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AssetShield Bonus 10 with EBLR
The American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company, founded in 1995, has been a leader in the annuity and retirement market for nearly three decades now. With a focus on empowering its clients to fulfill their retirement needs, the company is known to offer high-quality fixed indexed annuities, which balance protection and growth while guaranteeing a regular income stream. American Equity holds trustworthiness in high regard, striving to supply financial solutions well suited to their customers’ unique circumstances. Serving the domestic US market, their product distribution goes through independent advisors, banks, and broker-dealers.


AssetShield Bonus 10 with EBLR
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About Product
Type
Fixed Index
Purpose
Accumulation
Premium Bonus
21%
Term
10 Years
Surrender schedule
9.1%
9%
8%
7%
6%
5%
4%
3%
2%
1%
Fee withdrawal:
12% (From Year 2)
Flexible premium
Product Life
Market Value Adjustment
Yes
Return Of Premium
No
Minimum Contribution
$5,000
Maximum Contribution
$1,500,000
Max Age Qualified
80
Types Of Funds
Non-Qualified, IRA, IRA Rollover, IRA Transfer, SEP IRA, IRA-Roth, 1035 Exchange, Inherited IRA, NQ Stretch, and TSP
Launch Date
03/15/2023
AssetShield Bonus 10 is a Flexible Premium Deferred Index Annuity. Designed to shield a portion of your portfolio from retirement unknowns that can stand in the way of your accumulation goals. Through features like principal protection and automatic reset, the AssetShield annuity helps shield your principal and any earned interest from index volatility while providing strong accumulation opportunities.
Performance Rate Rider
More options for magnified growth potential. In exchange for a fee, this rider provides the opportunity to increase the cap, participation rate, or replacement rate on elected index-linked crediting strategies. The rider fee is locked-in for the surrender charge schedule and deducted on the last day of each term.
Rider Charge - Account Fee
The rider charge is the amount deducted on the last day of each indexed strategy term from each indexed strategy to which the rider is applied. To calculate the rider charge, the rider fee (1.5% for monthly and annual point-to-point strategies and 3% for 2-year point to point strategies) is multiplied by the strategy value of the corresponding indexed strategy on the first day of each term. The rider fee will not change during the surrender charge period and will never be more than the maximum rider fee of 3%.
Enhanced Bonus & Liquidity Rider (EBLR)
This is available at issue for a 0.95% annual fee that is deducted from the contract value each anniversary during the rider charge period (10 years). This rider offers an enhanced premium bonus which replaces the standard bonus on all firstyear premiums. It also provides a penalty-free withdrawal amount in year one and increased penaltyfree withdrawals beginning in year two.
Please take note that the fee shown for the 2-year enhanced Indexed Crediting Strategies is applied every single year, which is 1.5% annually. Therefore, that is a biennial fee of 3.00% for the whole term as declared in the interest rates (Product fact sheets).
Performance Rate Rider
More options for magnified growth potential. In exchange for a fee, this rider provides the opportunity to increase the cap, participation rate, or replacement rate on elected index-linked crediting strategies. The rider fee is locked-in for the surrender charge schedule and deducted on the last day of each term.
Rider Charge - Account Fee
The rider charge is the amount deducted on the last day of each indexed strategy term from each indexed strategy to which the rider is applied. To calculate the rider charge, the rider fee (1.5% for monthly and annual point-to-point strategies and 3% for 2-year point to point strategies) is multiplied by the strategy value of the corresponding indexed strategy on the first day of each term. The rider fee will not change during the surrender charge period and will never be more than the maximum rider fee of 3%.
Enhanced Bonus & Liquidity Rider (EBLR)
This is available at issue for a 0.95% annual fee that is deducted from the contract value each anniversary during the rider charge period (10 years). This rider offers an enhanced premium bonus which replaces the standard bonus on all firstyear premiums. It also provides a penalty-free withdrawal amount in year one and increased penaltyfree withdrawals beginning in year two.
Please take note that the fee shown for the 2-year enhanced Indexed Crediting Strategies is applied every single year, which is 1.5% annually. Therefore, that is a biennial fee of 3.00% for the whole term as declared in the interest rates (Product fact sheets).
Available in states:
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, and WY
Allocation Accounts
Name | Type | Rates |
---|---|---|
1-Year Fixed Account |
Fixed
|
2%
Fixed
|
1-Year BlackRock Adaptive U.S. Equity 7% PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Annual
|
100%
Participation
|
1-Year S&P 500 Advantage 15% VT TCA (USD) ER PTP Cap |
Point to Point
Annual
|
6%
Cap
|
1-Year S&P 500 PTP Cap |
Point to Point
Annual
|
6.5%
Cap
|
1-Year S&P 500 PTP Monthly Sum Cap |
Point to Point
Annual
Monthly sum
|
1.25%
Cap
|
1-Year S&P 500 PTP Monthly Sum Cap |
Point to Point
Annual
Monthly sum
|
2.5%
Cap
|
1-Year S&P 500 PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Annual
|
15%
Participation
|
1-Year S&P 500 PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Annual
|
35%
Participation
|
1-Year S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats DRC 5% ER PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Annual
|
90%
Participation
|
1-Year S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats DRC 5% ER PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Annual
|
175%
Participation
|
2-Year S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats DRC 5% ER PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Biennial
|
115%
Participation
|
2-Year S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats DRC 5% ER PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Biennial
|
265%
Participation
|
1-Year BlackRock Adaptive U.S. Equity 7% PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Annual
|
140%
Participation
|
2-Year BlackRock Adaptive U.S. Equity 7% PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Biennial
|
125%
Participation
|
2-Year BlackRock Adaptive U.S. Equity 7% PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Biennial
|
190%
Participation
|
2-Year BNPP Patriot Technology PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Biennial
|
165%
Participation
|
2-Year BNPP Patriot Technology PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Biennial
|
100%
Participation
|
1-Year BNPP Patriot Technology PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Annual
|
130%
Participation
|
1-Year BNPP Patriot Technology PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Annual
|
75%
Participation
|
1-Year Nasdaq Premier PTP Cap |
Point to Point
Annual
|
6%
Cap
|
1-Year S&P 500 PTP Cap |
Point to Point
Annual
|
4.5%
Cap
|
2-Year S&P 500 Advantage 15% VT TCA (USD) ER PTP Cap |
Point to Point
Biennial
|
15%
Cap
|
2-Year S&P 500 Advantage 15% VT TCA (USD) ER PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Biennial
|
60%
Participation
|
1-Year S&P 500 Advantage 15% VT TCA (USD) ER PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Annual
|
40%
Participation
|
1-Year S&P 500 Advantage 15% VT TCA (USD) ER PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Annual
|
60%
Participation
|
2-Year S&P 500 Advantage 15% VT TCA (USD) ER PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Biennial
|
100%
Participation
|
2-Year NYSE Premier PTP Cap |
Point to Point
Biennial
|
15%
Cap
|
1-Year NYSE Premier PTP Cap |
Point to Point
Annual
|
6%
Cap
|
2-Year NYSE Premier PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Biennial
|
100%
Participation
|
1-Year NYSE Premier PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Annual
|
60%
Participation
|
1-Year NYSE Premier PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Annual
|
40%
Participation
|
2-Year NYSE Premier PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Biennial
|
60%
Participation
|
2-Year Nasdaq Premier PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Biennial
|
60%
Participation
|
1-Year Nasdaq Premier PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Annual
|
40%
Participation
|
1-Year Nasdaq Premier PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Annual
|
60%
Participation
|
2-Year Nasdaq Premier PTP Participation Rate |
Point to Point
Biennial
|
100%
Participation
|
2-Year Nasdaq Premier PTP Cap |
Point to Point
Biennial
|
15%
Cap
|
1-Year S&P 500 Advantage 15% VT TCA (USD) ER Performance Trigger |
Performance Triggered
Annual
|
5%
Performance triggered
|
1-Year S&P 500 Performance Trigger |
Performance Triggered
Annual
|
3.5%
Performance triggered
|
Surrender schedule
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
Riders
Name | Inbuilt | Fee |
---|---|---|
Enhanced Bonus & Liquidity Rider | Yes | 0.95% annually |
Waivers
Death
The Death Benefit is paid with no Surrender Charges.
Enhanced Benefit
This no-fee rider is automatically included for owners age 75 and under and includes both a Qualified Nursing Care and Terminal Illness Benefit.
Premium Notes
Minimum Premium:
- $5,000
Maximum Premium:
- 18-69: $1,500,000
- 70-74: $1,000,000
- 75-80: $750,000
Withdrawal Provisions
Free Withdrawal Annual opportunity to withdraw up to 12% if EBLR is elected of the contract value each year after year one. EBLR also allows a 2% withdrawal in year one. Withdrawals may be subject to ordinary income tax.
Company Founded: 1995
Excellent Rated
Company
Company Ratings
4
- A.M. Best A
- Fitch A-
- S&P A
- Comdex 73
Assets: $59,829,070,316
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