497 1 d105257d497.txt 497 FOR COMMONWEALTH EXTRA Genworth Life & Annuity VA Separate Account 1 Prospectus For Flexible Premium Variable Deferred Annuity Contracts Form P1152 1/99 Issued by: Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company 6610 West Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23230 Telephone: (800) 352-9910 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This prospectus, dated April 30, 2021, describes an individual flexible premium variable deferred annuity contract (the "contract" or "contracts") offered to individuals and qualified and nonqualified retirement plans. Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company (the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") issues the contract. This contract may be referred to as "Commonwealth Extra" in our marketing materials. This contract (Commonwealth Extra) is no longer offered or sold. This prospectus describes all material features and benefits of the contract and provides details about Genworth Life & Annuity VA Separate Account 1 (the "Separate Account") and the Guarantee Account that you should know before investing. Please read this prospectus carefully before investing and keep it for future reference. The contract offers you the opportunity to accumulate Contract Value and provides for the payment of periodic annuity benefits. We may pay these annuity benefits on a variable or fixed basis. You may allocate your premium payments and automatic bonus credits we provide you to the Separate Account, the Guarantee Account, or both. The Guarantee Account may not be available in all states. If we apply bonus credits to your contract, we will apply them with your premium payment to your Contract Value, and allocate the credits on a pro-rata basis to the investment options you select in the same ratio as the applicable premium payment. You should know that over time and under certain circumstances (such as an extended period of poor market performance), the costs associated with the bonus credit may exceed the sum of the bonus credit and any related earnings. You should consider this possibility before purchasing the contract. The bonus credit is referred to as an "enhanced premium amount" in your contract. Each Subaccount of the Separate Account invests in shares of Portfolios of the Funds listed below: AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.: AB Growth and Income Portfolio -- Class B AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds): Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund -- Series I shares (formerly, Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund -- Series I Shares) Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund -- Series I shares (formerly, Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund -- Series I Shares) Invesco V.I. Core Bond Fund -- Series I shares (formerly, Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Total Return Bond Fund -- Series I Shares) Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund -- Series II shares (formerly, Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund -- Series II Shares) Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund -- Series I shares (formerly, Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund -- Series I Shares) The Alger Portfolios: Alger Large Cap Growth Portfolio -- Class I-2 Shares Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio -- Class I-2 Shares Federated Hermes Insurance Series: Federated Hermes High Income Bond Fund II -- Primary Shares Federated Hermes Managed Volatility Fund II -- Primary Shares Fidelity(R) Variable Insurance Products Fund: VIP Asset Manager/SM/ Portfolio -- Initial Class VIP Contrafund(R) Portfolio -- Initial Class VIP Equity-Income Portfolio -- Initial Class VIP Growth Portfolio -- Initial Class VIP Growth & Income Portfolio -- Initial Class 1 VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio -- Initial Class VIP Mid Cap Portfolio -- Service Class 2 VIP Overseas Portfolio -- Initial Class Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust: Templeton Foreign VIP Fund -- Class 1 Shares Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust: Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund -- Service Shares Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund -- Institutional Shares Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund -- Institutional Shares Janus Aspen Series: Janus Henderson Balanced Portfolio -- Institutional Shares Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio -- Institutional Shares Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Portfolio -- Institutional Shares Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio -- Institutional Shares Janus Henderson Global Research Portfolio -- Institutional Shares Janus Henderson Global Technology and Innovation Portfolio -- Service Shares Janus Henderson Overseas Portfolio -- Institutional Shares Janus Henderson Research Portfolio -- Institutional Shares Legg Mason Partners Variable Equity Trust: ClearBridge Variable Dividend Strategy Portfolio -- Class I ClearBridge Variable Large Cap Value Portfolio -- Class I MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust: MFS(R) New Discovery Series -- Service Class Shares PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust: Total Return Portfolio -- Administrative Class Shares State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc.: Income V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Shares Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Shares Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Shares S&P 500(R) Index V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Shares Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Shares Total Return V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Shares U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Shares Not all of these Portfolios may be available in all states or in all markets. Beginning on January 1, 2021, we will no longer send you paper copies of shareholder reports for the Portfolios of the Funds offered under the contract ("Reports") unless you specifically request paper copies from us. Instead, the Reports will be made available on a website. We will notify you by mail each time a Report is posted. The notice will provide website links to access the Reports as well as instructions for requesting paper copies. If you wish to continue to receive Reports in paper free of charge from us, please call (800) 352-9910. Your election to receive Reports in paper will apply to all underlying Funds and Portfolios available under your contract. If you have already elected to receive Reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you wish to receive the Reports and other disclosure documents from us electronically, please contact us at (800) 352-9910 or visit genworth.com to register. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. This contract: . Is NOT a bank deposit . Is NOT FDIC insured . Is NOT insured or endorsed by a bank or any federal government agency . Is NOT available in every state . MAY go down in value. Except for amounts in the Guarantee Account, both the value of a contract before the Maturity Date and the amount of monthly income afterwards will depend upon the investment performance of the Portfolio(s) you select. You bear the investment risk of investing in the Portfolios. This contract has optional benefits, for an additional charge, available to contract owners. Not all benefits may be available in all states or in all markets. Should you not be able to obtain a certain feature explained in this prospectus through your current representative, please contact our Home Office at the telephone number or address listed below to inquire as to whether a particular optional benefit is available in your state and, if so, for a list of firms that will permit such an optional benefit for sale. Please note that some optional benefits may have requirements that differ from or are in addition to the base contract. Before deciding to invest in an optional benefit, you should weigh its costs and benefits against the possibility that, had you not purchased the optional benefit, your Contract Value may have been higher. We may offer other contracts with features that are substantially similar to those offered in this contract and in this prospectus. These other contracts may be priced differently and may be offered exclusively to customers of one or more particular financial institutions or brokerage firms. 2 The contract was offered to customers of various financial institutions and brokerage firms. No financial institution or brokerage firm is responsible for the guarantees under the contract. Guarantees under the contract are the sole responsibility of the Company. In the future, additional portfolios managed by certain financial institutions or brokerage firms may be added to the Separate Account. These portfolios may be offered exclusively to purchasing customers of the particular financial institution or brokerage firm. This contract may be used with certain tax qualified retirement plans. The contract includes attributes such as tax deferral on accumulated earnings. Qualified retirement plans provide their own tax deferral benefit; the purchase of this contract does not provide additional tax deferral benefits beyond those provided in the qualified retirement plan. Accordingly, if you are purchasing this contract as a Qualified Contract, you should consider purchasing this contract for its death benefit, income benefits, and other non-tax-related benefits. Please consult a tax adviser for information specific to your circumstances in order to determine whether this contract is an appropriate investment for you. A Statement of Additional Information, dated April 30, 2021, which contains additional information about the contract has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. A table of contents for the Statement of Additional Information appears on the last page of this prospectus. If you would like a free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call us at: (800) 352-9910; or write us at: 6610 West Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23230. The Statement of Additional Information and other material incorporated by reference can be found on the SEC's website at: www.sec.gov This prospectus does not constitute an offering in any jurisdiction in which such offering may not lawfully be made. 3 Table of Contents Definitions................................................. 6 Fee Tables.................................................. 7 Example.................................................. 9 Synopsis.................................................... 9 Condensed Financial Information............................. 12 The Company................................................. 12 Financial Condition of the Company.......................... 12 The Separate Account........................................ 13 The Portfolios........................................... 14 Subaccounts.............................................. 15 Voting Rights............................................ 20 The Guarantee Account....................................... 20 Charges and Other Deductions................................ 21 Transaction Expenses..................................... 22 Surrender Charge..................................... 22 Exceptions to the Surrender Charge................... 22 Deductions from the Separate Account..................... 23 Charge for the Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit. 23 Other Charges............................................ 23 The Contract................................................ 23 Ownership................................................ 24 Assignment............................................... 24 Premium Payments......................................... 25 Valuation Day and Valuation Period....................... 25 Allocation of Premium Payments........................... 25 Bonus Credits............................................ 25 Valuation of Accumulation Units.......................... 25 Transfers................................................... 26 Transfers Before the Maturity Date....................... 26 Transfers from the Guarantee Account to the Subaccounts.. 26 Transfers from the Subaccounts to the Guarantee Account.. 26 Transfers Among the Subaccounts.......................... 26 Telephone/Internet Transactions.......................... 27 Confirmation of Transactions............................. 28 Special Note on Reliability.............................. 28 Transfers by Third Parties............................... 28 Special Note on Frequent Transfers....................... 28 Dollar Cost Averaging Program............................ 30 Portfolio Rebalancing Program............................ 31 Guarantee Account Interest Sweep Program................. 31 4 Surrenders and Partial Surrenders............................................. 31 Surrenders and Partial Surrenders.......................................... 31 Restrictions on Distributions From Certain Contracts....................... 32 Systematic Withdrawal Program.............................................. 33 Death of Owner and/or Annuitant............................................... 33 Death Benefit at Death of Any Annuitant Before the Maturity Date........... 33 Basic Death Benefit........................................................ 34 Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit.................................. 35 When We Calculate the Death Benefit........................................ 36 Death of an Owner or Joint Owner Before the Maturity Date.................. 36 Death of an Owner, Joint Owner, or Annuitant On or After the Maturity Date. 38 Income Payments............................................................... 38 Optional Payment Plans..................................................... 40 Variable Income Payments................................................... 41 Transfers After the Maturity Date.......................................... 41 Tax Matters................................................................... 41 Introduction............................................................... 41 Taxation of Non-Qualified Contracts........................................ 41 Section 1035 Exchanges..................................................... 44 Qualified Retirement Plans................................................. 44 Federal Income Tax Withholding............................................. 48 State Income Tax Withholding............................................... 49 Tax Status of the Company.................................................. 49 Federal Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes................ 49 Definition of Spouse Under Federal Law..................................... 49 Annuity Purchases by Residents of Puerto Rico.............................. 49 Annuity Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations........... 49 Foreign Tax Credits........................................................ 49 Changes in the Law......................................................... 49 Requesting Payments........................................................... 50 Sales of the Contracts........................................................ 50 Additional Information........................................................ 52 Owner Questions............................................................ 52 Return Privilege........................................................... 52 State Regulation........................................................... 52 Evidence of Death, Age, Gender, Marital Status or Survival................. 52 Records and Reports........................................................ 52 Other Information.......................................................... 52 Unclaimed Property......................................................... 53 Cybersecurity.............................................................. 53 Natural and Man-Made Disasters............................................. 53 Legal Proceedings.......................................................... 54 Appendix A.................................................................... A-1 Examples -- Death Benefit Calculations..................................... A-1 Appendix B.................................................................... B-1 Condensed Financial Information............................................ B-1 Table of Contents for Statement of Additional Information 5 DEFINITIONS The following terms are used throughout the prospectus: Accumulation Unit -- An accounting unit of measure we use to calculate the value in the Separate Account before income payments commence. Annuitant -- The person named in the contract upon whose age and, where appropriate gender, we determine monthly income benefits. Annuity Unit -- An accounting unit of measure we use to calculate the amount of the second and each subsequent variable income payment. Bonus Credit -- The "enhanced premium amount" described in your contract. For contracts that qualify, it is the amount we will add to each premium payment we receive. The Bonus Credit is not considered a "premium payment" under the contract. Code -- The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Contract Date -- The date we issue your contract and your contract becomes effective. Your Contract Date is shown in your contract. We use the Contract Date to determine contract years and anniversaries. Contract Value -- The total value of all your Accumulation Units in the Subaccounts and any amounts you hold in the Guarantee Account. Fund -- Any open-end management investment company or any unit investment trust in which the Separate Account invests. General Account -- Assets of the Company other than those allocated to the Separate Account or any other segregated asset account of the Company. Guarantee Account -- Part of our General Account that provides a guaranteed interest rate for a specified interest rate guarantee period. The General Account is not part of and does not depend on the investment performance of the Separate Account. The Guarantee Account may not be available in all states. Home Office -- Our office located at 6610 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23230. Maturity Date -- The date on which your income payments will commence, provided the Annuitant is living on that date. The Maturity Date is stated in your contract, unless changed by you in writing in a form acceptable to us. Portfolio -- A division of a Fund, the assets of which are separate from other Portfolios that may be available in the Fund. Each Portfolio has its own investment objective. Not all Portfolios may be available in all states or markets. Separate Account -- Genworth Life & Annuity VA Separate Account 1, a separate account we established to receive Subaccount allocations. The Separate Account is divided into Subaccounts, each of which invests in shares of a separate Portfolio. Subaccount -- A division of the Separate Account which invests exclusively in shares of a designated Portfolio. Not all Subaccounts may be available in all states or markets. A Subaccount may be referred to as an Investment Subdivision in the contract and/or marketing materials. Surrender Value -- The value of the contract as of the date we receive your written request to surrender at our Home Office, less any applicable surrender charge, premium tax, any optional death benefit charge and contract charge. Valuation Day -- Each day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading, except for days that the Subaccount's corresponding Portfolio does not value its shares. Valuation Period -- The period that starts at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on any Valuation Day and ends at the close of regular trading on the next succeeding Valuation Day. 6 FEE TABLES The following tables describe fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, partially surrendering assets or fully surrendering the contract. The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay when you buy the contract, take a partial surrender, fully surrender your contract or transfer assets among the investment options. State premium taxes may also be deducted.

Contract Owner Transaction Expenses ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surrender Charge (as a percentage of premium Number of Completed Surrender Charge as a payments surrendered) Years Since We Received Percentage of the Premium the Premium Payment Payment Surrendered/1/ ------------------------------------------------- 0 8% 1 8% 2 7% 3 6% 4 5% 5 4% 6 3% 7 2% 8 or more 0% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transfer Charge $10.00/2/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

/1/A surrender charge is not assessed on any amounts representing gain. In addition, you may partially surrender the greater of 10% of your total premium payments or any amount surrendered to meet minimum distribution requirements under the Code each contract year without incurring a surrender charge. If you are making a withdrawal from this contract to meet annual minimum distribution requirements under the Code, and the minimum distribution amount attributable to this contract for the calendar year ending at or before the last day of the contract year exceeds the free withdrawal amount, you may withdraw the difference free of surrender charges. The free withdrawal amount is not cumulative from contract year to contract year. The surrender charge will be assessed from the amount surrendered unless otherwise requested. /2/We currently do not assess a transfer charge. However, we reserve the right to assess a transfer charge for each transfer among the Subaccounts. 7 The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time you own the contract, not including Portfolio fees and expenses.

Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Expenses --------------------------------------------------- Annual Contract Charge $25.00/1/ --------------------------------------------------- Separate Account Annual Expenses (as a percentage of your average daily net assets in the Separate Account) --------------------------------------------------- Mortality and Expense Risk Charge 1.30% --------------------------------------------------- Administrative Expense Charge 0.25% --------------------------------------------------- Optional Benefits/2/ --------------------------------------------------- Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Rider 0.35%/3/ --------------------------------------------------- Maximum Total Separate Account Annual Expenses 1.90%/4/ ---------------------------------------------------

/1/This charge is taken on each contract anniversary and at the time the contract is surrendered. We will not assess this charge if your Contract Value is $10,000 or more at the time the charge is assessed. /2/The charges for the optional death benefits are taken in arrears on each contract anniversary and at the time of surrender. /3/This charge is a percentage of your average benefit amount for the prior contract year. Currently we charge 0.25% of your prior contract year's average benefit amount. /4/The Maximum Total Separate Account Annual Expenses assume that the owner elected the Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Rider. If the Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Rider was not elected, the total Separate Account Annual Expenses would be lower. For information concerning compensation paid for the sale of the contract, see the "Sales of the Contract" provision of the prospectus. The next item shows the minimum and maximum total annual operating expenses charged by the Portfolios for the year ended December 31, 2020. These are expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets, which may include management fees, distribution and/or service (Rule 12b-1) fees, and other expenses. Portfolio expenses are the responsibility of the Portfolio or Fund. They are not fixed or specified under the terms of the contract and are not the responsibility of the Company. More detail concerning each Portfolio's fees and expenses appears in the prospectus for each Portfolio.

Annual Portfolio Expenses/1/ Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (before fee waivers or reimbursements) 0.31% 1.27% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

/1/The Portfolio expenses used to prepare this table were provided to the Company by the Funds. The Company has not independently verified such information. The expenses shown are those incurred for the year ended December 31, 2020, or restated to reflect Portfolio expenses estimated for the current fiscal year, subject to possible adjustment for material changes. Current or future expenses may be greater or less than those shown. The range of expenses above does not show the effect of any fee waiver or expense reimbursement arrangements. The advisers and/or other service providers of certain Portfolios have agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse the Portfolios' expenses in order to keep the Portfolios' expenses below specified limits. In some cases, these expense limitations are contractual. In other cases, these expense limitations are voluntary and may be terminated at any time. The minimum and maximum Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses for all the Portfolios after all fee waivers and expense reimbursements (whether voluntary or contractual) are 0.31% and 1.27%, respectively. Please see the prospectus for each Portfolio for information regarding the expenses for each Portfolio, including fee reduction and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, if applicable. 8 Example These Examples are intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the contract with the costs of investing in other variable annuity contracts. These costs include contract owner transaction expenses, contract and optional rider charges, Separate Account annual expenses and Portfolio fees and expenses. The Examples show the dollar amount of expenses you would bear directly or indirectly if you: . invested $10,000 in the contract for the time periods indicated; . earned a 5% annual return on your investment; . elected the Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Rider; and . surrendered your contract at the end of the stated period. Each Example assumes that the maximum fees and expenses of any of the Portfolios are charged. Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown below. The Example does not include any taxes or tax penalties that may be assessed upon surrender of the contract.

Costs Based on Maximum Annual Portfolio Expenses ------------------------------------------------ 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years ------ ------- ------- -------- $1,054 $1,649 $2,180 $3,624

The next Example uses the same assumptions as the prior Example, except that it assumes you decide to annuitize your contract at the end of the stated time period.

Costs Based on Maximum Annual Portfolio Expenses ------------------------------------------------ 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years ------ ------- ------- -------- $296 $981 $1,690 $3,580

The next Example uses the same assumptions as the prior Example, except that it assumes you do not surrender your contract.

Costs Based on Maximum Annual Portfolio Expenses ------------------------------------------------ 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years ------ ------- ------- -------- $334 $1,019 $1,730 $3,624

Please remember that you are looking at Examples and not a representation of past or future expenses. Your rate of return may be higher or lower than 5%, which is not guaranteed. The Examples do not assume that any Portfolio expense waivers or fee reimbursement arrangements are in effect for the periods presented. The above Examples assume: . total Separate Account charges of 1.55% (deducted daily at an annual effective rate of assets in the Separate Account); . an annual contract charge of $25 (assumed to be equivalent to 0.25% of the Contract Value); and . a charge of 0.35% for the Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Rider (an annual rate as a percentage of the prior contract year's average benefit amount). If the Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Rider is not elected, the expense figures shown above would be lower. SYNOPSIS What type of contract am I buying? The contract is an individual flexible premium variable deferred annuity contract. We may issue it as a contract qualified ("Qualified Contract") under the Code, or as a contract that is not qualified under the Code ("Non-Qualified Contract"). Because this contract may be used with certain tax qualified retirement plans that offer their own tax deferral benefit, you should consider purchasing the contract as a Qualified Contract. This prospectus only provides disclosure about the contract. Certain features described in this prospectus may vary from your contract. See "The Contract" provision of this prospectus. How does the contract work? Once we approve your application, we will issue a contract. During the accumulation period, you can use your premium payments to buy Accumulation Units in the Separate Account or interests in the Guarantee Account. Should you decide to receive income payments (annuitize the contract), we will convert your Accumulation Units to Annuity Units. You can choose fixed or variable income payments. If you choose variable income payments, we will base each periodic income payment upon the number of Annuity Units to which you became entitled at the time you decide to annuitize and on the value of each unit on the date the payment is determined. See "The Contract" provision of this prospectus. What is a Bonus Credit? The Bonus Credit is an amount we add to each premium payment we receive. If the Annuitant is age 80 or younger when the contract is issued, we will add 4% of each premium payment to your Contract Value. If the Annuitant is age 81 or older at the time the contract is issued, we will not pay any Bonus Credits. (The Annuitant cannot be age 81 or older at the time of application unless we approve an Annuitant of an older age.) Bonus Credits are not considered "premium payments" for purposes of the contract. See the "Bonus Credits" provision of this prospectus. 9 What is the Separate Account? The Separate Account is a segregated asset account established under Virginia insurance law, and registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust. We allocate the assets of the Separate Account to one or more Subaccounts, in accordance with your instructions. We do not charge those assets with liabilities arising out of any other business we may conduct. Amounts you allocate to the Separate Account will reflect the investment performance of the Portfolios you select. You bear the risk of investment gain or loss on amounts allocated to the Separate Account. See "The Separate Account" provision of this prospectus. What are my variable investment choices? Through its Subaccounts, the Separate Account uses your premium payments to purchase shares, at your direction, in one or more of the Portfolios. In turn, each Portfolio holds securities consistent with its own particular investment objective. See "The Separate Account" provision of this prospectus. What is the Guarantee Account? We offer fixed investment choices through our Guarantee Account. The Guarantee Account is part of our General Account and pays interest at declared rates we guarantee for selected periods of time. We also guarantee the principal, after any deductions of applicable contract charges. Since the Guarantee Account is part of the General Account, we assume the risk of investment gain or loss on amounts allocated to it. The Guarantee Account is not a part of and does not depend upon the investment performance of the Separate Account. You may transfer assets between the Guarantee Account and the Separate Account subject to certain restrictions. The Guarantee Account may not be available in all states or markets. See "The Guarantee Account" and the "Transfers" provisions of this prospectus. What charges are associated with this contract? Should you take a partial surrender or totally surrender your contract before your premium payments have been in your contract for eight full years, we will assess a surrender charge ranging from 2% to 8%, depending upon how many full years those payments have been in the contract. If your premium payments have been in your contract for eight full years, the surrender charge for those purchase payments reduces to 0%. We do not assess a surrender charge upon any amounts surrendered that represent gain. You may also partially surrender up to the greater of 10% of premium payments or any amount surrendered to meet minimum distribution requirements under the Code each contract year without being assessed a surrender charge. If you are making a withdrawal from this contract to meet annual minimum distribution requirements under the Code, and the minimum distribution amount attributable to this contract for the calendar year ending at or before the last day of the contract year exceeds the free withdrawal amount, you may withdraw the difference free of surrender charges. We will deduct amounts surrendered first from any gain in the contract and then from premiums paid. We do not assess the surrender charge upon annuitization under an Optional Payment Plan with a life contingency or a period certain guaranteeing payments for five years or more. We may also waive the surrender charge under certain other conditions. See the "Surrender Charge" provision of this prospectus. We assess annual charges in the aggregate at an effective annual rate of 1.55% against the daily net asset value of the Separate Account. These charges consist of an administrative expense charge of 0.25% and a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.30%. There is also a $25 annual contract charge, which we waive if the Contract Value is $10,000 or more at the time the charge is assessed. We also charge for the optional riders. For a complete discussion of the charges associated with the contract, see the "Charges and Other Deductions" provision of this prospectus. If your state assesses a premium tax with respect to your contract, then at the time we incur the tax (or at such other time as we may choose), we will deduct those amounts from premium payments or the Contract Value, as applicable. See the "Charges and Other Deductions" and the "Deductions for Premium Taxes" provisions of this prospectus. There are also expenses associated with the Portfolios. These include management fees and other expenses associated with the daily operation of each Portfolio, as well as Rule 12b-1 fees or service share fees, if applicable. See the "Fee Tables" provision of this prospectus. A Portfolio may also impose a redemption charge on Subaccount assets that are redeemed from the Portfolio in connection with a transfer. Portfolio expenses, including any redemption charges, are more fully described in the prospectus for each Portfolio. We pay compensation to broker-dealers who sell the contracts. For a discussion of this compensation, see the "Sales of the Contracts" provision of this prospectus. We offer other variable annuity contracts in the Separate Account (and our other separate accounts) that also invest in the same (or many of the same) Portfolios of the Funds offered under the contract. These other contracts may have different charges and may offer different benefits more suitable to your needs. To obtain more information about these contracts, including a prospectus, contact your registered representative, or call (800) 352-9910. 10 How much must I pay and how often? Subject to certain minimum and maximum payments, the amount and frequency of your premium payments are flexible. See "The Contract -- Premium Payments" provision of this prospectus. How will my income payments be calculated? We will pay you a monthly income beginning on the Maturity Date if the Annuitant is still living. You may also decide to take income payments under one of the Optional Payment Plans. We will base your initial payment on Contract Value and other factors. See the "Income Payments" provision of this prospectus. What happens if I die before the Maturity Date? Before the Maturity Date, if an owner, joint owner, or Annuitant dies while the contract is in force, we will treat the designated beneficiary as the sole owner of the contract, subject to certain distribution rules. We may pay a death benefit to the designated beneficiary(ies). See the "Death of the Owner and/or Annuitant" provision of this prospectus. May I transfer assets among Subaccounts and to and from the Guarantee Account? You may transfer assets among the Subaccounts and you may transfer assets to and from the Guarantee Account. However, there are limitations imposed by your contract on both the number of transfers that may be made per calendar year, as well as limitations on transfer rights. For transfers among the Subaccounts and transfers to the Subaccounts from the Guarantee Account, the minimum transfer amount is currently $100 or the entire balance in the Subaccount if the transfer will leave a balance of less than $100. See the "Transfers," "Income Payments -- Transfers After the Maturity Date," and "The Guarantee Account" provisions of this prospectus. May I surrender the contract or take a partial surrender? Yes, subject to contract requirements and restrictions imposed under certain retirement plans. If you surrender the contract or take a partial surrender, we may assess a surrender charge as discussed above. In addition, you will ordinarily be subject to income tax (except for qualified distributions from a Roth IRA) and, if you are younger than age 59 1/2 at the time of the surrender or partial surrender, a 10% IRS penalty tax. A total surrender or a partial surrender may also be subject to tax withholding. See the "Tax Matters" provision of this prospectus. A partial surrender will reduce the death benefit by the proportion that the partial surrender (including any applicable surrender charge and premium tax) reduces your Contract Value. See the "Death of Owner and/or Annuitant" provision of this prospectus for more information. Do I get a free look at this contract? Yes. You have the right to return the contract to us at our Home Office at the address listed on page 1 of this prospectus, and have us cancel the contract within a certain number of days (usually 10 days from the date you receive the contract, but some states require different periods). If you exercise this right, we will cancel the contract as of the Valuation Day we receive it at our Home Office and send you a refund computed as of that date. Your refund will be computed as follows: (1) if your Contract Value has increased or has stayed the same, your refund will equal your Contract Value, minus any Bonus Credits applied, but plus any mortality and expense risk charges and administrative expense charges we deducted on or before the date we received the returned contract at our Home Office; (2) if your Contract Value has decreased, your refund will equal your Contract Value, minus any Bonus Credits applied, but plus any mortality and expense risk charges and administrative expense charges we deducted on or before the date we received the returned contract and plus any investment loss, including any charges made by the Portfolios, attributable to Bonus Credits as of the date we received the returned contract at our Home Office; or (3) if required by the law of your state, your premium payments minus any partial surrenders you previously have taken. You receive any gains and we bear any losses attributable to the Bonus Credits during the free look period. We do not assess a surrender charge when your contract is surrendered during the free-look period. See the "Return Privilege" provision of this prospectus for more information. Are there any risks to purchasing a death benefit rider option? Guaranteed benefits provided under a death benefit rider option, as well as any other contractual guarantee, are guaranteed by the claims paying ability of the Company's General Account and our long-term ability to make payments. See the "Financial Condition of the Company" provision of this prospectus for more information. When are my allocations effective when purchasing this contract? Within two business days after we receive all the information necessary to process your purchase order, we will allocate your initial premium payment directly to the Guarantee Account and/or the Subaccounts that correspond to the Portfolios you choose. See "The Contract -- Allocation of Premium Payments" provision of this prospectus. 11 What are the federal tax implications of my investment in the contract? Generally all investment earnings under the contract are tax-deferred until withdrawn or until income payments begin. A distribution from the contract, which includes a full or partial surrender or payment of a death benefit, will generally result in taxable income (except for a qualified distribution from a Roth IRA) if there has been an increase in the Contract Value. In certain circumstances, a 10% IRS penalty tax may also apply. All amounts includable in income with respect to the contract are taxed as ordinary income; no amounts are taxed at the special lower rates applicable to long term capital gains and corporate dividends. See the "Tax Matters" provision of this prospectus. CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION The value of an Accumulation Unit is determined on the basis of changes in the per share value of the Portfolios and the assessment of Separate Account charges which may vary from contract to contract. Please refer to the Statement of Additional Information for more information on the calculation of Accumulation Unit values. Please see Appendix B of this prospectus for tables of Accumulation Unit values. THE COMPANY We are a stock life insurance company operating under a charter granted by the Commonwealth of Virginia on March 21, 1871. We principally offer life insurance policies and annuity contracts. We do business in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Bermuda. Our principal offices are at 6610 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23230. We are obligated to pay all amounts promised under the contract. Capital Brokerage Corporation serves as principal underwriter for the contracts and is a broker/dealer registered with the SEC. Genworth North America Corporation (formerly, GNA Corporation) directly owns the stock of Capital Brokerage Corporation and the Company. Genworth North America Corporation is indirectly owned by Genworth Financial, Inc., a public company. FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE COMPANY Many financial services companies, including insurance companies, continue to face challenges in the persistent low interest rate environment of the past decade, and we are not immune to those challenges. We know it is important for you to understand how this market environment may impact your Contract Value and our ability to meet the guarantees under your contract. Assets in the Separate Account. You assume all of the investment risk for Contract Value allocated to the Subaccounts. Your Contract Value in the Subaccounts is part of the assets of the Separate Account. These assets may not be charged with liabilities arising from any other business that we may conduct. The assets of the Separate Account will, however, be available to cover the liabilities of our General Account to the extent that the Separate Account assets exceed the Separate Account liabilities arising under the contracts supported by it. This means that, with very limited exceptions, all assets in the Separate Account attributable to your Contract Value and that of all other contract owners would receive a priority of payment status over other claims in the event of an insolvency or receivership. See "The Separate Account" provision of this prospectus. Assets in the General Account. You also may be permitted to make allocations to the Guarantee Account, which is part of our General Account. In addition, any guarantees under the contract that exceed your Contract Value, such as those associated with the living benefit rider options or the death benefit rider options, are paid from our General Account (not the Separate Account). Therefore, any amounts that we may pay under the contract in excess of your value in the Separate Account are subject to our financial strength and claims-paying ability and our long-term ability to make such payments. We issue (or have issued) other types of insurance policies and financial products as well, and we also pay our obligations under these products from our assets in the General Account. In the event of an insolvency or receivership, payments we make from our General Account to satisfy claims under the contract would generally receive the same priority as our other policy holder obligations. This means that in the event of an insolvency or receivership, you may receive only a portion, or none, of the payments you are due under the contract. See "The Guarantee Account" provision of this prospectus. Our Financial Condition. As an insurance company, we are required by state insurance regulation to hold a specified amount of reserves in order to meet all the contractual obligations of our General Account to our contract owners. In order to meet our claims-paying obligations, we regularly monitor our reserves to ensure we hold sufficient amounts to cover actual or expected contract and claims payments. In addition, we actively hedge our investments in our General Account, while also requiring contract owners to allocate premium payments to an Investment Strategy if a living benefit rider option has been elected. However, it is important to note that there is no guarantee that we will always be able to meet 12 our claims paying obligations, and that there are risks to purchasing any insurance product. State insurance regulators also require insurance companies to maintain a minimum amount of capital, which acts as a cushion in the event that the insurer suffers a financial impairment, based on the inherent risks in the insurer's operations. These risks include those associated with losses that we may incur as the result of defaults on the payment of interest or principal on our General Account assets, which include, but are not limited to, bonds, mortgages, general real estate investments, and stocks, as well as the loss in value of these investments resulting from a loss in their market value. The market effects on our investment portfolio have caused us to re-evaluate product offerings. We continue to evaluate our investment portfolio to mitigate market risk and actively manage the investments in the portfolio. The Company is exposed to potential risks associated with the recent outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the global economy and financial markets, business operations, and consumer behavior and confidence. As a result, the Company could experience significant declines in asset valuations and potential material asset impairments, as well as unexpected changes in persistency rates, as policyholders and contract owners who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic may not be able to meet their contractual obligations, such as premium payments on their insurance policies. The COVID-19 pandemic has decreased historic low interest rates even further and could also significantly increase the Company's mortality and morbidity experience above the assumptions it used in pricing its insurance and investment products, all of which could result in higher reserve charges and an adverse impact to the Company's financial results. The COVID-19 pandemic could also disrupt medical and financial services and has resulted in Genworth Financial, Inc. practicing social distancing with its employees through office closures, all of which could disrupt the Company's normal business operations. While the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is very difficult to predict, the related outcomes and impact on the Company will depend on the length and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and shape of the economic recovery. The Company continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic developments and the potential financial impacts on its business. However, given the specific risks to its business, it is possible the COVID-19 pandemic will have a material adverse impact on the Company, including a material adverse effect on its financial condition and results of operations. How to Obtain More Information. We encourage both existing and prospective contract owners to read and understand our financial statements. We prepare our financial statements on a statutory basis. Our audited financial statements, as well as the financial statements of the Separate Account, are located in the Statement of Additional Information. If you would like a free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call (800) 352-9910 or write to our Home Office at the address listed on page 1 of this prospectus. In addition, the Statement of Additional Information is available on our website at www.genworth.com or on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. You may obtain our audited statutory financial statements and any unaudited statutory financial statements that may be available by visiting our website at www.genworth.com. You also will find on our website information on ratings assigned to us by one or more independent rating organizations. These ratings are opinions of an operating insurance company's financial capacity to meet the obligations of its insurance and annuity contracts based on its financial strength and/or claims-paying ability. THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT We established the Separate Account as a separate investment account on August 19, 1987. The Separate Account may invest in mutual funds, unit investment trusts, managed separate accounts, and other portfolios. We use the Separate Account to support the contract as well as for other purposes permitted by law. Currently, there are multiple Subaccounts of the Separate Account available under the contract. Each Subaccount invests exclusively in shares representing an interest in a separate corresponding Portfolio of the Funds. The assets of the Separate Account belong to us. Nonetheless, we do not charge the assets in the Separate Account attributable to the contracts with liabilities arising out of any other business which we may conduct. The assets of the Separate Account will, however, be available to cover the liabilities of our General Account to the extent that the assets of the Separate Account exceed its liabilities arising under the contracts supported by it. Income and both realized and unrealized gains or losses from the assets of the Separate Account are credited to or charged against the Separate Account without regard to the income, gains, or losses arising out of any other business we may conduct. Guarantees made under the contract, including any rider options, are based on the claims paying ability of the Company to the extent that the amount of the guarantee exceeds the assets available in the Separate Account. We registered the Separate Account with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"). The Separate Account meets the definition of a separate account under the Federal securities laws. Registration 13 with the SEC does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the Separate Account by the SEC. You assume the full investment risk for all amounts you allocate to the Separate Account. If permitted by law, we may deregister the Separate Account under the 1940 Act in the event registration is no longer required; manage the Separate Account under the direction of a committee; or combine the Separate Account with one of our other separate accounts. Further, to the extent permitted by applicable law, we may transfer the assets of the Separate Account to another separate account. The Portfolios There is a separate Subaccount which corresponds to each Portfolio of a Fund offered in this contract. You select the Subaccounts to which you allocate premium payments and Contract Value. You currently may change your future premium payment allocation without penalty or charges. However, there are limitations on the number of transfers that may be made each calendar year. See the "Transfers" provision of this prospectus for additional information. Each Fund is registered with the SEC as an open-end management investment company under the 1940 Act. The assets of each Portfolio are separate from other portfolios of a Fund and each Portfolio has separate investment objectives and policies. As a result, each Portfolio operates as a separate Portfolio and the investment performance of one Portfolio has no effect on the investment performance of any other Portfolio. Certain Portfolios may invest substantially all of their assets in portfolios of other funds. As a result, you will pay fees and expenses at both portfolio levels. This will reduce your investment return. These arrangements are referred to as "funds of funds" or "master-feeder funds." Funds of funds or master-feeder structures may have higher expenses than Portfolios that invest directly in debt or equity securities. Certain Portfolios may employ hedging strategies to provide for downside protection during sharp downward movements in equity markets. The cost of these hedging strategies could limit the upside participation of the Portfolio in rising equity markets relative to other Portfolios. You should consult with your registered representative to determine which combination of investment choices is appropriate for you. Before choosing a Subaccount to which you will allocate your premium payments and Contract Value, carefully read the prospectus for each Portfolio, along with this prospectus. You may obtain the most recent prospectus for each Portfolio by calling us at (800) 352-9910, or writing us at 6610 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23230. You may also obtain copies of the prospectus for each Portfolio on our website at www.genworth.com, hover over "Customer Service" and then click on "Prospectuses." We summarize the investment objectives of each Portfolio below. There is no assurance that any of the Portfolios will meet its objectives. We do not guarantee any minimum value for the amounts you allocate to the Separate Account. You bear the investment risk of investing in the Subaccounts. The investment objectives and policies of certain Portfolios are similar to the investment objectives and policies of other portfolios that may be managed by the same investment adviser or manager. The investment results of the Portfolios, however, may be higher or lower than the results of such other portfolios. There can be no assurance, and no representation is made, that the investment results of any of the Portfolios will be comparable to the investment results of any other Portfolio, even if the other Portfolio has the same investment adviser or manager, or if the other Portfolio has a similar name. 14 Subaccounts You may allocate premium payments in the Portfolios listed below, in addition to the Guarantee Account (if available), at any one time.

Adviser (and Sub-Adviser(s), Subaccount Investment Objective as applicable) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS AB Growth and Income Portfolio Long-term growth of capital. AllianceBernstein, L.P. SERIES FUND, INC. -- Class B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation The Fund seeks capital Invesco Advisers, Inc. FUNDS (INVESCO VARIABLE Fund -- Series I shares (formerly, appreciation. INSURANCE FUNDS) Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund -- Series I Shares) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invesco V.I. Conservative The Fund seeks total return. Invesco Advisers, Inc. Balanced Fund -- Series I shares (formerly, Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund -- Series I Shares) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invesco V.I. Core Bond Fund -- The Fund seeks total return. Invesco Advisers, Inc. Series I shares (formerly, Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Total Return Bond Fund -- Series I Shares) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap The Fund seeks capital Invesco Advisers, Inc. Growth Fund -- Series II shares appreciation. (formerly, Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund -- Series II Shares) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invesco V.I. Global Strategic The Fund seeks total return. Invesco Advisers, Inc. Income Fund -- Series I shares (formerly, Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund -- Series I Shares) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ALGER PORTFOLIOS Alger Large Cap Growth Portfolio Seeks long-term capital Fred Alger Management, LLC -- Class I-2 Shares appreciation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio Seeks long-term capital Fred Alger Management, LLC -- Class I-2 Shares appreciation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERATED HERMES Federated Hermes High Income Seeks high current income. Federated Investment Management INSURANCE SERIES Bond Fund II -- Primary Shares Company ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federated Hermes Managed Achieve high current income Federated Global Investment Volatility Fund II -- Primary and moderate capital Management Corp. ("Fed Global"), Shares appreciation. Federated Investment Management Company ("FIMCO") and Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania ("FEMCOPA") (collectively, the "Co-Advisers") ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIDELITY(R) VARIABLE VIP Asset ManagerSM Portfolio -- Seeks to obtain high total Fidelity Management & Research INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND Initial Class return with reduced risk over Company LLC (FMR) (subadvised the long term by allocating by FMR Investment Management its assets among stocks, (UK) Limited (FMR UK), Fidelity bonds and short-term Management & Research (Hong instruments. Kong) Limited (FMR H.K.), and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (FMR Japan)) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Adviser (and Sub-Adviser(s), Subaccount Investment Objective as applicable) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIP Contrafund(R) Portfolio -- Seeks long-term capital FMR (subadvised by FMR UK, Initial Class appreciation. FMR H.K., and FMR Japan) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIP Equity-Income Portfolio -- Seeks reasonable income. The FMR (subadvised by FMR UK, Initial Class fund will also consider the FMR H.K., and FMR Japan) potential for capital appreciation. The fund's goal is to achieve a yield which exceeds the composite yield on the securities comprising the S&P 500(R) Index. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIP Growth Portfolio -- Initial Seeks to achieve capital FMR (subadvised by FMR UK, Class appreciation. FMR H.K., and FMR Japan) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIP Growth & Income Portfolio Seeks high total return FMR (subadvised by FMR UK, -- Initial Class through a combination of FMR H.K., and FMR Japan) current income and capital appreciation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIP Growth Opportunities Seeks to provide capital FMR (subadvised by FMR UK, Portfolio -- Initial Class growth. FMR H.K., and FMR Japan) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIP Mid Cap Portfolio -- Service Seeks long-term growth of FMR (subadvised by FMR UK, Class 2 capital. FMR H.K., and FMR Japan) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIP Overseas Portfolio -- Initial Seeks long-term growth of FMR (subadvised by FMR UK, Class capital. FMR H.K., FMR Japan, FIL Investment Advisors (FIA), FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited (FIA(UK)), and FIL Investments (Japan) Limited (FIJ)) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANKLIN TEMPLETON Templeton Foreign VIP Fund Seeks long-term capital Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC VARIABLE INSURANCE Class 1 Shares growth. The fund normally PRODUCTS TRUST invests at least 80% of its net assets in investments of issuers located outside the U.S., including those in emerging markets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE Goldman Sachs Government Maximize current income to Goldman Sachs Asset Management, INSURANCE TRUST Money Market Fund -- Service the extent consistent with L.P. Shares/1/ the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value The Fund seeks long-term Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Fund -- Institutional Shares capital appreciation. L.P. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Seeks long-term capital Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Fund -- Institutional Shares appreciation. L.P. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JANUS ASPEN SERIES Janus Henderson Balanced Seeks long-term capital Janus Capital Management LLC Portfolio -- Institutional Shares growth, consistent with preservation of capital and balanced by current income. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Henderson Enterprise Seeks long-term growth of Janus Capital Management LLC Portfolio -- Institutional Shares capital. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Seeks to obtain maximum total Janus Capital Management LLC Portfolio -- Institutional Shares return, consistent with preservation of capital. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

/1/ There can be no assurance that the Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund will be able to maintain a stable net asset value per share. During extended periods of low interest rates, the yield on the Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund may become extremely low and possibly negative. 16

Subaccount Investment Objective ------------------------------------------------------------------ Janus Henderson Forty A non-diversified Portfolio -- Institutional Shares portfolio/1/ that seeks long-term growth of capital. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Janus Henderson Global Research Seeks long-term growth of Portfolio -- Institutional Shares capital. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Janus Henderson Global Seeks long-term growth of Technology and Innovation capital. Portfolio -- Service Shares ------------------------------------------------------------------ Janus Henderson Overseas Seeks long-term growth of Portfolio -- Institutional Shares capital. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Janus Henderson Research Seeks long-term growth of Portfolio -- Institutional Shares capital. ------------------------------------------------------------------ LEGG MASON PARTNERS ClearBridge Variable Dividend The fund seeks dividend VARIABLE EQUITY TRUST Strategy Portfolio -- Class I income, growth of dividend income and long-term capital appreciation. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ClearBridge Variable Large Cap Seeks long-term growth of Value Portfolio -- Class I capital current income is a secondary objective. ------------------------------------------------------------------ MFS(R) VARIABLE INSURANCE MFS(R) New Discovery Series -- The fund's investment TRUST Service Class Shares objective is to seek capital appreciation. ------------------------------------------------------------------ PIMCO VARIABLE Total Return Portfolio -- Seeks maximum total return, INSURANCE TRUST Administrative Class Shares consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management. ------------------------------------------------------------------ STATE STREET VARIABLE Income V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Seeks maximum income INSURANCE SERIES Shares consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Seeks long-term growth of Fund -- Class 1 Shares capital and future income rather than current income. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Seeks maximum total return Fund -- Class 1 Shares through current income and capital appreciation. ------------------------------------------------------------------ S&P 500(R) Index V.I.S. Fund -- Seeks growth of capital and Class 1 Shares/2/ accumulation of income that corresponds to the investment return of the S&P 500(R) Index. ------------------------------------------------------------------

Adviser (and Sub-Adviser(s), Investment Objective as applicable) -------------------------------------------------------------------- A non-diversified Janus Capital Management LLC portfolio/1/ that seeks long-term growth of capital. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Seeks long-term growth of Janus Capital Management LLC capital. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Seeks long-term growth of Janus Capital Management LLC capital. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Seeks long-term growth of Janus Capital Management LLC capital. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Seeks long-term growth of Janus Capital Management LLC capital. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The fund seeks dividend Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, income, growth of dividend LLC (subadvised by ClearBridge income and long-term capital Investments, LLC; Western Asset appreciation. Management Company manages the portion of the fund's cash and short term investments allocated to it) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Seeks long-term growth of Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, capital current income is a LLC (subadvised by ClearBridge secondary objective. Investments, LLC; Western Asset Management Company manages the portion of the fund's cash and short term investments allocated to it) -------------------------------------------------------------------- The fund's investment Massachusetts Financial Services objective is to seek capital Company appreciation. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Seeks maximum total return, Pacific Investment Management consistent with preservation Company LLC of capital and prudent investment management. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Seeks maximum income SSGA Funds Management, Inc consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Seeks long-term growth of SSGA Funds Management, Inc. capital and future income rather than current income. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Seeks maximum total return SSGA Funds Management, Inc. through current income and (subadvised by CenterSquare capital appreciation. Investment Management LLC) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Seeks growth of capital and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. accumulation of income that corresponds to the investment return of the S&P 500(R) Index. --------------------------------------------------------------------

/1/ A non-diversified portfolio is a portfolio that may hold a larger position in a smaller number of securities than a diversified portfolio. This means that a single security's increase or decrease in value may have a greater impact on the return and net asset value of a non-diversified portfolio than a diversified portfolio. /2/ "Standard & Poor's," "S&P," and "S&P 500" are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by State Street Global Advisors. The S&P 500(R) Index V.I.S. Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor's, and Standard & Poor's makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, regarding the advisability of investing in this portfolio or the contract. 17

Adviser (and Sub-Adviser(s), Subaccount Investment Objective as applicable) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund -- Seeks long-term growth of SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Class 1 Shares capital. (subadvised by Palisade Capital Management L.L.C., Champlain Investment Partners, LLC, GlobeFlex Capital, LP, Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. and SouthernSun Asset Management, Inc.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Return V.I.S. Fund -- Seeks the highest total SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Class 1 Shares return, composed of current income and capital appreciation, as is consistent with prudent investment risk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Seeks long-term growth of SSGA Funds Management, Inc. Shares capital. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Not all of these Portfolios may be available in all states or in all markets. We will purchase shares of the Portfolios at net asset value and direct them to the appropriate Subaccounts. We will redeem sufficient shares of the appropriate Portfolios at net asset value to pay death benefits and surrender or partial surrender proceeds; to make income payments; or for other purposes described in the contract. We automatically reinvest all dividend and capital gain distributions of the Portfolios in shares of the distributing Portfolios at their net asset value on the date of distribution. In other words, we do not pay Portfolio dividends or Portfolio distributions out to owners as additional units, but instead reflect them in unit values. Shares of the Portfolios are not sold directly to the general public. They are sold to us, and they may also be sold to other insurance companies that issue variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. In addition, they may be sold to retirement plans. When a Fund sells shares in any of its Portfolios both to variable annuity and to variable life insurance separate accounts, it engages in mixed funding. When a Fund sells shares in any of its Portfolios to separate accounts of unaffiliated life insurance companies, it engages in shared funding. Each Fund may engage in mixed and shared funding. Therefore, due to differences in redemption rates or tax treatment, or other considerations, the interests of various shareholders participating in a Fund could conflict. A Fund's Board of Directors will monitor for the existence of any material conflicts, and determine what action, if any, should be taken. See the prospectuses for the Portfolios for additional information. We reserve the right, subject to applicable law, to make additions, deletions and substitutions for the Portfolios of the Funds. We may substitute shares of other portfolios for shares already purchased, or to be purchased in the future, under the contract. This substitution might occur if shares of a Portfolio should no longer be available, or if investment in any Portfolio's shares should become inappropriate for the purposes of the contract in the judgment of our management. In addition, the new Portfolios may have higher fees and charges than the ones they replaced. No substitution or deletion will be made without prior notice to you and before approval of the SEC, in accordance with the 1940 Act. We also reserve the right to establish additional Subaccounts, each of which would invest in a separate Portfolio of a Fund, or in shares of another investment company, with a specified investment objective. We may also eliminate one or more Subaccounts if, in our sole discretion, marketing, tax, or investment conditions warrant. We will not eliminate a Subaccount without prior notice to you and before approval of the SEC. Not all Subaccounts may be available to all classes of contracts. There are a number of factors that are considered when deciding what Portfolios are made available in your variable annuity contract. Such factors include: (1) the investment objective of the Portfolio; (2) the Portfolio's performance history; (3) the Portfolio's holdings and strategies it uses to try and meet its objectives; and (4) the Portfolio's servicing agreement. The investment objective is critical because we want to have Portfolios with diverse objectives so that an investor may diversify his or her investment holdings, from a conservative to an aggressive investment portfolio, depending on the advice of his or her investment adviser and risk assessment. There is no assurance, however, that a Portfolio will achieve its stated investment objective. When selecting a Portfolio for our products, we also consider the Portfolio's performance history compared to its peers and whether its holdings and strategies are consistent with its objectives. Please keep in mind that past performance does not guarantee future results. Finally, it is important for us to be able to provide you with a wide array of the services that facilitate your investment program relating to 18 your allocation in Subaccounts that invest in the Portfolios. The Company does not provide investment advice and does not recommend or endorse any particular Subaccount or Portfolio. You bear the entire risk of any decline in your Contract Value resulting from the investment performance of the Subaccounts you have chosen. Payments from Funds and Fund Affiliates. We have entered into agreements with either the investment adviser or distributor of each of the Funds and/or, in certain cases, a Portfolio, under which the Portfolio, the adviser or distributor may make payments to us and/or to certain of our affiliates. We consider these payments and fees among a number of factors when deciding to add or keep a Portfolio on the menu of Portfolios that we offer through the contract. These payments may be made in connection with certain administrative and other services we provide relating to the Portfolios. Such administrative services we provide or obtain include but are not limited to: accounting transactions for variable owners and then providing one daily purchase and sale order on behalf of each Portfolio; providing copies of Portfolio prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and any supplements thereto; forwarding proxy voting information, gathering the information and providing vote totals to the Portfolio on behalf of our owners; and providing customer service on behalf of the Portfolios, including the provision of teleservicing support in connection with the Portfolios and the provision of office space, equipment, facilities and personnel as may be reasonably required or beneficial in order to provide these services to contract owners. The amount of the payments is based on a percentage of the average annual aggregate net amount we have invested in the Portfolio on behalf of the Separate Account and other separate accounts funding certain variable insurance contracts that we and our affiliates issue. These percentages differ, and some Portfolios, investment advisers or distributors pay us a greater percentage than other Portfolios, advisers or distributors based on the level of administrative and other services provided. The availability of these types of arrangements may create an incentive for us to seek and to add as an investment option under the contract funds or portfolios (and classes of shares of such portfolios) that pay us higher amounts. Other funds or portfolios (or available classes of shares of such portfolios) with substantially similar investment objectives may have lower fees and better overall investment performance than the Funds and Portfolios offered through your contract. We may realize a profit from payments received from a Portfolio or from the adviser and/or the distributor. We may use the proceeds of such payment to pay for the services described above or for any corporate purpose, including payment of expenses (i) that we and/or our affiliates incur in promoting, marketing and administering the contracts, and (ii) that we incur, in our role as intermediary, in maintaining the Portfolios as investment options and facilitating the Subaccounts' investment in the Portfolios The amount received from certain Portfolios for the assets allocated to the Portfolios from the Separate Account during 2020 ranged from 0.15% to 0.20% of annualized average daily net assets. The Portfolios that pay a service fee to us are PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust -- Total Return Portfolio -- Administrative Class Shares and State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. -- Total Return V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Shares. As noted above, an investment adviser or distributor of a Portfolio, or its affiliates, may make payments to us and/or certain of our affiliates. These payments may be derived, in whole or in part, from the profits the investment adviser or sub-adviser receives on the advisory fee deducted from Portfolio assets. Contract owners, through their indirect investment in the Portfolios, bear the costs of these advisory fees (see the prospectuses for the Portfolios for more information). The amount received from the adviser and/or the distributor for the assets allocated to the Portfolios from the Separate Account during 2020 ranged from 0.076% to 0.35%. Payment of these amounts is not an additional charge to you by the Funds or by us, but comes from the Fund's investment adviser or distributor. These payments may vary by Portfolio. Therefore, the amount of such payments paid to us may be greater or smaller based on the Portfolios you select. In addition to the asset-based payments for administrative and other services described above, the investment adviser or the distributor of the Fund may also pay us or our affiliate Capital Brokerage Corporation, to participate in periodic sales meetings, for expenses relating to the production of promotional sales literature and for other expenses or services. The amount paid to us, or our affiliate Capital Brokerage Corporation, may be significant. Payments to participate in sales meetings may provide a Fund's investment adviser or distributor with greater access to our internal and external wholesalers to provide training, marketing support and educational presentations. In consideration of services provided and expenses incurred by Capital Brokerage Corporation in distributing shares of the Funds, Capital Brokerage Corporation also receives Rule 12b-1 fees from AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust, Janus Aspen Series and MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust. See the "Fee Tables -- Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses" section of this prospectus and the Fund prospectuses. These payments range up to 0.25% of Separate Account assets invested in the particular Portfolio. Certain Portfolios may accrue Rule 12b-1 fees at a higher rate (as 19 disclosed in the prospectus for the Portfolio), but payments to us and/or Capital Brokerage Corporation may be made in a lower amount. Not all of the Portfolios may pay the same amount of Rule 12b-1 fees or shareholder servicing fees. Therefore, the amount of such fees paid to us and/or Capital Brokerage Corporation may be greater or smaller based on the Portfolios you select. Voting Rights As required by law, we will vote the shares of the Portfolios held in the Separate Account at special shareholder meetings based on instructions from you. However, if the law changes and we are permitted to vote in our own right, we may elect to do so. Whenever a Fund calls a shareholder meeting, owners with voting interests in a Portfolio will be notified of issues requiring the shareholders' vote as soon as possible before the shareholder meeting. Persons having a voting interest in the Portfolio will be provided with proxy voting materials, reports, other materials, and a form with which to give voting instructions. We will determine the number of votes which you have the right to cast by applying your percentage interest in a Subaccount to the total number of votes attributable to the Subaccount. In determining the number of votes, we will recognize fractional shares. We will vote Portfolio shares for which no instructions are received (or instructions are not received timely) in the same proportion to those that are received. Therefore, because of proportional voting, a small number of contract owners may control the outcome of a vote. We will apply voting instructions to abstain on any item to be voted on a pro-rata basis to reduce the number of votes eligible to be cast. THE GUARANTEE ACCOUNT Amounts in the Guarantee Account are held in, and are part of, our General Account. The General Account consists of our assets other than those allocated to this and other Separate Accounts. Subject to statutory authority, we have sole discretion over the investment of assets of the General Account. The assets of the General Account are chargeable with liabilities arising out of any business we may conduct. Due to certain exemptive and exclusionary provisions of the federal securities laws, we have not registered interests in the Guarantee Account under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"), and we have not registered either the Guarantee Account or our General Account as an investment company under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, neither the interests in the Guarantee Account nor our General Account are generally subject to regulation under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act. Disclosures relating to the interests in the Guarantee Account and the General Account, may however, be subject to certain generally applicable provisions of the federal securities laws relating to the accuracy of statements made in a registration statement. The Guarantee Account may not be available in all states or markets. Generally, you may allocate your premium payments and/or transfer assets to the Guarantee Account. For contracts issued on or after the later of September 2, 2003, or the date on which state insurance authorities approve applicable contract modifications, we may limit the amount that may be allocated to the Guarantee Account. Currently, for such contracts, no more than 25% of your Contract Value, as determined at the time of allocation, may be allocated to the Guarantee Account. In addition, where permitted by state law, we will refuse new premium payments or transfers into the Guarantee Account when your assets in the Guarantee Account are equal to or greater than 25% of your Contract Value at the time of allocation. We generally exercise our right to limit or refuse allocations to the Guarantee Account when interest rate periods are low for prolonged periods of time. Amounts allocated to the Guarantee Account are credited interest (as described below). Assets in the Guarantee Account are subject to some, but not all, of the charges we assess in connection with your contract. See the "Charges and Other Deductions" provision of this prospectus. Each time you allocate premium payments or transfer assets to the Guarantee Account, we establish an interest rate guarantee period. For each interest rate guarantee period, we guarantee an interest rate for a specified period of time. At the end of an interest rate guarantee period, a new interest rate will become effective, and a new interest rate guarantee period for one year will commence for the remaining portion of that particular allocation. We determine the interest rates at our sole discretion. The determination made will be influenced by, but not necessarily correspond to, interest rates available on fixed income investments which we may acquire with the amounts we receive as premium payments or transfers of assets under the contracts. You will have no direct or indirect interest in these investments. We also will consider other factors in determining interest rates for a guarantee period including, but not limited to, regulatory and tax requirements, sales commissions, and administrative expenses borne by us, general economic trends, and competitive factors. Amounts you allocate to the Guarantee Account (if available) will not share in the investment performance of our General Account. We cannot predict or guarantee the level of interest rates in future guarantee 20 periods. However, the interest rates for any interest rate guarantee period will be at least the guaranteed interest rate shown in your contract. We will notify you in writing at least 5 days prior to the expiration date of any interest rate guarantee period about the then currently available interest rate guarantee periods and the guaranteed interest rates applicable to such interest rate guarantee periods. A new one year interest rate guarantee period will commence automatically unless we receive written notice prior to the end of the 30-day period following the expiration of the interest rate guarantee period ("30-day window") of your election of a different interest rate guarantee period from among those being offered by us at that time, or instructions to transfer all or a portion of the remaining amount to one or more Subaccounts subject to certain restrictions. See the "Transfers" provision of this prospectus. During the 30-day window, the allocation will accrue interest at the new interest rate guarantee period's interest rate. To the extent permitted by law, we reserve the right at any time to offer interest rate guarantee periods that differ than those available when we issued the contract, and to credit a higher rate of interest on premium payments allocated to the Guarantee Account participating in a Dollar Cost Averaging program than would otherwise be credited if not participating in a Dollar Cost Averaging program. See the "Dollar Cost Averaging Program" provision of this prospectus. Such a program may not be available to all contracts. We also reserve the right, at any time, to stop accepting premium payments or transfers of assets to a particular interest rate guarantee period. Since the specific interest rate guarantee periods available may change periodically, please contact our Home Office at the address listed on page 1 of this prospectus to determine the interest rate guarantee periods currently being offered. CHARGES AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS We sell the contracts through registered representatives of broker-dealers. These registered representatives are also appointed and licensed as insurance agents of the Company. We pay commissions to the broker-dealers for selling the contracts. We intend to recover commissions, marketing, administrative and other expenses and costs of contract benefits, and other incentives we pay, through fees and charges imposed under the contracts and other corporate revenue. See the "Sales of the Contracts" provision of this prospectus for more information. All of the charges described in this section apply to assets allocated to the Separate Account. Assets in the Guarantee Account are subject to all of the charges described in this section except for the mortality and expense risk charge and the administrative expense charge. We will deduct the charges described below to cover our costs and expenses, services provided, and risks assumed under the contracts. We incur certain costs and expenses for the distribution and administration of the contracts and for providing the benefits payable thereunder. Our administrative services include: . processing applications for and issuing the contracts; . maintaining records; . administering income payments; . furnishing accounting and valuation services (including the calculation and monitoring of daily Subaccount values); . reconciling and depositing cash receipts; . providing tax forms; . providing contract confirmations and periodic statements; . providing toll-free inquiry services; and . furnishing telephone and internet transaction services. The risks we assume include: . the risk that the death benefit will be greater than the Surrender Value; . the risk that the actual life-span of persons receiving income payments under the contract will exceed the assumptions reflected in our guaranteed rates (these rates are incorporated in the contract and cannot be changed); . the risk that more owners than expected will qualify for waivers of the surrender charges; and . the risk that our costs in providing the services will exceed our revenues from contract charges (which cannot be changed by us). We designed the Bonus Credit as part of the overall sales load structure for the contracts. When the contracts were designed, we set the Bonus Credit level and the level of the surrender charge to reflect the overall level of sales load and distribution expenses associated with the contracts. Although there is no specific charge for the Bonus Credit, we may use a portion of the surrender charge and mortality and expense risk charge to help recover the cost of providing the Bonus Credit under the contract. We may realize a profit from this feature. 21 The amount of the charges may not necessarily correspond to the costs associated with providing the services or benefits indicated by the designation of the charge. For example, the surrender charge we collect may not fully cover all of the sales and distribution expenses we actually incur. We also may realize a profit on one or more of the charges. We may use any such profits for any corporate purpose, including the payment of sales expenses. Transaction Expenses Surrender Charge We assess a surrender charge on partial and total surrenders of each premium payment taken within the first eight years after receipt, unless you meet the exceptions as described below. You pay this charge to compensate us for the losses we experience on contract distribution costs. We calculate the surrender charge separately for each premium payment. For purposes of calculating this charge, we assume that you withdraw premium payments on a first-in, first-out basis. We deduct the surrender charge proportionately from the Subaccounts. However, if there are insufficient assets in the Subaccounts, we will deduct the charge from all assets in the Guarantee Account. Charges taken from the Guarantee Account will be taken first from assets that have been in the Guarantee Account for the longest period of time. The surrender charge is as follows:

Number of Completed Surrender Charge Years Since We as a Percentage of Received the the Premium Payment Premium Payment Surrendered --------------------------------------- 0 8% 1 8% 2 7% 3 6% 4 5% 5 4% 6 3% 7 2% 8 or more 0% ---------------------------------------

Exceptions to the Surrender Charge We do not assess the surrender charge: . of amounts of Contract Value representing gain (as defined below) or Bonus Credits; . of free withdrawal amounts (as defined below); . on total or partial surrenders taken under Optional Payment Plan 1, Optional Payment Plan 2 (for a period of 5 or more years), or Optional Payment Plan 5; or . if a waiver of surrender charge provision applies. You may surrender any gain in your contract (including any Bonus Credits) free of any surrender charge. We calculate gain in the contract as: (a) plus (b) minus (c) minus (d), but not less than zero where: (a) is the Contract Value on the Valuation Day we receive your partial or total surrender request; (b) is the total of any partial surrenders previously taken, including surrender charges; (c) is the total of premium payments made; and (d) is the total of any gain previously surrendered. In addition to any gain, you may partially surrender an amount equal to the greater of 10% of your total premium payments or any amount surrendered to meet minimum distribution requirements under the Code each contract year without a surrender charge (the "free withdrawal amount"). If you are making a withdrawal from this contract to meet annual minimum distribution requirements under the Code, and the minimum distribution amount attributable to this contract for the calendar year ending at or before the last day of the contract year exceeds the free withdrawal amount, you may withdraw the difference free of surrender charges. We will deduct amounts surrendered first from any gain in the contract and then from premiums paid. The free withdrawal amount is not cumulative from contract year to contract year. (For tax purposes, a surrender is usually treated as a withdrawal of earnings first.). Further, we will waive the surrender charge if you annuitize the contract under Optional Payment Plan 1 (Life Income with Period Certain), Optional Payment Plan 2 (Income for a Fixed Period) provided that you select a fixed period of 5 years or more, or Optional Payment Plan 5 (Joint Life and Survivor Income). See the "Optional Payment Plans" provision of this prospectus. We also will waive surrender charges arising from a surrender occurring before income payments begin if, at the time we receive the surrender request, we have received due proof that the Annuitant has a qualifying terminal illness, or has a qualifying confinement to a state licensed or legally operated hospital or inpatient nursing facility for a minimum period as set forth in the contract (provided the confinement began, or the illness was diagnosed, at least one year after the contract was issued). If you surrender the contract under the terminal illness 22 waiver, please remember that we will pay your Contract Value, which could be less than the death benefit otherwise available. All Annuitants must be age 80 or younger on the Contract Date to be eligible for this waiver. The terms and conditions of the waivers are set forth in your contract. Deductions from the Separate Account We deduct from the Separate Account an amount, computed daily, at an annual rate of 1.55% of the daily net assets of the Separate Account. The charge consists of an administrative expense charge at an effective annual rate of 0.25% and a mortality and expense risk charge at an effective annual rate of 1.30%. These deductions from the Separate Account are reflected in your Contract Value. Charge for the Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit We charge you for expenses related to the Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit. We deduct this charge against the Contract Value at each contract anniversary and at the time you fully surrender the contract. This charge is assessed in order to compensate us for the increased risks and expenses associated with providing the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit. We will allocate the annual charge for the Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit among the Subaccounts in the same proportion that your assets in each Subaccount bear to your total assets in the Separate Account at the time we take the charge. If the assets in the Separate Account are not sufficient to cover the charge for the Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit, we will deduct the charge first from your assets in the Separate Account, if any, and then from your assets in the Guarantee Account (from the amounts that have been in the Guarantee Account for the longest period of time). At full surrender, we will charge you a pro-rata portion of the annual charge. We guarantee that this charge will never exceed an annual rate of 0.35% of your prior contract year's average benefit amount (we currently charge 0.25%). The rate that applies to your contract is fixed at issue. Other Charges Annual Contract Charge We will deduct an annual contract charge of $25 from your Contract Value to compensate us for certain administrative expenses incurred in connection with the contract. We will deduct the charge on each contract anniversary and at full surrender. We will waive this charge if your Contract Value at the time of deduction is $10,000 or more. We will allocate the annual contract charge among the Subaccounts in the same proportion that your assets in each Subaccount bear to your total assets in the Separate Account at the time the charge is taken. If there are insufficient assets allocated to the Separate Account, we will deduct any remaining portion of the charge from the Guarantee Account proportionally from all assets in the Guarantee Account. Deductions for Premium Taxes We will deduct charges for any premium tax or other tax levied by any governmental entity from premium payments or Contract Value when the premium tax is incurred or when we pay proceeds under the contract (proceeds include surrenders, partial surrenders, income payments and death benefit payments). The applicable premium tax rates that states and other governmental entities impose on the purchase of an annuity are subject to change by legislation, by administrative interpretation, or by judicial action. These premium taxes generally depend upon the law of your state of residence. The tax generally ranges from 0.0% to 3.5%. Portfolio Charges Each Portfolio incurs certain fees and expenses. These include management fees and other expenses associated with the daily operation of each Portfolio, as well as Rule 12b-1 fees and/or service share fees, if applicable. To pay for these expenses, the Portfolio makes deductions from its assets. A Portfolio may also impose a redemption charge on Subaccount assets that are redeemed from the Portfolio. Portfolio expenses, including any redemption charges, are more fully described in the prospectus for each Portfolio. Portfolio expenses are the responsibility of the Portfolio or Fund. They are not fixed or specified under the terms of the contract and are not the responsibility of the Company. Transfer Charges We reserve the right to impose a charge of up to $10 per transfer. This charge represents the costs we incur for effecting any such transfer. We will not realize a profit from imposing this charge. THE CONTRACT The contract is an individual flexible deferred variable annuity contract. Your rights and benefits are described below and in the contract. There may be differences in your contract (such as differences in fees, charges, and benefits) because of 23 requirements of the state where we issued your contract. We will include any such differences in your contract. This contract is no longer available for new sales, although additional premium payments may be made in accordance with the terms of the contract and as described in the "Premium Payments" provision. This contract may be used with certain tax qualified retirement plans. The contract includes attributes such as tax deferral on accumulated earnings. Qualified retirement plans provide their own tax deferral benefit; the purchase of this contract does not provide additional tax deferral benefits beyond those provided in the qualified retirement plan. Accordingly, if this contract is purchased as a Qualified Contract, you should consider purchasing the contract for its death benefit, income benefits, and other non-tax-related benefits. Please consult a tax adviser for information specific to your circumstances in order to determine whether this contract is an appropriate investment for you. Purchasing the contract through a tax-free "Section 1035" exchange. Section 1035 of the Code generally permits you to exchange one annuity contract for another in a "tax-free exchange." Therefore, you can use the proceeds from another annuity contract to make premium payments for this contract. Before making an exchange, you should carefully compare this contract to your current contract. You may have to pay a surrender charge under your current contract to exchange it for this contract, and this contract has its own surrender charges which would apply to you. The fees and charges under this contract may be higher (or lower), and the benefits may be different, than those of your current contract. In addition, you may have to pay federal income and penalty taxes on the exchange if it does not qualify for Section 1035 treatment. You should not exchange another contract for this contract unless you determine, after evaluating all of the facts, that the exchange is in your best interest. Please note that the person who sells you this contract generally will earn a commission on the sale. Ownership As owner, you have all rights under the contract, subject to the rights of any irrevocable beneficiary. Two persons may apply for a contract as joint owners. Joint owners have equal undivided interests in their contract. A joint owner may not be named for a Qualified Contract. That means that each may exercise any ownership rights on behalf of the other, except for ownership changes. Joint owners also have the right of survivorship. This means if a joint owner dies, his or her interest in the contract passes to the surviving owner. You must have our approval to add a joint owner after we issue the contract. We may require additional information if joint ownership is requested after the contract is issued. Subject to certain restrictions imposed by electable rider options and as otherwise stated below, before the Maturity Date, you may change: . your Maturity Date to any date at least ten years after your last premium payment; . your Optional Payment Plan; . the allocation of your investments among the Subaccounts and/or the Guarantee Account (subject to certain restrictions listed in your contract and in the "Transfers" provision); and . the owner, joint owner, primary beneficiary, contingent beneficiary (unless the primary beneficiary or contingent beneficiary is named as an irrevocable beneficiary), and contingent Annuitant upon written notice to our Home Office, and provided the Annuitant is living at the time of the request. If you change a beneficiary, your plan selection will no longer be in effect unless you request that it continue. In addition, you may change any non-natural owner to another non-natural owner. Changing the owner or joint owner may have tax consequences and you should consult a tax adviser before doing so. We must receive your request for a change at our Home Office in a form satisfactory to us. The change will take effect as of the date you sign the request. The change will be subject to any payment made before we recorded the change. Assignment An owner of a Non-Qualified Contract may assign some or all of his or her rights under the contract with our consent. However, an assignment may terminate certain death benefits provided by rider option. An assignment must occur before the Maturity Date and while the Annuitant is still living. Once proper notice of the assignment is recorded by our Home Office, the assignment will become effective as of the date the written request was signed. Qualified Contracts, IRAs and Tax Sheltered Annuities may not be assigned, pledged or otherwise transferred except where allowed by law. We are not responsible for the validity or tax consequences of any assignment. We are not liable for any payment or settlement made before the assignment is recorded. Assignments will not be recorded until our Home Office receives sufficient direction from the owner and the assignee regarding the proper allocation of contract rights. 24 Amounts pledged or assigned will be treated as distributions and will be included in gross income to the extent that the Contract Value exceeds the investment in the contract for the taxable year in which it was pledged or assigned. Assignment of the entire Contract Value may cause the portion of the contract exceeding the total investment in the contract and previously taxed amounts to be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes each year that the assignment is in effect. Amounts assigned may be subject to an IRS tax penalty equal to 10% of the amount included in gross income. Premium Payments You may make premium payments at any frequency and in the amount you select, subject to certain limitations. You must obtain our approval before you make total premium payments for an Annuitant age 79 or younger that exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate in any variable annuity contracts issued by the Company or any of its affiliates. If the Annuitant is age 80 or older at the time of payment, the total amount not subject to prior approval is $1,000,000 in the aggregate in any variable annuity contracts issued by the Company or any of its affiliates. Premium payments may be made at any time prior to the Maturity Date, the surrender of the contract, or the death of the owner (or joint owner, if applicable), whichever comes first. We reserve the right to refuse to accept a premium payment for any lawful reason and in a manner that does not unfairly discriminate against similarly situated purchasers. The minimum initial premium payment is $10,000. We may accept a lower initial premium payment in the case of certain group sales. Each additional premium payment must be at least $1,000 for Non-Qualified Contracts ($200 if paid by electronic fund transfers), $50 for IRA Contracts, and $100 for other Qualified Contracts. Valuation Day and Valuation Period We will value Accumulation and Annuity Units once daily as of the close of regular trading (currently 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) for each day the New York Stock Exchange is open except for days on which a Portfolio does not value its shares. If a Valuation Period contains more than one day, the unit values will be the same for each day in the Valuation Period. Allocation of Premium Payments We place premium payments into the Subaccounts, each of which invests in shares of a corresponding Portfolio, and/or the Guarantee Account, according to your instructions. You may allocate premium payments in the Subaccounts plus the Guarantee Account at any one time. The Guarantee Account may not be available in all states or in all markets. The percentage of premium payment which you can put into any one Subaccount or guarantee period must equal a whole percentage and cannot be less than $100. Upon allocation to the appropriate Subaccounts, we convert premium payments into Accumulation Units. We determine the number of Accumulation Units credited by dividing the amount allocated to each Subaccount by the value of an Accumulation Unit for that Subaccount on the Valuation Day on which we receive any additional premium payment at our Home Office. The number of Accumulation Units determined in this way is not changed by any subsequent change in the value of an Accumulation Unit. However, the dollar value of an Accumulation Unit will vary depending not only upon how well the Portfolio's investments perform, but also upon the expenses of the Separate Account and the Portfolios. You may change the allocation of subsequent premium payments at any time, without charge, by sending us acceptable notice. The new allocation will apply to any new premium payments made after we receive notice of the change at our Home Office. Bonus Credits The Bonus Credit is an amount we add to each premium payment we receive. If the Annuitant is age 80 or younger when the contract is issued, we will add 4% of each premium payment to your Contract Value. If the Annuitant is age 81 or older at the time of issue, we will not pay any Bonus Credits. The Annuitant cannot be age 81 or older at the time of application, unless we approve an Annuitant of an older age. We fund the Bonus Credits from our General Account. We apply the Bonus Credits when we apply your premium payment to your Contract Value, and allocate the credits on a pro-rata basis to the investment options you select in the same ratio as the applicable premium payment. We do not consider Bonus Credits as "premium payments" for purposes of the contract. You should know that over time and under certain circumstances (such as an extended period of poor market performance), the costs associated with the Bonus Credit may exceed the sum of the Bonus Credit and any related earnings. You should consider this possibility before purchasing the contract. The Bonus Credit is referred to as an "enhanced premium amount" in your contract. Valuation of Accumulation Units Partial surrenders, surrenders and payment of a death benefit all result in the cancellation of an appropriate number of 25 Accumulation Units. We cancel Accumulation Units as of the end of the Valuation Period on which we receive notice or instructions with regard to the surrender, partial surrender or payment of a death benefit. We value Accumulation Units for each Subaccount separately. The Accumulation Unit value at the end of every Valuation Day equals the Accumulation Unit value at the end of the preceding Valuation Day multiplied by the net investment factor (described below). We arbitrarily set the Accumulation Unit value at the inception of the Subaccount at $10. On any Valuation Day, we determine your Subaccount value by multiplying the number of Accumulation Units attributable to your contract by the Accumulation Unit value for that day. The net investment factor is an index used to measure the investment performance of a Subaccount from one Valuation Period to the next. The net investment factor for any Subaccount for any Valuation Period reflects the change in the net asset value per share of the Portfolio held in the Subaccount from one Valuation Period to the next, adjusted for the daily deduction of the administrative expense charges and mortality and expense risk charges from assets in the Subaccount. If any "ex-dividend" date occurs during the Valuation Period, we take into account the per share amount of any dividend or capital gain distribution so that the unit value is not impacted. Also, if we need to reserve money for taxes, we take into account a per share charge or credit for any taxes reserved for which we determine to have resulted from the operations of the Subaccount. The value of an Accumulation Unit may increase or decrease based on the net investment factor. Changes in the net investment factor may not be directly proportional to changes in the net asset value of the Portfolio because of the deduction of Separate Account charges. Though the number of Accumulation Units will not change as a result of investment experience, the value of an Accumulation Unit may increase or decrease from Valuation Period to Valuation Period. See the Statement of Additional Information for more details. TRANSFERS Transfers Before the Maturity Date All owners may transfer all or a portion of their assets between and among the Subaccounts of the Separate Account and the Guarantee Account (if available) on any Valuation Day prior to the Maturity Date, subject to certain conditions imposed by the contract and as stated below. Owners may not, however, transfer assets in the Guarantee Account from one interest rate guarantee period to another interest rate guarantee period. We process transfers among the Subaccounts and between the Subaccounts and the Guarantee Account as of the end of the Valuation Period that we receive the transfer request in good order at our Home Office. There may be limitations placed on multiple transfer requests made at different times during the same Valuation Period involving the same Subaccounts or the Guarantee Account. We may postpone transfers to, from, or among the Subaccounts and/or the Guarantee Account under certain circumstances. See the "Requesting Payments" provision of this prospectus. Transfers from the Guarantee Account to the Subaccounts We may limit and/or restrict transfers from the Guarantee Account to the Subaccounts. The Guarantee Account may not be available in all states or in all markets. For any allocation from the Guarantee Account to the Subaccounts, the limited amount will not be less than any accrued interest on that allocation plus 25% of the original amount of that allocation. Unless you are participating in a Dollar Cost Averaging program (see the "Dollar Cost Averaging Program" provision), you may make such transfers only during the 30 day period beginning with the end of the preceding interest rate guarantee period applicable to that particular allocation. We may also limit the amount that you may transfer to the Subaccount. Transfers from the Subaccounts to the Guarantee Account We may restrict certain transfers from the Subaccounts to the Guarantee Account. The Guarantee Account may not be available in all states or in all markets. In addition, we reserve the right to prohibit or limit transfers from the Subaccounts to the Guarantee Account during the six month period following the transfer of any amount from the Guarantee Account to any Subaccount. Transfers Among the Subaccounts All owners may submit 12 Subaccount transfers each calendar year by voice response, Internet, telephone, facsimile, U.S. Mail or overnight delivery service. Once such 12 Subaccount transfers have been executed, a letter will be sent notifying owners that they may submit additional transfers only in writing by U.S. Mail or by overnight delivery service, and transfer requests sent by the Internet, same day mail, courier service, telephone or facsimile will not be accepted under any circumstances. Once we receive your mailed transfer request at our Home Office, such transfer cannot be cancelled. We also will not cancel transfer requests that have not yet been received, i.e., you may not call to cancel a transfer request sent by U.S. Mail or 26 overnight delivery service. If you wish to change a transfer request sent by U.S. Mail or overnight delivery service, such change must also be sent in writing by U.S. Mail or by overnight delivery service. We will process that transfer request as of the Valuation Day the new transfer request is received at our Home Office. Currently, we do not charge for transfers. However, we reserve the right to assess a charge of up to $10 per transfer. The minimum transfer amount is $100 or the entire balance in the Subaccount or interest rate guarantee period if the transfer will leave a balance of less than $100. We also reserve the right to not honor your transfer request if your transfer is a result of more than one trade involving the same Subaccount within a 30 day period. We will generally invoke this right when either the Portfolio(s) or we see a pattern of frequent transfers between the same Portfolios within a short period of time (i.e., transfers among the same Subaccounts occur within five to 15 days of each other). In addition, we may not honor transfers made by third parties. See the "Transfer by Third Parties" provision of this prospectus. If a transfer request is not processed, a letter will be sent notifying you that your transfer request was not honored. If we do not honor a transfer request, we will not count that request as a transfer for purposes of the 12 transfers allowed each calendar year as described in the previous paragraphs. When thinking about a transfer of assets, you should consider the inherent risks involved. Frequent transfers based on short-term expectations may increase the risk that you will make a transfer at an inopportune time. Also, because certain restrictions on transfers are applied at the discretion of the Portfolios in which the Subaccount invests, it is possible that owners will be treated differently and there could be inequitable treatment among owners if a Portfolio does not apply equal treatment to all shareholders. See the "Special Note on Frequent Transfers" provision of this prospectus. These restrictions will apply to all owners and their designated third party(ies), unless such transfer is being made pursuant to: (1) a Dollar Cost Averaging program; (2) a Portfolio Rebalancing program; (3) the terms of an approved Fund substitution or Fund liquidation; or (4) a Portfolio's refusal to allow the purchase of shares, either on behalf of an individual owner or on the entire Separate Account, in which case, the Portfolio's refusal to allow the purchase of shares will not be considered a transfer for calculation of the 12 transfers allowed per calendar year by voice response, Internet, telephone, facsimile, U.S. Mail or overnight delivery service. Sometimes, we will not honor transfer requests. We will not honor a transfer request if: (1) any Subaccount that would be affected by the transfer is unable to purchase or to redeem shares of the Portfolio in which the Subaccount invests; or (2) the transfer would adversely affect Unit Values. The affected Portfolio(s) determine whether items (1) or (2) above apply. We will treat all owners equally with respect to transfer requests. Telephone/Internet Transactions All owners may make their first 12 transfers in any calendar year among the Subaccounts or between the Subaccounts and the Guarantee Account by calling or electronically contacting us. Transactions that can be conducted over the telephone and Internet include, but are not necessarily limited to: (1) the first 12 transfers of assets among the Subaccounts or between the Subaccounts and the Guarantee Account in any calendar year (this includes any changes in premium payment allocations when such changes include a transfer of assets); (2) Dollar Cost Averaging; and (3) Portfolio Rebalancing. We will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions we receive are genuine. Such procedures may include, but are not limited to: (1) requiring you or a third party you authorized to provide some form of personal identification before we act on the telephone and/or Internet instructions; (2) confirming the telephone/Internet transaction in writing to you or a third party you authorized; and/or (3) tape recording telephone instructions or retaining a record of your electronic request. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit telephone and Internet transactions. We will delay making a payment or processing a transfer request if: (1) the disposal or valuation of the Separate Account's assets is not reasonably practicable because the New York Stock Exchange is closed; 27 (2) on nationally recognized holidays, trading is restricted by the New York Stock Exchange; (3) an emergency exists making the disposal or valuation of securities held in the Separate Account impracticable; or (4) the SEC by order permits postponement to protect our owners. Rules and regulations of the SEC will govern as to when the conditions described in (3) and (4) above exist. If we are closed on days when the New York Stock Exchange is open, Contract Value may be affected since owners will not have access to their account. Confirmation of Transactions We will not be liable for following instructions that we reasonably determine to be genuine. We will send you a confirmation of any transfer we process. Systematic transactions, such as those related to portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, generally will be reported in quarterly statements. You are responsible for verifying transfer confirmations and notifying us of any errors within 30 days of receiving the confirmation statement or, for systematic transactions not reported on a trade confirmation, the quarterly statement. Special Note on Reliability Please note that the Internet or our telephone system may not always be available. Any computer or telephone system, whether it is ours, yours, your service provider's, or your registered representative's, can experience unscheduled outages or slowdowns for a variety of reasons. These outages or slowdowns may delay or prevent our processing your request. Although we have taken precautions to help our systems handle heavy use, we cannot promise complete reliability under all circumstances. If you are experiencing problems, you can make your transaction request by writing our Home Office. Transfers by Third Parties As a general rule and as a convenience to you, we allow you to give third parties the right to conduct transfers on your behalf. However, when the same third party possesses this ability on behalf of many owners, the result can be simultaneous transfers involving large amounts of assets. Such transfers can disrupt the orderly management of the Portfolios underlying the contract, can result in higher costs to owners, and are generally not compatible with the long-range goals of owners. We believe that such simultaneous transfers effected by such third parties are not in the best interests of all beneficial shareholders of the Portfolios underlying the contracts, and the management of the Portfolios share this position. We have instituted procedures to assure that the transfer requests that we receive have, in fact, been made by the owners in whose names they are submitted. Consequently, we may refuse transfers made by third parties on behalf of an owner in a number of circumstances, which include but are not limited to: (1) transfers made on behalf of many owners by one third party (or several third parties who belong to the same firm) where the transfer involves the same Subaccounts and large amounts of assets; (2) when we have not received adequate authorization from the owner allowing a third party to make transfers on his or her behalf; and (3) when we believe, under all facts and circumstances received, that the owner or his or her authorized agent is not making the transfer. We require documentation to provide sufficient proof that the third party making the trade is in fact duly authorized by the owner. This information includes, but is not limited to: (1) documentation signed by the owner or a court authorizing a third party to act on the owner's behalf; (2) passwords and encrypted information; (3) additional owner verification when appropriate; and (4) recorded conversations. We will not be held liable for refusing a transfer made by a third party when we have a reasonable basis for believing such third party is not authorized to make a transfer on the owner's behalf or we have a reasonable basis for believing the third party is acting in a fraudulent manner. Special Note on Frequent Transfers The Separate Account does not accommodate frequent transfers of Contract Value among Subaccounts. When owners or someone on their behalf submit requests to transfer all or a portion of their assets between Subaccounts, the requests result in the purchase and redemption of shares of the Portfolios in which the Subaccounts invest. Frequent Subaccount transfers, therefore, cause corresponding frequent purchases and redemptions of shares of the Portfolios. Frequent purchases and redemptions of shares of the Portfolios can dilute the value of a Portfolio's shares, disrupt the management of the Portfolio's investment portfolio, and 28 increase brokerage and administrative costs. Accordingly, when an owner or someone on their behalf engages in frequent Subaccount transfers, other owners and persons with rights under the contracts (such as Annuitants and beneficiaries) may be harmed. The Separate Account discourages frequent transfers, purchases and redemptions. To discourage frequent Subaccount transfers, we adopted the policy described in the "Transfers Among the Subaccounts" section. This policy requires owners who request more than 12 Subaccount transfers in a calendar year to submit such requests in writing by U.S. Mail or by overnight delivery service (the "U.S. Mail requirement"). The U.S. Mail requirement creates a delay of at least one day between the time transfer decisions are made and the time such transfers are processed. This delay is intended to discourage frequent Subaccount transfers by limiting the effectiveness of abusive "market timing" strategies (in particular, "time-zone" arbitrage) that rely on "same-day" processing of transfer requests. In addition, we will not honor transfer requests if any Subaccount that would be affected by the transfer is unable to purchase or redeem shares of the Portfolio in which the Subaccount invests or if the transfer would adversely affect Accumulation Unit values. Whether these restrictions apply is determined by the affected Portfolio(s), and although we apply the restrictions uniformly when we receive information from the Portfolio(s), we cannot guarantee that the Portfolio(s) will apply their policies and procedures in a uniform basis. There can be no assurance that the U.S. Mail requirement will be effective in limiting frequent Subaccount transfers or that we can prevent all frequent Subaccount transfer activity that may adversely affect owners, other persons with material rights under the contract, or Portfolio shareholders generally. For instance, imposing the U.S. Mail requirement after 12 Subaccount transfers may not be restrictive enough to deter an owner seeking to engage in abusing market timing strategies. We may revise our frequent Subaccount transfer policy and related procedures, at our sole discretion, at any time and without prior notice, as we deem necessary or appropriate to better detect and deter frequent transfer activity that may adversely affect owners, other persons with material rights under the Policies, or Portfolio shareholders generally, to comply with state or federal regulatory requirements, or to impose additional or alternative restrictions on owners engaging in frequent Subaccount transfers. For example, we may invoke our right to refuse transfers if the transfer involves the same Subaccount within a 30 day period and/or we may change our procedures to monitor for a different number of transfers within a specified time period or to impose a minimum time period between each transfer. There are inherent risks that changing our policies and procedures in the future may not be effective in limiting frequent Subaccount transfers. We will not implement any policy and procedure at the contract level that discriminates among owners, however, we may be compelled to adopt policies and procedures adopted by the Portfolios on behalf of the Portfolios and we will do so unless we cannot service such policies and procedures or we believe such policies and procedures contradict state or federal regulations or such policies and procedures contradict with the terms of your contract. As stated in the previous paragraph, each of the Portfolios in which the Subaccounts invest may have its own policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases and redemption of Portfolio shares. The prospectuses for the Portfolios describe any such policies and procedures. For example, a Portfolio may assess redemption fees (which we reserve the right to collect) on shares held for a relatively short period of time. The frequent trading policies and procedures of a Portfolio may be different, and more or less restrictive, than the frequent trading policies and procedures of other Portfolios and the policies and procedures we have adopted to discourage frequent Subaccount transfers. Owners should be aware that we may not have the operational capability to monitor owners' Subaccount transfer requests and apply the frequent trading policies and procedures of the respective Portfolios that would be affected by the transfers. Accordingly, owners and other persons who have material rights under the contracts should assume that the sole protection they may have against potential harm from frequent Subaccount transfers is the protection, if any, provided by the policies and procedures we have adopted to discourage frequent Subaccount transfers. Under SEC rules, we are required to enter into a written agreement with each Portfolio or its principal underwriter that will obligate us to provide promptly, upon request by the Portfolio, certain information to the Portfolio about the trading activity of individual contract owners. Under these circumstances, we may be required to provide your tax identification number or social security number to the Fund and/or its manager. We must then execute any instructions from the Portfolio to restrict or prohibit further purchases or transfers by a specific contract owner of Accumulation Units or Annuity Units of the Subaccount that invests in that Portfolio, where such contract owner has been identified by the Portfolio as having engaged in transactions (indirectly through such Subaccount) that violate policies established for that Portfolio for the purpose of eliminating or reducing any dilution of the value of the outstanding shares of the Portfolio. We will inform any contract owners whose future purchases and transfers of a Subaccount's units have been restricted or prohibited by a Portfolio. 29 Owners and other persons with material rights under the contracts also should be aware that the purchase and redemption orders received by the Portfolios generally are "omnibus" orders from intermediaries such as broker-dealers, retirement plans or separate accounts funding variable insurance contracts. These omnibus orders reflect the aggregation and netting of multiple orders from individual retirement plan participants and/or individual owners of variable insurance contracts. The omnibus nature of these orders may limit the Portfolios' ability to apply their respective frequent trading policies and procedures. We cannot guarantee that the Portfolios will not be harmed by transfer activity relating to the retirement plans and/or other insurance companies that may invest in the Portfolios. In addition, if a Portfolio believes an omnibus order we submit may reflect one or more Subaccount transfer requests from owners engaged in frequent transfer activity, the Portfolio may reject a portion of or the entire omnibus order. If a Portfolio rejects part of an omnibus order it believes is attributable to transfers that exceed its market timing policies and procedures, it will return the amount to us and we will credit the amount to the contract owner as of the Valuation Day of our receipt of that amount. You may realize a loss if the unit value on the Valuation Day we credit the amount back to your account has increased since the original date of your transfer. We apply our policies and procedures without exception, waiver, or special arrangement. Dollar Cost Averaging Program The Dollar Cost Averaging program permits you to systematically transfer on a monthly or quarterly basis a set dollar amount from the Subaccount investing in the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust -- Government Money Market Fund and/or the Guarantee Account (if available) to any combination of other available Subaccounts (as long as the total number of Subaccounts used does not exceed the maximum number allowed under the contract). The Dollar Cost Averaging method of investment is designed to reduce the risk of making purchases only when the price of units is high, but you should carefully consider your financial ability to continue the program over a long enough period of time to purchase Accumulation Units when their value is low as well as when it is high. Dollar Cost Averaging does not assure a profit or protect against a loss. You may participate in the Dollar Cost Averaging program by: (1) electing it on your application; or (2) contacting an authorized sales representative; or (3) contacting us at (800) 352-9910. To use the program, you must transfer at least $100 from the Subaccount investing in the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust. -- Government Money Market Fund and/or interest rate guarantee period with each transfer. The Dollar Cost Averaging program will begin 30 days after we receive all required forms with your instructions and any necessary premium payment unless we allow an earlier date. We will discontinue your participation in the Dollar Cost Averaging program: . on the business day we receive your request to discontinue the program in writing or by telephone (assuming we have your telephone authorization form on file); or . when the assets of the Subaccount investing in the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust -- Government Money Market Fund and/or interest rate guarantee period from which transfers are being made are depleted. If you Dollar Cost Average from the Guarantee Account, we reserve the right to determine the amount of each automatic transfer. The Guarantee Account may not be available in all states or in all markets. We also reserve the right to transfer any remaining portion of an allocation used for Dollar Cost Averaging to a new guarantee period upon termination of the Dollar Cost Averaging program for that allocation. You may not transfer from one interest rate guarantee period to another interest rate guarantee period. We also reserve the right to credit a higher rate of interest on premium payments allocated to the Guarantee Account that participate in the Dollar Cost Averaging program. We refer to this higher rate of interest as Enhanced Dollar Cost Averaging. The Dollar Cost Averaging program and/or Enhanced Dollar Cost Averaging program may not be available in all states and in all markets or through all broker-dealers who sell the contracts. If you terminate the Dollar Cost Averaging program prior to the depletion of assets from the Guarantee Account, we have the right to credit the remaining assets in the Guarantee Account the current interest rate being credited to all other Guarantee Account assets not participating in the Enhanced Dollar Cost Averaging program as of that Valuation Day. There is no additional charge for Dollar Cost Averaging. A transfer under this program is not a transfer for purposes of assessing a transfer charge or calculating the maximum number of transfers we may allow in a calendar year via the Internet, telephone or facsimile. We may, from time to time, offer various Dollar Cost Averaging programs. We reserve the right to discontinue new 30 Dollar Cost Averaging programs or to modify such programs at any time and for any reason. We also reserve the right to prohibit simultaneous participation in the Dollar Cost Averaging program and Systematic Withdrawal program. Owners considering participating in a Dollar Cost Averaging program should call (800) 352-9910 or an authorized sales representative to verify the availability of Dollar Cost Averaging. Portfolio Rebalancing Program Once your premium payment has been allocated among the Subaccounts, the performance of each Subaccount may cause your allocation to shift. You may instruct us to automatically rebalance on a quarterly, semi-annual, or annual basis your assets among the Subaccounts to return to the percentages specified in your allocation instructions. Your percentage allocations must be in whole percentages. The program does not include allocations to the Guarantee Account. You may elect to participate in the Portfolio Rebalancing program at any time by submitting the completed Portfolio Rebalancing form to our Home Office. Subsequent changes to your percentage allocations may be made at any time by written or telephone instructions to the Home Office. Once elected, Portfolio Rebalancing remains in effect from the date we receive your written request until you instruct us to discontinue Portfolio Rebalancing. There is no additional charge for using Portfolio Rebalancing, and we do not consider a Portfolio Rebalancing transfer a transfer for purposes of assessing a transfer charge or calculating the maximum number of transfers permitted in a calendar year via the Internet, telephone or facsimile. We reserve the right to discontinue or modify the Portfolio Rebalancing program at any time and for any reason. We also reserve the right to exclude specific Subaccounts from Portfolio Rebalancing. Portfolio Rebalancing does not guarantee a profit or protect against a loss. Guarantee Account Interest Sweep Program You may instruct us to transfer interest earned on your assets in the Guarantee Account (if available) to the Subaccounts to which you are allocating premium payments, in accordance with your allocation instructions in effect on the date of the transfer any time before the Maturity Date. You must specify the frequency of the transfers (either monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually). The minimum amount in the Guarantee Account required to elect this option is $1,000, but may be reduced at our discretion. The transfers under this program will take place on the last calendar day of each period. You may participate in the interest sweep program at the same time you participate in either the Dollar Cost Averaging program or the Portfolio Rebalancing program. If any interest sweep transfer is scheduled for the same day as a Portfolio Rebalancing transfer, we will process the interest sweep transfer first. We limit the amount you may transfer from the Guarantee Account to the Subaccounts for any particular allocation. See the "Transfers" provision of this prospectus. We will not process an interest sweep transfer if that transfer would exceed the amount permitted to be transferred. You may cancel your participation in the interest sweep program at any time by writing or calling our Home Office at the address or telephone number listed on page 1 of this prospectus. We will automatically cancel your participation in the program if your assets in the Guarantee Account are less than $1,000 or such lower amount as we may determine. There is no additional charge for the interest sweep program. We do not consider interest sweep transfers a transfer for purposes of assessing a transfer charge or for calculating the maximum number of transfers permitted in a calendar year. The interest sweep program does not assure a profit or protect against a loss. SURRENDERS AND PARTIAL SURRENDERS Surrenders and Partial Surrenders We will allow you to surrender your contract or to partially surrender a portion of your Contract Value at any time before the Maturity Date upon your written request, subject to the conditions discussed below. We will not permit a partial surrender that is less than $100 or a partial surrender which would reduce your Contract Value to less than $1,000. If your partial surrender request would reduce your Contract Value to less than $1,000, we will surrender your contract in full. Different limits and other restrictions may apply to Qualified Contracts. The amount payable on surrender of the contract is the Surrender Value at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the request. The Surrender Value equals: (1) the Contract Value (after deduction of any charge for the optional rider(s) and the annual contract charge, if applicable) on the Valuation Day we receive a request for surrender; less (2) any applicable surrender charge; less (3) any applicable premium tax. 31 We may pay the Surrender Value in a lump sum or under one of the Optional Payment Plans specified in the contract, based on your instructions. If you are taking a partial surrender, you may indicate in writing, electronically, or by calling our Home Office, from which Subaccounts or interest rate guarantee periods we are to take your partial surrender. If you do not so specify, we will deduct the amount of the partial surrender first from the Subaccounts on a pro rata basis in proportion to your assets allocated to the Separate Account. We will deduct any remaining amount from the Guarantee Account. We will take deductions from the Guarantee Account from the amounts (including any interest credited to such amounts) which have been in the Guarantee Account for the longest period of time. A Portfolio may impose a redemption charge. The charge is retained by or paid to the Portfolio. The charge is not retained by or paid to us. The redemption charge may affect the number and/or value of Accumulation Units withdrawn from the Subaccount that invests in that Portfolio and may affect Contract Value. When taking a partial surrender, any applicable surrender charges and/or applicable premium tax will be taken from the amount surrendered, unless otherwise requested. We will delay making a payment if: (1) the disposal or valuation of the Separate Account's assets is not reasonably practicable because the New York Stock Exchange is closed; (2) on nationally recognized holidays, trading is restricted by the New York Stock Exchange; (3) an emergency exists making the disposal or valuation of securities held in the Separate Account impracticable; or (4) the SEC by order permits postponement of payment to protect our owners. Rules and regulations of the SEC will govern as to when the conditions described in (3) and (4) above exist. If we are closed on days when the New York Stock Exchange is open, Contract Value may be affected since owners will not have access to their account. For contracts issued on or after the later of September 2, 2003, or the date on which state insurance authorities approve applicable contract modifications, partial surrenders from the Subaccounts may further reduce or restrict the amount that may be allocated to the Guarantee Account (see the "Guarantee Account" provision of this prospectus). Please remember that partial surrenders will reduce your death benefit by the proportion that the partial surrender (including any applicable surrender charge and applicable premium tax) reduces your Contract Value. See the "Death of Owner and/or Annuitant" provision of this prospectus. Partial surrenders and surrenders may also be subject to income tax and, if taken prior to age 59 1/2, an additional 10% penalty tax. See the "Tax Matters" provision of this prospectus. Restrictions on Distributions from Certain Contracts Under Code Section 403(b) tax sheltered annuities, distributions of (1) salary reduction contributions made in years beginning after December 31, 1988; (2) earnings on those contributions; and (3) earnings on amounts held as of the last year beginning before January 1, 1989, are not allowed prior to age 59 1/2, severance from employment, death or disability. Salary reduction contributions may also be distributed upon hardship, but would generally be subject to penalties. For contracts issued after 2008, amounts attributable to nonelective contributions may be subject to distribution restrictions specified in the employer's Section 403(b) plan. If your contract was issued pursuant to a 403(b) plan, we generally are required to confirm, with your 403(b) plan sponsor or otherwise, that surrenders or transfers you request comply with applicable tax requirements and to decline requests that are not in compliance. We will defer such payments you request until all information required under the tax law has been received. By requesting a surrender or transfer, you consent to the sharing of confidential information about you, the contract, and transactions under the contract and any other 403(b) contracts or accounts you have under the 403(b) plan among us, your employer or plan sponsor, any plan administrator or recordkeeper, and other product providers. Section 830.105 of the Texas Government Code permits participants in the Texas Optional Retirement Program to surrender their interest in a variable annuity contract issued under the Texas Optional Retirement Program only upon: (1) termination of employment in the Texas public institutions of higher education; (2) retirement; (3) death; or (4) the participant's attainment of age 70 1/2. If your contract is issued to a Texas Optional Retirement Program, you must furnish us proof that one of these four events has occurred before we distribute any amounts from your contract. 32 Systematic Withdrawal Program The Systematic Withdrawal program allows you to take Systematic Withdrawals of a specified amount (in equal installments of at least $100) on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. Your payments can begin at any time after 30 days from the date your contract is issued (unless we allow an earlier date). To participate in the program, your Contract Value initially must be at least $10,000 and you must submit a completed Systematic Withdrawal form to our Home Office. You can obtain the form from an authorized sales representative or our Home Office. Your Systematic Withdrawals in a contract year may not exceed the amount which is not subject to a surrender charge. See the "Surrender Charge" provision of this prospectus. We will deduct the Systematic Withdrawal amounts first from any gain in the contract and then from premiums paid. You may provide specific instructions as to which Subaccounts and/or interest rate guarantee periods from which we are to take Systematic Withdrawals. If you have not provided specific instructions, or if your specific instructions cannot be carried out, we will process the withdrawals by cancelling Accumulation Units on a pro-rata basis from all of the Subaccounts in which you have an interest. To the extent that your assets in the Separate Account are not sufficient to accomplish this withdrawal, we will take the remaining amount of the withdrawal from any assets you have in the Guarantee Account. We will take deductions from the Guarantee Account from the amounts (including any interest credited to such amounts) that have been in the Guarantee Account for the longest period of time. After your Systematic Withdrawals begin, you may change the frequency and/or amount of your payments, subject to the following: . you may request only one such change in a calendar quarter; and . if you did not elect the maximum amount you could withdraw under this program at the time you elected the current series of Systematic Withdrawals, then you may increase the remaining payments up to the maximum amount. A Systematic Withdrawal program will terminate automatically when a Systematic Withdrawal would cause the remaining Contract Value to be less than $1,000. If a Systematic Withdrawal would cause the Contract Value to be less than $1,000, then we will not process that Systematic Withdrawal transaction. If any of your Systematic Withdrawals would be or become less than $100, we reserve the right to reduce the frequency of payments to an interval that would result in each payment being at least $100. You may discontinue Systematic Withdrawals at any time by notifying us in writing at our Home Office or by telephone. You may request that we pay any remaining payments in a lump sum. See the "Requesting Payments" provision of this prospectus. Each Systematic Withdrawal is subject to Federal income taxes on any portion considered gain for tax purposes. In addition, you may be assessed a 10% IRS penalty tax on Systematic Withdrawals if you are under age 59 1/2 at the time of the withdrawal. Both partial surrenders at your specific request and partial surrenders under a Systematic Withdrawal program will count toward the limit of the free amount that you may surrender in any contract year under the free withdrawal privilege. See the "Surrender Charge" provision of this prospectus. Partial surrenders under a Systematic Withdrawal program may also reduce your death benefit. See the "Death of Owner and/or Annuitant" provision of this prospectus. Your Systematic Withdrawal amount could be affected if you take an additional partial surrender. There is no charge for participation in the Systematic Withdrawal program, however, we reserve the right to prohibit participation in Systematic Withdrawal and Dollar Cost Averaging programs at the same time. We also reserve the right to discontinue and/or modify the Systematic Withdrawal program upon 30 days written notice to owners. DEATH OF OWNER AND/OR ANNUITANT Death Benefit at Death of Any Annuitant Before the Maturity Date If the Annuitant dies before the Maturity Date, regardless of whether the Annuitant is also an owner or joint owner of the contract, the amount of proceeds available for the designated beneficiary (as defined below) is the death benefit. This death benefit may be referred to as the "Annual Estate Protector/SM/" in our marketing materials. Upon receipt of due proof of the Annuitant's death (generally, due proof is a certified copy of the death certificate or a certified copy of the decree of a court of competent jurisdiction as to the finding of death), a death benefit will be paid in accordance with your instructions, subject to distribution rules and termination of contract provisions discussed in the contract and elsewhere in this prospectus. The death benefit choices we offer are: (1) the Basic Death Benefit; and (2) the Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit. 33 We automatically provide the Basic Death Benefit to you. The Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit is available to you for an additional charge. The death benefit varies based on: (1) the Annuitant's age on the date the contract is issued; (2) the Annuitant's age on the date of his or her death; (3) the number of contract years that elapse from the date the contract is issued until the date of the Annuitant's death; and (4) whether any premium taxes are due at the time the death benefit is paid. Basic Death Benefit For contracts issued on or after the later of May 15, 2001, or the date on which state insurance authorities approve applicable contract modifications, the Basic Death Benefit will be as follows: If the Annuitant is age 80 or younger on the date the contract is issued and he or she dies before his or her first contract anniversary, the Basic Death Benefit will be equal to the greater of: (1) the Contract Value as of the date we receive due proof of death; and (2) premium payments received, reduced for an adjustment due to any partial surrenders (including any surrender charges and any premium taxes assessed). If the Annuitant is age 80 or younger on the date the contract is issued and he or she dies after his or her first contract anniversary, the death benefit will be equal to the greatest of: (1) the greatest sum of (a) and (b), where: (a) is the Contract Value on any contract anniversary occurring prior to the Annuitant's 80th birthday; and (b) is premium payments received after such contract anniversary. The sum of (a) and (b) above is reduced for an adjustment due to any partial surrenders (including any surrender charges and premium taxes assessed) taken since the applicable contract anniversary. (2) the Contract Value as of the date we receive due proof of death; and (3) premium payments received, reduced for an adjustment due to any partial surrenders (including any surrender charges and premium taxes assessed). If the Annuitant is age 81 or older on the date the contract is issued, the death benefit will be equal to the Contract Value as of the date we receive due proof of death. We will adjust the death benefit for partial surrenders (including any surrender charges and premium taxes assessed) in the same proportion as the percentage that the partial surrender (including any surrender charges and premium taxes assessed) reduces the Contract Value. Please refer to Appendix A in this prospectus for an example of the Basic Death Benefit calculation. For contracts issued prior to May 15, 2001, or prior to the date on which state insurance authorities approve applicable contract modifications, the Basic Death Benefit will be as follows: The death benefit equals the sum of (a) and (b) where: (a) the Contract Value as of the date we receive due proof of death; and (b) is the excess, if any, of the unadjusted death benefit as of the date of the Annuitant's death over the Contract Value as of the date of the Annuitant's death, with interest credited on that excess from the date of the Annuitant's death to the date of distribution. The rate credited may depend on applicable law or regulation. Otherwise, we will set it. The unadjusted death benefit varies based on the Annuitant's age at the time we issued the contract and on the Annuitant's age at the time of death. If the Annuitant is age 80 or younger on the date the contract is issued and he or she dies before his or her first contract anniversary, the unadjusted death benefit will be equal to the greater of: (1) the Contract Value as of the date of death; and (2) premium payments received, reduced for an adjustment due to any partial surrenders (including any surrender charges and premium taxes assessed). If the Annuitant is age 80 or younger on the date the contract is issued and he or she dies after his or her first contract anniversary, the unadjusted death benefit will be equal to the greatest of: (1) the greatest sum of (a) and (b), where: 34 (a) is the Contract Value on any contract anniversary occurring prior to the Annuitant's 80th birthday; and (b) is premium payments received after such contract anniversary. The sum of (a) and (b) above is reduced for an adjustment for any partial surrenders (including any surrender charges and premium taxes assessed) taken since the applicable contract anniversary. (2) the Contract Value as of the date of death; and (3) premium payments received, reduced for an adjustment due to any partial surrenders (including any surrender charges and premium taxes assessed). If the Annuitant is age 81 or older on the date the contract is issued, the unadjusted death benefit will be equal to the Contract Value as of the date of death. We will adjust the death benefit for partial surrenders in (including any surrender charges and premium taxes assessed) the same proportion as the percentage that the partial surrender (including any surrender charges and premium taxes assessed) reduces the Contract Value. Please refer to Appendix A in this prospectus for an example of the Basic Death Benefit calculation. Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit The Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit is available to contracts with Annuitants age 75 or younger at the time the contract is issued. If the owner elects the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit at the time of application, upon the death of the Annuitant, we will pay to the designated beneficiary, the greater of: (1) the Basic Death Benefit; and (2) the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit. The Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit may also be referenced in our marketing materials as the "Six Percent EstateProtector/SM/." If the Annuitant dies on the first Valuation Day, the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit will be equal to the premium payments received. If the Annuitant dies after the first Valuation Day, then at the end of each Valuation Period until the contract anniversary on which the Annuitant attains age 80, the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit equals the lesser of (a) and (b), where: (a) is the total of all premium payments we receive, multiplied by two, adjusted for any partial surrenders taken prior to or during that Valuation Period; and (b) is the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit of the preceding Valuation Period, with assets in the Subaccounts increased by an effective annual rate of 6% (an "increase factor"); this does not include assets allocated to the Subaccount investing in the available Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust -- Government Money Market Fund, plus any additional premium payments we received during the current Valuation Period, adjusted for any partial surrenders taken during the current Valuation period. We will adjust the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit for partial surrenders proportionally by the same percentage that the partial surrender (including any applicable surrender charges and premium taxes assessed) reduces the Contract Value. For assets in the Subaccount investing in the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust -- Government Money Market Fund, the increase factor is equal to the lesser of: (1) the net investment factor of the Subaccount for Valuation Period, minus one; and (2) a factor for the Valuation Period equivalent to an effective annual rate of 6%. For assets allocated to the Guarantee Account, the increase factor is equal to the lesser of: (1) the factor for the Valuation Period equivalent to the credited rate(s) applicable to such allocations; and (2) a factor for the Valuation Period equivalent to an effective annual rate of 6%. After the Annuitant attains age 80, the increase factor will be zero (0). The Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit is effective on the Contract Date (unless another effective date is shown on the contract data page) and will remain in effect while the contract is in force and before income payments begin, or until the contract anniversary following the date we receive your written request to terminate the benefit. If we receive your request to terminate the benefit within 30 days following any contract anniversary, we will terminate the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit as of that contract anniversary. We charge you for the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit. We deduct this charge against the Contract Value at each contract anniversary after the first and at the time you fully surrender the contract. At full surrender, we will charge you a pro-rata portion of the annual charge. Currently, this charge is equal to an annual rate of 0.25% of your prior contract year's average Guaranteed 35 Minimum Death Benefit. We guarantee that this charge will not exceed an annual rate of 0.35% of your prior contract year's average Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit. The rate charged to your contract will be fixed at the time your contract is issued. See the "Charge for the Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit" provision of this prospectus. The Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit option may not be available in all states or markets. Please refer to Appendix A for an example of the Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit calculation. When We Calculate the Death Benefit We will calculate the Basic Death Benefit and the Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit on the date we receive due proof of death at our Home Office. Until we receive complete written instructions satisfactory to us from the beneficiary, the assets will remain allocated to the Separate Account and/or the Guarantee Account, according to your last instructions. This means that the calculated death benefit will fluctuate with the performance of the Subaccounts in which you are invested. Death of an Owner or Joint Owner Before the Maturity Date In certain circumstances, federal tax law requires that distributions be made under this contract upon the first death of: . an owner or joint owner (or the Annuitant if any owner is a non-natural entity); or . the Annuitant. The discussion below describes the methods available for distributing the value of the contract upon death. At the death of any owner (or Annuitant, if the owner is a non-natural entity), the person or entity first listed below who is alive or in existence on the date of that death will become the designated beneficiary: (1) owner or joint owner; (2) primary beneficiary; (3) contingent beneficiary; or (4) owner's estate. We then will treat the designated beneficiary as the sole owner of the contract. If there is more than one designated beneficiary, we will treat each one separately in applying the tax law's rules described below. Distribution Rules: Distributions required by federal tax law differ depending on whether the designated beneficiary is the spouse of the deceased owner (or the spouse of the deceased Annuitant, if the contract is owned by a non-natural entity). . Spouses -- If the designated beneficiary is the spouse of the deceased, the spouse may continue the contract as the new owner. If the deceased was the Annuitant, and there was no surviving contingent Annuitant, the spouse will automatically become the new Annuitant. At the death of the spouse, this provision may not be used again, even if the spouse remarries. In such case, the entire interest in the contract will be paid within 5 years of such spouse's death to the beneficiary named by the spouse. If no beneficiary is named, such payment will be made to the spouse's estate. The amount payable will be equal to the death benefit on the date we receive due proof of the Annuitant's death. Any increase in the Contract Value will be allocated to the Subaccounts and/or the Guarantee Account using the premium allocation in effect at that time. Any death benefit payable subsequently (at the death of the new Annuitant) will be calculated as if the spouse had purchased a contract for the new Contract Value on the date we received due proof of death. Any death benefit will be based on the new Annuitant's age as of the date we receive due proof of death of the original owner, rather than the age of the previously deceased Annuitant. All other provisions will continue as if the spouse had purchased the contract on the original Contract Date. . Non-Spouses -- If the designated beneficiary is not the spouse of the deceased person, this contract cannot be continued in force indefinitely. Instead, upon the death of any owner (or Annuitant, if the owner is a non-natural entity), payments must be made to (or for the benefit of) the designated beneficiary under one of the following payment choices: (1) receive the Surrender Value in one lump sum payment upon receipt of due proof of death (see the "Requesting Payments" provision of this prospectus); (2) receive the Surrender Value at any time during the five year period following the date of death. At the end of the five year period, we will pay in a lump sum payment any Surrender Value still remaining; (3) apply the Surrender Value to provide a monthly income benefit under Optional Payment Plan 1 or 2. The first monthly income benefit payment must be made no later than one year after the date of 36 death. Also, the monthly income benefit payment period must be either the lifetime of the designated beneficiary or a period not exceeding the designated beneficiary's life expectancy; or. (4) elect a "stretch" payment choice, as described in the "Stretch Payment Choices" provision below. If your contract is a Qualified Contract, not all elections will satisfy required minimum distribution rules. Note that effective for owners who die on or after January 1, 2020, subject to certain exceptions, most non-spouse designated beneficiaries must now complete death benefit distributions within ten years of the owner's death in order to satisfy required minimum distribution rules. Consult a tax adviser before making an election. Stretch Payment Choices The following payment choice is available to designated beneficiaries of Non-Qualified Contracts: A designated beneficiary of a Non-Qualified Contract may apply the death proceeds of the contract to provide for an annual payment equal to the Minimum Annual Income, described below, for the life expectancy of the designated beneficiary. The first income payment must be made no later than 350 days after the original owner's date of death. The income payment period must be a period not exceeding the designated beneficiary's life expectancy. Payments will continue annually on the distribution date until the death of the designated beneficiary or the Contract Value is reduced to $0. Upon death of the designated beneficiary, the person or entity named by the designated beneficiary or, if no one is named, the designated beneficiary's estate may receive the remaining Contract Value. The recipient may take the Contract Value as a lump sum or continue to receive the annual payment on the distribution date equal to the Minimum Annual Income, or until the Contract Value is reduced to $0. The Minimum Annual Income is the amount withdrawn each year to satisfy Section 72(s)(2)(B) of the Code. The Minimum Annual Income will be re-determined each year for the designated beneficiary's life expectancy using the Single Life Table in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 A-1 of the Income Tax Regulations, as amended. After death, the Minimum Annual Income is calculated using the designated beneficiary's remaining life expectancy. We may offer alternative calculations of Minimum Annual Income based on amortization or annuitization calculations methods described in guidance published by the Internal Revenue Service. Special rules for this payment choice only: . This payment choice cannot be selected if the Minimum Annual Income would be less than $100. . The designated beneficiary must elect a distribution date on which payments will be made. The first distribution date must be no later than 350 days after the owner's date of death. . Amounts paid to satisfy the Minimum Annual Income will not be subject to surrender charges. Surrender charges will apply to amounts withdrawn above the Minimum Annual Income. . Optional death benefit riders are not available with this payment choice. . Additional premium payments may not be added with this payment choice. Under this payment choice, the contract will terminate upon payment of the entire Contract Value. The following payment choice is available to designated beneficiaries of Qualified Contracts or any beneficiary receiving death proceeds from any other individual retirement plan: An inherited owner may apply death proceeds to provide for an annual payment equal to the Minimum Annual Income, described below. For purposes of this provision, an inherited owner is any designated beneficiary receiving death proceeds from a Qualified Contract or any beneficiary receiving death proceeds from any other individual retirement plan. A surviving spouse may elect to be treated as an inherited owner in lieu of exercising spousal continuation. The inherited owner will be named the Annuitant at election of the payment choice. Payments under this payment choice will continue annually on the distribution date selected by the inherited owner, subject to the special rules stated below, until the death of the inherited owner or the Contract Value is reduced to $0. Upon death of the inherited owner, the person or entity named by the inherited owner or, if no one is named, the inherited owner's estate may receive the remaining Contract Value. The recipient may take the Contract Value as a lump sum or continue to receive the annual payment on the distribution date equal to the Minimum Annual Income until the Contract Value is reduced to $0. The Minimum Annual Income is the amount withdrawn each year to satisfy Section 408(b)(3) of the Code. The Minimum Annual Income will be based on the applicable distribution period for required minimum distributions after death, as provided in Section 1.401(a)(9)-5 A-5 of the Income Tax Regulations. 37 Special rules for this payment choice only: . This payment choice cannot be selected if the Minimum Annual Income would be less than $100. . The inherited owner must elect a distribution date on which payments will be made. If the inherited owner is the surviving spouse of the original IRA owner within the meaning of Section 401(a)(9)(B)(iv) of the Code, then the first distribution date elected must be the later of either: (i) December 15th of the year in which the deceased would have been age 70 1/2 or (ii) December 15th of the year following the original IRA owner's death. If the inherited owner is not the surviving spouse of the original IRA owner, then the first distribution date elected must be within 350 days from the date of death. If the surviving spouse dies before the first distribution date, the first distribution date under this rider will be determined by treating death of the surviving spouse as death of the original IRA owner and the surviving spouse's designated beneficiary as the inherited owner. . Amounts paid to satisfy the Minimum Annual Income will not be subject to surrender charges. Surrender charges will apply to amounts withdrawn above the Minimum Annual Income. . Optional death benefit riders are not available with this payment choice. . Additional premium payments may not be added with this payment choice This payment choice will not satisfy required minimum distribution rules for designated beneficiaries other than "eligible designated beneficiaries" as defined in Section 401(a)(9)(H) of the Code. Consult a tax adviser before making this payment choice. Under this payment choice, the contract will terminate upon payment of the entire Contract Value. If no choice is made by the designated beneficiary within 30 days following receipt of due proof of death, we will pay the Surrender Value within 5 years of the date of death. Due proof of death must be provided within 90 days of the date of death. We will not accept any premium payments after the non-spouse's death. If the designated beneficiary dies before we distributed the entire Surrender Value, we will pay in a lump sum payment of any Surrender Value still remaining to the person named by the designated beneficiary. If no person is so named, we will pay the designated beneficiary's estate. Under payment choices 1 or 2, the contract will terminate upon payment of the entire Surrender Value. Under payment choice 3, this contract will terminate when we apply the Surrender Value to provide a monthly income benefit. Spendthrift Provision. An owner may, by providing written notice to our Home Office in a manner acceptable to the Company, choose the method of payment of death proceeds under the contract by selecting any payment choice, including any Optional Payment Plan, that a designated beneficiary may have chosen. A designated beneficiary (other than the surviving spouse) cannot change the payment choice that the owner has selected. The owner may also specify at the time of electing an income payment option that any payments remaining to be made at the owner's death cannot be commuted or assigned. While living, the owner may revoke any such limitations on the rights of the designated beneficiary by providing written notice of such revocation to our Home Office in a manner acceptable to the Company. If the payment choice selected by the owner does not apply to a designated beneficiary, the limitations imposed by this paragraph shall not apply to such designated beneficiary. For example, a payment choice based on an individual's life does not apply to the owner's estate and the estate would be free to make its own payment choice as designated beneficiary after the owner's death. Amount of the proceeds: The amount of proceeds we will pay will, in part, vary based on the person who dies, as shown below: Amount of Person who died Proceeds Paid -------------------------------------------- Owner or Joint Owner Surrender Value (who is not the Annuitant) -------------------------------------------- Owner or Joint Owner Death Benefit (who is the Annuitant) -------------------------------------------- Annuitant Death Benefit -------------------------------------------- Upon receipt of due proof of death, the designated beneficiary will instruct us how to treat the proceeds subject to the distribution rules discussed above. Death of an Owner, Joint Owner, or Annuitant On or After the Maturity Date On or after the Maturity Date, if an owner, joint owner, Annuitant or designated beneficiary dies while the contract is in force, payments that are already being made under the contract will be made at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution in effect at the time of death, notwithstanding any other provision in the contract. INCOME PAYMENTS The Maturity Date is the date income payments begin under the contract, provided the Annuitant is still living on that date. The 38 Maturity Date must be a date at least thirteen months from the date the contract is issued. The owner selects the contract's initial Maturity Date at issue. Thereafter, until income payments begin, the owner may elect to extend the Maturity Date in one-year increments, so long as the new Maturity Date is not a date beyond the latest permitted Maturity Date. The latest Maturity Date we currently permit may not be a date beyond the younger Annuitant's 90th birthday, unless we consent to a later date. We reserve the right to discontinue to allow the deferral of the Maturity Date at any time and without prior notice. Any consent for a new Maturity Date will be provided on a non-discriminatory basis. An owner may request to change the Maturity Date by sending written notice to our Home Office prior to the Maturity Date then in effect. If you change the Maturity Date, the Maturity Date will mean the new Maturity Date selected, provided such Maturity Date is not a date beyond the latest permitted Maturity Date. If income payments have not commenced upon reaching the latest permitted Maturity Date, we will begin making payments to the named payee. Income payments will be made in the form of a Life Income with a 10 Year Period Certain. A Maturity Date that occurs or is scheduled to occur at an advanced age (e.g., past age 85) may, in certain circumstances, have adverse income tax consequences. See the "Tax Matters" provision of this prospectus. Contracts issued to qualified retirement plans provide for income payments to start on the date and under the option specified by the plan. We will pay a monthly income benefit to the owner beginning on the Maturity Date provided the Annuitant is still living. We will pay the monthly income benefit in the form of Life Income with 10 Years Certain plan with variable payments, using the gender (where appropriate) and settlement age of the Annuitant instead of the payee, unless you make another election as described below. Payments made pursuant to one of these plans are not redeemable. As described in your contract, the settlement age may be less than the Annuitant's age. This means payments may be lower than they would have been without the adjustment. You may also choose to receive Surrender Value of your contract on the date immediately preceding the Maturity Date in a lump sum, in which case we will cancel the contract. See the "Requesting Payments" provision of this prospectus. Payments will continue for the life of the Annuitant under the Life Income with 10 Years Certain plan, if he or she lives longer than 10 years. If the Annuitant dies before the end of 10 years, we will discount the remaining payments for the 10 year period at the same rate used to calculate the monthly income payment. If the remaining payments are variable income payments, we will assume the amount of each payment that we discount equals the payment amount on the date we receive due proof of death. We will pay this discounted amount in a lump sum. The contract provides optional forms of annuity payments ("Optional Payment Plans"), each of which is payable on a fixed basis. Optional Payment Plan 1 and Optional Payment Plan 5 also are available on a variable basis. If you elect fixed income payments, the guaranteed amount payable will earn interest at a minimum rate of 3% compounded yearly. We may increase the interest rate which will increase the amount we pay to you or the payee. If you elect variable income payments, the dollar amount of the first variable income payment will depend on the annuity purchase rates described in your contract for the Optional Payment Plan you choose. These rates vary based on the Annuitant's settlement age and if applicable, gender, upon the settlement age and gender of a second person you designate (if applicable). Under such tables, the longer the life expectancy of the Annuitant or the longer the period for which we guarantee to make payments under the option, the smaller the amount the first variable income payment will be. After your first income payment, the dollar amount of your income payments will vary based on the investment performance of the Subaccount(s) in which you invest and the contract's assumed interest rate. The assumed interest rate is an assumption we make regarding the investment performance of the Portfolios you select. This rate is simply the total return, after expenses, you need to keep your variable income payments level. We assume an effective annual rate of 3%. This means that if the annualized investment performance, after expenses, of your Subaccounts, measured between the day that the last payment was made and the day on which we are calculating the new payment, is less than 3%, then the dollar amount of your variable income payment will decrease. Conversely, if the annualized investment performance, after expenses, of your Subaccounts, measured between the day that the last payment was made and the day on which we are calculating the new payment, is greater than 3%, then the dollar amount of your income payment will increase. We will make income payments monthly unless you elect to receive payments quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. Under the monthly income benefit and all of the Optional Payment Plans, if any payment made more frequently than annually would be or becomes less than $100, we reserve the right to reduce the frequency of payments to an interval that would result in each payment being at least $100. If the annual payment payable at maturity is less than $20, we will pay the Surrender Value in a lump sum. See the "Requesting Payments" provision of this prospectus. Upon making such a payment, we will have no future obligation under the contract. 