Help clients protect their hard-earned investments and achieve the security they deserve with a solution designed to both limit loss and offer market-linked growth potential. See how with our interactive calculator.
Why Protective Market Defender II?
Your clients who want both protection and growth potential can enjoy these benefits:

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Be sure to confirm our current and future rates for available interest crediting strategies, which we set every two weeks. Rates may change without notice and, depending on market conditions, may be set more frequently.
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Use our interactive tool to see how Protective Market Defender II helps to limit loss and grow investments through different market scenarios.


How does a buffer protection strategy work?
Learn how buffers limit client loss from market drops while still helping to support clients' growth goals.
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Everyone deserves peace of mind when it comes to safeguarding what’s most important. We’re ready to help you deliver the protection and security your clients deserve. Reach out to us anytime for questions and support, and we’ll get in touch with you as soon as possible.
Withdrawals reduce the annuity’s remaining death benefit, contract values, cash surrender and future earnings. Withdrawals may be subject to income tax and, if taken prior to age 59½ an additional 10% IRS tax penalty may apply. More frequent withdrawals may reduce earnings more than annual withdrawals.
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