Annual Report
We will furnish annual calendar year reports concerning the status of the Contract and such information concerning required minimum distributions as is prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Required Minimum Distributions During Life
Distributions from the Contract shall be made in accordance with the requirements of IRC Section 408(b)(3) and the regulations thereunder. If distributions are not made in the form of an annuity on an irrevocable basis (except for acceleration), then distribution of your entire interest in the Contract must satisfy the requirements of IRC Section 408(a)(6) and the regulations thereunder instead of the requirements set out herein.
The Required Beginning Date for distributions from the Contract is April 1 following the calendar year in which you reach age 70-1/2. No later than the Required Beginning Date, your entire interest in the Contract must begin to be distributed over (i) your life or the lives of you and your designated beneficiary, or (ii) a period certain not to exceed your life expectancy or the joint and last survivor expectancy of you and your designated beneficiary. Payments must be made in periodic payments at intervals of no longer than one (1) year, and must be either nonincreasing or they may increase only as provided in Q&A-1 and Q&A-4 of Section 1.401(a)(9)-6 of the Income Tax Regulations. In addition, any distribution must satisfy the incidental benefit requirements specified in Q&A-2 of Section 1.401(a)(9)-6 of the Income Tax Regulations.
The distribution periods described above cannot exceed the periods specified in Section 1.401(a)(9)-6 of the Income Tax Regulations. The first required payment can be made as late as the Required Beginning Date and must be the payment that is required for a single payment interval. The second payment need not be made until the end of the next payment interval.
Your entire interest in the Contract includes the amount of any outstanding rollover, transfer, or recharacterization under Q&A-7 or Q&A-8 of Section 1.408-8 of the Income Tax Regulations, and the actuarial value of any other benefits provided under the Contract, such as guaranteed death benefits, to the extent required by regulations.
Required Minimum Distributions After Death
If you die after required distributions begin, the remaining portion of your interest in the Contract will continue to be distributed under the Contract option chosen.
If you die before required distributions begin, your entire interest in the Contract will be distributed as least as rapidly as follows:
| 1) | If your designated beneficiary is not your surviving spouse (as defined by federal tax law), then your entire interest in the Contract must be distributed over the remaining life expectancy of the designated beneficiary, with payments starting by the end of the calendar year following the calendar year of your death. The life expectancy of the designated beneficiary is determined using his or her age as of his or her birthday in the year following the year of your death. Alternatively, if elected, your entire interest in the Contract must be distributed by the end of the calendar year that contains the fifth anniversary of your death. |