39 The amount of your income payments will depend on four things: . your Surrender Value on the Valuation Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date; . the settlement age on the Maturity Date, and if applicable, the gender of the Annuitant; . the specific payment plan you choose; and . if you elect variable income payments, the investment performance of the Portfolios selected. As provided in your contract, we may adjust the age used to determine income payments, and we may deduct premium taxes from your payments. Optional Payment Plans The following Optional Payment Plans are available under the contract: Optional Payment Plan 1 -- Life Income with Period Certain. This option guarantees periodic monthly payments for the lifetime of the payee with a minimum number of years of payments. If the payee lives longer than the minimum period, payments will continue for his or her life. The minimum period can be 10, 15, or 20 years. The payee selects the designated period. If the payee dies during the minimum period, we will discount the amount of the remaining guaranteed payments at the same rate used in calculating income payments. We will pay the discounted amount in a lump sum to the payee's estate, unless otherwise provided. Optional Payment Plan 2 -- Income for a Fixed Period. This option provides for periodic payments to be made for a fixed period not longer than 30 years. Payments can be made annually, semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly. If the payee dies, we will discount the amount of the remaining guaranteed payments to the date of the payee's death at the same rate used in calculating income payments. We will pay the discounted amount in a lump sum to the payee's estate, unless otherwise provided. Optional Payment Plan 3 -- Income of a Definite Amount. This option provides periodic payments of a definite amount to be paid. Payments can be made annually, semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly. The amount paid each year must be at least $120 for each $1,000 of proceeds. Payments will continue until the proceeds are exhausted. The last payment will equal the amount of any unpaid proceeds. If the payee dies, we will pay the amount of the remaining proceeds with earned interest in a lump sum to the payee's estate, unless otherwise provided. Optional Payment Plan 4 -- Interest Income. This option provides for periodic payments of interest earned from the proceeds left with us. Payments can be made annually, semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly. If the payee dies, we will pay the amount of remaining proceeds and any earned but unpaid interest, in a lump sum to the payee's estate, unless otherwise provided. This plan is not available to contracts issued as Qualified Contracts. Optional Payment Plan 5 -- Joint Life and Survivor Income. This option provides for us to make monthly payments to two payees for a guaranteed minimum of 10 years. Each payee must be at least 35 years old when payments begin. Payments will continue as long as either payee is living. If both payees die before the end of the minimum period, we will discount the amount of the remaining payments for the 10 year period at the same rate used in calculating income payments. We will pay the discounted amount in a lump sum to the survivor's estate, unless otherwise provided. If the payee is not a natural person, our consent must be obtained before selecting an Optional Payment Plan. Fixed income payments, if selected, will begin on the date we receive due proof of the Annuitant's death, or on the Maturity Date. Variable income payments will begin within seven days after the date payments would begin under the corresponding fixed option. Payments under Optional Payment Plan 4 (Interest Income) will begin at the end of the first interest period after the date proceeds are otherwise payable. All payments under Option Payment Plan 2 (Income for a Fixed Period), Optional Payment Plan 3 (Income of a Definite Amount) and Optional Payment Plan 4 (Interest Income) may be redeemed by the payee upon written request to our Home Office. Payments made under Optional Payment Plan 1 (Life Income with Period Certain) and Optional Payment Plan 5 (Joint Life and Survivor Income) are not redeemable. If payments under Optional Payment Plans 2, 3 or 4 are variable income payments, and a request for redemption is received in good order, the payment will be made within seven days in accordance with the "Surrenders and Partial Surrenders" provision. If payments under Optional Payment Plan 2, Optional Payment Plan 3 or Optional Payment 4 are fixed income payments, and a request for redemption is received in good order, the payment will generally be made within seven days, however, some states require us to reserve the right to defer payments from the Guarantee Account for up to six months from the date we receive the request for payment. If your contract is a Qualified Contract, Optional Payment Plans 2 and 3 may not satisfy minimum required distribution rules. Optional Payment Plan 4 is not available to contracts issued as 40 Qualified Contracts. Optional Payment Plan 5 may not satisfy required distribution rules for all designated beneficiaries. Consult a tax adviser before electing one of these options. Variable Income Payments The monthly amount of your first variable income payment will equal your Contract Value as of the Maturity Date, less any premium taxes, multiplied by the monthly payment rate for the payment plan you choose (at an assumed interest rate of 3%), divided by 1,000. We determine subsequent payments based on Annuity Units. On the Maturity Date, we determine the number of Annuity Units for each Subaccount. This number will not change unless you make a transfer. On the Maturity Date, the number of Annuity Units for a Subaccount is the portion of the first payment from that Subaccount divided by the Annuity Unit value for that Subaccount on the day the first payment is due. Each subsequent variable income payment will equal the sum of payments for each Subaccount. The payment for a Subaccount is the number of Annuity Units for that Subaccount multiplied by the Annuity Unit value for that Subaccount seven days before the monthly anniversary of the Maturity Date. Following the Maturity Date, the Annuity Unit value of each Subaccount for any Valuation Period will equal the Annuity Unit value for the preceding Valuation Period multiplied by the product of (a) and (b), where: (a) is the net investment factor for the Valuation Period for which we are calculating the Annuity Unit value; and (b) is an assumed interest rate factor equal to .99991902 raised to a power equal to the number of days in the Valuation Period. The assumed interest rate factor in (b) above is the daily equivalent of dividing by one plus the assumed investment interest rate of 3%. We may offer a plan that has a different assumed investment interest rate. If we do, the assumed interest rate factor we use in (b) above would change. Transfers After the Maturity Date If we are making variable income payments, the payee may change the Subaccounts from which we are making the payments three times each calendar year. The transfer will be effective as of the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive written request at our Home Office. We reserve the right to limit the number of transfers, if necessary, for the contract to continue to be treated as an annuity under the Code. We also reserve the right to refuse to execute any transfer if any of the Subaccounts that would be affected by the transfer is unable to purchase or redeem shares of the Portfolio in which the Subaccount invests or if the transfer would adversely affect Annuity Unit values. If the number of Annuity Units remaining in a Subaccount after a transfer is less than 1, we will transfer the remaining balance in addition to the amount requested for the transfer. We will not allow a transfer into any Subaccount unless the number of Annuity Units of that Subaccount after the transfer is at least 1. The amount of the income payments as of the date of the transfer will not be affected by the transfer. We will not charge for transfers made after the Maturity Date. We do not permit transfers between the Subaccounts and the Guarantee Account after the Maturity Date. We also do not permit transfers in the Guarantee Account from one interest rate guarantee period to another interest rate guarantee period. TAX MATTERS Introduction This part of the prospectus discusses the federal income tax treatment of the contract. The federal income tax treatment of the contract is complex and sometimes uncertain. The federal income tax rules may vary with your particular circumstances. This discussion is general in nature and is not intended as tax advice. It does not address all of the federal income tax rules that may affect you and your contract. This discussion also does not address other federal tax consequences, or state or local tax consequences, associated with a contract. As a result, you should always consult a tax adviser about the application of tax rules to your individual situation. Taxation of Non-Qualified Contracts This part of the discussion describes some of the federal income tax rules applicable to Non-Qualified Contracts. A Non-Qualified Contract is a contract not issued in connection with a qualified retirement plan receiving special tax treatment under the Code, such as an individual retirement annuity or a Section 401(k) plan. Tax deferral on earnings. The federal income tax law generally does not tax any increase in an owner's Contract Value until there is a distribution from the contract. However, certain requirements must be satisfied in order for this general rule to apply, including: . an individual must own the contract (or the tax law must treat the contract as owned by an individual); . the investments of the Separate Account must be "adequately diversified" in accordance with Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") regulations; 41 . the owner's right to choose particular investments for a contract must be limited; and . the contract's Maturity Date must not occur near the end of the Annuitant's life expectancy. Contracts not owned by an individual -- no tax deferral and loss of interest deduction. As a general rule, the Code does not treat a contract that is owned by an entity (rather than an individual) as an annuity contract for federal income tax purposes. The entity owning the contract generally pays tax each year on the annual increase in Contract Value. Contracts issued to a corporation or a trust are examples of contracts where the owner is taxed on the contract's earnings. There are several exceptions to this rule. For example, the Code treats a contract as owned by an individual if the nominal owner is a trust or other entity that holds the contract as an agent for an individual. However, this non-qualified exception does not apply in the case of any employer that owns a contract to provide deferred compensation for its employees. In the case of a contract issued after June 8, 1997 to a taxpayer that is not an individual, or a contract held for the benefit of an entity, the entity will lose its deduction for a portion of its otherwise deductible interest expenses. This disallowance does not apply if the nonnatural owner pays tax on the annual increase in the Contract Value. Entities that are considering purchasing the contract, or entities that will benefit from someone else's ownership of a contract, should consult a tax adviser. Investments in the Separate Account must be diversified. For a contract to be treated as an annuity contract for federal income tax purposes, the investments of the Separate Account must be "adequately diversified." The IRS has issued regulations that prescribe standards for determining whether the investments of the Separate Account, including the assets of each Portfolio in which the Separate Account invests, are adequately diversified. If the Separate Account fails to comply with these diversification standards, the owner could be required to pay tax for the year of such failure and each subsequent year on the untaxed income accumulated in the contract. Although we do not control the investments of all of the Funds, we expect that the Funds will comply with the IRS regulations so that the Separate Account will be considered "adequately diversified." Restrictions on the extent to which an owner can direct the investment of assets. In some circumstances, owners of variable contracts who possess excessive control over the investment of the underlying separate account assets may be treated as the owners of those assets and may be subject to tax currently on income and gains produced by those assets. Although published guidance in this area does not address certain aspects of the contract, we believe that the owner of a contract should not be treated as the owner of the Separate Account assets. We reserve the right to modify the contract to bring it into conformity with applicable standards should such modification be necessary to prevent an owner of the contract from being treated as the owner of the underlying Separate Account assets. However, there is no assurance such efforts would be successful. Age at which income payments must begin. Federal income tax rules do not expressly identify a particular age by which income payments must begin. However, those rules do require that an annuity contract provide for amortization, through income payments of the contract's premiums paid and earnings. We believe that these rules are satisfied by providing guaranteed annuity purchase rates in the contract that the owner may exercise at any time after the first policy year. If income payments begin or are scheduled to begin at a date that the IRS determines does not satisfy these rules, interest and gains under the contract could be taxable each year as they accrue. No guarantees regarding tax treatment. We make no guarantees regarding the tax treatment of any contract or of any transaction involving a contract. However, the remainder of this discussion assumes that your contract will be treated as an annuity contract for federal income tax purposes and that the tax law will not impose tax on any increase in your Contract Value until there is a distribution from your contract. Partial and total surrenders. A partial surrender occurs when you receive less than the total amount of the contract's Surrender Value. In the case of a partial surrender, you will pay tax on the amount you receive to the extent your Contract Value before the partial surrender exceeds your "investment in the contract." (This term is explained below.) This income (and all other income from your contract) is ordinary income. The Code imposes a higher rate of tax on ordinary income than it does on capital gains. A surrender occurs when you receive the total amount of the contract's Surrender Value. In the case of a surrender, you will generally pay tax on the amount you receive to the extent it exceeds your "investment in the contract." Your "investment in the contract" generally equals the total of your premium payments under the contract, reduced by any amounts you previously received from the contract that you did not include in your income. Your contract imposes charges relating to the death benefit, including any death benefit provided under an optional rider. It is possible that all or a portion of these charges could be treated as partial surrenders from the contract. 42 In the case of Systematic Withdrawals, the amount of each Systematic Withdrawal should be considered a distribution and taxed in the same manner as a partial surrender from the contract. Assignments and pledges. The Code treats any assignment or pledge of (or agreement to assign or pledge) any portion of your Contract Value as a partial surrender of such amount or portion. Gifting a contract. If you transfer ownership of your contract -- without receiving full and adequate consideration -- to a person other than your spouse (or to your former spouse incident to divorce), you will pay tax on your Contract Value to the extent it exceeds your "investment in the contract." In such a case, the new owner's "investment in the contract" will be increased to reflect the amount included in your income. Taxation of income payments. The Code imposes tax on a portion of each income payment (at ordinary income tax rates) and treats a portion as a nontaxable return of your "investment in the contract." We will notify you annually of the taxable amount of your income payment. Pursuant to the Code, you will pay tax on the full amount of your income payments once you have recovered the total amount of the "investment in the contract." If income payments cease because of the death of the Annuitant(s) and before the total amount of the "investment in the contract" has been recovered, the unrecovered amount generally will be deductible. If proceeds are left with us (Optional Payment Plan 4), they are taxed in the same manner as a surrender. The owner must pay tax currently on the interest credited on these proceeds. This treatment could also apply to Optional Payment Plan 3 depending on the relationship of the amount of the periodic payments to the period over which they are paid. Taxation of the death benefit. We may distribute amounts from your contract because of the death of an owner, a joint owner, or an Annuitant. The tax treatment of these amounts depends on whether the owner, joint owner, or Annuitant dies before or after the Maturity Date. Taxation of Death Benefit if Paid Before the Maturity Date: . the death benefit is taxed to the designated beneficiary in the same manner as an income payment would have been taxed to the owner if received under an Optional Payment Plan; . if not received under an Optional Payment Plan, the death benefit is taxed to the designated beneficiary in the same manner as a surrender or a partial surrender would have been taxed to the owner, depending on the manner in which the death benefit is paid. Taxation of Death Benefit if Paid After the Maturity Date: . The death benefit is includible in income to the extent it exceeds the unrecovered "investment in the contract." Penalty taxes payable on surrenders, partial surrenders or income payments. The Code may impose a penalty tax equal to 10% of the amount of any payment from your contract that is included in your gross income. The Code does not impose the 10% penalty tax if one of several exceptions applies. These exceptions include partial and total surrenders or income payments that: . you receive on or after you reach age 59 1/2; . you receive because you became disabled (as defined in the tax law); . are received on or after the death of an owner; or . you receive as a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for the life (or life expectancy) of the taxpayer. Systematic Withdrawals may qualify for this last exception if structured in accordance with IRS guidelines. If they do, any modification of the Systematic Withdrawals, including additional partial surrenders apart from the Systematic Withdrawals, could result in certain adverse tax consequences. In addition, premium payments or a transfer between the Subaccounts may result in payments not qualifying for this exception. Other exceptions may be applicable under certain circumstances and special rules may be applicable in connection with the exceptions enumerated above. You should consult a tax adviser with regard to exceptions from the penalty tax. Medicare Tax. Distributions from Non-Qualified Contracts will be considered "investment income" for purposes of the Medicare tax on investment income. Thus, in certain circumstances, a 3.8% tax may be applied to some or all of the taxable portion of distributions (e.g. earnings) to individuals whose income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Please consult a tax adviser for more information. Special rules if you own more than one contract. In certain circumstances, you may have to combine some or all of the Non-Qualified Contracts you own in order to determine the amount of an income payment, a total surrender, or a partial surrender that you must include in income. For example: . if you purchase a contract described by this prospectus and also purchase at approximately the same time an immediate annuity, the IRS may treat the two contracts as one contract; 43 . if you purchase two or more deferred annuity contracts from the same life insurance company (or its affiliates) during any calendar year, the Code treats all such contracts as one contract for certain purposes. The effects of such aggregation are not clear. However, it could affect: . the amount of a surrender, a partial surrender or an income payment that you must include in income; and . the amount that might be subject to a penalty tax. Section 1035 Exchanges Under Section 1035 of the Code, the exchange of one annuity contract for another annuity contract generally is not taxed (unless cash is distributed). To qualify as a nontaxable exchange however, certain conditions must be satisfied, e.g., the obligee(s) under the new annuity contract must be the same obligee(s) as under the original contract. We do not permit an owner to partially exchange this contract for another annuity contract. If this contract has been purchased in whole or part by exchanging part of a life insurance or annuity contract, certain subsequent transactions may cause the IRS to retrospectively treat the partial Section 1035 exchange as taxable. We intend to administer the contract without regard to the partially exchanged funding contract and disclaim any responsibility for monitoring events that could cause the IRS to examine the completed partial Section 1035 exchange. Owners contemplating any transaction, involving this contract or a partially exchanged contract funding this contract, within 180 days of a partial Section 1035 exchange are strongly advised to consult a tax adviser. Upon the death of a non-spousal joint owner, the contract provides the surviving joint owner with the option of using the proceeds of this contract to purchase a separate annuity contract with terms and values that are substantially similar to those of this contract. Exercise of this option will not qualify as a tax-free exchange under Section 1035. Beginning in 2010, the owner may exchange the contract under Section 1035 of the Code for a long-term care contract. We believe that the provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 establishing annuity to long-term care Section 1035 exchanges would permit the owner to exchange a portion of the contract to pay the annual or other periodic premium for a long-term care contract issued by us or another insurance company. The IRS has issued limited guidance on such transactions, including on the allocation of basis that would be required to effect them. It is possible that the IRS could take a narrow view of the 2006 legislation and treat under certain circumstances partial Section 1035 exchanges to pay long-term care premiums as taxable withdrawals from the contract. Currently, we do not permit an owner to partially exchange this contract to purchase a long-term care contract or pay long-term care premiums. If all or a portion of the contract is used to purchase long-term care insurance in a Section 1035 exchange, the amount so used representing income on the contract would not be tax-deductible as a medical expense and the amount so used representing investment in the contract may not be tax-deductible as a medical expense. Any owner contemplating the use of the contract to fund long-term care insurance or long-term care expenses should consult a tax adviser. Qualified Retirement Plans We also designed the contracts for use in connection with certain types of retirement plans that receive favorable treatment under the Code. Contracts issued to or in connection with retirement plans that receive special tax treatment are called "Qualified Contracts." We may not offer all of the types of Qualified Contracts described herein in the future. Prospective purchasers should contact our Home Office for information on the availability of Qualified Contracts at any given time. The federal income tax rules applicable to qualified retirement plans are complex and varied. As a result, this prospectus makes no attempt to provide more than general information about use of the contract with the various types of qualified retirement plans. Persons intending to use the contract in connection with a qualified retirement plan should obtain advice from a tax adviser. The contract includes attributes such as tax deferral on accumulated earnings. Qualified retirement plans provide their own tax deferral benefit. The purchase of this contract as an investment of a qualified retirement plan does not provide additional tax deferral benefits beyond those provided in the qualified retirement plan. If you are purchasing this contract as a Qualified Contract, you should consider purchasing this contract for its death benefits, income benefits and other non-tax benefits. Please consult a tax adviser for information specific to your circumstances in order to determine whether this contract is an appropriate investment for you. Types of Qualified Contracts. The types of Qualified Contracts currently being offered include: . Traditional Individual Retirement Annuities (IRAs) permit individuals to make annual contributions of up to the lesser of a specified dollar amount for the year or the amount of compensation includible in the individual's gross income for the year. Certain employers may establish Simplified Employee Pensions (SEPs), which have higher contribution limits, on behalf of their 44 employees. The Internal Revenue Service has not reviewed the contract for qualification as an IRA, and has not addressed in a ruling of general applicability whether death benefits such as those in the contract comport with IRA qualification requirements. . Roth IRAs permit certain eligible individuals to make non-deductible contributions to a Roth IRA. Distributions from a Roth IRA generally are not taxed, except that, once aggregate distributions exceed contributions to the Roth IRA, income tax and a 10% IRS penalty tax may apply to distributions made: (1) before age 59 1/2 (subject to certain exceptions); or (2) during the five taxable years starting with the year in which the first contribution is made to any Roth IRA. A 10% penalty may apply to amounts attributable to a conversion from an IRA if they are distributed during the five taxable years beginning with the year in which the conversion was made. . Traditional individual retirement accounts and Roth individual retirement accounts have the same contribution limits and tax treatment of distributions as the corresponding type of individual retirement annuity, discussed above. The contract may be owned by the custodian or trustee of an individual retirement account established for the benefit of the Annuitant. Only the owner, acting through its authorized representative(s), may exercise contract rights. When held by an individual retirement account, the contract is not issued as an individual retirement annuity or administered as such by us. Annuitants must look to the custodian or trustee, as contract owner, for satisfaction of their rights to benefits under the terms of the individual retirement account. . Corporate pension and profit-sharing plans under Section 401(a) of the Code allow corporate employers to establish various types of retirement plans for employees, and self-employed individuals to establish qualified plans ("H.R. 10 or Keough plans") for themselves and their employees. . 403(b) Plans allow employees of certain tax-exempt organizations and public schools to exclude from their gross income the premium payments made, within certain limits, to a contract that will provide an annuity for the employee's retirement. Distributions of: (1) salary reduction contributions made in years beginning after December 31, 1988; (2) earnings on those contributions; and (3) earnings on amounts held as of the last year beginning before January 1, 1989, are not allowed prior to age 59 1/2, severance from employment, death or disability. Salary reduction contributions (but not earnings) may also be distributed upon hardship, but would generally be subject to a 10% IRS penalty tax. For contracts issued after 2008, amounts attributable to nonelective contributions may be subject to distribution restrictions specified in the employer's 403(b) Plan. Under recent IRS regulations we are obligated to share information concerning certain contract transactions with the employer sponsoring the 403(b) plan in which the owner is participating and possibly other product providers. We generally are required to confirm, with your 403(b) plan sponsor or otherwise, that these transactions comply with applicable tax requirements and to decline requests that are not in compliance. Terms of qualified retirement plans and Qualified Contracts. The terms of a qualified retirement plan may affect your rights under a Qualified Contract. When issued in connection with a qualified retirement plan, we will amend a contract as generally necessary to conform to the requirements of the type of plan. However, the rights of any person to any benefits under qualified retirement plans may be subject to the terms and conditions of the plans themselves, regardless of the terms and conditions of the contract. In addition, we are not bound by the terms and conditions of qualified retirement plans to the extent such terms and conditions contradict the contract, unless we consent. Employer qualified plans. Qualified plans sponsored by an employer or employee organization are governed by the provisions of the Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended ("ERISA"). ERISA is administered primarily by the U.S. Department of Labor. The Code and ERISA include requirements that various features be contained in an employer qualified plan with respect to: participation; vesting; funding; nondiscrimination; limits on contributions and benefits; distributions; penalties; duties of fiduciaries; prohibited transactions; withholding; reporting and disclosure. In the case of certain qualified plans, if a participant is married at the time benefits become payable, unless the participant elects otherwise with written consent of the spouse, the benefits must be paid in the form of a qualified joint and survivor annuity. A qualified joint and survivor annuity is an annuity payable for the life of the participant with a survivor annuity for the life of the spouse in an amount that is not less than one-half of the amount payable to the participant during his or her lifetime. In addition, a married participant's beneficiary must be the spouse, unless the spouse consents in writing to the designation of a different beneficiary. If this contract is purchased as an investment of a qualified plan, the owner will be either an employee benefit trust or the plan sponsor. Plan participants and beneficiaries will have no 45 ownership rights in the contract. Only the owner, acting through its authorized representative(s) may exercise contract rights. Participants and beneficiaries must look to the plan fiduciaries for satisfaction of their rights to benefits under the terms of the qualified plan. Where a contract is purchased by an employer-qualified plan, we assume no responsibility regarding whether the contract's terms and benefits are consistent with the requirements of the Code and ERISA. It is the responsibility of the employer, plan trustee, plan administrator and/or other plan fiduciaries to satisfy the requirements of the Code and ERISA applicable to the qualified plan. This prospectus does not provide detailed tax or ERISA information. Various tax disadvantages, including penalties, may result from actions that conflict with requirements of the Code or ERISA, and the regulations pertaining to those laws. Federal tax laws and ERISA are continually under review by Congress. Any changes in the laws or in the regulations pertaining to the laws may affect the tax treatment of amounts contributed to employer qualified plans and the fiduciary actions required by ERISA. IRAs and Roth IRAs. The Code permits individuals to make annual contributions to IRAs of up to the lesser of a specified dollar amount for the year or the amount of compensation includible in the individual's gross income for the year. The contributions may be deductible in whole or in part, depending on the individual's income. The Code also permits certain eligible individuals to make non-deductible contributions to a Roth IRA in cash or as a rollover or transfer from another Roth IRA or other IRA. A rollover from or conversion of an IRA to a Roth IRA is generally subject to tax. You should consult a tax adviser before combining any converted amounts with any other Roth IRA contributions, including any other conversion amounts from other tax years. The Internal Revenue Service has not reviewed the contract for qualification as an IRA, and has not addressed in a ruling of general applicability whether a death benefit provision such as the provision in this contract comports with IRA qualification requirements. We may, however, endorse the contract to satisfy the IRA or Roth IRA qualification rules and submit the endorsement to the IRS for approval as to form. If you purchased the contract with such an endorsement, the accompanying disclosure statement will indicate the status of the endorsement's approval under the IRS IRA Prototype Program. You will be the owner of a contract issued as an IRA or Roth IRA, and will be responsible for exercising your rights as owner in accordance with applicable tax rules, including limitations for contributions and distributions. The contract may also be held in an IRA custodial account or trust as an investment. In that event the custodian or trustee, with your cooperation, is responsible for satisfaction of the IRA qualification requirements. We have no responsibility beyond that pertaining to nonqualified contracts for contracts held in an IRA account or trust. The death benefit and Qualified Contracts. Pursuant to IRS regulations, IRAs and 403(b) Plans may not invest in life insurance contracts. We do not believe that these regulations prohibit the death benefit, including that provided by any death benefit rider option, from being provided under the contracts when we issue the contracts as Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs or 403(b) Plans. However, the law is unclear and it is possible that the presence of the death benefit under a contract issued as a Traditional IRA, a Roth IRA, a SEP or 403(b) Plan could disqualify a contract and result in increased taxes to the owner. It is also possible that the death benefit could be characterized as an incidental death benefit. If the death benefit were so characterized, this could result in currently taxable income to purchasers. In addition, there are limitations on the amount of incidental death benefits that may be provided under qualified retirement plans, such as in connection with a Section 403(b) plan. Treatment of Qualified Contracts compared with Non-Qualified Contracts. Although some of the federal income tax rules are the same for both Qualified and Non-Qualified Contracts, many of the rules are different. For example: . the Code generally does not impose tax on the earnings under either Qualified or Non-Qualified Contracts until the earnings are distributed; . the Code does not limit the amount of premium payments and the time at which premium payments can be made under Non-Qualified Contracts. However, the Code does limit both the amount and frequency of premium payments made to Qualified Contracts; . the Code does not allow a deduction for premium payments made for Non-Qualified Contracts, but sometimes allows a deduction or exclusion from income for premium payments made to a Qualified Contract; . Under most qualified retirement plans, the owner must begin receiving payments from the contract in certain minimum amounts by a certain date, generally April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the owner attains age 72 for Traditional IRAs and SEPs and April 1 of the calendar year following the later of the calendar year in which the employee (except for a 5 percent owner) retires or attains age 72 for other Qualified Contracts. The actuarial value of certain benefit guarantees and certain death benefits may be 46 included with the contract's cash value in determining the required minimum distribution amount. The presence of such death benefits may require the owner to withdraw a larger amount each year than would be required based only on the contract value. We are required to annually determine and report to the owner the fair market value for traditional individual retirement annuities while the owner is alive. This computation is based in part on future economic performance and conditions and is made under the guidance of our actuarial department in accordance with income tax regulations and guidelines published by the Society of Actuaries. It is possible that, using different assumptions or methodologies, the amount required to be withdrawn would be more or less than the amount we report to you as the required minimum distribution. Roth IRAs do not require any distributions during the owner's lifetime. The death benefit under your contract may increase the amount of the minimum required distribution that must be taken from your contract. The federal income tax rules applicable to qualified retirement plans and Qualified Contracts vary with the type of plan and contract. For example, federal tax rules limit the amount of premium payments that can be made, and the tax deduction or exclusion that may be allowed for the premium payments. These limits vary depending on the type of qualified retirement plan and the circumstances of the plan participant, e.g., the participant's compensation. Amounts received under Qualified Contracts. Federal income tax rules generally include distributions from a Qualified Contract in your income as ordinary income. Premium payments that are deductible or excludible from income do not create "investment in the contract." Thus, under many Qualified Contracts there will be no "investment in the contract" and you include the total amount you receive in your income. There are exceptions. For example, you do not include amounts received from a Roth IRA if certain conditions are satisfied. In addition, failure to comply with the minimum distribution rules applicable to certain qualified retirement plans, will result in the imposition of an excise tax. This excise tax generally equals 50% of the amount by which a minimum required distribution exceeds the actual distribution from the qualified retirement plan. Please note important changes to the required minimum distribution rules. Under IRAs and defined contribution retirement plans, most non-spouse beneficiaries will no longer be able to satisfy these rules by "stretching" payouts over life. Instead, those beneficiaries will have to take their post-death distributions within ten years. Certain exceptions apply to "eligible designated beneficiaries," which include disabled and chronically ill individuals, individuals who are ten or less years younger than the deceased individual, and children who have not reached the age of majority. This change applies to distributions to designated beneficiaries of individuals who die on and after January 1, 2020. Consult a tax adviser if you are affected by these new rules. Federal penalty taxes payable on distributions. The Code may impose a penalty tax equal to 10% of the amount of any payment from your Qualified Contract that is includible in your income. The Code does not impose the penalty tax if one of several exceptions apply. The exceptions vary depending on the type of Qualified Contract you purchase. For example, in the case of an IRA, exceptions provide that the penalty tax does not apply to a partial surrender, surrender, or annuity payment: . received on or after the owner reaches age 59 1/2; . received on or after the owner's death or because of the owner's disability (as defined in the tax law); . received as a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for the life (or life expectancy) of the taxpayer; or . received as reimbursement for certain amounts paid for medical care. These exceptions, as well as certain others not described here, generally apply to taxable distributions from other qualified retirement plans. However, the specific requirements of the exception may vary. On March 27, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act"). Among other provisions, the CARES Act includes temporary relief from certain tax rules applicable to Qualified Contracts, including rules related to required minimum distributions and retirement plan distributions. If you have been taking or plan to take distributions, including required minimum distributions, from an IRA or other qualified plan, you should consult with a tax adviser to determine how the CARES Act may impact your situation. Moving money from one Qualified Contract or qualified retirement plan to another. Rollovers and transfers: In many circumstances you may move money between Qualified Contracts and qualified retirement plans by means of a rollover or a transfer. Special rules apply to such rollovers and transfers. The IRS has re-examined a longstanding interpretation of the IRA rollover rules. Beginning in 2015, an IRA owner may make only one rollover in a 12 month period to avoid being taxed on distributions received during that period from all of his or her IRAs (including Roth IRAs). The rule does not apply to direct transfers between IRA issuers or custodians. If you have received an IRA distribution and are contemplating making a rollover contribution, you should consult a tax adviser. 