EQUITABLE FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA,
domiciled in Arizona
ANNUAL LOCK SEGMENT OPTION RIDER
This Rider is part of your Contract and its provisions apply in lieu of any Contract provisions to the contrary. There are new definitions in this Rider that are applicable to Annual Lock Segments which are introduced below. In this Rider, “we”, “our” and “us” mean Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America, “you” and “your” mean the Owner and “Rider” means this Rider. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Rider, you may make allocations to an Annual Lock Segment with this index linked and variable deferred annuity Contract as described below.
This Rider is effective upon your receipt.
The following replaces the definition of Index Performance Rate and is applicable to Annual Lock Segments:
SECTION [2.01(b)] INDEX PERFORMANCE RATE
“Index Performance Rate” means, for Annual Lock Segments, the percentage change in the value of the related Index from the Segment Start Date to the Segment Maturity Date. This calculation, called the point-to-point- method, compares the change in the Index between two discrete points in time, namely the Segment Start Date and the Segment Maturity Date. In certain instances, an Index may not publish a price on a Segment Start Date, Segment Maturity Date, or Annual Lock Anniversary in which case we will use the last published price as the price on such a Segment Start Date, or Segment Maturity Date for purposes of calculating the Index Performance Rate. The Index Performance Rate may be positive or negative.
The following is added to the definition of Segment Rate of Return and is applicable to Annual Lock Segments:
SECTION [2.01(n)] SEGMENT RATE OF RETURN
For the Annual Lock Segment Option, your Segment Rate of Return is determined as follows:
Annual Lock Segment Rate of Return
The Annual Lock Segment Rate of Return is equal to the cumulative result of each successive “Annual Lock Yearly Return” over the Segment Duration, beginning on the Segment Start Date and ending on the Segment Maturity Date[, minus the Return of Premium Death Benefit (“ROP DB”) Rider Charge cumulative percentage described in Section III of the ROP DB Rider if the ROP DB Rider is elected].
The Performance Cap Rate for Annual Lock Segments is on an annual basis, not for the entire Segment Duration.
The “Annual Lock Yearly Return” is determined by the annual Index Performance Rate multiplied by the Participation Rate and is subject to the annual Performance Cap Rate and the Segment Buffer as shown in the table below: