EXHIBIT 1.A.(5)
POLICIES ISSUED BY JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
JOHN HANCOCK PLACE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02117
GVUL 8/98
JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02117
(JOHN HANCOCK)
John Hancock agrees with the Policyholder to pay the benefits and provide
the other rights set forth in this policy (the Policy). Such agreement is
subject to all conditions and provisions of the Policy.
Policy Number: [55000-GRP]
Policy Effective Date: [July 1, 1998]
Policyholder: [Trustees of the Group Insurance Multiple
Employer Trust
Edwardsville, Illinois]
Jurisdiction of Issue:
This Policy is delivered in [Illinois. It is governed by the laws of that
state.]
Policy Anniversaries:
[July 1 of each year.]
Premium Due Dates:
The Policy Effective Date; and the first day of each succeeding month.
The Policy is issued in consideration of the Policyholder's application and
payment of premiums to John Hancock. It takes effect on the Policy
Effective Date.
The conditions and provisions in this and the following pages and in
amendments, riders, and exhibits included at issue or added thereafter are
a part of the Policy.
John Hancock has executed the Policy as of [July 1, 1997] at Boston,
Massachusetts. The Policy has been duly countersigned.
COUNTERSIGNED _______________________ _______________________
REGISTRAR LICENSED RESIDENT AGENT
SECRETARY PRESIDENT
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEFINITIONS......................................................PAGE 3
PREMIUMS.........................................................PAGE 3
Premium Payment.............................................Page 3
Premium For Changes in Insurance ...........................Page 4
Grace Period................................................Page 4
Severability of Individual Coverage ........................Page 4
Right to Change Premium Rates ..............................Page 5
Annual Surplus Distribution.................................Page 5
Premium Calculations........................................Page 5
STANDARD PROVISIONS..............................................PAGE 6
Insured's Certificate.......................................Page 6
Entire Contract.............................................Page 6
Conformity with Law.........................................Page 6
Non-Waiver of Policy Provisions.............................Page 6
Policyholder Not Agent of John Hancock......................Page 6
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ........................ ...............PAGE 7
Qualifying Groups ..........................................Page 7
Eligible Class..............................................Page 7
Insurance Records...........................................Page 7-8
Inclusion of Qualifying Groups..............................Page 8
Amendment, Renewal and Termination..........................Page 8
*Exhibits................................................Page 9
NOTICE TO HOLDER OF THIS POLICY .................................PAGE 10
*A Table of Contents is included in each attached Exhibit
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DEFINITIONS
Some terms used in this Policy are defined below. Others may be explained where
used in another part of the Policy.
"Covered Person" means the person named as such on a coverage statement issued
under this Policy.
An "Employer" is one who provides for a wage, salary or pension deduction
arrangement with respect to premium contributions which is satisfactory to the
Board of Governors and to John Hancock or is other wise acceptable to the Board
of Governors and to John Hancock.
PREMIUMS
PREMIUM PAYMENT
Each premium is payable [in advance on its due date. The due date for each
Employer whose employees are insured under this policy appears in the Master
Schedule of the Exhibit that applies to that Employer.] Checks shall be made
payable only to John Hancock; they shall be sent directly to John Hancock at the
address specified in writing by John Hancock to the {Policyholder}.
No person or entity may accept any premium payment on behalf of John Hancock,
without express, specific and valid written authorization by John Hancock to do
so.
PREMIUM AMOUNTS
Each monthly premium payment shall consist of the aggregate amounts of premium
received.
[PREMIUM FOR CHANGES IN INSURANCE
Premium charges for insurance which becomes effective during an Employer Month
will begin on the first day of the Employer Month in which the insurance becomes
effective.] [The term "Employer Month," as used herein, means the period of one
month which begins with that day in each calendar month which corresponds to the
day on which premiums are due.]
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PREMIUMS -- CONTINUED
GRACE PERIOD
If any premium, after the first premium, is not paid by the Policyholder on or
prior to its due date, a grace period shall be granted for the payment of that
premium. But, the grace period will not be granted if on or prior to such date
the Policyholder has given John Hancock written notice the Policy is to
terminate. The grace period begins with the premium due date. It lasts for 31
days, unless ended on an earlier date which the Policyholder may specify in a
written notice given to John Hancock during the grace period.
If the grace period lasts for 31 days it will be extended until the end of the
Month after the Month in which it began, unless ended on such earlier date as
the Policyholder or John Hancock may specify by written notice given to the
other during such extension. But, such extension will not occur at all, if
either party has given written notice to the other during the 31 day period that
the grace period is not to last more than 31 days.
If the grace period is to be ended by written notice, the date it ends will not
be earlier than the date either party receives the notice. Notice to John
Hancock must be received at its Home Office.
Premium not paid on or before the 35th day after it is due is subject to a late
charge for the time it remains unpaid after that day. Such charges shall be
determined by John Hancock.
If any premium is not paid in full by the end of the grace period, the Policy
will terminate at the end of the grace period.
[The Policyholder will be liable to John Hancock for:
(a) pro rata premium for the days the Policy is in force during the grace
period;
(b) any other premium remaining unpaid when the Policy terminates; and
(c) accrued late charges.]
SEVERABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL COVERAGE
No coverage on any insured who has been charged and has paid all insurance
charges associated with his or her coverage, may be cancelled as a result of a
failure to remit premium charges by the Employer. Upon notice by John Hancock to
the Insured, such individual shall pay all future charges directly to the
Policyholder.
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PREMIUMS -- CONTINUED
RIGHT TO CHANGE PREMIUM RATES
John Hancock may change premium rates for any or all coverages [as of that day
in each month which is the same day as that on which the immediately preceding
Employer Anniversary occurred. Notice of a new premium rate will be given to
the Policyholder and the Employer by John Hancock not less than 31 days before
the date the new rate takes effect.]
ANNUAL SURPLUS DISTRIBUTION
As of each Policy Anniversary to which premiums have been paid in full there
shall be distributed heron such share, if any, of a divisible surplus as may be
apportioned hereto by John Hancock.
[PREMIUM CALCULATIONS
There will be an agreed upon payroll deduction for each employee. The
individual monthly premium contributions for each Covered Person and any
applicable additional coverage shall be as determined from the schedules set
forth in the Premium Provisions section of the Exhibits.]
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STANDARD PROVISIONS
COVERED PERSON'S CERTIFICATE
John Hancock will issue, for delivery to each Covered Person, a certificate
which:
(a) describes the essential features of the insurance; and
(b) states to whom the benefits are payable.
ENTIRE CONTRACT
The entire contract consists of:
(a) the Policy;
(b) the application of the Policyholder, a copy of which is attached to
and is a part of the Policy;
(c) individual applications, if any, of Covered Persons.
All statements by the [Policyholder, or individual Covered Persons shall, in the
absence of fraud, be deemed representations and not warranties. No statement by
the Policyholder, or any Covered Persons, or on their behalf, shall be used in
defense to a claim under the Policy unless:
1) contained in a written application signed by the Covered Person; and
2) the Covered Person is or has been provided a copy of that application.
CONFORMITY WITH LAW
Any provisions of the Policy which, on its effective date, is in conflict with
the law of the Jurisdiction of Issue, is amended to conform with the minimum
requirements of such law.
If John Hancock determines that residents of any political subdivision are
precluded by the law of such subdivision from being insured for one or more
coverages in the Policy, such persons shall not be included in the class of
persons eligible for such coverages. Amounts of insurance on each person
insured under the Policy shall also be subject to any applicable statutory
limits.
NON-WAIVER OF POLICY PROVISIONS
Failure of John Hancock to insist on compliance with any provisions of the
Policy at any time or under any circumstances shall not as to any other time or
occurrence, whether or not involving the same circumstances:
(a) waive or modify such provision; or
(b) in any way render it unenforceable.
POLICYHOLDER NOT AGENT OF JOHN HANCOCK
Neither the Policyholder not the Employer shall be deemed the agent of John
Hancock for any purpose under the Policy.
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
[ELIGIBLE GROUPS
A GROUP SHALL BE DEEMED AN ELIGIBLE GROUP ONLY IF IT IS:
(a) composed of:
1) active employees and directors of an Employer,
2) the eligible dependents of such active employees and directors,
3) retirees of an Employer and their eligible dependents;
4) former eligible dependent children who have reached the age limit
for dependent child coverage;
5) former employees who were covered under this Policy or a Policy
that this Policy replaces; and
6) partners and their eligible dependents.
(b) acceptable to the Board of Governors and to John Hancock; and;
(c) identified in the records of the Trustee as being a qualifying group.
An eligible dependent means the spouse or dependent child of an employee,
director or retiree.
The term "Group Insurance Multiple Employer Trust" means the trust fund created
by the Declaration of Trust made by and between the Board of Governors and the
Trustee. Such Declaration shall be as it stands on the Policy Effective Date
and, with the consent of John Hancock, as amended thereafter.
The term "Board of Governors" means only the Board of Governors of the Group
Insurance Multiple Employer Trust.
The term "Trustee" means the Trustee of the Group Insurance Multiple Employer
Trust].
ELIGIBLE CLASS
The class of persons who may be insured under the Policy is set forth in the
Master Schedule section of the Exhibits.
[INSURANCE RECORDS
The Policyholder shall:
(a) maintain records with respect to insurance under the Policy; and
(b) furnish John Hancock such information as it may require to administer
the insurance.]
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS -- CONTINUED
[INSURANCE RECORDS CONTINUED
There shall be open for inspection by John Hancock at all reasonable times all
records which have a bearing on:
1) the Policy; or
2) any insurance under the Policy.
Clerical errors shall not prejudice the right of John Hancock or, except as
otherwise provided in the Policy, of any person with a beneficial interest in
insurance under the Policy.]
[INCLUSION OF ELIGIBLE GROUPS
An Eligible Group may qualify for inclusion in the Policy only by being approved
in writing by John Hancock and the Policyholder.
