Jackson National Separate Account I

04/20/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/20/2021 12:52

Amendment to Post-Effective Amendment (SEC Filing - 485BPOS)

485bCOMBINED

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2021
Commission File Nos. 333-235567
811-08664

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [ ]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3
[X]
and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 763
[X]

JACKSON NATIONAL SEPARATE ACCOUNT - I
(Exact Name of Registrant)


JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Name of Depositor)


1 Corporate Way, Lansing, Michigan 48951
(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices)

Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (517) 381-5500

Julia A. Goatley, Esq., Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Jackson National Life Insurance Company, 1 Corporate Way, Lansing, MI 48951
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:
Alison Samborn, Esq., Associate General Counsel, Legal Product Development
Jackson National Life Insurance Company, 1 Corporate Way, Lansing, MI 48951

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
[ ] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
[X] on April 26, 2021 pursuant to paragraph (b)
[ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).
If appropriate, check the following box:
[ ] this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment
Title of Securities Being Registered: the variable portion of Flexible Premium Variable and Fixed Deferred Annuity contracts





JACKSON ADVANTAGE®
FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE AND FIXED DEFERRED ANNUITY

Issued by
Jackson National Life Insurance Company® through
Jackson National Separate Account - I

The date of this prospectus is April 26, 2021. This prospectus states the information about the Separate Account, the Contract, and Jackson National Life Insurance Company ('Jackson®') you should know before investing. This prospectus is a disclosure document and describes all of the Contract's material features, benefits, rights, and obligations. The description of the Contract's material provisions in this prospectus is current as of the date of this prospectus. If certain material provisions under the Contract are changed after the date of this prospectus, in accordance with the Contract, those changes will be described in a supplemented prospectus. You should carefullyread this prospectus in conjunction with any applicable supplements. It is important that you also read the Contract and endorsements, which may reflect additional non-material state variations or other non-material variations. This information is meant to help you decide if the Contract will meet your needs. Please carefully read this prospectus and any related documents and keep everything together for future reference. Additional information about the Separate Account can be found in the Statement of Additional Information ('SAI') dated April 26, 2021 that is available upon request without charge. To obtain a copy contact us at our:
Service Center
P.O. Box 24068
Lansing, Michigan 48909-4068
1-800-644-4565
www.jackson.com

This prospectus describes the investment options and optional features that we currently offer under the Contract. At the time you purchase the Contract, it is possible that not all of the optional features listed in this prospectus will be available, as we reserve the right to prospectively restrict availability of the optional features. In addition, certain broker-dealers selling the Contracts may limit the investment options and/or optional features that are available to their customers. Ask your financial professional about which investment options and/or optional features are not offered. If a particular investment option or optional feature that interests you is not offered, you may want to contact another broker-dealer to explore its availability. In addition, not all optional features may be available in combination with other optional features, as we also reserve the right to prospectively restrict the availability to elect certain features if certain other optional features have been elected. We reserve the right to limit the number of Contracts that you may purchase. We also reserve the right to refuse initial and any or all subsequent Premium payments. Some optional features, including certain living benefits and death benefits, contain withdrawal restrictions that, if exceeded, may have a significant negative impact on the value of the feature and may cause the feature to prematurely terminate. Please confirm with us or your financial professional that you have the most current prospectus and supplements to the prospectus that describe the availability and any restrictions on the optional features.

This prospectus utilizes Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplements to describe the current annual charges, Bonus percentages, Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance Adjustment percentages, and Guaranteed Annual Withdrawal Amount percentages for certain add-on living and death benefits. To obtain a copy of the most recent Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement(s), please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html.

We offer other variable annuity products with different product features, benefits and charges. Ask your financial professional about availability and the details.

The Contract makes available for investment variable and fixed options. The fixed options are not available if you elect the Roll-up GMDB, the Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB, or the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB add-on death benefits.The variable options are Investment Divisions of the Separate Account, each of which invests in one of the Funds listed in Appendix A.

Additional information about certain investment products, including variable annuities, has been prepared by the SEC's staff and is available at Investor.gov.

If you are a new investor in the Contract, you may cancel your Contract within 10 days of receiving it without paying fees or penalties. In some states, this cancellation period may be longer. Upon cancellation, you will receive either a full refund of the amount you paid with your application or your total Contract value. You should review this prospectus, or consult with your financial professional, for additional information about the specific cancellation terms that apply.





You may elect to receive certain communications from Jackson electronically by doing one of the following:

•Mailing in the postage-paid card on the cover of either this report or the Summary Prospectus;
•Calling 1-866-349-4564; or
•Signing up on www.jackson.com

Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. It is a criminal offense to represent otherwise. We do not intend for this prospectus to be an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities in any state where this is not permitted.
• Not FDIC/NCUA insured • Not Bank/CU guaranteed • May lose value • Not a deposit • Not insured by any federal agency


TABLE OF CONTENTS
GLOSSARY
1
IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE CONTRACT
3
OVERVIEW OF THE CONTRACT
6
FEES AND EXPENSES TABLES
8
Transaction Expenses
8
Annual Contract Expenses
8
Annual Fund Expenses
9
EXAMPLE
9
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
10
THE ANNUITY CONTRACT
10
JACKSON
10
THE FIXED ACCOUNT
10
THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
13
INVESTMENT DIVISIONS AND FUNDS
13
Voting Privileges
14
Substitution
14
PRINCIPAL RISKS
14
BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER THE CONTRACT
16
CONTRACT CHARGES
20
TRANSACTION EXPENSES
20
Withdrawal Charge
20
Commutation Fee
22
Transfer Charge
22
Expedited Delivery Charge
23
Wire Transfer Charge
23
Premium Taxes
23
Income Taxes
23
ANNUAL CONTRACT EXPENSES
23
Core Contract Charge
23
Annual Contract Maintenance Charge
23
ADD-ON BENEFIT EXPENSES
20
For Life Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit With Bonus And Step-Up ('LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB') Charge
23
Joint For Life Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit With Bonus And Step-Up ('LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB') Charge
25
Death Benefit Charges
26
FUND EXPENSES
23
DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACTS
28
PURCHASES
30
Minimum Initial Premium
30


Minimum Additional Premiums
30
Maximum Premiums
30
Allocations of Premium
30
Capital Protection Program
30
Accumulation Units
31
TRANSFERS AND FREQUENT TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS
31
Potential Limits and Conditions on Fixed Account Transfers
32
Restrictions on Transfers: Market Timing
33
TELEPHONE AND INTERNET TRANSACTIONS
34
The Basics
34
What You Can Do and How
34
What You Can Do and When
34
How to Cancel a Transaction
34
Our Procedures
34
ACCESS TO YOUR MONEY
34
Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit Considerations
35
Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit Important Special Considerations
36
Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefits for a Single Life or two Covered Lives with Combinations of Optional Bonus Percentage Amounts, Annual or Quarterly Contract Value-Based Step-Ups, and Guaranteed Death Benefit ('LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB' and 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex with Joint Option GMWB')
37
LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB
38
LifeGuard Freedom Flex with Joint Option GMWB
48
Automatic Withdrawal Program
59
Suspension of Withdrawals or Transfers
59
INCOME PAYMENTS (THE INCOME PHASE)
59
Fixed Income Payments
60
Variable Income Payments
60
Income Options
60
DEATH BENEFIT
61
Basic Death Benefit
61
Contract Value Death Benefit Option
61
Add-On Death Benefits
62
Roll-up Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit
62
Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Death Benefit
63
Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit
64
LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB
66
Payout Options
68
Pre-Selected Payout Options
68
Spousal Continuation Option
68
Death of Owner On or After the Income Date
69


Death of Annuitant
69
Stretch Contracts
69
TAXES
70
Contract Owner Taxation
70
Tax-Qualified and Non-Qualified Contracts
70
Non-Qualified Contracts - General Taxation
70
Non-Qualified Contracts - Aggregation of Contracts
70
Non-Qualified Contracts - Withdrawals and Income Payments
70
Non-Qualified Contracts - Required Distributions
71
Non-Qualified Contracts - 1035 Exchanges
71
Tax-Qualified Contracts - Withdrawals and Income Payments
71
Withdrawals - Tax-Sheltered Annuities
71
Withdrawals - Roth IRAs
71
Death Benefits
72
Assignment
72
Diversification
72
Owner Control
72
Withholding
72
Definition of Spouse
73
Transfers, Assignments or Exchanges of a Contract
73
Tax Law Changes
73
CARES Act Relief in 2020
73
Jackson Taxation
74
OTHER INFORMATION
74
Dollar Cost Averaging
74
Dollar Cost Averaging Plus (DCA+)
74
Earnings Sweep
75
Rebalancing
75
Free Look
75
Advertising
75
Modification of Your Contract
76
Confirmation of Transactions
76
Delivery of Fund Reports
76
Legal Proceedings
76
Rule 12h-7 Reliance
76
APPENDIX A (Funds Available Under the Contract)
A-1
APPENDIX B (Trademarks, Services Marks, and Related Disclosures)
B-1
APPENDIX C (Selling Firm Support)
C-1
APPENDIX D (GMWB Prospectus Examples)
D-1
APPENDIX E (GMDB Prospectus Examples)
E-1


APPENDIX F (Historical Add-On Benefit Charges)
F-1
APPENDIX G (Historical GAWA Percentages)
G-1
APPENDIX H (Historical GWB Adjustment Percentages)
H-1
APPENDIX I (Historical GMWB Bonus Percentages)
I-1
CONTACT US
J-1
WHERE TO FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
J-2



GLOSSARY

These terms are capitalized when used throughout this prospectus because they have special meaning. In reading this prospectus, please refer back to this glossary if you have any questions about these terms.

Accumulation Unit - a unit of measure we use to calculate the value in an Investment Division prior to the Income Date.

Annuitant - the natural person on whose life annuity payments for this Contract are based. The Contract allows for the naming of joint Annuitants. Any reference to the Annuitant includes any joint Annuitant.

Annuity Unit - a unit of measure we use in calculating the value of a variable annuity payment on and after the Income Date.

Beneficiary - the natural person or legal entity designated to receive any Contract benefits upon the Owner's death. The Contract allows for the naming of multiple Beneficiaries.

Business Day - each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.

Completed Year - the succeeding twelve months from the date on which we receive a Premium payment. Completed Years specify the years from the date of receipt of the Premium and does not refer to Contract Years. If the Premium receipt date is on the Issue Date of the Contract then Completed Year 0-1 does not include the first Contract Anniversary. The first Contract Anniversary begins Completed Year 1-2 and each successive Completed Year begins with the Contract Anniversary of the preceding Contract Year and ends the day before the next Contract Anniversary.

If the Premium receipt date is other than the Issue Date or a subsequent Contract Anniversary, there is no correlation of the Contract Anniversary date and Completed Years. For example, if the Issue Date is January 15, 2022 and a Premium payment is received on February 28, 2022 then, although the first Contract Anniversary is January 15, 2023, Completed Year 0-1 for that Premium payment would begin on February 28, 2022 and end on February 27, 2023. Completed Year 1-2 for that Premium payment would begin on February 28, 2023.
Contract- the individual deferred variable and fixed annuity contract and any optional endorsements you may have selected.

Contract Anniversary - each one-year anniversary of the Contract's Issue Date.

Contract Monthly Anniversary - each one-month anniversary of the Contract's Issue Date.

Contract Quarter - the period of time between consecutive three-month anniversaries of the Contract's Issue Date.

Contract Quarterly Anniversary - each three-month anniversary of the Contract's Issue Date.
Contract Value - the sum of allocations between the Contract's Investment Divisions and Fixed Account Options.

Contract Year - the succeeding twelve months from a Contract's Issue Date and every anniversary. The first Contract Year (Contract Year 0-1) starts on the Contract's Issue Date and extends to, but does not include, the first Contract Anniversary. Subsequent Contract Years start on an anniversary date and extend to, but do not include, the next anniversary date.

For example, if the Issue Date is January 15, 2022 then the end of Contract Year 0-1 would be January 14, 2023, and January 15, 2023, which is the first Contract Anniversary, begins Contract Year 1-2.
Designated Life - the natural person on whose life various optional living benefit features are based.

Fixed Account - part of our General Account to which the Contract Value you allocate is guaranteed to earn a stated rate of return over the specified period. The Fixed Account consists of the Fixed Account Options.

Fixed Account Contract Value - the larger of the Fixed Account Minimum Value or the sum of all amounts allocated to the Fixed Account Options, reduced by the gross amount of withdrawals and transfers from the Fixed Account Options, and applicable charges and taxes, plus all interest credited to the Fixed Account Options.

Fixed Account Minimum Value - the minimum guaranteed amount of Fixed Account Contract Value. The Fixed Account Minimum Value is equal to 87.5% of all amounts allocated to the Fixed Account Options, reduced by withdrawals and transfers from the Fixed Account Options, any applicable add-on benefit charges, taxes, and a $50 annual expense allowance, accumulated at the Fixed Account minimum interest rate.

Fixed Account Option - a Contract option within the Fixed Account for a specific period under which a stated rate of return will be credited.

Fund - a registered investment company in which an Investment Division of the Separate Account invests.

General Account - the General Account includes all our assets, including any Contract Value allocated to the Fixed Account, which are available to our creditors.

Good Order - when our administrative requirements, including all information, documentation and instructions deemed necessary by us, in our sole discretion, are met in order to issue a Contract or execute any requested transaction pursuant to the terms of the Contract.
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Income Date - the date on which you begin receiving annuity payments.

Investment Division - one of multiple variable options of the Separate Account to allocate your Contract's value, each of which exclusively invests in a different available Fund. The Investment Divisions are called variable because the return on investment is not guaranteed.

Issue Date - the date your Contract is issued.

Jackson, JNL, we, our, or us - Jackson National Life Insurance Company. (We do not capitalize 'we,' 'our,' or 'us' in the prospectus.)

Latest Income Date - the Contract Anniversary on which the Owner will be 95 years old, or such earlier date required by a qualified plan, law or regulation.

Market Value Adjustment - an adjustment to the Contract Value allocated to the Fixed Account that is withdrawn, transferred, or annuitized before the end of the period.

Owner, you or your - the natural person or legal entity entitled to exercise all rights and privileges under the Contract. Usually, but not always, the Owner is the Annuitant. The Contract allows for the naming of joint Owners. (We do not capitalize 'you' or 'your' in the prospectus.) Any reference to the Owner includes any joint Owner.

Premium(s) - considerations paid into the Contract by or on behalf of the Owner. The maximum aggregate Premium payments you may make without prior approval is $1 million. This maximum amount is subject to further limitations at any time on both initial and subsequent Premium payments.

Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement - a supplement to the prospectus that lists certain values currently applicable to new purchases of add-on benefits.

Remaining Premium - total Premium paid into the Contract, reduced by withdrawals of Premium, including withdrawal charges, before withdrawals are adjusted for any applicable Market Value Adjustments or charges.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) - for certain qualified contracts, the amount defined under the Internal Revenue Code as the minimum distribution requirement as applied to your Contract only. This definition excludes any withdrawal necessary to satisfy the minimum distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code if the Contract is purchased with contributions from a nontaxable transfer after the death of the owner of a qualified contract.

Separate Account - Jackson National Separate Account - I. The Separate Account is divided into sub-accounts generally referred to as Investment Divisions.

Separate Account Contract Value - the sum of all amounts allocated to any of the Contract's Investment Divisions.








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IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ABOUT THE CONTRACT

FEES AND EXPENSES LOCATION IN PROSPECTUS
Charges for Early Withdrawals If you withdraw money from your Contract within 7 Complete Years following your last Premium payment, you will be assessed a withdrawal charge. The maximum withdrawal charge is 8.5% of the Remaining Premium withdrawn during the first Completed Year. For example, if you make an early withdrawal within the first Completed Year, you could pay a withdrawal charge of up to $8,500 on a $100,000 investment. The withdrawal charge then declines by 1% or 0.5% per year for each additional Completed Year, until the end of the seventh Completed Year, after which no charge is made. Contract Charges- Transaction Expenses: Withdrawal Charge
Transaction Charges
In addition to withdrawal charges, you also may be charged for other transactions, such as when you transfer cash value between investment options more than 25 times a year, or if you request expedited delivery or wire transfer of funds. Contract Charges- Transaction Expenses
Ongoing Fees and Expenses
(annual charges)
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay each year, depending on the options you choose. Please refer to your Contract Data Pages for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have elected.
Contract Charges- Add-On Benefit Expenses
ANNUAL FEE MINIMUM MAXIMUM
1. Base Contract
1.06%1
1.06%1
Contract Charges- Annual Contract Expenses: Core Contract Charge
2. Investment options (Fund fees and expenses)
0.53%2
2.16%2
Contract Charges- Fund Expenses
3. Optional benefits available for an additional charge (for a single optional benefit, if elected)
0.30%3
1.75%3
Contract Charges- Add-On Benefit Expenses
Because your Contract is customizable, the choices you make affect how much you will pay. To help you understand the cost of owning your Contract, the following table shows the lowest and highest cost you could pay each year, based on current charges. This estimate assumes that you do not take withdrawals from the Contract, which could add surrender (withdrawal) charges that substantially increase costs.

1.As a percentage of average daily account value of Investment Divisions.

2.As a percentage of average Fund net assets.

3. The minimum fee reflects an annualized percentage of the GMDB Benefit Base. The maximum fee reflects an annualized percentage of the GWB.
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LOWEST ANNUAL COST: $1,487 HIGHEST ANNUAL COST: $4,558
Assumes:
•Investment of $100,000
•5% annual appreciation
•Least expensive combination of Contract classes and Fund fees and expenses
•No add-on benefits
•No sales charges
•No additional purchase payments, transfers or withdrawals
Assumes:
•Investment of $100,000
•5% annual appreciation
•Most expensive combination of Contract classes, add-on benefits, and Fund fees and expenses
•No sales charges
•No additional purchase payments, transfers or withdrawals
RISKS Location in Prospectus
Risk of Loss You can lose money by investing in this Contract. Principal Risks
Not a
Short-Term Investment
This Contract is not designed for short-term investing and is not appropriate for an investor who needs ready access to cash.
Withdrawal charges apply for up to 7 years following your last Premium payment. They will reduce the value of your Contract if you withdraw money during that time. The benefits of tax deferral and living benefit protections also mean the Contract is more beneficial to investors with a long time horizon.
Principal Risks
Risks Associated with Investment Options
•An investment in this Contract is subject to the risk of poor investment performance and can vary depending on the performance of the investment options you choose.
•Each investment option (Investment Divisions and Fixed Account Options) has its own unique risks.
•Early withdrawals from a Fixed Account Option are subject to a Market Value Adjustment.
•You should review the investment options before making an investment decision.
Principal Risks
Insurance Company Risks Any obligations (including under the Fixed Account Options), guarantees, and benefits of the Contract are subject to the claims-paying ability of Jackson. More information about Jackson is available upon request by visiting our website at www.jackson.com or by calling 1-800-644-4565. Principal Risks
RESTRICTIONS
Investments
•We reserve the right to charge $25 for each transfer when you transfer money between Investment Divisions in excess of 25 times in a Contract Year.
•Jackson may remove or substitute Funds as investment options available under the Contract, and may limit or suspend availability of the Fixed Account Options.
Principal Risks


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Optional Benefits
•Certain benefits may limit withdrawals or other rights under the Contract. Under certain benefits, a withdrawal could reduce the value of a benefit by more than the dollar amount of the withdrawal.
•Not all add-on benefits are available through all broker-dealers and may vary by state or date of purchase.
•We may modify or discontinue an add-on benefit at any time.
Benefits Available Under the Contract
TAXES
Tax Implications
•Consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of an investment in and purchase payments received under this Contract.
•If you purchase the Contract through a tax-qualified plan or individual retirement account (IRA), you do not get any additional tax deferral.
•Earnings on your Contract are taxed at ordinary income tax rates when you withdraw them, and you may have to pay a penalty if you take a withdrawal before age 59 ½.
Taxes
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Investment
Professional
Compensation
Your registered representative or other investment professionals may receive compensation for selling this Contract to you in the form of commissions, revenue sharing, and other compensation programs. Accordingly, investment professionals may have a financial incentive to offer or recommend this Contract over another investment. Distribution of Contracts
Exchanges Some investment professionals may have a financial incentive to offer you a new contract in place of the one you own. You should only consider exchanging your contract if you determine, after comparing the features, fees, and risks of both contracts, that it is in your best interest to purchase the new contract rather than continue to own your existing contract. Non-Qualified Contracts - 1035 Exchanges.

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OVERVIEW OF THE CONTRACT

Q. What is this Contract, and what is it designed to do?

A. The Jackson Advantage Contract is intended to help you save for retirement or another long-term investment purpose through investments in a variety of investment options during the accumulation phase. The Contract also offers death benefits to protect your designated beneficiaries. Through the annuitization feature, the Contract can supplement your retirement income by providing a stream of income payments. The Contract also offers certain optional living benefits that provide you with the ability to take guaranteed withdrawals. This Contract may be appropriate if you have a long investment time horizon. It is not intended for people who may need to make early or frequent withdrawals or intend to engage in frequent trading in the Funds.

Q. How do I accumulate assets in the Contract and receive income from the Contract?

A. Your Contract has two phases:

•the accumulation phase, when you make Premium payments to us, and

•the income phase, when we make income payments to you.

Accumulation Phase

During the accumulation phase, to help you accumulate assets, you can allocate your Premium payments to:

•a variety of Investment Divisions. Each Investment Division invests in a corresponding (mutual fund) Fund, each of which has its own investment strategies, investment adviser(s), expense ratios, and returns; and

•a variety of Fixed Account Options, which offer a guaranteed fixed interest rate for a specified period. The Fixed Account Options are not available if you elect certain add-on benefits.

A list of Funds and additional information about the Funds in which the Investment Divisions currently invest is provided in Appendix A: Funds Available Under the Contract.

Income Phase

You can elect to annuitize your Contract and turn your Contract Value into a stream of fixed and/or variable income payments from us. (Variable payments depend on the performance of the Investment Divisions.) Currently, we offer income options that provide payments for (i) the life of the Annuitant(s), (ii) a specified period, or (iii) a combination of life and a specified period. We may offer other options, at our discretion, where permitted by state law. At the Income Date, you can choose to receive fixed payments or variable payments.

Please note that if you annuitize, your Contract Value will be converted to income payments and you may no longer withdraw money at will from your Contract. All add-on benefits terminate when you begin taking income payments.

Q. What are the Contract's primary features and options?

A. Accessing your money. Until you annuitize, you have full access to your money. You can choose to withdraw your Contract Value at any time (although if you withdraw early, you may have to pay a withdrawal charge, a contract maintenance charge, charges due under any optional endorsement, a Market Value Adjustment, and/or taxes, including tax penalties). Certain withdrawals could substantially reduce or even terminate the benefits available under the Contract.

Tax treatment. Your Premium payments accumulate on a tax-deferred basis. This means your earnings are not taxed until you take money out of your Contract, such as when (1) you make a withdrawal; (2) you receive an income payment from the Contract; or (3) upon payment of a death benefit.

Death benefits. Your Contract includes a Basic Death Benefit that will pay your designated Beneficiaries the greater of: (i) your Contract Value on the date we receive all required documentation from your Beneficiary; or (ii) the total Premiums you have paid since your Contract was issued reduced for prior withdrawals (including any applicable charges and adjustments) in the same proportion that the Contract Value was reduced on the date of the withdrawal. You can purchase optional add-on death benefits under the Contract that provide additional death benefits for an additional fee. These add-on death benefits may increase the amount of money payable to your designated Beneficiaries upon your death.
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Add-on benefits that occur during your lifetime. For an additional fee, you can purchase a guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (GMWB) that guarantees the withdrawal of a minimum annual amount (GAWA) for a specified period or for life, regardless of the performance of the underlying investment options, subject to certain conditions. Some add-on benefits may provide significant incentives for not taking the guaranteed withdrawals. In addition, exercising your right to opt out of charge increases to the add-on benefits will impact your ability to make subsequent premium payments into your Contract, and cut off some of the features of the add-on benefits. All add-on benefits terminate when you annuitize your Contract voluntarily or on the Latest Income Date, including the For Life payments guaranteed by the benefits. Some add-on benefits may provide an income option that allows the equivalent of For Life payments when you annuitize on the Latest Income Date.

Terminal Illness Benefit/Extended Care Benefit. At no additional charge, we currently include a Terminal Illness Benefit/Extended Care Benefit with all Contracts. This benefit increases the amount that can be withdrawn from your Contract without a withdrawal charge when certain qualifying events occur.

Rebalancing. At no additional charge, you can arrange to have us automatically reallocate your Contract Value among Investment Divisions and the one-year Fixed Account Option (if currently available) periodically to maintain your selected allocation percentages. Certain restrictions apply.

Dollar Cost Averaging. Alternately, at no additional charge, you may select either (i) Dollar Cost Averaging, which automatically transfers a dollar amount or percentage of money periodically from the one-year Fixed Account Option or any of the Investment Divisions into the Investment Divisions and other Fixed Account Options, or (ii) Dollar Cost Averaging Plus (DCA+), which automatically transfers a dollar amount or percentage of money periodically from the DCA+ Fixed Account Option to Investment Divisions or other Fixed Account Options. Certain restrictions apply.

Earnings sweep. At no additional charge, you can choose to move your earnings from the one-year Fixed Account Option, if currently available, and the JNL/WMC Government Money Market Investment Division. Restrictions apply.

Capital Protection Program. At no additional charge, you can elect to have us allocate enough of your Premium to the Fixed Account Option you select at issue to assure that the amount so allocated will equal, at the end of a selected period, your total original Premium paid. Restrictions apply.
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FEES AND EXPENSES TABLES

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when purchasing, owning, and making partial or total withdrawals from the Contract. Please refer to your Contract Data Pages for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have elected.

Fees and expenses also may apply after the Income Date. For more information, please see 'Commutation Fee' on page 22, and 'INCOME PAYMENTS (THE INCOME PHASE)' beginning on page 59.

The first table (and footnote) describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you purchase the Contract, take withdrawals from the Contract, or transfer cash value between investment options. State premium taxes may also be deducted.


Transaction Expenses
Withdrawal Charge (as a percentage of Remaining Premium)
Completed Years Since Receipt of Premium 0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7+
Base Schedule 8.5% 7.5% 6.5% 5.5% 5.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0%

Transfer Charge (per transfer after 25 in a Contract Year) $25
Premium Taxes (Percentage of each Premium)1
Minimum 0%
Maximum 3.5%
Expedited Delivery Charge2
$22.50
Wire Transfers (for withdrawals)3
$25

1 Premium taxes generally range from 0% to 3.5% and vary by state.

2 Between Monday and Friday, the Expedited Delivery Charge is $10. On Saturday, the Expedited Delivery Charge is $22.50.

3 Standard wire fees are $20, international wire fees are $25.

The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay each year during the time that you own the Contract (not including Fund fees and expenses). If you choose to purchase an add-on benefit, you will pay additional charges, as shown below.

Annual Contract Expenses

Administrative Charges
Maximum
Charge
Annual Contract Maintenance Charge1
$35
Base Contract Charges
(% of average daily account value of Investment Divisions)
Maximum
Charge
Core Contract Charge2, 3
1.05%

1. This charge is waived on Contract Value of $50,000 or more. This charge is deducted proportionally from allocations to the Investment Divisions and the Fixed Account either annually (on your Contract Anniversary) or in conjunction with a total withdrawal, as applicable.

2. This charge is reduced to 0.95% if the Contract Value on the later of the Issue Date or the most recent Contract Quarterly Anniversary is greater than or equal to $1 million.

3. If the Contract Value Death Benefit option is elected, the Core Contract Charge is 0.95%. The charge is reduced to 0.85% if the Contract Value on the later of the Issue Date or the most recent Contract Quarterly Anniversary is greater than or equal to $1 million.

Optional Benefit Charges
Add-On Death Benefit Charges
(% of benefit base)1
Maximum
Charge
Roll-up Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit ('GMDB')
1.80%
Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Death Benefit 0.60%
Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit ('GMDB')
2.00%
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LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB (only available with a specified combination of Options for the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB) with the Income Stream Max GAWA% Table 2
1.60%
Add-On Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit ('GMWB') Charges
(% of benefit base)3
Maximum
Charge
For Life GMWB With Bonus and Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value ('LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB') with the Income Stream Max GAWA% Table, Bonus III, and Annual Step-Up 4
3.00%
Joint For Life GMWB With Bonus and Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value ('LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB') with the Income Stream Max GAWA% Table, Bonus III, and Annual Step-Up 5
3.00%

1. The charges for all the add-on death benefits, except for LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB, are calculated based on the applicable percentage of the GMWB Benefit Base. For LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB, the charge is calculated based on the applicable percentage of the GMWB Death Benefit.

2. The maximum annual charges used in the table are based on election of the Income Stream Max GAWA% Table.

3. The charges for all the add-on guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits, except for MarketGuard Stretch GMWB, are calculated based on the applicable percentage of the GWB. For MarketGuard Stretch GMWB, the charge is calculated based on the applicable percentage of the GMWB Charge Base.

4. The maximum annual charges used in the table are based on election of the most expensive combination of options under LifeGuard Freedom Flex.The LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB includes different combinations of options you may elect, and each combination results in different charges..

5. The maximum annual charges used in the table are based on election of the most expensive combination of options under LifeGuard Freedom Flex with Joint Option. The LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB includes different combinations of options you may elect, and each combination results in different charges.


The next table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Funds that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the Contract (before any fee waiver or expense reimbursement). The expenses are expressed as a percentage of average net assets of the Funds and may be higher or lower in the future. A complete list of Funds available under the Contract, including their annual expenses, may be found in Appendix A.

Annual Fund Expenses

Minimum Maximum
Expenses that are deducted from the Fund assets, including management and administration fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses as of December 31, 2020. 0.53% 2.16%


EXAMPLE

The table below is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Contract with the cost of investing in other variable annuity policies. These costs include transaction expenses, annual Contract expenses and annual Fund expenses. The Example assumes that you invest $100,000 in the Contract for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, and assumes the most expensive combination of annual Fund expenses and add-on benefits available for an additional charge (using the maximum possible charge). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

If you take a total withdrawal of your Contract Value at the end of the applicable time period If you annuitize at the end of the applicable time period
If you do not take a total withdrawal of your Contract Value
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years 1 Year* 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
$16,611 $30,053 $43,008 $70,237 $16,611 $23,553 $38,008 $70,237 $8,111 $23,553 $38,008 $70,237

*Withdrawal charges apply to annuitizations occurring within one year of the Contract's Issue Date.

The example does not represent past or future expenses. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements of the Separate Account and Jackson can be found in the Statement of Additional Information.The financial statements of the Separate Account include information about all the contracts offered through the Separate Account.The financial statements of Jackson that are included should be considered only as bearing upon the company's ability to meet its contractual obligations under the Contracts.Jackson's financial statements do not bear on the future investment experience of the assets held in the Separate Account.For your copy of the Statement of Additional Information, please contact us at the Service Center.Our contact information is on the cover page of this prospectus.

THE ANNUITY CONTRACT

Your Contract is a contract between you, the Owner, and us. Your Contract is intended to help facilitate your retirement savings on a tax-deferred basis, or other long-term investment purposes, and provides for a death benefit. Purchases under tax-qualified plans should be made for other than tax deferral reasons. Tax-qualified plans provide tax deferral that does not rely on the purchase of an annuity contract. We will not issue a Contract to someone older than age 85. Add-on benefits may have different requirements, as noted.

Your Contract Value may be allocated to:

•our Fixed Account, as may be made available by us, or as may be otherwise limited by us,
•Investment Divisions of the Separate Account that invest in underlying Funds.
Your Contract, like all deferred annuity contracts, has two phases:

•the accumulation phase, the potential growth phase of your investment when you make Premium payments to us, and
•the income phase, when we make income payments to you.
As the Owner, you can exercise all the rights under your Contract. In general, joint Owners jointly exercise all the rights under the Contracts. In some cases, such as telephone and internet transactions, joint Owners may authorize each joint Owner to act individually. On jointly owned Contracts, correspondence and required documents will be sent to the address of record of the primary Owner.

