Form 497VPI THRIVENT VARIABLE LIFE
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Thrivent Accumulation Variable Universal Life Insurance |
| Thrivent Variable Life Account I | |
| Summary Prospectus for New Investors | |
| April 30, 2026 |
This Summary Prospectus summarizes key features of the Thrivent Accumulation Variable Universal Life Insurance Contract (the “Contract”) offered by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (“Thrivent”) to persons
who are eligible for Thrivent membership. This Contract
is a flexible premium individual variable adjustable life insurance contract and is a long-term investment
designed to provide significant life insurance benefits. Before you invest, you should also review the prospectus for the
Contract, which contains more information about the
Contract’s features, benefits, and risks. You can find the current prospectus and other information about the Contract
online at dfinview.com/Thrivent/AccumulationVUL. You can also obtain this information at no cost by calling 1-800-847-4836, or by sending an email request to [email protected].
Additional general information about certain investment products, including variable
life insurance contracts, has been prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s staff and is available at Investor.gov.
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YOU MAY CANCEL YOUR CONTRACT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF
RECEIVING IT WITHOUT PAYING FEES OR PENALTIES.
RECEIVING IT WITHOUT PAYING FEES OR PENALTIES.
Upon cancellation, in most states you will receive a refund equal to the sum of the
Accumulated Value, less any Debt plus any
Percent of Premium Charge that was charged at issue and any monthly deduction that was made. You should review
the prospectus, or consult with your financial advisor or professional, for additional information about the specific cancellation terms that apply.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved this
Contract or passed upon the adequacy of this summary prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Important Information You Should
Consider About the
Contract
| FEES AND EXPENSES |
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| Charges for Early
Withdrawals |
A Decrease Charge (early withdrawal charge) may be assessed upon
surrender, lapse or any decrease in the
Face Amount. A
Decrease Charge will
Issue and for 10 years after each increase in
Face Amount. The
Decrease Charge will vary depending on the number of years since the
Date of Issue, or
the last increase in
Face Amount. The maximum amount that may be charged
is $50.18 per $1,000 of decrease in
Face Amount. For example, if you make
an early withdrawal, you could pay a
Decrease Charge of up to $5,018 on a
$100,000 decrease. |
Charges
Fee Table | ||
| Transaction
Charges |
In addition to
Decrease Charges (early withdrawal charges), you also may be
charged for other transactions such as when you pay a premium, transfer
accumulated value between investment options, make more than one
partial surrender in a
Contract Year or exercise your Accelerated Death Benefit for
Terminal Illness Rider. |
Charges
Fee Table | ||
| Ongoing Fees and
Expenses (annual
charges) |
In addition to
Decrease Charges (early withdrawal charges) and transaction
charges, investment in the
Contract is subject to certain ongoing fees and
expenses, including fees and expenses covering the cost of insurance under
the
Contract, mortality and expense risk charges, monthly unit charges, basic
monthly charges, interest on any
Debt, and the cost of optional benefits
available under the
Contract. Some of these fees and expenses are set based
on characteristics of the
Insured (e.g. age, sex (in most states), and rating
classification). See the specifications page of your
Contract for rates
applicable to your
Contract.
Investors will also bear expenses associated with
Portfolios that correspond to
Subaccounts available under the Contract
, as shown in the following table: |
Charges
Fee Table
Appendix | ||
| Annual Fee |
Minimum |
Maximum | ||
| 0.22% |
1.52% | |||
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| RISKS |
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Prospectus | |||
| Risk of Loss |
You can lose money by investing in this
Contract, including loss of your
premiums (principal), and your
Contract can lapse without value.
the amount of premiums considered to meet the
No-Lapse Guarantee Premium requirement. If you surrender the
Contract or allow it to lapse while a
previously been taxed, will be considered part of the amount you receive and
taxed accordingly. Loans may have tax consequences. |
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| Not a Short-Term
Investment |
This Contract is not designed for short-term investing and is not appropriate
for an investor who needs ready access to cash. You should only
purchase the Contract
if you have the financial ability to keep it in force for a substantial
period of time.
The primary reason to buy a life insurance contract is for the
Death Benefit it
provides in the event of the
Insured’s death. You should not purchase the
Contract if you do not need life insurance protection or intend to surrender all or part of the Accumulated
Value in the near future. Surrender charges, expenses, and tax consequences generally make the Contract unsuitable as a
short-term investment. |
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| Risk Associated
with Investment
Options |
An investment in this
Contract is subject to the risk of poor investment
performance of the investment options you choose and can vary depending on
the performance of the investment options available under the
Contract.
Each investment option has its own unique risks.
We do not guarantee any money you place in the
Subaccounts. The value of
each Subaccount will increase or decrease, depending on the investment
performance of the corresponding
Portfolio and fees and charges under the
Contract. You could lose some or all of your money. You should review the available Portfolio
s’ prospectuses before making an investment decision. |
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| Insurance
Company Risks |
An investment in the
Contract is subject to risks related to Thrivent, including
that any obligations, guarantees, and benefits of the
Contract are subject to
the claims-paying ability and financial strength of Thrivent. More information
about Thrivent, including its financial strength ratings, is
available upon request by calling 1-800-847-4836. |
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| Contract Lapse |
Your Contract will lapse (that is, terminate without value) if: (1) your monthly
deductions are greater than your
Cash Surrender Value; (2) there is not an
active No-Lapse Guarantee; and (3) payment of the premium to keep the
Contract in force is not paid within the grace period. No Death Benefit will be
paid if the Contract is lapsed. Payment will be required to reinstate the
reinstatement are satisfied, which may include requiring new proof of insurability of the Insured
person. |
Lapse and
Reinstatement | ||
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| RESTRICTIONS |
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| Investments |
We place limits on frequent trading. There is a $25 charge for each transfer when you transfer money between investment options in excess of 12 times a year.
We reserve the right to add, delete, combine or substitute investment
If you elected the Guideline Premium Test (GPT), we reserve the right to not
accept any premiums when the
Death Benefit is based on the
Table of Death Benefit Factors or the portion of any premium that would cause the
Death Benefit to be based on the
Table of Death Benefit Factors. If you elected the Cash Value Accumulation Test (CVAT), then prior to Attained Age 100 (and at any age in New York issued Contracts), we will not accept
premium as described above and at
Attained Age 100 and later we reserve the
right not to accept premiums as described above.
We will also have the right to limit or refund a premium payment or make
as life insurance under federal tax law or to avoid the classification of your
Contract
as a “modified endowment contract” (MEC). |
Frequent Trading
Among
Subaccounts and Other
Transactions Addition, Deletion,
Combination or
Substitution of
Investments
Premium Limits
Taxes | ||
| Optional Benefits |
Optional benefits may be subject to age and underwriting requirements. We
generally deduct any monthly costs for these
Additional Benefits from the
Accumulated Value
as part of the monthly deduction. Optional benefits may
not be available for all ages or underwriting classes, may not be available after
original issue of the
Contract and may terminate at certain ages. We may stop
offering an optional benefit at any time prior to the time you elect to add it to
your Contract. |
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| TAXES |
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| Tax Implications |
You should consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of
an investment in and payments received under this
Contract.
Distributions from your
Contract, if taxable, will be taxed at ordinary income tax
rates. Depending on the total amount of premiums you pay and the frequency of such payments, the Contract
may be treated as a MEC. Distributions including loans and loan interest will be taxed on an “income first”
basis and may be subject to a penalty tax if taken before you are age 59 1∕2 if
your Contract is a MEC. The transfer of the Contract
or designation of a Beneficiary
may have federal, state, and/or local transfer and inheritance tax consequences, including the
impositions of gift, estate, and generation skipping transfer taxes.
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Taxes | ||
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| CONFLICTS OF INTEREST |
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| Investment
Professional
Compensation |
Your financial advisor or professional may receive compensation for selling
this
Contract to you and ongoing future compensation. This compensation may
consist of commissions, bonuses, asset-based compensation, and
promotional incentives. This conflict of interest may influence
your financial advisor or professional to recommend the purchase of
this Contract
as well as continued or larger future investments into this
Contract, or another contract
issued by Thrivent, over another investment. |
Distribution of the
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| Exchanges |
Some investment professionals may have a financial incentive to offer you a
new contract in place of the one you own. You should only exchange
your contract if you determine, after comparing the features, fees,
and risks of both contracts, that it is better for you to purchase
the new contract rather than continue to own your existing
contract. |
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Overview of the Contract
What is this Contract, and what is it designed to do?
The Thrivent Accumulation Variable Universal Life Insurance Contract is a flexible premium individual variable adjustable life insurance contract. It offers Death Benefits to protect your designated Beneficiaries. It is not intended for people who may need to make early or frequent withdrawals or intend to engage in frequent trading in the Portfolios.
The Thrivent Accumulation Variable Universal Life Insurance Contract is a flexible premium individual variable adjustable life insurance contract. It offers Death Benefits to protect your designated Beneficiaries. It is not intended for people who may need to make early or frequent withdrawals or intend to engage in frequent trading in the Portfolios.
The primary purpose of the Contract is to provide a Death Benefit to beneficiaries upon the death of the Insured. Secondarily, the Accumulated Value in the Contract may provide a source of supplemental funds in the future.
How do premiums work?
After you pay the initial premium and after the Contract is issued, you may pay subsequent premiums at any time and in any amount, subject to some restrictions. We will allocate your Net Premium to the various Subaccounts, DCA Fixed Account and/or Fixed Account according to the most recent allocation instructions in your file. Additional information about each Portfolio is provided in an Appendix to the prospectus.
After you pay the initial premium and after the Contract is issued, you may pay subsequent premiums at any time and in any amount, subject to some restrictions. We will allocate your Net Premium to the various Subaccounts, DCA Fixed Account and/or Fixed Account according to the most recent allocation instructions in your file. Additional information about each Portfolio is provided in an Appendix to the prospectus.
If you elected the
Guideline Premium Test (GPT), we reserve the right to not accept any premiums when the Death Benefit is based on the Table of Death Benefit Factors or the portion of any premium that would cause the Death Benefit to be based on the Table of Death Benefit Factors. If you elected the Cash Value Accumulation Test (CVAT), then prior to
Attained Age 100 (and at any age in New York issued Contracts), we will not accept premiums as described above and at Attained Age 100 and later we reserve the right not to accept premiums as described above.
We will also have the right to limit or refund a premium payment or make distributions from the Contract as necessary to continue to qualify the
Contract as life insurance under federal tax law
or to avoid the classification of your Contract as
a MEC. If a requested transaction would immediately cause your Contract to become a MEC we will notify you and not
process that transaction unless and until we have received your instruction to proceed and allow MEC status.
Insufficient premiums may result
in a lapse of the Contract.
What are the
primary features and options that this Contract offers?
Death Benefits.
Your Contract allows you to choose between two
Death Benefit Options which will affect
the amount of Death Proceeds we pay your
designated Beneficiaries at the time of the
Insured’s death. You may be able to increase
the Death Benefit, which may require
additional premiums.
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Withdrawal options. Your Contract allows you to withdraw all or part of your Cash Surrender Value
upon giving Notice. Each partial surrender must be at least $200, and you may not make a partial surrender if the remaining
Cash Surrender Value would be less than $300.
There is a $25 charge for each partial surrender in excess of one in a Contract Year. You may also fully surrender your Contract. Full and partial surrenders may have tax consequences.
Loan
provisions. While the Insured is living, you may, by giving Notice, obtain a loan from us using your Contract as security for the loan. The available loan amount is an amount such that the total
Debt will not exceed 100% of Accumulated Value less Decrease Charges on the date of the loan. Interest on the loan accrues daily at a maximum net annual rate of 4.0% (a gross effective annual rate of 6.0%) on the Debt
. Debt reduces your Cash Surrender Value, Death Proceeds and the amount of premiums considered to meet the
No-Lapse Guarantee Premium requirement. While the Insured is living, you may pay back the loan.
Optional benefits
that occur during your lifetime. This
Contract offers one standard and two optional
benefits. For an additional fee to exercise, the Accelerated Death Benefit for Terminal Illness rider will pay a portion of the
Death Benefit when requested
if the Insured has a life expectancy of 24 months
or less in most states. You may also purchase the Disability Waiver of Monthly Deductions which waives your cost of insurance and other monthly deductions until the earlier of the Insured’s age 121 or recovery from total disability. Additionally, you may purchase a Guaranteed Increase Option rider that
allows you to increase the amount of coverage without having to show evidence of insurability at certain pre-defined opportunities.
Increase in Current Fees and Expenses. Certain insurance charges are currently assessed at less than their maximum levels. We may increase these current
charges in the future up to the guaranteed maximum levels, based on changes in the Company’s future expectations of relevant factors, as determined in its sole
discretion. Although some Portfolios may have expense limitation agreements, the operating expenses of the Portfolios are not guaranteed and may increase or
decrease over time. If fees and expenses are increased, you may need to increase the amount and/or frequency
of premium payments to keep the Contract in force.
Standard Death Benefits
The primary reason to buy a life insurance Contract is for the Death Benefit it provides in the event of the Insured’s death. At the time of purchase, you
must select between two Death Benefit Options: Option 1 (Level Death Benefit Option) or Option 2 (Variable
Death Benefit Option). We determine the amount payable (
Death Proceeds) depending on the Death Benefit Option in effect on the date of
Insured’s death.
Death Proceeds payable upon the death of the Insured is the sum of the
Death Benefit plus any insurance on the Insured’s life provided by Additional Benefits less any Debt and the lesser of (1) unpaid monthly
deductions or (2) any unpaid No-Lapse Guarantee Premium. We will also deduct any amount paid by us after the date of death and before we were notified of the death. The
Death Benefit will be calculated as of the date
of death.
When Insurance Coverage Takes Effect
At the time an Application is accepted, subject to Thrivent’s underwriting rules, an applicant can obtain temporary insurance protection pending issuance of the Contract by submitting payment of a full premium for the premium interval selected. If Thrivent subsequently determines that the proposed Insured is not an acceptable risk under Thrivent’s underwriting standards or rules, no temporary insurance coverage will have been provided and any premium paid will be refunded without interest.
At the time an Application is accepted, subject to Thrivent’s underwriting rules, an applicant can obtain temporary insurance protection pending issuance of the Contract by submitting payment of a full premium for the premium interval selected. If Thrivent subsequently determines that the proposed Insured is not an acceptable risk under Thrivent’s underwriting standards or rules, no temporary insurance coverage will have been provided and any premium paid will be refunded without interest.
No insurance will take effect unless and until all of the following conditions are present
and satisfied during the lives of all persons to be insured: (a) the
Contract has been issued and delivered to you; (b) the first full premium has been paid; and (c) the health of all persons to be insured remains as stated in the Application. We begin to deduct monthly deductions
from your Accumulated Value on the Contract Date. However, monthly deductions will be effective as of the Date of Issue if different from the
Contract Date.
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Life Insurance Tax
Qualification
Contracts must meet the definition of life insurance under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). At the time of purchase, you must select between two methods that satisfy this tax definition: the Cash Value Accumulation Test (CVAT) and the Guideline Premium Test (GPT). You cannot change your selection after the Contract is issued. For both tests, the Death Benefit will be at least the Accumulated Value multiplied by a death benefit factor, which varies by Attained Age.
Contracts must meet the definition of life insurance under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). At the time of purchase, you must select between two methods that satisfy this tax definition: the Cash Value Accumulation Test (CVAT) and the Guideline Premium Test (GPT). You cannot change your selection after the Contract is issued. For both tests, the Death Benefit will be at least the Accumulated Value multiplied by a death benefit factor, which varies by Attained Age.
CVAT: the death benefit factors are based on the risk class and sex (in most states) of the
Insured, and any rating. A table of these
death benefit factors will be listed in the
Contract.
GPT: the death benefit factors are the cash value corridor factors provided in the Code. A table of these death benefit factors will be listed in the Contract. Premiums may be limited under the GPT, to ensure compliance with the Federal tax laws.
As this selection cannot be revised, careful consideration should be given to which testing method to choose. Aspects you
should consider include the following.
The CVAT will generally allow larger premiums to be paid relative to the Contract’s
Death Benefit, especially in the early Contract years. If you want to maximize Accumulated Values relative to the Contract’s Death Benefit, this test generally will allow
larger Accumulated Values relative to the
Death Benefit in the early years and lower
Accumulated Values relative to the Death Benefit in the later Contract years.
Conversely,
Contracts based on the GPT generally require larger
Death Benefits relative to Accumulated Values in early Contract years but allow larger Accumulated Values relative to Death Benefits in later Contract years. As there are cumulative premium
limits with this test, total premium payments must not exceed the limit described in the Code.
Payment of Benefits
In addition to traditional
lump sum payments, other payment options are available. All or part of the life insurance proceeds from death or surrender may be placed in one of several settlement options.
Proceeds distributed according to a settlement option do not vary with the investment performance of the Variable Account. Contract Owners may select a settlement option prior to the
Insured’s death. A
Beneficiary may select a settlement option at the time of making a claim for Death Benefits. There are five settlement options: (1) Interest Income; (2) Income of a Fixed Amount; (3) Income for a Fixed Period; (4)
Life Income with Guaranteed Period; and (5) Joint & Survivor Life Income with Guaranteed Period. The settlement options may be revocable depending on which settlement option is
selected. See the Settlement Options section of the statutory prospectus for more details.
The minimum amount that we will apply to a settlement option is $2,000. Additionally, the resulting payment must be at least $50. Once a settlement option is selected, we will provide a settlement option agreement. In the settlement option
agreement, we will reflect guaranteed payments, if any.
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Other Benefits Available Under the
Contract
In addition to the standard death benefits associated with your Contract, other benefits may also be available to you. The following table summarizes information about those benefits. Information about the fees associated with each benefit included in the tables may be found in the Fee Table.
Benefits Table
| Name of Benefit |
Purpose |
Is Benefit
Standard or
Optional |
Brief Description of
Restrictions/Limitations |
| Guaranteed Increase
Option |
Allows you to increase the amount of coverage
without having to show evidence of insurability
at certain pre-defined opportunities. |
Optional |
♦ Issue ages 0-17.
♦ Available at issue or may be added after issue with evidence of insurability. ♦ Only available if the base
coverage is not rated.
♦ Terminates 60 days following the first rider anniversary on or after the Insured’s age 49, or on the date that an Alternate Increase Option Date was used, canceling the last Fixed Increase Option. |
| Disability Waiver of
Monthly Deductions |
In the event the Insured is totally disabled
under the terms of the rider, scheduled
premiums due during the benefit period are
waived so the Contract, including any
Additional Benefits, continues in force. |
Optional |
♦ Can be issued at ages 0-59. ♦ Terminates at age 65 or the
end of the benefit period, if
later.
♦ Six month waiting period from date of disability. |
| Accelerated Death
Benefit for Terminal
Illness Rider |
This rider pays a portion of the
Death Benefit
when requested if the
Insured has a life
expectancy of 24 months or less in most states. |
Standard |
♦ Any assignee, irrevocable
Beneficiary or other party with ownership rights must consent to payment of the Accelerated Benefit. |
Buying the Contract
How do I purchase the Thrivent Accumulation Variable Universal Life Insurance
Contract?
You purchase a Contract by submitting a completed Application and an initial premium to us at our Service Center through a financial advisor or professional. We will begin processing your request to purchase a Contract when we receive the Application in Good Order.
You purchase a Contract by submitting a completed Application and an initial premium to us at our Service Center through a financial advisor or professional. We will begin processing your request to purchase a Contract when we receive the Application in Good Order.
Initial Premium
You may allocate your premium to any Subaccount of the Variable Account and/or the Fixed Accounts. If your Application is in Good Order and we approve your Application, we will allocate your initial premium to your selected Subaccounts, DCA Fixed Account and/or Fixed Account as of the Contract Date.
You may allocate your premium to any Subaccount of the Variable Account and/or the Fixed Accounts. If your Application is in Good Order and we approve your Application, we will allocate your initial premium to your selected Subaccounts, DCA Fixed Account and/or Fixed Account as of the Contract Date.
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We will issue your
Contract if you meet all underwriting and other requirements. We issue
Contracts only with a Date of Issue between the 1st and the 28th of any
month. New Contracts that would otherwise receive
a Date of Issue of the 29th through the 31st of any month will instead be given a Date of Issue
of the 28th day of the month. The minimum premium required to issue the
Contract is equal to the No-Lapse Guarantee Premium.
Flexible Premiums
This Contract is a flexible premium individual variable adjustable life insurance contract. After a minimum initial premium, premiums may be paid at any time and in any amount, subject to some restrictions. There are no scheduled premium due dates.
This Contract is a flexible premium individual variable adjustable life insurance contract. After a minimum initial premium, premiums may be paid at any time and in any amount, subject to some restrictions. There are no scheduled premium due dates.
You are responsible for monitoring and managing the amount of premiums you choose to pay and how those premiums are allocated to Subaccounts and the Fixed Account to help assure the Contract meets your needs. We recommend that you pay at least the
No-Lapse Guarantee Premiums to protect your Contract from lapsing. Paying these minimum premium
amounts ensures, while the guarantee is active, that your Contract will not lapse in the event the Cash Surrender
Value is not sufficient to pay the monthly deductions.
Net Premium and Premium Allocation
We deduct a Percent of Premium Charge of 5% on each premium. The remainder of the premium is the “Net Premium.” The Percent of Premium Charge may not be deducted in certain situations. Net Premiums are the amounts we direct to the various Subaccounts and/or Fixed Accounts according to your allocation instructions.
We deduct a Percent of Premium Charge of 5% on each premium. The remainder of the premium is the “Net Premium.” The Percent of Premium Charge may not be deducted in certain situations. Net Premiums are the amounts we direct to the various Subaccounts and/or Fixed Accounts according to your allocation instructions.
We will allocate your Net Premium according to the allocation instructions on your
Application or most recent allocation
instructions on file. Your allocation must be in whole percentages and total 100%. You may change your allocation
percentages for future payments at any time by giving us Notice
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If
we receive your premium before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (usually 4:00
p.m. Eastern Time, the time we determine the value of the accumulation units) on a Valuation Date, allocation occurs at the end of the day in which we receive your payment. If we receive your premium on a
non-Valuation Date or after the NYSE closes,
the allocation occurs as of the end of the next Valuation Date.
Limits on Premium
IRS rules govern the tax treatment of life insurance contracts. We have the right to limit or refund a premium payment or make distributions from the Contract as necessary to continue to qualify the Contract as life insurance under federal tax law or to avoid the classification of your Contract as a “modified endowment contract” (MEC). If mandated under applicable law, we may be required to reject a premium payment.
IRS rules govern the tax treatment of life insurance contracts. We have the right to limit or refund a premium payment or make distributions from the Contract as necessary to continue to qualify the Contract as life insurance under federal tax law or to avoid the classification of your Contract as a “modified endowment contract” (MEC). If mandated under applicable law, we may be required to reject a premium payment.
In addition to excluding life insurance Death Benefits from the Beneficiary’s gross income, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) also defers taxation on the income portion of the Accumulated Value, prior to receipt by the
Contract Owner. To qualify for this treatment, federal tax law may limit the premiums you may pay and requires
that the Accumulated Value be limited to a certain percentage of the Death
Benefit. We will return the portion of any premium payment that causes the limit on premiums to be
exceeded, unless the premium is required to keep the Contract in force.
If you
elect the Guideline Premium Test (GPT) we reserve the right to not accept premiums in the following situations:
1. Any premiums when the Death Benefit is based on the Table of Death Benefit Factors; or
2. The portion of any premium that would cause the Death Benefit
to be based on the Table of Death Benefit
Factors.
If you elect the Cash Value Accumulation Test (CVAT), then prior to Attained Age 100 (and at any age in New York issued Contracts), we will not accept premium as described above and at Attained Age 100 and later we reserve the right not to
accept premiums as described above.
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Additional premium limits will apply for
Contracts subject to the GPT. In the event of a reduction in the
Face Amount, or other changes to the
Contract which cause the premiums paid or the
Accumulated Value to exceed the applicable limit described in the Code regarding the definition of life insurance, we will refund any excess premiums and earnings thereon
(and other Accumulated Value) as necessary to comply with the limit described in the Code, and in limited circumstances we may increase the
Death Benefit. At Attained Age 100 and later (except on New York issued contracts), we reserve the right to not accept premiums as described above.
Your
Contract could be classified as a MEC if premiums
paid exceed certain dollar thresholds or if certain transactions are processed. Except as described below, we will apply only the portion of the premium payment(s) (including
electronic payments) that will not cause the Contract
to become a MEC and will return the balance to the premium payer without applying it to the
Contract. The portion of the payment that is applied to the
Contract will be credited as of the Valuation Date the payment was determined to be in
Good Order. The premium refund to prevent MEC
status may, in some situations, result in loss of the No-Lapse Guarantee (if applicable) on the Contract. Additionally, except as described below,
a request for any transaction (such as a reduction in Face Amount) that would immediately cause the Contract to become a MEC will be deemed not in Good Order. We will notify you if a requested transaction would immediately cause your Contract to become a MEC and will not process that transaction unless and until we have received your instruction to proceed and
allow MEC status.
The following exceptions apply to this MEC
process:
1. When your Contract is initially issued, we will either accept or reject the full premium payment. We will accept a full premium payment that results in MEC status only if we have received acknowledgement of MEC status signed by you on
forms acceptable to us. Otherwise, if allocation of the full premium payment would result in MEC status, we will consider the
Application to be not in Good Order and will not issue the Contract and will not allocate any portion of the
premium until the Application is in
Good Order.
2. If the start of the next MEC Contract Year is within 30 calendar days of the date the premium is received, and allocating all or a portion of the payment on the first
day of the next MEC Contract Year will not
cause the Contract to become a MEC,
then:
a. upon receipt we will allocate, as described above,
only the portion of the premium payment that will not cause the Contract to become a MEC; and
b. we will wait to allocate the balance of the payment that can be applied without causing your
Contract to become a MEC on the first day of
the next MEC Contract Year or if the first
day of the next MEC Contract Year is not a Valuation Date, then the payment will be allocated as of the next following Valuation
Date; and
c. we
will return to the premium payer, without allocating it to the Contract, any remaining balance that, as of the first day of the next
MEC Contract Year, still would have caused the Contract to become a MEC; and
d. no interest will be paid to you or the premium payer from the date of
receipt of the premium payment to the date it is either allocated to your Contract or returned to you.
3. If the amount of the premium payment that can be applied to your
Contract is less than $1.00, then the payment
will be refunded or held according to these processes. A payment in an amount less than $1.00 will not be applied to your
Contract.
4. You may also provide instructions directing us to allocate any specific
premium payment and/or process any specific transaction even if MEC status will result. Those instructions must indicate that you consent to your
Contract being treated as a MEC. You should consult with your tax advisor before doing so. Those instructions
must be received with the applicable premium payment or transaction request that will result in MEC status. We
do not allow advance elections for future premium payments or future transactions that may result in MEC status
on your Contract.
For more information on MECs, see Taxes.
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Premium in Default and Grace
Period
Unless the No-Lapse Guarantee is in effect, a premium is in default on a Monthly Anniversary if a monthly deduction to be made on that date would result in a Cash Surrender Value less than zero. You will have a grace period of 61 days after the date of default, during which the Contract will remain in force. At least 31 days before the end of the grace period we will notify you and any assignee of the premium required to keep the Contract in force. The amount indicated in the notice will be based on the Valuation Date on which the notice is produced. The amount needed to prevent the Contract from lapsing may increase or decrease daily based on fluctuations in the Subaccounts you selected.
Unless the No-Lapse Guarantee is in effect, a premium is in default on a Monthly Anniversary if a monthly deduction to be made on that date would result in a Cash Surrender Value less than zero. You will have a grace period of 61 days after the date of default, during which the Contract will remain in force. At least 31 days before the end of the grace period we will notify you and any assignee of the premium required to keep the Contract in force. The amount indicated in the notice will be based on the Valuation Date on which the notice is produced. The amount needed to prevent the Contract from lapsing may increase or decrease daily based on fluctuations in the Subaccounts you selected.
You should discuss the amount with
your financial advisor or professional. The
Contract will continue in force through the
grace period.
If the
Insured dies during the grace period, the Death Proceeds payable will be reduced by the amount of the monthly deductions due and unpaid and the amount of any outstanding Contract
Debt.
If your Contract is issued in Florida and the Issue Age is 64 or greater, this Contract will not terminate until at least 21 days
after we mail notification of termination to you and to any secondary addressee that you have designated.
No-Lapse Guarantee
The No-Lapse Guarantee ensures, while the guarantee is active, that your coverage will continue even if the Cash Surrender Value is insufficient to pay the current monthly deductions. If timely payment of minimum premium amounts (the No-Lapse Guarantee Premium ) is received and the monthly deduction to be made exceeds the Accumulated Value less any Debt, a deduction equal to that amount will be made, if that amount is greater than zero. If it is not greater than zero, no deduction will be made and instead the balance of the monthly deduction will be postponed until the next day on which the amount of the Accumulated Value less any Debt exceeds the amount of the postponed monthly deduction. At that time the postponed amount will be deducted from the Accumulated Value. If the No-Lapse Guarantee becomes inactive or terminates while any amount of postponed monthly deductions remains outstanding, premium will be in default. The premium required to keep this Contract in force will include the outstanding amount of postponed monthly deductions.
The No-Lapse Guarantee ensures, while the guarantee is active, that your coverage will continue even if the Cash Surrender Value is insufficient to pay the current monthly deductions. If timely payment of minimum premium amounts (the No-Lapse Guarantee Premium ) is received and the monthly deduction to be made exceeds the Accumulated Value less any Debt, a deduction equal to that amount will be made, if that amount is greater than zero. If it is not greater than zero, no deduction will be made and instead the balance of the monthly deduction will be postponed until the next day on which the amount of the Accumulated Value less any Debt exceeds the amount of the postponed monthly deduction. At that time the postponed amount will be deducted from the Accumulated Value. If the No-Lapse Guarantee becomes inactive or terminates while any amount of postponed monthly deductions remains outstanding, premium will be in default. The premium required to keep this Contract in force will include the outstanding amount of postponed monthly deductions.
The No-Lapse Guarantee Premium is the minimum monthly premium required to keep your
No-Lapse Guarantee in effect. Your particular
No-Lapse Guarantee Premium and the
termination date of the guarantee are shown on the schedule page of your Contract. The No-Lapse Guarantee Premium is calculated specifically for each
Contract on the Date of Issue. The No-Lapse Guarantee will vary by Issue Age, sex, Face Amount, Additional Benefits, Death Benefit Option, and risk class (which may
include ratings).
The No-Lapse Guarantee is automatically available to you when you purchase the
Contract. The duration of the No-Lapse Guarantee varies by Issue Age:
♦
Issue Ages 0-60: 20 years
♦
Issue Ages 61-75: 10 years
♦
Issue Ages 76-80: 5 years
How Your Contract Can Lapse
Lapse
Your Contract
will lapse (that is, terminate without value) if:
♦
your monthly deductions are greater than your
Cash Surrender Value;
♦
there is not an active No-Lapse Guarantee; and
♦
payment of the premium to keep the
Contract in force is not paid within the grace period.
If the
Contract lapses, a tax may result.
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If the
Contract lapses, you have the right to reinstate your
Contract within certain limitations. The requirements for reinstatement and associated limitations are described below and in more detail in your Contract. Reinstatement within 90 days of lapse and
within the same calendar year as the lapse is most beneficial for minimizing any related taxes.
Reinstatement
You may reinstate the
Contract any time within three years after it has
lapsed unless it was surrendered (some states may allow a longer period to be able to reinstate your Contract). To reinstate your Contract we require:
1.An application for
reinstatement submitted to us at our Service Center;
2.Evidence of insurability that meets our standards;
3.Payment of one of the following amounts:
a.A premium sufficient to cover:
i.Any monthly deductions that were not made before the grace period because they were
postponed under the No-Lapse
Guarantee; and
ii.The monthly deductions that were not made during the grace period; or
b.If the effective date of reinstatement is before the termination date of the No-Lapse Guarantee, a premium sufficient to
reactivate the No-Lapse Guarantee.
4.Payment of a premium sufficient to keep this
Contract in force for at least three months, based on unit values on the date of reinstatement; and
5.Repayment of all
Debt existing at the end of the grace period.
The
effective date of a reinstatement will be the date the application for reinstatement is approved by us. The Accumulated
Value on that date will be equal to:
♦
The Accumulated Value at the end of the grace period; plus
♦
The Net Premium received to reinstate the Contract; less
♦
Any
postponed or unpaid monthly deductions made on that date.
Any Decrease Charge on or after reinstatement will be the same as if the
Contract had always been in force since the Date of Issue.
You may reinstate any Additional Benefits that were in effect prior to lapse that would not have otherwise terminated pursuant to provisions of the Additional Benefit rider before the effective date of reinstatement.
The No-Lapse Guarantee will be included on a reinstated Contract only if that guarantee did not terminate before the effective date of reinstatement and you pay an amount sufficient to reactivate a No-Lapse Guarantee. Any No-Lapse Guarantee that could have been reactivated
by paying a sufficient premium will be included on the reinstated Contract in inactive status.
Making Withdrawals: Accessing the Money in Your
Contract
You may surrender your Contract and receive your Cash Surrender Value or make a partial surrender by giving us
Notice at our
Service Center. The surrender or partial surrender will not be processed until we receive your request in
Good Order. You may obtain information as to
a surrender or partial surrender by contacting your financial advisor or professional or calling our Service Center at (800) 847-4836. We do not accept telephone requests for surrenders.
Partial Surrenders
Partial surrenders offer you a way to access your Accumulated Value. You may withdraw part of your Cash Surrender Value upon giving Notice. Partial surrenders are implemented by either the redemption of accumulation units or reduction
Partial surrenders offer you a way to access your Accumulated Value. You may withdraw part of your Cash Surrender Value upon giving Notice. Partial surrenders are implemented by either the redemption of accumulation units or reduction
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in the
Fixed Accounts balance. The partial surrender will be taken from the
Subaccounts and Fixed Accounts according to the ratio that the
Contract’s accumulated value in the Subaccounts or Fixed Accounts bears to the total
Accumulated Value less any accumulated value
in the Loan Account at the time of the partial
surrender. With our approval, you may choose other allocations of a partial surrender. A partial surrender may have tax consequences.
A partial surrender will reduce
your Accumulated Value,
Face Amount, Death Benefit and the amount of premiums considered
to meet the No-Lapse Guarantee
Premium requirements.
Following a full surrender, you will receive the Cash Surrender
Value from the Contract. As an alternative to receiving the Cash Surrender Value
, at any time while the Insured is living (and before Attained
Age 121) you may surrender this
Contract and elect to apply the
Cash Surrender Value as a single premium to purchase
Paid-Up Life Insurance on the Insured.
A full surrender may result in a Decrease Charge depending how long your Contract has been in force.
A full surrender will result in a Cash Surrender Value of $0, a Face Amount of $0 and a Death Benefit of $0. Insurance coverage ceases on
the effective date of the surrender and the coverage cannot be reinstated.
If your
Contract is issued in New York, you may exchange this
Contract for any fixed benefit permanent life insurance on the life of the Insured that we offer at the time of exchange and no evidence of insurability will be required. This exchange right is subject to
all the conditions specified in your New York Contract form and this Contract must be exchanged: 1. Within 18 months after the Date of Issue; or 2. Within 60 days after the later of the effective date of a material change of investment policy of the Variable Account and the date you receive notification of such change.
A full surrender of your Contract may have tax consequences.
Cash Surrender Value
The Cash Surrender Value is the total amount you will receive upon surrender of the Contract. It is equal to the Accumulated Value less any Decrease Charges and any outstanding Debt and any unpaid monthly deductions. The Cash Surrender Value changes daily, reflecting, among other things, increases and decreases in the value of the Portfolios in which the assets of the Subaccounts are invested and interest credited in the Fixed Accounts and Loan Account, and any interest charged against the Loan Account. It is possible for the Cash Surrender Value of your Contract to decline to zero because of unfavorable investment performance or outstanding Debt or insufficient premium payments.
The Cash Surrender Value is the total amount you will receive upon surrender of the Contract. It is equal to the Accumulated Value less any Decrease Charges and any outstanding Debt and any unpaid monthly deductions. The Cash Surrender Value changes daily, reflecting, among other things, increases and decreases in the value of the Portfolios in which the assets of the Subaccounts are invested and interest credited in the Fixed Accounts and Loan Account, and any interest charged against the Loan Account. It is possible for the Cash Surrender Value of your Contract to decline to zero because of unfavorable investment performance or outstanding Debt or insufficient premium payments.
Timing of Payments
We typically process any surrender, partial surrender, Death Benefit , loan, transfer or settlement option within 7 days after receipt of all applicable written and telephone requests and/or proof of death of the Insured. We may postpone payment of any amount due from the Variable Account for a surrender, partial surrender, transfer, loan or on the death of the Insured whenever the New York Stock Exchange is closed, the SEC has determined that an emergency exists, or the SEC requires that trading be restricted.
We typically process any surrender, partial surrender, Death Benefit , loan, transfer or settlement option within 7 days after receipt of all applicable written and telephone requests and/or proof of death of the Insured. We may postpone payment of any amount due from the Variable Account for a surrender, partial surrender, transfer, loan or on the death of the Insured whenever the New York Stock Exchange is closed, the SEC has determined that an emergency exists, or the SEC requires that trading be restricted.
Except when used to pay
premiums due on contracts with us, we also may postpone any transfer from the Fixed Accounts or payment of any portion of the amount payable upon surrender, partial surrender or loan from the
Fixed Accounts for not more than six months
from the day we receive Notice and, if required,
your Contract.
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Additional Information About
Fees
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that
you will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering or making withdrawals from the Contract. Please refer to your
Contract specifications page for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have selected.
The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the Contract, surrender or make withdrawals from the Contract
, or transfer accumulated value between investment options.
Transaction Fees
| Upon receipt of each premium
payment |
5% of each premium payment1 |
|
| Premium Tax Charge |
Not currently applicable2 |
Not currently applicable2 |
| Upon surrender, lapse, or decrease
in the Face Amount |
| |
| Maximum |
|
$50.18 per $1,000 of decrease in |
| Minimum |
|
$3.70 per $1,000 of decrease in |
| Charge for a male Insured,
Issue Age 45, in the standard non-tobacco risk class with a
Face Amount of $400,000, in
the first Contract Year. |
|
$20.30 per $1,000 of decrease in
|
| Partial Surrender Charge |
Upon each partial surrender in
excess of one per
Contract Year |
$25 per partial surrender |
| Transfer Charge |
Upon each transfer after the twelfth
in a Contract Year4 |
$25 per transfer |
| Accelerated Death Benefit |
On exercise of benefit5 |
$150 |
1 The Percent of Premium Charge may not be deducted in certain situations. 2 We are not currently subject to premium taxes. However, we reserve the right to impose a charge for these taxes in the future if we have to pay them. If imposed, the premium tax charge would be between 0% and 5% of premium payments. 3 The Decrease Charge applies to each decrease in Face Amount during the first 10 Contract Years and during the first 10 years following an increase in
Face Amount. The Decrease Charge remains level for the first five years of the
Contract (or during the first five years following an increase in
Face Amount), and then decreases each
Contract Year to zero after year 10 (and to zero after the 10th year following an increase in
Face Amount). Decrease Charges depend on the
Insured’s Issue Age, sex (in most states), amount of decrease in Face Amount, risk class and duration of the Contract. See Charges. 4 The charge applies to each Subaccount transfer in excess of the first twelve transfers made in
a Contract Year. 5 The charge may vary by state and may be lower in some states.
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Periodic Charges Other Than
Annual
Portfolio
Expenses
| Cost of Insurance Charge6 |
On Date of Issue and monthly
thereafter |
|
| Maximum Charge |
|
$83.3333 per $1,000 of risk amount7 |
| Minimum Charge |
|
$0.0058 per $1,000 of risk amount7 |
| Charge for a male Insured,
Issue Age 45, in the standard non-tobacco risk class with a
Face Amount of $400,000, in
the first Contract Year. |
|
$0.0858 per $1,000 of risk
amount7 |
| Mortality and Expense Risk
Charge |
On Date of Issue and monthly
thereafter |
0.082% of the
Subaccount
value8 |
| Monthly Unit Charge9 |
| |
| Maximum Charge |
|
$0.49 per $1,000 of Face Amount
|
| Minimum Charge |
|
$0.00 per $1,000 of Face Amount
|
| Charge for a male Insured,
Issue Age 45, in the standard non-tobacco risk class with a
Face Amount of $400,000, in
the first Contract Year. |
|
$0.10 per $1,000 of
Face Amount |
| Basic Monthly Charge |
On the Date of Issue and monthly
thereafter |
$9.0010 |
| Debt
Interest |
Accrues daily |
4.0% Net Interest Rate on
Debt11 |
| Optional Benefits Charge:12 |
|
|
| Disability Waiver of Monthly
Deduction Benefit |
On the rider date of issue and
monthly thereafter |
|
| Maximum |
|
195.5% of all monthly
deductions13 |
6 Cost of insurance charges depend on the
Insured’s Issue Age, sex (in most states), risk amount, Face Amount, risk class and duration of the Contract. The Cost of Insurance Charge shown may not
be representative of the charge that you will pay. 7 For more
information on the calculation of this charge see Charges. 8 Actual
current charge is less. For more information on the calculation of this charge see Charges. 9 The charge applies for the first 180 months after issue and the first 180 months after an increase in Face Amount. See Charges. 10 Charge for adults (issue age 18+) is $9.00 per month. For juvenile (issue age 0-17)
Contracts, the charge is $7.50 per month. 11 The maximum net interest charged on
Debt is 4.0%. The gross annual interest rate charged on Debt is 6.0% and for amounts that are transferred as
collateral to the Loan Account we pay a minimum effective annual rate of 2.0%. We may pay a rate greater than 2.0%.
12 Charges for
Additional Benefits vary based on Attained Age or Issue Age, sex (in most states), risk class, Face Amount, risk amount, or rider coverage amount.
Charges based on age may increase as the Insured
ages. The charges noted apply if the rider is included in your Contract and the Contract and/or rider has not otherwise terminated. Before you purchase a
Contract, we will provide you a free personalized illustration of your future benefits under the Contract. 13 The charge
applies until Insured’s
Attained Age 65. Monthly deductions include cost
of insurance charge, benefit rider charges, basic monthly charge, monthly unit charge, and mortality and expense risk charge.
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Periodic Charges
Other Than Annual Portfolio Expenses, cont.
| Minimum |
|
4.8% of all monthly deductions13 |
| |
9.5% of all monthly deductions13 | |
| Guaranteed Increase Option |
On the rider date of issue and
monthly thereafter |
|
| Maximum |
|
$0.21 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount14 |
| Minimum |
|
$0.03 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount14 |
| |
$0.03 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount14 |
13 The
charge applies until Insured’s
Attained Age 65. Monthly deductions include cost
of insurance charge, benefit rider charges, basic monthly charge, monthly unit charge, and mortality and expense risk charge. 14 The charge applies until the first rider anniversary on or after
Insured’s age 49.
The next item shows the minimum and maximum total annual operating expenses charged by the Portfolios that investors will bear during the time that they own the Contract. This table shows the range (maximum and minimum) of fees and expenses (including management fees and other expenses) charged by the Portfolios, expressed as an annual percentage of average daily net assets. A complete list of the Portfolios corresponding to
Subaccounts available under the
Contract, including their annual expenses, may be found at the back of this
document in the Appendix
.
| Annual Portfolio Expenses |
MINIMUM |
MAXIMUM |
| Expenses that are deducted from
Portfolio assets, including management fees, distribution
fees and other expenses. |
0.22% |
1.52% |
| Expenses that are deducted from
Portfolio assets, after reimbursements and/or fee
waivers.* |
0.22% |
1.15%* |
* The reimbursements and/or fee waivers will last until April 30, 2026, but may be terminated at any time in the future.
As a fraternal benefit society, Thrivent is also required to have a Maintenance of
Solvency provision that could require you to pay us an amount to maintain our financial strength. For a complete discussion of the Maintenance of Solvency provision, see Maintenance of Solvency
in the statutory prospectus.
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Special Terms
| The total value of the Contract. Accumulated Value equals the sum of the
Subaccounts, the Fixed Accounts, and the Loan Account. | |
| Benefits provided by riders, if any, included as part of the Contract. | |
| The application(s) and all amendments and supplements to the application
used to apply for this Contract. This includes applications for reinstatement and
applications made for changes to the Contract. | |
| Attained Age on any day is the Insured’s age on the Contract Anniversary on or
immediately prior to that day. | |
| The person(s) named by the Contract Owner to receive the Death Proceeds
under the Contract. A Beneficiary need not be a natural person. | |
| The Accumulated Value of the Contract less any applicable Decrease Charges;
outstanding Debt; and any unpaid monthly deductions. | |
| The flexible premium variable adjustable life insurance (Thrivent Financial
Accumulation Variable Universal Life) offered by us (Thrivent) and
described in this summary prospectus. The entire Contract consists of
the Contract, any Additional Benefits, amendments, endorsements,
Application and our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
| |
| Contract Anniversary |
The same month and day of each year after issue as in the Date of Issue.
|
| The latest of the (1) Date of Issue; (2) the date we receive in Good Order the
first premium payment at our Service Center; or (3) the date we approve
this Contract to be issued. | |
| The 12-month period following the Date of Issue or a Contract Anniversary. The
Contract Year is always based upon the time elapsed since the Date of
Issue. | |
| The date when we issue the Contract. This date will be specified in the Contract
and may be different from the Contract Date. The Date of Issue is the
date as of which we begin to apply deductions from your Accumulated
Value. | |
| This account is established when you set up the Dollar Cost Averaging plan.
Net Premiums are directed to this account for subsequent monthly
transfers into Subaccounts according to your allocation instructions.
The amount in the DCA Fixed Account is credited with an interest rate
that is determined when the payment is allocated to the DCA Fixed
Account. The interest rate is effective for 12 months from the date of
allocation. The DCA Fixed Account is part of our General Account and is
not a Subaccount. The DCA Fixed Account is included as part of the
Accumulated Value of your Contract. | |
| The amount of the benefit that provides the basis for the Death Proceeds
calculation. The Death Benefit on any day depends upon the Death Benefit
Option in effect on that day. | |
| Either of the two methods used to determine the Death Benefit. The option is
selected in the Application and may be changed any time prior to
Attained Age 121. | |
| The amount paid upon the death of the Insured. The amount is paid to the
Beneficiary(ies) designated by the Contract Owner. | |
| All unpaid Contract loans plus accrued interest. | |
| A Decrease Charge compensates us for expenses associated with
underwriting, issuing and distributing the Contract. The charge applies to
decreases in the Face Amount or partial surrenders that result in a
decrease in Face Amount during the first 10 Contract Years (or
first 10 years following an increase in the Face Amount on the increased
amount). We deduct the amount of the Decrease Charge at the time of the
reduction in Face Amount or surrender. | |
| An elective program that systematically moves dollars from either the DCA Fixed Account or the Money Market Subaccount. |
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| The amount of life insurance provided by the Contract exclusive of any
Additional Benefits. The Face Amount on the Date of Issue is the Initial Face
Amount. Increases or decreases in Face Amount will be shown on
supplemental Contract schedule pages that we will send to you. | |
| An investment allocation option that credits an interest rate. The Fixed Account
is part of our General Account. The Fixed Account is not a
Subaccount. | |
| Amounts held in the Fixed Account and DCA Fixed Account. | |
| Thrivent Series Fund, Inc., an open-end management investment company, that
consists of several Portfolios that underlie Subaccounts of the Variable
Account. | |
| Any request that is submitted with any and all required forms, information,
authorization, and funds, received at our Service Center in Appleton,
Wisconsin. | |
| The person on whose life the Contract is issued. | |
| The Insured’s age on the Date of Issue. | |
| When you obtain a loan, Accumulated Value equal to the amount of the loan is
taken from the Subaccounts and moved to a Loan Account. Amounts
transferred to the Loan Account are invested with our General Account
assets. The Loan Account is equal to the amount transferred from any
Subaccount, and/or Fixed Accounts to secure the loan less Accumulated
Value transferred from the Loan Account to a Subaccount and the Fixed
Accounts as a result of repayment of Debt plus the amount by which the
accrued interest charged exceeds the amount of interest
credited. | |
| The 12-month period following the Date of Issue or a Contract Anniversary
unless there has been a material change under IRC Section 7702A. A
material change of the Contract (as defined in the tax law) results in a
MEC Contract Year based upon the date of the material change. If there
has been more than one material change, the most recent material change
will determine the current MEC Contract Year. |
|
| The date each month on which we deduct charges from Accumulated Value.
These monthly deductions occur once each month on the Valuation Date, on or
next following the day of the month which corresponds to the day of the
month that we issued the Contract | |
| The amount of each premium that is applied to the Subaccounts of the Variable
Account or to the Fixed Accounts. The Net Premium is equal to the
premium paid less the Percent of Premium Charge. The Percent of Premium
Charge may not be deducted in certain situations. | |
| A contract provision that guarantees that insurance coverage will not lapse in
the event your Cash Surrender Value is not adequate to cover the current
monthly deductions. You must meet the premium requirements of a No-Lapse
Guarantee for the Contract to remain in force in the event your Cash
Surrender Value is not adequate. | |
| The minimum monthly premium required to keep the No-Lapse Guarantee in
effect. Different combinations of age, sex, risk class, Face Amount, Death
Benefit Option and Additional Benefits will result in different No-Lapse
Guarantee Premiums. | |
| A request signed by the Contract Owner, received in Good Order by us at our
Service Center and satisfactory in form and content to us. | |
| A person or entity who owns the Contract. | |
| A new whole life insurance contract with a reduced death benefit determined
based on the Cash Surrender Value applied as a single premium to
purchase the coverage. No further premiums will be required to support
the new, lower amount of coverage. | |
| 5% of each premium. | |
| A portfolio of Thrivent Series Fund, Inc. which is the underlying investment of a
corresponding Subaccount which you may select for your Contract. |
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| Our office located at 4321 North Ballard Road, Appleton, Wisconsin
54919-0001 or such other address as we may designate. Telephone: (800)
847-4836. Email: [email protected]. | |
| A subdivision of the Variable Account. Each Subaccount invests exclusively in
the shares of a corresponding Portfolio of the Fund. | |
| The table found in the schedule pages of the Contract and used to help assure
the Contract qualifies as life insurance under the federal tax
law. | |
| Any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading.
| |
| Thrivent Variable Life Account I, which is a separate account of Thrivent. | |
| We, our, us, Society |
Thrivent. |
| You, your, yours |
The Owner(s) of the Contract. |
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The following is a list of Portfolios that correspond to subaccounts available under the
Contract. More information about the
Portfolios is available in the prospectuses for the
Portfolios, which may be amended from time to time and can be found online at dfinview.com/Thrivent/AccumulationVUL.
You can also request this information in paper at no cost by calling (800) 847-4836 or by sending an email request to [email protected].
The current expenses and
performance information below reflects fees and expenses of the Portfolios but does not reflect the other fees and expenses that your Contract may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these charges were included. Each Portfolio’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.
| INVESTMENT
TYPE |
PORTFOLIO AND ADVISER/SUBADVISER |
CURRENT
EXPENSES |
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(as of 12/31/25) | ||
| 1 YEAR |
5 YEAR |
10 YEAR | |||
| Aggressive
Allocation |
Thrivent Aggressive Allocation Portfolio |
0.85%1 |
15.81% |
9.61% |
11.26% |
| Large Blend |
Thrivent All Cap Portfolio |
0.66% |
18.05% |
11.90% |
12.43% |
| Conservative
Allocation |
Thrivent Conservative Allocation Portfolio |
0.50% |
10.17% |
4.03% |
5.42% |
| Moderately
Conservative
Allocation |
Thrivent Dynamic Allocation Portfolio |
0.68% |
12.62% |
5.92% |
6.84% |
| Diversified
Emerging
Mkts |
Thrivent Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio |
1.15%1 |
32.20% |
2.10% |
7.47% |
| Large Blend |
Thrivent ESG Index Portfolio |
0.36%1 |
17.78% |
13.56% |
N/A3 |
| Global
Large-Stock
Blend |
Thrivent Global Stock Portfolio |
0.60% |
20.82% |
10.69% |
10.67% |
| Intermediate
Government |
Thrivent Government Bond Portfolio |
0.49% |
7.32% |
0.01% |
1.74% |
| Health |
Thrivent Healthcare Portfolio |
0.92% |
13.07% |
4.62% |
7.37% |
| High Yield
Bond |
Thrivent High Yield Portfolio |
0.45% |
8.78% |
4.06% |
5.32% |
| Corporate
Bond |
Thrivent Income Portfolio |
0.44% |
7.93% |
0.38% |
3.60% |
| Foreign Large
Blend |
Thrivent International Equity Portfolio |
0.72% |
30.87% |
8.54% |
7.41% |
| Foreign Large
Blend |
Thrivent International Index Portfolio |
0.37% |
31.15% |
8.61% |
N/A3
|
| Large Growth |
Thrivent Large Cap Growth Portfolio |
0.43% |
16.95% |
12.89% |
16.35% |
| Large Blend |
Thrivent Large Cap Index Portfolio |
0.22% |
17.62% |
14.17% |
14.54% |
| Large Value |
Thrivent Large Cap Value Portfolio |
0.62% |
19.65% |
13.96% |
12.16% |
| Mid-Cap
Growth |
Thrivent Mid Cap Growth Portfolio |
0.89%1 |
2.50% |
1.10% |
N/A3
|
| Mid-Cap
Blend |
Thrivent Mid Cap Index Portfolio |
0.25% |
7.23% |
8.86% |
10.46% |
| Mid-Cap
Blend |
Thrivent Mid Cap Stock Portfolio |
0.66% |
4.73% |
6.86% |
11.30% |
| Mid-Cap
Value |
Thrivent Mid Cap Value Portfolio |
0.87%1 |
10.82% |
11.31% |
N/A3 |
| Moderate Allocation |
Thrivent Moderate Allocation Portfolio |
0.70%1 |
13.63% |
7.13% |
8.38% |
19
| INVESTMENT
TYPE |
PORTFOLIO AND ADVISER/SUBADVISER |
CURRENT
EXPENSES |
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS
(as of 12/31/25) | ||
| 1 YEAR |
5 YEAR |
10 YEAR | |||
| Moderately
Aggressive
Allocation |
Thrivent Moderately Aggressive Allocation Portfolio
|
0.76%1 |
15.46% |
8.30% |
9.69% |
| Moderately
Conservative
Allocation |
Thrivent Moderately Conservative Allocation
Portfolio |
0.65%1 |
12.10% |
4.49% |
6.04% |
| Money
Market -
Taxable |
Thrivent Money Market Portfolio |
0.31% |
4.06% |
3.05% |
1.93% |
| Multisector
Bond |
Thrivent Multisector Bond Portfolio |
0.74% |
7.93% |
2.43% |
3.47% |
| Real Estate |
Thrivent Real Estate Securities Portfolio |
0.90% |
0.67% |
3.89% |
4.68% |
| Short-Term
Bond |
Thrivent Short-Term Bond Portfolio |
0.45% |
6.06% |
2.75% |
2.89% |
| Small Growth |
Thrivent Small Cap Growth Portfolio |
0.94%1 |
1.87% |
1.37% |
N/A2 |
| Small Blend |
Thrivent Small Cap Index Portfolio |
0.24% |
5.80% |
7.06% |
9.57% |
| Small Blend |
Thrivent Small Cap Stock Portfolio |
0.70% |
2.45% |
7.50% |
11.93% |
1
Current expenses reflect temporary fee reductions.
2
The Fund is not showing Average Annual Total Returns information because the Fund commenced operation on 04/27/2018 and does not have annual returns for the period shown.
3
The Fund is not showing Average Annual Total Returns information because
the Fund commenced operation on 04/29/2020 and does not have annual returns for the period shown.
20
This summary prospectus for new
investors incorporates by reference the Thrivent Accumulation Variable Universal Life Insurance prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (SAI), both dated April 30, 2026,
as amended or supplemented.
The SAI dated April 30, 2026, contains more information about the Contract and Variable
Account. The SAI has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into the prospectus. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request. You can view a copy of the SAI online at dfinview.com/Thrivent/AccumulationVUL. For a paper copy of the SAI, to request other information about the Contract, and to make other inquiries, you may call
our Service Center at 1-800-847-4836 or you may send an email to [email protected].
Reports and other information about Thrivent are available on the Securities Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address:
[email protected].
Thrivent is the marketing name for Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans. Insurance products issued by Thrivent. Securities and investment advisory services offered through Thrivent Investment Management Inc., a registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC, and a subsidiary of Thrivent. Licensed agent/producer of Thrivent. Registered
representative of Thrivent Investment Management, Inc. Thrivent.com/disclosures.
Insurance products, securities and investment advisory services are provided by appropriately appointed and licensed financial advisors and professionals. Only individuals who are financial advisors are credentialed to provide
investment advisory services. Visit Thrivent.com or FINRA’s Broker Check for more
information about our financial advisors.
Contract Forms ICC19 V-VZ-VUL and state variations.
EDGAR Contract No.C000215530 32064SPR R4-26
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