The Guaranteed Minimum Savings Allowance (GMAB) is an optional element of an annuity that guarantees the payment of a minimum amount of an annuity after a holding period: accumulation or other specified period.
The GMAB rider protects the account holder from market fluctuations.
If the account value exceeds the rider’s minimum benefit, the account value is paid to the account holder.
Other Guaranteed Minimum Lifetime Benefits include Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit (GMIB), Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit (GMWB), Guaranteed Withdrawal Lifetime Benefit, and Separate Lifetime Benefit.
A deferred annuity is an insurance contract that promises to pay the buyer a regular income or a lump sum of money some day in the future. In contrast, immediate annuities start paying immediately.
Guaranteed death benefit is a benefit condition that guarantees that the recipient of the benefit will receive a death benefit if the recipient of the annuity dies before the annuity starts paying benefits.
Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit (GMIB) is an additional supplement to an annuity contract that guarantees a minimum level of payments after its annuity.
Living together with a last-earner annuity is an insurance product for a couple that provides for regular payments as long as one of the spouses is alive.
A survivorship annuity and joint annuity is an insurance product designed for married couples that continues to make regular payments as long as one of the spouses is alive.