You can assign your Contract at any time during your lifetime, but we will not be bound until we receive written notice of the assignment (there is an assignment form). We reserve the right to refuse an assignment, and an assignment may be a taxable event. Your ability to change ownership is limited on Contracts with one of the For Life GMWBs. Please contact our Service Center for help and more information.

The Contract is an individual flexible Premium variable and fixed deferred annuity and may be issued as an individual contract. Contracts issued in your state may provide different features and benefits than those described in this prospectus. This prospectus provides a description of the material rights and obligations under the Contract. Your Contract and any add-on benefit endorsements are the formal contractual agreement between you and the Company.

JACKSON

The obligations under the Contract (including Fixed Account obligations, death benefits, living benefits, or other benefits available under the Contract) are obligations of Jackson and are subject to Jackson's claims-paying ability and financial strength. Jackson's principal business address is 1 Corporate Way, Lansing, Michigan 48951.

THE FIXED ACCOUNT

Contract Value allocated to the Fixed Account will be placed with other assets in our General Account. Unlike the Separate Account, the General Account is not segregated or insulated from the claims of the insurance company's creditors. Investors are looking to the financial strength of the insurance company for its obligations under the Contract, including, for example, guaranteed minimum death benefits and guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits. The Fixed Account is not registered with the SEC. Disclosures regarding the Fixed Account, however, may be subject to the general provisions of the federal securities laws relating to the accuracy and completeness of statements made in prospectuses. Both the availability of, and transfers into and out of, the Fixed Account (which
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consists of the Fixed Account Options) may be subject to contractual and administrative requirements. For more information, please see the application, check with the financial professional helping you to purchase the Contract, or contact us at our Service Center.

The Fixed Account Options are not available on Contracts with the Roll-up GMDB, the Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB, or the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB add-on death benefits.

Each Fixed Account Option credits interest to your Contract Value in the Fixed Account for a specified period that you select (currently, one, three, five or seven years), subject to availability (and we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to limit or suspend availability of the Fixed Account Options), so long as the Contract Value in that Fixed Account Option is not withdrawn, transferred, or annuitized until the end of the specified period. You may not elect any Fixed Account Option that extends beyond the Income Date, other than the one-year option; and election of the one-year option will not extend the Income Date. Rather, commencing on the Income Date, we will cease to credit interest under any one-year Fixed Account Option that has not yet reached the end of its term.

Rates of Interest We Credit. These Contracts guarantee a Fixed Account minimum interest rate that applies to every Fixed Account Option under any Contract, regardless of the term of that option. The Fixed Account minimum interest rate guaranteed by the Contracts at least equals the minimum rate prescribed by the applicable nonforfeiture law in each state where the Contracts are sold. In addition, we establish a declared rate of interest ('base interest rate') at the time you allocate any Premium payment or other Contract Value to a Fixed Account Option, and that base interest rate will apply to that allocation for the entire term of the Fixed Account Option that you select. To the extent that the base interest rate that we establish for any allocation is higher than the Fixed Account minimum interest rate, we will credit that allocation with the higher base interest rate. Thus, the declared base interest rate could be greater than the guaranteed Fixed Account minimum interest rate specified in your Contract, but will never cause your allocation to be credited at less than the currently applicable Fixed Account minimum interest rate. We may declare different base interest rates at different times, although any new base interest rate Jackson declares for a Fixed Account Option will apply only to Premiums or other amounts allocated to that Fixed Account Option after the new rate goes into effect.

The Fixed Account minimum interest rate will be a rate, credited daily, that will be reset every January pursuant to a formula that is prescribed under applicable state nonforfeiture laws and that is set forth in the Contracts. Specifically, the Fixed Account minimum interest rate will be reset each January to equal the average of the daily five-year Constant Maturity Treasury Rates reported by the Federal Reserve for the preceding October (rounded to the nearest 1/20 of a percent), less 1.25%, provided that the Fixed Account minimum interest rate will never be less than 1% or more than 3%. As noted above, these limits are prescribed by state nonforfeiture laws and set forth in the Contracts. This means that the Fixed Account minimum interest rate applicable to your Contract will in no case ever exceed a maximum of 3%.Your Contract's initial Fixed Account minimum interest rate will be stated in your Contract, and will be the rate that is in effect on the Contract's Issue Date pursuant to the preceding formula. Thereafter, on the Contract Monthly Anniversary in each January, the Fixed Account minimum interest rate will be reset in accordance with the formula above.

If you allocate a Premium payment or other Contract Value to a Fixed Account Option, the Fixed Account minimum interest rate in effect at the time of the allocation will apply to that allocation until the reset of the Fixed Account minimum interest rate on the next Contract Monthly Anniversary in January. At that point, Fixed Account minimum interest rate will be reset according to the formula detailed above, which could change the amount of interest you earn thereafter on that allocation. Thus, if the new Fixed Account minimum interest rate is higher than the rate previously being credited to your allocation to a Fixed Account Option, the interest rate being credited may increase to that new higher rate. On the other hand, if the new Fixed Account minimum interest rate is lower than the rate being credited to your allocation, the interest rate being credited may decrease to that lower rate, but will never fall below the base interest rate. We will advise you of any new Fixed Account minimum interest rate in the fourth quarter report for the calendar year preceding the January Contract Monthly Anniversary on which the reset occurs.

For the most current information about applicable interest rates, you may contact your financial professional or our Service Center (at the address and phone number on the cover page of this prospectus).

Market Value Adjustment. A Market Value Adjustment may apply to amounts withdrawn, transferred or annuitized from a Fixed Account Option prior to the end of the specified period. The Market Value Adjustment reflects changes in the level of interest rates since the beginning of the Fixed Account Option period. In order to determine whether there will be a Market Value Adjustment, we first consider the base interest rate of the Fixed Account Option from which you are removing Contract Value as a withdrawal, transfer, or annuitization. As discussed above under 'Rates of Interest we Credit,' the 'base interest rate' is a rate which we declare at the time you allocate any amount to a Fixed Account Option and which we credit to that Fixed Account Option if and when such base interest rate is higher than the Fixed Account minimum interest rate. The Market Value Adjustment is based on the relationship of the base interest rate on your Fixed Account Option to the 'current new business interest rate,' which is a rate that we use solely for purposes of calculating the amount of any Market Value Adjustment. The 'current new business interest rate' is 0.25% per annum greater than the base interest rate we are then offering on new allocations to Fixed Account Options with the same duration as your Fixed Account Option. If we are not offering that duration at the time of your withdrawal, transfer or annuitization, we will estimate a base interest rate for that duration based on the closest durations that we are then offering.
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If the base interest rate available on a new Fixed Account Option at the time of your withdrawal, transfer or annuitization is higher than the base interest rate declared at your allocation to a Fixed Account Option, a downward adjustment to the amount withdrawn, transferred or annuitized may apply, which would reduce the amount paid, transferred or annuitized. If the base interest rate credited to a new Fixed Account Option at the time of withdrawal, transfer or annuitization is lower than the base interest rate declared at the time of your allocation to a Fixed Account Option, an upward adjustment to the amount withdrawn, transferred or annuitized may apply, which would increase the amount paid, transferred or annuitized. There will be no Market Value Adjustment if the two rates are the same. A Market Value Adjustment will not otherwise affect the values under your Contract.

If the current new business interest rate is greater than the base interest rate for the Fixed Account Option from which the amount is removed, there will be no Market Value Adjustment if the difference between the two is less than 0.25%. This limitation avoids decreases in the amount paid, transferred, or annuitized in situations where the general level of interest rates has declined but the current new business interest rate nevertheless exceeds the base interest rate for your Fixed Account Option because of the additional 0.25% that is added when determining the current new business rate (as described above).

Also, there is no Market Value Adjustment on: amounts taken from the one-year Fixed Account Option; death benefit payments; payments pursuant to a life contingent income option or an income option resulting in payments spread over at least five years; amounts withdrawn for Contract charges; free withdrawals; amounts removed from any Fixed Account Option on the Latest Income Date and amounts removed from any Fixed Account Option in the 30-day period following the end of a Fixed Account Option. In no event will the amount of a total withdrawal, transfer or annuitization from the Fixed Account Options be less than the Fixed Account Minimum Value. In the case of a withdrawal or transfer from a Fixed Account Option, the amount withdrawn or transferred will have been credited with interest at a rate at least equal to the Fixed Account minimum interest rate, even if subject to a Market Value Adjustment that otherwise would have reduced it below that rate.

The following example illustrates how the Fixed Account Minimum Value may affect a Market Value Adjustment on a total withdrawal. If you allocated your $10,000 initial Premium to the Fixed Account and your declared rate of interest was 3%, after one year (assuming no other transactions) your Contract Value in the Fixed Account would be $10,265. If the Fixed Account minimum interest rate was 1%, your Fixed Account Minimum Value would be $8,787.50. In this case, a Market Value Adjustment could not reduce the withdrawal by more than $1,477.50 (the difference between your Contract Value in the Fixed Account and the Fixed Account Minimum Value). For example, if you request a total withdrawal (gross amount of $10,265) and it is subject to a $1,000 negative Market Value Adjustment, the withdrawal amount would be adjusted to $9,265. However, if it were subject to a negative $1,500 Market Value Adjustment, the withdrawal would be adjusted to $8,787.50 (i.e. the Fixed Account Minimum Value), so that it does not invade the Fixed Account Minimum Value. Immediately after the latter withdrawal example, there will be no difference between your Contract Value in the Fixed Account and Fixed Account Minimum Value, and no negative Market Value Adjustments will apply on subsequent withdrawals until the Contract Value in the Fixed Account grows to be larger than the Fixed Account Minimum Value.

End of Fixed Account Option Periods. Whenever a specified period ends, you will have 30 days to transfer or withdraw the Contract Value in the Fixed Account Option, and there will not be a Market Value Adjustment. If you do nothing, then after 30 days, the Contract Value that remains in that Fixed Account Option will be subject to another specified period of the same duration, subject to availability, and provided that that specified period will not extend beyond the Income Date. If such a new Fixed Account Option would extend beyond the Income Date, we will use the longest Fixed Account Option that does not extend beyond the Income Date; or (if less than 1 year remains until the Income Date) we will credit interest at the current interest rate under the one-year Fixed Account Option up to the Income Date. If the specified period of the same duration that has ended is no longer available, we will use the next shortest period that is then available.

Additional Information Concerning the One-Year Fixed Account Option. If you allocate Premiums to the one-year Fixed Account Option, we may require that the amount in the one-year Fixed Account Option be automatically transferred on a monthly basis in periodic installments to your choice of Investment Divisions within 12 months of the date we received the Premium, so that at the end of the period, all amounts in the one-year Fixed Account Option will have been transferred. The amount will be determined based on the amount allocated to the one-year Fixed Account Option and the base interest rate. Charges, withdrawals and additional transfers taken from the one-year Fixed Account Option will reduce the length of time it takes to deplete the account balance. These automatic transfers will not count against the 25 free transfers in a Contract year or any maximum on amounts transferable from the one-year Fixed Account Option that we may impose as described in numbered paragraphs 1-4 under 'Transfers and Frequent Transfer Restrictions' later in this prospectus.

Interest will continue to be credited daily on the account balance remaining in the one-year Fixed Account Option as funds are automatically transferred into your choice of Investment Divisions. However, the effective yield over the 12-month automatic transfer period will be less than the base interest rate (or, if applicable, the Fixed Account minimum interest rate), as the applicable rate will be applied to the declining balance in the one-year Fixed Account Option.
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Please also refer to 'Transfers and Frequent Transfer Restrictions' later in this prospectus for information about certain restrictions, limits and requirements that may apply (or may in the future apply) to transfers to or from the Fixed Account Options. In particular, we describe certain additional restrictions that may apply with respect to transfers from the one-year Fixed Account Option, including the possibility that you might not be able to transfer all of your Contract Value out of the one-year Fixed Account Option for at least three years. Accordingly, before allocating any Premium payments or other Contract Value to the one-year Fixed Account Option, you should consider carefully the conditions we may impose upon your use of that option.

The DCA+ Fixed Account Option, if available, offers a fixed interest rate that we guarantee for a period of up to one year in connection with dollar-cost-averaging transfers to one or more of the Investment Divisions or systematic transfers to other Fixed Account Options. From time to time, we will offer special enhanced rates on the DCA+ Fixed Account Option. The DCA+ Fixed Account Option is only available for new Premiums. We provide more information about Dollar Cost Averaging, including DCA+, under 'Other Information' later in this prospectus.

THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT

The Separate Account is a segregated asset account we established to receive and invest Premium payments made under the Contracts and allocated to the Investment Divisions. The Investment Divisions, in turn, purchase shares of the underlying Funds.

The assets of the Separate Account legally belong to us and the obligations under the Contracts are our obligations. However, we are not allowed to use the Contract assets in the Separate Account to pay our liabilities arising out of any other business we may conduct. All of the income, gains and losses credited to or charged against the Separate Accounts reflect the Separate Account's own investment experience and not the investment experience of Jackson's other assets. Jackson is obligated to pay all amounts promised to investors under the Contracts.

The Separate Account is divided into Investment Divisions. We do not guarantee the investment performance of the Separate Account or any of its Investment Divisions. The Funds in which the Investment Divisions currently invest are listed on APPENDIX A of this prospectus.

INVESTMENT DIVISIONS AND FUNDS

Your Contract Value may be allocated to no more than 99 Investment Divisions and Fixed Account Options at any one time. Each Investment Division purchases the shares of one underlying Fund (mutual fund portfolio) that has its own investment objective. The Investment Divisions are designed to offer the potential for a higher return than the Fixed Account Options. However, this is not guaranteed. It is possible for you to lose your Contract Value allocated to any of the Investment Divisions. If you allocate Contract Values to the Investment Divisions, the amounts you are able to accumulate in your Contract during the accumulation phase depend upon the performance of the Investment Divisions you select. The amount of the income payments you receive during the income phase also will depend, in part, on the performance of the Investment Divisions you choose for the income phase.

This prospectus describes the Investment Divisions that we currently offer under the Contract. Certain broker-dealers selling the Contracts may limit the Investment Divisions that are available to their customers. Please contact your financial professional for a list of Investment Divisions currently available through your broker-dealer. Investment Divisions that are not available through your broker-dealer may be available through other broker-dealers, but to access them you may need to terminate your relationship with your broker-dealer and provide us with satisfactory evidence of termination. Please consider these potential limitations before purchasing the Contract.

The underlying Funds, along with their respective type, investment adviser (and any sub-adviser(s)), current expenses, and performance are listed in APPENDIX A. More detailed information about the Funds is available in the prospectuses for the Funds, which may be amended from time to time. The summary prospectuses for the Funds and prospectus for the JNL Series Trust may also be obtained at no charge by calling 1-800-644-4565 (Service Center), by writing P.O. Box 24068, Lansing, Michigan 48909-4068, by visiting www.jackson.com, or by sending an email request to [email protected]. Additional Funds and Investment Divisions may be available in the future.

Certain Funds in which the Investment Divisions invest are each known as a Fund of Funds. Funds offered in a Fund of Funds structure may have higher expenses than direct investments in the underlying Funds. You should read the summary prospectuses for the Funds and/or the prospectus for the JNL Series Trust for more information.

The investment objectives and policies of certain Funds are similar to the investment objectives and policies of other mutual funds that the Fund's investment sub-advisers also manage. Although the objectives and policies may be similar, the investment results of the Funds may be higher or lower than the results of those other mutual funds. We cannot guarantee, and make no representation, that the investment results of similar Funds will be comparable even though the Funds have the same investment sub-advisers. The Funds
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described are available only through variable annuity contracts issued by Jackson. They are NOT offered or made available to the general public directly.

A Fund's performance may be affected by risks specific to certain types of investments, such as foreign securities, derivative investments, non-investment grade debt securities, initial public offerings (IPOs) or companies with relatively small market capitalizations. IPOs and other investment techniques may have a magnified performance impact on a Fund with a small asset base. A Fund may not experience similar performance as its assets grow.

All of the Funds are managed and administered by Jackson National Asset Management, LLC ('JNAM'), an affiliate of Jackson. For certain Funds, JNAM has entered into sub-advisory agreements with one or more other investment advisers (the 'sub-advisers') to provide certain investment advisory services to the Funds. Among other responsibilities, JNAM oversees the activities of the sub-advisers with respect to such Funds and is responsible for evaluating the services of those sub-advisers. In addition, for the Funds of Funds and feeder funds, JNAM implements the investment program by, among other things, selecting the respective Underlying Funds, ETFs and master funds.

We generally select the Funds to provide a range of investment options for persons invested in the Contracts from conservative to more aggressive investment strategies. In addition, we may consider the potential risk to us of offering a Fund in light of the benefits provided by the Contract. We and our affiliates receive payments or compensation from the Funds or their service providers in connection with management, administration, distribution, and other services we and our affiliates provide with respect to the Funds. These payments to Jackson and our affiliates may be a factor we consider in our selection of the Funds.

Subject to any applicable legal requirements, selection of the Funds is solely within our discretion, based on the foregoing or other considerations.

We do not provide investment advice, and we do not recommend or endorse any particular Investment Division or Fund. You bear the risk of any decline in your Contract Value resulting from the performance of the Investment Divisions you have chosen.

You should read the summary prospectuses for the Funds and/or the prospectus for the JNL Series Trust carefully before investing.

Voting Privileges.To the extent required by law, we will obtain instructions from you and other Owners about how to vote our shares of a Fund when there is a vote of shareholders of a Fund. We will vote all the shares we own in proportion to those instructions from Owners. An effect of this proportional voting is that a relatively small number of Owners may determine the outcome of a vote.

Substitution.We reserve the right to substitute a different Fund or a different mutual fund for the one in which any Investment Division is currently invested. We will not do this without any required approval of the SEC. We will give you notice of any substitution.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

This section is intended to summarize the principal risks of investing in the Contract. Additional risks and details regarding various risks and benefits of investing in the Contract are described in the relevant sections of the prospectus and SAI.

Risk of Loss. You can lose money by investing in the Contract, including loss of principal. Neither the U.S. Government nor any federal agency insures or guarantees your investment in the Contract.

Risks Associated with Variable Investment Options. You bear all the investment risk for amounts allocated to one or more of the Investment Divisions, which invest in underlying Funds. If the Investment Divisions you select increase in value, then your Contract Value goes up; if they decrease in value, your Contract Value goes down. How much your Contract Value goes up or down depends on the performance of the Funds in which your Investment Divisions invest. We do not guarantee the investment results of any Fund. An investment in the Contract is subject to the risk of poor investment performance, and the value of your investment can vary depending on the performance of the selected underlying Fund(s), each of which has its own unique risks. You should review the Funds before making an investment decision.

Short-Term Investment Risk. The Contract is not designed for short-term investing and is not appropriate for an investor who needs ready access to cash. The benefits of tax deferral, long-term income, and living benefit protections also mean that the Contract is more beneficial to investors with a long time horizon.

Withdrawal Risk (Illiquidity Risk). Withdrawal charges apply for up to seven years after your last Premium payment. They will reduce the value of your policy Contract if you withdraw money during that time. If you need to make early or excess withdrawals,
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they could substantially reduce or even terminate the benefits available under the Contract. There may be adverse tax consequences if you make early withdrawals under the Contract.

Insurance Company Risks. An investment in the Contract is subject to the risks related to us, Jackson. Any obligations (including those of the Fixed Account), guarantees, and benefits of the Contract are subject to the claims-paying ability of Jackson. If Jackson experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its obligations to you.

Investment Restrictions. We reserve the right to limit transfers, and there is a $25 charge per transfer when you transfer your Contract Value between the investment options more than 25 times in a Contract Year. We also reserve the right to terminate certain Contract features such as the Dollar Cost Averaging, Dollar Cost Averaging Plus (DCA+), Earnings Sweep, Rebalancing programs and/or add-on benefits.

We may impose limits on the minimum and maximum amounts that you may invest or other transaction limits that may limit your use of the Contract.

In addition, we reserve the right to remove Investment Divisions or substitute Funds as investment options that are available under the Contract.

Premium Payment Risk. Your ability to make additional Premium payments may be restricted under the Contract, depending on the version of the Contract that you own, the add-on benefits that you have elected, and other factors. The maximum aggregate Premiums you may make without our prior approval is $1 million. The payment of subsequent Premiums, depending on market conditions at the time they are made, may or may not contribute to the various benefits under your Contract, including the add-on death benefits or any GMWB. Our right to restrict Premiums to a lesser maximum amount may also affect the benefits under your Contract.

Fees and Charges. Deduction of Contract fees and charges (including withdrawal charges), and add-on benefit fees, may result in loss of principal. We reserve the right to increase the fees and charges under the Contract and add-on benefits up to the maximum guaranteed fees and charges stated in your Contract or add-on benefit endorsement and disclosed in the fee tables.

Possible Adverse Tax Consequences. The tax considerations associated with the Contract vary and can be complicated. The applicable tax rules can differ, depending on the type of Contract, whether non-qualified, traditional IRA, Roth IRA or qualified plan. We cannot provide detailed information on all tax aspects of the Contracts. Moreover, the tax aspects that apply to a particular person's Contract may vary depending on the facts applicable to that person. Tax rules may change without notice. We cannot predict whether, when, or how these rules could change. Any change could affect Contracts purchased before the change. Congress may also consider further proposals to comprehensively reform or overhaul the United States tax and retirement systems, which if enacted, could affect the tax benefits of a Contract. We cannot predict what, if any, legislation will actually be proposed or enacted. Before making contributions to your Contract or taking other action related to your Contract, you should consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of an investment in, and payments received under, the Contract.

Risks Affecting our Administration of Your Contract. We and our service providers and business partners are subject to certain risks, including those resulting from system failures, cybersecurity events, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and other pandemics and epidemics, and other disasters. Such events can adversely impact us and our operations. These risks are common to all insurers and financial service providers and may materially impact our ability to administer the Contract (and to keep Contract owner information confidential).

Add-On Benefits. You may never need or use certain features provided by the Contract. In that case, you may pay for a feature for which you never realize any benefits.

Certain benefits are subject to conditions including waiting periods. You may die before you are able to access certain benefits under the Contract. Alternatively, you may not live long enough to receive enough benefit from the add-on benefits to exceed the amount of the fees you pay for those benefits. You may need to make early or excess withdrawals, which have the potential to substantially reduce or even terminate the benefits available under the Contract from the add-on benefits.

The Investment Divisions may perform well enough that you may not need the guarantee that may otherwise be provided by the Contract or by one of the Contract's add-on benefits available for an additional charge.

Certain benefits may limit withdrawals or other rights under the Contract. If your Contract includes one of the add-on benefits, withdrawals will reduce the value of the benefits in proportion to the amount of the withdrawal relative to the total Contract Value at the time of withdrawal. Accordingly, under certain circumstances, a withdrawal could reduce the value of a benefit by more than the dollar amount of the withdrawal.

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Conditions to Contract Benefits. Certain benefits under the Contract are contingent on several conditions being met. If those conditions are not met, you may not realize a benefit from the Contract or add-on benefit for which you have been charged a fee.

Alternatives to the Contract. Other contracts or investments may provide more favorable returns or benefits than the Contract.

Potentially Harmful Transfer Activity. The Contract is not designed for frequent transfers by anyone. Frequent transfers between and among Investment Divisions may disrupt the underlying Funds and could negatively impact performance, by interfering with efficient management and reducing long-term returns, and increasing administrative costs. Frequent transfers may also dilute the value of shares of an underlying Fund. Neither the Contracts nor the underlying Funds are meant to promote any active trading strategy, like market timing. Allowing frequent transfers by one or some Owners could be at the expense of other Owners of the Contract. To protect Owners and the underlying Funds, we have policies and procedures to deter frequent transfers between and among the

Investment Divisions. (See 'Transfers and Frequent Transfer Restrictions-Restrictions on Transfers: Market Timing' for more information.) We cannot guarantee that these policies and procedures will be effective in detecting and preventing all transfer activity that could potentially disadvantage or hurt the rights or interests of other Owners.

Fixed Account Option Rates. The rates we declare for the Fixed Account Options may be lower than you would find acceptable.

BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER THE CONTRACTS

The following tables summarize information about the benefits available under the Contract. The current annual charges for the add-on benefits are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. For a list of historical add-on benefit charges, please see 'Appendix F (Historical Add-On Benefit Charges).'

Basic Death Benefit (automatically included with the Contract).

NAME OF BENEFIT PURPOSE MAXIMUM FEE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RESTRICTIONS/LIMITATIONS
Basic Death Benefit Guarantees your beneficiaries will receive a benefit at least equal to the greater of your Contract Value or your total Premiums paid. No additional charge
•Withdrawals could significantly reduce the benefit.
•Benefit terminates on annuitization.

Add-On Death Benefits Available For a Fee.

NAME OF BENEFIT PURPOSE MAXIMUM FEE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RESTRICTIONS/LIMITATIONS
Contract Value Death Benefit An alternative to the Contract's basic death benefit; changes your default death benefit to equal your Contract Value. Election of the Contract Value Death Benefit reduces your Core Contract Charge. The reduction in Core Contract Charge is relative to the standard charges associated with administering the Contract's basic death benefit. No additional charge.
•If you elect the Contract Value Death Benefit, no other add-on death benefits are available for election.
•Availability of all add-on death benefits are subject to age limitations.
•Only one add-on death benefit may be elected.
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NAME OF BENEFIT PURPOSE MAXIMUM FEE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RESTRICTIONS/LIMITATIONS
Roll-up GMDB
Provides a death benefit that increases at an annual interest rate until the Contract Anniversary immediately preceding the oldest Covered Life's 81st birthday.
(as a percentage of benefit base)
Maximum 1.80%
•Interest rate depends on age and date of election.
•Withdrawals could significantly reduce or terminate the benefit.
•Fee may be increased on each 5th Contract Anniversary (opting out will affect the benefit and the Contract).
•May provide value after the Income Date.
•Availability of all add-on death benefits are subject to age limitations.
•Only one add-on death benefit may be elected.
•The Fixed Account Options are not available if you elect the Roll-up GMDB add-on death benefit.

Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB

Provides a new locked-in higher death benefit on each Contract quarterly anniversary (prior to the oldest Covered Life's 81st birthday) if your investments increase in value
(as a percentage of benefit base)
Maximum 0.60%
•Withdrawals could significantly reduce or terminate the benefit.
•Fee may be increased on each 5th Contract Anniversary (opting out will affect the benefit and the Contract).
•May provide value after the Income Date.
•Availability of all add-on death benefits are subject to age limitations.
•Only one add-on death benefit may be elected.
•The Fixed Account Options are not available if you elect the Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB add-on death benefit.

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NAME OF BENEFIT PURPOSE MAXIMUM FEE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RESTRICTIONS/LIMITATIONS
Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB Provides a minimum death benefit equal to the greater of (ii) the Roll-up GMDB and (ii) the Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit. (as a percentage of benefit base)
Maximum 2.00%
•Withdrawals could significantly reduce or terminate the benefit.
•Fee may be increased on each 5th Contract Anniversary (opting out will affect the benefit and the Contract).
•May provide value after the Income Date.
•Availability of all add-on death benefits are subject to age limitations.
•Only one add-on death benefit may be elected.
•The Fixed Account Options are not available if you elect the Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB add-on death benefit.

LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB Provides a minimum death benefit equal, upon election, to the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB with the Bonus II Option Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance (GWB), and subsequently increased for net Premiums (subject to a maximum), and reduced for excess withdrawals. (as a percentage of the GMWB Death Benefit)
Maximum 1.60%
•Available only at issue and only with the Bonus II option under the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB.
•Withdrawal percentages depend on age and date of election.
•Withdrawals could significantly reduce or terminate the benefit.
•Fee may be increased on each 5th Contract Anniversary (opting out will affect the benefit and the Contract).
•May provide value after the Income Date.
•Availability of all add-on death benefits are subject to age limitations.
•Only one add-on death benefit may be elected.
•The Fixed Account Options are not available if you elect the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB add-on death benefit.


Add-On Living Benefits Available for a Fee.

Availability of all add-on living benefits are subject to age limitations and other eligibility conditions. Only one add-on living benefit may be elected. The current annual charges for the add-on benefits are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. For a list of historical add-on benefit charges, please see 'Appendix F (Historical Add-On Benefit Charges).' All add-on living benefits:

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•may be added on the Issue Date or a Contract Anniversary (with advance notice, subject to availability);

•are subject to fee increases on each 5th Contract Anniversary (opting out will affect the benefit and the Contract);

•are subject to a maximum guaranteed withdrawal balance ('GWB') of $10 million;

•terminate on the Income Date; and

•cannot be cancelled by you (except upon spousal continuation).

NAME OF BENEFIT PURPOSE MAXIMUM FEE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RESTRICTIONS/LIMITATIONS
LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB (Single) and (Joint)
Guarantee withdrawal of minimum annual amounts for life (or joint lives under the Joint for Life option) regardless of the performance of investment options

Allows for (i) a range of bonus percentage amounts, (ii) step-up options, and (iii) option to elect death benefit under Bonus II option.
Single Life Option:
Maximum: 3.00%

Joint Life Option:
Maximum: 3.00%

(The maximum annual charges are based on election of the most expensive combination of options.)
•GAWA% depends on age and selected income stream at time of first withdrawal.
•Bonus applies for limited period and requires no withdrawals.
•Amount of guaranteed withdrawals depends on how you combine optional features under the benefit.
•Jackson may prospectively change the GAWA%, including the age bands, on new GMWB endorsements (via rate sheet).
•Withdrawals prior to start of For Life Guarantee and excess withdrawals could significantly reduce or terminate the benefit.

Other Add-On Benefits Included With All Contracts At No Additional Cost.

NAME OF BENEFIT PURPOSE MAXIMUM FEE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RESTRICTIONS/LIMITATIONS
Terminal Illness Benefit/ Extended Care Benefit Increases the amount that can be withdrawn from your Contract without a withdrawal charge if you experience certain qualifying events such as: (i) diagnosis with an illness that will result in your death within 12 months; or (ii) confinement to a nursing home or hospital for 90 consecutive days. None
•Maximum free withdrawal amount is $250,000 of your Contract Value.
•Can only be exercised once.
•Any Market Value Adjustment still applies.
•Physician's statement required.
•Qualifying event must occur after the Contract was issued.
Rebalancing Automatically reallocates your Contract Value among Investment Divisions and the one-year Fixed Account Option (if currently available) periodically to maintain your selected allocation percentages. None
•Rebalancing will terminate if your rebalancing program includes the one-year Fixed Account Option and we impose any transfer restrictions or requirements on the one-year Fixed Account Option.
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Dollar Cost Averaging Automatically transfers a dollar amount or percentage of money periodically from the one-year Fixed Account Option or any of the Investment Divisions into the Investment Divisions and other Fixed Account Options. None
•Restrictions may apply if we impose any transfer restrictions on the one-year Fixed Account Option You may cancel your Dollar Cost Averaging program using whatever methods you use to change your allocation instructions.
Dollar Cost Averaging Plus (DCA+) If available, offers a fixed interest rate that we guarantee for a period of up to one year in connection with systematic transfers from the DCA+ Fixed Account Option to one or more of the Investment Divisions or other Fixed Account Options. From time to time, we will offer special enhanced rates on the DCA+ Fixed Account Option. None
•Restrictions may apply if we impose any transfer restrictions on the one-year Fixed Account Option.
•The DCA+ Fixed Account Option is only available for new Premiums.
•A Contract Value of $15,000 is required to participate.
Earnings Sweep
Allows you to choose to move your earnings from the source accounts (only applicable from the one-year Fixed Account Option, if currently available, and the JNL/WMC Government Money Market Investment Division).
None
•May only be added within 30 days of the issue date of your Contract.
•You may cancel your Earnings Sweep program using whatever methods you use to change your allocation instructions.

Capital Protection Program
Allocates enough of your Premium to the Fixed Account Option you select to assure that the amount so allocated will equal, at the end of a selected period of 1, 3, 5, or 7 years, your total original Premium paid. You may allocate the rest of your Premium to any Investment Division(s).
None
•If any part of the Fixed Account value is withdrawn or transferred before the end of the selected period, the value at the end of that period will not equal the original Premium.
•This program is available only if Fixed Account Options are available.
•Only available at issue.

