Variable annuities

Effective December 30, 2011, this product and/or living benefit rider will no longer be available for sale

Sun Income MaximizerSM

Sun Income Maximizer gives you the opportunity to accumulate your retirement income so you can enjoy the lifestyle that’s important to you. Better yet, it also helps maximize your income for lifelong protection. A living benefit like Sun Income Maximizer,1 available with our Sun Life Financial Masters® variable annuities for an additional cost,2 can help regardless of what happens in the market.

Sun Income Maximizer provides these three key benefits:


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Maximize for life


1. Premier money managers
We've selected a variety of money managers and funds to give your income the opportunity to grow with strong market performance. See below for how Sun Income Maximizer performs in an up market.

Growth potential in an up market

In a rising market, your Withdrawal Benefit Base can increase with market gains (if any) reflected in your contract value – this is called a step-up.

View the hypothetical illustrative values.

On each Contract Anniversary, we automatically compare the contract value to the Withdrawal Benefit Base (increased for step-ups or bonuses, if any). The higher amount becomes the new Withdrawal Benefit Base.

In the hypothetical illustration above,3 we are showing that a step-up occurs at ages 63 and 67. The 8% Bonus is calculated on a higher Withdrawal Benefit Base as a result of the step-up.

At age 70, your new Withdrawal Benefit Base is equal to the growth from the combination of the step-up and 8% Bonus, and it is greater than the 200% Benefit Enhancement. By growing the Withdrawal Benefit Base, you can potentially get more future income.

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2. Accumulate your benefit with Sun Life's guarantees
Even if the contract value of your annuity is down from market losses, your retirement income is protected and has the opportunity to grow with these two important guarantees.
  • 8% growth potential for your clients’ benefit
  • During the first 10 contract years, you can earn an 8% Bonus on the amount we use to calculate your lifetime income (this is called your Withdrawal Benefit Base) for each year prior to taking withdrawals. The Withdrawal Benefit Base cannot be withdrawn as a lump sum or in cash.

  • 200% Benefit Enhancement
  • Your Withdrawal Benefit Base can increase to equal at least 200% of your first-year purchase payments at age 70 (or 10 years from the issue date if later) if you wait to take your lifetime income.

Guaranteed growth in a down market

Sun Income Maximizer’s built-in guarantees provide growth potential even if your contract value falls due to market losses with the 8% Bonus or 200% Benefit Enhancement, whichever is greater.

 

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View the 1B hypothetical illustrative values.

In the hypothetical chart above,4 at age 70 your initial Withdrawal Benefit Base of $350,000 will be increased to the higher of the following amounts:

  • the Withdrawal Benefit Base, adjusted for bonuses and any step-ups, or
  • the 200% Benefit Enhancement (if you are eligible for the Enhancement at that time).

The Withdrawal Benefit Base at age 70 (after Bonuses) is $630,000. The 200% Benefit Enhancement is twice the initial Base of $350,000, or $700,000 (assuming no purchase payments were made after the first year). Therefore, the Withdrawal Benefit Base would be increased to $700,000.

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3. Help maximize your lifetime income now or later

Once your Withdrawal Benefit Base has grown with the benefits described above, you can then generate income that is guaranteed to last a lifetime. Help maximize your income now or later.

While the future is unpredictable, you can feel secure knowing that Sun Income Maximizer guarantees you a minimum amount of income for the rest of your life.

 

Income now - predictable income for life

The hypothetical chart above5 illustrates how you can structure lifetime income if you need to supplement your retirement income now. It assumes that you invested $350,000, and shows annual income if you begin withdrawals immediately at ages 59½, or 65, or 80. Since Income was needed right away, the growth potential of the 8% Bonus and 200% Benefit Enhancement are not available.

 

Income later - maximizing growth for sustainable income

The hypothetical chart above6 assumes you can wait 10 years before you need lifetime income. By waiting, the Withdrawal Benefit Base can increase with either the 8% Bonus or the 200% Benefit Enhancement, whichever is greater. By building up your Withdrawal Benefit Base every year, you can maximize the income you will receive each year for the rest of your life.

View the hypothetical illustrative values.

 

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Living benefits

Sun Income Riser III – guaranteed growth of your benefit base for your future income

Sun Income Maximizer – flexible options to help maximize your future income in any market

Sun Income Maximizer Plus – innovative feature to help your income keep pace with rising costs

 

Investment options

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