Nationwide® is committed to carefully managing our life product portfolio to remain the strong, stable carrier you can rely on. To keep this commitment – and in response to the extremely low interest rate environment and unprecedented volatility in the markets – we are repricing our No-Lapse Guarantee (NLG) UL product and adjusting the fixed account rate, maximum face amount and upper age limit on select products.
Change to Nationwide® No-Lapse Guarantee UL II pricing effective April 20, 2020
Given the market environment, we are increasing the price of our Nationwide NLG UL II product by an average of 5% on single-pay designs, 6% on level-pay, and 10% on ten-pay designs. To receive the old pricing
- The application must be signed, in good order and received at Nationwide by April 17, 2020.
- The policy must be funded and in-force by May 29, 2020, and will be backdated to April 17, 2020.
- Applications signed and received after April 17, 2020, must use the new pricing and therefore cannot be backdated prior to the new pricing date, April 20, 2020, for any reason.
No pricing changes apply to the Nationwide No-Lapse Guarantee UL II limited to use in New York.
Change in Maximum Issue Age for CareMatters® effective April 3, 2020
Beginning April 3, 2020, the maximum issue age will be 69 for all versions of Nationwide CareMatters. To be issued for the older (previous) ages:
- The applications must be signed, in good order and received at Nationwide by April 17, 2020.
- The policy must be funded and in-force by May 29, 2020.
CareMatters issue ages are shown in the following table.
Nationwide CareMatters® II (All states except CA and NY’) |
Nationwide Yourlife CareMatters® California |
Nationwide Yourlife CareMatters® New York |
All benefit periods: • Single, 5, and 10-pay = ages 30-69 No maximum age changes: |
All benefit periods and payment options = ages 40-69 |
5 and 10-Pay Options • All benefit periods = ages 40-69 No max age change on single pay options: • 2 and 3-year benefit period = ages 40-69 • 4, 5, 6, and 7-year benefit periods = 40-67 |
CareMatters products are age last birthday (not age nearest). As a reminder, we do not allow backdating.
Change in Maximum Face Amount for IUL and SIUL effective April 3, 2020
For Nationwide IUL Accumulator II, Nationwide IUL Protector II and Nationwide Survivorship IUL, the maximum face amount accepted on applications will be $25 million. For a higher face amount:
- The application must be signed, in good order and received at Nationwide by April 17, 2020.
- The policy funded and in-force by April 30, 2020.
Fixed account 0.25% rate decrease for IUL and VUL products effective April 1, 2020
The following fixed account rate changes apply to both in-force and new policies. Our currently marketed universal life products with fixed account rate changes are:
Indexed UL | Current Rate | New Rate | Variable UL | Current Rate | New Rate | |
• Nationwide IUL Accumulator II • Nationwide IUL Protector II • Nationwide Survivorship Indexed ULAvailable for New York sales only: • Nationwide Yourlife IUL Accumulator Protector • Nationwide Yourlife IUL Protector |
3.00% | 2.75% | • Nationwide VULAccumulator • Nationwide VUL Protector |
3.00% | 2.75% |
The 0.25% fixed account rate decrease also applies to our universal life products no longer marketed including Nationwide YourLife IUL Accumulator and Nationwide YourLife IUL Protector sold before December 9, 2019, and Nationwide Universal Protector. An in-force IUL or VUL policy may require additional premium if the policy is minimally funded.
Current rates are subject to change.
Fixed account 0.25% rate decrease on CareMatters® products effective April 1, 2020
The rate credited to the Nationwide CareMatters fixed account is decreasing by 0.25% and applies to both in-force and new policies. This change does not impact premiums. CareMatters illustrations are shown on a guaranteed basis
only. If premiums are paid and no loans or partial surrenders are taken, the benefits are guaranteed.
Nationwide CareMatters | Current Rate | New Rate |
• Nationwide CareMatters II (All states except CA and NY) • Nationwide Yourlife CareMatters (CA and NY) |
2.25% | 2.00% |