CONTRACT CHARGES

There are charges associated with your Contract, the deduction of which will reduce the investment return of your Contract. Charges are deducted proportionally from your Contract Value. Some of these charges are for add-on benefits, as noted, so they are deducted from your Contract Value only if you elected to add that add-on benefit to your Contract. These charges may be a lesser amount where required by state law or as described below, but will not be increased. We expect to profit from certain charges assessed under the Contract. These charges (and certain other expenses) are as follows:

TRANSACTION EXPENSES

Withdrawal Charge.At any time during the accumulation phase (if and to the extent that Contract Value is sufficient to pay any remaining withdrawal charges that remain after a withdrawal), you may withdraw the following with no withdrawal charge:

•Premiums that are no longer subject to a withdrawal charge (Premiums in your annuity for at least seven years without being withdrawn),

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•earnings (excess of your Contract Value allocated to the Investment Divisions and the Fixed Account over your Remaining Premiums allocated to those accounts), and

•the free withdrawal amount. The free withdrawal is equal to 10% of Remaining Premium during each Contract Year that would otherwise incur a withdrawal charge, minus earnings. The free withdrawal may be taken once or in segments throughout the Contract Year. Any amount withdrawn to satisfy a required minimum distribution reduces the amount of available free withdrawal.

We will deduct a withdrawal charge on:

•withdrawals in excess of the free withdrawal amount (the withdrawal charge is imposed only on the excess amount above the free withdrawal amount),

•withdrawals under a Contract that exceed its required minimum distribution under the Internal Revenue Code (the entire amount withdrawn to fulfill your withdrawal request, including amounts necessary to pay withdrawal charges, will be subject to the withdrawal charge),

•amounts withdrawn in a total withdrawal, including amounts necessary to pay withdrawal charges, and

•amounts applied to income payments on an Income Date that is within one year of the Issue Date.

For purposes of the withdrawal charge, we treat withdrawals as coming first from earnings (which may be withdrawn free of any withdrawal charge), and then from the oldest Remaining Premium. If you request a total withdrawal, or elect to commence income payments within one year of the date your Contract was issued, the withdrawal charge is based on Remaining Premium in the Contract immediately prior to the withdrawal. Please note, any free withdrawal taken reduces both Contract Value and Remaining Premium.

The amount of the withdrawal charge deducted varies (depending upon how many years prior to the withdrawal you made the Premium payment(s) you are withdrawing) according to the following schedule (state variations may apply):

Withdrawal Charge (as a percentage of Remaining Premium):
Completed Years since Receipt of Premium 0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7+
Base Schedule 8.5% 7.5% 6.5% 5.5% 5% 4% 2% 0%

Upon a partial or total withdrawal, the withdrawal charge percentage will be the lesser of the withdrawal charge percentage indicated above, or the maximum withdrawal charge percentage listed below. In either case, the withdrawal charge percentage will decrease with each year until no longer applicable.
Beginning on the Contract Anniversary
on or After the Owner Attains the Age of:

Maximum Withdrawal Charge Percentage
86 7.25%
87 6.50%
88 5.50%
89 4.50%
90 3.75%
91 2.75%
92 1.75%
93 0.75%
94+ 0.00%

You may request a partial withdrawal as either a gross amount withdrawal or a net amount withdrawal. Your selection will have an impact on both the amount you receive and the amount of the withdrawal charge assessed on your partial withdrawal.

If you elect to receive a gross amount withdrawal, your Contract Value will be reduced by your requested withdrawal amount. Any applicable charges and adjustments, including withdrawal charges and taxes will be applied to your requested withdrawal amount and
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the remaining amount after deductions will be distributed to you. Therefore, you may receive less than the dollar amount you specified in your withdrawal request. If you elect to receive a net amount withdrawal, your Contract Value will be reduced by your requested withdrawal amount plus the amount needed to cover any applicable charges and adjustments, including withdrawal charges and taxes withheld. Therefore, you will receive exactly the amount specified in your withdrawal request, but your Contract Value may be reduced by more than the amount of that request. In each case, withdrawal charges, if any, will be assessed against the amount by which your Remaining Premium is reduced (excluding any amount for which the Contract expressly provides for waived or no withdrawal charges). A partial withdrawal will reduce Remaining Premium by the amount of Premium withdrawn that incurs a withdrawal charge (inclusive of the withdrawal charge amount) plus the amount of Premium withdrawn that is no longer subject to a withdrawal charge.

Note: Withdrawals under a non-qualified Contract will be taxable on an 'income first' basis. This means that any withdrawal from a non-qualified Contract that does not exceed the accumulated income under the Contract will be taxable in full. Any withdrawals under a tax-qualified Contract will be taxable except to the extent that they are allocable to an investment in the Contract (any after-tax contributions). In most cases, there will be little or no investment in the Contract for a tax-qualified Contract because contributions will have been made on a pre-tax or tax-deductible basis.

We do not assess the withdrawal charge on any amounts paid out as:

•income payments during your Contract's income phase (but the withdrawal charge is deducted at the Income Date if income payments are commenced in the first Contract Year);

•death benefits;

•withdrawals necessary to satisfy the required minimum distribution of the Internal Revenue Code (but if the withdrawal requested exceeds the required minimum distribution, then the entire amount withdrawn to fulfill your withdrawal request will be subject to the withdrawal charge); or

•if permitted by your state, withdrawals of up to $250,000 from the Investment Divisions or the Fixed Account (subject to certain exclusions) if you need extended hospital or nursing home care as provided in your Contract.

The Withdrawal Charge compensates us for the sales expense associated with the Contracts. We may reduce or eliminate the amount of the withdrawal charge when the Contract is sold under circumstances that reduce our sales expense. Some examples are the purchase of a Contract by a large group of individuals or an existing relationship between us and a prospective purchaser. We may not deduct a withdrawal charge under a Contract issued to an officer, director, representative or employee of Jackson or any of our affiliates.

Commutation Fee.If you make a total withdrawal from your Contract after income payments have commenced under options 3 or 4 (see 'Income Options'), the amount received will be reduced by (a) minus (b) where:

(a) = the present value of the remaining income payments (as of the date of calculation) for the period for which payments are guaranteed to be made, discounted at the rate assumed in calculating the initial payment; and

(b) = the present value of the remaining income payments (as of the date of calculation) for the period for which payments are guaranteed to be made, discounted at a rate no more than 1.00% higher than the rate used in (a).

The Commutation Fee compensates us for administrative costs and expenses associated with commuting the annuity payments and determining the amount to be paid.

Transfer Charge.We deduct $25 for each transfer in excess of 25 in a Contract Year. For this purpose, all transfers that are processed on the same Business Day will be considered as one transfer. This charge is deducted from the amount that is transferred prior to the allocation to a different Investment Division or the Fixed Account, as applicable. The charge compensates us for the administrative cost associated with the transfers. We waive the transfer charge in connection with Dollar Cost Averaging, Earnings Sweep, Rebalancing transfers and any transfers we require, and we will charge a lesser fee where required by state law.

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Expedited Delivery Charge. When you request expedited delivery of any withdrawal amounts, there are additional charges assessed for this service. The charge for standard overnight delivery is $10. The charge for overnight delivery on Saturday is $22.50.

Wire Transfer Charge. We charge up to $20 for standard wire transfers and $25 for international wire transfers in connection with requested withdrawals.

Premium Taxes.Some states and other governmental entities charge Premium taxes or other similar taxes. We pay these taxes and may make a deduction from your Contract Values for them. Premium taxes generally range from 0% to 3.5% (the amount of state Premium tax, if any, will vary from state to state).

Income Taxes. We reserve the right, when calculating unit values, to deduct a credit or charge with respect to any taxes we have paid or reserved for during the valuation period that we determine to be attributable to the operation of the Separate Account, or to a particular Investment Division. No federal income taxes are applicable under present law and we are not presently making any such deduction.

ANNUAL CONTRACT EXPENSES

Core Contract Charge.Each day, as part of our calculation of the Accumulation Unit values and Annuity Units, we make a deduction for the Core Contract Charge. On an annual basis, this charge equals 1.05% (0.95% if the Contract Value Death Benefit option is elected) of the average daily net asset value of your allocations to the Investment Divisions. This charge does not apply to the Fixed Account.

This charge is reduced to 0.95% (0.85% if the Contract Value Death Benefit option is elected) if the Contract Value on the later of the Issue Date or the most recent Contract Quarterly Anniversary is greater than or equal to $1 million. If your Contract Value subsequently drops below $1 million on the most recent Contract Quarterly Anniversary, the charge will be reinstated to 1.05% (0.95% if the Contract Value Death Benefit option is elected).

This charge compensates us for our expenses associated with administration of the Contracts and the Separate Account, acquisition of business including marketing expenses, risks we assume in connection with the Contracts, and costs associated with providing Contract benefits. We pay the operating expenses of the Separate Account, including those not covered by the Core Contract Charge.

Below is a table showing the differing Core Contract Charges based upon whether you have elected the Contract Value Death Benefit option:
Core Contract Charge Core Contract Charge for Contracts with Contract Value of $1 Million or Greater
With Basic Death Benefit 1.05% 0.95%
With Contract Value Death Benefit 0.95% 0.85%

Annual Contract Maintenance Charge.During the accumulation phase, we deduct a $35 annual contract maintenance charge on the Contract Anniversary of the Issue Date. We will also deduct the annual contract maintenance charge if you make a total withdrawal. This charge is for administrative expenses in addition to those covered by the Core Contract Charge. The annual contract maintenance charge will be assessed on the Contract Anniversary or upon total withdrawal and generally is taken from the Investment Divisions and the Fixed Account based on the proportion their respective value bears to the Contract Value. We will not deduct this charge if the value of your Contract is $50,000 or more when the deduction is to be made.

ADD-ON BENEFIT EXPENSES

For Life Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit With Bonus And Step-Up ('LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB') Charge. The charge for this GMWB begins when the add-on benefit is added to the Contract and is expressed as an annual percentage of the Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance ('GWB'). The percentage varies depending on which Guaranteed Annual Withdrawal Amount Percentage ('GAWA%') table you elect (see tables below). For more information about the GWB and the different GAWA% tables, please see 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB' beginning on page 38.

The tables below shows the maximum annual charge and maximum increase to the annual charge at one time. Current annual charges are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. For a list of historical add-on benefit charges, please see 'Appendix F (Historical Add-On Benefit Charges).'
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LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB With Income Stream Max GAWA% Table
Options Maximum Annual Charge Maximum Increase to Annual Charge (at one time)
Bonus I and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 2.80% 0.25%
Bonus II and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 3.00% 0.25%
Bonus III and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 3.00% 0.25%
Charge Basis GWB
Charge Frequency Quarterly
LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB With Income Stream Value GAWA% Table
Options Maximum Annual Charge Maximum Increase to Annual Charge (at one time)
Bonus I and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 1.50% 0.15%
Bonus II and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 1.70% 0.15%
Bonus III and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 2.00% 0.15%
Charge Basis GWB
Charge Frequency Quarterly

You pay the applicable percentage of the GWB each Contract Quarter.

We deduct the charge from your Contract Value. If the Fixed Account Contract Value is greater than the Fixed Account Minimum Value, the quarterly charge will be deducted from your allocations to the Investment Divisions and the Fixed Account Options in the same proportions that the respective allocations bear to your Contract Value until such time that the Fixed Account Contract Value has been reduced to the Fixed Account Minimum Value. If the Fixed Account Contract Value is equal to the Fixed Account Minimum Value, the charge will be deducted only from your allocations to the Investment Divisions. If no value remains in the Investment Divisions and the Fixed Account Contract Value is equal to the Fixed Account Minimum Value, the charge will not be assessed for that Contract Quarter. With the Investment Divisions, we deduct the charge by redeeming Accumulation Units rather than as part of the calculation to determine Accumulation Unit Value. While the charge is deducted from the Contract Value, it is based on the applicable percentage of the GWB. Upon termination of the add-on benefit, the charge is prorated for the period since the last quarterly charge.

On each fifth Contract Anniversary, we reserve the right to increase the charge, subject to the applicable maximum annual charge and maximum increase to annual charge, as shown in the tables above. If the GMWB charge is to increase, a notice will be sent to you 45 days prior to the Contract Anniversary. You may then elect to opt out of the charge increase and any future charge increases by forfeiting the GWB bonus provision, automatic step-up provision, GWB adjustment, and any other increases to the GWB and GAWA. If you elect to opt out of charge increases, no future Premium payments will be allowed and the GAWA% will be determined with no future recalculation. While electing to discontinue these provisions will prevent an increase in the charge, you will be foregoing possible increases in your GWB and/or GAWA so carefully consider this decision should we notify you of a charge increase. Such election is final, and you may not subsequently elect to reinstate these provisions once they have been discontinued. All elections must be received by us in Good Order prior to the Contract Anniversary.

The actual deduction of the charge will be reflected in your quarterly statement.You will continue to pay the charge for the add-on benefit through the earlier date that you annuitize the Contract or your Contract Value is zero. We will, however, stop deducting the charge under other circumstances that would cause the add-on benefit to terminate. For more information, please see 'Termination' under 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB' beginning on page 45. We reserve the right to prospectively change the charge on new Contracts or if you select this benefit after your Contract is issued (subject to availability), subject to the applicable maximum annual charge. Please review the current Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement at www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html to learn about the current level of the charge. For a list of historical add-on benefit charges, please see 'Appendix F (Historical Add-On Benefit Charges).' Upon election of the GMWB, the applicable GMWB charge will be reflected in your confirmation.For more information about how the add-on benefit works, please see 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB' beginning on page 38. Also see 'Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit Important Special Considerations' beginning on page 36 for additional important information to consider when purchasing a Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit.

Note: The above section describes the charge for the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB only. If you purchase the LifeGuard
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Freedom Flex DB, additional charges apply for that benefit. Please see 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB' under 'Contract Charges', in the part entitled 'Death Benefit Charges', beginning on page 26 for details.

Joint For Life Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit With Bonus And Step-Up ('LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB') Charge. The charge for this GMWB begins when the add-on benefit is added to the Contract and is expressed as an annual percentage of the Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance ('GWB'). The percentage varies depending on which Guaranteed Annual Withdrawal Amount Percentage ('GAWA%') table you elect (see tables below). For more information about the GWB and the different GAWA% tables, please see 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB' beginning on page 48.

The table below shows the maximum annual charge and maximum increase to the annual charge at one time. Current annual charges are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. For a list of historical add-on benefit charges, please see 'Appendix F (Historical Add-On Benefit Charges).'
LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB With Income Stream
Max GAWA% Table
Options
Maximum Annual Charge Maximum Increase to Annual Charge (at one time)
Bonus I and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 3.00% 0.25%
Bonus II and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 3.00% 0.25%
Bonus III and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 3.00% 0.20%
Charge Basis
GWB
Charge Frequency
Quarterly
LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB With Income Stream Value
GAWA% Table
Options Maximum Annual Charge Maximum Increase to Annual Charge (at one time)
Bonus I and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 2.10% 0.20%
Bonus II and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 2.30% 0.20%
Bonus III and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 2.60% 0.20%
Charge Basis GWB
Charge Frequency Quarterly

You pay the applicable percentage of the GWB each Contract Quarter.

We deduct the charge from your Contract Value. If the Fixed Account Contract Value is greater than the Fixed Account Minimum Value, the quarterly charge will be deducted from your allocations to the Investment Divisions and the Fixed Account Options in the same proportions that the respective allocations bear to your Contract Value until such time that the Fixed Account Contract Value has been reduced to the Fixed Account Minimum Value. If the Fixed Account Contract Value is equal to the Fixed Account Minimum Value, the charge will be deducted only from your allocations to the Investment Divisions. If no value remains in the Investment Divisions and the Fixed Account Contract Value is equal to the Fixed Account Minimum Value, the charge will not be assessed for the Contract Quarter. With the Investment Divisions, we deduct the charge by redeeming Accumulation Units rather than as part of the calculation to determine Accumulation Unit Value. While the charge is deducted from the Contract Value, it is based on the applicable percentage of the GWB. Upon termination of the add-on benefit, the charge is prorated for the period since the last quarterly charge.