47 If you do not follow the applicable rules, you may suffer adverse federal income tax consequences, including paying taxes which you might not otherwise have had to pay. You should always consult a qualified tax adviser before you move or attempt to move assets between any Qualified Contract or plan and another Qualified Contract or plan. If your contract was issued pursuant to a 403(b) plan, we generally are required to confirm, with your 403(b) plan sponsor or otherwise, that surrenders or transfers you request comply with applicable tax requirements and to decline requests that are not in compliance. Direct rollovers: The direct rollover rules apply to certain payments (called "eligible rollover distributions") from Section 401(a) plans, Section 403(b) plans, H.R. 10 plans, and Qualified Contracts used in connection with these types of plans. The direct rollover rules do not apply to distributions from IRAs. The direct rollover rules require federal income tax equal to 20% of the taxable portion of an eligible rollover distribution to be withheld from the amount of the distribution, unless the owner elects to have the amount directly transferred to certain Qualified Contracts or plans. Certain restrictions apply to the ability to rollover any after-tax amounts. Prior to receiving an eligible rollover distribution from us, we will provide you with a notice explaining these requirements and the procedure for avoiding 20% withholding by electing a direct rollover. IRA conversions: If this contract is issued as an IRA, you may convert the contract to a Roth IRA. If you do so, the fair market value of your contract will be treated as a distribution from your IRA. This fair market value will include the contract's cash value together with the actuarial value of certain benefit guarantees, such as certain death benefits. This computation is based in part on future economic performance and conditions and is made under the guidance of our actuarial department in accordance with income tax regulations. The methodology followed is similar to that used to determine the actuarial value of such benefit guarantees for required minimum distribution purposes, as described above in the "Treatment of Qualified Contracts compared with Non-Qualified Contracts" section. We will determine and report the fair market value of your contract to you and the Internal Revenue Service to satisfy our reporting obligations using assumptions and calculation methodologies based on our interpretation of the Code. It is possible that, using different assumptions or methodologies, your actual tax liability would be more or less than the income reported by us. You should always consult a tax adviser before you convert an IRA to a Roth IRA. Disclosure Pursuant to Code and ERISA Requirements. The ongoing fees and expenses of the contracts and the charges you may pay when you surrender or take withdrawals from your contract, as well as the range of fees and expenses of the Portfolios that you will pay indirectly when your assets are allocated to the Portfolios, are discussed in the "Fee Tables" provision of the prospectus. More detail concerning each Portfolio's fees and expenses is included in the prospectus for each Portfolio. The Company may receive fees from the investment adviser or distributor of a Portfolio for certain administrative and other services we provide to you or to the Portfolio relating to the allocation of your assets to the Portfolio, and the amount of these fees may vary from Portfolio to Portfolio. Furthermore, the Company or our affiliate Capital Brokerage Corporation may receive Rule 12b-1 fees in varying amounts from the Portfolios or their distributors for distribution and related services. Additional information on the fees payable to the Company and Capital Brokerage Corporation by the Portfolios and their advisers and distributors, including the range of such fees, is included in the "Subaccounts" provision of the prospectus. When you purchase a contract through a broker-dealer, the broker-dealer is paid a commission and may be paid a separate marketing allowance. The maximum aggregate amount of such compensation is 6.5% of a contract owner's aggregate purchase payments. The broker-dealer firm generally pays a portion of such commission to its representative who assisted you with the purchase, and that amount will vary depending on the broker-dealer and the individual representative. The Company has no agreement with any broker-dealer and any representative of a broker-dealer that limits the insurance and investment products or other securities they offer to those issued by the Company. By signing the application for the contract, you acknowledge receipt of these disclosures and approve the purchase of the contract, the Asset Allocation Program, and the investments made pursuant to the Asset Allocation Program. Federal Income Tax Withholding We will withhold and remit to the IRS a part of the taxable portion of each distribution made under a contract unless the distributee notifies us at or before the time of the distribution that he or she elects not to have any amounts withheld. In certain circumstances, federal income tax rules may require us to withhold tax. At the time you request a partial or total surrender, or income payment, we will send you forms that explain the withholding requirements. See the "Annuity Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations" section below for special withholding rules applicable to payees other than U.S. citizens or residents and to payments made overseas. 48 State Income Tax Withholding If required by the law of your state, we will also withhold state income tax from the taxable portion of each distribution made under the contract, unless you make an available election to avoid withholding. If permitted under state law, we will honor your request for voluntary state withholding. Tax Status of the Company Under existing federal income tax laws, we do not pay tax on investment income and realized capital gains of the Separate Account. We do not anticipate that we will incur any federal income tax liability on the income and gains earned by the Separate Account. We, therefore, do not impose a charge for federal income taxes. If federal income tax law changes and we must pay tax on some or all of the income and gains earned by the Separate Account, we may impose a charge against the Separate Account to pay the taxes. Federal Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes While no attempt is being made to discuss in detail the Federal estate tax implications of the contract, a purchaser should keep in mind that the value of an annuity contract owned by a decedent and payable to a beneficiary who survives the decedent is included in the decedent's gross estate. Depending on the terms of the annuity contract, the value of the annuity included in the gross estate may be the value of the lump sum payment payable to the designated beneficiary or the actuarial value of the payments to be received by the beneficiary. Consult an estate planning advisor for more information. Under certain circumstances, the Code may impose a generation-skipping ("GST") tax when all or part of an annuity contract is transferred to, or a death benefit is paid to, an individual two or more generations younger than the Owner. Regulations issued under the Code may require us to deduct the tax from your Contract, or from any applicable payment, and pay it directly to the IRS. The potential application of these taxes underscores the importance of seeking guidance from a qualified adviser to help ensure that your estate plan adequately addresses your needs and those of your beneficiaries under all possible scenarios. Definition of Spouse Under Federal Law The contract provides that upon your death, a surviving spouse may have certain continuation rights that he or she may elect to exercise for the contract's death benefit. All contract provisions relating to spousal continuation are available only to a person who meets the definition of "spouse" under federal law. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that same-sex marriages must be permitted under state law and that marriages recognized under state law will be recognized for federal law purposes. Domestic partnerships and civil unions that are not recognized as legal marriages under state law, however, will not be treated as marriages under federal law. Consult a tax adviser for more information on this subject. Annuity Purchases by Residents of Puerto Rico The IRS has announced that income received by residents of Puerto Rico under life insurance or annuity contracts issued by a Puerto Rico branch of a United States life insurance company is U.S. -- source income that is generally subject to United States federal income tax. Annuity Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations The discussion above provides general information regarding U.S. federal income tax consequences to annuity purchasers that are U.S. citizens or residents. Purchasers (and beneficiaries) that are not U.S. citizens or residents will generally be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax on taxable distributions from annuity contracts at a 30% rate, unless a lower treaty rate applies. In addition, such purchasers may be subject to state and/or municipal taxes and taxes that may be imposed by the purchaser's country of citizenship or residence. Special withholding rules apply to entity purchasers (including foreign corporations, partnerships, and trusts) that are not U.S. residents. We reserve the right to make all payments due to owners or beneficiaries to such persons and shall not be obligated to pay any foreign financial institution on behalf of any individual. Prospective purchasers are advised to consult with a qualified tax adviser regarding U.S. state, and foreign taxation with respect to an annuity contract purchase. Foreign Tax Credits We may benefit from any foreign tax credits attributable to taxes paid by certain funds to foreign jurisdictions to the extent permitted under federal tax law. Changes in the Law This discussion is based on the Code, IRS regulations, and interpretations existing on the date of this prospectus. Congress, the IRS, and the courts may modify these authorities, however, sometimes retroactively. 49 REQUESTING PAYMENTS To request a payment, you must provide us with notice in a form satisfactory to us. We will ordinarily pay any partial surrender or total surrender proceeds from the Separate Account within seven days after receipt at our Home Office of a request in good order. We will also ordinarily make payment of lump sum death benefit proceeds from the Separate Account within seven days from the receipt of due proof of death and all required forms. We will determine the amount of the payment as of the end of the Valuation Period during which our Home Office receives the payment request or due proof of death and all required forms. In most cases, when we pay the death benefit in a lump sum, we will pay these proceeds to your designated beneficiary directly in the form of a check. We may also provide your designated beneficiary the option to establish an interest bearing draft account, called the "Secure Access Account," in the amount of the death benefit. When establishing the Secure Access Account we will send the designated beneficiary a draft account book within seven days after we receive all the required documents, and the designated beneficiary will have immediate access to the account simply by writing a draft for all or any part of the amount of the death benefit payment. Any interest credited to amounts in the Secure Access Account is currently taxable to the designated beneficiary. The Secure Access Account is part of our General Account. It is not a bank account and it is not insured by the FDIC or any other government agency. As part of our General Account, it is subject to the claims of our creditors. We receive a benefit from all amounts left in the Secure Access Account. We require a positive election from the designated beneficiary to establish the Secure Access Account for the designated beneficiary. The Secure Access Account is not available in all states. We may discontinue offering the Secure Access Account at any time, for any reason and without notice. We will delay making a payment from the Subaccount or applying Subaccount value to a payment plan if: (1) the disposal or valuation of the Subaccount is not reasonably practicable because: . the SEC declares that an emergency exists (due to the emergency the disposal or valuation of the Separate Account's assets is not reasonably practicable); . the New York Stock Exchange is closed for other than a regular holiday or weekend; . trading is restricted by the SEC; or (2) the SEC, by order, permits postponement of payment to protect our owners. In addition, if, pursuant to SEC rules, a money market fund that a subaccount invests in suspends payment of redemption proceeds in connection with a liquidation of that fund, we will delay payment of any transfer, partial withdrawal, surrender, loan, or death benefit from the subaccount until the fund is liquidated. State law requires that we reserve the right to defer payments from the Guarantee Account for a partial or total surrender for up to six months from the date we receive your request at our Home Office. We also may defer making any payments attributable to a check or draft that has not cleared until we are satisfied that the check or draft has been paid by the bank on which it is drawn. If mandated under applicable law, we may be required to reject a premium payment and/or block an owner's account and thereby refuse to pay any requests for transfers, partial surrenders, or death benefits until instructions are received from the appropriate regulators. We may also be required to provide additional information about you or your account to government regulators. SALES OF THE CONTRACTS This contract is no longer offered or sold. However, the following section provides detail concerning the manner in which contracts were sold and the compensation arrangements applicable to those sales. Although certain compensation practices no longer apply (e.g., no commissions are paid in connection with new contract sales because such sales have been suspended), certain of the compensation practices remain relevant to in-force contracts. Most notably, selling firms continue to be compensated with respect to subsequent purchase payments made under the in-force contracts. We have entered into an underwriting agreement with Capital Brokerage Corporation for the distribution and sale of the contracts. Pursuant to this agreement, Capital Brokerage Corporation serves as principal underwriter for the contracts, offering them on a continuous basis. Capital Brokerage Corporation is located at 6620 West Broad Street, Building 2, Richmond, Virginia 23230. Capital Brokerage Corporation will use its best efforts to sell the contracts, but is not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of contracts. Capital Brokerage Corporation was organized as a corporation under the laws of the state of Washington in 1981 and is an affiliate of ours. Capital Brokerage Corporation is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as with the 50 securities commissions in the states in which it operates, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") (formerly, NASD, Inc.). Capital Brokerage Corporation offers the contracts through its registered representatives who are registered with FINRA and with the states in which they do business. More information about Capital Brokerage Corporation and the registered representatives is available at http://www.finra.org or by calling (800) 289-9999. You also can obtain an investor brochure from FINRA describing its Public Disclosure Program. Registered representatives with Capital Brokerage Corporation are also licensed as insurance agents in the states in which they do business and are appointed with the Company. Capital Brokerage Corporation also enters into selling agreements with an affiliated broker-dealer and unaffiliated broker-dealers to sell the contracts. The registered representatives of these selling firms are registered with FINRA and with the states in which they do business, are licensed as insurance agents in the states in which they do business and are appointed with us. We pay compensation to Capital Brokerage Corporation for promotion and sales of the contracts by its registered representatives as well as by affiliated and unaffiliated selling firms. This compensation consists of sales commissions and other cash and non-cash compensation. The maximum commission we may pay for the sale of a contract is 7.0% of a contract owner's aggregate premium payments. The maximum commission consists of three parts -- commissions paid to internal and external wholesalers of Capital Brokerage Corporation ("wholesalers" are individuals employed by the Company and registered with Capital Brokerage Corporation that promote the offer and sale of the contracts), commissions paid to the affiliated and unaffiliated brokerage firms ("selling firms") that employ the registered representative who sold your contract, and an amount paid to the selling firm for marketing and other payments related to the sale of the contract. Wholesalers with Capital Brokerage Corporation each may receive a maximum commission of 0.5% of your aggregate premium payments. After commission is paid to the wholesalers of Capital Brokerage Corporation, a commission is then paid to the selling firm. A maximum commission of 5.5% of your aggregate premium payments. The exact amount of commission paid to the registered representative who sold you your contract is determined by the brokerage firm that employs the representative is employed. All selling firms receive commissions as described above based on the sale of, and receipt of premium payments, on the contract. Unaffiliated selling firms receive additional compensation, including marketing allowances and other payments. The maximum marketing allowance paid to a selling firm on the sale of a contract is 1.0% of premium payments received. At times, Capital Brokerage Corporation may make other cash and non-cash payments to selling firms, (as well as receive payments from selling firms) for expenses relating to the recruitment and training of personnel, periodic sales meetings, the production of promotional sales literature and similar expenses. These expenses may also relate to the synchronization of technology between the Company, Capital Brokerage Corporation and the selling firm in order to coordinate data for the sale and maintenance of the contract. In addition, registered representatives may be eligible for non-cash compensation programs offered by Capital Brokerage Corporation or an affiliated company, such as conferences, trips, prizes and awards. The amount of other cash and non-cash compensation paid by Capital Brokerage Corporation or its affiliated companies ranges significantly among the selling firms. Likewise, the amount received by Capital Brokerage Corporation from the selling firms ranges significantly. The commissions listed above are maximum commissions paid, and reflect situations where we pay a higher commission for a short period of time for a special promotion. No specific charge is assessed directly to contract owners or the Separate Account to cover commissions and other incentives or payments described above. We do, however, intend to recoup commissions and other sales expenses and incentives we pay through fees and charges deducted under the contract and any other corporate revenue. All commissions, special marketing allowances and other payments made or received by Capital Brokerage Corporation to or from selling firms come from or are allocated to the general assets of Capital Brokerage Corporation or one of its affiliated companies. Therefore, regardless of the amount paid or received by Capital Brokerage Corporation or one of its affiliated companies, the amount of expenses you pay under the contract does not vary because of such payments to or from such selling firms. Even though your contract costs are not determined based on amounts paid to or received from Capital Brokerage Corporation or the selling firm, the prospect of receiving, or the receipt of, additional cash or non-cash compensation as described above may create an incentive for selling firms and/or their registered representative to sell you this product versus a product with respect to which a selling firm does not receive additional compensation, or a lower level of additional compensation. You may wish to take such compensation arrangements, which may be referred to as "revenue sharing 51 arrangements," into account when considering and evaluating any recommendation relating to the contracts. During 2020, 2019 and 2018, $31 million, $33.9 million and $37.7 million, respectively, was paid to Capital Brokerage Corporation for new purchase payments received. In 2020, 2019 and 2018, no underwriting commissions were paid to Capital Brokerage Corporation. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Owner Questions The obligations to owners under the contracts are ours. Please direct your questions and concerns to us at our Home Office. Return Privilege Within the free-look period after you receive the contract, you may cancel it for any reason by delivering or mailing it postage prepaid to: Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company Annuity New Business 6610 West Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23230 If you cancel your contract, it will be void, and we will send you a refund computed as of that date. Your refund will be computed as follows: (1) if your Contract Value has increased or has stayed the same, your refund will equal your Contract Value, minus any Bonus Credits applied, but plus any mortality and expense risk charges and administrative expense charges we deducted on or before the date we received the returned contract; (2) if your Contract Value has decreased, your refund will equal your Contract Value, minus any Bonus Credits applied, but plus any mortality and expense risk charges and administrative expense charges we deducted on or before the date we received the returned contract and plus any investment loss, including any charges made by the Portfolios, attributable to Bonus Credits as of the date we received the returned contract; or (3) if required by the law of your state, your premium payments minus any partial surrenders you previously have taken. This means you receive any gains and we bear any losses attributable to the Bonus Credits during the free look period. We do not assess a surrender charge when your contract is canceled during the free-look period. State Regulation As a life insurance company organized and operated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, we are subject to provisions governing life insurers and to regulation by the Virginia Commissioner of Insurance. Our books and accounts are subject to review and examination by the State Corporation Commission of the Commonwealth of Virginia at all times. That Commission conducts a full examination of our operations at least every five years. Evidence of Death, Age, Gender, Marital Status or Survival We may require proof of the age, gender, marital status or survival of any person or persons before actions on any applicable contract provision. Records and Reports As presently required by the 1940 Act and applicable regulations, we are responsible for maintaining all records and accounts relating to the Separate Account. At least once each year, we will send you a report showing information about your contract for the period covered by the report. The report will show the total Contract Value and a break-down of the assets of each Subaccount and the Guarantee Account. The report also will show premium payments and charges made during the statement period. As discussed on the prospectus cover page, beginning January 1, 2021 we will no longer send you paper copies of shareholder reports for the Portfolios of the Funds offered under the contract ("Reports") unless you specifically request paper copies from us, and instead we will make the Reports available on a website. In addition, you will receive a written confirmation when you make premium payments, transfers, or take partial surrenders. Other Information We have filed a Registration Statement with the SEC, under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, for the contracts being offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all the information in the Registration Statement, its amendments and exhibits. Please refer to the Registration Statement for further information about the Separate Account, the Company, and the contracts offered. Statements in this prospectus about the content of contracts and other legal instruments are summaries. For the complete text of those contracts and instruments, please refer to those documents as filed with the SEC and available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. 52 Unclaimed Property Every state has unclaimed property laws which generally declare annuity contracts to be abandoned after a period of inactivity of three to five years from the contract's maturity date or date the death benefit is due and payable. For example, if the payment of a death benefit has been triggered, but, if after a thorough search, we are still unable to locate the beneficiary of the death benefit, or the beneficiary does not come forward to claim the death benefit in a timely manner, the death benefit will be paid to the abandoned property division or unclaimed property office of the state in which the beneficiary or the contract owner last resided, as shown on our books and records, or to our state of domicile. This "escheatment" is revocable, however, and the state is obligated to pay the death benefit if your beneficiary steps forward to claim it with the proper documentation. To prevent such escheatment, it is important that you update your beneficiary designations, including full names and complete addresses, if and as they change. Cybersecurity Because our variable product business is highly dependent upon the effective operation of our computer systems and those of our business partners, our business is vulnerable to disruptions from utility outages, and susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from information systems failure (e.g., hardware and software malfunctions), and cyberattacks. These risks include, among other things, the theft, misuse, corruption and destruction of data maintained online or digitally, interference with or denial of service, attacks on websites and other operational disruption and unauthorized release of confidential customer information. Such systems failures and cyberattacks affecting us, any third party administrator, the underlying funds, intermediaries and other affiliated or third-party service providers may adversely affect us and your Contract Value. For instance, systems failures and cyberattacks may interfere with our processing of contract transactions, including the processing of orders from our website or with the underlying funds, impact our ability to calculate Accumulation Unit values, cause the release and possible destruction of confidential customer or business information, impede order processing, subject us and/or our service providers and intermediaries to regulatory fines and financial losses and/or cause reputational damage. Cybersecurity risks may also impact the issuers of securities in which the underlying funds invest, which may cause the funds underlying your contract to lose value. There can be no assurance that we or the underlying funds or our service providers will avoid losses affecting your contract due to cyberattacks or information security breaches in the future. Natural and Man-Made Disasters We are also exposed to risks related to natural and man-made disasters and catastrophes, such as (but not limited to) storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, public health crises, malicious acts, and terrorist acts, any of which could adversely affect our ability to conduct business. A natural or man-made disaster or catastrophe, including a pandemic (such as COVID-19), could affect the ability or willingness of our employees or the employees of our service providers to perform their job responsibilities. Even if our employees and the employees of our service providers are able to work remotely, those remote work arrangements could result in our business operations being less efficient than under normal circumstances and could lead to delays in our processing of contract-related transactions, including orders from contract owners. Catastrophic events may negatively affect the computer and other systems on which we rely, may interfere with our ability to receive, pick up and process mail, may interfere with our ability to calculate Contract Value, or may have other possible negative impacts. These events may also impact the issuers of securities in which the Portfolios invest, which may cause the Portfolios underlying your contract to lose value. There can be no assurance that we or the Portfolios or our service providers will be able to successfully avoid negative impacts associated with natural and man-made disasters and catastrophes. We outsource certain critical business functions to third parties and, in the event of a natural or man-made disaster, rely upon the successful implementation and execution of the business continuity planning of such entities. While we monitor the business continuity activities of these third parties, successful implementation and execution of their business continuity strategies are largely beyond our control. If one or more of the third parties to whom we outsource such critical business functions experience operational failures, our ability to administer the contract could be impaired. Information Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in operational disruptions, as well as market volatility and general economic uncertainty. To address operational disruptions in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, we have implemented business continuity plans so we can continue to provide services to our customers, even as many of our employees and the employees of our service providers continue to work remotely. While these efforts have been successful to date, we continue to be subject to risks that could negatively impact our operations, including system failure, mail delivery delays, unavailability of critical personnel due to illness or other reasons related to the pandemic, and disruptions to service providers. Significant market volatility and negative market returns have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. While we are confident in our ability to manage the 53 financial risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the extent and duration of such risks cannot be predicted with certainty, and prolonged negative economic conditions could have a negative impact on our financial condition. It is possible these risks could impact our financial strength and claims-paying ability. Legal Proceedings We face the risk of litigation and regulatory investigations and actions in the ordinary course of operating our businesses, including the risk of class action lawsuits. Our pending legal and regulatory actions include proceedings specific to us and others generally applicable to business practices in the industries in which we operate. In our insurance operations, we are, have been, or may become subject to class actions and individual suits alleging, among other things, issues relating to sales or underwriting practices, payment of contingent or other sales commissions, claims payments and procedures, product design, product disclosure, administration, additional premium charges for premiums paid on a periodic basis, denial or delay of benefits, charging excessive or impermissible fees on products and recommending unsuitable products to customers. Plaintiffs in class action and other lawsuits against us may seek very large or indeterminate amounts, which may remain unknown for substantial periods of time. In our investment-related operations, we are subject to litigation involving commercial disputes with counterparties. We are also subject to litigation arising out of our general business activities such as our contractual and employment relationships and securities lawsuits. In addition, we are also subject to various regulatory inquiries, such as information requests, subpoenas, books and record examinations and market conduct and financial examinations from state, federal and international regulators and other authorities. A substantial legal liability or a significant regulatory action against us could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, even if we ultimately prevail in the litigation, regulatory action or investigation, we could suffer significant reputational harm, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc. In Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc. v. Bank of America National Association, et al, in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc. ("LBSF") seeks to recover from the Company, as a noteholder defendant, sums it received from a collateralized debt obligation ("CDO") note following the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. ("LBHI"), alleging that we and other unrelated noteholders (the "Defendant Group") were not entitled to the amounts received. On June 28, 2016, the Bankruptcy Court granted our motion to dismiss , the Bankruptcy Court's order became final and appealable on January 24, 2017 , and no claims remain against the Company. LBSF filed a notice of appeal on February 6, 2017. On March 14, 2018, the District Court affirmed the decision of the Bankruptcy Court. In a filing dated April 13, 2018, LBSF appealed the District Court's decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Oral argument occurred on June 26, 2019. On August 11, 2020, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision affirming the dismissal of this case. Cost of Insurance Litigation In September 2018, we were named as a defendant in a putative class action lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia captioned TVPX ARX INC., et al v. Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company, Case No. 3:18-cv-00637. Plaintiff seeks to represent life insurance policyholders, alleging unlawful and excessive cost of insurance ("COI") charges. The complaint asserts claims for breach of contract, alleging that we improperly considered non-mortality factors when calculating COI rates and failed to decrease COI charges in light of improved expectations of future mortality, and seeks unspecified compensatory damages, costs, and equitable relief. On October 29, 2018, we filed a Motion to Enjoin in the Middle District of Georgia, and a Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Stay in the Eastern District of Virginia. We moved to enjoin the prosecution of the Eastern District of Virginia action on the basis that it involves claims released in a prior nationwide class action settlement that was approved by the Middle District of Georgia. Plaintiff filed an amended complaint on November 13, 2018. On November 16, 2018, the Eastern District of Virginia court stayed the case for 60 days. On December 6, 2018, we moved the Middle District of Georgia for leave to file our counterclaim, which alleges that plaintiff breached the prior settlement agreement by filing its current action. On January 17, 2019, the Eastern District of Virginia court stayed the case for another 60 days or the date of the Middle District of Georgia's ruling on our motions, whichever comes earlier. A hearing on our Motion to Enjoin and Motion for Leave to file our counterclaim occurred on February 21, 2019. On March 15, 2019, the Middle District of Georgia granted our Motion to Enjoin and denied our Motion for Leave to file our counterclaim. As such, plaintiff is enjoined from pursuing its COI class action in the Eastern District of Virginia. On March 29, 2019, plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal in the Middle District of Georgia, notifying the Court of its appeal to 54 the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from the Order granting our Motion to Enjoin. On March 29, 2019, we filed our Notice of Cross-Appeal in the Middle District of Georgia, notifying the Court of our cross-appeal to the Eleventh Circuit from the portion of the order denying our Motion for Leave to file our counterclaim. On April 8, 2019, the Eastern District of Virginia lifted the stay in the case and dismissed the case without prejudice, with leave for plaintiff to refile an amended complaint only if a final appellate court decision vacates the injunction and reverses the Middle District of Georgia's opinion. On May 21, 2019, plaintiff filed its appeal and memorandum in support in the Eleventh Circuit. We filed our response to plaintiff's appeal memorandum and our memorandum in support of our cross-appeal on July 3, 2019. Plaintiff filed its reply in support of its appeal and response to our cross-appeal on August 20, 2019, and we filed our reply memorandum in support of our cross-appeal on September 20, 2019. Plaintiff's appeal and our cross-appeal are now fully briefed and waiting for disposition by the Eleventh Circuit. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument on plaintiff's appeal and our cross-appeal on April 21, 2020. On May 26, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Middle District of Georgia's order enjoining plaintiff's class action and remanded the case back to the Middle District of Georgia for further factual development as to whether we had altered how we calculate or charge COI since the McBride settlement. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals did not reach a decision on our counterclaim. We intend to continue to vigorously defend the dismissal of the action. On April 6, 2020, we were named as a defendant in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, captioned Brighton Trustees, LLC, et al v. Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company. On May 13, 2020, we were also named as a defendant in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia captioned Daubenmier, et al v. Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company. On June 26, 2020, plaintiffs filed a consent motion to consolidate the two cases. On June 30, 2020, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued an order consolidating the Brighton Trustees and Daubenmier cases. On July 17, 2020, the Brighton Trustees and Daubenmier plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint, alleging that we subjected policyholders to an unlawful and excessive COI increase. The consolidated complaint asserts claims for breach of contract and injunctive relief, and seeks damages in excess of $5 million. On August 31, 2020, we filed an answer to plaintiffs' consolidated complaint. The trial is scheduled to commence on April 1, 2022. We intend to vigorously defend this action. On January 21, 2021, we were named as a defendant in a putative class action lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon captioned McMillan, et al , v. Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company, Case No. 1:21-cv-00091. Plaintiff seeks to represent life insurance policyholders with policies issued by Federal Home Life Insurance Company, which subsequently merged with the Company on January 1, 2007. Plaintiff alleges that we impermissibly calculated COI rates to be higher than that permitted by plaintiff's policy. The complaint asserts claims for breach of contract, conversion, and declaratory and injunctive relief, and seeks damages in excess of $5 million. On April 5, 2021, we filed an answer to plaintiff's complaint. We intend to vigorously defend this action. Unclaimed Property The West Virginia treasurer's office sued us and one of our affiliates, as well as other life insurers licensed in West Virginia, regarding alleged violations of unclaimed property requirements for West Virginia policies. We elected to participate in the early alternative dispute resolution procedure outlined in the trial court's post remand case management order and a first meeting to mediate the matter was held on February 1, 2017. On December 16, 2020, the parties settled this action for $120,000. North Carolina Audit On May 31, 2019, the Company and certain affiliates received draft audit reports from the North Carolina Department of Revenue that examined tax credits received for investing in certain renewal energy projects from the period beginning January 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2016. The Department of Revenue alleges that these tax credits were improper transactions because the Genworth entities were not bona fide partners of the investor/promotor Stonehenge Capital Company, LLC. On July 15, 2019, we responded to the Department of Revenue, stating that we intend to contest the disallowance of the credits. On July 17, 2019, the Department of Revenue replied that their position regarding their audit conclusions has not changed and that they will proceed with finalizing the audit. On July 24, 2019, we received Notices of Proposed Adjustments and tax assessments for the Company and certain of the affiliates totaling $4.4 million from the Department of Revenue. On August 27, 2019, we submitted our NC-Form 242 Objection to these tax assessments. On December 5, 2019, we received Notices of Proposed Adjustments and tax assessments for the Company and Genworth Life Insurance Company totaling approximately $600,000. On January 14, 2020, we submitted our NC-Form 242 Objection to these tax assessments. We intend to continue to vigorously defend our position and any legal proceedings that may arise. 55 At this time, we cannot determine or predict the ultimate outcome of any of the pending legal and regulatory matters specifically identified above or the likelihood of potential future legal and regulatory matters against us. Except as disclosed above, we also are not able to provide an estimate or range of reasonably possible losses related to these matters. Therefore, we cannot ensure that the current investigations and proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, it is possible that related investigations and proceedings may be commenced in the future, and we could become subject to additional unrelated investigations and lawsuits. Increased regulatory scrutiny and any resulting investigations or proceedings could result in new legal precedents and industry-wide regulations or practices that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company shall, and may through insurance coverage, indemnify any directors or officers who are a party to any proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she was or is a director or officer of the Company against any liability incurred by him or her in connection with such proceeding unless he or she engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law or any federal or state securities law. Such indemnification covers all judgments, settlements, penalties, fines and reasonable expenses incurred with respect to such proceeding. If the person involved is not a director or officer of the Company, the Company may indemnify, or contract to indemnify, to the same extent allowed for its directors and officers, such person who was, is or may become a party to any proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise. Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. Capital Brokerage Corporation is not in any pending or threatened lawsuits that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse impact on us or on the Separate Account. Although it is not anticipated that these developments will have a material adverse impact on the Separate Account, on our ability to meet our obligations under the contracts, or on the ability of Capital Brokerage Corporation to perform under its principal underwriting agreement, there can be no assurance at this time. 56 APPENDIX A Examples -- Death Benefit Calculations Basic Death Benefit The purpose of this example is to show how the Basic Death Benefit works based on purely hypothetical values and is not intended to depict investment performance of the contract. Example: Assuming an owner: (1) purchases a contract for $100,000; (2) makes no additional premium payments and takes no partial surrenders; (3) is not subject to premium taxes; and (4) the Annuitant is age 70 on the Contract Date then:

