[Narrator] There was a time when a diversified retirement portfolio meant having a good balance between stocks and bonds, but times have changed.
Today, your clients need a strategy that can weather market volatility, help address inflation, and provide income for a long retirement that could last 30 years or more.
And today, your clients have more choices than ever too.
That's why they might consider a fixed index annuity, or FIA, from Allianz.
[On-screen disclosure] Guarantees are backed by the financial strength and claims-paying ability of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. [End of on-screen disclosure]
All FIAs offer valuable benefits for your client's retirement strategy, such as protection of principal and credited interest against market losses, the opportunity for tax-deferred growth, and a death benefit for beneficiaries.
[On-screen disclosure] All withdrawals are subject to ordinary income tax and, if taken prior to age 59½, a 10% federal additional tax. [End of on-screen disclosure]
But Allianz gives your clients even more. We start with a portfolio of FIAs to meet a variety of goals from accumulation to guaranteed income to a combination of both.
Beyond that, we give you and your clients innovative features to even further address their unique needs.
Consider Index Lock, which clients can use once per crediting period.
[On-screen disclosure] Index Lock is available on select allocation options.[End of on-screen disclosure]
It lets them lock in and keep an index value until the end of that crediting period, no matter what happens in the market after they've set the lock.
[On-screen disclosure] Because the index value locks at the end of the business day, the actual value used to determine the interest credit may be higher or lower than at the time of request. Note: An index lock can only be activated on index returns that are greater than 0% unless indicated otherwise. [End of on-screen disclosure]
They can even use Auto Lock to set a target and lock the index value automatically.
[On-screen disclosure] See CSI-504 for full details and business rules. [End of on-screen disclosure]
Or consider our crediting methods. In addition to several traditional options, we also offer the exclusive multi-year point-to-point crediting method, or simply MY Point-to-Point.
[On-screen disclosure] MY point-to-point is available with select Allianz® FIAs and is just one of several crediting methods available. No single crediting method is best in all situations. Also, keep in mind that your clients can choose a combination of crediting methods. [End of on-screen disclosure]
When combined with Index Lock, it's designed to offer the higher participation rates you may associate with longer-term crediting, but without the long wait.
[On-screen disclosure] Multi-year participation rates are generally higher than comparable one-year rates. Actual rates may vary by product and are declared monthly. Once your client chooses MY point-to-point and begins a new crediting period, the rates are guaranteed for the remainder of that crediting period. [End of on-screen disclosure]
Finally, several of our FIAs offer increasing income potential.
[On-screen disclosure] On select products, increasing income potential may be available through specific income options or additional-cost riders. [End of on-screen disclosure]
This could help your clients address some of the effects of inflation over a long retirement.
[On-screen disclosure] 60,246 Allianz® fixed index annuity contracts were used for the analysis, and represent contracts which elected an increasing income withdrawal option from 1/1/08 through 12/31/23, and would have been eligible to receive interest credits from 1/1/09 through 12/31/24. Increases displayed were taken from multiple products and income benefits/riders that were available at that time. The amount of the increase was determined by the interest credited by their chosen allocation option(s). These allocations include a wide variety of indexes and crediting methods. This data includes all allocation methods selected during that time, including the fixed allocation. Individual contracts may have seen varying amounts of income increases. Contracts that took excess withdrawals were excluded from this because they were not eligible for increases in all years. Past income payment increases and interest credits are not a guarantee of future results. [End of on-screen disclosure]
What's more, the majority of our clients who chose the increasing income option have received an increase. Those are just some of our innovative features. But why else should your clients consider Allianz?
[On-screen disclosure] Wink’s Sales & Market Report Sales Data Query, 1Q 2000 – 4Q 2024 [End of on-screen disclosure]
[On-screen disclosure] For current Allianz® financial ratings, visit https://www.allianzlife.com/about/financial-ratings [End of on-screen disclosure]
Because we are an industry leader in FIAs, and maybe most importantly, because our market leadership is backed by our enviable financial strength. So you can rely on us to give your clients value today and confidence in our stability for years to come.
See how Allianz, an industry leader in FIAs, can help your clients weather market volatility, address inflation, and provide guaranteed income for a long retirement.
Call the FASTeam at 800.950.7372 to learn more.
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Products are issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, 5701 Golden Hills Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297. www.allianzlife.com
Guarantees are backed by the financial strength and claims-paying ability of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America.
Exercising an Index Lock may result in a credit higher or lower than if the Index Lock had not been exercised.
All withdrawals are subject to ordinary income tax and, if taken prior to age 59½, a 10% federal additional tax.
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Product and feature availability may vary by state and broker/dealer.
This content does not apply in the state of New York.
M-7976 (8/2025)
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