AMENDMENT, RENEWAL, AND TERMINATION
The Policy may be amended or terminated at any time by written agreement between
John Hancock and the Policyholder.
The Policyholder may terminate the Policy by written notice to John Hancock at
its Home Office. If such notice is given, the date the Policy terminates shall
not be less than 31 days after John Hancock receives such notice. But, John
Hancock and the Policyholder may agree to an earlier date.
The Policy shall renew for a further term of one policy year as of each Policy
Anniversary on which premiums have been paid in full. But, if either the
Policyholder or John Hancock has given written notice to the other, as provided
above, that the Policy is to terminate, the Policy will not renew after its
termination date.
No amendment, renewal, or termination of the Policy shall require the consent of
any Covered Person or other person having beneficial interest herein.
Only the following persons have power on behalf of John Hancock to terminate or
change the Policy or waive any of its provisions:
* the President;
* a Vice President;
* the Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary.
No agent has authority to change the Policy or waive any of its provisions.
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS -- CONTINUED
EXHIBITS
Set forth below is a Table of the Exhibits which are a part of the Policy.
TABLE OF EXHIBITS:
EXHIBIT NO. APPLIES TO: INCLUDES RIDERS AND AMENDMENT NO.
1 CERTAIN INSURED OF:
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NOTICE TO THE HOLDER OF THIS POLICY
As a holder of this Policy, you are a member of the John Hancock Mutual Life
Insurance Company. You are entitled to vote either in person or by proxy at all
meetings of such Company. The annual meetings are held at the Home Office of
John Hancock at twelve o'clock noon on the second Monday of April each year.
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{EXHIBIT NUMBER {1}}
MASTER SCHEDULE
[Employer: {John Doe Manufacturing Company}
Group Number: {12345}
Employer Participation Date: {January 1, 1998}
Eligible Persons: Employees, Spouses and Dependent Children
Employer Anniversary Date: {January 1}
Premium Due Date: The Employer Participation Date and the same
day of each succeeding month.
The term "Employer" includes each of its subsidiaries and affiliates
listed below:
{John Doe Mining Company}
{John Doe Corrugated Box Company}
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Additional Coverage through Riders
RIDER RIDER APPLIES EFFECTIVE DATE
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Accelerated Death Benefit Option {YES {January 1, 1998
Accidental Death And Dismemberment Benefit {YES {January 1, 1998
Waiver of Premium {YES {January 1, 1998
Dependent Term Life Insurance Rider {YES {January 1, 1998}]
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{EXHIBIT NUMBER {1}}
MASTER SCHEDULE
ELIGIBLE CLASS: {All Full-time Employees}
WAITING PERIOD: {None
[AGE LIMIT FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN: {{15} days or over up to {19th} birthday,
{25th} birthday if full-time student]
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
FACE AMOUNT OF INSURANCE
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{ALL EMPLOYEES} Up to 6 times {Earnings}, subject to a
maximum of {$1,000,000.
[SPOUSES OF EMPLOYEES Any multiple of $10,000 subject to the
lesser of:
(a) 50% of the Employee's Face Amount; or
(b) {$100,000}.]
Amounts of insurance will be rounded to the next higher multiple of $1,000 if
not already a multiple of $1,000.
[EARNINGS means the Employee's annual, monthly or weekly pay based on a work
week of not more than forty (40) hours. The Earnings amount used must be
verified by Us before use in calculating benefits. Commissions, bonuses,
overtime and other special pay are not included. Earnings from sources other
than the Employer are not included in determining benefits.]
GUARANTEE ISSUE LIMITS
For Employees who enroll during the The lesser of:
initial enrollment period and new (a) {two (2)} times Earnings; or
Employees enrolling within 31 days (b) {$200,000}
of eligibility
[For Spouses of Employees {$20,000}]
Evidence of Good Health will be required for all amounts of insurance in excess
of the applicable Guarantee Issue Limit shown above. Such evidence must be
provided at no expense to John Hancock.
Evidence of Good Health is required for any person enrolling after 31 days of
eligibility, regardless of the amount elected
RIDER BENEFITS
MAXIMUM
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[Accidental Death Benefit Equal to Face Amount of Life Insurance]
[Dependent Children's Insurance Option I - {$2,500}
Option II - {$5,000}
Option III - {$10,000}]
[Accelerated Death Benefit 50% to a maximum of {$250,000}]
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{EXHIBIT NUMBER {1}}
MASTER SCHEDULE
ELIGIBLE CLASS: {All dependent children of Full-time
Employees at the age limit}
WAITING PERIOD: {None}
[AGE LIMIT FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN: {19th} birthday, {25th} birthday if
full-time student]
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
FACE AMOUNT OF INSURANCE
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{DEPENDENT CHILDREN {5} times the amount of coverage under the
child rider, subject to a maximum of $50,000.
Amounts of insurance will be rounded to the next higher multiple of $1,000 if
not already a multiple of $1,000.
GUARANTEE ISSUE LIMITS
{DEPENDENT CHILDREN} $10,000
Evidence of Good Health will be required for all amounts of insurance in excess
of the applicable Guarantee Issue Limit shown above. Such evidence must be
provided at no expense to John Hancock.
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JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS)
EMPLOYEE CERTIFICATE
Employer: {ABC COMPANY}
Employer Group Number: {98765-123}
Employer Participation Date: {JANUARY 1, 1998}
Employer Anniversary Date: {JANUARY 1} EACH YEAR
We certify that the person named as the Covered Person on the Coverage Statement
is insured for the group variable universal life insurance benefits provided by
the Policy. This certificate does not apply to You unless a Coverage Statement
showing Your name and the certificate effective date is attached.
{This certificate replaces all certificates previously issued to You under the
Policy.} This certificate includes the Coverage Statement and all riders that
may be attached.
The shell introduction defines the Policy as "the Policy". Ron wouldn't have
known that since when we worked on this as a team we were planning a new
approach. All these pages that are Dual, must use the defined term.
The Policy and this certificate describe all of the benefits, limitations and
provisions that apply to You.
This certificate includes flexible premiums, adjustable benefits, group life
insurance and a paid-up benefit option available at any time.
THE CASH VALUE IN THE FIXED ACCOUNT WILL BE CREDITED WITH INTEREST AT A
GUARANTEED RATE SHOWN ON PAGE {2}. WE MAY CREDIT ADDITIONAL INTEREST IN EXCESS
OF THE GUARANTEED RATE. SEE THE FIXED ACCOUNT PROVISION ON PAGE {13}.
THE CASH VALUE IN EACH INVESTMENT OPTION OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT IS BASED ON THE
INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF THAT INVESTMENT OPTION AND MAY INCREASE OR DECREASE
DAILY. IT IS NOT GUARANTEED AS TO DOLLAR AMOUNT. SEE THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
PROVISION ON PAGE {14}.
Right to Examine Certificate -- Please read this certificate. This certificate
may be returned to Us within 30 days from the date of receipt. If We receive the
certificate within the 30 day period, this coverage will be void from the
beginning. We will refund any premiums paid. During that period all payments
will be invested in the {Money Market} Investment Option.
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GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE COVERAGE STATEMENT
Employer: {ABC Company} Employer Participation Date:
{January 1, 1998}
Employer Group Number: {98765-123} Employer Anniversary Date:
{January 1}
Owner: {John Doe Certificate Number: {00001}
123 Any Street
Anytown, USA 53478} Owner Number: {123456789}
Effective Date of Certificate: {01/01/98} Coverage Statement as of {02/01/98
Covered Person: {John Doe} Date of Birth: {02/18/45}
Face Amount: {$300,000}
Initial Regular Monthly Payment: {$50}
Limiting Age: Certificate Anniversary that follows the Covered Person's
95th birthday.
GUARANTEED INTEREST RATE FOR FIXED ACCOUNT {4%} PER YEAR
INITIAL ALLOCATION OF NET PREMIUM
Fixed Account % {Money Market} % {Diversified Mid-Cap Growth} %
{Growth & Income % {Managed} % {Short Term Bond} %
{Large Cap Growth % {Real Estate Equity} % {Mid Cap Growth} %
{Sovereign Bond % {Strategic Bond} % {Mid Cap Value} %
{Equity Index % {Large Cap Value} % {Small Cap Growth} %
{Small Cap Value % {International Balanced} % {International Opportunities} %
ADDITIONAL COVERAGE
Rider RIDER APPLIES EFFECTIVE DATE
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Accelerated Death Benefit Option {YES} {January 1, 1998}
Accidental Death And Dismemberment Benefit {YES} {January 1, 1998}
Waiver of Premium {NO} {January 1, 1998}
Dependent Term Life Insurance Rider {YES} {January 1, 1998}
Dependent Child Term Life Amount {$2,500}
This Coverage Statement is to be attached to Your certificate. It replaces any
prior Coverage Statement page that has been delivered to You under the Policy
and such prior Coverage Statement is void.
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GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
INVESTMENT OPTIONS
The following Investment Options are available to the Owner. A very brief
description of the investment objectives of each is set forth here.
[GROWTH & INCOME PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this Portfolio is to
achieve intermediate and long-term growth of capital, with income as a secondary
consideration. This objective will be pursued by investments principally in
common stocks (and securities convertible into or with rights to purchase common
stocks) of companies believed to offer growth potential over both the
intermediate and long-term.]
[LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this Portfolio is to
achieve above-average capital appreciation through the ownership of common
stocks (and securities convertible into or with rights to purchase common
stocks) of companies believed to offer above average capital appreciation
opportunities. Current income is not an objective of the Portfolio.]
[SOVEREIGN BOND PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this Portfolio is to
provide as high a level of long-term total rate of return as is consistent with
prudent investment risk, through investment primarily in a diversified portfolio
of freely marketable debt securities. Total rate of return consists of current
income, including interest and discount accruals, and capital appreciation.]
[MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this Portfolio is to
provide maximum current income consistent with capital preservation and
liquidity. It seeks to achieve this objective by investing in a managed
portfolio of high quality money market instruments.]
[MANAGED PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this Portfolio is to achieve
maximum long-term total return consistent with prudent investment risk.
Investments will be made in common stocks, convertibles, and other equity
instruments, in bonds and other fixed income securities and in money market
instruments.]
[REAL ESTATE EQUITY PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this Portfolio is to
provide above-average income and long-term growth of capital by investment
principally in equity securities of companies in the real estate and related
industries.]
[DIVERSIFIED MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this
Portfolio is to provide long-term growth of capital through a diversified
portfolio investing primarily in common stocks of medium capitalization growth
companies.]
[SHORT TERM BOND PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this Portfolio is to
provide a high level of current income consistent with a low degree of share
price fluctuation through investment primarily in a diversified portfolio of
short- and intermediate-term investment grade debt obligations.]
[EQUITY INDEX PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this Portfolio is to
provide investment results that correspond to the total return of the U.S.
market as represented by the S&P 500 utilizing common stocks that are publicly
traded in the United States.]
[LARGE CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this Portfolio is to
provide substantial dividend income, as well as long-term capital appreciation,
through investment in the common stocks of established companies believed to
offer favorable prospects for increasing dividends and capital appreciation.]
[MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this Portfolio is to
provide long-term growth of capital through a non-diversified portfolio
investing largely in common stocks of medium capitalization companies.]
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[MID CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this Portfolio is to
provide long-term growth of capital primarily through investment in common
stocks of medium capitalization companies believed to sell at a discount to
their intrinsic value.]
[SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this Portfolio is to
provide long-term growth of capital through a diversified portfolio investing
primarily in common stocks of small capitalization emerging growth companies.]
[SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this Portfolio is to
provide long-term growth of capital by investing in a well diversified portfolio
of equity securities of small capitalization companies exhibiting value
characteristics.]
[STRATEGIC BOND PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this Portfolio is to
provide a high total return consistent with moderate risk of capital and
maintenance of liquidity, from a portfolio of domestic and international fixed
income securities.]
[INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this
Portfolio is to provide capital appreciation through investment in common stocks
of primarily well-established, non-United States companies.]
[INTERNATIONAL BALANCED PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of this Portfolio
is to maximize total U.S. dollar return, consisting of capital appreciation and
current income, through investment in non-U.S. equity and fixed income
securities.]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DEFINITIONS 1-4
GENERAL PROVISIONS
When You are Eligible For Employee Insurance 5
Changing Classes 5
When You Become Insured 5
[Guarantee Issue Limit] 5
[Employee Deferral Rule] 6
Reinstatement 6
[Changes in Amounts of Insurance] 7
Proof of Good Health 7
Deferral Rule for Increases 7
[When Your Dependents Are Eligible] 8
[When Dependent Coverage Becomes Effective] 8
LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT
What We Pay 9
Minimum Death Benefit 9
[Age and Retirement Reductions] 10
Beneficiary 10
Change in Beneficiary 10
Payment to Beneficiary 10
Facility of Payment 10
Simultaneous Death Provision 11
Owner 11
[Assignment] 11
[Suicide Exclusion] 11
Cash Value 12
Fixed Account 13
Separate Account 14
Right to Change Allocation of Payments 15
PAYMENTS DURING YOUR LIFETIME
[Loans] 16
[Published Monthly Average] 16
[Loan Repayment] 16
[Effect of Loan on Cash Value] 17
[Effect of Loan on Death Benefit] 17
Withdrawals 17
Surrenders 17
[Paid-up Insurance] 18
Deferment 18
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TABLE OF CONTENTS -- CONTINUED
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PREMIUM
Regular Monthly Payments 19
Date of Premium Receipt 19
Other Payments 19
Limits 19
Rate Basis 20
Monthly Deductions 20
Grace Period 20
Table of Guaranteed Rates 21
TERMINATION PROVISIONS
When Your Death Benefit Ends 22
Cancellation of Participation by Employer 22
[INSURANCE PORTABILITY
Your Eligibility under the Group Plan Ends 22
Your Employer's Participation Under the Policy Ends 22
Successor Plan 22
No Successor Plan] 23
Conversion Rights When You Cease to be Eligible 23
Conversion Rights on Benefit Termination 23
Death During Conversion Period 23
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Misstatements 24
Incontestability 24
Account Statement 24
Legal Action 24
Recovery of Payment 24
Examinations and Autopsy 24
Change in Certificate 24
NOTICE 25
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GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
DEFINITIONS
Here are some of the terms used in the Policy. Other terms are defined where
used in the Policy. All defined terms are important in describing rights under
the Policy. Please refer back to these meanings as You read. Defined terms are
presented with capital letters to help identify them as such.
[ACTIVELY AT WORK OR ACTIVE WORK means that You
1. are present at the Employer's place of business or another work site
designated by the Employer; and
2. are performing the duties of Your job; and
3. are producing the work product required by Your job.
On any day that is not a regularly scheduled work day (i.e., vacation, holiday
or weekend), You are considered Actively At Work if You:
a) are not hospital confined; and
b) are not disabled due to Injury or Sickness; and
c) were Actively At Work on Your last scheduled workday.
Employees who usually perform the regular duties of their jobs at their homes
are considered Actively At Work if they:
a) are not hospital confined; and
b) are not disabled due to Injury or Sickness; and
c) perform all the regular duties of their jobs for a full workday and could
do so at the Employer's usual place of business if required to do so.
ATTAINED AGE has a meaning particular to a given situation:
For Active Employees, it means age on {the Employer Anniversary}.
For Covered Persons who have continued their insurance under the INSURANCE
PORTABILITY provision, it means age on {December 31 of each calendar year}.
For the purpose of buying conversion or Paid Up policies, it means age on
nearest birthday.
BILLING MONTH means (i) the period of time that begins on the Employer
Participation Date and extends to the corresponding date in the next calendar
month and (ii) each succeeding one month period beginning on such corresponding
date of the month. If You continue Your insurance under the INSURANCE
PORTABILITY provision, the Billing Month will be the calendar month.
CASH VALUE means the sum of:
1. the value of the Fixed Account;
2. the value of each Investment Option in the Separate Account; and
3. the value in the Loan Account.
CASH SURRENDER VALUE means the Cash Value less:
1. any Certificate Debt; and
2. any applicable Surrender Charge; and
3. any outstanding charges.
CERTIFICATE DEBT means the principal amount of any outstanding loans to the
Participant under his or her Certificate adjusted for any accrued interest on
the loan. This is the amount the Participant would have to pay to eliminate the
loan.
CHILD means Your natural born or legally adopted child. The term also includes a
stepchild or other child who lives with You in a normal parent-child
relationship or for whom You are the legal guardian. A child must depend upon
You for support.
DEATH BENEFIT means the amount We pay to the Beneficiary upon Your death as
described in WHAT WE PAY.
DEPENDENT means Your legal Spouse and Your unmarried child who is at least {15}
days of age but less than 19 years of age. A Child who is at least age 19 but
who is less than {23} years of age is also a Dependent if the Child is enrolled
in school on a full-time basis. After initial enrollment, a divorce or legal
separation will not preclude the Spouse from continued eligibility. For the
purpose of determining dependency, a person reaches a particular age on his or
her birthday.
GDG-GVUL-0001 [1-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
7
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
DEFINITIONS -- CONTINUED
DOCTOR means a person who:
1. is licensed to practice the healing arts;
2. is licensed by the state where he or she is practicing; and
3. is practicing within the scope of his or her license.
This person must not be related to You by blood or marriage.
EMPLOYEE means any person who works Full-time for the Employer. An Employee
must be paid by the Employer for work done at the Employer's usual place of
business or some other location that is usual for the Employee's particular
duties. After the Employer Participation Date, the term also includes a person
who is no longer employed but who remains eligible for benefits under the
Employer's plan. This includes, but is not limited to, retirees and disabled
employees. For those individuals to remain eligible, We must agree to it prior
to the Employer Participation Date, or some later date based upon the Employer's
written request.
EMPLOYER means the legal entity that has signed a Payroll Deduction agreement to
permit Employees to participate under the Policy. The term also includes
affiliates or subsidiaries of the Employer if We have agreed to accept them. It
includes an Employer who applies for participation, is accepted for
participation and meets and continues to meet all requirements for participation
in the John Hancock Group Insurance Multiple Employer Trust as may be
established by the Trustee or the John Hancock. We issue each Employer a
participation certificate.
EMPLOYER ANNIVERSARY DATE means the date one year after the Employer
Participation Date and the same date in each succeeding year. The date is shown
on Your Coverage Statement.
EMPLOYER PARTICIPATION DATE means the effective date of Your Employer's
participation under the Policy. The date is shown on Your Coverage Statement.
FACE AMOUNT means the amount of life insurance in force for You or a Dependent.
FIXED ACCOUNT means a non-variable funding option that guarantees a minimum
interest rate of {4%} per year. The Fixed Account is part of Our General
Account.
FULL-TIME means that You are working the minimum number of hours defined by Your
Employer as Full-time.
FUNDS means the Series Trust Portfolios and other mutual funds in which the
Separate Account invests.
GENERAL ACCOUNT means Our general investment account that contains assets of the
John Hancock. The General Account does not include the Sub-Accounts or other
segregated asset accounts.
GROUP PLAN means the group variable universal life insurance plan of benefits
provided by the Policy for Employees of Your Employer.
GROUP POLICYHOLDER means {Trustees of the Group Insurance Multiple Employer
Trust}.
GUARANTEE ISSUE LIMIT means the most insurance for which You may become insured
without the need to give Us Your Proof of Good Health. The Guarantee Issue
Limit is shown on the Master Schedule that applies to You.
