This slide deck examines new product releases from annuity carriers and life insurers covered in our Annuity Monitor and Life Insurance Monitor research services. Inside, we provide a rundown of new products introduced on the firms’ websites in the second quarter of 2017 and highlight their key features.

1. AUTHOR: MEGAN RAFFERTY
COPYRIGHT 2017 CORPORATE INSIGHT, INC.
Annuity and Life Insurance
Product Update
Second Quarter 2017
PUBLISHED: JULY 2017

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
▪ Introduction
▪ Annuities
o Nationwide Secure Growth
o Principal Lifetime Income Solutions II
o Principal Pivot Series
o Pacific Life Pacific Index Advisory
o Prudential Legacy Protection Rider
o Transamerica Inspire
o Brighthouse Financial Shield Level 10
o Allianz Index Advantage ADV
o Allianz Index Advantage NF
o Lincoln Max 6 Select Advantage Rider
o Athene Performance Elite 7
▪ Life Insurance
o MetLife Rapid Term Life Insurance
o MassMutual Direct
o Prudential PruLife Essential Universal Life
o Principal Conversion Extension Rider
▪ About the Author

3. INTRODUCTION

4. INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND
This slide deck examines new
product releases from annuity
carriers and life insurers covered in
our Annuity Monitor and Life
Insurance Monitor research
services.
Inside, we provide a rundown of
new products introduced on the
firms’ websites in the second
quarter of 2017 and highlight their
key features.

5. Below is a list of the firms we track on a daily basis for our Annuity
Monitor and Life Insurance Monitor research services:
Annuity Monitor Life Insurance Monitor
o Allianz Life
o Athene
o AXA
o Brighthouse
Financial
o Fidelity
o Guardian Life
o Jackson
National
o Lincoln
Financial
o MassMutual
o Nationwide
o New York Life
o Pacific Life
o Principal
o Prudential
o TIAA
o Transamerica
o USAA
o Vanguard
o Voya
o AXA
o Brighthouse
Financial
o Haven Life
o John Hancock
o Liberty Mutual
o Lincoln
Financial
o MassMutual
o Nationwide
o New York Life
o Northwestern
Mutual
o Pacific Life
o Principal
o Prudential
o State Farm
o USAA
INTRODUCTION FIRMS COVERED

6. ANNUITIES: PRODUCT RELEASES

7. NATIONWIDE SECURE GROWTHANNUITIES
▪ Fixed annuity launched in April
▪ Includes guaranteed interest rate for one, three, five or seven years
▪ Offers a market value adjustment option in some states
▪ Requires a $10,000 minimum initial payment

8. PRINCIPAL LIFETIME INCOME SOLUTIONS IIANNUITIES
▪ Variable annuity introduced in April
▪ Includes annual account value increases based on market gains
▪ Clients choose either Target Income Protector or Flexible Income Protector
guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits

9. PRINCIPAL PIVOT SERIESANNUITIES
▪ New variable annuity iteration released in April
▪ Includes shorter surrender charge schedule than its predecessor
▪ Offers increased issue ages

10. PACIFIC INDEX ADVISORYANNUITIES
▪ Fee-based fixed indexed annuity introduced in May
▪ Includes five- or seven-year guarantee periods
▪ Offers both fixed and index-linked crediting options
▪ Available with optional Interest Enhanced Death Benefit or Enhanced Lifetime
Income Benefit 2 riders

11. LEGACY PROTECTION RIDERANNUITIES
▪ Rider launched in May
▪ Designed to protect wealth for beneficiaries and offer growth potential
▪ Establishes a growing minimum death benefit value

12. TRANSAMERICA INSPIREANNUITIES
▪ Released in May
▪ Variable annuity includes a seven-year surrender charge schedule
▪ Includes withdrawals for clients confined to nursing homes, diagnosed with
terminal illnesses or laid off from jobs
▪ Available with nine existing riders

13. SHIELD LEVEL 10ANNUITIES
▪ Single premium deferred annuity launched in May
▪ First product launched under Brighthouse Financial name since MetLife
initiated the spinoff
▪ Joins Shield Level Selector annuity suite
▪ Distributed by Wells Fargo Advisors
▪ Protects clients from first 10% of index loss

14. ALLIANZ INDEX ADVANTAGE ADVANNUITIES
▪ Variable annuity announced in May
▪ Joins Allianz Index Advantage and Allianz Index Advantage NF annuities to form
a suite
▪ Designed to fit within a fee-based portfolio

15. ALLIANZ INDEX ADVANTAGE NFANNUITIES
▪ Variable annuity introduced in May
▪ Joins Allianz Index Advantage and Allianz Index Advantage ADV annuities to
form a suite
▪ Does not include annual product fees on index strategies

16. LINCOLN MAX 6 SELECT ADVANTAGEANNUITIES
▪ Variable annuity rider released in May
▪ Provides 6% income base growth
▪ Includes up to 80% allocation to equities
▪ Available with all Lincoln variable annuities

17. ATHENE PERFORMANCE ELITE 7ANNUITIES
▪ Fixed indexed annuity introduced in June
▪ Expands Performance Elite suite with a seven-year withdrawal charge schedule
▪ Includes optional premium bonus and return of premium

18. LIFE INSURANCE: PRODUCT RELEASES

19. METLIFE RAPID TERM LIFE INSURANCE
▪ Introduced in May
▪ Sold online or over the phone
▪ Does not require medical exam
▪ Offers up to $500,000 in coverage for 10- to 30-year term
LIFEINSURANCE

20. MASSMUTUAL DIRECT
▪ Launched in June as a pilot program
▪ Available for online purchase
▪ Fully underwritten
LIFEINSURANCE

21. PRULIFE ESSENTIAL UNIVERSAL LIFE
▪ Released in June
▪ Designed to offer growth potential with a simple design
▪ Includes No-Lapse Guarantee with option to extend guaranteed coverage
▪ Available with optional BenefitAccess Rider
LIFEINSURANCE

22. CONVERSION EXTENSION RIDER
▪ Added to Principal Term product in June
▪ Allows later conversions from term to whole life insurance
▪ Prospects can obtain the rider for up to 30 years, depending on age
LIFEINSURANCE

23. ABOUT THE AUTHORABOUTTHEAUTHOR
Megan Rafferty
Senior Research Associate
Annuity Monitor and Life Insurance Monitor
Megan Rafferty is a Senior Research Associate for Corporate Insight’s Annuity Monitor and
Life Insurance Monitor services. She has conducted extensive research on the annuity and life
insurance industries, examining the online capabilities, educational resources and
technological tools offered to prospects, clients and financial professionals. This quarterly
study is the result of Megan’s ongoing research into product releases from leading annuity
and life insurance providers.
Contact Megan Rafferty:
(646) 751-6974
mrafferty@corporateinsight.com
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