Form 485BPOS LINCOLN NEW YORK ACCOUNT
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E-mailAs filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2024
1933 Act Registration No. 333-176213
1940 Act Registration No. 811-09763
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 35
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
AMENDMENT NO. 715
(Exact Name of Registrant)
Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Fusion
LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(Name of Depositor)
(Name of Depositor)
120 Madison Street, Suite 1310
Syracuse, New York 13202
(Address of Depositor’s Principal Executive Offices)
Syracuse, New York 13202
(Address of Depositor’s Principal Executive Offices)
Depositor’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (315) 428-8400
Sarah Sheldon, Esquire
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
120 Madison Street, Suite 1310
Syracuse, New York 13202
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
120 Madison Street, Suite 1310
Syracuse, New York 13202
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Carolyn E. Augur, Esquire
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
350 Church Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
Carolyn E. Augur, Esquire
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
350 Church Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Continuous
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
/ / immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
/X/ on December 31, 2024, pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
/ / on _____________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
Title of Securities being registered:
Interests in a separate account under individual flexible
payment deferred variable annuity contracts.
Interests in a separate account under individual flexible
payment deferred variable annuity contracts.
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities
ChoicePlusSM Fusion
Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement dated December 13, 2024
This Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement (“Rate Sheet”) provides the rates and percentages for the Lincoln Market Select® Advantage rider. This Rate Sheet must be retained with the current prospectus.
The rates below apply for applications and/or election forms signed on or after February 18, 2025.
The rates in this Rate Sheet can be superseded at any time. In the event we change our rates, the new rate sheet will become effective at least 10 days after it is filed. Current Rate Sheets will be included with the prospectus. You can also obtain the most current Rate Sheet by contacting your financial professional, or online at www.lfg.com/VAprospectus. This Rate Sheet has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be viewed at www.sec.gov.
Current Initial Protected Lifetime Income Fee Rate
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Single
Life |
Joint
Life |
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Current Initial Annual Charge |
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Enhancement Rate
5%
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Single Life PAI Rate |
Joint Life PAI Rate | ||
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Age |
PAI Rate |
Age |
PAI Rate |
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59 |
4.00% |
59 |
3.50% |
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60 – 64 |
4.50% |
60 – 64 |
4.00% |
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65 – 69 |
5.70% |
65 – 69 |
5.20% |
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70 – 74 |
6.15% |
70 – 74 |
5.65% |
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75 – 79 |
6.65% |
75 – 79 |
6.15% |
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80 – 84 |
7.25% |
80 – 84 |
6.80% |
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85 – 89 |
8.00% |
85 – 89 |
7.55% |
i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit Charge Rate
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i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit for Contractowners who transition from Lincoln Market
Select® Advantage |
Single
Life |
Joint
Life |
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Current Initial Annual Charge |
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Single Life GIB % |
Joint Life GIB % | ||
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Age |
GIB % |
Age |
GIB % |
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Under 40 |
2.25% |
Under 40 |
2.00% |
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40 – 54 |
3.00% |
40 – 54 |
2.50% |
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Single Life GIB % |
Joint Life GIB % | ||
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Age |
GIB % |
Age |
GIB % |
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55 – 58 |
3.25% |
55 – 58 |
2.75% |
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59 – 64 |
4.00% |
59 – 64 |
3.50% |
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65 – 69 |
5.00% |
65 – 69 |
4.50% |
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70 – 79 |
5.25% |
70 – 79 |
4.75% |
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80+ |
5.25% |
80+ |
4.75% |
In order to receive the percentages and rates indicated in this Rate Sheet, your application or rider election form must be signed on and after February 18, 2025. We must receive your application or rider election form in Good Order within 10 days from the date you sign your application or rider election form, and the annuity must be funded within 60 calendar days. Good Order means the actual receipt by Lincoln at its Home Office of the requested transaction in writing, or by other means accepted by Lincoln, along with all the information and supporting legal documentation necessary to complete the transaction. Additional paperwork may be required if these conditions are not met and you still wish to purchase the annuity in order to receive the applicable rates in effect at that time.
Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Fusion Individual Variable Annuity Contracts
Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities
Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities
For contracts issued on and after February 18, 2025
December 31, 2024
Home Office:
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
120 Madison Street, Suite 1310
Syracuse, NY 13202
www.LincolnFinancial.com
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
120 Madison Street, Suite 1310
Syracuse, NY 13202
www.LincolnFinancial.com
Servicing Office:
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
PO Box 2348
Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2348
1-888-868-2583
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
PO Box 2348
Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2348
1-888-868-2583
This prospectus describes an individual modified single premium deferred variable annuity contract issued by Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (Lincoln New York or Company). This Contract can be purchased as either a nonqualified annuity or qualified retirement annuity under Sections 408 (IRAs) and 408A (Roth IRAs) of the tax code. Generally, you do not pay federal income tax on the Contract's growth until it is paid out. You receive tax deferral for an IRA whether or not the funds are invested in an annuity contract. Further, if your Contract is a Roth IRA, you generally will not pay income tax on a distribution, provided certain conditions are met. Therefore, there should be reasons other than tax deferral for purchasing a qualified annuity contract.
The Contract is designed to accumulate Contract Value and to provide income over a certain period of time, or for life, subject to certain conditions. This Contract also offers a Death Benefit payable upon the death of the Contractowner or Annuitant. This prospectus is used by both new purchasers and current Contractowners. Certain benefits described in this prospectus are no longer available.
If you are a new investor in the Contract, you may cancel your Contract within ten days of receiving it without paying fees or penalties. This free-look or cancellation period may be longer under certain scenarios. Upon cancellation, you will receive the greater of a full refund of the amount you paid with your application or your total Contract Value. You should review this prospectus and consult your registered representative for additional information about the specific cancellation terms that may apply.
The Contract described in this prospectus is only available in New York.
The minimum Purchase Payment for the Contract is $10,000. No Purchase Payments will be accepted after 90 days from the date the application is received by us.
We offer variable annuity contracts that have lower fees. You should carefully consider whether or not this Contract is the best product for you.
All Purchase Payments for benefits on a variable basis will be placed in Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities (Variable Annuity Account [VAA]). You take all the investment risk on the Contract Value and the retirement income for amounts placed into one or more of the Contract’s variable options (“Subaccounts”), which, in turn, invest in corresponding underlying funds. If the Subaccounts you select make money, your Contract Value goes up; if they lose money, it goes down. How much it goes up or down depends on the performance of the Subaccounts you select. We do not guarantee how any of the Subaccounts or their funds will perform. Also, neither the U.S. Government nor any federal agency insures or guarantees your investment in the Contract. The contracts are not bank deposits and are not endorsed by any bank or government agency.
All prospectuses and other shareholder reports, will be made available on www.lfg.com/VAprospectus. This prospectus gives you information about the Contract that you should know before you decide to buy a Contract and make a Purchase Payment. You should also review the prospectus for the funds and keep all prospectuses for future reference.
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.
Additional information about certain investment products, including variable annuities, has been prepared by the SEC’s staff and is available online at Investor.gov.
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Special Terms
In this prospectus, the following terms have the indicated meanings:
Access Period—Under i4LIFE® Advantage, a defined period of time during which we make Regular Income Payments to you while you still have access to your Account Value. This means that you may make withdrawals, surrender the Contract, and have a Death Benefit.
Account or Variable Annuity Account (VAA)—The segregated investment account, Account N, into which we set aside and invest the assets for the variable side of the contract offered in this prospectus.
Account Value—Under i4LIFE® Advantage, the initial Account Value is the Contract Value on the Valuation Date that i4LIFE® Advantage is effective, less any applicable premium taxes. During the Access Period, the Account Value on a Valuation Date equals the total value of all of the Contractowner's Accumulation Units, reduced by Regular Income Payments and withdrawals.
Account Value Step-up—(may be referred to as Account Value lock-in in marketing materials)—Under certain Living Benefit Riders, the Protected Income Base and/or Enhancement Base will automatically step up to the Contract Value on each Benefit Year anniversary, subject to certain conditions.
Accumulation Unit—A measure used to calculate Contract Value for the variable side of the contract before the Annuity Commencement Date and to calculate the i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value during the Access Period.
Annuitant—The person upon whose life the annuity benefit payments are based, and upon whose death a Death Benefit may be paid.
Annuity Commencement Date—The Valuation Date when funds are withdrawn or converted into Annuity Units or fixed dollar payout for payment of retirement income benefits under the Annuity Payout option you select(other than i4LIFE® Advantage).
Annuity Payout—A regularly scheduled payment (under any of the available annuity options) that occurs after the Annuity Commencement Date (or Periodic Income Commencement Date if i4LIFE® Advantage has been elected). Payments may be variable or fixed, or a combination of both.
Annuity Unit—A measure used to calculate the amount of Annuity Payouts for the variable side of the contract after the Annuity Commencement Date.
Beneficiary—The person you choose to receive any Death Benefit paid if you die before the Annuity Commencement Date.
Benefit Year—Under certain Living Benefit Riders, the 12-month period starting with the effective date of the rider and starting with each anniversary of the rider effective date after that.
Contract—The variable annuity contract you have entered into with Lincoln New York.
Contractowner (you, your, owner)—The person who can exercise the rights within the Contract (decides on investment allocations, transfers, payout option, designates the Beneficiary, etc.). Usually, but not always, the Contractowner is the Annuitant.
Contract Value (may be referred to as Account Value in marketing materials)—At any given time before the Annuity Commencement Date, the total value of all Accumulation Units of a Contract.
Contract Year—Each 12-month period starting with the effective date of the Contract and starting with each contract anniversary after that.
Cross-reinvestment—An optional additional service that automatically transfers the Contract Value in a designated variable subaccount that exceeds a baseline amount to another specific variable subaccount at specific intervals.
Death Benefit—Before the Annuity Commencement Date, the amount payable to your designated Beneficiary if the Contractowner dies. As an alternative, the Contractowner may receive a Death Benefit on the death of the Annuitant prior to the Annuity Commencement Date.
Enhancement—A feature under certain Living Benefit Riders in which the Protected Income Base will be increased, subject to certain conditions and limitations.
Enhancement Base— The Enhancement Base is a value used to calculate the amount added to the Protected Income Base when an Enhancement occurs.
Enhancement Period—The period of time during which an Enhancement is in effect.
Excess Withdrawals—Amounts withdrawn during a Benefit Year, as specified for each Living Benefit Rider, which decrease or eliminate the guarantees under the rider.
Good Order—The actual receipt at our Servicing Office of the requested transaction in writing or by other means we accept, along with all information and supporting legal documentation necessary to complete the transaction. The forms we provide will identify the necessary documentation. We may, in our sole discretion, determine whether any particular transaction request is in Good Order, and we reserve the right to change or waive any Good Order requirements at any time.
Investment Requirements—Restrictions in how you may allocate your Subaccount investments if you own certain Living Benefit Riders.
Lifetime Income Period—Under i4LIFE® Advantage, the period of time following the Access Period during which we make Regular Income Payments to you for the rest of your life (and Secondary Life, if applicable). During the Lifetime Income Period, you will no longer have access to your Account Value or receive a Death Benefit.
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Lincoln New York (we, us, our, Company)—Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York.
Living Benefit Rider—A general reference to optional riders that provide some type of a minimum income guarantee while you are alive. If you select a Living Benefit Rider, Excess Withdrawals may have adverse effects on the benefit, and you may be subject to Investment Requirements.
Periodic Income Commencement Date—The Valuation Date on which the amount of i4LIFE® Advantage Regular Income Payments are determined.
Premium Based Charge—An annual charge that applies to all Purchase Payments to your Contract and is payable each year for seven years, deducted quarterly.
Premium Based Charge Period—The period of time in which the Premium Based Charge will be deducted. For each Purchase Payment, the Premium Based Charge will be deducted quarterly for a total of seven years after the date that the Purchase Payment is paid into the Contract.
Premium Based Charge Free Amount—An amount you may withdraw from your Contract in which we will not deduct a portion of the remaining Premium Based Charge from your Contract Value.
Protected Annual Income—(may be referred to as Guaranteed Annual Income in your Contract)—The guaranteed periodic withdrawal amount available from the Contract each Benefit Year for life under certain Living Benefit Riders.
Protected Annual Income Payout Option—(may be referred to as Guaranteed Annual Income Amount Annuity Payout Option in your Contract)—A payout option available under certain Living Benefit Riders in which the Contractowner (and spouse if applicable) will receive annual annuity payments equal to the Protected Annual Income amount for life.
Protected Income Base—(may be referred to as Income Base in your Contract)—Under certain Living Benefit Riders, the Protected Income Base is a value used to calculate your Protected Annual Income amount or the minimum payouts under your Contract at a later date.
Purchase Payments—Amounts paid into the Contract. Purchase Payments may be made for 90 days from the date your application is received by us.
Rate Sheet—A prospectus supplement, that will be filed periodically, where we declare the current protected lifetime income fee, Enhancement rate, withdrawal rates and, if applicable, Guaranteed Income Benefit percentages under certain Living Benefit Riders.
Regular Income Payments—The variable, periodic income payments paid under i4LIFE® Advantage.
Secondary Life—Under certain Living Benefit Riders, the person designated by the Contractowner upon whose life the annuity payments will also be contingent.
Subaccount—Each portion of the VAA that reflects investments in Accumulation and Annuity Units of a class of a particular fund available under the contracts. There is a separate Subaccount which corresponds to each class of a fund.
Valuation Date—Each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for trading.
Valuation Period—The period starting at the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m. New York time) on each day that the NYSE is open for trading (Valuation Date) and ending at the close of such trading on the next Valuation Date.
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Important Information You Should Consider About the Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Fusion Variable Annuity Contract
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FEES AND EXPENSES |
Location in
Prospectus | ||
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Charges for Early
Withdrawals |
A surrender charge may apply to any withdrawals made before the
to
you make a withdrawal of $100,000 during the first year after your Purchase Payment,
you could be assessed a charge of up to $
your withdrawal is made after the 1st anniversary, you will incur no surrender charge. |
●Fee Tables ●Examples ●Charges and
Other
Deductions –
Surrender
Charge | ||
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Transaction
Charges |
There is currently no charge for a transfer. We reserve the right to charge a $25 fee for
each transfer if you make more than 12 transfers in one Contract Year. Each Purchase Payment is subject to its own Premium Based Charge that will be
deducted quarterly for seven years after the Purchase Payment is received. The
Premium Based Charge rate for new Purchase Payments decreases as the total amount
of Purchase Payments increase. |
●Charges and
Other
Deductions –
Premium
Based Charge | ||
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Ongoing Fees and
Expenses (annual
charges) |
Minimum and Maximum Annual Fee Table. The table below describes the current fees
and expenses that you may pay each year, depending on the options you choose. Please
refer to your contract specifications page for information about the specific fees you will
pay each year based on the options you have elected. |
●Fee Tables ●Examples ●Charges and
Other
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Base Contract – Guarantee of Principal
Death Benefit |
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Base Contract – Enhanced Guaranteed
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Investment options (fund fees and
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Optional benefits available for an
additional charge (for a single optional
benefit, if elected) |
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FEES AND EXPENSES |
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Lowest and Highest Annual Cost Table. Because your Contract is customizable, the
choices you make affect how much you will pay. To help you understand the cost of
owning your Contract, the following table shows the lowest and highest cost you could
pay each year. This estimate assumes that you do not take withdrawals from the
Contract, which could add surrender charges and Premium Based Charges that
substantially increase costs. Current fees for optional benefits are stated on a Rate
Sheet supplement to this prospectus. |
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Lowest Annual Cost: $ |
Highest Annual Cost: $ | |||
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●Investment of $100,000 ●5% annual appreciation ●Least expensive fund fees and
expenses ●No optional benefits ●No surrender charges ●No Premium Based Charges ●No additional Purchase Payments,
transfers, or withdrawals |
●Investment of $100,000 ●5% annual appreciation ●Most expensive combination of
optional benefits and fund fees and
expenses ●No surrender charges ●No Premium Based Charges ●No additional Purchase Payments,
transfers, or withdrawals | |||
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RISKS |
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Risk of Loss |
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●Principal Risks ●Investments of
the Variable
Annuity
Account | ||
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Not a Short-Term
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●Principal Risks ●Surrender and
Withdrawals ●Fee Tables ●Charges and
Other
Deductions ●Living Benefit
Riders | ||
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with Investment
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●Principal Risks ●Investments of
the Variable
Annuity
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Insurance
Company Risks |
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RESTRICTIONS |
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Investments |
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●Principal Risks ●Investments of
the Variable
Annuity
Account | ||
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Optional Benefits |
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●The Contracts ●Living Benefit
Riders ●Appendix B –
Investment
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TAXES |
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Tax Implications |
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST |
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Investment
Professional
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the Contracts ●Principal Risks | ||
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Replacement
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Overview of the Contract
Purpose of the Contract
The Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Fusion variable annuity contract is designed to accumulate Contract Value and to provide income over a certain period of time or for life, subject to certain conditions. The Contract can supplement your retirement income by providing a stream of income payments during the payout phase. The Contract also offers a Death Benefit payable to your designated Beneficiaries upon the death of the Contractowner or Annuitant.
This Contract may be appropriate if you have a long-term investment horizon. It is not intended for people who may need to make early or frequent withdrawals or intend to engage in frequent trading in the Subaccounts.
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Phases of the Contract
Your Contract has two phases: (1) an accumulation (savings) phase, prior to the Annuity Commencement Date; and (2) a payout (income) phase, after the Annuity Commencement Date.
Accumulation (Savings) Phase. To help you accumulate assets during the accumulation phase, you can invest your payments and earnings in the variable options available under the Contract, each of which has an underlying mutual fund with its own investment objective, strategies, and risks; investment adviser(s); expense ratio; and performance history.
A list of funds in which you currently can invest is provided in Appendix A: Funds Available Under the Contract.
Annuity (Income) Phase. You can elect to annuitize your Contract and turn your Contract Value into a stream of income payments (sometimes called Annuity Payouts), at which time the accumulation phase of the Contract ends. These payments may continue for a fixed period of years, for your entire life, or for the longer of a fixed period or your life. The payments may also be fixed or variable. Variable payments will vary based on the performance of the funds that you choose.
If you annuitize, your investments will be converted to income payments and you may no longer be able to choose to make withdrawals from your Contract. All benefits (including guaranteed minimum Death Benefits and living benefits) terminate upon annuitization.
However, several Living Benefit Riders offered under the Contract provide lifetime income payments that may be guaranteed, and still allow you to make withdrawals and be eligible for a Death Benefit. Withdrawals that exceed a Protected Income Amount are Excess Withdrawals that will reduce and could eliminate the income payments and other benefits of the rider, including access to a Death Benefit.
Primary Features and Options of the Contract
Accessing your money. During the Accumulation Phase you can surrender the Contract or withdraw part of the Contract Value. If you withdraw early, you may have to pay a surrender charge and/or you may incur a tax penalty if you are younger than 59½.
Tax treatment. You can transfer money between investment options without tax implications, and earnings (if any) on your investments are generally tax-deferred. You are taxed only when: (1) you take a withdrawal or surrender; (2) you receive an income payment from the Contract; or (3) upon payment of a Death Benefit.
Death Benefits. Your Contract includes a Death Benefit that will be paid upon the death of either the Contractowner or the Annuitant. Optional Death Benefits that pay different amounts and have different fees may be available.
Optional Living Benefit Riders. For an additional fee, you may be able to purchase one of the Living Benefit Riders listed below. The availability of each rider is subject to state availability. Each rider offers one of the following:
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an income/withdrawal benefit:
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Lincoln Market Select® Advantage.
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an Annuity Payout:
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i4LIFE® Advantage.
These Living Benefit Riders provide different methods to take income from your Contract Value or receive lifetime payments and provide certain guarantees. These guarantees are subject to certain conditions, as set forth elsewhere in the prospectus.
There is no guarantee that any Living Benefit Rider (except i4LIFE® Advantage) will be available in the future, as we reserve the right to discontinue them at any time. Excess Withdrawals under certain Living Benefit Riders may result in a reduction or premature termination of those benefits or riders. If you purchase a Living Benefit Rider (except i4LIFE® Advantage), you will be required to adhere to Investment Requirements, which will limit your ability to invest in certain Subaccounts offered in your Contract. (These Investment Requirements are explained in Appendix B- Investment Requirements.)