1. You may be eligible for more than this amount initially; or
2. the amount of existing insurance may be increased to an amount in excess of
any Guarantee Issue Limit; or
3. the amount of insurance currently in excess of the Guarantee Issue Limit may
be further increased.
In any of these situations, You must send Us Proof of Good Health
GDG-GVUL-0002 [2-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
8
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
DEFINITIONS -- CONTINUED
If You were insured under the Prior Plan on the day before the Employer
Participation Date for an amount over the Guarantee Issue Limit, the Proof of
Good Health requirement may be waived for such amount.
HOSPITALIZED means confinement for short term, intermediate or long term care on
an inpatient basis in:
1. a hospital;
2. a convalescent facility;
3. a hospice;
4. a skilled nursing facility; or
5. a psychiatric, alcohol or drug treatment facility.
INITIAL REGULAR MONTHLY PAYMENT means the premium the Owner has chosen to pay
each month. The Initial Regular Monthly Payment for this certificate is shown
on Your Coverage Statement
INVESTMENT OPTION means the Fixed Account or a sub-account of the Separate
Account where assets are invested.
INVESTMENT START DATE means the later of:
1. the Effective Date of the Certificate as shown on Your Coverage Statement;
or
2. the date We receive the first Net Premium.
JOHN HANCOCK CUSTOMER SERVICING OFFICE means {J&H/KVI, Inc. 1776 West Lakes
Pkwy, West Des Moines, Iowa 50398.
LIMITING AGE means the Certificate Anniversary that follows the Covered Person's
95th birthday. The Face Amount of Insurance ends at this point. The Cash Value
and associated rights remain. No further premium payments are permitted beyond
this date. However, loan repayments are allowed.
LOAN ACCOUNT refers to the account to which We transfer the amount of any loan
from the Fixed and Sub-Accounts. Interest is credited to this account. See
LOANS.
MONTHLY DEDUCTION means the amount each month equal to the sum of:
1. the insurance charge - the cost each month to provide life insurance under
this Certificate. This is equal to the life insurance rate We charge times
each $1,000 of Face Amount;
2. the additional insurance charges - the cost each month to provide the
insurance or benefits that are described in all riders; and
3. the maintenance charge - the monthly administration charge We set.
The Monthly Deduction will be charged on a pro-rata basis to the Fixed Account
and each Investment Option of the Separate Account and is due on the first day
of each Billing Month.
NET PREMIUM means each premium paid minus the applicable premium expense charge.
We set the expense charge and may change it from time to time. Net Premium is
the amount available for allocation to Investment Options.
OWNER means the person or entity with ownership rights to this Certificate. In
the absence of assigning these rights, You are the Owner. The Owner is shown on
the Coverage Statement.
POLICY means the contract issued to the Policyholder to provide group {variable}
{universal} life insurance to Employees of Employers who have agreed to payroll
deductions for the Plan. The Policy is composed of the master policy,
amendments, riders, {exhibits} and applications.
PREMIUM DUE DATE means the first day of each Billing Month.
PRIOR PLAN means the life insurance plan in effect on the day before Your
Employer's Participation Date shown on the Coverage Statement.
PROOF OF GOOD HEALTH means written proof that the person for whom the proof was
submitted is insurable. We have the sole right to make this determination.
This proof must be based on medical information and must be acceptable to Us.
We have the right to ask the person for whom proof is submitted to have a
medical exam or other tests.
GDG-GVUL-0003 [3-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
9
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
DEFINITIONS -- CONTINUED
SPECIAL CARE means the following care or treatment:
1. chemotherapy;
2. radiation therapy; or
3. dialysis treatment.
SUCCESSOR PLAN means a life insurance plan allowed or sponsored by the Employer
that replaces some or all of an Employer's insurance provided by the Policy. It
includes but is not limited to group, individual, blanket or franchise
insurance, and it may be provided by any form of term or permanent insurance.
TRANSACTION CHARGE means a fee or other charge made by Us to make a withdrawal
or to surrender the certificate.
VALUATION DATE means each day on which the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is
open for business and the Fund values its shares.
VALUATION PERIOD means the period of time from the beginning of the day
following a Valuation Date to the end of the next following Valuation Date.
WE, US OR OUR means the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company. If We
choose, We may designate a person or legal entity to act on Our behalf.
YOU OR YOUR means the Employee named on the Coverage Statement.]
GDG-GVUL-0004 [4-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
10
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
GENERAL PROVISIONS
WHEN YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EMPLOYEE INSURANCE
Employees are eligible for insurance if they are members of an eligible class
determined by Your Employer. You must be scheduled to work Full time and You
must not be a temporary or seasonal employee. You may be insured under this
Policy as an employee of only one Employer. We consider You to be employed by
the Employer that has the greater level of life insurance benefits. If
insurance, or any part of it, is based on earnings, We consider Your Earnings
from all included Employers when We determine the maximum amount of coverage for
which You are eligible.
You are eligible on the date You meet the waiting period for benefits, if any,
determined by Your Employer, but not before the Employer Participation Date.
CHANGING CLASSES
If an employee was not in a class of eligible Employees, but later transfers to
an eligible class, he or she must meet the waiting period for benefits, if any.
We use all past periods of {Full-time} work for the {Employer} to determine the
Employee's eligibility date. [Any period of part-time work does {not} count.]
An employee cannot become eligible for insurance before becoming a member of an
eligible class.
WHEN YOU BECOME INSURED
To become insured, You must elect insurance, sign an enrollment form that is
approved by Us and the Owner must agree to make the required premium payments.
[If You do this prior to or within 31 days of the date You are first eligible,
You will become insured for the benefits provided by the Policy on the latest of
these dates:
1. the Employer Participation Date;
2. the first day of the Billing Month after the date You elect insurance; or
3. the first day of the Billing Month for which You have authorized a payroll
deduction to be made from Your pay for the cost of Your insurance.
If You elect insurance more than thirty-one (31) days after the date You are
first eligible, You must give Us [at Your own expense,] Your Proof of Good
Health. If this happens, Your insurance will not become effective until the
later of these dates:
1. the first day of the Billing Month after the date We approve Your insurance
based upon the Proof of Good Health that has been given to Us; or
2. the first day of the Billing Month for which You have authorized a payroll
deduction to be made from Your pay for the cost of Your insurance.]
[GUARANTEE ISSUE LIMIT
When You first enroll under the Plan, the Face Amount that You elect may exceed
the Guarantee Issue Limit.
If this happens, You must give Us, [at Your Own expense,] Your Proof of Good
Health for the Face Amount in excess of the limit. The Face Amount above the
limit will not become effective until the later of these dates:
1. the first day of the Billing Month after the date We approve the excess
amount based upon Your Proof of Good Health; or
2. the date Your insurance would otherwise be effective.
If We do not approve the excess amount based upon Your Proof of Good Health,
Your insurance will be limited to the Guarantee Issue Limit.]
[If You were insured under the Prior Plan on the day before the Employer
Participation Date for an amount over the Guarantee Issue Limit, the Proof of
Good Health requirement may be waived for the amount of benefit provided by the
Prior Plan.]
GDG-GVUL-0005 [5-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
11
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
GENERAL PROVISIONS -- CONTINUED
[{EMPLOYEE} DEFERRAL RULE
The effective date of Your insurance may be delayed if, in the {90} day time
period prior to the date Your insurance is to become effective, You:
1. had been Hospitalized; or
2. had, or been advised to have, Special Care.
If either 1 or 2 above apply to You, Your insurance will not become effective
until the earlier of these dates:
1. the first day of the Billing Month after the date You have gone {90} days
without being Hospitalized or without having Special Care; or
2. if You choose to give Us Proof of Good Health, the first day of the Billing
Month after the date We approve Your insurance based upon that Proof of Good
Health.]
In addition, You must be Actively At Work on the date Your insurance goes into
effect. If You are not Actively At Work, insurance does not become effective
until return to Full-time work.
If You do not return to work on a Full-time basis within 31 days of the date
Your insurance is to become effective, You must first give Us Proof of Good
Health. If this happens, Your insurance will not become effective until the
later of these dates:
1. the first day of the Billing Month after the date We approve Your insurance
based upon the Proof of Good Health; or
2. the date You return to work on a Full-time basis.]
REINSTATEMENT
If Your certificate has lapsed, You may apply to reinstate it at any time prior
to {3 years} from the date it lapsed. You must:
1. give Us a written request for reinstatement and a new enrollment form;
2. give Us Your Proof Good Health; and
3. give Us a premium payment that is at least equal to all unpaid Monthly
Deductions through the date of lapse plus the Monthly Deduction for two (2)
Billing Months commencing with the reinstatement.
Your coverage will be reinstated on the first day of the Billing Month after the
date We approve Your reinstatement request based upon Your Proof of Good Health.
You may not reinstate a loan that was outstanding on the date Your certificate
lapsed. You may not reinstate if Your Employer is no longer participating
through payroll deduction.
The Face Amount of the reinstated Certificate will be the same as the Face
Amount You would have been eligible for on the date of reinstatement had the
Certificate not lapsed.
GDG-GVUL-0006 [6-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
12
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
GENERAL PROVISIONS -- CONTINUED
[CHANGES IN AMOUNTS OF INSURANCE
Your insurance may change from time to time. These changes will become
effective based upon the provisions below.
DECREASE IN INSURANCE
- ---------------------
At any time the Owner may make a request in writing to decrease Your Face
Amount. This must be done on a form approved by Us. A decrease in Your Face
Amount is effective on the first day of the Billing Month after the date We
receive the request. If the Owner elects to decrease Your Face Amount, Your
next increase in Face Amount will require Proof of Good Health. In no event,
however, may the Face Amount be decreased below {$5,000} or below the minimum
amount required to maintain the insurance's status as life insurance under
Federal Tax laws.
We will not require a decrease in the Face Amount if there is a decrease in Your
earnings.
INCREASES IN INSURANCE
- ----------------------
An increase in Your earnings may change Your Face Amount. This change will
become effective on the Employer Anniversary Date that coincides with or next
follows the date Your pay is increased. Proof of Good Health will not be needed
unless Your earnings are increased by 25% or more. The Owner may refuse an
earnings related increase in Face Amount. If this occurs, the next increase in
Your Face Amount will require Proof of Good Health.
A request to increase Your current Face Amount may only be made during the
annual enrollment period held by Your Employer.
If the Owner elects to increase:
1. Your current Face Amount other than as a result of an increase in earnings;
or
2. Your current multiple of pay;
You must first give Us Your Proof of Good Health.
PROOF OF GOOD HEALTH
If Proof of Good Health must be given and We approve the increase in Your Face
Amount, the increase in Your Face Amount will become effective on the later of
these dates:
1. the first day of the Billing Month after the date We approve the increased
Face Amount based upon the Proof of Good Health; or
2. Your Employer Participation Date.
If We do not approve the increased Face Amount based upon the Proof of Good
Health, Your Face Amount will be limited to Your then current Face Amount.
DEFERRAL RULE FOR INCREASES
You must be Actively At Work on the date a change in the amount of insurance
becomes effective. If You are not Actively At Work, a change does not become
effective until return to Full-time work.
If You do not return to work on a Full-time basis within 31 days of the date
Your increased Face Amount is to become effective, You must first give Us Your
Proof of Good Health. If this happens, Your increased Face Amount will not
become effective until the later of these dates:
1. the first day of the Billing Month after the date We approve the increased
Face Amount based upon Your Proof of Good Health; or
2. the date You return to work on a Full-time basis.]
GDG-GVUL-0007 [7-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
13
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
GENERAL PROVISIONS -- CONTINUED
[WHEN YOUR DEPENDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE
You do not have to be insured in order to insure Your Dependent Spouse. You or
Your Spouse must be insured in order to insure a Dependent Child.
A Dependent Child is not eligible to be insured by both You and Your Spouse.
To insure a Dependent Spouse, You must elect such insurance, sign an enrollment
form that is approved by Us and agree to make the required premium payments.
SEPARATE ELECTIONS
You must make a separate election for Your Spouse and Child insurance. Once
insurance is effective, We will issue the following:
1. We will issue a separate certificate for Your Spouse insurance. That
certificate will describe all of the provisions that apply to the Spouse.
2. We will issue a rider for Your Dependent Child's insurance. The rider will
describe all of the provisions that apply to the Dependent Child.
WHEN DEPENDENT COVERAGE BECOMES EFFECTIVE
If You want to obtain insurance for a Dependent or add an additional Dependent,
a written request for insurance must be made for the Dependent. Insurance for
the Dependent becomes effective as shown below:
1 If the request is made on or before the date the Dependent is acquired,
insurance will be effective on the date You acquire the Dependent.
2 If the request is made within thirty-one (31) days after the date You are
first eligible to add the Dependent, insurance will be effective on the date
of the request.
3 if the request is made more than thirty-one (31) days after You are first
eligible to add the Dependent, You must send Us, at Your Own expense, Proof
of Good Health for the Dependent. If We approve the request based upon Proof
of Good Health, the life insurance for the Dependent will become effective on
the first day of the Billing Month after the date of Our approval.]
GDG-GVUL-0008 [8-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
14
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT
WHAT WE PAY
If You die while insured, We will pay the Death Benefit in effect as of the date
of Your death.
The amount of the Death Benefit will be calculated as of the date of Your death
and will be the greater of () the sum of:
1. Your Face Amount; plus
2. The Cash Value; minus
3. Any Certificate Debt; minus
4. Any outstanding charges; [minus
5. All amounts claimed under an Accelerated Death Benefit provision]
and (ii) the Minimum Death Benefit described below. After We have received and
approved due proof of Your death, We will pay the Death Benefit to the
Beneficiary the Owner has named. If required by law, We will add interest, at a
rate and for the time period required by law, to a Death Benefit that is paid in
one sum.
[We will pay the Death Benefit through an interest bearing account that gives
the Beneficiary immediate access to the full amount paid. This account will be
established as of the date We would otherwise make the Death Benefit payment.
The Owner has the right to request the Death Benefit be paid:
1. in a lump sum; or
2. through any other option that is approved by Us.]
MINIMUM DEATH BENEFIT
The minimum death benefit is based upon Your age at the date of death and Your
Cash Value. The Table shown below is used, and the minimum death benefit will
decrease uniformly with the age ranges shown.
Minimum Death Benefit as a
YOUR AGE ON THE DATE OF DEATH Percentage of the Cash Value
- ----------------------------- --------------------------------
From: To:
Less than age 40 250 250
40 but less than 45 250 215
45 but less than 50 215 185
50 but less than 55 185 150
55 but less than 60 150 130
60 but less than 65 130 120
65 but less than 70 120 115
70 but less than 75 115 105
75 but less than 90 105 105
90 but less than 95 105 100
GDG-GVUL-0009 [9-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
15
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT -- CONTINUED
[Age and Retirement Reductions
Your Face Amount will be reduced on the latest of these dates:
1. the date You attain age 70;
2. the date You retire; or
3. if You first became insured at age 60 or older, the 10th anniversary of Your
Certificate Effective Date.
When one of these dates applies to You, Your Face Amount will be reduced as
follows:
1. We will determine Your Cash Value less Certificate Debt and outstanding
charges on the date this rule applies and will round it to the nearest whole
dollar; and
2. We will multiply this amount by five (5).
This total will then be rounded to the next higher multiple of {$5,000} if it is
not already a multiple of that amount. This becomes Your new Face Amount
unless one of these apply:
1. Your new Face Amount cannot be more than the Face Amount that was in force
for You on the day before the date this reduction rule applies to You; and
2. Your new Face Amount cannot be less than {$5,000}. If it is, it will be
increased to that amount.]
BENEFICIARY
The BENEFICIARY is the person the Owner names to receive Your Death Benefit.
The Owner must name the Beneficiary in writing on a form approved by Us. The
Owner must sign and date the designation. This Beneficiary designation is kept
by Us. After We make the Death Benefit payment, We have no further liability.
CHANGE IN BENEFICIARY
The Owner has the right to change the Beneficiary at any time. The change must
be made in writing on a form satisfactory to Us and must state the date the
change is to take effect. The form must be delivered to Us during Your lifetime.
If the present beneficiary designation is irrevocable, such present beneficiary
must consent in writing to the change. No change will take effect if it is
received after the date We make a Death Benefit payment, and We will not be
liable for any payment made before We receive the change.
PAYMENT TO BENEFICIARY
More than one named Beneficiary will share equally unless the Owner clearly
designates the order of rights. The share of a Beneficiary who dies before You
will pass to any surviving Beneficiaries in the order the Owner designated.
FACILITY OF PAYMENT
If the Beneficiary is a minor or otherwise incapable of giving a valid release,
the John Hancock may, at its option and until claim is made by the duly
appointed guardian of the Beneficiary, make such payment to:
1. any relative of the beneficiary by blood or marriage; or
2. any other person or institution that appears to Us to have assumed
custody and principal support of the Beneficiary.
Payment under these circumstances may not exceed {$50} per month. Such payments
will be made for the sole benefit of the Beneficiary.]
If You have no surviving Beneficiary, We have the right to make the payment to
any one of the classes listed below:
1. Your Spouse.
2. Your children.
3. Your parents.
4. Your brothers and sisters.
5. The executor or administrator of Your Estate.
GDG-GVUL-0010 [10-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
16
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT -- CONTINUED
At Our judgment, a part of Your Death Benefit may be paid to any person who has
incurred expenses in connection:
1. with Your burial; or
2. with the Injury or Sickness that caused Your death.
However, the maximum amount payable to that person is {five hundred dollars
($500)} or the amount established by state law.
SIMULTANEOUS DEATH PROVISION
If a Beneficiary dies:
1. on the same day You die; or
2. within fifteen (15) days thereafter;
benefits will be paid as if that Beneficiary had died before You. If proof of
loss with respect to Your death was delivered to Us before the date of the
Beneficiary's death, this provision will not apply.
OWNER
You are the Owner of Your certificate and of any Dependent coverage You elect.
If You assign Your insurance, the person to whom it is assigned will be the
Owner.
[ASSIGNMENT
The Owner may assign the rights, title and interest of Your insurance. The
Owner must assign the entire benefit. An assignment must be in writing on a form
approved by Us, must be signed by the Owner and must be consented to in writing
by any beneficiary who has been designated as irrevocable.
If We make payment or take any other action that We are permitted to do before a
duplicate of the assignment is received and recorded by Us, the assignment will
have no effect on the payment made or the action taken. We are not responsible
for the validity or sufficiency of an assignment.]
[SUICIDE EXCLUSION
If You commit suicide, while sane or insane, within 2 years of the Certificate
Effective Date, the Death Benefit We pay will be limited to a refund of premium
paid, less:
1. any Certificate Debt; and
2. the amount of any withdrawals.
If You commit suicide, while sane or insane, within 2 years of an increase in
Your Face Amount, such increase will not be reflected in the Death Benefit.
However, the Death Benefit otherwise payable will be increased by that portion
of the Monthly Deduction attributable to such increase.]
GDG-GVUL-0011 [11-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
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GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT -- CONTINUED
CASH VALUE
The life insurance benefit under this variable life certificate can be funded,
at the discretion of the Owner, by a Fixed Account and/or the Investment Options
available to the Owner under the Separate Account. The Separate Account assets
are divided into sub-accounts. The Separate Account Investment Options
available on the Certificate Effective Date are described on the page following
Your Coverage Statement. Those the Owner selected in the enrollment form are
shown on the Coverage Statement with the percentage of Net Premium to be
allocated to each.
The Death Benefit and Cash Value under the Policy may increase or decrease daily
to the extent the Cash Value is invested in the variable Investment Option of
the Separate Account. The Policy provides lifetime protection against economic
loss resulting from the death of the insureds. The certificates provide mainly
insurance and not investments.
A premium payment is periodically made to Us. We may take from each premium a
charge. We then place the Net Premium into the Investment Options as directed
by the Certificate Owner. The assets allocated to each variable Investment
Option are invested in shares of the corresponding portfolio of the Funds. The
assets allocated to the Fixed Account are invested in the General Account of the
John Hancock. During the year, We take charges from each Investment Option and
credit or charge each Investment Option with its respective investment
performance. The insurance charge that is deducted from the invested assets
attributable to each certificate varies with the attained age of the insured {at
the Employer Anniversary} and with the amount of insurance provided at the start
of each Billing Month.
The Policy provides for payment of Death Benefit proceeds when You die. The
Death Benefit proceeds ordinarily will equal the Face Amount plus the Cash Value
minus any Certificate Debt and any outstanding charges. Under certain
circumstances, the Death Benefit will be increased to assure that the
certificate continues to meet the definition of "life insurance" under the
Internal Revenue Code.
By making premium payments in amounts sufficient only to cover the Monthly
Deduction, the Owner can use the Plan as a way to obtain life insurance
coverage, with little or no accumulation of Cash Value. The Owner will retain
the option to build Cash Surrender Value by paying larger premium and applying
the excess to the variable Investment Options or the Fixed Account.
GDG-GVUL-0012 [12-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
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GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT -- CONTINUED
FIXED ACCOUNT
The Fixed Account is a non-variable Investment Option that guarantees a minimum
effective interest rate of {4%} per year. We may at any time declare rates of
interest in excess of the {4%} guaranteed rate on amounts in the Fixed Account.
That interest rate will be guaranteed for a period of not less than one year for
deposits made on the first day of the period to which the guarantee applies.
Transfers into the Fixed Account will be treated as new premiums for these
purposes.
The Owner may allocate premiums to the Fixed Account or transfer all or part of
the value in the Separate Account to the Fixed Account. The amount so allocated
or transferred will become part of Our General Account assets. Subject to
applicable law, We have sole discretion over the investment of General Account
assets and Owners do not share in the investment experience of those assets.
Transfers from the Fixed Account are subject to certain limitations. See RIGHT
TO CHANGE ALLOCATION provision.
ACCOUNT VALUE
On the Investment Start Date, the value in the Fixed Account is the portion of
the initial Net Premium paid and allocated to the Fixed Account less the portion
of the first Monthly Deduction charged to the Fixed Account.
On any day after the Investment Start Date, the value of the Fixed Account is
the sum of items in column A minus the sum of items in Column B:
COLUMN A COLUMN B
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The balance at the end of the preceding Any amount transferred from the Fixed Account to
Valuation Date, with interest on that value at the Separate Account during the current Valuation
the currently applicable rates Period.
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Any portion of Net Premium paid and allocated to The portion of any withdrawal made from the Fixed
the Fixed Account during the current Valuation Account during the current Valuation Period.
Period.
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Any amount transferred to the Fixed Account Any amount transferred from the Fixed Account to
during the current Valuation Period. the Loan Account during the current Valuation
Period.
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Any loan repayments allocated to the Fixed [The portion of any transaction charge allocated to
Account during the current Valuation Period. the Fixed Account during the current Valuation
Period.]
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If the Valuation Date is the Employer Anniversary If the Monthly Deduction is being charged on this
Date that portion of the amounts transferred Valuation Date, the portion of the Monthly
from the Loan Account that is allocated to the Deduction that is charged to the Fixed Account.
Fixed Account.
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GDG-GVUL-0013 [13-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
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GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT -- CONTINUED
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Separate Account G consists of assets set aside by the John Hancock that are
kept separate from that of the general assets and all other separate account
assets. We own the assets in the Separate Account. That portion of the assets
of the Separate Account equal to reserves and other liabilities for Group
Variable Universal Life insurance will not be charged with liabilities arising
out of any other business We may conduct.
The Separate Account will be valued at the end of each Valuation Period.
We reserve the right to make certain changes if, in Our judgment, they would
best serve the interests of Owners of certificates such as this one. Any
changes will be made only to the extent and in the manner permitted by
applicable laws. When required by law, We will obtain Your approval of the
changes as well as the approval of any appropriate regulatory authority.
The following is a list of examples of changes We may make:
o Operating the Separate Account in any form permitted under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, or in any other form permitted by law.
o Taking any action necessary to comply with or obtain and continue any
exemptions from the Investment Company Act of 1940.
o Transferring assets in an Investment Option to another Investment Option,
or to add, combine, or remove Investment Options in the Separate Account.
o Substituting for the investment company shares held in any Investment
Option the shares of another class of the investment company or shares of
another investment company or any other investment permitted by law.
o Making any necessary technical changes in the Policy in order to conform
with any action this provision permits Us to take.
If any of these changes results in a material change in the underlying
investments of an Investment Option in the Separate Account, We will notify You
of such change. If You have Cash Value in that sub-account, You may then make a
new choice of Investment Options.
ACCOUNT VALUATION
The value in the Separate Account is the sum of the values in each of the
variable Investment Options. The account value increases or decreases daily
depending on the investment experience of the Investment Options to which the
amounts are allocated at the direction of the Owner. No minimum amount of
account value is guaranteed. The Owner bears the investment risk for the
portion of the Cash Value allocated to the Separate Account.
An experience factor for each variable Investment Option is determined using the
net gain or loss per share, any charges for Our taxes or reserves on taxes, and
any Mortality and Expense charge. The Mortality and Expense charge is
determined daily from the value of the variable Investment Option {and the Fixed
Account} and will not exceed .90% on an annual basis.
On the Investment Start Date, the value in each variable Investment Option is
the portion of the initial Net Premium paid and allocated to the Investment
Option less the portion of the first Monthly Deduction charged to the Investment
Option.
GDG-GVUL-0014 [14-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
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GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT -- CONTINUED
On any Valuation Date after the Investment Start Date, the value of each
variable Investment Option is the sum of items in column A minus the sum of
items in Column B:
COLUMN A COLUMN B
- -------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------
The balance at the end of the preceding Valuation Any amount transferred from the Investment Option
Date multiplied by the experience factor for the to another variable Investment Option or the Fixed
current Valuation Period. Account during the current Valuation Period.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Any portion of Net Premium paid and allocated to The portion of any withdrawal made from the
the Investment Option during the current Investment Option during the current Valuation
Valuation Period. Period.
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Any amount transferred to the Investment Option Any amount transferred from the Investment Option
during the current Valuation Period. to the Loan Account during the current Valuation
Period.
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Any loan repayments allocated to the Investment [The portion of any transaction charge allocated to
Option during the current Valuation Period. the Investment Option during the current Valuation
Period.]
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If the Valuation Date is the Employer Anniversary If the Monthly Deduction is being applied on this
Date, that portion of the amounts transferred Valuation Date, the portion of the Monthly
from the Loan Account that is allocated to the Deduction that is charged to the variable
variable Investment Option. Investment Option.
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The value in the Separate Account is the sum of the values in each variable
Investment Option.
RIGHT TO CHANGE ALLOCATION OF PAYMENTS
FUTURE PREMIUMS
The Owner can change the allocation of future Net Premiums among the Fixed
Account and/or the variable Investment Options of the Separate Account. The
Owner must allocate at least {5%} of Net Premiums to each alternative the Owner
chooses. Allocations must be in whole numbers and the total allocated must
equal 100%. The change in allocation will be effective as to any Net Premiums
and credits applied after receipt of notice satisfactory to Us.
ACCUMULATED VALUE
The Owner may reallocate the amounts held for the Owner in the Fixed Account and
variable Investment Options with no charge at any time. Transfers from the
Fixed Account are limited to 25% of the Fixed Account once each calendar year.
In addition, no transfer from the Fixed Account may be made within 180 days of
the last such transfer.
The minimum transfer amount is the lesser of {$50} or the total amount in the
variable Investment Option.
GDG-GVUL-0015 [15-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
21
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
PAYMENTS DURING YOUR LIFETIME
[LOANS
After the RIGHT TO EXAMINE CERTIFICATE (See Cover page) period has ended, the
Owner may request a loan. The Owner is permitted to request a loan if there is
not already an active loan in force on this certificate. If requested, We will
grant the Owner a loan, up to the amount of the Cash Value less all outstanding
charges and the next month's Monthly Deduction as of the date We receive the
loan request. {Interest is payable in advance. For the first year of the loan,
interest is due and payable immediately for the period from the date of the loan
to the Employer Anniversary Date. Loans initiated in the Billing Month prior to
the Employer Anniversary Date will have interest taken to the second following
Employer Anniversary Date.} Interest is due and payable on the Employer
Anniversary Date for each {following} twelve (12) month period. {The first
interest payment will be deducted from the loan amount We pay to the Owner, but
that does not reduce the loan amount.} If interest is not paid within 31 days
after it is due, it will be added to the amount of the loan and will be charged
interest at the same rate We charge on the loan.
The Owner must sign a loan agreement with Us {Only one loan can be in effect at
any time.} The loan must be at least {$200}. We may delay making loans
attributable to the Fixed Account for up to six (6) months.
We will charge loan interest at the rate We set from time to time. The rate We
set will not be more than maximum rate that is permitted by state law where the
Owner lives. {After inception, We will not change the interest rate more than
once a year. A change in the rate that is charged will be made on the Employer
Anniversary Date under the Policy.
That Anniversary rate of interest that We will set will not be more than the
higher of:
1. the Published Monthly Average for the calendar month that ends two (2) months
prior to the Employer Anniversary Date; or
2. the Guaranteed Interest Rate for the Fixed Account plus {1%}.
PUBLISHED MONTHLY AVERAGE means:
1. Moody's Corporate Bond Yield Average - Monthly Average Components, as
published by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or by a successor to that
service; or
2. if that average is no longer published, an average that is substantially
similar, as chosen by Us.
