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January 22, 2008 at 12:33 PM
A large insurer has added an income planning option.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company has introduced the MassMutual Lifetime Payment Plus guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit.
The GMWB option can guarantee access to minimum withdrawals for life, according to MassMutual, Springfield, Mass.
“If no withdrawals are taken in any year during the first 10 contract years, the benefit base automatically grows by 6% simple interest for that year as part of the following year’s allowable withdrawal limit,” MassMutual says.
“If no withdrawals are taken for at least 10 years or before age 70, whichever is later, the benefit base will be reset to a minimum value that equals 200% of first-year purchase payments and 100% of any additional purchase payments,” MassMutual says.