On each fifth Contract Anniversary, we reserve the right to increase the charge, subject to the applicable maximum annual charge. and maximum increase to annual charge, as shown in the tables above. If the GMWB charge is to increase, a notice will be sent to you 45 days prior to the Contract Anniversary. You may then elect to opt out of the charge increase and any future charge increases by forfeiting the GWB bonus provision, automatic step-up provision, GWB adjustment, and any other increases to the GWB and GAWA. If you elect to opt out of charge increases, no future Premium payments will be allowed and the GAWA% will be determined with no future recalculation. While electing to discontinue these provisions will prevent an increase in the charge, you will be foregoing possible increases in your GWB and/or GAWA so carefully consider this decision should we notify you of a charge
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increase. Such election is final, and you may not subsequently elect to reinstate these provisions once they have been discontinued. All elections must be received by us in Good Order prior to the Contract Anniversary.

The actual deduction of the charge will be reflected in your quarterly statement.You will continue to pay the charge for the add-on benefit through the earlier date that you annuitize the Contract or your Contract Value is zero. We will, however, stop deducting the charge under other circumstances that would cause the add-on benefit to terminate. For more information, please see 'Termination' under 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB' beginning on page 56. We reserve the right to prospectively change the charge on new Contracts or if you select this benefit after your Contract is issued (subject to availability), subject to the applicable maximum annual charge. Please review the current Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement at www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html to learn about the current level of the charge. For a list of historical add-on benefit charges, please see 'Appendix F (Historical Add-On Benefit Charges).' Upon election of the GMWB, the applicable GMWB charge will be reflected in your confirmation.For more information about how the add-on benefit works, please see 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB' beginning on page 48. Also see 'Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit Important Special Considerations' beginning on page 36 for additional important information to consider when purchasing a Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit.

Death Benefit Charges.There is no additional charge for the Contract's basic death benefit. However, for an additional charge, you may select one of the Contract's available add-on death benefits in place of the basic death benefit. Please ask your financial professional whether there are variations on these benefits in your state or contact our Service Center. Our contact information is on the cover page of this prospectus.

If the Contract Value Death Benefit option is elected, all other add-on death benefits are unavailable.

Roll-up Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Charge.If you select the Roll-up Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit,you will pay a maximum annual charge of 1.80% (0.45% quarterly). Current annual charges are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. For a list of historical add-on benefit charges, please see 'Appendix F (Historical Add-On Benefit Charges).' We deduct the charge from your Contract Value. The charge is deducted from the Investment Divisions by the redemption of Accumulation Units attributable to your Contract rather than as an asset based charge applied to the assets of all Contract Owners who elected the add-on death benefit. While the charge is deducted from the Contract Value, it is calculated based on the applicable percentage of the GMDB Benefit Base. Upon termination of the add-on benefit, the charge is prorated for the period since the last quarterly charge.

On each fifth Contract Anniversary, we reserve the right to increase the charge percentage by 0.15% annually, subject to the maximum annual charge noted above. If the GMDB charge is to increase, a notice will be sent to you 45 days prior to the Contract Anniversary. You may then elect to opt out of the charge increase and any future charge increases by forfeiting the roll-up provision, and any future increases to the GMDB Benefit Base. If you elect to opt out of charge increases, no future Premium payments will be allowed and future withdrawals will reduce the GMDB Benefit Base. While electing to discontinue this provision will prevent an increase in charge, you will be foregoing possible increases in your GMDB Benefit Base so carefully consider this decision should we notify you of a charge increase. Such election is final. All elections must be received by us in Good Order prior to the Contract Anniversary.

For more information about how the add-on benefit works, including this benefit's GMDB Benefit Base, please see 'Roll-up Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit ('Roll-up GMDB')' under 'Add-On Death Benefits', beginning on page 62.

Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Charge.If you select the Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit, you will pay a maximum annual charge of 0.60% (0.15% quarterly). Current annual charges are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. For a list of historical add-on benefit charges, please see 'Appendix F (Historical Add-On Benefit Charges).' We deduct the charge from your Contract Value. If the Fixed Account Contract Value is greater than the Fixed Account Minimum Value, the quarterly charge will be deducted from your allocations to the Investment Divisions and the Fixed Account Options in the same proportions that the respective allocations bear to your Contract Value until such time that the Fixed Account Contract Value has been reduced to the Fixed Account Minimum Value. If the Fixed Account Contract Value is equal to the Fixed Account Minimum Value, the charge will be deducted only from your allocations to the Investment Divisions. If no value remains in the Investment Divisions and the Fixed Account Contract Value is equal to the Fixed Account Minimum Value, the charge will not be assessed for that Contract Quarter. With the Investment Divisions, we deduct the charge by canceling Accumulation Units rather than as part of the calculation to determine Accumulation Unit Value. While the charge is deducted from the Contract Value, it is calculated based on the applicable percentage of the GMDB Benefit Base. Upon termination of the add-on benefit, the charge is prorated for the period since the last quarterly charge.

On each fifth Contract Anniversary, we reserve the right to increase the charge percentage by 0.05% annually, subject to the maximum annual charge noted above. If the GMDB charge is to increase, a notice will be sent to you 45 days prior to the Contract Anniversary. You may then elect to opt out of the charge increase and any future charge increases by forfeiting the highest quarterly anniversary
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value provision, and any future increases to the GMDB Benefit Base. If you elect to opt out of charge increases, no future Premium payments will be allowed. While electing to discontinue this provision will prevent an increase in charge, you will be foregoing possible increases in your GMDB Benefit Base so carefully consider this decision should we notify you of a charge increase. Such election is final. All elections must be received by us in Good Order prior to the Contract Anniversary.

For more information about how the add-on benefit works, including this benefit's GMDB Benefit Base, please see 'Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit' under 'Add-On Death Benefits', beginning on page 63.

Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Charge.If you select the Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit, you will pay a maximum annual charge of 2.00% (0.50% each Contract Quarter). Current annual charges are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. For a list of historical add-on benefit charges, please see 'Appendix F (Historical Add-On Benefit Charges).' We deduct the charge from your Contract Value. The charge is deducted from the Investment Divisions by the redemption of Accumulation Units attributable to your Contract rather than as an asset based charge applied to the assets of all Contract Owners who elected the add-on death benefit. While the charge is deducted from the Contract Value, it is calculated based on the applicable percentage of the GMDB Benefit Base. Upon termination of the add-on benefit, the charge is prorated for the period since the last quarterly charge.

On each fifth Contract Anniversary, we reserve the right to increase the charge percentage by 0.15% annually, subject to the maximum annual charge noted above. If the GMDB charge is to increase, a notice will be sent to you 45 days prior to the Contract Anniversary. You may then elect to opt out of the charge increase and any future charge increases by forfeiting the roll-up provision, the highest quarterly anniversary value provision, and any future increases to the GMDB Benefit Base. If you elect to opt out of charge increases, no future Premium payments will be allowed and future withdrawals will reduce the GMDB Benefit Base. While electing to discontinue these provisions will prevent an increase in charge, you will be foregoing possible increases in your GMDB Benefit Base so carefully consider this decision should we notify you of a charge increase. Such election is final. All elections must be received by us in Good Order prior to the Contract Anniversary.

For more information about how the add-on benefit works, including this benefit's GMDB Benefit Base, please see 'Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit ('Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB')' under 'Add-On Death Benefits', beginning on page 64.

LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB Charge.If you select the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB add-on death benefit, which is only available in conjunction with the purchase of the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB with the Bonus II option, you will pay two separate charges for the combined benefit. The charge for LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB, which is based on a percentage of the GMWB Death Benefit, is separate from and in addition to the charge for the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB. The charge for this death benefit begins when the add-on benefit is added to the Contract and is expressed as an annual percentage of the GMWB Death Benefit. The percentage varies depending on which Guaranteed Annual Withdrawal Amount Percentage ('GAWA%') table you elect (see table below). At the time you purchased your Contract, different Bonus option requirements may have been in place for election of the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB. Please see 'Appendix I (Historical GMWB Bonus Percentages)' for more information.

The table below shows the maximum annual charge and maximum increase to the annual charge at one time. Current annual charges are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. For a list of historical add-on benefit charges, please see 'Appendix F (Historical Add-On Benefit Charges).'
Maximum Annual Charge Maximum Increase to Annual Charge (at one time)
With Income Stream Max GAWA% Table 1.60% 0.15%
With Income Stream Value GAWA% Table 1.20% 0.10%
Charge Basis GMWB Death Benefit
Charge Frequency Quarterly

For more information about the GMWB Death Benefit, please see 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB' under 'Add-On Death Benefits', beginning on page 66. For more information about the charges for LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB, please see page 23, and for benefit information, including the GWB, please see 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB' beginning on page 38.

We deduct the charge from your Contract Value. The charge is deducted from the Investment Divisions by the redemption of Accumulation Units attributable to your Contract rather than as an asset based charge applied to the assets of all Contract Owners who elected the add-on death benefit. While the charge is deducted from Contract Value, it is calculated based on the applicable
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percentage of the GMWB Death Benefit. Upon termination of the add-on benefit, the charge is prorated for the period since the last quarterly or monthly charge.

On each fifth Contract Anniversary, we reserve the right to increase the charge subject to the maximum annual charge and maximum increase to the annual charge (at one time) as detailed in the table above. If the GMWB Death Benefit charge is to increase, a notice will be sent to you 45 days prior to the Contract Anniversary. You may then elect to opt out of the charge increase and any future charge increases by forfeiting increases to the GMWB Death Benefit. If you elect to opt out of charge increases, no future Premium payments will be allowed. While electing to discontinue this provision will prevent an increase in charge, you will be foregoing possible increases in your GMWB Death Benefit so carefully consider this decision should we notify you of a charge increase. Such election is final. All elections must be received by us in Good Order prior to the Contract Anniversary.

FUND EXPENSES

Fund fees and expenses are deducted from and paid out of the assets of the Funds. The value of the assets of the Investment Divisions will indirectly reflect the Funds' total fees and expenses. The Funds' total fees and expenses are not part of the Contract. They may vary in amount from year to year. The Funds fees and expenses are described in the prospectuses for the Funds.

DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACTS

Jackson National Life Insurance Company ('Jackson'), located at 1 Corporate Way, Lansing Michigan, is the issuer for this contract. Jackson National Life Distributors LLC ('JNLD'), located at 300 Innovation Drive, Franklin, Tennessee 37067, serves as the distributor of the Contracts. JNLD also serves as distributor of other variable insurance products issued by Jackson and its subsidiaries.

JNLD is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jackson. JNLD is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ('FINRA'). For more information on broker-dealers and their registered representatives, you may use the FINRA BrokerCheck program via telephone (1-800-289-9999) or the Internet (http://brokercheck.finra.org).

The Contracts are offered to customers of various selling firms, broker-dealers and their affiliate insurance agencies (each a 'Selling Firm,' collectively 'Selling Firms'). No Selling Firm has any legal responsibility to pay amounts that are owed under the Contracts. The obligations and guarantees under the Contracts are the sole responsibility of Jackson. The Selling Firms are responsible for delivery of various related disclosure documents and the accuracy of their oral description and suitable recommendation of the purchase of the Contracts.

Commissions are paid to Selling Firms that are unaffiliated with us and sell the Contracts. While commissions may vary, they are not expected to exceed 8% of any Premium payment. Where lower commissions are paid up front, trail commissions may also be paid. Commissions may also be paid on the Income Date if the annuity option selected involves a life contingency or a payout over a period of ten or more years. The Selling Firms determine the amount of the commission that will be paid to their registered representatives. The amounts paid may vary based upon the practices of each Selling Firm.

Under certain circumstances, JNLD and/or Jackson may make payments to Selling Firms in addition to commissions, in connection with the sale of Jackson and Jackson of NY variable insurance products. These payments and/or reimbursements are in recognition of marketing, distribution, and/or administrative support provided by the Selling Firm and may not be offered to all Selling Firms. The terms of these arrangements vary widely depending on, among other things, products offered; the level and type of marketing, distribution, and administrative support services provided; assets under management; the volume of sales; and the level of access we are provided to the registered representatives of the Selling Firm. Such payments may influence Selling Firms and/or their registered representatives to present the Contracts more favorably than other investment alternatives. Such compensation is subject to applicable state insurance law and regulation, FINRA rules of conduct, Securities and Exchange Commission rules, and Department of Labor ('DOL') rules and regulations. While such compensation may be significant, it will not result in any additional direct charge by us to you.

Under these compensation structures, JNLD and/or Jackson may make marketing allowance payments and marketing support payments to the Selling Firms. Marketing allowance payments are payments that are designed as consideration for product placement and distribution, assets under management, and sales volume. Marketing allowance payments are generally based on a fixed percentage of annual product sales and generally range from 10 to 50 basis points (0.10% to 0.50%). Payments may also be based on a percentage of assets under management or paid as a specified dollar amount. Marketing support payments may be in the form of cash and/or non-cash compensation to or on behalf of Selling Firms and their registered representatives and are intended to provide us with exposure to registered representatives so that we may build relationships or educate them about product features and benefits. Examples of such payments include, but are not limited to, reimbursements for representative training or 'due diligence' meetings (including travel and lodging expenses); client and prospecting events; speaker fees; business development and educational
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enhancement items (such as software packages containing information for broker use, or prospecting lists); sponsorship payments for participation at conferences and meetings; and other support services, including payments to third party vendors for such services. Payments or reimbursements for meetings and seminars are generally based on the anticipated level of participation and/or accessibility and the size of the audience. Subject to applicable laws and regulations including FINRA rules of conduct and DOL rules and regulations, we may also provide cash and/or non-cash compensation to registered representatives in the form of gifts, promotional items, occasional meals, and entertainment. Registered representatives may qualify for different levels of sales and service support depending on the volume of business that they do with us.

We may use any of our corporate assets to cover the cost of distribution, including any profit from the Contract's Core Contract Charge and other charges.

The alphabetical listing below details the 20 Selling Firms that received the largest amounts of marketing allowance payments and/or marketing support payments in 2020 from JNLD and/or Jackson in relation to the sale of Jackson and Jackson of NY variable insurance products. The total payments received by a Selling Firm is based on sales of all Jackson and Jackson of NY variable insurance products, thus a Selling Firm may appear on the list even if it is not receiving any payments with respect to sales of the Contracts. Payments to these firms ranged from approximately $515 thousand to approximately $17.6 million.

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
Commonwealth Financial Network
Hantz Financial Services, Inc.
Kestra Investment Services, LLC
Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation
LPL Financial LLC
MML Investors Services, LLC
Morgan Stanley
Park Avenue Securities LLC
Pruco Securities, LLC
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.
Securian Financial Services, Inc.
Securities America, Inc.
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.

Please see Appendix C for a list of Selling Firms that received amounts of marketing allowance payments and/or marketing support payments in 2020 from JNLD and/or Jackson in relation to the sale of our variable insurance products. While we endeavor to update this list on an annual basis, please note that interim changes or new arrangements may not be listed and may involve substantial payments on a forward going basis.

Compensation is also paid to employees of JNLD and/or Jackson who are responsible for providing services to Selling Firms. These employees are generally referred to as 'wholesalers' and may meet with Selling Firms and/or their registered representatives to provide training and sales support. The compensation paid to the wholesalers may vary based on a number of factors, including Premium payments; types of Contracts or add-on benefits (if any) sold by the Selling Firms that the wholesaler services; wholesaler performance; and overall company performance. The wholesaler may be required to achieve internally-assigned goals related to the same type of factors and may receive bonus payments for the achievement of individual and/or company-wide goals.

JNLD also has relationships with the sub-advisers to the various underlying Funds and their affiliates. JNLD receives payments from some sub-advisers to assist in defraying the costs of certain promotional and marketing meetings hosted by JNLD in which the sub-advisers participate. The amounts paid depend on the nature of the meetings, the number of meetings attended, the costs expected to be incurred and the level of the sub-adviser's participation. Our affiliated Selling Firms may have other relationships with the sub-advisers (apart from Jackson) including selling retail mutual funds managed or advised by certain sub-advisers.

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All of the compensation described here, and other compensation or benefits provided by JNLD and/or Jackson or our affiliates, may be greater or less than the total compensation on similar or other products. The amount and/or structure of the compensation can create a conflict of interest as it may influence your Selling Firm and registered representative to present this Contract over other investment alternatives. The variations in compensation, however, may also reflect differences in sales effort or ongoing customer services expected of the Selling Firm and registered representative. You may ask your registered representative about any variations and how he or she and his or her Selling Firm are compensated for selling the Contract.