When a loan is made, We will give the Owner notice of the interest rate that
will be charged. We will also give the Owner written notice if there is to be a
change in the interest rate for an existing loan.]
[LOAN REPAYMENT
The Owner may repay all or part of the loan at any time while Your coverage is
in force. All loan repayments must be made in a lump sum and the Owner should
tell Us it is a loan repayment when it is made. {When the loan is repaid, We
will return all unearned interest.} Upon each loan repayment, the same
proportionate amount of the entire loan as was borrowed from the Fixed Account
will be repaid to the Fixed Account. The remainder of the loan repayment will
be allocated among the variable Investment Options in the same manner as Net
Premiums. For example, if the entire loan outstanding is $3,000 of which $1,000
was borrowed from the Fixed Account, then upon a repayment of $1,500, $500 would
be allocated to the Fixed Account and the remaining $1,000 would be allocated to
the appropriate variable Investment Options in the same manner as Net Premiums.
If the loan or loan interest is not repaid, Your coverage will not end unless
Your Cash Surrender Value is less than the amount needed to pay the Monthly
Deduction on a Premium Due Date. In this case, the grace period provision will
apply.]
GDG-GVUL-0016 [16-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
22
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
PAYMENTS DURING YOUR LIFETIME -- CONTINUED
[EFFECT OF A LOAN ON CASH VALUE
When a loan is made, the values allocated among the Fixed and Separate Account
Options will be transferred to a Loan Account within the General Account as
collateral for the loan.
Loan interest is charged and due on the Employer Anniversary Date. Interest not
paid within thirty-one (31) days after it is due will be added to the loan
principal. It will be added as of the due date and as of the next Employer
Anniversary Date will bear interest at the same rate as the rest of the loan.
{At the end of the 31 day period the amount of the unpaid interest will be
deducted on a pro-rata basis from the value of the Fixed Account and each
Investment Option of the Separate Account and will be transferred to the Loan
Account.} The amount transferred will be treated as an increased loan.
Interest credited to amounts in the Loan Account will be removed from the Loan
Account and will be allocated on the Employer Anniversary Date among the Fixed
and Investment Options of the Separate Account in the same proportions as Net
Premiums are then being allocated.]
[EFFECT OF LOAN ON DEATH BENEFIT
If You die while a loan is outstanding, We will deduct the loan {and any
outstanding interest} from the Death Benefit We pay. {If interest has been paid
in advance, We will add the unearned interest to the Death Benefit We pay.
While a loan is outstanding, the interest We credit to the Loan Account will be
at a rate equal to {2%} less than the loan interest charge rate but not less
than the greater of the crediting rate required by law and {4%}.]
WITHDRAWALS
At any time after the RIGHT TO EXAMINE CERTIFICATE (See Cover page) period has
ended, the Owner may request a withdrawal. [If a withdrawal charge is
applicable, it will be deducted from the amount We pay the Owner.] The minimum
withdrawal is {$200}. [The withdrawal will be allocated on a pro-rata basis
among the Fixed Account and the variable Investment Options according to the
assets in each at the time, unless otherwise indicated in the withdrawal
request.]
If on the date We receive the request Your Cash Value less Certificate Debt and
outstanding charges is less than the amount of the withdrawal requested, the
most We will pay is the Cash Surrender Value as of that date. If this happens
We will reduce Your Cash Surrender Value to zero.
SURRENDERS
The Owner may surrender Your Certificate at any time. We must receive the
Owner's written request and You must send Us Your Certificate. Your insurance
will cease on the date We receive the request unless a later date had been
specified.
After We receive the request, We will pay the Owner the Cash Surrender Value.
Upon surrender, Your certificate and all rights and benefits under the Policy
will end.
GDG-GVUL-0017 [17-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
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GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
PAYMENTS DURING YOUR LIFETIME -- CONTINUED
[PAID-UP INSURANCE
At any time, the Owner may elect to terminate Your insurance and to use the Cash
Surrender Value to purchase paid-up insurance. [If the Owner elects to do this,
all other benefits and insurance under the Policy will end.] However, the paid-
up insurance will stay in force until the date of Your death, unless the
certificate has been surrendered.
The paid-up insurance will have a maximum premium. This maximum will be the Net
Single Premium based upon {{150%} of the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary
Table - Males - ALB} and an effective interest rate of {4%} per year.
The minimum amount of Cash Surrender Value that may be used to purchase paid-up
insurance is {$1,000.
The most paid-up insurance that can be purchased is an amount equal to Your
Death Benefit as of the date the paid-up option was elected. We will refund all
unused Cash Surrender Value after deducting the cost of the paid-up insurance.
The paid-up insurance will have cash value while You remain alive. The Owner
has the right to request a surrender for the paid-up cash value at any time.
This amount will never be less than the purchase price of the paid-up
insurance.]
DEFERMENT
Under certain circumstances, We reserve the right to defer calculation and
payment of benefits.
1. If Your certificate is in force with value in the Fixed Account, We may
defer paying a withdrawal amount, a surrender amount or a loan amount from
that account for up to {6 months} from the date the Owner requests the
withdrawal, surrender or loan.
2. If Your certificate is in force with a value in the Separate Account, it
will generally not be practical for Us to determine the investment experience
of the Separate Account during any period when the New York Stock Exchange is
closed for trading or when the Securities and Exchange Commission restricts
trading or determines an emergency exists. In such a case and with respect to
the Separate Account, We reserve the right to defer:
a) determination, application, or payment of a withdrawal;
b) determination and application of Cash Surrender Value;
c) determination of loans except for a loan to pay premium to Us;
d) a change in the allocation among the Investment Options of the Separate
Account; and
e) payment of the Death Benefit until the next Valuation Date.
GDG-GVUL-0018 [18-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
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GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
PREMIUM
REGULAR MONTHLY PAYMENTS
Regular Monthly Payments will be payable each month under the payroll deduction
plan. Premiums will be sent to Us monthly by the Employer. The payments are
made with deductions from Your salary. {However, if You are a Retired Employee,
You are considered to be on the payroll deduction plan only under procedures
that are agreed upon by Us and Your Employer.
The payroll deduction plan will end for You if:
a) Your employment ends; or
b) The Employer sends Us a written request to end this procedure for You.
[If this procedure ends for You while Your insurance is in force, further
Regular Monthly Payments will be payable directly to Us based on Your new
classification and according to the mode of premium payments selected by the
Owner.]
All premium is due on the first day of each Billing Month. The amount that is
due each month is the minimum amount that is needed to keep Your certificate and
all riders in force. Normally, when We receive Your premium, We will deposit
the Net Premium in the variable Investment Option and the Fixed Account as the
Owner specifies.
DATE OF PREMIUM RECEIPT
All premium payments not made through payroll deduction, whether periodic or on
a lump sum basis, will be deemed received when actually received by John Hancock
at the John Hancock Servicing Office. A premium payment made by payroll
deduction will be deemed received on the later of (i) the date of receipt of the
premium payment at the John Hancock Servicing Office or (ii) the business day
following receipt of a reconciliation statement with respect to such premium
payment that properly identifies the Employer, the Certificate Owners, the
Certificate numbers, and the amount of premium received for each Certificate.
However, if payroll deduction premium payments are made by wire transfer, such
premium payments will not be deemed received until John Hancock has confirmed
receipt of the wire transfer into a bank account maintained by John Hancock for
receipt of premium from Employers.
OTHER PAYMENTS
In addition to Regular Monthly Payments, the Owner may make lump sum payments
from time to time. All lump sum payments must be at least {$50}. If the Owner
has a loan in effect, any payment other than a Regular Monthly Payment will be
treated as a loan repayment unless the Owner designates other handling. {If
You are not on the payroll plan procedure, the Owner should designate the
handling of all Your payments if a loan is in effect.
We may change any of the charges assessed under the Certificate from time to
time but will give You at least 31 days prior written notice of the change. Any
such changes will be made only if they apply to all certificates in Your
underwriting or risk classification.
[If You are not paying under the payroll deduction arrangement and if the Owner
requests in writing, We will send You premium notices.]
LIMITS
[Your first premium must not be less than the Initial Regular Monthly Payment
shown on Your Coverage Statement.]
Each premium payment other than the Regular Payment must be at least $50. [We
may change this minimum payment limit. No change will take effect until 90 days
after notice is sent.]
GDG-GVUL-0019 [19-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
25
GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
PREMIUM -- CONTINUED
We have the right to limit the amount of premium the Owner can pay in order to
preserve the qualification of this insurance as life insurance under the
Internal Revenue Code or any successor law. We will return all premium that
exceeds the limit We set.
No further premium payments are permitted beyond the Limiting Age. However,
loan repayments are allowed.
RATE BASIS
We guarantee that the insurance charge rates applicable to the Face Amount will
be no more than the rates shown in the TABLE OF GUARANTEED MAXIMUM MONTHLY LIFE
INSURANCE RATES.
MONTHLY DEDUCTIONS
Each month We will make a deduction from the Cash Value equal to the Monthly
Deduction. If the Cash Value minus any Certificate Debt and outstanding charges
is less than the Monthly Deduction on any Premium Due Date, the grace period
provision will apply.
GRACE PERIOD
If You are paying under the payroll deduction arrangement and if the Cash Value
minus any Certificate Debt and outstanding charges plus the Regular Monthly
Payment for the Billing Month is less than the Monthly Deduction for that
Billing Month, there will be a grace period equal to 61 days after the first day
of the Billing Month.
We will send You a notice of the grace period. [We will also send a notice to
any assignee on our records.]
If the amount needed to pay the due and unpaid Monthly Deduction is not paid by
the end of the grace period, Your certificate and all riders that are attached
will lapse without value at the end of the grace period.
We will provide the grace period notices as required by law. We will tell You
the amount that is needed to keep all of Your insurance in force.
