THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
BUFFER WITH TRIGGER STRATEGY ACCOUNT
OPTION(S) RIDER
Notwithstanding any provision in the Contract to the contrary, this Rider is a
part of the Contract to which it is attached. Should any provision in this Rider conflict with the Contract, the provisions of this Rider will prevail. The manner in which benefits and values are described in the Contract are not modified by this
Rider unless indicated herein.
Capitalized terms within this Rider that are not defined in this Rider are defined or otherwise described in
the Contract to which this Rider is attached, including any endorsements or other riders attached to such Contract.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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RIDER DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Rider, the following definitions apply.
BUFFER
The Buffer provides limited protection from a
negative Change in Index Value up to the Buffer Rate referenced on the RIDER DATA PAGE. You will incur a loss if negative Index performance exceeds the Buffer Rate applicable to the Strategy Account Option on the Term End Date. Your negative
Index performance will equal the negative Index performance in excess of the Buffer Rate. You will only incur a loss if the negative Index performance exceeds the Buffer Rate. The Buffer Rate for a Strategy Account Option is guaranteed not to change
for the life of the Contract so long as We continue to offer the specific Strategy Account Option.
INDEX CREDIT
The Index Credit is the amount of Index interest credited to a Strategy Account Option(s) on the Term End Date. The Index Credit may be positive,
negative, or zero. The Index Credit Rate is a factor used in the calculation of the Index Credit for each Strategy Account Option(s) shown on the RIDER DATA PAGE.
INDEX VALUE
The Index Value is the value of the Index
that is published by the Index provider at the close of each Business Day. The Index Value on any day that is not a Business Day is the value of the Index at the end of the previous Business Day. The Index Value(s) as of the Contract Date for all
referenced indices are as shown on the RIDER DATA PAGE.
MINIMUM CHANGE IN INDEX VALUE
The Minimum Change in Index Value is used to determine whether the Trigger Rate will be credited to the Strategy Account Option(s). The Minimum Change
in Index Value shown on the RIDER DATA PAGE is compared to the Change in Index Value calculated in Calculation of Change in Index Value below.
TRIGGER RATE
The Trigger Rate is the rate of interest
that will be credited to the Strategy Account Option(s) on the Term End Date, if the Change in Index Value applicable to each Strategy Account Option is equal to or greater than the corresponding Minimum Change in Index Value shown on the RIDER
DATA PAGE on the Index Term End Date. The Initial Trigger Rate is shown on the RIDER DATA PAGE and is guaranteed for one Term from the Contract Date. Renewal Trigger Rates may be higher or lower than the Initial Trigger Rate but will
never be lower than the corresponding Minimum Trigger Rate shown on the RIDER DATA PAGE.
RIDER PROVISIONS
On each Term End Date, the Index Credit, if any, will be credited to each Strategy Account Option to which You have allocated Your Contract Value. The
Index Credit is calculated based in part on the Index Value on the Term End Date compared to the Term Start Date of the same Index. Index Credit will vary from Term to Term and will depend upon the Buffer Rate and/or Trigger Rate, if applicable, and
changes in the Index Values.
CALCULATION OF CHANGE IN INDEX VALUE
On each Term End Date, We will calculate the Change in Index Value of each Strategy Account Option by comparing the Index Value on the Term End Date to
the Index Value on the Term Start Date. On each Term End Date, the Change in Index Value equals:
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CALCULATION OF INDEX CREDIT RATE
If the calculated Change in Index Value is greater than or equal to the corresponding Minimum Change in Index Value shown on the RIDER DATA
PAGE, the Index Credit Rate equals the applicable Trigger Rate.
If the calculated Change in Index Value is negative, the Index Credit Rate
equals the lesser of zero or the Change in Index Value plus the Buffer Rate.
CALCULATION OF INDEX CREDIT
Index Credit on the Term End Date equals the Strategy Base as of the day prior to the Term End Date multiplied by the Index Credit Rate.
TERMINATION
The Rider will terminate on the date the
Contract terminates.
Signed for the Company to be effective on the Contract Date.
THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
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