| | | | make a scheduled SWO payment, |
| | | | Aetna will distribute the entire |
| | | | balance. |
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| | (c) | | Date of Distribution: The Contract |
| | | | Holder shall specify the initial |
| | | | distribution date. As elected by |
| | | | the Contract Holder, SWO payments |
| | | | will be made on a monthly or |
| | | | quarterly basis unless Aetna |
| | | | allows otherwise. If SWO payments |
| | | | are made more frequently than |
| | | | annually, the designated annual |
| | | | amount is divided by the number of |
| | | | payments due each calendar year. |
| | | | Subsequent distributions will be |
| | | | made on the 15th of any month or |
| | | | such other date as Aetna may |
| | | | designate or allow. |
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| | (d) | | Election and Revocation: SWO may |
| | | | be elected by submitting a |
| | | | completed and signed election form |
| | | | to Aetna's Home Office. Aetna |
| | | | reserves the right to establish |
| | | | the date when SWO may first be |
| | | | elected by a Contract Holder. Once |
| | | | elected, this option may be |
| | | | revoked by the Contract Holder or |
| | | | spousal Beneficiary, if elected |
| | | | after the Contract Holder's death, |
| | | | by submitting a written request to |
| | | | Aetna at its Home Office. Any |
| | | | revocation will apply only to |
| | | | amounts not yet paid. SWO may be |
| | | | elected only once by the Contract |
| | | | Holder or by the spousal |
| | | | Beneficiary. |
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3.06 Death Benefit Amount: | | If the Contract Holder or Annuitant |
| | dies before Annuity payments start, the |
| | Beneficiary is entitled to a death |
| | benefit under the Contract. If the |
| | Contract is owned jointly, the death |
| | benefit is paid at the first death of |
| | either of the joint Contract Holders. |
| | If the Contract is held by joint |
| | Contract Holders, the survivor will be |
| | deemed the designated Beneficiary and |
| | any other Beneficiary on record will be |
| | treated as the contingent Beneficiary. |
| | If the Contract Holder is a nonnatural |
| | person, the death benefit will be |
| | payable at the death of the Annuitant. |
| | If paid within 6 months of the date of |
| | the Annuitant's death, the death |
| | benefit will be the Current Value of |
| | the Contract. Otherwise, the death |
| | benefit will be the Adjusted Current |
| | Value determined as of the claim date. |
| | The claim date is the date when proof |
| | of death and the Beneficiary's claim |
| | are received in good order at Aetna's |
| | Home Office. |
|
| | When the Contract Holder dies and the |
| | Contract Holder is not the Annuitant, |
| | the death benefit payable will be |
| | subject to a Surrender Fee, if |
| | applicable. |
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3.07 Death Benefit Options | | Prior to any election, or until amounts |
available to Beneficiary: | | must be otherwise distributed under |
| | this section, the Current Value will be |
| | retained in the Contract. The following |
| | options are available to the |
| | Beneficiary: |
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| | (a) | | When the Contract Holder dies or |
| | | | if the Contract Holder is not a |
| | | | natural person, when the Annuitant |
| | | | dies: |
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| | | | (1) If the Beneficiary is the |
| | | | Contract Holder's surviving |
| | | | spouse, the Beneficiary may |