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Index Protector 4 Non-MVA

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Highlights

Index Protector 4  is a product with early withdrawal charges that end after four years.

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Available in states: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, 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
Type
Fixed Index
Purpose Accumulation
Term
4 Years
Surrender schedule
5.6%5.6%5.6%5.6%
Free withdrawal
10%
Market value adjustment
Return of premium
Launch date
01/06/2020
Minimum contribution
$50,000
Maximum contribution
$2,000,000
Max Age Qualified
90
Types of funds
Non-Qualified, IRA, IRA Rollover, 401a, IRA Transfer, TSA 403b, SEP IRA, SIMPLE IRA, 457 plan, Inherited IRA, and NQ Stretch
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Premium Notes

Purchase Payments
Issued with single purchase payment
Subsequent purchase payments accepted in the first two contract months.
Subsequent: $25,000
Great American only allows additional premiums to be added as a Lump Sum, Periodic Payments are not allowed.

Purchase Payment Minimums and Maximums 
Minimum:
  • $50,000
Maximum:
  • $2 million for ages 0-75
  • $1.5 million for ages 76-80
  • $1 million for ages 81+ without prior Home Office approval
Issue Ages
  • Inherited IRA 0-75
  • Inherited non-qualified 0-75
  • Qualified 0-90
  • Non-qualified 0-90

Withdrawal Provisions

Free Withdrawal Allowance 
  • During the first contract year, 10% of purchase payments may be withdrawn without an early withdrawal charge.
  • After the first contract year, 10% of the account value as of the most recent contract anniversary may be withdrawn without an early withdrawal charge.
Advisory fee withdrawals
Amounts applied to pay advisory fees up to 1.5 per year are not subject to an MVA and do not reduce the free withdrawal allowance. This favorable treatment advisory fees is provided under endorsement E6061519NW. For states that haven't approved the endorsement, the favorable treatment is non-contractual.

Easy systematic payment (ESP) program (non-contractual)
The fixed dollar and RMD options are available.

Allocation Accounts

Name Type Rates
1-Year Fixed Account
Fixed
5.4% Fixed
1-Year S&P 500 PTP Cap
Point to Point
Annual
10.75% Cap
1-Year iShares MSCI EAFE ETF PTP Cap
Point to Point
Annual
11.5% Cap
1-Year US Retiree Spending TR PTP Participation Rate
Point to Point
Annual
85% Participation
1-Year S&P 500 Average DRC 10% PR PTP Participation Rate
Point to Point
Annual
80% Participation
1-Year iShares US Real Estate PTP Cap
Point to Point
Annual
12.5% Cap
1-Year Fixed Account
Fixed
5.5% Fixed
1-Year iShares MSCI EAFE ETF PTP Cap
Point to Point
Annual
12% Cap
1-Year US Retiree Spending TR PTP Participation Rate
Point to Point
Annual
90% Participation
1-Year S&P 500 Average DRC 10% PTP Participation Rate
Point to Point
Annual
85% Participation
1-Year S&P 500 PTP Cap
Point to Point
Annual
11% Cap
1-Year iShares US Real Estate PTP Cap
Point to Point
Annual
13% Cap

Surrender schedule

Year 1 2 3 4
Penalty 6% 6% 6% 6%

Riders

No Riders for Index Protector 4 Non-MVA annuity.

Waivers

Terminal Illness

Unavailable in states: MA

Provided that the diagnosis is rendered more than one year after the contract effective date, up to 100% of the account value can be withdrawn without incurring an early withdrawal charge if the owner or joint owner is diagnosed by a physician as having a terminal illness with a prognosis of 12 months or less.

Extended Care

Unavailable in states: MA

To help ease the strain of certain unforeseen events, an extended care waiver is available for no additional charge. If the owner is confined to a nursing home or other long-term care facility after the completion of the first contract year for at least 90 consecutive days, early withdrawal charges may be waived on withdrawals up to a full surrender. The nursing home waiver does not include home health care.

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