Guaranty Growth Builder 5 with Enhanced Access

If a contract owner is diagnosed with a Terminal Illness or becomes Confined in a medical facility after their contract was issued, he/she may make a Full or Partial Surrender without incurring a Surrender Charge or Market Value Adjustment. While there is no waiting period to utilize this benefit after contract issue, the claim must be made within 180 days of the qualifying event. Terminal Illness: a health condition or injury experienced, which to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, confirmed by a Physician, will result in that person’s death within one year.

Additional benefits if two of six ADLs cannot be performed, whether care is received in a facility or at home. 100% of surrender charges are waived. The six Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) include: 1. Bathing - Washing oneself by sponge bath in a tu bor shower, including getting in or out. 2. Continence - Bowel and bladder control or, when unable to maintain control, the ability to perform associated personal hygiene. 3. Dressing - Includes putting on and taking off clothing and any necessary braces, fasteners or artificial limbs. 4. Eating - Being able to feed oneself or manage a feeding tube or intravenous feeding. 5. Toileting - Getting to and from the toilet, getting on and off it and performing associated personal hygiene. 6. Transferring - Moving into or out of a bed, chair or wheelchair.

If a contract owner is diagnosed with a Terminal Illness or becomes Confined in a medical facility after their contract was issued, he/she may make a Full or Partial Surrender without incurring a Surrender Charge or Market Value Adjustment. While there is no waiting period to utilize this benefit after contract issue, the claim must be made within 180 days of the qualifying event. Confinement: receiving continuous care for at least 30 days from a hospital or long-term care facility.