Individual Segregated Fund Policies
The Product
A Segregated Fund policy accumulates value, similar to mutual funds, by investing in securities such as stocks and bonds. Unlike mutual funds, an Individual Segregated Fund policy may offer a number of guarantees:
- Guaranteed amount at death
- Guaranteed amount at a specified maturity date
- Guaranteed income benefit - optional
Assuris’ Protection
The actual value of the fund is not impacted if your life insurance company fails. The fund will be transferred to another company and the guarantees will continue.
If your life insurance company fails, Assuris guarantees that you will retain
up to $60,000 or 85% of the promised guaranteed amounts, whichever is higher.
Steps to Calculating Assuris' Protection
Step 1
Segregated Amounts Invested
(with 75% guarantee) | Original policy guarantee at death or maturity when company fails | Guaranteed amount protected by Assuris |
$100,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 |
Step 2
Guaranteed amount protected by Assuris | Explanation | Assuris Protected Amount |
$75,000 | Since the amount is higher than $60,000, the 85% protection is applied to the guaranteed amount.
($75,000 x 85% =$63,750) | $63,750 |
If at death or maturity the fund value exceeds the guaranteed amount, Assuris protection is not required.
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Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit (GMWB)
Segregated Fund policies may have a Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit (GMWB) option which provides an income benefit. For more information on how this benefit is protected
click here.