PURCHASES

Minimum Initial Premium:

•$50,000 under most circumstances

•$50,000 for a qualified plan Contract

Minimum Additional Premiums:

•$500 for a qualified or non-qualified plan

•$50 for an automatic payment plan

•You can pay additional Premiums at any time during the accumulation phase unless a specific add-on benefit or feature provides limitations.

These minimums apply to purchases, but do not preclude subsequent partial withdrawals that would reduce Contract Values below the minimum initial purchase amounts, as long as the amount left in the account is sufficient to pay the withdrawal charge. We reserve the right to limit the number of Contracts that you may purchase. We reserve the right, in our discretion, to limit, restrict, suspend or reject any or all initial or subsequent Premium payments and to limit the amount, frequency or timing of Premium payments, at any time on a non-discriminatory basis. Any of these actions by us would limit your ability to invest in the Contract and increase your values and benefits. There is a $100 minimum balance requirement for each Investment Division and Fixed Account Option. We reserve the right to restrict availability or impose restrictions on the Fixed Account.

Maximum Premiums:

•The maximum aggregate Premiums you may make without our prior approval is $1 million.

The payment of subsequent Premiums, depending on market conditions at the time they are made, may or may not contribute to the various benefits under your Contract, including the enhanced death benefits or any GMWB. Our right to restrict Premiums to a lesser maximum amount may also affect the benefits under your Contract.

Allocations of Premium. You may allocate your Premiums to one or more of the Investment Divisions and Fixed Account Options. Each allocation must be a whole percentage between 0% and 100%. The minimum amount you may allocate to the Investment Division or a Fixed Account Option is $100. We will allocate any additional Premiums you pay in the same way unless you instruct us otherwise.

You may not allocate your Contract Values among more than 99 Investment Divisions and Fixed Account Options at any one time.

We will issue your Contract and allocate your first Premium within two Business Days (days when the New York Stock Exchange is open) after we receive your first Premium and all information that we require for the purchase of a Contract. If we do not receive all of the information that we require, we will contact you to get the necessary information. If for some reason we are unable to complete this process within five Business Days, we will return your money. Subsequent Premiums are allocated on the Business Day that the Premium is received. Each Business Day ends when the New York Stock Exchange closes (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time).

Capital Protection Program.If you select our Capital Protection Program at issue, we will allocate enough of your Premium to the Fixed Account you select to assure that the amount so allocated will equal, at the end of a selected period of 1, 3, 5, or 7 years, your total original Premium paid. You may allocate the rest of your Premium to any Investment Division(s). If any part of the Fixed Account value is withdrawn or transferred before the end of the selected period, the value at the end of that period will not equal the original Premium. This program is available only if Fixed Account Options are available. There is no charge for the Capital
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Protection Program. You should consult your financial professional with respect to the current availability of Fixed Account Options, their limitations, and the availability of the Capital Protection Program.

For an example of capital protection, assume you made a Premium payment of $10,000 when the interest rate for the seven-year period was 3% per year. We would allocate $8,131 to that period because $8,131 would increase at that interest rate to $10,000 after seven years, assuming no withdrawals are taken. The remaining $1,869 of the payment would be allocated to the Investment Division(s) you selected.

Shorter specified periods require allocation of substantially all your Premium to achieve the intended result. In any case, the results will depend on the interest rate declared for the specified period. Please note, the interest rate used in the above example is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to reflect the current interest rate for the specified period of this duration.

Accumulation Units.Your Contract Value allocated to the Investment Divisions will go up or down depending on the performance of the Investment Divisions you select. In order to keep track of the value of your Contract during the accumulation phase, we use a unit of measure called an 'Accumulation Unit.' During the income phase we use a measure called an 'Annuity Unit.'

Every Business Day, we determine the Accumulation Unit value for each of the Investment Divisions by:

•determining the total amount of assets held in the particular Investment Division;

•subtracting any asset-based charges and taxes chargeable under the Contract; and

•dividing this amount by the number of outstanding Accumulation Units.

Charges deducted through the cancellation of units are not reflected in this computation.

The Accumulation Unit value may go up or down from day to day based on the performance of the Funds, expenses, and deduction of Contract charges. The value of an Accumulation Unit is determined on the basis of the per share value of an underlying Fund less applicable Separate Account charges, including any add-on benefit charges that are based on average daily Contract Value in the Investment Divisions and are deducted daily as part of the calculation of Accumulation Units. The base Contract has a different Accumulation Unit value than that of certain combinations of optional endorsements an Owner may elect, based on the differing amount of charges applied in calculating that Accumulation Unit value. We cancel Accumulation Units when we remove amounts from that Investment Division, including as a result of a withdrawal, transfer, Contract surrender, and certain charges we may deduct.

When you make a Premium payment, we credit your Contract with Accumulation Units. The number of Accumulation Units we credit is determined at the close of that Business Day by dividing the amount of the Premium allocated to any Investment Division by the Accumulation Unit value for that Investment Division that reflects the combination of add-on benefits you have elected and their respective charges. If your Premium payment is received after the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the number of Accumulation Units credited will be determined at the end of the next Business Day.

In connection with arrangements we have to transact business electronically, we may have agreements in place whereby the time when certain broker-dealers receive your initial Premium payment and all required information in Good Order will be used for initial pricing of your Contract values. However, if we do not have an agreement with a broker-dealer providing for these pricing procedures, initial Premium payments received by the broker-dealer will not be priced until they are received by us. As of the date of this prospectus, we have such an agreement with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and SBHU Life Agency. Please check with your financial professional to determine if his/her broker-dealer has an agreement with the Company that provides for these pricing procedures.

TRANSFERS AND FREQUENT TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

You may transfer your Contract Value between and among the Investment Divisions at any time, unless transfers are subject to other limitations, but transfers between an Investment Division and the Fixed Account must occur prior to the Income Date.

You can make 25 transfers every Contract Year without charge.

A transfer will be effective as of the end of the Business Day when we receive your transfer request in Good Order, and we will disclaim all liability for transfers made based on your transfer instructions, or the instructions of a third party authorized to submit transfer requests on your behalf.

Transfers from the Fixed Account generally will be subject to any applicable Market Value Adjustment.
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Potential Limits and Conditions on Fixed Account Transfers.There may be periods when we do not offer any Fixed Account. We can prohibit or impose limitations or other requirements on transfers to or from the Fixed Account as permitted by applicable law. The Fixed Account Options are not available if you elect the Roll-up GMDB, the Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB, or the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB add-on death benefits.

In addition, we also specifically reserve the right to impose the limitations and conditions set forth in 1-4 below with respect to the one-year Fixed Account Option. Although we are not imposing these restrictions as of the date of this prospectus, if we do decide to impose them, they could provide as follows with respect to both new and already outstanding Contracts:

1. During any Contract Year, the aggregate dollar amount of all transfers from the one-year Fixed Account Option (including transfers at the end of the one-year period) could not exceed whichever of the following three maximums apply to you for that year:
•Maximum transfers during the first Contract Year in which you have Contract Value in the one-year Fixed Account Option subject to these restrictions: 1/3 of your Contract Value in the one-year Fixed Account Option as of the most recent Contract Anniversary;
•Maximum transfers during any subsequent Contract Year, if you had Contract Value subject to these restrictions during the preceding Contract year:
◦1/3 of your Contract Value in the one-year Fixed Account Option as of the most recent Contract Anniversary if you did not make a 1/3 transfer in the preceding year as mentioned above or
◦1/2 of your Contract Value in the one-year Fixed Account Option as of the most recent Contract Anniversary if you did make such a 1/3 transfer in the preceding year; or
•Maximum transfers during any Contract Year, if you had Contract Value subject to these restrictions during both of the preceding two Contract Years and, in those years, you made the 1/3 maximum transfer in the first year and 1/2 maximum transfer in the second year as mentioned above: all of your remaining Contract Value in the one-year Fixed Account Option.

2. We could require that any transfer from the one-year Fixed Account Option in a Contract Year occur at least twelve months after the most recent such transfer in the previous Contract Year.

3. We could restrict or prohibit your transfers into or allocations of any additional Premiums to the one-year Fixed Account Option in any Contract Year in which you make a transfer from the one-year Fixed Account Option.

4. We could restrict or prohibit your transfers from the one-year Fixed Account Option in any Contract Year in which you make a transfer into or allocate any additional Premiums to the one-year Fixed Account Option.

We may impose restrictions 1-4 separately or in combination but we expect that they would be imposed as a group, so that you would be subject to all of these restrictions if you are subject to any of them.

Certain systematic investment programs could be excluded from the restrictions listed in 1-4 above, such that transfers under those programs would not count against the maximum amounts that may be transferred out of the one-year Fixed Account Option and the Contract Value under such programs would be excluded from the computation of such maximum amounts.

We also could permit or require that a systematic transfer program be used to make transfers from any Fixed Account Options. For example, you could be permitted to have the three transfers that are referred to in restriction 1 above automated through a systematic transfer out ('STO') on each of your next three Contract Anniversaries. The amount automatically transferred on each of such three Contract Anniversaries would be the maximum amount that would be permitted to be transferred on that date under restriction 1, such that following the automatic STO transfer on the third such Contract Anniversary you would no longer have any Contract Value in the one-year Fixed Account Option. If we establish such an STO for you, however, we would (pursuant to restrictions 3 and 4 above) prohibit you from making any other transfer from, or any Premium payments or transfers into, the one-year Fixed Account Option during any Contract Year in which an automatic STO transfer is made for you. Also (pursuant to restriction 2 above) you could elect such an STO only if (i) at least twelve calendar months have passed since your last STO program (if any) had ended and (ii) during the Contract Year in which you make the election, you have not made any transfers from, or any Premium payments or transfers into the one-year Fixed Account Option (unless you made the transfer or Premium payment before the time we had instituted restrictions 1-4). Transfers pursuant to any STO would not count toward your 25 free transfer limit.

If we require you to commence an STO at a time when, due to any of the foregoing restrictions, you would not be eligible to elect such a program, the three annual STO transfers will be delayed. In that case, the first such STO transfer would occur on the first Contract Anniversary after you are eligible to elect an STO.
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If we impose the restrictions described in 1-4 above, we would provide you prompt written notice of that fact, as well as any requirement or option to commence an STO. In that case, the restrictions would be effective immediately and we would not expect to provide you with an opportunity to make transfers from the one-year Fixed Account Option, other than in compliance with and subject to the limitations in such restrictions. Accordingly, you should consider whether you are willing to be subject to those limitations before you allocate any Premiums or transfers to the one-year Fixed Account Option.

We also may restrict your participation in any systematic investment program if you allocate any amounts to a Fixed Account Option.

Restrictions on Transfers: Market Timing. The Contract is not designed for frequent transfers by anyone. Frequent transfers between and among Investment Divisions may disrupt the underlying Funds and could negatively impact performance, by interfering with efficient management and reducing long-term returns, and increasing administrative costs.Frequent transfers may also dilute the value of shares of an underlying Fund. Neither the Contracts nor the underlying Funds are meant to promote any active trading strategy, like market timing. Allowing frequent transfers by one or some Owners could be at the expense of other Owners of the Contract. To protect Owners and the underlying Funds, we have policies and procedures to deter frequent transfers between and among the Investment Divisions.

Under these policies and procedures, there is a $25 charge per transfer after 25 in a Contract Year, and no round trip transfers are allowed within 15 calendar days. Also, we could restrict your ability to make transfers to or from one or more of the Investment Divisions, which possible restrictions may include, but are not limited to:

•limiting the number of transfers over a period of time;

•requiring a minimum time period between each transfer;

•limiting transfer requests from an agent acting on behalf of one or more Owners or under a power of attorney on behalf of one or more Owners; or

•limiting the dollar amount that you may transfer at any one time.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we reserve the right to restrict the number of transfers per year that you can request and to restrict you from making transfers on consecutive Business Days. In addition, your right to make transfers between and among Investment Divisions may be modified if we determine that the exercise by one or more Owners is, or would be, to the disadvantage of other Owners.

We continuously monitor transfers under the Contract for disruptive activity based on frequency, pattern and size. We will more closely monitor Contracts with disruptive activity, placing them on a watch list, and if the disruptive activity continues, we will restrict the availability of electronic or telephonic means to make a transfer, instead requiring that transfer instructions be mailed through regular U.S. postal service, and/or terminate the ability to make transfers completely, as necessary. If we terminate your ability to make transfers, you may need to make a partial withdrawal to access the Contract Value in the Investment Division(s) from which you sought a transfer. We will notify you and your financial professional in writing within five days of placing the Contract on a watch list.

Regarding round trip transfers, we will allow redemptions from an Investment Division; however, once a complete or partial redemption has been made from an Investment Division through an Investment Division transfer, you will not be permitted to transfer any value back into that Investment Division within 15 calendar days of the redemption. We will treat as short-term trading activity any transfer that is requested into an Investment Division that was previously redeemed within the previous 15 calendar days, whether the transfer was requested by you or a third party.

Our policies and procedures do not apply to the JNL/WMC Government Money Market Investment Division, the Fixed Account, Dollar Cost Averaging, Earnings Sweep or the Automatic Rebalancing program. We may also make exceptions that involve an administrative error, or a personal unanticipated financial emergency of an Owner resulting from an identified health, employment, or other financial or personal event that makes the existing allocation imprudent or a hardship. These limited exceptions will be granted by an oversight team pursuant to procedures designed to result in their consistent application. Please contact our Service Center if you believe your transfer request entails a financial emergency.

Otherwise, we do not exempt any person or class of persons from our policies and procedures. We have agreements allowing for asset allocation and investment advisory services that are not only subject to our policies and procedures, but also to additional conditions and limitations, intended to limit the potential adverse impact of these activities on other Owners of the Contract. We expect to apply our policies and procedures uniformly, but because detection and deterrence involves judgments that are inherently subjective, we
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cannot guarantee that we will detect and deter every Contract engaging in frequent transfers every time. If these policies and procedures are ineffective, the adverse consequences described above could occur. We also expect to apply our policies and procedures in a manner reasonably designed to prevent transfers that we consider to be to the disadvantage of other Owners, and we may take whatever action we deem appropriate, without prior notice, to comply with or take advantage of any state or federal regulatory requirement.

TELEPHONE AND INTERNET TRANSACTIONS

The Basics.You can request certain transactions by telephone or at www.jackson.com, our Internet website, subject to our right to terminate electronic or telephonic transfer privileges described above. For information about your account, please contact our Service Center. We require that you provide proper identification before performing transactions over the telephone or through our Internet website. For Internet transactions, this will include a Personal Identification Number (PIN). You may establish or change your PIN at www.jackson.com.

What You Can Do and How.You may make transfers by telephone or through the Internet if you elect to have this privilege. Any authorization you (and any joint Owner) provide to us in an application, at our website, or through other means will authorize us to accept transaction instructions, including Investment Division transfers/allocations, by you, a joint Owner, or your financial professional unless you notify us to the contrary. To notify us, please call us at the Service Center. Our contact information is on the cover page of this prospectus and the number is referenced in your Contract or on your quarterly statement. We reserve the right to discontinue this privilege or implement additional limitations.

What You Can Do and When. When authorizing a transfer, you must complete your telephone call by the close of the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) in order to receive that day's Accumulation Unit value for an Investment Division.

Transfer instructions you send electronically are considered to be received by us at the time and date stated on the electronic acknowledgment we return to you. If the time and date indicated on the acknowledgment is before the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the instructions will be carried out that day. Otherwise the instructions will be carried out the next Business Day. We will retain permanent records of all web-based transactions by confirmation number. If you do not receive an electronic acknowledgment, you should telephone our Service Center immediately.

How to Cancel a Transaction.You may only cancel an earlier telephonic or electronic transfer request made on the same day by calling the Service Center before the New York Stock Exchange closes. Otherwise, your cancellation instruction will not be allowed because of the round trip transfer restriction.

Our Procedures.Our procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that telephone or any other electronic authorizations are genuine. Our procedures include requesting identifying information and tape-recording telephone communications and other specific details. We and our affiliates disclaim all liability for any claim, loss or expense resulting from any alleged error or mistake in connection with a transaction requested by telephone or other electronic means that you did not authorize. However, if we fail to employ reasonable procedures to ensure that all requested transactions are properly authorized, we may be held liable for such losses.

