Common use of ELECTION OF ANNUITY OPTION Clause in Contracts

ELECTION OF ANNUITY OPTION. After the first Contract Anniversary You may elect by Written Request, any one of the Annuity Options described below or any annuity option then being offered by Us. The Annuity Option cannot be changed on or after the Annuity Commencement Date. If You do not make an election, Annuity Payments will be made under Option 1 (Life Annuity with Cash Refund). Some of the Annuity Options may not be available if this Contract is issued to qualify under Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code. Annuity Option 3 (Life Annuity with 10 Years of Annuity Payments Guaranteed), Option 5 (Joint and Last Survivor Annuity with 10 Years of Annuity Payments Guaranteed) and Option 6 (Guaranteed Payment Period) will be available only if the guaranteed payment period is not greater than the life expectancy of the Annuitant at the time the option becomes effective. Such life expectancy will be computed under applicable Internal Revenue Service tables. The Annuity Benefits at the time of their commencement will not be less than those that would be provided by the application of the Surrender Value to the purchase of a single premium immediate annuity contract at purchase rates offered by the Company at the time to the same class of annuitants.