annuity and life insurance product update - q3 2013
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Our quarterly Annuity and Life Insurance Product Update reviews new products released by annuity carriers and life insurers over the last quarter. To view past updates, check out the archive. The slide deck below reviews the new annuity and life insurance products introduced in the third quarter of 2013.TRANSCRIPT
COPYRIGHT 2013 CORPORATE INSIGHT, INC.
ANNUITY AND LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCT UPDATE
THIRD QUARTER 2013AUTHOR: JOSE MIGUEL SANTANA
PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction
Annuityo Lincoln Financial Group: Deferred Income Solutions
o Allianz Life: Index Advantage
o Allianz Life: Two New Enhanced Index Allocations
Life Insurance o John Hancock: Protection SIUL
o MetLife: New Enhanced Care Benefit Rider (ECBR)
o Lincoln Financial Group: Lincoln SVUL (2013)
o Pacific Life: Pacific PRIME Term
Corporate Insight Thought Leadership
About Corporate Insight
About the Author
INTRODUCTION
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BACKGROUND
This presentation highlights new product releases from the annuity carriers and life insurers we cover in our Annuity Monitor and Life Insurance Monitor research services.
Inside, we review the new products introduced in the third quarter of 2013.
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Below is a list of the firms we track on a daily basis for our Annuity Monitor and Life Insurance Monitor research services:
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o Allianz Life
o Aviva
o AXA Equitable
o Fidelity
o ING
o Jackson National
o John Hancock
o Lincoln Financial
o MassMutual
o MetLife
o Nationwide
o New York Life
o Pacific Life
o Prudential
o TIAA-CREF
o Transamerica
o VALIC
o Vanguard
o AXA Equitable
o Genworth Financial
o John Hancock
o Liberty Mutual
o Lincoln Financial
o MassMutual
o MetLife
o Nationwide
o New York Life
o Northwestern Mutual
o Pacific Life
o Principal Financial
o Prudential
o USAA
ANNUITY PRODUCT UPDATE
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LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUPLINCOLN DEFERRED INCOME SOLUTIONS
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The firm’s first ever deferred income annuity offers clients flexibility
on how they receive their income.
o Offers flexibility for future guaranteed lifetime income and also provides
predictability to a portion of a retirement portfolio.
o Allows clients to select when they begin receiving income payments
following a specified deferral period.
o Provides replacement income if retirement needs or circumstances
change and offers death benefit protection during the deferral and
income phases.
ALLIANZ LIFEALLIANZ INDEX ADVANTAGE
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Rolled out in late September, the new variable annuity offers clients the opportunity to capture growth based on the performance of the S&P 500, the Russell 2000 or the Nasdaq 100.
Includes a death benefit, three variable options and two innovative index strategies, both of which protect against negative index performance and limit how much investors can receive based on index performance.
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ALLIANZ LIFETWO NEW ENHANCED INDEX ALLOCATIONS
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Two new enhanced index allocations were introduced for three of the
firm’s pre-existing fixed indexed annuities – Allianz 222, Allianz 360
and Allianz 365 – in early September.
o Offered solely through the Allianz Preferred portfolio, the new index
allocations include the Barclays US Dynamic Balance Index and the
Russell 2000 Index.
The Barclays US Dynamic Balance Index offers an uncapped strategy with
an annual spread and is geared towards clients responding to the low-cap
environment.
Clients looking to diversify their accumulation strategy would be more
interested in the Russell 2000 Index, which seeks to measure the
performance of small-cap companies and includes a monthly sum with
caps and an annual point-to-point with caps.
LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCT UPDATE
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JOHN HANCOCKPROTECTION SIUL
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Includes competitive survivorship indexed universal life premiums, three levels of competitive premium allocation options, a simple annual point-to-point crediting method and three levels of guaranteed protection:
o No-Lapse Guarantee
o 0% floor
o A 2% cumulative interest rate guarantee
Also offers affordable death benefit protection for past and future assets.
METLIFENEW ENHANCED CARE BENEFIT RIDER (ECBR)
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Provides a benefit that allows the policy owner to accelerate up to 90% of the death benefit, which can be used to help pay for ongoing care if the insured develops a prolonged illness.
Added to portfolio of MetLife’s Whole Life products:
o MetLife Promise Whole Life
o MetLife Promise Whole Life 120
o MetLife Promise Whole Life Select 10
o MetLife Promise Whole Life Select 20
o MetLife Promise Whole Life Select 65
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LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUPLINCOLN SVUL (2013)
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This next-generation survivorship variable universal life policy offers an income tax-free guaranteed death benefit, the potential to enhance benefits with 70 diverse investment options from the Lincoln Elite Series of Funds and a new competitive pricing structure.
Offers single- to short-term premium payment scenarios in three years or less as well as a new optional Estate Protection Rider providing an additional insurance benefit for estate preservation – at an additional cost.
PACIFIC LIFEPACIFIC PRIME TERM
The new term life insurance policy is intended to attract a new generation of clients who want a faster, easier way to protect their families and businesses.
Key Features of the policy include a conversion credit of one year allowing policy owners to convert their policy to another cash value life insurance product offered by the firm, and two optional benefits for disability or terminal illness.
Available in 10, 15, 20 and 30-year level premium periods.
Via the firm’s EZApply tool, clients and advisors are able to streamline and expedite the application and underwriting process.
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CORPORATE INSIGHT THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
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investing. This study will focus on each idea, analyze compares them to what established financial
institutions offer and examine the potential impact on the industry. Download the study preview!
Social Media Trends: Annuity and Life InsuranceThis presentation analyzes the current social media initiatives and promotions undertaken by leading
insurers, highlights key social media findings and trends across the insurance industry, and offer tips
for insurers looking to bolster their social presence.
Tablet-Friendly Web Design: Best Practices for Financial ServicesThe study examines the tablet-friendly website features provided by four leading firms across
financial services and provides recommendations for financial services firms building tablet-
optimized websites.
Facebook Marketing Campaigns - Social Media Initiatives in the Insurance IndustryThis slide deck highlights some of the engaging Facebook marketing campaigns initiated by P&C
Insurance Monitor firms this year and offers a few Facebook marketing tips for insurers.
2013 Mobile Finance Trends and InnovationsThis slide deck includes commentary on mobile developments, key takeaways for financial services
firms and thoughts on what’s next for mobile finance.
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JOSE MIGUEL SANTANA
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ABOUT THE AUTHORA
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Jose Miguel Santana
Research AssociateAnnuity Monitor and Life Insurance Monitor
Jose Miguel Santana is a Research Associate for Corporate Insight’s Annuity Monitor and Life Insurance Monitor research services. He has conducted extensive research on the annuities and life insurance industries, examining the online platforms, customer service capabilities and technological innovations offered to prospective investors, clients and financial professionals.
Jose graduated from James Madison University in 2010 and has been a member of the Corporate Insight team since December of 2012.
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