Annuitant's End of Contract Basic Age Year Value Death Benefit ----------------------------------------- 71 1 $103,000 $103,000 72 2 110,000 110,000 73 3 80,000 110,000 74 4 120,000 120,000 75 5 130,000 130,000 76 6 150,000 150,000 77 7 160,000 160,000 78 8 130,000 160,000 79 9 90,000 160,000 80 10 170,000 170,000 81 11 140,000 170,000 82 12 190,000 190,000 83 13 150,000 170,000 -----------------------------------------

Partial surrenders will reduce the Basic Death Benefit by the proportion the partial surrender (including any applicable surrender charge and any premium tax assessed) reduces the Contract Value. For example:

Premium Contract Basic Date Payment Value Death Benefit -------------------------------------- 3/31/09 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 3/31/17 50,000 50,000 3/31/18 35,000 50,000 --------------------------------------

If a partial surrender of $17,500 is taken on March 31, 2018, the Basic Death Benefit immediately after the partial surrender will be $25,000 ($50,000 to $25,000) since the Contract Value is reduced 50% by the partial surrender ($35,000 to $17,500). This is true only if the Basic Death Benefit immediately prior to the partial surrender (as calculated above) is not the Contract Value on the date we receive due proof of the Annuitant's death. It also assumes that surrender charge applies, and that no premium tax applies to the partial surrender. This example is based on purely hypothetical values and is not intended to depict investment performance of the contract. A-1 APPENDIX B Condensed Financial Information The value of an Accumulation Unit is determined on the basis of changes in the per share value of the Portfolios and the assessment of Separate Account charges. The Accumulation Unit values and the number of Accumulation Units outstanding for each Subaccount for the periods shown are as follows: With Separate Account Expenses of 1.55%

Number of Accumulation Accumulation Accumulation Unit Values at Unit Values at Units at Subaccounts Beginning of Period End of Period End of Period Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AB Growth and Income Portfolio -- Class B 26.66 26.89 82,247 2020 21.90 26.66 109,863 2019 23.63 21.90 115,900 2018 20.24 23.63 130,074 2017 18.51 20.24 161,274 2016 18.53 18.51 176,744 2015 17.22 18.53 194,215 2014 13.00 17.22 230,429 2013 11.26 13.00 254,653 2012 10.78 11.26 319,769 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund -- Series I Shares 26.90 36.17 213,975 2020 20.06 26.90 264,546 2019 21.61 20.06 305,828 2018 17.31 21.61 363,274 2017 17.98 17.31 415,461 2016 17.63 17.98 471,992 2015 15.52 17.63 537,934 2014 12.15 15.52 639,774 2013 10.81 12.15 792,636 2012 11.11 10.81 909,053 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund -- Series I Shares 17.92 20.27 119,226 2020 15.49 17.92 123,168 2019 16.62 15.49 156,466 2018 15.45 16.62 157,622 2017 14.91 15.45 157,953 2016 15.02 14.91 164,928 2015 14.10 15.02 184,875 2014 12.65 14.10 217,769 2013 11.44 12.65 277,263 2012 11.54 11.44 360,314 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund -- Series I Shares 27.47 38.05 118,243 2020 20.02 27.47 141,302 2019 21.66 20.02 171,885 2018 17.08 21.66 195,903 2017 16.95 17.08 234,924 2016 16.15 16.95 271,597 2015 15.51 16.15 304,586 2014 11.58 15.51 384,029 2013 10.10 11.58 510,178 2012 10.15 10.10 569,345 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Number of Accumulation Accumulation Accumulation Unit Values at Unit Values at Units at Subaccounts Beginning of Period End of Period End of Period ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund -- Series I Shares 10.96 11.15 55,334 10.04 10.96 67,578 10.67 10.04 81,113 10.20 10.67 95,740 9.72 10.20 105,463 10.11 9.72 121,388 9.98 10.11 131,078 10.15 9.98 182,104 10.00 10.15 228,586 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Total Return Bond Fund -- Series I Shares 12.63 13.64 184,877 11.71 12.63 196,410 12.02 11.71 208,698 11.67 12.02 250,999 11.48 11.67 303,275 11.55 11.48 314,482 10.93 11.55 364,016 11.12 10.93 437,252 10.24 11.12 523,097 9.60 10.24 581,165 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federated Hermes Insurance Series ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federated Hermes High Income Bond Fund II -- Primary Shares 24.52 25.49 103,884 21.75 24.52 115,490 22.84 21.75 140,586 21.69 22.84 181,661 19.19 21.69 204,276 20.00 19.19 229,290 19.79 20.00 288,738 18.78 19.79 396,578 16.63 18.78 465,248 16.07 16.63 536,478 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federated Hermes Managed Volatility Fund II -- Primary Shares 17.26 17.15 160,834 14.58 17.26 191,261 16.18 14.58 191,674 13.92 16.18 118,727 13.12 13.92 139,438 14.42 13.12 161,562 14.10 14.42 206,242 11.76 14.10 210,929 10.52 11.76 228,284 10.20 10.52 233,854 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fidelity(R) Variable Insurance Products Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VIP Asset Manager/SM/ Portfolio -- Initial Class 19.86 22.46 97,914 17.06 19.86 108,825 18.31 17.06 131,294 16.30 18.31 146,652 16.06 16.30 178,969 16.29 16.06 201,558 15.63 16.29 228,713 13.72 15.63 272,724 12.39 13.72 315,533 12.92 12.39 413,736 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Subaccounts Year --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund -- Series I Shares 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Total Return Bond Fund -- Series I Shares 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federated Hermes Insurance Series --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federated Hermes High Income Bond Fund II -- Primary Shares 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federated Hermes Managed Volatility Fund II -- Primary Shares 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fidelity(R) Variable Insurance Products Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIP Asset Manager/SM/ Portfolio -- Initial Class 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Number of Accumulation Accumulation Accumulation Unit Values at Unit Values at Units at Subaccounts Beginning of Period End of Period End of Period Year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIP Contrafund(R) Portfolio -- Initial Class 36.26 46.62 632,272 2020 27.99 36.26 747,405 2019 30.37 27.99 889,218 2018 25.31 30.37 1,025,493 2017 23.80 25.31 1,250,633 2016 24.02 23.80 1,452,528 2015 21.79 24.02 1,702,632 2014 16.86 21.79 2,012,707 2013 14.71 16.86 2,526,336 2012 15.33 14.71 2,932,775 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIP Equity-Income Portfolio -- Initial Class 26.59 27.93 428,335 2020 21.19 26.59 504,786 2019 23.47 21.19 597,779 2018 21.12 23.47 689,926 2017 18.17 21.12 841,058 2016 19.22 18.17 956,159 2015 17.96 19.22 1,163,266 2014 14.23 17.96 1,355,947 2013 12.32 14.23 1,593,217 2012 12.40 12.32 1,942,864 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIP Growth & Income Portfolio -- Initial Class 24.40 25.91 178,462 2020 19.06 24.40 215,054 2019 21.27 19.06 255,659 2018 18.48 21.27 304,726 2017 16.17 18.48 361,412 2016 16.81 16.17 418,274 2015 15.45 16.81 504,139 2014 11.75 15.45 600,912 2013 10.07 11.75 754,543 2012 10.06 10.07 945,458 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio -- Initial Class 28.72 47.69 154,556 2020 20.71 28.72 199,761 2019 18.71 20.71 208,501 2018 14.12 18.71 210,758 2017 14.30 14.12 229,548 2016 13.75 14.30 268,226 2015 12.45 13.75 299,404 2014 9.17 12.45 341,843 2013 7.79 9.17 384,889 2012 7.73 7.79 380,941 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIP Growth Portfolio -- Initial Class 27.04 38.30 418,651 2020 20.45 27.04 473,394 2019 20.80 20.45 562,483 2018 15.64 20.80 656,958 2017 15.75 15.64 766,148 2016 14.93 15.75 886,111 2015 13.63 14.93 1,011,788 2014 10.15 13.63 1,226,334 2013 8.99 10.15 1,448,045 2012 9.11 8.99 1,718,131 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Number of Accumulation Accumulation Accumulation Unit Values at Unit Values at Units at Subaccounts Beginning of Period End of Period End of Period Year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIP Mid Cap Portfolio -- Service Class 2 40.91 47.47 89,459 2020 33.74 40.91 98,541 2019 40.21 33.74 119,369 2018 33.88 40.21 141,586 2017 30.75 33.88 159,150 2016 31.75 30.75 197,647 2015 30.41 31.75 246,860 2014 22.73 30.41 299,591 2013 20.16 22.73 356,131 2012 22.96 20.16 417,251 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIP Overseas Portfolio -- Initial Class 18.57 21.14 154,888 2020 14.76 18.57 176,301 2019 17.60 14.76 239,130 2018 13.72 17.60 269,416 2017 14.68 13.72 302,002 2016 14.39 14.68 343,850 2015 15.90 14.39 401,158 2014 12.38 15.90 456,262 2013 10.42 12.38 494,141 2012 12.77 10.42 574,203 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Templeton Foreign VIP Fund -- Class 1 Shares 14.77 14.41 127,264 2020 13.30 14.77 154,963 2019 15.94 13.30 200,194 2018 13.84 15.94 218,528 2017 13.08 13.84 226,650 2016 14.18 13.08 240,576 2015 16.16 14.18 272,380 2014 13.31 16.16 297,264 2013 11.40 13.31 343,644 2012 12.93 11.40 382,580 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund -- Service Shares 9.26 9.14 701,313 2020 9.24 9.26 869,160 2019 9.24 9.24 957,379 2018 9.34 9.24 1,089,227 2017 9.48 9.34 1,281,646 2016 9.63 9.48 1,467,848 2015 9.78 9.63 1,877,093 2014 9.94 9.78 2,000,797 2013 10.00 9.94 2,463,988 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund -- Institutional Shares 21.69 22.21 101,461 2020 17.50 21.69 109,323 2019 19.42 17.50 123,812 2018 17.95 19.42 144,492 2017 16.34 17.95 163,198 2016 17.36 16.34 199,585 2015 15.62 17.36 242,360 2014 11.90 15.62 292,418 2013 10.15 11.90 333,865 2012 11.09 10.15 393,075 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-4

Number of Accumulation Accumulation Accumulation Unit Values at Unit Values at Units at Subaccounts Beginning of Period End of Period End of Period Year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund -- Institutional Shares 53.05 56.62 170,518 2020 40.97 53.05 191,822 2019 46.48 40.97 244,397 2018 42.50 46.48 284,402 2017 38.02 42.50 335,095 2016 42.55 38.02 373,043 2015 38.06 42.55 424,620 2014 29.09 38.06 519,033 2013 24.94 29.09 675,154 2012 27.06 24.94 788,856 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Aspen Series ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Henderson Balanced Portfolio -- Institutional Shares 33.12 37.28 558,448 2020 27.44 33.12 655,673 2019 27.69 27.44 740,002 2018 23.74 27.69 820,616 2017 23.06 23.74 976,468 2016 23.27 23.06 1,117,107 2015 21.79 23.27 1,288,762 2014 18.42 21.79 1,579,611 2013 16.46 18.42 1,860,473 2012 16.45 16.46 2,221,255 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Henderson Enterprise Portfolio -- Institutional Shares 41.14 48.39 300,566 2020 30.84 41.14 351,966 2019 31.46 30.84 417,673 2018 25.08 31.46 481,297 2017 22.67 25.08 568,773 2016 22.13 22.67 669,167 2015 19.98 22.13 769,370 2014 15.33 19.98 922,626 2013 13.27 15.33 1,138,544 2012 13.68 13.27 1,282,974 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Portfolio -- Institutional Shares 21.06 22.90 132,698 2020 19.52 21.06 149,128 2019 20.03 19.52 161,936 2018 19.63 20.03 190,563 2017 19.46 19.63 220,513 2016 19.72 19.46 263,447 2015 19.09 19.72 291,176 2014 19.42 19.09 283,343 2013 18.20 19.42 356,016 2012 17.32 18.20 386,878 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Henderson Forty Portfolio -- Institutional Shares 43.30 59.43 311,213 2020 32.06 43.30 351,829 2019 31.94 32.06 419,390 2018 24.89 31.94 480,845 2017 24.74 24.89 571,305 2016 22.39 24.74 672,393 2015 20.92 22.39 795,139 2014 16.19 20.92 979,854 2013 13.24 16.19 1,282,165 2012 14.42 13.24 1,478,684 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-5

Number of Accumulation Accumulation Accumulation Unit Values at Unit Values at Units at Subaccounts Beginning of Period End of Period End of Period Year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Henderson Global Research Portfolio -- Institutional Shares 18.66 22.05 310,639 2020 14.69 18.66 373,984 2019 16.02 14.69 449,877 2018 12.81 16.02 535,688 2017 12.74 12.81 626,306 2016 13.25 12.74 731,886 2015 12.52 13.25 844,870 2014 9.90 12.52 991,613 2013 8.38 9.90 1,174,014 2012 9.87 8.38 1,378,183 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Henderson Global Technology and Innovation Portfolio -- Service Shares 17.94 26.63 115,423 2020 12.58 17.94 133,176 2019 12.67 12.58 138,210 2018 8.88 12.67 148,680 2017 7.92 8.88 129,121 2016 7.69 7.92 128,265 2015 7.14 7.69 147,733 2014 5.36 7.14 162,102 2013 4.57 5.36 212,709 2012 5.08 4.57 266,755 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Henderson Overseas Portfolio -- Institutional Shares 24.44 27.98 261,882 2020 19.54 24.44 287,749 2019 23.34 19.54 337,841 2018 18.08 23.34 373,999 2017 19.63 18.08 436,075 2016 21.81 19.63 473,180 2015 25.14 21.81 540,192 2014 22.29 25.14 675,013 2013 19.95 22.29 838,686 2012 29.87 19.95 1,005,118 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Henderson Research Portfolio -- Institutional Shares 23.86 31.23 444,157 2020 17.88 23.86 492,263 2019 18.64 17.88 590,481 2018 14.81 18.64 719,809 2017 14.96 14.81 839,722 2016 14.43 14.96 998,451 2015 12.97 14.43 1,136,469 2014 10.11 12.97 1,343,484 2013 8.66 10.11 1,600,834 2012 9.28 8.66 1,858,883 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Legg Mason Partners Variable Equity Trust ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ClearBridge Variable Dividend Strategy Portfolio -- Class I 21.54 22.84 92,798 2020 16.63 21.54 93,869 2019 17.75 16.63 111,202 2018 15.13 17.75 124,192 2017 13.36 15.13 150,784 2016 14.18 13.36 166,019 2015 12.68 14.18 221,959 2014 10.23 12.68 253,050 2013 9.10 10.23 305,621 2012 8.56 9.10 320,548 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-6

Number of Accumulation Accumulation Accumulation Unit Values at Unit Values at Units at Subaccounts Beginning of Period End of Period End of Period Year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ClearBridge Variable Large Cap Value Portfolio -- Class I 30.69 31.80 117,905 2020 24.19 30.69 136,249 2019 26.96 24.19 145,766 2018 23.85 26.96 176,663 2017 21.43 23.85 204,642 2016 22.41 21.43 215,838 2015 20.38 22.41 228,484 2014 15.64 20.38 283,156 2013 13.63 15.64 313,808 2012 13.19 13.63 359,286 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MFS(R) New Discovery Series -- Service Class Shares 31.00 44.44 54,270 2020 22.29 31.00 59,656 2019 23.04 22.29 69,529 2018 18.52 23.04 80,152 2017 17.29 18.52 87,855 2016 17.95 17.29 101,340 2015 19.71 17.95 115,948 2014 14.17 19.71 169,070 2013 11.91 14.17 231,491 2012 13.51 11.91 248,007 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Return Portfolio -- Administrative Class Shares 19.99 21.38 258,504 2020 18.74 19.99 318,595 2019 19.13 18.74 403,080 2018 18.52 19.13 465,228 2017 18.32 18.52 509,606 2016 18.53 18.32 601,610 2015 18.05 18.53 754,868 2014 18.70 18.05 943,738 2013 17.33 18.70 1,202,261 2012 16.99 17.33 1,304,174 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State Street Variable Insurance Series Funds, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Shares 16.30 17.18 247,304 2020 15.25 16.30 167,186 2019 15.71 15.25 209,549 2018 15.46 15.71 235,790 2017 15.24 15.46 281,611 2016 15.55 15.24 299,605 2015 15.02 15.55 337,122 2014 15.47 15.02 401,680 2013 14.86 15.47 548,169 2012 14.08 14.86 589,455 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Growth Equity V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Shares 31.22 41.07 127,213 2020 23.09 31.22 158,717 2019 24.10 23.09 192,743 2018 19.07 24.10 237,601 2017 18.90 19.07 266,288 2016 18.59 18.90 310,797 2015 16.55 18.59 338,808 2014 12.46 16.55 366,937 2013 10.47 12.46 488,901 2012 10.59 10.47 647,405 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-7

Number of Accumulation Accumulation Accumulation Unit Values at Unit Values at Units at Subaccounts Beginning of Period End of Period End of Period Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Estate Securities V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Shares 67.95 63.40 58,804 2020 54.71 67.95 65,679 2019 58.94 54.71 74,569 2018 56.56 58.94 88,656 2017 53.19 56.56 105,946 2016 51.67 53.19 116,601 2015 39.79 51.67 139,190 2014 39.39 39.79 163,007 2013 34.26 39.39 201,270 2012 31.67 34.26 248,796 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S&P 500(R) Index V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Shares 25.69 29.83 635,094 2020 19.91 25.69 744,157 2019 21.23 19.91 908,875 2018 17.75 21.23 1,077,766 2017 16.15 17.75 1,169,283 2016 16.23 16.15 1,398,680 2015 14.55 16.23 1,606,035 2014 11.20 14.55 1,860,516 2013 9.83 11.20 2,195,086 2012 9.82 9.83 2,474,767 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small-Cap Equity V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Shares 37.92 42.76 42,794 2020 30.54 37.92 51,658 2019 34.36 30.54 68,389 2018 30.96 34.36 72,172 2017 25.41 30.96 89,659 2016 26.92 25.41 100,192 2015 26.35 26.92 117,089 2014 19.55 26.35 162,815 2013 17.33 19.55 157,595 2012 17.07 17.33 187,727 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Return V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Shares 20.74 21.73 260,918 2020 18.19 20.74 302,386 2019 19.73 18.19 333,786 2018 17.33 19.73 388,140 2017 16.56 17.33 440,303 2016 17.01 16.56 476,050 2015 16.40 17.01 523,961 2014 14.50 16.40 641,782 2013 13.08 14.50 771,904 2012 13.68 13.08 936,506 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Equity V.I.S. Fund -- Class 1 Shares 27.37 33.05 139,951 2020 21.10 27.37 151,246 2019 22.19 21.10 167,334 2018 18.79 22.19 209,379 2017 17.46 18.79 232,965 2016 18.15 17.46 269,668 2015 16.35 18.15 308,582 2014 12.40 16.35 350,667 2013 10.88 12.40 398,341 2012 11.38 10.88 492,597 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-8

Number of Accumulation Accumulation Accumulation Unit Values at Unit Values at Units at Subaccounts Beginning of Period End of Period End of Period Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Alger Portfolios -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alger Large Cap Growth Portfolio -- Class I-2 Shares 23.18 38.12 331,376 2020 18.48 23.18 389,591 2019 18.36 18.48 459,702 2018 14.52 18.36 547,680 2017 14.87 14.52 625,081 2016 14.85 14.87 726,900 2015 13.59 14.85 789,710 2014 10.22 13.59 931,594 2013 9.45 10.22 1,113,363 2012 9.63 9.45 1,298,113 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio -- Class I-2 Shares 26.52 43.64 199,250 2020 20.83 26.52 233,657 2019 20.86 20.83 296,742 2018 16.45 20.86 349,362 2017 15.73 16.45 414,717 2016 16.53 15.73 454,245 2015 16.71 16.53 506,461 2014 12.64 16.71 633,294 2013 11.42 12.64 835,209 2012 11.98 11.42 980,775 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-9 TABLE OF CONTENTS Statement of Additional Information

Page The Company..................................................................... B-3 The Separate Account............................................................ B-3 Additional Information About the Guarantee Account.............................. B-3 The Contracts................................................................... B-4 Transfer of Annuity Units.................................................... B-4 Net Investment Factor........................................................ B-4 Termination of Participation Agreements......................................... B-4 Calculation of Performance Data................................................. B-5 Subaccount Investing in the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust -- Government Money Market Fund...................................... B-5 Other Subaccounts............................................................ B-6 Other Performance Data....................................................... B-7 Tax Matters..................................................................... B-7 Taxation of Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company...................... B-7 IRS Required Distributions................................................... B-7 General Provisions.............................................................. B-8 Using the Contracts as Collateral............................................ B-8 The Beneficiary.............................................................. B-8 Non-Participating............................................................ B-8 Misstatement of Age or Gender................................................ B-8 Incontestability............................................................. B-8 Statement of Values.......................................................... B-8 Trust as Owner or Beneficiary................................................ B-8 Written Notice............................................................... B-8 Legal Developments Regarding Employment-Related Benefit Plans................... B-8 Regulation of Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company....................... B-9 Experts......................................................................... B-9 Financial Statements............................................................ B-9

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