Additional Services. The additional services listed below are available under the Contract for no additional charge (unless otherwise indicated).
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Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) allows you to transfer amounts between Subaccounts on a monthly basis or in accordance with other terms we make available.
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Portfolio rebalancing is an option that restores to a pre-determined level the percentage of Contract Value allocated to each Subaccount.
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Cross-Reinvestment allows you to automatically transfer the excess amount to another investment option when the amount invested in an investment option exceeds a baseline amount.
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Automatic Withdrawal Service (AWS) provides for an automatic periodic withdrawal of your Contract Value. Withdrawals under AWS are subject to surrender charges, taxes, and tax penalties.
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Premium Based Charge (as a percentage of Purchase Payments):1,2 |
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Maximum Surrender charge (as a percentage of Purchase Payments surrendered/withdrawn):3 |
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Transfer charge:4 |
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Base Contract Expenses
(as a percentage of average Account Value in the Subaccounts)2
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Account Value Death Benefit |
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Guarantee of Principal Death Benefit |
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Enhanced Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit (EGMDB) |
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Optional Benefit3 Expenses (Protected Lifetime Income Fees) |
Single
Life |
Joint
Life |
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Lincoln Market Select® Advantage:4, 5
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Guaranteed Maximum Annual Charge |
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i4LIFE® Advantage:6
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Current Charge |
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Annual Fund Expenses |
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Maximum |
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Expenses that are deducted from the fund assets, including
management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other
expenses after any waivers or expense reimbursements.1 |
0.48
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1.48
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EXAMPLES
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Contract with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts. These costs include Contractowner transaction expenses, contract fees, annual contract expenses, and annual fund fees and expenses.
The Example assumes that you invest $100,000 in the Contract for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, the maximum fees and expenses of any of the funds and that the EGMDB Death Benefit and Lincoln Market Select® Advantage at the guaranteed maximum charge are in effect. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
1) If you surrender your Contract at the end of the applicable time period:
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3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
2) If you annuitize or do not surrender your Contract at the end of the applicable time period:
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1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
For more information, see Charges and Other Deductions in this prospectus, and the prospectuses for the funds. Premium taxes may also apply, although they do not appear in the examples. Different fees and expenses not reflected in the examples may be imposed during a period in which Annuity Payouts are made. See Annuity Payouts. These examples should not be considered a representation of past or future expenses. Actual expenses may be more or less than those shown.
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Financial Statements
The December 31, 2023 financial statements of the VAA and the December 31, 2023 financial statements of Lincoln New York are located in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). Instructions on how to obtain a free copy of the SAI are provided on the last page of this prospectus.
Investments of the Variable Annuity Account
You decide the Subaccount(s) to which you allocate Purchase Payments. There is a separate Subaccount which corresponds to each class of each fund. You may change your allocation without penalty or charges. Shares of the funds will be sold at net asset value with no initial sales charge to the VAA in order to fund the contracts. The funds are required to redeem fund shares at net asset value upon our request.
Descriptions of the Funds
Information regarding each fund, including (1) its name, (2) its type or investment objective, (3) its investment adviser and any sub-investment adviser, (4) current expenses, and (5) performance is available in Appendix A: Funds Available Under the Contract. Each fund has issued a prospectus that contains more detailed information about the fund. Paper or electronic copies of the fund prospectuses may be obtained by contacting our Servicing Office or visiting www.lfg.com/VAprospectus.
Certain Payments We Receive with Regard to the Funds
We (and/or our affiliates) incur expenses in promoting, marketing, and administering the contracts and the underlying funds. With respect to a fund, including affiliated funds, the adviser and/or distributor, or an affiliate thereof, may make payments to us (or an affiliate) for certain services we provide on behalf of the funds. Such services include, but are not limited to, recordkeeping; aggregating and processing purchase and redemption orders; providing Contractowners with statements showing their positions within the funds; processing dividend payments; providing subaccounting services for shares held by Contractowners; and forwarding shareholder communications, such as proxies, shareholder reports, dividend and tax notices, and printing and delivering prospectuses and updates to Contractowners. It is anticipated that such payments will be based on a percentage of assets of the particular fund attributable to the contracts along with certain other variable contracts issued or administered by us (or an affiliate). These percentages are negotiated and vary with each fund. Some advisers and/or distributors may pay us significantly more than other advisers and/or distributors and the amount we receive may be substantial. These percentages currently range up to 0.30%, and as of the date of this
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prospectus, we were receiving payments from most fund families. We (or our affiliates) may profit from these payments. These payments may be derived, in whole or in part, from the investment advisory fee deducted from fund assets. Contractowners, through their indirect investment in the funds, bear the costs of these investment advisory fees (see the funds' prospectuses for more information). Additionally, a fund's adviser and/or distributor or its affiliates may provide us with certain services that assist us in the distribution of the contracts and may pay us and/or certain affiliates amounts for marketing programs and sales support, as well as amounts to participate in training and sales meetings.
In addition to the payments described above, all of the funds offered as part of this Contract make payments to us under their distribution plans (12b-1 plans) for the marketing and distribution of fund shares. The payment rates range up to 0.35% based on the amount of assets invested in those funds. Payments made out of the assets of the fund will reduce the amount of assets that otherwise would be available for investment, and will reduce the fund's investment return. The dollar amount of future asset-based fees is not predictable because these fees are a percentage of the fund's average net assets, which can fluctuate over time. If, however, the value of the fund goes up, then so would the payment to us (or our affiliates). Conversely, if the value of the funds goes down, payments to us or our affiliates would decrease.
Selection of the Funds
We select the funds offered through the Contract based on several factors, including, without limitation, asset class coverage, the strength of the manager’s reputation and tenure, brand recognition, performance, the capability and qualification of each sponsoring investment firm, and whether the fund is affiliated with us.
As noted above, a factor we may consider during the initial selection process is whether the fund (or an affiliate, investment adviser or distributor of the fund) being evaluated is an affiliate of ours and whether we are compensated for providing administrative, marketing, and/or support services that would otherwise be provided by the fund, its investment adviser or its distributor.
Some funds pay us significantly more than others and the amount we receive may be substantial. We often receive more revenue from an affiliated fund than one that is not affiliated with us. These factors give us an incentive to select a fund that yields more revenue, and this is often an affiliated fund.
We may also consider the ability of the fund to help manage volatility and our risks associated with the guarantees we provide under the Contract and under optional riders, especially the Living Benefit Riders.
We review each fund periodically after it is selected. We reserve the right to remove a fund or restrict allocation of additional Purchase Payments to a fund if we determine the fund no longer meets one or more of the factors and/or if the fund has not attracted significant Contractowner assets.
Finally, when we develop a variable annuity product in cooperation with a fund family or distributor (e.g., a “private label” product), we generally will include funds based on recommendations made by the fund family or distributor, whose selection criteria may differ from our selection criteria. Certain funds offered as part of this Contract have similar investment objectives and policies to other portfolios managed by the adviser. The investment results of the funds, however, may be higher or lower than the other portfolios that are managed by the adviser or sub-adviser. There can be no assurance, and no representation is made, that the investment results of any of the funds will be comparable to the investment results of any other portfolio managed by the adviser or sub-adviser, if applicable.
Certain funds invest their assets in other funds. As a result, you will pay fees and expenses at both fund levels. This will reduce your investment return. These arrangements are referred to as funds of funds or master-feeder funds, which may have higher expenses than funds that invest directly in debt or equity securities. An adviser affiliated with us manages some of the available funds of funds. Our affiliates may promote the benefits of such funds to Contractowners and/or suggest that Contractowners consider whether allocating some or all of their Contract Value to such portfolios is consistent with their desired investment objectives. In doing so, we may be subject to conflicts of interest insofar as we may derive greater revenues from the affiliated fund of funds than certain other funds available to you under your Contract.
Certain funds may employ risk management strategies to provide for downside protection during sharp downward movements in equity markets. These funds usually, but not always, have “Managed Risk” or “Managed Volatility” in the name of the fund. These strategies could limit the upside participation of the fund in rising equity markets relative to other funds. The Death Benefits and Living Benefit Riders offered under the Contract also provide protection in the event of a market downturn. Risk management strategies, in periods of high market volatility, could limit your participation in market gains; this may conflict with your investment objectives by limiting your ability to maximize potential growth of your Contract Value and, in turn, the value of any guaranteed benefit that is tied to investment performance.
For more information on these funds and their risk management strategies, please see the Investment Requirements section of this prospectus. You should consult with your registered representative to determine which combination of investment choices are appropriate for you.
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Fund Shares
We will purchase shares of the funds at net asset value and direct them to the appropriate Subaccounts of the VAA. We will redeem sufficient shares of the appropriate funds to pay Annuity Payouts, Death Benefits, surrender/withdrawal proceeds or for other purposes described in the Contract. If you want to transfer all or part of your investment from one Subaccount to another, we may redeem shares held in the first Subaccount and purchase shares of the other. Redeemed shares are retired, but they may be reissued later.
Shares of the funds are not sold directly to the general public. They are sold to us, and may be sold to other insurance companies, for investment of the assets of the Subaccounts established by those insurance companies to fund variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.
Reinvestment of Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions
All dividends and capital gain distributions of the funds are automatically reinvested in shares of the distributing funds at their net asset value on the date of distribution. Dividends are not paid out to Contractowners as additional units, but are reflected as changes in unit values.
Addition, Deletion or Substitution of Investments
We reserve the right, within the law, to make certain changes to the structure and operation of the VAA at our discretion and without your consent. We may add, delete, or substitute funds for all Contractowners or only for certain classes of Contractowners. New or substitute funds may have different fees and expenses, and may only be offered to certain classes of Contractowners.
Substitutions may be made with respect to existing investments or the investments of future Purchase Payments, or both. In the event of a substitution, the Contract Value allocated to the existing fund will be allocated to the substitute fund. Any future allocations to the substitute fund will automatically be allocated according to the instructions we have on file for you unless otherwise instructed by you. If we don’t have instructions from you on file, your Purchase Payments will be allocated to the substitute fund.
We may close Subaccounts to allocations of Purchase Payments or Contract Value, or both, at any time in our sole discretion. The funds, which sell their shares to the Subaccounts pursuant to participation agreements, also may terminate these agreements and discontinue offering their shares to the Subaccounts. In the event of a fund closure, any Contract Value you have invested in the closed fund will remain in that fund until you transfer it elsewhere. Any future allocation to the closed fund will be allocated in accordance with the instructions we have on file for you unless you instruct us otherwise.
In addition, a Subaccount may become unavailable due to the liquidation of its underlying fund portfolio. To the extent permitted by applicable law, upon notice to you and unless you otherwise instruct us, we will re-allocate any Contract Value in the liquidated fund to the money market subaccount. Any future allocations to the liquidated fund will automatically be allocated according to the instructions we have on file for you unless you instruct us otherwise.
From time to time, certain underlying funds may merge with other funds. If a merger of an underlying fund occurs, the Contract Value allocated to the existing fund will be merged into the surviving underlying fund. Any future allocations, including future Purchase Payments, to the merged fund will automatically be allocated to the surviving underlying fund unless you instruct us otherwise.
We may also:
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remove, combine, or add Subaccounts and make the new Subaccounts available to you at our discretion;
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transfer assets supporting the contracts from one Subaccount to another or from the VAA to another separate account;
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combine the VAA with other separate accounts and/or create new separate accounts;
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deregister the VAA under the 1940 Act; and
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operate the VAA as a management investment company under the 1940 Act or as any other form permitted by law.
We may modify the provisions of the contracts to reflect changes to the Subaccounts and the VAA and to comply with applicable law. We will not make any changes without any necessary approval by the SEC. We will also provide you written notice.
Charges and Other Deductions
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:
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processing applications for and issuing the contracts;
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processing purchases and redemptions of fund shares as required (including dollar cost averaging, cross-reinvestment, portfolio rebalancing, and automatic withdrawal services – See Additional Services and the SAI for more information on these programs);
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maintaining records;
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administering Annuity Payouts;
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furnishing accounting and valuation services (including the calculation and monitoring of daily Subaccount values);
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reconciling and depositing cash receipts;
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providing contract confirmations;
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providing toll-free inquiry services; and
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furnishing telephone and other electronic surrenders, withdrawals and fund transfer services.
The risks we assume include:
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the risk that lifetime payments from Living Benefit Riders will exceed the Contract Value;
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the risk that Death Benefits paid will exceed the actual Contract Value;
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the risk that, if a Guaranteed Income Benefit rider is in effect, the required Regular Income Payments will exceed the Account Value;
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the risk that Annuitants upon which Annuity Payouts are based live longer than we assumed when we calculated our guaranteed rates (these rates are incorporated in the Contract and cannot be changed);
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the risk that more Contractowners than expected will qualify for waivers of the surrender charge or for waivers of the Premium Based Charge; and
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the risk that our costs in providing the services will exceed our revenues from contract charges (which we cannot change).
The amount of a charge may not necessarily correspond to the costs associated with providing the services or benefits indicated by the description of the charge. For example, the Premium Based Charge or surrender charge collected may not fully cover all of the sales and distribution expenses actually incurred by us. Any remaining expenses will be paid from our general account which may consist, among other things, of proceeds derived from base contract expenses deducted from the account. We may profit from one or more of the fees and charges deducted under the Contract. We may use these profits for any corporate purpose, including financing the distribution of the contracts.
Obligations under the contracts that are funded by our general account (rather than the Variable Annuity Account) include (1) the obligation to make lifetime or other benefit payments under Living Benefit Riders that exceed the Contract Value; (2) the obligation to pay Death Benefits that exceed the Contract Value; (3) the obligation to pay Annuity Payouts that exceed the Contract Value. Payment of these benefits and obligations is subject to our claims-paying ability and financial strength. We are also responsible for providing for all of the administrative services necessary in connection with the contracts (and bearing all of the associated expenses).
Deductions from the VAA
A charge is applied to the average daily net asset value of the Subaccounts based on which Death Benefit you choose. Those charges are equal to an annual rate of:
|
|
Enhanced
Guaranteed Minimum
Death Benefit (EGMDB) |
Guarantee of
Principal Death
Benefit (GOP) |
Account Value
Death Benefit |
|
Mortality and expense risk charge |
1.00
% |
0.75
% |
0.70
% |
|
Administrative charge |
0.10
% |
0.10
% |
0.10
% |
|
Total base contract expense |
1.10
% |
0.85
% |
0.80
% |
Transfer Fee
We reserve the right to charge a fee of up to $25 for the 13th and each additional transfer during any Contract Year, excluding automatic dollar cost averaging, portfolio rebalancing and cross-reinvestment transfers. The transfer charge will not be imposed on the first 12 transfers during the Contract Year.
Premium Based Charge
We will deduct a charge based upon a percentage of your Purchase Payments. This is called a Premium Based Charge. The Premium Based Charge is paid to us to compensate us for the expenses we incur for Contract distribution when Contractowners surrender or withdraw before distribution costs have been recovered. Each Purchase Payment is subject to its own Premium Based Charge that will be deducted quarterly for seven years after the Purchase Payment is paid into the Contract (referred to as the Premium Based Charge Period). The Premium Based Charge rate for new Purchase Payments decreases as the total amount of Purchase Payments increase. The charge for each Purchase Payment is determined by multiplying the Purchase Payment by the applicable Premium Based Charge rate, shown in the table below.
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|
Total Purchase Payment |
Premium Based
Charge Rate Per Quarter |
Total Premium
Based Charge Rate |
|
Less than $50,000 |
0.1750
% |
4.90
% |
|
$50,000 - ˂ $100,000 |
0.1600
% |
4.48
% |
|
$100,000 - ˂ $250,000 |
0.1250
% |
3.50
% |
|
$250,000 - ˂ $500,000 |
0.0875
% |
2.45
% |
|
$500,000 - ˂ $1,000,000 |
0.0625
% |
1.75
% |
|
$1,000,000 + |
0.0375
% |
1.05
% |
For example, if you make an initial Purchase Payment of $25,000, on the quarterly anniversary, the Premium Based Charge rate will be based on a total Purchase Payment amount of $25,000 (0.1750% quarterly). For each new Purchase Payment allocated to the Contract, the Premium Based Charge rate is based on the sum of all Purchase Payments previously received, including the newest Purchase Payment. For example, assuming your initial Purchase Payment of $25,000, you make a subsequent Purchase Payment of $25,000; the quarterly Premium Based Charge rate for the subsequent Purchase Payment will be based on your total Purchase Payments of $50,000 (0.1600% quarterly). A Premium Based Charge rate for any previous Purchase Payment will not be reduced by new Purchase Payments.
The Premium Based Charge is deducted from the Subaccounts in which there is Contract Value on the date the Premium Based Charge is due. The following example shows how the Premium Based Charge is applied to Purchase Payments:
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1/1/2025 Initial Purchase Payment |
$25,000 |
|
3/31/2025 Premium Based Charge percentage on the quarterly anniversary |
0.1750
% |
|
3/31/2025 Premium Based Charge amount on the quarterly anniversary |
$43.75 |
|
Total Premium Based Charge due on the $25,000 Purchase Payment (deducted over 28 quarters) |
$1,225 |
|
6/30/2025 Premium Based Charge amount on the quarterly anniversary |
$43.75 |
We will also deduct the Premium Based Charge on surrenders and withdrawals for Purchase Payments that remain within the Premium Based Charge Period. If you surrender the Contract, total remaining Premium Based Charge (if any) will be deducted from your surrender value. If you make a withdrawal above the Premium Based Charge Free Amount, a portion of the total remaining Premium Based Charge will be deducted from your Contract Value at the time of the withdrawal. Withdrawals equal to or below the Premium Based Charge Free Amount will not be subject to this deduction. Withdrawals and surrenders may also be subject to a surrender charge (see Charges and Other Deductions – Surrender Charge). The total surrender charge and Premium Based Charge may not exceed 9% of your total Purchase Payments.
Prior to the seventh contract anniversary, the Premium Based Charge Free Amount equals 10% of the greater of the total Purchase Payments or the current Contract Value. After the seventh contract anniversary, the Premium Based Charge Free Amount equals the greatest of (i) 10% of total Purchase Payments, (ii) 10% of current Contract Value, or (iii) the sum of all Purchase Payments outside of the Premium Based Charge Period (reduced by withdrawals on a first in-first out basis), plus investment gains.
For withdrawals in excess of the Premium Based Charge Free Amount:
Prior to the seventh contract anniversary, the portion of the total remaining Premium Based Charge deducted upon a withdrawal is calculated by:
a)
dividing the amount of the withdrawal above the Premium Based Charge Free Amount by:
b)
an amount equal to the total Purchase Payments minus the total amount of all prior withdrawals taken above the Premium Based Charge Free Amount;
c)
then multiplied by the remaining Premium Based Charge for all Purchase Payments.
On or after the seventh contract anniversary, the portion of the total remaining Premium Based Charge deducted upon a withdrawal is calculated by:
a)
dividing the amount of the withdrawal above the Premium Based Charge Free Amount by:
b)
the total amount of all Purchase Payments subject to a Premium Based Charge;
c)
then multiplied by the remaining Premium Based Charge for all Purchase Payments.
Since a portion of the total remaining Premium Based Charge amount due will be deducted early (due to the withdrawal above the Premium Based Charge Free Amount), this will reduce the dollar amount of the Premium Based Charge that is assessed quarterly going forward for the remainder of the Premium Based Charge period.
