National Life Group (NLG)

Indexed Funding Agreement

OVERVIEW

National Life Group, through its member company Life Insurance Company of the Southwest (LSW), is offering an institutional funding agreement – designed for and distributed exclusively by Advisors Equity Group (AEG). AEG is a licensed agency appointed with National Life Insurance Company and LSW. The funding agreement is a general account product that offers interest accumulation with guaranteed principal protection for a fixed period of time. Multiple interest crediting strategies based on different market indexes,1 and a fixed interest crediting strategy are available.

Key Terms

Company:

Life Insurance Company of the Southwest

Credit Rating:2

A+ (Superior)

Standard and Poor’s

A+ (Strong)

AM Best

A1 (Good)

Moody’s

Minimum:

$1,000,000 USD

Maximum:

$50,000,000 USD – larger amounts with NLG approval

Contract Maturity:

4-year, 5-year, 6-year, 8-year

Max Return:

No maximum on calculation result

Indexed Interest Crediting:

Interest account value x (Positive Index Change x Index Participation Rate)

Principal Protection:

100%

Eligible Purchasers:3

Pension Funds, Employee Benefit Plans, Foundations & Endowments, Trusts, Government Plans

AEG Contact

Matthew Peakes
Director - Institutional Markets

P: 682-259-5107
mpeakes@advisorsequitygroup.com

Indicative Terms and Participation Rates as of 01/04/2024

Subject to Change Without Notice. Actual contract rates will be the rates in effect on the date of contract issuance.

ALL DURATIONS

4 YEAR

Hypothetical Returns4

5 YEAR

Hypothetical Returns4

6 YEAR

Hypothetical Returns4

8 YEAR

Hypothetical Returns4

*Interest credited daily compounding to the annual rate.

All indexes use a participation rate and have no cap on the interest credited. Deposit may be allocated to different interest crediting options (except for the Declared Rate); allocations are locked in for the contract maturity. Indexed interest calculations are made at the end of the Crediting Term and indexed interest, if any, is credited at that time and applied to the Declared Rate Strategy. 

Access to Accumulation Value prior to contract maturity is limited to:

  1. withdrawal of credited interest from the Multi Year Guaranteed Rate and Declared Rate strategies,
  2. authorized Financial Advisor withdrawal from the Declared Rate then Multi Year Guaranteed Rate strategies. No other withdrawals of any kind are permitted. Contract must be fully liquidated at contract maturity.

This is not intended to be a full description of the Funding Agreement. Please refer to the disclosure and contract for full details.

Past performance Is not indicative of future results.

Index Options

Index

US Pacesetter
Global Balanced
S&P 500
Russell 2000

Geography

Domestic
Global
Domestic
Domestic

Asset Class

Multi-Asset – Rules Based
Multi-Asset – Rules Based
Equity Large Cap
Equity Small Cap

Bloomberg Ticker

SGIXBUNL Index
SGIXBUNL Index
SPX Index
RTY Index

State Availability

AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, MA, MI, NJ, OH, OK, PA, and TX.

About National Life and Advisors Equity Group

National Life Group (NLG)

For 175 years, we have worked hard to deliver on our promises to millions, providing peace of mind. A mission-driven and purposed-filled business, the cause of what we do is as important as the products we sell.

Our mission is keeping our promises. Our vision is to bring peace of mind to everyone we touch. Our goal – since the founding of National Life Insurance Company in 1848 – has been to work together to create a better future for each and every customer through innovative financial solutions, and then to deliver on those commitments 10, 20, or 50 years down the road.

National Life Group® is the trade name of National Life Insurance Company, founded in 1848, Montpelier, VT, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest (LSW), chartered in 1955, Addison, TX and their affiliates. Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York.


Advisors Equity Group™ (AEG™)

With everything we do, we believe in challenging the status quo, and embrace the process of thinking differently. – The way we challenge the status quo is through an independent collaboration process that empowers our partners and team members to see what everyone has seen, but to think what no one else has thought. 

Founded in 2019, Advisors Equity Group is an equity-owned think-tank collaborative comprised of independent financial professionals and centers of influence from around the world that come together to solve the complex financial needs of high-net-worth individuals, family offices, corporate and institutional clients, globally. We create and optimize financial products, strategies, and programs, resulting in best outcomes for any capital or financial transaction.

Risk Factors

This Funding agreement is not FDIC-insured; it is based on the claim-paying ability of Life Insurance Company of the Southwest. The value of the agreement can never be lower than the principal minus withdrawals. At contract maturity the amount paid will be the greater of;

  1. Accumulation Value on Maturity Date, or
  2. 100.5% of Deposited Payment minus withdrawals, or 3. 87.5% (90% in NJ) of deposited payment, minus withdrawals, growing at a rate between 1 and 3% which is set at contract issue. The Funding Agreement is not directly invested in the market indexes.

Taxation

Gains associated with deposits in the Funding Agreement will be reported as taxable ordinary income and tax deferral is not permitted. Monies allocated to Indexed Strategies will have an estimated amount of taxable interest determined each calendar year and will be reported.  Monies in all other strategies will be reported as taxable income each year. See product disclosure for full details.

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  1. This product does not directly participate in any stock or equity investments. 
  2. Ratings as of 7/31/23 for National Life Insurance Company and Life Insurance Company of the Southwest and are subject to change. A.M. Best - second highest of 16; Moody's - Fifth highest of 21; and Standards and Poor's - Fifth highest of 21. 
  3. These states have the following organizational asset threshold requirement to purchase: TX-$25M
  4. Important Information Regarding Back-Tested Performance: Past performance of these indices, including but not limited to hypothetical performance, is not an indication of future results. Back-tested performance is not actual historical performance but is hypothetical. The back-test calculations are based on the same methodology that is used in the calculation of the Index today. Prospective application of the methodology used to construct these indices may not result in performance that corresponds to the back-tested returns shown. The back-test period does not correspond to the entire available history of the Index. Another limitation of back-tested hypothetical information is that, generally, the back-tested calculation is prepared with the benefit of hindsight. Back-tested data reflects the application of the index methodology and selection of index constituents in hindsight. No hypothetical record can completely account for the impact of financial risk attached to real-world events.

This presentation is for informational purposes only and does not represent an offering or an opinion of any kind. The information in this document derives from internal as well as external sources considered to be trustworthy and is given without liability on the part of the presenters or their representatives.

The Russell 2000 Index is a trademark of Russell Investment Group and has been licensed for use by Life Insurance Company of the Southwest. The product is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Russell Investment Group and Russell Investment Group makes no representation regarding the advisability of purchasing the product.

“Standard & Poor's®”, “S&P®”, “S&P 500®”, “Standard & Poor's 500”, and “500” are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Life Insurance Company of the Southwest. The product is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor's and Standard & Poor's makes no representation regarding the advisability of purchasing the product.

The US Pacesetter Index (the “Index”) is the exclusive property of SG Americas Securities, LLC (SG Americas Securities, LLC, together with its affiliates, “SG”). SG has contracted with S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) (“S&P”) to maintain and calculate the Index. “SG Americas Securities, LLC”, “SGAS”, “Société Générale”, “SG”, “Société Générale Indices”, “SGI”, and “US Pacesetter Index” (collectively, the “SG Marks”) are trademarks or service marks of SG. SG has licensed use of the SG Marks to Life Insurance Company of the Southwest (“LICS”) for use in a Funding Agreement offered by LICS (the “Product”). SG’s sole contractual relationship with LICS is to license the Index and the SG Marks to LICS. None of SG, S&P, or other third party licensor (collectively, the “Index Parties”) to SG is acting, or has been authorized to act, as an agent of LICS or has in any way sponsored, promoted, solicited, negotiated, endorsed, offered, sold, issued, supported, structured or priced any Product or provided investment advice to LICS. No Index Party has passed of the legality or suitability of, or the accuracy or adequacy of the descriptions and disclosures relating to, the Product, including those disclosures with respect to the Index. The Index Parties make no representation whatsoever, whether express or implied, as to the advisability of purchasing, selling or holding any product linked to the Index, including the Product, or the ability of the Index to meet its stated objectives, including meeting its target volatility. The Index Parties have no obligation to, and will not, take the needs of LICS or any purchaser of a Product into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. The selection of the Index as a crediting option under a Product does not obligate LICS or SG to invest any payments in the components of the Index.

THE INDEX PARTIES MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE), WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR RELATING THERETO, AND IN PARTICULAR DISCLAIM ANY GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY EITHER AS TO THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS AND/OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN, THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX AND/OR THE CALCULATION OR COMPOSITION OF THE INDEX, OR CALCULATIONS MADE WITH RESPECT TO ANY PRODUCT AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME ON ANY PARTICULAR DATE OR OTHERWISE. THE INDEX PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY ERROR OR OMISSION IN THE INDEX OR IN THE CALCULATION OF THE INDEX, AND THE INDEX PARTIES ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ADVISE ANY PERSON OF ANY ERROR THEREIN, OR FOR ANY INTERRUPTION IN THE CALCULATION OF THE INDEX. NO INDEX PARTY SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY ACT OR FAILURE TO ACT BY THE INDEX PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE DETERMINATION, ADJUSTMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF THE INDEX. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL AN INDEX PARTY HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

No Index Party is a fiduciary or agent of any purchaser, seller or holder of a Product. None of SG, S&P, or any third party licensor shall have any liability with respect to any Product in which an interest crediting option is based is on the Index, nor for any loss relating to such Product, whether arising directly or indirectly from the use of the Index, its methodology, any SG Mark or otherwise. Obligations to make payments under the Products are solely the obligation of LICS. In calculating the performance of the Index, SG deducts a maintenance fee of 0.50% per annum on the level of the Index, and fixed transaction and replication costs, each calculated and deducted on a daily basis. The transaction and replication costs cover, among other things, rebalancing and replication costs. The total amount of transaction and replication costs is not predictable and will depend on a number of factors, including the leverage of the Index, which may be as high as 200%, the performance of the components underlying the Index, market conditions and the changes in the market environments, among other factors. The transaction and replication costs, which are increased by the Index’s leverage, and the maintenance fee will reduce the potential positive change in the Index and increase the potential negative change in the Index. While the volatility control applied by the Index may result in less fluctuation in rates of return as compared to indices without volatility controls, it may also reduce the overall rate of return as compared to products not subject to volatility controls.

The Global Balanced SG Index (the “Index”) is the exclusive property of SG Americas Securities, LLC (SG Americas Securities, LLC, together with its affiliates, “SG”). SG has contracted with [S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC] (“S&P”) to maintain and calculate the Index. “SG Americas Securities, LLC”, “SGAS”, “Société Générale”, “SG”, “Société Générale Indices”, “SGI”, and “Global Balanced SG Index” (collectively, the “SG Marks”) are trademarks or service marks of SG. SG has licensed use of the SG Marks to Life Insurance Company of the Southwest (“LICS”) for use in a funding agreement offered by LICS (the “Funding Agreement”). SG's sole contractual relationship with LICS is to license the Index and the SG Marks to LICS. None of SG, S&P, or other third party licensor (collectively, the “Index Parties”) to SG is acting, or has been authorized to act, as an agent of LICS or has in any way sponsored, promoted, solicited, negotiated, endorsed, offered, sold, issued, supported, structured or priced any Funding Agreement or provided investment advice to LICS. No Index Party has passed on the legality or suitability of, or the accuracy or adequacy of the descriptions and disclosures relating to, the Funding Agreement, including those disclosures with respect to the Index. The Index Parties make no representation whatsoever, whether express or implied, as to the advisability of purchasing, selling or holding any product linked to the Index, including the Funding Agreement, or the ability of the Index to meet its stated objectives, including meeting its target volatility. The Index Parties have no obligation to, and will not, take the needs of LICS or any annuitant into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. The selection of the Index as a crediting option under a Funding Agreement does not obligate LICS or SG to invest payments in the components of the Index. THE INDEX PARTIES MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE), WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR RELATING THERETO, AND IN PARTICULAR DISCLAIM ANY GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY EITHER AS TO THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS AND/OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN, THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX AND/OR THE CALCULATION OR COMPOSITION OF THE INDEX, OR CALCULATIONS MADE WITH RESPECT TO ANY FUNDING AGREEMENT AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME ON ANY PARTICULAR DATE OR OTHERWISE. THE INDEX PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE (WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY ERROR OR OMISSION IN THE INDEX OR IN THE CALCULATION OF THE INDEX, AND THE INDEX PARTIES ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ADVISE ANY PERSON OF ANY ERROR THEREIN, OR FOR ANY INTERRUPTION IN THE CALCULATION OF THE INDEX. NO INDEX PARTY SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY ACT OR FAILURE TO ACT BY THE INDEX PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE DETERMINATION, ADJUSTMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF THE INDEX. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL AN INDEX PARTY HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. No Index Party is a fiduciary or agent of any purchaser, seller or holder of a Funding Agreement. None of SG, S&P, or any third party licensor shall have any liability with respect to the Funding Agreement in which an interest crediting option is based is on the Index, nor for any loss relating to the Funding Agreement, whether arising directly or indirectly from the use of the Index, its methodology, any SG Mark or otherwise. Obligations to make payments under the Funding Agreement are solely the obligation of LICS. In calculating the performance of the Index, SG deducts a maintenance fee of 0.50% per annum on the level of the Index, and fixed transaction and replication costs, each calculated and deducted on a daily basis. The transaction and replication costs cover, among other things, rebalancing and replication costs. The total amount of transaction and replication costs is not predictable and will depend on a number of factors, including the leverage of the Index, which may be as high as 200%, the performance of the indexes underlying the Index, market conditions and the changes in the market states, among other factors. The transaction and replication costs, which are increased by the Index's leverage, and the maintenance fee will reduce the potential positive change in the Index and increase the potential negative change in the Index. While the volatility control applied by the Index may result in less fluctuation in rates of return as compared to indices without volatility controls, it may also reduce the overall rate of return as compared to products not subject to volatility controls.

National Life Group® is a trade name of National Life Insurance Company, founded in Montpelier, VT in 1848, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, TX, chartered in 1955, and their affiliates. Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York.

TC134877(1023)1

Cat No 106750(0224)