If You die during the grace period, We will pay the Death Benefit.
GDG-GVUL-0020 [20-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
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GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
PREMIUM -- CONTINUED
TABLE OF GUARANTEED MAXIMUM MONTHLY LIFE INSURANCE RATES
RATE PER $ 1,000 OF LIFE INSURANCE
Age RATE AGE RATE AGE RATE
- ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ -------------------
{16 $0.1330 44 $0.3650 72 $ 4.2720
17 0.1430 45 0.3950 73 4.7330
18 0.1520 46 0.4280 74 5.2400
19 0.1570 47 0.4620 75 5.7850
20 0.1580 48 0.4990 76 6.3590
21 0.1580 49 0.5400 77 6.9580
22 0.1570 50 0.5850 78 7.5850
23 0.1530 51 0.6380 79 8.2620
24 0.1500 52 0.6970 80 9.0120
25 0.1460 53 0.7640 81 9.8580
26 0.1430 54 0.8380 82 10.8220
27 0.1430 55 0.9180 83 11.9020
28 0.1420 56 1.0030 84 13.0770
29 0.1430 57 1.0930 85 14.3250
30 0.1460 58 1.1890 86 15.6260
31 0.1500 59 1.2940 87 16.9760
32 0.1560 60 1.4110 88 18.3750
33 0.1630 61 1.5430 89 19.8340
34 0.1710 62 1.6920 90 21.3790
35 0.1810 63 1.8600 91 23.0520
36 0.1940 64 2.0450 92 24.9370
37 0.2080 65 2.2460 93 27.2440
38 0.2240 66 2.4610 94 30.4450
39 0.2420 67 2.6890 95 35.4920
40 0.2630 68 2.9340 96 44.5150
41 0.2850 69 3.2070 97 62.8310
42 0.3100 70 3.5150 98 107.6740
43 0.3360 71 3.8670 99 1,000.0000
GDG-GVUL-0021 [21-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
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GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
TERMINATION PROVISIONS
WHEN YOUR DEATH BENEFIT ENDS
Your coverage, including all attached riders and benefits, will end on the
earliest of the following:
1. the date the Owner surrenders Your certificate and We pay the Cash
Surrender Value;
2. the date of Your death;
3. the date the grace period has ended without receipt of the required payment.
[Except as may be provided by the INSURANCE PORTABILITY provision below,] Your
insurance will also end on the earliest of the following:
1. [the date the employer terminates its participation under the Policy;]
2. [the date You no longer work in an eligible class of employees;]
3. [the date You cease active work for the Employer, except through
retirement;] and
4. [the date John Hancock terminates the Employer's participation under the
Policy.
We reserve the right to terminate the Employers' participation under the Policy
at any time.
In the event We decide to terminate the Employer's participation under the
Policy, We will provide {sixty (60)} days notice to the Employer and the Owner.]
CANCELLATION OF PARTICIPATION BY EMPLOYER
The Employer may, by giving Us at least {60 days} prior written notice:
1. cancel its participation under the Policy; or
2. cancel inclusion under the Policy for one or more affiliates or subsidiaries.
[Insurance Portability
YOUR ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE GROUP PLAN ENDS
[{If You have been a participant in the Group Plan for {2} year{s}} the date You
cease to be a member of an eligible class, You may continue coverage under the
Policy, making premium payments directly to Us. We will automatically continue
Your insurance on the terms and conditions described in this Certificate.
Monthly Deductions will be made from the Cash Value to prevent lapse, unless We
are notified by the Owner to terminate the coverage. The charges applicable to
continued coverage may be different due to a change in risk classification.]
[YOUR EMPLOYER'S PARTICIPATION UNDER THE POLICY ENDS
If You are already in a class of persons for whom coverage is continued on the
date Your Employer's participation ends, the Employer's cancellation will not
affect Your insurance under the Policy.}]
[SUCCESSOR PLAN
If the Group Plan ends for any reason [and there is a Successor Plan], Your
insurance coverage will end [if You are then participating in the payroll
deduction plan]:
1. If You are eligible for coverage under the Successor Plan on the date Your
Employer's participation under the Policy ends, We will transfer Your Cash
Surrender Value to the Successor Plan and You will have no further rights
under the Policy.
We may defer transfer of the Cash Surrender Value to the insurer for the
successor plan for the period permitted by law but not more than {60} months
from the date participation under the Policy ends. We will credit interest to
amounts in Your Fixed Account at the effective rate of no less than {3%} per
year during the period that payment is deferred. Deferred amounts of Separate
Account values will remain in the Investment Options.
2. If You are not eligible for insurance under the Successor Plan, the Owner
may convert Your insurance as described under the CONVERSION PRIVILEGES
provision that applies on benefit termination. Unless the conversion policy
can accept your full cash value as a side fund, We will pay the Cash
Surrender Value remaining.]
GDG-GVUL-0022 [22-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
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GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
TERMINATION PROVISIONS -- CONTINUED
[NO SUCCESSOR PLAN
If the Policy is not replaced by a Successor Plan on the date Your Employer's
participation under the Policy ends, the Owner may be able to continue Your
insurance under the Policy as described in YOUR ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE GROUP PLAN
ENDS, above.]
CONVERSION RIGHTS WHEN YOU CEASE TO BE ELIGIBLE
Except as described below,} the Owner may convert all {or any part} of Your
insurance that ends.
The Owner may not convert Your insurance if {You are eligible to continue
insurance under the INSURANCE PORTABILITY provision or if } the Owner has
surrendered Your certificate.
To convert, the Owner must make application and pay the first premium to Us
within thirty-one (31) days of the date Your insurance ends. The Owner may
convert to any form of individual policy of life insurance (except term
insurance) that We normally make available to persons who are the same age and
requesting the same amount of insurance. The conversion policy will not have
disability or accidental death benefits. The rates used will be those
applicable to conversion policies.
The conversion policy will take effect at the end of the thirty-one (31) day
period the Owner has to convert. We will not require Proof of Good Health.
The most the Owner may convert is the Face Amount in force for You on the date
Your insurance ends.
CONVERSION RIGHTS ON BENEFIT TERMINATION
Your conversion rights are limited if:
[1. the Policy ends;
2. Your employer ends the payroll deduction arrangement;
3. one or more affiliates or subsidiaries of an employer ends its payroll
deduction arrangement {and You are not eligible to continue coverage under
the INSURANCE PORTABILITY provision,} or
4. the Group Plan is replaced by a Successor Plan and You are not eligible for
insurance under that Successor Plan].
If this provision applies to You, You must follow all of the rules described
under CONVERSION RIGHTS WHEN YOU CEASE TO BE ELIGIBLE. In addition, You must
have been insured under this Policy or any other John Hancock rider or group
policy replaced by the Policy for at least 5 years. The most You may convert is
the lesser of:
1. the Face Amount in force for You on the date Your insurance ends less any
amount of group life insurance the Covered Person becomes eligible for in
the next 45 days; [or
2. {$10,000}.
DEATH DURING CONVERSION PERIOD
If You die during the thirty-one (31) day period following the date your
insurance ends, the Death Benefit will be based upon the maximum Face Amount you
could have purchased upon conversion, whether or not You had applied for a
converted policy.
GDG-GVUL-0023 [23-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
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GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
MISSTATEMENTS
[If We find that Your stated age is incorrect when a claim is made, We will
adjust the amount of Your Face Amount. The Face Amount We pay will reflect the
benefit that Your premiums would have provided at the correct age.
If any important facts about individuals in relation to their insurance are
found during Your lifetime to be misstated, We will adjust the insurance charges
to the correct amount. If the misstatement affects the amount of insurance, the
true facts are used to determine the correct amount of insurance.]
INCONTESTABILITY
A statement You make concerning Your good health [or that of Your Dependent
Child,] will not be used to contest insurance after it has been in force for 2
years during your lifetime {or, if applicable, during the lifetime of your
Dependent Child}. If the Owner increases Your Face Amount, [or that of Your
Dependent Child,] We will not contest the increase after it has been in force
for 2 years during your lifetime {or, if applicable, during the lifetime of your
Dependent Child}. We will not contest any statement made unless it is in a
signed, written instrument, and a copy of it has been given to the Owner, You or
Your Beneficiary.
ACCOUNT STATEMENT
[We will send an account statement on a periodic basis to the Owner of the
certificate. This statement will show the Face Amount and the Cash Value. It
will also show all credits to the Cash Value and deductions that were made from
the Cash Value since the last such statement. Additionally, the report will
give all other information that We are required to provide by the laws or rules
of the state where the certificate is issued.]
LEGAL ACTION
Action at law or in equity to recover on the Policy may be brought against Us
only during a certain period. This period begins 60 days after the date of
proof of claim was filed and ends 3 years after the end of such 60 day period.
RECOVERY OF PAYMENT
We have the right, at all times, to recover an overpayment We made, or a payment
that was made to a wrong payee, from the person to whom it was made.
EXAMINATIONS AND AUTOPSY
We may require, at Our expense, that You have a medical exam. We may also
require an autopsy in case of death, except where it is prohibited by law.
CHANGE IN CERTIFICATE
We have the right to make a change in the certificate, or in a rider attached to
a certificate, in order to continue to qualify this plan as life insurance under
the Internal Revenue Code or any successor law. Any such change that We make
will apply to all certificates and riders under the Group Plan. We will give
You notice of any such change We make.
GDG-GVUL-0024 [24-GVUL]
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GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
NOTICE
This notice is to advise You that should any complaints arise regarding this
insurance, You may contact the following:
Illinois Department of Insurance
Consumer Division of Public Services Section
Springfield, Illinois 62767
or
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
200 Clarendon Street
Post Office Box 111
Boston, Massachusetts 02117
Attn: Vice President of Group Life Products
GDG-GVUL-0025 [25-GVUL]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
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John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
GDG-VBCK-0001 [1-VBCK]
Ed 98-3
Printed in U.S.A.
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