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The following example shows how we calculate the portion of the total remaining Premium Based Charge upon a withdrawal. Continuing from the previous example:
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7/1/2025 Total Purchase Payments |
$75,000 |
|
7/1/2025 Current Account Value |
$80,000 |
|
7/1/2025 Withdrawal |
$20,000 |
|
7/1/2025 Premium Based Charge Free Amount (10% of greater of total Purchase Payments ($75,000) and Contract
Value ($80,000) |
$8,000 |
|
7/1/2025 Amount of withdrawal above Premium Based Charge Free Amount ($20,000-$8,000) |
$12,000 |
|
7/1/2025 Total uncollected Premium Based Charge ($1,225 Premium Based Charge for initial Purchase Payment (less
six quarterly Premium Based Charge deductions of $43.75 ($262.50)) + $2,240.00 Premium Based Charge for the
second Purchase Payment (less four quarterly Premium Based Charge deductions of $80.00 ($320.00)) |
$2,882.50 |
|
7/1/2025 Portion of Premium Based Charge deduction attributable to withdrawal (Amount of withdrawal above Premium
Based Charge Free Amount, divided by an amount equal to the sum of Purchase Payments within Premium Based
Charge period minus the total of all prior withdrawals above Premium Based Charge Free Amount, then multiplied by
the total uncollected Premium Based Charge ($12,000 / $75,000) x $2,882.50 |
$461.20 |
After the deduction of $461.20 from the Contract Value, the remaining quarterly Premium Based Charge deduction for each Purchase Payment will be reduced as follows:
|
7/1/2025 Recalculated Premium Based Charge Amount for first Purchase Payment (deducted for 22 more quarters).
Current quarterly Premium Based Charge Amount multiplied by an amount equal to 1 - the amount of the withdrawal
above Premium Based Charge Free Amount divided by the sum of Purchase Payments within Premium Based Charge
period, minus the total of all prior withdrawals above the Premium Based Charge Free Amount [$43.75 (1 - $12,000/
$75,000)] |
$36.75 |
|
7/1/2025 Recalculated Premium Based Charge Amount for second Purchase Payment
(deducted for 24 more quarters) |
$67.20 |
Continuing from the previous example, the next example illustrates the Premium Based Charge due if the Contract is surrendered on 9/30/2025 and assumes the Contract is past the surrender charge period.
|
9/30/2025 Current Contract Value |
$62,000 |
|
9/30/2025 Total uncollected Premium Based Charge due. $808.50 ($36.75 x 22 quarters) Premium Based Charge
Amount due for the first Purchase Payment, plus $1,612.80 ($67.20 x 24 quarters) Premium Based Charge Amount
due for the second Purchase Payment) |
$2,421.30 |
|
9/30/2025 Surrender value ($62,000 - $2,421.30) |
$59,578.70 |
The deduction of the Premium Based Charge associated with a withdrawal above the Premium Based Charge Free Amount does not apply to:
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Withdrawals equal to or below the Premium Based Charge Free Amount;
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Regular Income Payments made under i4LIFE® Advantage including any payments to provide the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit;
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Withdrawals up to the Protected Annual Income amount under Lincoln Market Select® Advantage;
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Any portion of the Contract Value that is annuitized.
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A surrender or withdrawal of any Purchase Payments after the onset of a permanent and total disability of the original Contractowner as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the tax code, if the disability occurred after the effective date of the Contract and before the 65th birthday of the Contractowner.
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A surrender or withdrawal of any Purchase Payments as a result of the diagnosis of a terminal illness of the original Contractowner that is after the effective date of the Contract and results in a life expectancy of less than one year as determined by a qualified professional medical practitioner;
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A surrender or withdrawal of any Purchase Payments as a result of admittance of the original Contractowner into an accredited nursing home or equivalent health care facility, where the admittance into such facility occurs after the effective date of the Contract and the owner has been confined for at least 90 consecutive days;
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A surrender or withdrawal as a result of the death of the owner or Annuitant, provided the Annuitant has not been changed for any reason other than the death of a prior named Annuitant, unless a surviving spouse assumes ownership.
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The Premium Based Charge does not apply:
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Beyond the 28th quarterly contract anniversary of any Purchase Payment;
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On or after the Annuity Commencement Date; or
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To a surrender or withdrawal as a result of the death of the owner or Annuitant (unless the surviving spouse assumes ownership of the Contract as a result of the death of the original owner).
On the date you purchase your Contract, we will determine your Premium Based Charge rate based on the total amount you plan to invest (rather than on the amount of the actual Purchase Payment), if that Premium Based Charge is less than the Premium Based Charge based on your initial Purchase Payment. For example, if your initial Purchase Payment is $90,000, and you have indicated your intent to invest an additional $10,000 during the next 3-month period (for total Purchase Payments equal to $100,000), the Premium Based Charge will be calculated based on the assumed $100,000 investment (which qualifies for a quarterly Premium Based Charge of rate 0.1250%) instead of your actual initial Purchase Payment of $90,000 (which qualifies for a quarterly Premium Based Charge rate of 0.1600%) and a quarterly charge rate of 0.1250% for the $10,000 Purchase Payment. If you do not make the amount of Purchase Payments stated at the time of application during 90 days from when the application was received by us we will recalculate the Premium Based Charge based on the actual amount of Purchase Payments we received in that time period. We reserve the right to discontinue this option at any time after providing notice to you.
Surrender Charge
A surrender charge applies (except as described below) to surrenders and withdrawals of Purchase Payments that have been invested for the period below. The surrender charge is calculated separately for each Purchase Payment.
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|
Number of years since
Purchase Payment was invested | |
|
|
0 |
1 |
|
Surrender charge as a percentage of the surrendered or withdrawn
Purchase Payments |
1
% |
0
% |
A surrender charge does not apply to:
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A surrender or withdrawal of a Purchase Payment beyond the first year after the Purchase Payment was invested;
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Withdrawals of Contract Value during a Contract Year to the extent that the total Contract Value withdrawn during the current Contract Year does not exceed the free amount which is equal to 10% of the greater of total Purchase Payments or the current Contract Value. The free amount does not apply upon surrender of the Contract;
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A surviving spouse at the time he or she assumes ownership of the Contract as a result of the death of the original owner (however, the surrender charge schedule of the original Contract will continue to apply to the spouse's Contract);
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A surrender or withdrawal of any Purchase Payments as a result of admittance of the original Contractowner into an accredited nursing home or equivalent health care facility, where the admittance into such facility occurs after the effective date of the Contract and the Contractowner has been confined for at least 90 consecutive days;
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A surrender of the Contract as a result of the death of the Contractowner, joint owner or Annuitant, provided the Annuitant has not been changed for any reason other than the death of a prior named Annuitant;
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Purchase Payments when used in the calculation of the initial Regular Income Payment and the initial Account Value under the i4LIFE® Advantage option or the Contract Value applied to calculate the benefit amount under any Annuity Payout option made available by us;
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Regular Income Payments made under i4LIFE® Advantage including any payments to provide the Guaranteed Income Benefit or periodic payments made under any Annuity Payout option made available by us;
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A surrender or withdrawal of any Purchase Payments after the onset of a permanent and total disability of the original Contractowner as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the tax code, if the disability occurred after the effective date of the Contract and before the 65th birthday of the Contractowner;
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A surrender or withdrawal of any Purchase Payments as a result of the diagnosis of a terminal illness of the original Contractowner that is after the effective date of the Contract and results in a life expectancy of less than one year as determined by a qualified professional medical practitioner;
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Withdrawals up to the Protected Annual Income amount or the Maximum Annual Withdrawal amount under applicable Living Benefit Riders, subject to certain conditions.
For purposes of calculating the surrender charge on withdrawals, we assume that:
1.
The free amount will be withdrawn from Purchase Payments on a first in-first out (“FIFO”) basis.
2.
Prior to the first anniversary of the Contract, any amount withdrawn above the free amount during a Contract Year will be withdrawn in the following order:
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from Purchase Payments (on a FIFO basis) until exhausted; then
●
from earnings until exhausted.
3.
On or after the first anniversary of the Contract, any amount withdrawn above the free amount during a Contract Year will be withdrawn in the following order:
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from Purchase Payments (on a FIFO basis) to which a surrender charge no longer applies until exhausted; then
●
from Purchase Payments (on a FIFO basis) to which a surrender charge still applies until exhausted; then
●
from earnings until exhausted.
We apply the surrender charge as a percentage of Purchase Payments, which means that you would pay the same surrender charge at the time of surrender regardless of whether your Contract Value has increased or decreased. The surrender charge is calculated separately for each Purchase Payment. The surrender charges associated with surrender or withdrawal are paid to us to compensate us for the loss we experience on contract distribution costs when Contractowners surrender or withdraw before distribution costs have been recovered.
There are charges associated with surrender of a Contract or withdrawal of Contract Value. You may specify whether these charges are deducted from the amount you request to be withdrawn or from the remaining Contract Value. If the charges are deducted from the remaining Contract Value, the amount of the total withdrawal will increase according to the impact of the applicable surrender charge percentage; consequently, the dollar amount of the surrender charge associated with the withdrawal will also increase. In other words, the dollar amount deducted to cover the surrender charge is also subject to a surrender charge.
If the Contractowner is a corporation or other non-individual (non-natural person), the Annuitant or joint Annuitant will be considered the Contractowner or joint owner for purposes of determining when a surrender charge does not apply.
Administrative Expense (Annual Account Fee)
During the accumulation period, we will deduct an account fee of $50 from the Contract Value on each contract anniversary to compensate us for the administrative services provided to you; this account fee will also be deducted from the Contract Value upon surrender. The account fee will be waived after the fifteenth Contract Year for any Contract with a Contract Value that is equal to or greater than $50,000 on the contract anniversary (or date of surrender).
Protected Lifetime Income Fee
A fee or expense may also be deducted in connection with any benefits added to the Contract by rider or endorsement. The deduction of a protected lifetime income fee will be noted on your quarterly statement.
The protected lifetime income fee rate for new rider elections is disclosed in a Rate Sheet prospectus supplement (except i4LIFE® Advantage without the Guaranteed Income Benefit). The Rate Sheet indicates the current rates and the date by which your application or rider election form must be signed and dated for a rider to be issued with those rates. The rates may be superseded at any time in our sole discretion and may be higher or lower than the charge rate on the previous Rate Sheet. Rate information for previous effective periods is included in an Appendix to this prospectus.
Any change to the protected lifetime income fee rate will be disclosed in a new Rate Sheet at least ten days before that rate becomes effective. Current Rate Sheets will be included with the prospectus. You can also obtain the most current Rate Sheet by contacting your registered representative, online at www.lfg.com/VAprospectus or by calling us at 1-888-868-2583.
A discussion of the charges for closed riders can be found in an Appendix to this prospectus.
Lincoln Market Select® Advantage Fee. If you elect Lincoln Market Select® Advantage, there is a fee associated with that rider for as long as the rider is in effect.
The fee:
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is based on the Protected Income Base (initial Purchase Payment if purchased at contract issue, or Contract Value at the time of election) as increased for subsequent Purchase Payments, Account Value Step-ups, Enhancements, and as decreased for Excess Withdrawals; and
●
may increase every Benefit Year upon an Enhancement that occurs after the third Benefit Year anniversary, or upon an Account Value Step-up. (You may opt out of this increase – see details below.)
The fee will be deducted from the Contract Value on a quarterly basis. The first deduction of the fee will occur on the Valuation Date on or next following the three-month anniversary of the rider’s effective date. This deduction will be made in proportion to the value in each Subaccount on the Valuation Date the protected lifetime income fee is assessed. The amount we deduct will increase or decrease as the Protected Income Base increases or decreases, because the fee rate is based on the Protected Income Base. Refer to Living Benefit Riders for a discussion and example of the impact of the changes to the Protected Income Base.
The fee rate can change each time there is an Account Value Step-up. Since the Account Value Step-up could increase your Protected Income Base every Benefit Year (if all conditions are met), the fee rate could also increase every Benefit Year, but the rate will never
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exceed the stated guaranteed maximum annual fee rate. If your fee rate is increased, you may opt out of the Account Value Step-up by giving us notice within 30 days after the Benefit Year anniversary if you do not want your rate to change. If you opt out of the step-up, the fee rate and the Protected Income Base will return to the value they were immediately prior to the step-up, adjusted for any additional Purchase Payments or Excess Withdrawals. This opt-out will only apply for this particular Account Value Step-up. You will need to notify us each time the fee rate increases if you want to opt out of subsequent Account Value Step-ups. If you opt out of an Account Value Step-up, you are still eligible for an Enhancement through the end of the Enhancement Period, including in the year you declined the Account Value Step-up.
An Enhancement to the Protected Income Base occurs if a 3-year Enhancement Period is in effect (as described further in the Living Benefit Rider section). During the first three Benefit Years, an increase in the Protected Income Base as a result of the Enhancement will not cause an increase in the annual protected lifetime income fee rate but will increase the dollar amount of the fee. After the third Benefit Year anniversary, if the Enhancement Period has renewed, the annual protected lifetime income fee rate may increase each time the Protected Income Base increases as a result of the Enhancement, but the fee rate will never exceed the stated guaranteed maximum annual fee rate. If your fee rate is increased, you may opt out of the Enhancement by giving us notice within 30 days after the Benefit Year anniversary if you do not want your fee rate to change. If you opt out of the Enhancement, the fee rate and the Protected Income Base will return to the value they were immediately prior to the Enhancement, adjusted for Excess Withdrawals, if any. This opt out will only apply for this particular Enhancement. You will need to notify us each time thereafter (if an Enhancement would cause your fee rate to increase) if you do not want the Enhancement.
The fee will be discontinued upon termination of the rider. However, a portion of the protected lifetime income fee, based on the number of days the rider was in effect that quarter, will be deducted upon termination of the rider (except for death) or surrender of the Contract, or the election of an Annuity Payout option, including i4LIFE® Advantage. If the Contract Value is reduced to zero, no further protected lifetime income fee will be deducted.
i4LIFE® Advantage Charge. While this rider is in effect, there is a daily charge for i4LIFE® Advantage that is based on your Account Value. The annual i4LIFE® Advantage charge rate is 0.40% and is added to your base contract expense.
The initial Account Value is your Contract Value on the Valuation Date i4LIFE® Advantage is effective, less any applicable premium taxes. During the Access Period, your Account Value equals the total value of all of the Contractowner's Accumulation Units, and will be reduced by Regular Income Payments, Guaranteed Income Benefit payments, and any withdrawals.
i4LIFE® Advantage and the charge will begin on the Periodic Income Commencement Date which is the Valuation Date on which the Regular Income Payment is determined and the beginning of the Access Period. Refer to the i4LIFE® Advantage section for explanations of the Account Value, the Access Period, the Lifetime Income Period, and the Periodic Income Commencement Date.
i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit Charge for Contractowners who transition from a Prior Rider. If you have elected Lincoln Market Select® Advantage (a “Prior Rider”), you may carry over certain features of that Prior Rider to transition to the applicable version of i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit. If you make this transition, your protected lifetime income fee of the Prior Rider will be the initial charge rate for your i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit rider.
This section applies to all of the transitions Lincoln Market Select® Advantage to i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit.
The initial charge is a percentage of the greater of the Protected Income Base carried over from the Prior Rider or the Account Value. The charge for i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit is deducted quarterly, starting with the first three-month anniversary of the effective date of i4LIFE® Advantage and every three months thereafter. Your base contract expense also applies. Contractowners are guaranteed that in the future the guaranteed maximum charge rate for i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit will be the guaranteed maximum charge rate that was in effect at the time they purchased the Prior Rider.
The charge will not change unless there is an automatic step-up of the Guaranteed Income Benefit (described in the i4LIFE® Advantage section of this prospectus). At such time, the dollar amount of the charge will increase by a two part formula: 1) the charge will increase by the same percentage that the Guaranteed Income Benefit payment increased and 2) the charge will also increase by the percentage of any increase to the Prior Rider protected lifetime income fee. (The Prior Rider fee rate continues to be used as a factor in determining the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit charge.) This means that the charge may change annually. The charge may also be reduced if a withdrawal above the Regular Income Payment is taken. The dollar amount of the protected lifetime income fee will be reduced in the same proportion that the withdrawal reduced the Account Value. The annual dollar amount is divided by four (4) to determine the quarterly charge.
The following example is intended to show how the initial i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit charge for purchasers of a Prior Rider could be calculated for a representative male Contractowner, as well as the impact to the charge due to increases to the Guaranteed Income Benefit and the Prior Rider fee rate. For illustration purposes, we will assume that the example is a nonqualified contract and the initial Guaranteed Income Benefit is set at 4% of the Protected Income Base based upon the Contractowner’s age (see Guaranteed Income Benefit for a more detailed description). The example also assumes that the protected lifetime income fee for the Prior Rider is 1.50% (single life option). The first example demonstrates how the initial charge may be determined for an existing Contract with an Account Value and Protected Income Base. This calculation method applies to the purchase of any Prior Rider,
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except the initial Guaranteed Income Benefit rates and charges may vary, as set forth in the Guaranteed Income Benefit description later in this prospectus. The charges and rates shown here may be different from those that apply to your Contract. The calculation of the charge for your Contract will be based on the specific factors applicable to your Contract.
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1/1/25 Initial i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value |
$100,000 |
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1/1/25 Protected Income Base as of the last Valuation Date under the Prior Rider |
$125,000 |
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1/1/25 Initial Annual Charge for i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit ($125,000 x 1.50%). The protected
lifetime income fee for the Prior Rider is assessed against the Protected Income Base since it is larger than the
Account Value |
$1,875 |
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1/2/25 Amount of initial i4LIFE® Advantage Regular Income Payment (an example of how the Regular Income Payment is
calculated is shown in the SAI) |
$5,173 |
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1/2/25 Initial Guaranteed Income Benefit (4% x $125,000 Protected Income Base) |
$5,000 |
The next example shows how the charge will increase if the Guaranteed Income Benefit is stepped up to 65% of the Regular Income Payment.
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1/2/26 Recalculated Regular Income Payment (due to market gain in Account Value) |
$8,000 |
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1/2/26 New Guaranteed Income Benefit (65% x $8,000 Regular Income Payment) |
$5,200 |
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1/2/26 Annual Charge for i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit ($1,875 x ($5,200/$5,000)) Prior charge x [ratio of
increased Guaranteed Income Benefit to prior Guaranteed Income Benefit] |
$1,950 |
Continuing the above example:
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1/2/26 Annual Charge for i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit |
$1,950 |
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1/2/27 Recalculated Regular Income Payment (due to Account Value increase) |
$8,200 |
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1/2/27 New Guaranteed Income Benefit (65% x $8,200 Regular Income Payment) |
$5,330 |
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Assume the Prior Rider fee rate increases from 1.50% to 1.60%. |
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1/2/27 Annual Charge for i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit ($1,950 x ($5,330/$5,200) x (1.60%/1.50%)) |
$2,132 |
The new annual charge for i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit is $2,132, which is equal to the current annual charge of $1,950 multiplied by the percentage increase of the Guaranteed Income Benefit ($5,330/$5,200) and then multiplied by the percentage increase to the Prior Rider protected lifetime income fee (1.60%/1.50%).
If the fee rate of your Prior Rider is increased, we will notify you in writing. You may contact us in writing or at the telephone number listed on the first page of this prospectus to reverse the step-up within 30 days after the date on which the step-up occurred. If we receive this notice, we will decrease the charge rate, on a going forward basis, to the charge rate in effect before the step-up occurred. Any increased charges paid between the time of the step-up and the date we receive your notice to reverse the step-up will not be reimbursed. If the Guaranteed Income Benefit increased due to the step-up we would decrease the Guaranteed Income Benefit to the Guaranteed Income Benefit in effect before the step-up occurred, reduced by any additional withdrawals. Future step-ups as described in the rider would continue.
After the Periodic Income Commencement Date, if the Guaranteed Income Benefit is terminated, i4LIFE® Advantage will also be terminated and the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit charge will cease. A portion of the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit charge, based on the number of days the rider was in effect that quarter, will be deducted upon termination of the rider.
Deductions for Premium Taxes
Any premium tax or other tax levied by any governmental entity as a result of the existence of the contracts or the VAA will be deducted from the Contract Value, unless the governmental entity dictates otherwise, when incurred, or at another time of our choosing.
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 tax rates generally depend upon the law of your state of residence. Currently, there is no premium tax levied for New York residents.
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Other Charges and Deductions
Base contract expenses of 0.80% of the value in the VAA will be assessed on all variable Annuity Payouts, including options that may be offered that do not have a life contingency and therefore no mortality risk. This charge includes the mortality and expense risk and administrative charge. The expense risk is the risk that our costs in providing the services will exceed our revenues from contract charges.
There are additional deductions from and expenses paid out of the assets of the underlying funds that are more fully described in the prospectuses for the funds. Among these deductions and expenses are 12b-1 fees which reimburse us or an affiliate for certain expenses incurred in connection with certain administrative and distribution support services provided to the funds.
Additional Information
The charges described previously may be reduced or eliminated for any particular contract. However, these reductions may be available only to the extent that we anticipate lower distribution and/or administrative expenses, or that we perform fewer sales or administrative services than those originally contemplated in establishing the level of those charges, or when required by law. Lower distribution and administrative expenses may be the result of economies associated with:
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the use of mass enrollment procedures,
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the performance of administrative or sales functions by the employer,
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the use by an employer of automated techniques in submitting deposits or information related to deposits on behalf of its employees, or
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any other circumstances which reduce distribution or administrative expenses.
The exact amount of charges and fees applicable to a particular contract will be stated in that contract.
The Contracts
Purchase of Contracts
If you wish to purchase a Contract, you must apply for it through a registered representative authorized by us. Certain broker-dealers may not offer all of the features discussed in this prospectus. The completed application is sent to us and we decide whether to accept or reject it. If the application is accepted, a Contract is prepared and executed by our legally authorized officers. The Contract is then sent to you either directly or through your registered representative. See Distribution of the Contracts. The purchase of multiple contracts with identical Contractowners, Annuitants and Beneficiaries will be allowed only upon Servicing Office approval.
When a completed application and all other information necessary for processing a purchase order is received in Good Order at our Servicing Office, an initial Purchase Payment will be priced no later than two business days after we receive the order. If you submit your application and/or initial Purchase Payment to your registered representative, we will not begin processing your purchase order until we receive the application and initial Purchase Payment from your registered representative’s broker-dealer. While attempting to finish an incomplete application, we may hold the initial Purchase Payment for no more than five business days unless we receive your consent to retain the payment until the application is completed. If the incomplete application cannot be completed within those five days and we have not received your consent, you will be informed of the reasons, and the Purchase Payment will be returned immediately. Once the application is complete, we will allocate your initial Purchase Payment within two business days.
Who Can Invest
To apply for a Contract, you must be of legal age in a state where the contracts may be lawfully sold and also be eligible to participate in any of the qualified and nonqualified plans for which the contracts are designed. At the time of issue, the Contractowner, joint owner and Annuitant must be under age 86. Certain Death Benefit options may not be available at all ages. Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account in an effort to help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also ask to see your driver's license, photo i.d., or other identifying documents.
In accordance with anti-money laundering laws and federal economic sanction policy, the Company may be required in a given instance to reject a Purchase Payment and/or freeze a Contractowner’s account. This means we could refuse to honor requests for transfers, withdrawals, surrenders or Death Benefits. Once frozen, monies would be moved from the VAA to an interest-bearing account maintained solely for the Contractowner, and held in that account until instructions are received from the appropriate regulator.
Do not purchase this Contract if you plan to use it, or any of its riders, for speculation, arbitrage, viatical arrangement, or other similar investment scheme. The Contract may not be resold, traded on any stock exchange, or sold on any secondary market.
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Since you are purchasing the Contract through a tax-favored arrangement, including traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs, you should consider carefully the costs and benefits of the Contract (including annuity income benefits) before purchasing the Contract, since the tax-favored arrangement itself provides tax-deferred growth.
Replacement of Existing Insurance
Careful consideration should be given prior to surrendering or withdrawing money from an existing insurance contract to purchase a Contract described in this prospectus. Surrender charges may be imposed on your existing contract and/or a new surrender charge period may be imposed with the purchase of, or transfer into, this Contract. The benefits offered under this Contract may be less favorable or more favorable than the benefits offered under your current contract. It also may have different charges. You should also consult with your registered representative and/or your tax advisor prior to making an exchange. Cash surrenders from an existing contract may be subject to tax and tax penalties.
Purchase Payments
You may make Purchase Payments to the Contract for 90 days from the date your application is received by us. All expected Purchase Payments must be disclosed on the application, and any funds received after 90 days will be returned to you. You are not required to make any additional Purchase Payments after the initial Purchase Payment. The minimum Purchase Payment is $10,000. Please check with your registered representative about making additional Purchase Payments. The minimum payment to the Contract at any one time must be at least $100 ($25 if transmitted electronically). If a Purchase Payment is submitted that does not meet the minimum amount, we will contact you to ask whether additional money will be sent, or whether we should return the Purchase Payment to you.
Purchase Payments totaling $2 million or more are subject to Servicing Office approval. This amount takes into consideration the total Purchase Payments for all variable annuity contracts issued by the Company (or its affiliates) (excluding any version of Lincoln Level Advantage® and Lincoln Level Advantage 2® contracts) for the same Contractowner, joint owner, and/or Annuitant. If you elect a Living Benefit Rider, you may be subject to further restrictions in terms of your ability to make additional Purchase Payments, as more fully described below. We may surrender your Contract in accordance with New York law, if your Contract Value drops below $2,000 for any reason, including if your Contract Value drops due to the performance of the Subaccounts you selected. We will not surrender your Contract if you are receiving guaranteed payments from us under one of the Living Benefit Riders. Purchase Payments may be made or, if stopped, resumed at any time until the Annuity Commencement Date, the surrender of the Contract, or the death of the Contractowner, whichever comes first.
In addition to the specific Purchase Payment restrictions and limitations immediately above, upon advance written notice, we reserve the right to further limit, restrict, or suspend Purchase Payments made to the Contract.
These restrictions and limitations will limit your ability to increase your Contract Value (or Account Value under i4LIFE® Advantage) and/or increase the amount of any guaranteed benefit under a Living Benefit Rider by making additional Purchase Payments to the Contract. You should carefully consider these limitations and restrictions, and any other limitations and restrictions of the Contract, and how they may impact your long-term investment plans, especially if you intend to increase Contract Value (or Account Value under i4LIFE® Advantage) by making additional Purchase Payments over a long period of time. Please contact your registered representative and refer to the Living Benefit Riders section of this prospectus for additional information on any restrictions that may apply to your Living Benefit Rider.
Valuation Date
Accumulation and Annuity Units will be valued once daily at the close of trading (normally, 4:00 p.m., New York time) on each day the New York Stock Exchange is open (Valuation Date). On any date other than a Valuation Date, the Accumulation Unit value and the Annuity Unit value will not change.
Allocation of Purchase Payments
Purchase Payments allocated to the variable side of the contract are placed into the VAA’s Subaccounts, according to your instructions. In the absence of instructions accompanying a Purchase Payment or otherwise not being in Good Order, we will allocate a Purchase Payment in the same manner as your last Purchase Payment or, if not possible, contact you or your registered representative for additional information.
The minimum amount of any Purchase Payment which can be put into any one Subaccount is $20.
Purchase Payments received from you or your broker-dealer in Good Order at our Servicing Office prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., New York time), will be processed using the Accumulation Unit value computed on that Valuation Date. Purchase Payments received in Good Order after market close will be processed using the Accumulation Unit value computed on the next Valuation Date. Purchase Payments submitted to your registered representative will generally not be processed by us until they are received from your registered representative’s broker-dealer. If your broker-dealer submits your Purchase Payment to us through the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) or, pursuant to terms agreeable to us, uses a proprietary order
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placement system to submit your Purchase Payment to us, and your Purchase Payment was placed with your broker-dealer prior to market close, then we will use the Accumulation Unit value computed on that Valuation Date when processing your Purchase Payment. Purchase Payments placed with your broker-dealer after market close will be processed using the Accumulation Unit value computed on the next Valuation Date. There may be circumstances under which the New York Stock Exchange may close early (prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time). In such instances, Purchase Payments received after such early market close will be processed using the Accumulation Unit value computed on the next Valuation Date.
The number of Accumulation Units determined in this way is not impacted 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 underlying fund’s investments perform, but also upon the expenses of the VAA and the underlying funds.
If an underlying fund imposes restrictions with respect to the acceptance of Purchase Payments, allocations or transfers, we reserve the right to reject an allocation or transfer request at any time the underlying fund notifies us of such a restriction. We will notify you if your allocation request is or becomes subject to such restrictions.
Valuation of Accumulation Units
Purchase Payments allocated to the VAA are converted into Accumulation Units. This is done by dividing the amount allocated by the value of an Accumulation Unit for the Valuation Period during which the Purchase Payments are allocated to the VAA. The Accumulation Unit value for each Subaccount was or will be established at the inception of the Subaccount. It may increase or decrease from Valuation Period to Valuation Period. Accumulation Unit values are affected by investment performance of the funds, fund expenses, and the contract charges. The Accumulation Unit value for a Subaccount for a later Valuation Period is determined as follows:
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The total value of the fund shares held in the Subaccount is calculated by multiplying the number of fund shares owned by the Subaccount at the beginning of the Valuation Period by the net asset value per share of the fund at the end of the Valuation Period, and adding any dividend or other distribution of the fund if an ex-dividend date occurs during the Valuation Period; minus
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The liabilities of the Subaccount at the end of the Valuation Period; these liabilities include daily charges imposed on the Subaccount, and may include a charge or credit with respect to any taxes paid or reserved for by us that we determine result from the operations of the VAA; and
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The result is divided by the number of Subaccount units outstanding at the beginning of the Valuation Period.
The daily charges imposed on a Subaccount for any Valuation Period are equal to the daily base contract expense multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Valuation Period. Contracts with different features have different daily charges, and therefore, will have different corresponding Accumulation Unit values on any given day. In certain circumstances (for example, when separate account assets are less than $1,000), and when permitted by law, it may be prudent for us to use a different standard industry method for this calculation, called the Net Investment Factor method. We will achieve substantially the same result using either method.
Transfers On or Before the Annuity Commencement Date
After the first 30 days from the effective date of your Contract, you may transfer all or a portion of your investment from one Subaccount to another. A transfer among Subaccounts involves the surrender of Accumulation Units in one Subaccount and the purchase of Accumulation Units in the other Subaccount. A transfer will be done using the respective Accumulation Unit values determined at the end of the Valuation Date on which the transfer request is received.
Transfers among the variable Subaccounts are limited to 12 per Contract Year unless otherwise authorized by us. Currently, there is no charge for a transfer. This limit does not apply to transfers made under the automatic transfer programs of dollar cost averaging, cross-reinvestment or portfolio rebalancing elected on forms available from us. See Additional Services and the SAI for more information on these programs. These transfer rights and restrictions also apply during the i4LIFE® Advantage Access Period (the time period during which you may make withdrawals from the i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value). See i4LIFE® Advantage.
The minimum amount which may be transferred between Subaccounts is $300 (or the entire amount in the Subaccount, if less than $300). If the transfer from a Subaccount would leave you with less than $300 in the Subaccount, we may transfer the total balance of the Subaccount.
A transfer request may be made to our Servicing Office in writing or by fax. A transfer request may also be made by telephone or other electronic means, provided the appropriate authorization is on file with us. Our address, telephone number, and Internet address are on the first page of this prospectus. Requests for transfers will be processed on the Valuation Date that they are received when they are received in Good Order at our Servicing Office before the close of the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., New York time). If we receive a transfer request in Good Order after market close, we will process the request using the Accumulation Unit value computed on the next Valuation Date.
There may be circumstances under which the New York Stock Exchange may close early (prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time). In such instances transfers received after such early market close will be processed using the Accumulation Unit value computed on the next Valuation Date.
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We may defer or reject an allocation or transfer request that is subject to a restriction imposed by an underlying fund.
Transfers may be delayed as permitted by the 1940 Act. See Delay of Payments.
Telephone and Electronic Transactions
A surrender, withdrawal, or transfer request may be made to our Servicing Office in writing or by fax. These transactions may also be made by telephone or other electronic means, provided the appropriate authorization is on file with us. In order to prevent unauthorized or fraudulent transfers, we may require certain identifying information before we will act upon instructions. We may also assign the Contractowner a Personal Identification Number (PIN) to serve as identification. We will not be liable for following instructions we reasonably believe are genuine. Telephone and other electronic requests will be recorded and written confirmation of all transactions will be mailed or sent electronically to the Contractowner on the next Valuation Date.
Please note that the telephone and/or electronic devices may not always be available. Any telephone, fax machine, or other electronic device, whether it is yours, your service provider’s, or your registered representative’s, can experience outages or slowdowns for a variety of reasons. These outages or slowdowns may delay or prevent our processing of your request. Although we have taken precautions to limit these problems, we cannot promise complete reliability under all circumstances. If you are experiencing problems, you should make your request by writing to our Servicing Office.
Market Timing
Frequent, large, or short-term transfers among Subaccounts, such as those associated with “market timing” transactions, can affect the funds and their investment returns. Such transfers may dilute the value of the fund shares, interfere with the efficient management of the fund's portfolio, and increase brokerage and administrative costs of the funds. As an effort to protect our Contractowners and the funds from potentially harmful trading activity, we utilize certain market timing policies and procedures (the “Market Timing Procedures”). Our Market Timing Procedures are designed to detect and prevent such transfer activity among the Subaccounts that may affect other Contractowners or fund shareholders.
In addition, the funds may have adopted their own policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of their respective shares. The prospectuses for the funds describe any such policies and procedures, which may be more or less restrictive than the frequent trading policies and procedures of other funds and the Market Timing Procedures we have adopted to discourage frequent transfers among Subaccounts. While we reserve the right to enforce these policies and procedures, Contractowners and other persons with interests under the contract should be aware that we may not have the contractual authority or the operational capacity to apply the frequent trading policies and procedures of the funds. However, under SEC rules, we are required to: (1) enter into a written agreement with each fund or its principal underwriter that obligates us to provide to the fund promptly upon request certain information about the trading activity of individual Contractowners, and (2) execute instructions from the fund to restrict or prohibit further purchases or transfers by specific Contractowners who violate the excessive trading policies established by the fund.
You should be aware that the purchase and redemption orders received by the funds generally are “omnibus” orders from intermediaries such as retirement plans or separate accounts funding variable insurance contracts. The 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 funds’ ability to apply their respective disruptive trading policies and procedures. We cannot guarantee that the funds (and thus our Contractowners) will not be harmed by transfer activity relating to the retirement plans and/or other insurance companies that may invest in the funds. In addition, if a fund believes that an omnibus order we submit may reflect one or more transfer requests from Contractowners engaged in disruptive trading activity, the fund may reject the entire omnibus order.
Our Market Timing Procedures detect potential “market timers” by examining the number of transfers made by Contractowners within given periods of time. In addition, managers of the funds might contact us if they believe or suspect that there is market timing. If requested by a fund company, we may vary our Market Timing Procedures from Subaccount to Subaccount to comply with specific fund policies and procedures.
We may increase our monitoring of Contractowners who we have previously identified as market timers. When applying the parameters used to detect market timers, we will consider multiple contracts owned by the same Contractowner if that Contractowner has been identified as a market timer. For each Contractowner, we will investigate the transfer patterns that meet the parameters being used to detect potential market timers. We will also investigate any patterns of trading behavior identified by the funds that may not have been captured by our Market Timing Procedures.
Once a Contractowner has been identified as a market timer under our Market Timing Procedures, we will notify the Contractowner in writing that future transfers (among the Subaccounts) will be temporarily permitted to be made only by original signature sent to us by U.S. mail, first-class delivery for the remainder of the Contract Year (or calendar year if the Contract is an individual contract that was sold in connection with an employer sponsored plan). Overnight delivery or electronic instructions (which may include telephone, facsimile, or Internet instructions) submitted during this period will not be accepted. If overnight delivery or electronic instructions are
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inadvertently accepted from a Contractowner that has been identified as a market timer, upon discovery, we will reverse the transaction within 1 or 2 business days. We will impose this “original signature” restriction on that Contractowner even if we cannot identify, in the particular circumstances, any harmful effect from that Contractowner's particular transfers.
Contractowners seeking to engage in frequent, large, or short-term transfer activity may deploy a variety of strategies to avoid detection. Our ability to detect such transfer activity may be limited by operational systems and technological limitations. The identification of Contractowners determined to be engaged in such transfer activity that may adversely affect other Contractowners or fund shareholders involves judgments that are inherently subjective. We cannot guarantee that our Market Timing Procedures will detect every potential market timer. If we are unable to detect market timers, you may experience dilution in the value of your fund shares and increased brokerage and administrative costs in the funds. This may result in lower long-term returns for your investments.
Our Market Timing Procedures are applied consistently to all Contractowners. An exception for any Contractowner will be made only in the event we are required to do so by a court of law. In addition, certain funds available as investment options in your Contract may also be available as investment options for owners of other, older life insurance policies issued by us. Some of these older life insurance policies do not provide a contractual basis for us to restrict or refuse transfers which are suspected to be market timing activity. In addition, because other insurance companies and/or retirement plans may invest in the funds, we cannot guarantee that the funds will not suffer harm from frequent, large, or short-term transfer activity among Subaccounts of variable contracts issued by other insurance companies or among investment options available to retirement plan participants.
In our sole discretion, we may revise our Market Timing Procedures at any time without prior notice as necessary to better detect and deter frequent, large, or short-term transfer activity to comply with state or federal regulatory requirements, and/or to impose additional or alternate restrictions on market timers (such as dollar or percentage limits on transfers). If we modify our Market Timing Procedures, they will be applied uniformly to all Contractowners or as applicable to all Contractowners investing in underlying funds.
Some of the funds have reserved the right to temporarily or permanently refuse payments or transfer requests from us if, in the judgment of the fund’s investment adviser, the fund would be unable to invest effectively in accordance with its investment objective or policies, or would otherwise potentially be adversely affected. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we reserve the right to defer or reject a transfer request at any time that we are unable to purchase or redeem shares of any of the funds available through the VAA, including any refusal or restriction on purchases or redemptions of the fund shares as a result of the funds' own policies and procedures on market timing activities. If a fund refuses to accept a transfer request we have already processed, we will reverse the transaction within 1 or 2 business days. We will notify you in writing if we have reversed, restricted or refused any of your transfer requests. Some funds also may impose redemption fees on short-term trading (i.e., redemptions of mutual fund shares within a certain number of business days after purchase). We reserve the right to administer and collect any such redemption fees on behalf of the funds. You should read the funds’ prospectuses for more details on their redemption fees and their ability to refuse or restrict purchases or redemptions of their shares.
Transfers After the Annuity Commencement Date
You may transfer all or a portion of your investment in one Subaccount to another Subaccount or to the fixed side of the contract, as permitted under your Contract. Those transfers will be limited to three times per Contract Year. You may also switch from a variable Annuity Payout to a fixed Annuity Payout. You may not switch from a fixed Annuity Payout to a variable Annuity Payout. Once elected, the fixed Annuity Payout is irrevocable.
These provisions also apply during the i4LIFE® Advantage Lifetime Income Period. See i4LIFE® Advantage.
Ownership
The Contractowner on the date of issue will be the person or entity designated in the contract specifications. The Contractowner of a nonqualified contract may name a joint owner.
As Contractowner, you have all rights under the Contract. According to New York law, the assets of the VAA are held for the exclusive benefit of all Contractowners and their designated Beneficiaries; and the assets of the VAA are not chargeable with liabilities arising from any other business that we may conduct. We reserve the right to approve all ownership and Annuitant changes. Nonqualified contracts may not be sold, discounted, or pledged as collateral for a loan or for any other purpose. Qualified contracts are not transferable unless allowed under applicable law. Assignments may have an adverse impact on any Death Benefit or benefits offered under Living Benefit Riders in this product and may be prohibited under the terms of a particular rider. We assume no responsibility for the validity or effect of any assignment. Consult your tax advisor about the tax consequences of an assignment.
Joint Ownership
If a Contract has joint owners, the joint owners shall be treated as having equal undivided interests in the Contract. Either owner, independently of the other, may exercise any ownership rights in this Contract. Not more than two owners (an owner and joint owner) may be named and contingent owners are not permitted.
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Annuitant
The following rules apply prior to the Annuity Commencement Date. You may name only one Annuitant (unless you are a tax-exempt entity, then you can name two joint Annuitants). You (if the Contractowner is a natural person) have the right to change the Annuitant at any time by notifying us in writing of the change. However, we reserve the right to approve all Annuitant changes. This may not be allowed if certain riders are in effect. The new Annuitant must be under age 86 as of the effective date of the change. This change may cause a reduction in the Death Benefits or benefits offered under Living Benefit Riders. See The Contracts – Death Benefit and Living Benefit Riders. A contingent Annuitant may be named or changed by notifying us in writing. Contingent Annuitants are not allowed on contracts owned by non-natural owners. On or after the Annuity Commencement Date, the Annuitant or joint Annuitants may not be changed and contingent Annuitant designations are no longer applicable.
Surrenders and Withdrawals
Before the Annuity Commencement Date, we will allow the surrender of the Contract or a withdrawal of the Contract Value upon your written request on an approved Lincoln distribution request form (available from the Servicing Office), by fax, or other electronic means. Withdrawal requests may be made by telephone or our website, subject to certain restrictions. All surrenders and withdrawals may be made in accordance with the rules discussed below. Surrender or withdrawal rights after the Annuity Commencement Date depend on the Annuity Payout option selected.
The amount available upon surrender/withdrawal is the Contract Value less any applicable charges, fees, and taxes at the end of the Valuation Period during which the written request for surrender/withdrawal is received in Good Order at the Servicing Office. If we receive a surrender or withdrawal request in Good Order at our Servicing Office before the close of the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m., New York time), we will process the request using the Accumulation Unit value computed on that Valuation Date. If we receive a surrender or withdrawal request in Good Order at our Servicing Office after market close, we will process the request using the Accumulation Unit value computed on the next Valuation Date. There may be circumstances under which the NYSE may close early (prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time). In such instances, surrender or withdrawal requests received after such early market close will be processed using the Accumulation Unit value computed on the next Valuation Date. The minimum amount which can be withdrawn is $300. Unless a request for withdrawal specifies otherwise, withdrawals will be made from all Subaccounts within the VAA in the same proportion that the amount of withdrawal bears to the total Contract Value. Unless prohibited, surrender/withdrawal payments will be mailed within seven days after we receive a valid written request at the Servicing Office. The payment may be postponed as permitted by the 1940 Act.
There are charges associated with surrender of a Contract or withdrawal of Contract Value. You may specify whether these charges are deducted from the amount you request to be withdrawn or from the remaining Contract Value. If the charges are deducted from the remaining Contract Value, the amount of the total withdrawal will increase according to the impact of the applicable Premium Based Charge and/or surrender charge percentage; consequently, the dollar amount of the Premium Based Charge and/or surrender charge associated with the withdrawal will also increase. In other words, the dollar amount deducted to cover the Premium Based Charge and/or surrender charge is also subject to a Premium Based Charge and/or surrender charge.
Surrenders and withdrawals may be taxable and, prior to age 59½, subject to a tax penalty. The tax consequences of a surrender/withdrawal are discussed later in this prospectus. See Federal Tax Matters – Taxation of Withdrawals and Surrenders.
Withdrawals may have a negative impact on certain optional living benefits and on certain death benefits, and the impact could be significant. A withdrawal may reduce or even terminate certain benefits.
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Option ●
Option (as a percentage of
the Protected
Income Base) |
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the base contract
expense for the
Death Benefit you
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upon death of: |
and... |
and... |
Death Benefit proceeds pass to: |
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Contractowner |
There is a surviving joint owner |
The Annuitant is living or deceased |
Joint owner |
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Contractowner |
There is no surviving joint owner |
The Annuitant is living or deceased |
Designated Beneficiary |
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Contractowner |
There is no surviving joint owner
and the Beneficiary predeceases the
Contractowner |
The Annuitant is living or deceased |
Contractowner's estate |
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Annuitant |
The Contractowner is living |
There is no contingent Annuitant |
The youngest Contractowner
becomes the contingent Annuitant
and the Contract continues. The
Contractowner may waive* this
continuation and receive the Death
Benefit proceeds. |
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Annuitant |
The Contractowner is living |
The contingent Annuitant is living |
Contingent Annuitant becomes the
Annuitant and the Contract
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Annuitant |
The Contractowner is a trust or
other non-natural person** |
No contingent Annuitant allowed
with non-natural Contractowner |
Designated Beneficiary |
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7/3/2024 Initial Deposit / Contract Value |
$10,000 |
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7/3/2028 Contract Value |
$25,000 |
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7/3/2029 Contract Value |
$23,500 |
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Abandoned 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 date a 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 “escheated”. This means that the Death Benefit will be paid to the abandoned property division or unclaimed property office of the state in which the Beneficiary or the Contractowner last resided, as shown on our books and records, or to our state of domicile. This escheatment is revocable and the state is obligated to pay the Death Benefit (without interest) 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 addresses, if and as they change. You may update your Beneficiary designations by submitting a Beneficiary change form to our Servicing Office.
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Additional Services
These additional services are available to you under your Contract: dollar-cost averaging (DCA), automatic withdrawal service (AWS), cross-reinvestment service, and portfolio rebalancing. In order to take advantage of one of these services, you will need to complete the appropriate election form that is available from our Servicing Office or call 1-888-868-2583. These services will stop once we become aware of a pending death claim. For further detailed information on these services, please see Additional Services in the SAI.
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Additional Purchase Payment on day 30 = $15,000; Protected Income Base = $115,000; Enhancement Base = $115,000
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Protected Income Base |
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At issue |
$50,000 |
$50,000 |
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1st Benefit Year anniversary |
$54,000 |
$54,000 |
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2nd Benefit Year anniversary |
$53,900 |
$56,700 |
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Contract Value on the rider’s effective date |
$200,000 |
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Protected Income Base and Enhancement Base on the rider’s
effective date |
$200,000 |
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Initial Protected Annual Income amount on the rider’s effective
date ($200,000 x 4%) |
$8,000 |
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Contract Value six months after rider’s effective date |
$210,000 |
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Protected Income Base and Enhancement Base six months after
rider’s effective date |
$200,000 |
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Withdrawal six months after the rider’s effective date |
$8,000 |
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Contract Value after withdrawal ($210,000 - $8,000) |
$202,000 |
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($200,000 - $0) |
$200,000 |
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Contract Value on the first Benefit Year anniversary |
$205,000 |
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Protected Income Base and Enhancement Base on the first Benefit
Year anniversary |
$205,000 |
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anniversary ($205,000 x 4%) |
$8,200 |
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Contract Value = $60,000
Protected Income Base = $85,000
Enhancement Base = $85,000
Protected Annual Income amount = $4,250 (5% of the Protected Income Base of $85,000)
The Contract Value is reduced by the amount of the Protected Annual Income amount of $4,250 and the Protected Income Base and Enhancement Base are not reduced:
Contract Value = $55,750 ($60,000 - $4,250)
Protected Income Base = $85,000
Enhancement Base = $85,000
Protected Income Base = $74,800 ($85,000 x 12% = $10,200; $85,000 - $10,200 = $74,800)
Enhancement Base = $74,800 ($85,000 x 12% = $10,200; $85,000 - $10,200 = $74,800)
Protected Annual Income amount = $3,740 (5% of $74,800 Protected Income Base)
Protected Income Base = $74,800
Enhancement Base = $74,800
Protected Annual Income amount = $3,740 (5% x $74,800)
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Minimum Access Period |
Maximum Access Period |
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i4LIFE® Advantage (without a Guaranteed Income
Benefit) |
10 years |
The length of time between
your age and age 115 for
nonqualified contracts; age
100 for qualified contracts |
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Minimum Access Period |
Maximum Access Period |
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Select Guaranteed Income Benefit |
Longer of 20 years or the difference between your age
(nearest birthday) and age 90 |
To age 115 for nonqualified
contracts; to age 100 for
qualified contracts |
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Account Value (equals Contract Value on date i4LIFE® Advantage
Guaranteed Income Benefit is elected) |
$100,000 |
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Protected Income Base on date i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed
Income Benefit is elected: |
$140,000 |
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Initial Regular Income Payment |
$5,411 |
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Initial Guaranteed Income Benefit (4.5% x $140,000 Protected
Income Base which is greater than $100,000 Account Value) |
$6,300 |
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i4LIFE® Account Value before market decline |
$135,000 |
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i4LIFE® Account Value after market decline |
$100,000 |
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Monthly Guaranteed Income Benefit |
$810 |
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Monthly Regular Income Payment after market decline |
$769 |
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Account Value after market decline and Guaranteed Income Benefit
payment |
$99,190 |
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8/1/2025 Amount of initial Regular Income Payment |
$4,801 |
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8/1/2025 Account Value at election of Guaranteed Income Benefit |
$100,000 |
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8/1/2025 Initial Guaranteed Income Benefit (4% x $100,000 Account Value) |
$4,000 |
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8/1/2026 Recalculated Regular Income Payment |
$7,000 |
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8/1/2026 Guaranteed Income Benefit after step-up (65% of $7,000) |
$4,550 |
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●Lincoln Market Select® Advantage |
Select Guaranteed Income Benefit |
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Elections of i4LIFE® Advantage prior
to the 5th Benefit Year anniversary |
Elections of i4LIFE® Advantage on and
after the 5th Benefit Year anniversary |
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Purchasers of: ●Lincoln Market Select® Advantage |
Longer of 20 years or the difference
between your age and age 85 |
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i4LIFE® Advantage Guarantee of Principal Death Benefit |
$200,000 |
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Regular Income Payment |
$25,000 |
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Account Value at the time of additional withdrawal |
$150,000 |
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Additional withdrawal |
$15,000 |
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i4LIFE® Regular Income Payment before additional withdrawal |
$1,200 |
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Guaranteed Income Benefit before additional withdrawal |
$900 |
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Account Value at time of additional withdrawal |
$150,000 |
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$15,000 |
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Annuity Payouts
When your Contract is issued, you may select any Annuity Commencement Date that is prior to the Annuitant’s 90th birthday. Your broker-dealer may recommend that you annuitize at an earlier age. Contractowners with any version of Lincoln Market Select® Advantage may elect to annuitize their Protected Income Base under the Protected Annual Income Payout Option.
The Contract provides optional forms of payouts of annuities (annuity options), each of which is payable on a variable basis, a fixed basis or a combination of both as you specify. The Contract provides that all or part of the Contract Value may be used to purchase an Annuity Payout option. The minimum rates used to purchase any of the annuity options discussed below are shown in the Contract.
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You may elect Annuity Payouts in monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual installments. If the payouts from any Subaccount would be or become less than $50, we have the right to reduce their frequency until the payouts are at least $50 each. Following are explanations of the annuity options available.
Annuity Options
The annuity options outlined below do not apply to Contractowners who have elected i4LIFE® Advantage or any version of i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit, the Guaranteed Amount Annuity Payment Option or the Protected Annual Income Payout Option.
Life Annuity. This option offers a periodic payout during the lifetime of the Annuitant and ends with the last payout before the death of the Annuitant. This option offers the highest periodic payout since there is no guarantee of a minimum number of payouts or provision for a Death Benefit for Beneficiaries. However, there is the risk under this option that the recipient would receive no payouts if the Annuitant dies before the date set for the first payout; only one payout if death occurs before the second scheduled payout, and so on. The Annuitant must be under age 81 to elect this option.
Life Annuity with Payouts Guaranteed for Designated Period. This option guarantees periodic payouts during a designated period, usually 10 or 20 years, and then continues throughout the lifetime of the Annuitant. The designated period is selected by the Contractowner.
Joint Life Annuity. This option offers a periodic payout during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a designated joint Annuitant. The payouts continue during the lifetime of the survivor. However, under a joint life annuity, if both Annuitants die before the date set for the first payout, no payouts will be made. Only one payment would be made if both deaths occur before the second scheduled payout, and so on.
Joint Life Annuity with Guaranteed Period. This option guarantees periodic payouts during a designated period, usually 10 or 20 years, and continues during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a designated joint Annuitant. The payouts continue during the lifetime of the survivor. The designated period is selected by the Contractowner.
Joint Life and Two Thirds to Survivor Annuity. This option provides a periodic payout during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a designated joint Annuitant. When one of the joint Annuitants dies, the survivor receives two thirds of the periodic payout made when both were alive.
Joint Life and Two-Thirds Survivor Annuity with Guaranteed Period. This option provides a periodic payout during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a joint Annuitant. When one of the joint Annuitants dies, the survivor receives two-thirds of the periodic payout made when both were alive. This option further provides that should one or both of the Annuitants die during the elected guaranteed period, usually 10 or 20 years, full benefit payment will continue for the rest of the guaranteed period.
Life Annuity with Unit Refund. This option offers a periodic payout during the lifetime of the Annuitant with the guarantee that upon death a payout will be made of the value of the number of Annuity Units (see Variable Annuity Payouts) equal to the excess, if any, of:
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the total amount applied under this option divided by the Annuity Unit value for the date payouts begin, minus
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the Annuity Units represented by each payout to the Annuitant multiplied by the number of payouts paid before death.
The value of the number of Annuity Units is computed on the date the death claim is approved for payment by the Servicing Office.
Life Annuity with Cash Refund. Fixed annuity benefit payments that will be made for the lifetime of the Annuitant with the guarantee that upon death, should (a) the total dollar amount applied to purchase this option be greater than (b) the fixed annuity benefit payment multiplied by the number of annuity benefit payments paid prior to death, then a refund payment equal to the dollar amount of (a) minus (b) will be made.
Under the annuity options listed above, you may not make withdrawals. Other options, with or without withdrawal features, may be made available by us. You may pre-select an Annuity Payout option as a method of paying the Death Benefit to a Beneficiary. If you do, the Beneficiary cannot change this payout option. You may change or revoke in writing to our Servicing Office, any such selection, unless such selection was made irrevocable. If you have not already chosen an Annuity Payout option, the Beneficiary may choose any Annuity Payout option. At death, options are only available to the extent they are consistent with the requirements of the Contract as well as Sections 72(s) and 401(a)(9) of the tax code, if applicable.
General Information
Any previously selected Death Benefit in effect before the Annuity Commencement Date will no longer be available on and after the Annuity Commencement Date. You may change the Annuity Commencement Date, change the annuity option or change the allocation of the investment among Subaccounts up to 30 days before the scheduled Annuity Commencement Date, upon written notice to the Servicing Office. You must give us at least 30 days’ notice before the date on which you want payouts to begin. Annuity Payouts may not commence within twelve months after the effective date of the Contract. We may require proof of age, sex, or survival of any payee upon whose age, sex, or survival payments depend.
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Unless you select another option, the Contract automatically provides for a life annuity with Annuity Payouts guaranteed for 10 years (on a fixed, variable or combination fixed and variable basis, in proportion to the account allocations at the time of annuitization) except when a joint life payout is required by law. Under any option providing for guaranteed period payouts, the number of payouts which remain unpaid at the date of the Annuitant’s death (or surviving Annuitant’s death in case of joint life Annuity) will be paid to you or your Beneficiary as payouts become due after we are in receipt of:
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An original certified death certificate or other proof of death satisfactory to us;
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written authorization for payment; and
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all claim forms, fully completed.
Variable Annuity Payouts
Variable Annuity Payouts will be determined using:
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the Contract Value on the Annuity Commencement Date, less applicable premium taxes;
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the annuity tables contained in the Contract;
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the annuity option selected; and
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the investment performance of the fund(s) selected.
To determine the amount of payouts, we make this calculation:
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Determine the dollar amount of the first periodic payout; then
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Credit the Contract with a fixed number of Annuity Units equal to the first periodic payout divided by the Annuity Unit value; and
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Calculate the value of the Annuity Units each period thereafter.
Annuity Payouts assume an investment return of 3%, 4%, or 5% per year, as applied to the applicable mortality table. The AIR of 5% is no longer available for new elections of i4LIFE® Advantage. You may choose your assumed interest rate at the time you elect a variable Annuity Payout on the administrative form provided by us. The higher the assumed interest rate you choose, the higher your initial annuity payment will be. The amount of each payout after the initial payout will depend upon how the underlying fund(s) perform, relative to the assumed rate. If the actual net investment rate (annualized) exceeds the assumed rate, the payment will increase at a rate proportional to the amount of such excess. Conversely, if the actual net investment rate is less than the assumed rate, annuity payments will decrease. The higher the assumed interest rate, the less likely future annuity payments are to increase, or the payments will increase more slowly than if a lower assumed rate was used. There is a more complete explanation of this calculation in the SAI.
Small Contract Surrenders
We may surrender your Contract, in accordance with New York law if:
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your Contract Value drops below certain state specified minimum amounts ($2,000 or less) for any reason, including if your Contract Value decreases due to the performance of the Subaccounts you selected;
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no Purchase Payments have been received for three (3) full, consecutive Contract Years; and
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the annuity benefit at the Annuity Commencement Date would be less than $20.00 per month.
At least 60 days before we surrender your Contract, we will send you a letter at your last address we have on file, to inform you that your Contract will be surrendered. You will have the opportunity to make additional Purchase Payments to bring your Contract Value above the minimum level to avoid surrender. If we surrender your Contract, we will not assess any surrender charge. We will not surrender your Contract if you are receiving guaranteed payments from us under one of the Living Benefit Riders.
Delay of Payments
Contract proceeds from the VAA will be paid within seven days, except:
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when the NYSE is closed (other than weekends and holidays);
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times when market trading is restricted or the SEC declares an emergency, and we cannot value units or the funds cannot redeem shares; or
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when the SEC so orders to protect Contractowners.
If, pursuant to SEC rules, an underlying money market fund suspends payment of redemption proceeds in connection with a liquidation of the fund, we will delay payment of any transfer, partial withdrawal, surrender, loan, or Death Benefit from the money market subaccount until the fund is liquidated.
Due to federal laws designed to counter terrorism and prevent money laundering by criminals, we may be required to reject a Purchase Payment and/or deny payment of a request for transfers, withdrawals, surrenders, or Death Benefits, until instructions are received from the appropriate regulator. We also may be required to provide additional information about a Contractowner's account to government regulators.
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Reinvestment Privilege
You may elect to make a reinvestment purchase with any part of the proceeds of a surrender/withdrawal and we will recredit that portion of the surrender/withdrawal charges attributable to the amount returned.
This election must be made by your written authorization to us on an approved Lincoln reinvestment form and received in our Servicing Office within 30 days of the date of the surrender/withdrawal, and the repurchase must be of a Contract covered by this prospectus. Lincoln reserves the right to not reinstate certain riders that were in effect prior to the surrender/withdrawal. In the case of a qualified retirement plan, a representation must be made that the proceeds being used to make the purchase have retained their tax-favored status under an arrangement for which the contracts offered by this prospectus are designed. The number of Accumulation Units which will be credited when the proceeds are reinvested will be based on the value of the Accumulation Unit(s) on the next Valuation Date. This computation will occur following receipt of the proceeds and request for reinvestment at the Servicing Office. You may utilize the reinvestment privilege only once. For tax reporting purposes, we will treat a surrender/withdrawal and a subsequent reinvestment purchase as separate transactions (and a Form 1099 may be issued, if applicable). Any taxable distribution that is reinvested may still be reported as taxable. You should consult a tax advisor before you request a surrender/withdrawal or subsequent reinvestment purchase.
Amendment of Contract
We reserve the right to amend the Contract to meet the requirements of the 1940 Act or other applicable federal or state laws or regulations. You will be notified in writing of any changes, modifications or waivers. Any changes are subject to prior approval of your state’s insurance department (if required).
Distribution of the Contracts
Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. (“LFD”) serves as Principal Underwriter of this Contract. LFD is affiliated with Lincoln New York and is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority). While this Contract is only sold by a limited number of broker-dealers, we do make payments to other broker-dealers for the sale of other contracts. The Principal Underwriter has entered into selling agreements with broker-dealers that are unaffiliated with us (“Selling Firms”). While the Principal Underwriter has the legal authority to make payments to broker-dealers which have entered into selling agreements, we will make such payments on behalf of the Principal Underwriter in compliance with appropriate regulations. We also pay on behalf of LFD certain of its operating expenses related to the distribution of this and other of our contracts. The Principal Underwriter may also offer “non-cash compensation”, as defined under FINRA’s rules, which includes among other things, merchandise, gifts, marketing support, sponsorships, seminars, entertainment and travel expenses. You should ask your registered representative how the broker-dealer will be compensated for the sale of the Contract to you, or for any alternative proposal that may have been presented to you. You should take such compensation into account when considering and evaluating any recommendation made to you in connection with the purchase of a Contract. The following paragraphs describe how payments are made by us and the Principal Underwriter to various parties.
Compensation Paid to Unaffiliated Selling Firms. The Principal Underwriter pays commissions to all Selling Firms. The maximum commission the Principal Underwriter pays to Selling Firms is 5.25% of Purchase Payments. Some Selling Firms may elect to receive a lower commission when a Purchase Payment is made along with an earlier quarterly payment based on Contract Value for so long as the Contract’s Selling Firm remains in effect. Upon annuitization, the maximum commission the Principal Underwriter pays to Selling Firms is 5.25% of annuitized value and/or ongoing annual compensation of up to 0.40% of annuity value or statutory reserves. LFD also acts as wholesaler of the contracts and performs certain marketing and other functions in support of the distribution and servicing of the contracts.
LFD may pay certain Selling Firms or their affiliates additional amounts for, among other things: (1) “preferred product” treatment of the contracts in their marketing programs, which may include marketing services and increased access to registered representatives; (2) sales incentives relating to the contracts; (3) costs associated with sales conferences and educational seminars for their registered representatives; (4) other sales expenses incurred by them; and (5) inclusion in the financial products the Selling Firm offers.
Lincoln Life may provide loans to broker-dealers or their affiliates to help finance marketing and distribution of the contracts, and those loans may be forgiven if aggregate sales goals are met. In addition, we may provide staffing or other administrative support and services to broker-dealers who distribute the contracts. LFD, as wholesaler, may make bonus payments to certain Selling Firms based on aggregate sales of our variable insurance contracts (including the contracts) or persistency standards. These additional payments are not offered to all Selling Firms, and the terms of any particular agreement governing the payments may vary among Selling Firms.
These additional types of compensation are not offered to all Selling Firms. The terms of any particular agreement governing compensation may vary among Selling Firms and the amounts may be significant. The prospect of receiving, or the receipt of, additional compensation may provide Selling Firms and/or their registered representatives with an incentive to favor sales of the contracts over other
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variable annuity contracts (or other investments) with respect to which a Selling Firm receives lower levels of or no additional compensation. You may wish to take such payment arrangements into account when considering and evaluating any recommendation relating to the contracts. Additional information relating to compensation paid in 2023 is contained in the SAI.
Compensation Paid to Other Parties. Depending on the particular selling arrangements, there may be others whom LFD compensates for the distribution activities. For example, LFD may compensate certain “wholesalers”, who control access to certain selling offices, for access to those offices or for referrals, and that compensation may be separate from the compensation paid for sales of the contracts. LFD may compensate marketing organizations, associations, brokers or consultants which provide marketing assistance and other services to broker-dealers who distribute the contracts, and which may be affiliated with those broker-dealers. Commissions and other incentives or payments described above are not charged directly to Contractowners or the VAA. All compensation is paid from our resources, which include fees and charges imposed on your Contract.
Contractowner Questions
The obligations to purchasers under the contracts are those of Lincoln New York. This prospectus provides a general description of the material features of the Contract. Questions about your Contract should be directed to us at 1-888-868-2583.
Federal Tax Matters
Introduction
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 does not include all the Federal income tax rules that may affect you and your Contract. This discussion also does not address other Federal tax consequences (including consequences of sales to foreign individuals or entities), or state or local tax consequences, associated with the Contract. As a result, you should always consult a tax advisor about the application of tax rules found in the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), Treasury Regulations and applicable IRS guidance to your individual situation.
Nonqualified Annuities
This part of the discussion describes some of the Federal income tax rules applicable to nonqualified annuities. A nonqualified annuity is a contract not issued in connection with a qualified retirement plan, such as an IRA or a section 403(b) plan, receiving special tax treatment under the Code. We may not offer nonqualified annuities for all of our annuity products.
Tax Deferral On Earnings
Under the Code, you are generally not subject to tax on any increase in your Contract Value until you receive a Contract distribution. However, for this general rule to apply, certain requirements must be satisfied:
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An individual must own the Contract (or the Code must treat the Contract as owned by an individual).
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The investments of the VAA must be “adequately diversified” in accordance with Treasury regulations.
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Your right to choose particular investments for a Contract must be limited.
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The Annuity Commencement Date must not occur near the end of the Annuitant’s life expectancy.
Contracts Not Owned By An Individual
If a Contract is owned by an entity (rather than an individual) the Code generally does not treat it as an annuity contract for Federal income tax purposes. This means that the entity owning the Contract pays tax currently on the excess of the Contract Value over the investment in the Contract. Examples of contracts where the owner pays current tax on the Contract’s earnings, if applicable, are contracts issued to a corporation or a trust. Some exceptions to the rule are:
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Contracts in which the named owner is a trust or other entity that holds the Contract as an agent for an individual; however, this exception does not apply in the case of any employer that owns a contract to provide deferred compensation for its employees;
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Immediate annuity contracts, purchased with a single premium, when the annuity starting date is no later than a year from purchase and substantially equal periodic payments are made, not less frequently than annually, during the Annuity Payout period;
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Contracts acquired by an estate of a decedent;
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Certain qualified contracts;
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Contracts purchased by employers upon the termination of certain qualified plans; and
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Certain contracts used in connection with structured settlement agreements.
Investments In The VAA Must Be Diversified
For a Contract to be treated as an annuity for Federal income tax purposes, the investments of the VAA must be “adequately diversified.” Treasury regulations define standards for determining whether the investments of the VAA are adequately diversified. If the VAA
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fails to comply with these diversification standards, you could be required to pay tax currently on the excess of the Contract Value over the investment in the Contract. Although we do not control the investments of the underlying investment options, we expect that the underlying investment options will comply with the Treasury regulations so that the VAA will be considered “adequately diversified.”
Restrictions
The Code limits your right to choose particular investments for the Contract. Because the IRS has issued little guidance specifying those limits, the limits are uncertain and your right to allocate Contract Values among the Subaccounts may exceed those limits. If so, you would be treated as the owner of the assets of the VAA and thus subject to current taxation on the income and gains, if applicable, from those assets. We do not know what limits may be set by the IRS in any guidance that it may issue and whether any such limits will apply to existing contracts. We reserve the right to modify the Contract without your consent in an attempt to prevent you from being considered as the owner of the assets of the VAA for purposes of the Code.
Loss Of Interest Deduction
After June 8, 1997, if a Contract is issued to a taxpayer that is not an individual, or if a Contract is held for the benefit of an entity, the entity may lose a portion of its deduction for otherwise deductible interest expenses. However, this rule does not apply to a Contract owned by an entity engaged in a trade or business that covers the life of one individual who is either (i) a 20% Owner of the entity, or (ii) an officer, director, or employee of the trade or business, at the time first covered by the Contract. This rule also does not apply to a Contract owned by an entity engaged in a trade or business that covers the joint lives of the 20% Owner or the entity and the Owner’s spouse at the time first covered by the Contract.
Age At Which Annuity Payouts Begin
The Code does not expressly identify a particular age by which Annuity Payouts must begin. However, those rules do require that an annuity contract provide for amortization, through Annuity Payouts, of the Contract’s Purchase Payments and earnings. As long as annuity payments begin or are scheduled to begin on a date on which the Annuitant’s remaining life expectancy is enough to allow for a sufficient Annuity Payout period, the Contract should be treated as an annuity. If the annuity contract is not treated as an annuity, you would be currently taxed on the excess of the Contract Value over the investment in the Contract.
Tax Treatment Of Payments
We make no guarantees regarding the tax treatment of any Contract or of any transaction involving a Contract. However, the rest of this discussion assumes that your Contract will be treated as an annuity under the Code and that any increase in your Contract Value will not be taxed until there is a distribution from your Contract.
Taxation Of Withdrawals And Surrenders
You will pay tax on withdrawals to the extent your Contract Value exceeds your investment in the Contract. This income (and all other income from your Contract) is considered ordinary income (and does not receive capital gains treatment and is not qualified dividend income). You will pay tax on a surrender to the extent the amount you receive exceeds your investment in the Contract. In certain circumstances, your Purchase Payments and investment in the Contract are reduced by amounts received from your Contract that were not included in income. Surrender and reinstatement of your Contract will generally be taxed as a withdrawal. If your Contract has a Living Benefit Rider, and if the guaranteed amount under that rider immediately before a withdrawal exceeds your Contract Value, the Code may require that you include those additional amounts in your income. Please consult your tax advisor.
Taxation Of Annuity Payouts, including Regular Income Payments
The Code imposes tax on a portion of each Annuity Payout (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 Annuity Payout. Once you have recovered the total amount of the investment in the Contract, you will pay tax on the full amount of your Annuity Payouts. If Annuity Payouts end because of the Annuitant’s death and before the total amount in the Contract has been distributed, the amount not received will generally be deductible. If withdrawals, other than Regular Income Payments, are taken from i4LIFE® Advantage during the Access Period, they are taxed subject to an exclusion ratio that is determined based on the amount of the payment.
Taxation Of Death Benefits
We may distribute amounts from your Contract because of the death of a Contractowner or an Annuitant. The tax treatment of these amounts depends on whether the Contractowner or the Annuitant dies before or after the Annuity Commencement Date.
Death prior to the Annuity Commencement Date:
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If the Beneficiary receives Death Benefits under an Annuity Payout option, they are taxed in the same manner as Annuity Payouts.
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If the Beneficiary does not receive Death Benefits under an Annuity Payout option, they are taxed in the same manner as a withdrawal.
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Death after the Annuity Commencement Date:
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If Death Benefits are received in accordance with the existing Annuity Payout option following the death of a Contractowner who is not the Annuitant, they are excludible from income in the same manner as the Annuity Payout prior to the death of the Contractowner.
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If Death Benefits are received in accordance with the existing Annuity Payout option following the death of the Annuitant (whether or not the Annuitant is also the Contractowner), the Death Benefits are excludible from income if they do not exceed the investment in the Contract not yet distributed from the Contract. All Annuity Payouts in excess of the investment in the Contract not previously received are includible in income.
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If Death Benefits are received in a lump sum, the Code imposes tax on the amount of Death Benefits which exceeds the amount of Purchase Payments not previously received.
Additional Taxes Payable On Withdrawals, Surrenders, Or Annuity Payouts
The Code may impose a 10% additional tax on any distribution from your Contract which you must include in your gross income. The 10% additional tax does not apply if one of several exceptions exists. These exceptions include withdrawals, surrenders, or Annuity Payouts that:
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you receive because you became disabled (as defined in the Code),
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you receive from an immediate annuity,
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a Beneficiary receives on or after your death, or
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you receive as a series of substantially equal periodic payments based on your life or life expectancy (non-natural owners holding as agent for an individual do not qualify).
Unearned Income Medicare Contribution
Congress enacted the “Unearned Income Medicare Contribution” as a part of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. This tax, which affects individuals whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain thresholds, is a 3.8% tax on the lesser of (i) the individual's “unearned income,” or (ii) the dollar amount by which the individual's modified adjusted gross income exceeds the applicable threshold. Unearned income includes the taxable portion of distributions that you take from your annuity contract. If you take a distribution from your Contract that may be subject to the tax, we will include a Distribution Code “D” in Box 7 of the Form 1099-R issued to report the distribution. Please consult your tax advisor to determine whether your annuity distributions are subject to this tax.
Special Rules If You Own More Than One Annuity Contract
In certain circumstances, you must combine some or all of the nonqualified annuity contracts you own in order to determine the amount of an Annuity Payout, a surrender, or a withdrawal that you must include in income. For example, 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. Treating two or more contracts as one contract could affect the amount of a surrender, a withdrawal or an Annuity Payout that you must include in income and the amount that might be subject to the additional tax described previously.
Loans and Assignments
Except for certain qualified contracts, the Code treats any amount received as a loan under your Contract, and any assignment or pledge (or agreement to assign or pledge) of any portion of your Contract Value, as a withdrawal of such amount or portion.
Gifting A Contract
If you transfer ownership of your Contract to a person other than to your spouse (or to your former spouse incident to divorce), and receive a payment less than your Contract’s value, you will pay tax on your Contract Value to the extent it exceeds your investment in the Contract not previously received. The new owner’s investment in the Contract would then be increased to reflect the amount included in income.
Charges for Additional Benefits
Your Contract automatically includes a basic Death Benefit and may include other optional riders. Certain enhancements to the basic Death Benefit may also be available to you. The cost of the basic Death Benefit and any additional benefit are deducted from your Contract. It is possible that the tax law may treat all or a portion of the Death Benefit and other optional protected lifetime income fees, if any, as a contract withdrawal.
Special Considerations for Same-Sex Spouses
In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held that same-sex spouses who are married under state law are treated as spouses for purposes of federal law. You are strongly encouraged to consult a tax advisor before electing spousal rights under the Contract.
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Qualified Retirement Plans
We have 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 a qualified retirement plan are called “qualified contracts.” We issue contracts for use with various types of qualified retirement plans. The Federal income tax rules applicable to those plans are complex and varied. As a result, this prospectus does not attempt to provide more than general information about the use of the Contract with the various types of qualified retirement plans. Persons planning to use the Contract in connection with a qualified retirement plan should obtain advice from a competent tax advisor.
Types of Qualified Contracts and Terms of Contracts
Qualified retirement plans may include the following:
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Individual Retirement Accounts and Annuities (“Traditional IRAs”)
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Roth IRAs
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Traditional IRA that is part of a Simplified Employee Pension Plan (“SEP”)
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SIMPLE 401(k) plans (Savings Incentive Matched Plan for Employees)
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401(a) / (k) plans (qualified corporate employee pension and profit-sharing plans)
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403(a) plans (qualified annuity plans)
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403(b) plans (public school system and tax-exempt organization annuity plans)
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H.R. 10 or Keogh Plans (self-employed individual plans)
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457(b) plans (deferred compensation plans for state and local governments and tax-exempt organizations)
Our individual variable annuity products are not available for use with any of the foregoing qualified retirement plan accounts, with the exception of Traditional IRA, SEP IRA, and Roth IRA arrangements. We will amend contracts to be used with a qualified retirement plan as generally necessary to conform to the Code’s requirements for the type of plan. However, the rights of a person to any qualified retirement plan benefits may be subject to the plan’s terms and conditions, regardless of the contract’s terms and conditions. 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.
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act (the “SECURE Act”) was enacted on December 20, 2019. The SECURE Act made a number of significant changes to the rules that apply to qualified retirement plans and IRA’s, including the following:
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Eliminated the age 70½ limit for making contributions to an IRA. Beginning in 2020, an IRA owner can make contributions to his or her IRA at any age.
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Changed the required minimum distribution rules that apply after the death of a participant or IRA owner.
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Created the “Qualified Birth or Adoption” exception to the 10% additional tax on early distributions.
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement 2.0 (SECURE 2.0)
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE 2.0) Act (the “SECURE 2.0 Act”) was enacted on December 29, 2022. The SECURE 2.0 Act made specific changes to retirement plans and IRA’s, including:
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Increased the required beginning date measuring age from age 72 to 73 for any participant or IRA owner who did not attain age 72 prior to January 1, 2023. As a result, required minimum distributions are generally required to begin by April 1 of the year following the year in which the participant or IRA owner reaches age 73.
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Further increased the required beginning date measuring age to 75 by 2033.
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Created exception to the 10% additional tax for distributions for domestic violence and emergencies.
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Added provisions that permit rollover of 529 plan amounts to a Roth IRA for the beneficiary, within certain limits.
Tax Treatment of Qualified Contracts
The Federal income tax rules applicable to qualified retirement plans and qualified contracts vary with the type of plan and contract. For example:
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Federal tax rules limit the amount of Purchase Payments or contributions that can be made, and the tax deduction or exclusion that may be allowed for the contributions. These limits vary depending on the type of qualified retirement plan and the participant’s specific circumstances (e.g., the participant’s compensation).
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Minimum annual distributions are required under some qualified retirement plans once you reach age 73 or retire, if later as described below.
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Loans are allowed under certain types of qualified retirement plans, but Federal income tax rules prohibit loans under other types of qualified retirement plans. For example, Federal income tax rules permit loans under some section 403(b) plans, but prohibit
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loans under Traditional and Roth IRAs. If allowed, loans are subject to a variety of limitations, including restrictions as to the loan amount, the loan’s duration, the rate of interest, and the manner of repayment. Your Contract or plan may not permit loans.
Please note that qualified retirement plans such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans and IRAs generally defer taxation of contributions and earnings until distribution. As such, an annuity does not provide any additional tax deferral benefit beyond the qualified retirement plan itself.
Tax Treatment of Payments
The Federal income tax rules generally include distributions from a qualified contract in the participant’s income as ordinary income. These taxable distributions will include contributions that were deductible or excludible from income. Thus, under many qualified contracts, the total amount received is included in income since a deduction or exclusion from income was taken for contributions to the contract. There are exceptions. For example, you do not include amounts received from a Roth IRA in income if certain conditions are satisfied.
Required Minimum Distributions
Under most qualified plans, you must begin receiving payments from the Contract in certain minimum amounts by your “required beginning date”. Prior to the SECURE 2.0 Act, the required beginning date was April 1 of the year following the year you attain age 72 or retired. If you did not attain age 72 prior to January 1, 2023, then your required beginning date will be April 1 of the year following the year in which you attain age 73 or retire. If you own a traditional IRA, your required beginning date under prior law was April 1 of the year following the year in which you attained age 72. If you did not attain age 72 prior to January 1, 2023, then your required beginning date will be April 1 of the year following the year in which you attain age 73. If you own a Roth IRA, you are not required to receive minimum distributions from your Roth IRA during your life.
Failure to comply with the minimum distribution rules applicable to certain qualified plans, such as Traditional IRAs, will result in the imposition of an excise tax. This excise tax is applied to the amount by which a required minimum distribution exceeds the actual distribution from the qualified plan.
Treasury regulations applicable to required minimum distributions include a rule that may impact the distribution method you have chosen and the amount of your distributions. Under these regulations, the presence of an enhanced Death Benefit, or other benefit which could provide additional value to your Contract, may require you to take additional distributions. An enhanced Death Benefit is any Death Benefit that has the potential to pay more than the Contract Value or a return of investment in the Contract. Annuity contracts inside Custodial or Trusteed IRAs will also be subject to these regulations. Please contact your tax advisor regarding any tax ramifications.
Additional Tax on Early Distributions from Qualified Retirement Plans
The Code may impose a 10% additional tax on an early distribution from a qualified contract that must be included in income. The Code does not impose the additional tax if one of several exceptions applies. The exceptions vary depending on the type of qualified contract you purchase. For example, in the case of an IRA, the 10% additional tax will not apply to any of the following withdrawals, surrenders, or Annuity Payouts:
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Distribution received on or after the Annuitant reaches 59½,
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Distribution received on or after the Annuitant’s death or because of the Annuitant’s disability (as defined in the Code),
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Distribution received as a series of substantially equal periodic payments based on the Annuitant’s life (or life expectancy),
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Distribution received as reimbursement for certain amounts paid for medical care, or
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Distribution received for a “qualified birth or adoption” event.
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.
Unearned Income Medicare Contribution
Congress enacted the “Unearned Income Medicare Contribution” as a part of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. This tax affects individuals whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain thresholds, is a 3.8% tax on the lesser of (i) the individual’s “unearned income,” or (ii) the dollar amount by which the individual’s modified adjusted gross income exceeds the applicable threshold. Distributions that you take from your Contract are not included in the calculation of unearned income because your Contract is a qualified plan contract. However, the amount of any such distribution is included in determining whether you exceed the modified adjusted gross income threshold. Please consult your tax advisor to determine whether your annuity distributions are subject to this tax.
Transfers and Direct Rollovers
As a result of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA), you may be able to move funds between different types of qualified plans, such as 403(b) and 457(b) governmental plans, by means of a rollover or transfer. You may be able
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to rollover or transfer amounts between qualified plans and traditional IRAs. These rules do not apply to Roth IRAs and 457(b) non-governmental tax-exempt plans. There are special rules that apply to rollovers, direct rollovers and transfers (including rollovers or transfers of after-tax amounts). If the applicable rules are not followed, you may incur adverse Federal income tax consequences, including paying taxes which you might not otherwise have had to pay. Before we send a rollover distribution, we will provide a notice explaining tax withholding requirements (see Federal Income Tax Withholding). We are not required to send you such notice for your IRA. You should always consult your tax advisor before you move or attempt to move any funds.
The IRS issued Announcement 2014-32 confirming its intent to apply the one-rollover-per-year limitation of 408(d)(3)(B) on an aggregate basis to all IRAs that an individual owns. This means that an individual cannot make a tax-free IRA-to-IRA rollover if he or she has made such a rollover involving any of the individual’s IRAs in the current tax year. If an intended rollover does not qualify for tax-free rollover treatment, contributions to your IRA may constitute excess contributions that may exceed contribution limits. This one-rollover-per-year limitation does not apply to direct trustee-to-trustee transfers.
Direct Conversions and Recharacterizations
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) permits direct conversions from certain qualified, retirement, 403(b) or 457(b) plans to Roth IRAs (effective for distributions after 2007). You are also permitted to recharacterize your traditional IRA contribution as a Roth IRA contribution, and to recharacterize your Roth IRA contribution as a traditional IRA contribution. The deadline for the recharacterization is the due date (including extensions) for your individual income tax return for the year in which the contribution was made. Upon recharacterization, you are treated as having made the contribution originally to the second IRA account. The recharacterization does not count toward the one-rollover-per-year limitation described above.
Effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, pursuant to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Pub. L. No. 115-97), recharacterizations are no longer allowed in the case of a conversion from a non-Roth account or annuity to a Roth IRA. This limitation applies to conversions made from pre-tax accounts under an IRA, qualified retirement plan, 403(b) plan, or 457(b) plan. Roth IRA conversions made in 2017 may be recharacterized as a contribution to a traditional IRA if the recharacterization is completed by October 15, 2018.
There are special rules that apply to conversions and recharacterizations, and if they are not followed, you may incur adverse Federal income tax consequences. You should consult your tax advisor before completing a conversion or recharacterization.
Death Benefit and IRAs
Pursuant to Treasury regulations, IRAs may not invest in life insurance contracts. We do not believe that these regulations prohibit the Death Benefit from being provided under the Contract when we issue the Contract as a Traditional or Roth IRA. However, the law is unclear and it is possible that the presence of the Death Benefit under a Contract issued as a Traditional or Roth IRA could result in increased taxes to you. Certain Death Benefit options may not be available for all of our products.
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 you notify us in writing prior to the distribution that tax is not to be withheld. In certain circumstances, Federal income tax rules may require us to withhold tax. At the time a withdrawal, surrender, or Annuity Payout is requested, we will give you an explanation of the withholding requirements.
Certain payments from your Contract may be considered eligible rollover distributions (even if such payments are not being rolled over). Such distributions may be subject to special tax withholding requirements. The Federal income tax withholding rules require that we withhold 20% of the eligible rollover distribution from the payment amount, unless you elect to have the amount directly transferred to certain qualified plans or contracts. The IRS requires that tax be withheld, even if you have requested otherwise. Such tax withholding requirements are generally applicable to 401(a), 403(a) or (b), HR 10, and 457(b) governmental plans and contracts used in connection with these types of plans.
Our Tax Status
Under the Code, we are not required to pay tax on investment income and realized capital gains of the VAA. We do not expect that we will incur any Federal income tax liability on the income and gains earned by the VAA. However, the Company does expect, to the extent permitted under the Code, to claim the benefit of the foreign tax credit as the owner of the assets of the VAA. Therefore, we do not impose a charge for Federal income taxes. If there are any changes in the Code that require us to pay tax on some or all of the income and gains earned by the VAA, we may impose a charge against the VAA to pay the taxes.
Changes in the Law
The above discussion is based on the Code, related regulations, and interpretations existing on the date of this prospectus. However, Congress, the IRS, and the courts may modify these authorities, sometimes retroactively.
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Additional Information
Voting Rights
As required by law, we will vote the fund shares held in the VAA at meetings of the shareholders of the funds. The voting will be done according to the instructions of Contractowners who have interests in any Subaccounts which invest in classes of the funds. If the 1940 Act or any regulation under it should be amended or if present interpretations should change, and if as a result we determine that we are permitted to vote the fund shares in our own right, we may elect to do so.
The number of votes which you have the right to cast will be determined by applying your percentage interest in a Subaccount to the total number of votes attributable to the Subaccount. In determining the number of votes, fractional shares will be recognized.
Each underlying fund is subject to the laws of the state in which it is organized concerning, among other things, the matters which are subject to a shareholder vote, the number of shares which must be present in person or by proxy at a meeting of shareholders (a “quorum”), and the percentage of such shares present in person or by proxy which must vote in favor of matters presented. Because shares of the underlying fund held in the VAA are owned by us, and because under the 1940 Act we will vote all such shares in the same proportion as the voting instructions which we receive, it is important that each Contractowner provide their voting instructions to us. For funds un-affiliated with Lincoln, even though Contractowners may choose not to provide voting instruction, the shares of a fund to which such Contractowners would have been entitled to provide voting instruction will be voted by us in the same proportion as the voting instruction which we actually receive. For funds affiliated with Lincoln, shares of a fund to which such Contractowners would have been entitled to provide voting instruction will, once we receive a sufficient number of instructions we deem appropriate to ensure a fair representation of Contractowners eligible to vote, be voted by us in the same proportion as the voting instruction which we actually receive. As a result, the instruction of a small number of Contractowners could determine the outcome of matters subject to shareholder vote. All shares voted by us will be counted when the underlying fund determines whether any requirement for a minimum number of shares be present at such a meeting to satisfy a quorum requirement has been met. Voting instructions to abstain on any item to be voted on will be applied proportionately to reduce the number of votes eligible to be cast.
Whenever a shareholders meeting is called, we will provide or make available to each person having a voting interest in a Subaccount proxy voting material, reports and other materials relating to the funds. Since the funds engage in shared funding, other persons or entities besides Lincoln New York may vote fund shares. See Investments of the Variable Annuity Account.
Return Privilege
Within the free-look period after you receive the Contract, you may cancel it for any reason by sending us a letter of instruction, indicating your intent to exercise the free-look provision. A Contract canceled under this provision will be void. Except as explained in the following paragraph, we will return the greater of a full refund of the amount you paid with your application or your total Contract Value. No applicable surrender charges or Premium Based Charges will apply. There are no additional Investment Requirements during the free-look period other than as required under an elected optional benefit. A purchaser who participates in the VAA is subject to the risk of a market loss on the Contract Value during the free-look period.
IRA purchasers will receive the greater of Purchase Payments or Contract Value as of the Valuation Date on which we receive the cancellation request.
If you cancel this Contract within the free-look period, we reserve the right not to accept another application for this Contract for a period of six months.
State Regulation
As a life insurance company organized and operated under New York law, we are subject to provisions governing life insurers and to regulation by the New York Superintendent of Insurance. Our books and accounts are subject to review and examination by the New York State Department of Financial Services at all times. A full examination of our operations is conducted by that Department at least every five years.
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 VAA. We have entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, c/o WeWork, 1100 Main Street, Suite 400, Kansas City, MO 64105, to provide accounting services to the VAA. We will mail to you, at your last known address of record at the Servicing Office, at least semi-annually after the first Contract Year, reports containing information required by that Act or any other applicable law or regulation. Administrative services necessary for the operations of the VAA and the contracts are currently provided by Lincoln Life. However, neither the assets of Lincoln Life nor the assets of LNC support the obligation of Lincoln New York under the contracts.
A written (or electronic, if elected) confirmation of each transaction will be provided to you on the next Valuation Date, except for the following transactions, which are mailed quarterly:
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deduction of any account fee or protected lifetime income fees;
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any rebalancing event under Investment Requirements or the portfolio rebalancing service;
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any transfer or withdrawal under any applicable additional service: dollar cost averaging, AWS, or the cross-reinvestment service; and
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Regular Income Payments from i4LIFE® Advantage.
Other Information
You may elect to receive your prospectus, prospectus supplements, quarterly statements, and annual and semiannual reports electronically over the Internet, if you have an e-mail account and access to an Internet browser. Once you select eDelivery, via the Internet Service Center, all documents available in electronic format will no longer be sent to you in hard copy. You will receive an e-mail notification when the documents become available online. It is your responsibility to provide us with your current e-mail address. You can resume paper mailings at any time without cost, by updating your profile at the Internet Service Center, or contacting us. To learn more about this service, please log on to www.LincolnFinancial.com, select service centers and continue on through the Internet Service Center.
Legal Proceedings
In the ordinary course of its business and otherwise, the Company and its subsidiaries or its separate accounts and Principal Underwriter may become or are involved in various pending or threatened regulatory or legal proceedings, including purported class actions, arising from the conduct of its business. In some instances, the proceedings include claims for unspecified or substantial punitive damages and similar types of relief in addition to amounts for alleged contractual liability or requests for equitable relief.
After consultation with legal counsel and a review of available facts, it is management’s opinion that the proceedings, after consideration of any reserves and rights to indemnification, ultimately will be resolved without any material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries, or the financial position of its separate accounts or Principal Underwriter. However, given the large and indeterminate amounts sought in certain of these proceedings and the inherent difficulty in predicting the outcome of such proceedings, it is reasonably possible that an adverse outcome in certain matters could be material to the Company’s operating results for any particular reporting period.
Please refer to the Statement of Additional Information for possible additional information regarding legal proceedings.
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LVIP American Century Inflation Protection Fund
LVIP BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Fund
LVIP Macquarie Bond Fund
LVIP Macquarie Diversified Floating Rate Fund
LVIP Macquarie Diversified Income Fund
LVIP Macquarie Limited-Term Diversified Income
Fund
LVIP Mondrian Global Income Fund
LVIP PIMCO Low Duration Bond Fund
LVIP SSGA Bond Index Fund
LVIP SSGA Short-Term Bond Index Fund
LVIP Vanguard Bond Allocation Fund |
Any of the Subaccounts offered under the
Contract, except for funds in Groups 1 and 3. |
AB VPS Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio
American Funds Global Small Capitalization Fund
DWS Alternative Asset Allocation VIP Portfolio
LVIP BlackRock Real Estate Fund
LVIP Franklin Templeton Multi-Factor Emerging
Markets Equity Fund
LVIP Macquarie SMID Cap Core Fund
LVIP Macquarie U.S. REIT Fund
Macquarie VIP Emerging Markets Series
MFS® VIT Utilities Series |
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The SAI includes additional information about the Contract, Lincoln New York, and the VAA, and is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The SAI is dated the same date as this prospectus. We will provide the SAI without charge upon request. You may obtain a free copy of the SAI and submit inquiries by:
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Mailing: Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, PO Box 2348, Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2348
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Visiting: www.lfg.com/VAprospectus
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Emailing: [email protected]
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Calling: 1-888-868-2583
You may also obtain reports and other information about the VAA on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: [email protected]. The SEC file numbers and the Contract’s contract identifier number are listed below.
EDGAR Contract Identifier C000256058
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)
Dated December 31, 2024
Relating to Prospectus Dated December 31, 2024 for
Relating to Prospectus Dated December 31, 2024 for
Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Fusion
For contracts issued on and after February 18, 2025
Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities, Registrant
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, Depositor
The SAI provides you with additional information about Lincoln New York, the VAA,
and your Contract. It is not a prospectus.
A copy of the product prospectus dated December 31, 2024, may be obtained without a charge by writing to the Servicing Office: Lincoln New York Customer Service, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, PO Box 2348,
Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2348, by calling: 1-888-868-2583, or by emailing: [email protected] and requesting a copy
of the Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Fusion product prospectus.
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE SAI
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Special Terms
The special terms used in this SAI are the ones defined in the prospectus.
General Information and History
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (Lincoln New York or Company) is a stock
life insurance company chartered in 1897 and now domiciled in New York. Lincoln New York is a subsidiary of The Lincoln National
Life Insurance Company (Lincoln Life). Lincoln Life is an Indiana-domiciled insurance company, engaged primarily in the direct issuance
of life insurance contracts and annuities. Lincoln Life is wholly owned by Lincoln National Corporation (LNC), a publicly held
insurance and financial services holding company incorporated in Indiana. Lincoln New York is obligated to pay all amounts
promised to Contractowners under the contracts.
Depending on when you purchased your Contract, you may be permitted to make allocations
to the fixed account, which is part of our general account. See The Fixed Side of the Contract. In addition, any guarantees
under the Contract that exceed your Contract Value, such as those associated with Death Benefit options and Living Benefit Riders
are paid from our general account (not the VAA). Therefore, any amounts that we may pay under the Contract in excess of Contract
Value are subject to our financial strength and claims-paying ability and our long-term ability to make such payments.
We issue other types of insurance policies and financial products as well. In addition
to any amounts we are obligated to pay in excess of Contract Value under the contracts, we also pay our obligations under these products
from our assets in the general account. Moreover, unlike assets held in the VAA, the assets of the general account are subject
to the general liabilities of the Company and, therefore, to the Company’s general creditors. 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 Contractowner obligations.
The general account is not segregated or insulated from the claims of the insurance company’s creditors. Investors look to the financial strength of the insurance companies for these insurance guarantees. Therefore,
guarantees provided by the insurance company as to benefits promised in the prospectus are subject to the claims paying
ability of the insurance company and are subject to the risk that the insurance company may not be able to cover or may default
on its obligations under those guarantees.
Our Financial Condition. Among the laws and regulations applicable to us as an insurance company are those which regulate the investments we can make with assets held in our general account. In general, those
laws and regulations determine the amount and type of investments which we can make with general account assets.
In addition, state insurance regulations require that insurance companies calculate
and establish on their financial statements, a specified amount of reserves in order to meet the contractual obligations to pay the claims
of our Contractowners. 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. However, it is important to note that there is no guarantee
that we will always be able to meet 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 in excess of liabilities, 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 assets held in our general account, which include 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.
How to Obtain More Information. We encourage both existing and prospective Contractowners to read and understand our financial statements. We prepare our financial statements on both a statutory basis and according
to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Our audited GAAP financial statements, as well as the financial statements
of the VAA, are located in the SAI. If you would like a free copy of the SAI, please write to us at: PO Box 2348, Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2348,
or call 1-888-868-2583. In addition, the SAI is available on the SEC’s website at http://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.LincolnFinancial.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. Additional information
about rating agencies is included in the SAI.
Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC)
and its affiliates. Through its affiliates, Lincoln Financial Group offers annuities, life, group life and disability insurance,
401(k) and 403(b) plans, and comprehensive financial planning and advisory services.
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Variable Annuity Account (VAA)
On March 11, 1999, the VAA was established as an insurance company separate account
under New York law. It is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the provisions of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (1940 Act). The VAA is a segregated investment account. Income, gains and losses credited to, or charged against, the VAA reflect the VAA’s own investment experience and not the investment experience of Lincoln Life’s other assets. The assets of the VAA may not be used to pay any liabilities of Lincoln Life other than those arising from the contracts supported by the VAA. Lincoln Life
is obligated to pay all amounts promised to Contractowners under the contracts.
The VAA is used to support other annuity contracts offered by us in addition to the
contracts described in this prospectus. The other annuity contracts supported by the VAA generally invest in the same funds as the contracts
described in this prospectus. These other annuity contracts may have different charges that could affect the performance of
their Subaccounts, and they offer different benefits.
Investment Results
At times, the VAA may compare its investment results to various unmanaged indices
or other variable annuities in reports to shareholders, sales literature and advertisements. The results will be calculated on a total return
basis for various periods, with or without surrender charges. Results calculated without surrender charges will be higher. Total
returns include the reinvestment of all distributions, which are reflected in changes in unit value. The money market Subaccount's yield
is based upon investment performance over a 7-day period, which is then annualized.
There can be no assurance that a money market fund will be able to maintain a stable
net asset value of $1.00 per share. During periods of low interest rates, the yield of a money market fund may become extremely low
and possibly negative. In addition, if the yield of a Subaccount investing in a money market fund becomes negative, due in part to
contract fees and expenses, your Contract Value may decline. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The sponsor of a money market fund has no legal obligation
to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund
at any time. If, under SEC rules, a money market fund suspends payments of redemption proceeds, we will delay payment of any transfer,
withdrawal, or benefit from a Subaccount investing in the money market fund until the fund resumes payment. If, under SEC rules,
a money market fund institutes a liquidity fee, we may assess the fee against your Contract Value if a payment is made to you
from a Subaccount investing in the money market fund.
The money market yield figure and annual performance of the Subaccounts are based
on past performance and do not indicate or represent future performance.
Capital Markets
In any particular year, our capital may increase or decrease depending on a variety of factors — the amount of our statutory income or losses (which is sensitive to equity market and credit market conditions), the
amount of additional capital we must hold to support business growth, changes in reserving requirements, our inability to secure capital
market solutions to provide reserve relief, such as issuing letters of credit to support captive reinsurance structures, changes in equity
market levels, the value of certain fixed-income and equity securities in our investment portfolio and changes in interest rates.
Advertising & Ratings
We may include in certain advertisements, endorsements in the form of a list of organizations,
individuals or other parties which recommend Lincoln New York or the policies. Furthermore, we may occasionally include in advertisements
comparisons of currently taxable and tax deferred investment programs, based on selected tax brackets, or discussions
of alternative investment vehicles and general economic conditions.
Our financial strength is ranked and rated by nationally recognized independent rating
agencies. The ratings do not imply approval of the product and do not refer to the performance of the product, or any separate account,
including the underlying investment options. Ratings are not recommendations to buy our products. Each of the rating agencies reviews
its ratings periodically. Accordingly, all ratings are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the rating agencies,
and therefore, no assurance can be given that these ratings will be maintained. Our insurer financial strength ratings are on outlook
stable except for the ratings assigned by Fitch for all three insurance subsidiaries and the rating assigned by AM Best for First Penn Pacific
Life Insurance Company, which are on outlook negative. Our financial strength ratings, which are intended to measure our ability
to meet contract holder obligations, are an important factor affecting public confidence in most of our products and, as a result, our
competitiveness. A downgrade of our financial strength rating could affect our competitive position in the insurance industry by
making it more difficult for us to market our products as potential customers may select companies with higher financial strength ratings
and by leading to increased withdrawals by current customers seeking companies with higher financial strength ratings. For more
information on ratings, including outlooks, see https://www.lfg.com/public/aboutus/investorrelations/financialinformation/ratings.
About the S&P 500 Index. The S&P 500® Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates (“SPDJI”), and has been licensed for use by Lincoln Financial Investment Corporation (“LFI”) on behalf of certain LVIP Funds (the “Funds”). S&P®, S&P 500®,
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US 500, The 500, iBoxx®, iTraxx® and CDS® are registered trademarks of S&P Global, Inc. or its affiliates (“S&P”) and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”). The trademarks have been licensed to SPDJI and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes by LFI on behalf of the Funds. It is
not possible to invest directly in an index. The Funds is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, any of their respective affiliates (collectively, “S&P Dow Jones Indices”). S&P Dow Jones Indices does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities
generally or in the Funds particularly or the ability of the S&P 500® Index to track general market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices’ only relationship to the Funds with respect to the Index is the licensing of the Index and certain trademarks, service
marks and/or trade names of S&P Dow Jones Indices and/or its licensors. The S&P 500® Index is determined, composed and calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices without regard
to LFI or the Funds. S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation to take the needs of LFI
or the owners of the Funds into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the S&P 500® Index. S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Funds. There is no assurance that
investment products based on the S&P 500® Index will accurately track index performance or provide positive investment returns. S&P
Dow Jones Indices LLC is not an investment adviser, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, broker dealer, fiduciary,
promoter (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended), “expert” as enumerated within 15 U.S.C. § 77k(a) or tax advisor. Inclusion of a security, commodity, crypto currency or other asset within an index is not a recommendation by S&P Dow
Jones Indices to buy, sell, or hold such security, commodity, crypto currency or other asset nor is it considered to be investment advice.
NEITHER S&P DOW JONES INDICES NOR A THIRD PARTY LICENSOR GUARANTEES THE ADEQUACY,
ACCURACY, TIMELINESS AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE S&P 500® INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO OR ANY COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS)
WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P DOW JONES INDICES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR
ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR DELAYS THEREIN. S&P DOW JONES INDICES MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE OR AS
TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE FUNDS, OWNERS OF THE FUNDS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE
USE OF THE INDEX OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO
EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P DOW JONES INDICES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL,
EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY,
OR OTHERWISE. S&P DOW JONES INDICES HAS NOT REVIEWED, PREPARED AND/OR CERTIFIED ANY PORTION OF, NOR
DOES S&P DOW JONES INDICES HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER, THE FUNDS REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROSPECTUS OR OTHER OFFERING
MATERIALS. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN S&P DOW
JONES INDICES AND LFI ON BEHALF OF THE FUNDS, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES.
