components of any of the Deutsche Bank Indices. The Momentum Asset Allocator 5.5% Volatility Control Index is calculated on an excess return basis reflecting the weighted performance of the Index constituents in excess of the performance of the Deutsche Bank Momentum Money Market Index. In addition, the Index also reflects the daily deduction of a 0.25% per annum fee. While volatility controls may result in less fluctuation in rates of return as compared to indices without volatility controls, they may also reduce the overall rate of return as compared to products not subject to volatility controls. Delaware Life www.delawarelife.com 844.DEL.SALE (844.335.7253) Service Center: PO Box 75858, Topeka, KS 66676-858 Sales Support: 844.DEL.SALE (844.335.7253) Customer Service: 877.253.2323 205 Delaware Life Insurance Company (Wellesley Hills, MA) NOT FDIC/NCUA INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE NO BANK/CREDIT UNION GUARANTEE NOT A DEPOSIT NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY DLPC 089 04/5 (Expires 04/6)