Non-Principal Risks of Investing In The Contract
Opportunity Cost. Principal amounts committed to an annuity contract are only available to choose from
investment options available on the Contract, potentially causing you an opportunity cost.
Dying early. If you die earlier than expected, your designated beneficiary may not receive the
full benefit of the future payments.
Divorce. If you get divorced, you could forfeit some or all of the value of your annuity to
your former spouse.
Affiliated Funds. We may have incentive to select affiliated funds because we receive more revenue from
an affiliated fund than a non-affiliated fund.
Fund of Funds. In some fund of funds (or master-feeder) arrangements, you may pay fees and expenses
at both fund levels, which can reduce your investment return.
Services
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, One Commerce Square, 2005 Market Street,
Suite 700, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103, has audited a) the financial statements of each of the subaccounts listed in the appendix to the
opinion that comprise Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities, as of December 31,
2023, the related statements of operations and the statements of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the appendix
to the opinion; and b) the financial statements of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and
for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023 as set forth in their reports, which are included in
this SAI and Registration Statement. The aforementioned financial statements are included herein in reliance on Ernst & Young LLP's reports,
given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
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Keeper of Records
All accounts, books, records and other documents which are required to be maintained
for the VAA are maintained by us or by third parties responsible to Lincoln New York. We have entered into an agreement with State
Street Bank and Trust Company, c/o WeWork, 1100 Main Street, Suite 400, Kansas City, MO 64105, to provide accounting services
to the VAA. No separate charge against the assets of the VAA is made by us for this service. Administrative services necessary
for the operations of the VAA and the contracts are currently provided by Lincoln Life. However, neither the assets of Lincoln Life nor
the assets of LNC support the obligation of Lincoln New York under the contracts.
Purchase of Securities Being Offered
The variable annuity contracts are offered to the public through licensed insurance
agents who specialize in selling our products; through independent insurance brokers; and through certain securities brokers/dealers
selected by us whose personnel are legally authorized to sell annuity products. There are no special purchase plans for any class
of prospective buyers. However, under certain limited circumstances described in the prospectus under the section Charges and Other
Deductions, any applicable account fee and/or surrender charge may be reduced or waived.
Both before and after the Annuity Commencement Date, there are exchange privileges
between Subaccounts, and from the VAA to the general account (if available) subject to restrictions set out in the prospectus.
See The Contracts, in the prospectus. No exchanges are permitted between the VAA and other separate accounts.
The offering of the contracts is continuous.
Principal Underwriter
Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc., (“LFD”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation and an affiliate of
Lincoln New York. LFD serves as the principal underwriter (the “Principal Underwriter”) for the Contracts, as described in the prospectus. The Principal Underwriter currently offers, and expects to continue offering, the contracts
to the public on a continuous basis but reserves the right to discontinue offering the contracts at any time. Prior to May 6, 2024,
the Principal Underwriter offered the contracts through sales representatives who were registered with either Lincoln Financial Advisors
Corporation (“LFA”) or Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation (“LFN”) (collectively “LFN”), each an affiliate of LFD. The Principal Underwriter has also entered into selling
agreements with other broker-dealers (“Selling Firms”) for the sale of the contracts. Sales representatives who are registered with Selling Firms are appointed as our insurance agents. LFD, in its capacity as Principal
Underwriter, paid to LFN and Selling Firms, sales compensation totaling $13,772,645, $11,509,054 and $10,156,029 in 2021, 2022 and 2023,
respectively, in connection with all of the contracts offered under the VAA. The Principal Underwriter retained no underwriting
commissions for the sale of the contracts. LFD maintains its principal place of business at 130 North Radnor Chester Road, Radnor,
Pennsylvania 19087.
Contract Information
Additional Services
Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA)—You may systematically transfer, on a monthly basis or in accordance with other terms
we make available, amounts from certain Subaccounts, or the fixed side (if available) of the
contract into the Subaccounts or in accordance with other terms we make available. You may elect to participate in the DCA program
at the time of application or at any time before the Annuity Commencement Date by completing an election form available from us. The
minimum amount to be dollar cost averaged is $1,500 over any time period between six and 60 months. Once elected, the program
will remain in effect until the earlier of:
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the Annuity Commencement Date;
●
the value of the amount being DCA'd is depleted; or
●
you cancel the program by written request or by telephone if we have your telephone
authorization on file.
We reserve the right to discontinue or restrict access to this program at any time.
A transfer made as part of this program is not considered a transfer for purposes
of limiting the number of transfers that may be made, or assessing any charges which may apply to transfers. Upon receipt of an additional
Purchase Payment allocated to the DCA fixed account, the existing program duration will be extended to reflect the end date
of the new DCA program. However, the existing interest crediting rate will not be extended. The existing interest crediting rate
will expire at its originally scheduled expiration date and the value remaining in the DCA account from the original amount as well as any additional
Purchase Payments will be credited with interest at the standard DCA rate at the time. DCA does not assure a profit or protect
against loss.
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Automatic Withdrawal Service (AWS)—AWS provides an automatic, periodic withdrawal of Contract Value to you. AWS may take
place on either a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis, as selected by
the Contractowner. You may elect to participate in AWS at the time of application or at any time before the Annuity Commencement Date
by sending a written request to us. The minimum Contract Value required to establish AWS is $10,000. You may cancel or make changes
to your AWS program at any time by sending a written request to us. If telephone authorization has been elected, certain
changes may be made by telephone. Notwithstanding the requirements of the program, any withdrawal must be permitted under Section 401(a)(9)
of the IRC for qualified plans or permitted under Section 72 of the IRC for nonqualified contracts. To the extent that
withdrawals under AWS do not qualify for an exemption from the contingent deferred sales charge, we will assess any applicable
surrender charges on those withdrawals. See Surrender Charge.
Cross-Reinvestment Program/Earnings Sweep Program — Under this option, Account Value in a designated variable subaccount of the contract that exceeds a certain baseline amount is automatically transferred to
another specific variable subaccount(s) of the contract at specific intervals. You may elect to participate in the cross-reinvestment program
at the time of application or at any time before the Annuity Commencement Date by sending a written request to us or by telephone
if we have your telephone authorization on file. You designate the holding account, the receiving account(s), and the baseline
amount. Cross-reinvestment will continue until we receive authorization to terminate the program.
The minimum holding Account Value required to establish cross-reinvestment is $10,000.
A transfer under this program is not considered a transfer for purposes of limiting the number of transfers that may be made. We
reserve the right to discontinue this service at any time.
Portfolio Rebalancing — Portfolio rebalancing is an option, which, if elected by the Contractowner, restores to a pre-determined level the percentage of the Contract Value (or Account Value under i4LIFE® Advantage), allocated to each variable Subaccount. This pre-determined level will be the allocation initially selected when the Contract was purchased,
unless subsequently changed. The portfolio rebalancing allocation may be changed at any time by submitting a written request
to us. If portfolio rebalancing is elected, all Purchase Payments allocated to the variable Subaccounts must be subject to portfolio rebalancing.
Portfolio rebalancing may take place on either a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis, as selected by the Contractowner.
The Contractowner may terminate the portfolio rebalancing program or re-enroll at any time by sending a written request
to us. If telephone authorization has been elected, the Contractowner may make these elections by phone. The portfolio rebalancing program
is not available following the Annuity Commencement Date.
Please note that all of the services discussed in this section will stop once we become
aware of a pending death claim.
Other Information
Due to differences in redemption rates, tax treatment or other considerations, the
interests of policyholders under the variable life accounts could conflict with those of Contractowners under the VAA. In those cases,
where assets from variable life and variable annuity separate accounts are invested in the same fund(s) (i.e., where mixed funding
occurs), the Boards of Directors of the fund involved will monitor for any material conflicts and determine what action, if any,
should be taken. If it becomes necessary for any separate account to replace shares of any fund with another investment, that fund
may have to liquidate securities on a disadvantageous basis. Refer to the prospectus for each fund for more information about mixed funding.
Determination of Accumulation and Annuity Unit Value
A description of the days on which Accumulation and Annuity Units will be valued is
given in the prospectus. The New York Stock Exchange's (NYSE) most recent announcement (which is subject to change) states that
it will be closed on weekends and on these holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial
Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. If any of these holidays occurs on a weekend
day, the Exchange may also be closed on the business day occurring just before or just after the holiday. It may also be closed
on other days.
Since the portfolios of some of the funds and series will consist of securities primarily
listed on foreign exchanges or otherwise traded outside the United States, those securities may be traded (and the net asset
value of those funds and series and of the variable account could therefore be significantly affected) on days when the investor has no
access to those funds and series.
Annuity Payments
Variable Annuity Payouts
Variable Annuity Payouts will be determined on the basis of:
●
the dollar value of the Contract on the Annuity Commencement Date less any applicable
premium tax;
●
the annuity tables contained in the Contract;
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the type of annuity option selected; and
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the investment results of the fund(s) selected.
In order to determine the amount of variable Annuity Payouts, we make the following
calculation:
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first, we determine the dollar amount of the first payout;
●
second, we credit the Contract with a fixed number of Annuity Units based on the amount
of the first payout; and
●
third, we calculate the value of the Annuity Units each period thereafter.
These steps are explained below.
The dollar amount of the first periodic variable Annuity Payout is determined by applying
the total value of the Accumulation Units credited under the Contract valued as of the Annuity Commencement Date (less any premium
taxes) to the annuity tables contained in the Contract. The first variable Annuity Payout will be paid 14 days after the Annuity
Commencement Date. This day of the month will become the day on which all future Annuity Payouts will be paid. Amounts shown in the tables are based on the 1983 Table “a” Individual Annuity Mortality Tables, modified, with an assumed investment return at the rate
of 3%, 4%, or 5% per annum, depending on the terms of your Contract. The first Annuity Payout is determined by multiplying
the benefit per $1,000 of value shown in the contract tables by the number of thousands of dollars of value accumulated under the Contract.
These annuity tables vary according to the form of annuity selected and the age of the Annuitant at the Annuity Commencement
Date. The assumed interest rate is the measuring point for subsequent Annuity Payouts. If the actual net investment rate (annualized)
exceeds the assumed interest rate, the payout will increase at a rate equal to the amount of such excess.
Conversely, if the actual rate is less than the assumed interest rate, Annuity Payouts
will decrease. If the assumed rate of interest were to be increased, Annuity Payouts would start at a higher level but would decrease
more rapidly or increase more slowly.
We may use sex-distinct annuity tables in contracts that are not associated with employer
sponsored plans and where not prohibited by law.
At an Annuity Commencement Date, the Contract is credited with Annuity Units for each
Subaccount on which variable Annuity Payouts are based. The number of Annuity Units to be credited is determined by dividing the
amount of the first periodic payout by the value of an Annuity Unit in each Subaccount selected. Although the number of Annuity
Units is fixed by this process, the value of such units will vary with the value of the underlying fund. The amount of the second and
subsequent periodic payouts is determined by multiplying the Contractowner’s fixed number of Annuity Units in each Subaccount by the appropriate Annuity Unit value for the Valuation Date ending 14 days prior to the date that payout is due.
The value of each Subaccount’s Annuity Unit will be set initially at $1.00. The Annuity Unit value for each Subaccount at the end of any Valuation Date is determined by multiplying the Subaccount Annuity Unit value for
the immediately preceding Valuation Date by the product of:
●
The net investment factor of the Subaccount for the Valuation Period for which the
Annuity Unit value is being determined, and
●
A factor to neutralize the assumed investment return in the annuity table.
The value of the Annuity Units is determined as of a Valuation Date 14 days prior
to the payment date in order to permit calculation of amounts of Annuity Payouts and mailing of checks in advance of their due dates. Such
checks will normally be issued and mailed at least three days before the due date.
Financial Statements
The December 31, 2023 financial statements of the VAA and the December 31, 2023 financial
statements of Lincoln New York are incorporated into this SAI by reference to the VAA’s most recent Form N-VPFS (“Form N-VPFS”) filed with the SEC.
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Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities
PART C - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 27. Exhibits
(b) Not applicable
(18) Contract Endorsement (AR514-DOMA) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-171097) filed on June 21, 2011.
(g)(1) Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance Agreement dated January 1, 2018, between The Lincoln
National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln National Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Limited (for LNY products) incorporated
herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 (File No. 333-141758) filed on April 24, 2019.
(i) Amendment No. 1 to Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance Agreement dated January 1, 2018,
between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln National Reinsurance Company (Barbados)
Limited (for LNY products) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 (File No. 333-141758)
filed on December 20, 2019.
(ii) Amendment No. 2 Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance Agreement dated January 1, 2018, between
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln National Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Limited
incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 (File No. 333-186895) filed on February 11, 2021.
(i) Amendment No. 1 to Coinsurance and Modified Coinsurance Reinsurance Agreement dated
January 1, 2018 between Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and The Lincoln National Life Insurance
Company incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 (File No. 333-141758) filed on December
20, 2019.
(3) Third Amended and Restated Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance Agreement dated January
1, 2023, between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln National Reinsurance Company (Barbados)
Limited incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 (File No. 333-212680) filed on April 14, 2023.
(i) Amendment No. 1 to Third Amended and Restated Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance Agreement
dated January 1, 2023, between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln National Reinsurance
Company (Barbados) Limited incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 (File
No. 333-212682) filed on February 2, 2024.
(h) Fund Participation Agreements and Amendments between Lincoln Life & Annuity Company
of New York and:
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(1) AIM (Invesco) Variable Insurance Funds, Inc. incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 17 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-155333) filed on April 2, 2013.
(11) Legg Mason Partners Variable Equity Trust, Legg Mason Partners Variable Income Trust,
Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC, and Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Agreement incorporated herein by reference
to Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-141769) filed on April 9, 2018.
(i) Accounting and Financial Administration Services Agreement dated January 1, 2019 among
State Street Bank and Trust Company, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of
New York is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-125790) filed on April 12,
2019.
(j) Rule 22c-2 Agreements between Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and:
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(4) Delaware VIP Trust incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
14 (File No. 333-145531) filed on March 30, 2012.
(m) Not applicable
(n) Not applicable
(o) Not applicable
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Item 28. Directors and Officers of the Depositor
The following list contains the officers and directors of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company
of New York who are engaged directly or indirectly in activities relating to Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities
as well as the contracts. The list also shows Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York's executive officers.
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Name
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Positions and Offices with Depositor
|
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Jayson R. Bronchetti*
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Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Director
|
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Adam M. Cohen*
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Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
|
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Ellen G. Cooper*
|
President and Director
|
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Stephen B. Harris*
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Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
|
|
Mark E. Konen
4901 Avenue G
Austin, TX 78751
|
Director
|
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M. Leanne Lachman
870 United Nations, Plaza, #19-E
New York, NY 10017
|
Director
|
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Dale LeFebvre
2710 Foxhall Road NW
Washington, DC 20007
|
Director
|
|
Louis G. Marcoccia
Senior Vice President
Syracuse University
Crouse-Hinds Hall, Suite 620
900 S. Crouse Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13244
|
Director
|
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Christopher M. Neczypor*
|
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
|
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Nancy A. Smith*
|
Secretary
|
|
Joseph D. Spada**
|
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Separate Accounts
|
*Principal business address is 150 N. Radnor-Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087
**Principal business address is 350 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06096
Item 29. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Depositor or Registrant
Item 30. Indemnification
a) Brief description of indemnification provisions.
In general, Article VII of the By-Laws of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
provides that Lincoln New York will indemnify certain persons against expenses, judgments and certain other specified
costs incurred by any such person if he/she is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to a suit or proceeding
because he/she was a director, officer, or employee of Lincoln New York, as long as he/she acted in good faith and in a manner
he/she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of, or act opposed to the best interests of, Lincoln New York.
Certain additional conditions apply to indemnification in criminal proceedings.
In particular, separate conditions govern indemnification of directors, officers,
and employees of Lincoln New York in connection with suits by, or in the right of, Lincoln New York.
Please refer to Article VII of the By-Laws of Lincoln New York (Exhibit no. f hereto)
for the full text of the indemnification provisions. Indemnification is permitted by, and is subject to the requirements of,
New York law.
b) Undertaking pursuant to Rule 484 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933:
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in
Item 28(a) above or otherwise, the Registrant 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 Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any such action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the Registrant 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.
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Item 31. Principal Underwriter
(a) Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. (“LFD”) currently serves as Principal Underwriter for: Lincoln National Variable Annuity
Account C; Lincoln National Flexible Premium Variable Life Account D; Lincoln National
Variable Annuity Account E; Lincoln National Flexible Premium Variable Life Account F; Lincoln National Flexible Premium
Variable Life Account G; Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account H; Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H; Lincoln
Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account J; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account K; Lincoln National
Variable Annuity Account L; Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account L; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account
M; Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N; Lincoln
New York Account N for Variable Annuities; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account Q; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life
Account R; LLANY Separate Account R for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life
Account S; LLANY Separate Account S for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account T;
Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account W; and Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account Y and Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible
Premium Variable Life Account Y; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account JF-H; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account
JF-I; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JF-A; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JF-C; Lincoln
Life Variable Annuity Account JL-A; Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JA-B; Lincoln Variable Insurance
Products Trust; Lincoln Advisors Trust.
(b) Officers and Directors of Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc.:
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Name
|
Positions and Offices with Underwriter
|
|
Adam M. Cohen*
|
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
|
|
Jason M. Gibson**
|
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
|
|
Claire H. Hanna*
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Secretary
|
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John C. Kennedy*
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
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Jared M. Nepa*
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Senior Vice President and Director
|
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Thomas P. O'Neill*
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Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Financial
Institutions Group
|
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Timothy J. Seifert Sr*
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Senior Vice President and Director
|
*Principal business address is 150 N. Radnor-Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087
**Principal business address is 1301 South Harrison Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
(c) N/A
Item 32. Location of Accounts and Records
This information is provided in the Registrant’s most recent report on Form N-CEN.
Item 33. Management Services
Not Applicable.
Item 34. Fee Representation
Lincoln New York represents that the fees and charges deducted under the contracts,
in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed
by Lincoln New York.
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SIGNATURES
| (a) | As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, each Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of these registration statements and has caused these Post-Effective Amendments to the registration statements to be signed on its behalf, in the City of Fort Wayne, and the State of Indiana on the 11th day of December, 2024 at 9:51 am. |
Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H
Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities
(Registrants)
| By: | /s/ Delson R. Campbell | |
| Delson R. Campbell | ||
| Vice President, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York |
Signed on its behalf, in the City of Hartford, and the State of Connecticut on the 11th day of December, 2024 at 11:18 am.
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
(Depositor)
| By: | /s/ Michelle L. Grindle | |
| Michelle L. Grindle | ||
| (Signature-Officer of Depositor) | ||
| Vice President, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York |
Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H (File No. 811-08441; CIK: 0001045008)
| 333-171097 (Amendment No. 38) | |
| 333-181617 (Amendment No. 31) |
Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities (File No. 811-09763; CIK: 0001093278)
| 333-176213 (Amendment No. 35) | |
| 333-214111 (Amendment No. 23) |
(b) As required by the Securities Act of 1933, these Amendments to the registration statements have been signed by the following persons in their capacities indicated on December 11, 2024 at 9:51 am.
| Signature | Title | |
| */s/ Ellen G. Cooper | President and Director | |
| Ellen G. Cooper | ||
| */s/ Christopher M. Neczypor | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, | |
| Christopher M. Neczypor | and Director | |
| */s/ Jayson R. Bronchetti | Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, | |
| Jason R. Bronchetti | and Director | |
| */s/ Adam M. Cohen | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | |
| Adam M. Cohen | ||
| */s/ Mark E. Konen | Director | |
| Mark E. Konen | ||
| */s/ M. Leanne Lachman | Director | |
| M. Leanne Lachman | ||
| */s/ Louis G. Marcoccia | Director | |
| Louis G. Marcoccia | ||
| */s/ Dale LeFebvre | Director | |
| Dale LeFebvre |
| * | /s/ Delson R. Campbell, pursuant to a Power of Attorney | |
| Delson R. Campbell |
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