We do not guarantee access to telephonic and electronic information or that we will be able to accept transaction instructions via the telephone or electronic means at all times. We also reserve the right to modify, limit, restrict, or discontinue at any time and without notice the acceptance of instruction from someone other than you and/or this telephonic and electronic transaction privilege. Elections of any add-on benefit or program must be in writing and will be effective upon receipt of the request in Good Order.

Upon notification of the Owner's death, any telephone transfer authorization, other than by the surviving joint Owners, designated by the Owner ceases and we will not allow such transactions unless the executor/representative provides written authorization for a person or persons to act on the executor's/representative's behalf.

ACCESS TO YOUR MONEY

You can have access to the money in your Contract:

•by making either a partial or total withdrawal,

•by electing the Automatic Withdrawal Program,

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•by electing a Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit, or

•by electing to receive income payments.

Your Beneficiary can have access to the money in your Contract when a death benefit is paid.

Withdrawals under the Contract may be subject to a withdrawal charge. For purposes of the withdrawal charge, we treat withdrawals as coming first from earnings (which may be withdrawn free of any withdrawal charge), and then from the oldest Remaining Premium. When you make a total withdrawal you will receive the value of your Contract as of the end of the Business Day your request is received by us in Good Order, minus any applicable taxes, the annual contract maintenance charge, charges due under any add-on benefit and all applicable withdrawal charges, adjusted for any applicable Market Value Adjustment. For more information about withdrawal charges, please see 'Withdrawal Charge' beginning on page 20. We will pay the withdrawal proceeds within seven days of a request in Good Order. If a Premium payment made by personal check or electronic draft is received within the five days preceding a withdrawal request, we may delay payment of the withdrawal proceeds up to seven days after the date of the request, to ensure the check or electronic draft is not returned due to insufficient funds.

Your withdrawal request must be in writing. We will accept withdrawal requests submitted via facsimile. There are risks associated with not requiring original signatures in order to disburse the money. To minimize the risks, the proceeds will be sent to your last recorded address in our records, so be sure to notify us, in writing, with an original signature of any address change. We do not assume responsibility for improper disbursements if you have failed to provide us with the current address to which the proceeds should be sent.

Except in connection with the Automatic Withdrawal Program, you must withdraw at least $500 or, if less, the entire amount in the Fixed Account Option or Investment Division from which you are making the withdrawal. If you are not specific in your withdrawal request, your withdrawal will be taken from your allocations to the Investment Divisions and Fixed Account Options based on the proportion their respective values bear to the Contract Value.

With the Automatic Withdrawal Program, you may withdraw a specified dollar amount (of at least $50 per withdrawal) or a specified percentage. A withdrawal request that would reduce the remaining Contract Value to less than $2,000 will be treated as a request for a total withdrawal unless this $2,000 minimum has been expressly waived by endorsement. After your withdrawal, at least $100 must remain in each Fixed Account Option or Investment Division from which the withdrawal was taken.

If you have an investment adviser who, for a fee, manages your Contract Value, you may authorize payment of the fee from the Contract by requesting a partial withdrawal. There are conditions and limitations, so please contact our Service Center for more information. Our contact information is on the cover page of this prospectus. We neither endorse any investment advisers, nor make any representations as to their qualifications. The fee for this service would be covered in a separate agreement between the two of you, and would be in addition to the fees and expenses described in this prospectus.

Income taxes, tax penalties and certain restrictions may apply to any withdrawal you make. There are limitations on withdrawals from qualified plans. For more information, please see 'TAXES' beginning on page 70.

Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit Considerations. Most people who are managing their investments to provide retirement income want to provide themselves with sufficient lifetime income and also to provide for an inheritance for their beneficiaries. The main obstacles they face in meeting these goals are the uncertainties as to (i) how much income their investments will produce, and (ii) how long they will live and will need to draw income from their investments. A Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit (GMWB) is designed to help reduce these uncertainties.

A GMWB is intended to address those concerns but does not provide any guarantee the income will be sufficient to cover any individual's particular needs. Moreover, the GMWB does not assure that you will receive any return on your investments. The GMWB also does not protect against loss of purchasing power of assets covered by a GMWB due to inflation. Even relatively low levels of inflation may have a significant effect on purchasing power if not offset by stronger positive investment returns. The step-up feature on certain of the GMWBs may provide protection against inflation when there are strong investment returns that coincide with the availability of effecting a step-up. However, strong investment performance will only help the GMWB guard against inflation if the add-on benefit includes a step-up feature.

Payments under the GMWB will first be made from your Contract Value. Our obligations to pay you more than your Contract Value will only arise under limited circumstances. Thus, in considering the election of any GMWB you need to consider whether the value to you of the level of protection that is provided by a GMWB and its costs, which reduce Contract Value and offset our risks, are consistent with your level of concern and the minimum level of assets that you want to be sure are guaranteed.

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The LifeGuard Freedom Flex with Joint Option GMWB add-on benefit is available only to spouses and differs from the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB without the Joint Option add-on benefit (which is available to spouses and unrelated parties) and enjoys the following advantages:

•If the Contract Value falls to zero, benefit payments under the add-on benefit will continue until the death of the last surviving Covered Life if the For Life Guarantee is effective. (For more information about the For Life Guarantee and for information on who is a Covered Life under this form of GMWB, please see the 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB' subsection beginning on page 48.)

•If an Owner dies before the automatic payment of benefits begins, the surviving Covered Life may continue the Contract and the For Life Guarantee is not automatically terminated (as it is on the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB without the Joint Option).

The LifeGuard Freedom Flex with Joint Option GMWB has a higher charge than the respective LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB without the Joint Option.

Additionally, the timing and amounts of withdrawals under a GMWB have a significant impact on the amount and duration of benefits. The cumulative cost of a GMWB also is greater the longer the duration of ownership. The closer you are to retirement the more reliably you may be able to forecast your needs to make withdrawals prior to the ages where the amounts of certain benefits (such as a For Life Guarantee (59½) and a GWB adjustment (70)) are locked-in. Conversely, forecasts at younger ages may prove less reliable. You should undertake careful consideration and thorough consultation with your financial professional or retirement planning agent as to the financial resources and age of the Owner/Annuitant and the value to you of the potentially limited downside protection that a GMWB might provide.

Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit Important Special Considerations. Each of the GMWBs provides that the GMWB and all benefits thereunder will terminate on the Income Date, which is the date when annuity payments begin. The Income Date is either a date that you choose or the Latest Income Date. The Latest Income Date is the Contract Anniversary on which you will be 95 years old, or such earlier date as required by a qualified plan, law or regulation. For more information, please see 'INCOME PAYMENTS (THE INCOME PHASE)' beginning on page 59.

Before (1) electing a GMWB, (2) electing to annuitize your Contract after having purchased a GMWB, or (3) when the Latest Income Date is approaching and you are thinking about electing or have elected a GMWB, you should consider whether the termination of all benefits under the GMWB and annuitizing produces the better financial results for you. Naturally, you should discuss with your financial professional whether a GMWB is even suitable for you. Consultation with your financial and tax advisor is also recommended.

These considerations are of greater significance if you are thinking about electing or have elected a GMWB For Life, as the For Life payments will cease when you annuitize voluntarily or on the Latest Income Date. Although each of the For Life GMWBs contain an annuitization option that may allow the equivalent of For Life payments when you annuitize on the Latest Income Date, all benefits under a GMWB For Life (and under the other GMWBs) will terminate when you annuitize.

Please note that withdrawals in excess of certain limits may have a significantly negative impact on the value of your GMWB through prematurely reducing the benefit's Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance (GWB) and Guaranteed Annual Withdrawal Amount (GAWA) and, therefore, cause your GMWB to prematurely terminate. These benefits may not be appropriate if you anticipate having cash needs in excess of the withdrawal limits imposed by the benefits that cannot be covered by sources other than your Contract. Please see 'Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance ('GWB'),' 'Withdrawals,' and what constitutes an Excess Withdrawal for your contract under each GMWB for more information about the GWB and GAWA. Please see the explanations of withdrawals under each of the following GMWB descriptions for more information concerning the effect of Excess Withdrawals.

Required Minimum Distributions under Certain Tax Qualified Plans ('RMDs'). The following RMD NOTES contain important information about withdrawals of RMDs from a Contract with a GMWB. For certain tax-qualified Contracts, GMWBs allow withdrawals greater than the Guaranteed Annual Withdrawal Amount (GAWA) to meet a Contract's RMD without reducing the amount of guaranteed income available in future years. The RMD NOTES describe conditions, limitations and special situations related to withdrawals involving a RMD.
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RMD NOTES: Notice of an RMD is required at the time of your withdrawal request, and there is an administrative form for providing such notice. The administrative form allows you to elect one time or automatic RMD withdrawals. Eligible withdrawals that are specified as RMDs may only be taken based on the value of the Contract to which the add-on benefit applies, even where the Internal Revenue Code allows taking multiple contracts' RMDs from a single contract. You, as Owner, are responsible for complying with the Internal Revenue Code's RMD requirements. If your requested RMD exceeds our calculation of the RMD for your Contract, your request will not be eligible for the waiver of any applicable charges (i.e., withdrawal charges) and we will impose those charges, which will be reflected in the confirmation of the transaction. An RMD exceeding our calculation may also result in an Excess Withdrawal for purposes of your GMWB, which would result in an adverse recalculation of the GWB and GAWA. For information regarding the RMD calculation for your Contract, please contact our Service Center. Our contact information is on the cover page of this prospectus.

Under the Internal Revenue Code, RMDs are calculated and taken on a calendar year basis. But with a GMWB, the GAWA is based on Contract Years. Because the intervals for the GAWA and RMDs are different, the add-on benefit's guarantees may become susceptible to being compromised. With tax-qualified Contracts, if the sum of your total partial withdrawals in a Contract Year exceeds the greatest of the RMDs for each of the two calendar years occurring in that Contract Year and the GAWA for that Contract Year, then the GWB and GAWA could be adversely recalculated, as described above. (If your Contract Year is the same as the calendar year, then the sum of your total partial withdrawals should not exceed the greater of the RMD and the GAWA.) Below is an example of how this modified limit would apply.
Assume a tax-qualified Contract with a Contract Year that runs from July 1 to June 30, and that there are no withdrawals other than as described. The GAWA for the Contract Year (ending June 30, 2022) is $10. The RMDs for calendar years 2021 and 2022 are $14 and $16, respectively.

If the Owner withdraws $7 in the first and second halves of calendar year 2021 and $8 in the first and second halves of calendar year 2022, then at the time the withdrawal in the first half of calendar year 2021 is taken, the Owner will have withdrawn $15 in the Contract Year running from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Because the sum of the Owner's withdrawals for the Contract Year running from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 is less than the greater of the RMDs for either of the two calendar years occurring in that Contract Year, the GWB and GAWA would not be adversely recalculated.

An exception to this general rule permits that with the calendar year in which your RMDs are to begin, you may take your RMDs for the current and next calendar years during the same Contract Year, as necessary (see example below).
The following example illustrates this exception. It assumes an individual Owner who must begin taking RMDs in the calendar year 2021 on a tax-qualified Contract with a Contract Year that runs from July 1 to June 30.

If the Owner delays taking his first RMD (the 2021 RMD) until March 30, 2022, he may still take the 2022 RMD before the next Contract Year begins on June 30, 2022 without an adverse recalculation of the GWB and GAWA. However, if he takes his second RMD (the 2022 RMD) after June 30, 2022, he should wait until the following Contract Year begins on July 1, 2023 to take his third RMD (the 2023 RMD) because, except for the calendar year in which RMDs begin, withdrawing two RMDs in a single Contract Year could cause the GWB and GAWA to be adversely recalculated (if the total of the two RMDs exceeded the applicable GAWA for that Contract Year).

Examples that are relevant or specific to tax-qualified Contracts in varying circumstances and with specific factual assumptions, are at the end of the prospectus in Appendix D, specifically examples 4, 5, and 7 under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex.' Please consult the financial professional who is helping, or who helped, you purchase your tax-qualified Contract, and your tax advisor, to be sure that a particular GMWB ultimately suits your needs relative to your RMD.

In addition, with regard to required minimum distributions (RMDs) under an IRA only, it is important to consult your financial and tax advisor to determine whether the benefits of a particular GMWB will satisfy your RMD requirements or whether there are other IRA holdings that can satisfy the aggregate RMD requirements. With regard to other qualified plans, you must determine what your qualified plan permits. Distributions under qualified plans and Tax-Sheltered Annuities must begin by the later of the calendar year in which you attain age 72 (70½ if you reached age 70½ before January 1, 2020) or the calendar year in which you retire. You do not necessarily have to annuitize your Contract to meet the minimum distribution requirements.

Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefits for a Single Life or two Covered Lives with Combinations of Optional Bonus Percentage Amounts, and Guaranteed Death Benefit ('LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB' and 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex with Joint Option GMWB').

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These are Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefits (GMWBs) that guarantee the withdrawal of minimum annual amounts for life, regardless of the performance of the underlying investment options. The amount of withdrawals that you can make will depend on how you combine the optional features under these GMWBs.

LifeGuard Freedom Flex with Joint Option GMWB provides for coverage for the life of the Owner and Owner's spouse ('Covered Lives'). In the case of tax-qualified Contracts owned by a natural person, the Owner and the primary spousal Beneficiary named as of the effective date of this endorsement will each be considered a Covered Life. On non-qualified LifeGuard Freedom Flex with Joint Option GMWB Contracts owned by natural persons, the spousal joint Owners will each be considered a Covered Life.

These GMWBs include a step-up to highest quarterly contract value feature, and permit, prior to being added to the Contract, a selection of bonus percentage amounts. The LifeGuard Freedom Flex Death Benefit is only available in conjunction with the purchase of the Bonus II option within the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB (the 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB with Bonus II Option'). At the time you purchased your Contract, different Bonus option requirements may have been in place for election of the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB. Please see 'Appendix I (Historical GMWB Bonus Percentages)' for more information.

These GMWBs allow the Owner (or the Owner and the Owner's spouse), with the assistance of his or her financial professional, to select an available combination of Options, consistent with a variety of considerations, such as: his or her expectations of market performance; anticipated timing of subsequent Premiums; needs for future guaranteed annual percentage of withdrawals; expectation of need for early or unscheduled withdrawals to fund then current living expenses and obligations; marital and family status; and tax-qualified or non-tax-qualified purpose of the investment.

References to 'this GMWB' apply to each of the GMWBs, LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB and LifeGuard Freedom Flex with Joint Option GMWB, including all of the available combinations of Options and the GAWA% tables that may be available that each provides, as discussed below. In addition, as disclosed in the Fees and Expenses Tables, the charges of each GMWB will vary depending on the mix of Options and the GAWA% table selected. Upon selection of the Options and a request for one of these GMWBs received in Good Order, the Owner will receive an endorsement to the Contract reflecting the selection of Options.

Each combination of Options, other than the combination that includes the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB (for information about the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB, please see 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB' under 'Add-On Death Benefits', beginning on page 66) is offered to Owners between the ages of 35 and 80. As explained below with regard to both the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB and LifeGuard Freedom Flex with Joint Option GMWB, the timing and amounts of withdrawals have a significant impact on the amount and duration of benefits. The cumulative costs of these GMWBs are also greater the longer the duration of ownership. The closer you are to retirement, the more reliably you may be able to forecast your needs to make withdrawals prior to the ages where the amounts of certain benefits (such as the For Life Guarantee (59½) and the GWB adjustment (70) are locked-in. Conversely, forecasts at younger ages may prove less reliable. You should undertake careful consideration and thorough consultation with your financial professional as to the financial resources and age of the Owner/Annuitant and the value to you of the potentially limited downside protection that this GMWB might provide.

These GMWBs may not be terminated by the Owner independently from the Contract to which they are attached.

LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB.
The following description of this GMWB is supplemented by the examples in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex,' particularly example 2 for the varying benefit percentage, examples 6 and 7 for the step-ups and example 11 for the guaranteed withdrawal balance adjustment.

This GMWB guarantees partial withdrawals during the Contract's accumulation phase (i.e., before the Income Date) subject to the following:

•If the For Life Guarantee is in effect, the guarantee lasts for the lifetime of the Designated Life, or if there are joint Owners, the lifetime of the joint Owner who dies first (the 'For Life Guarantee'). For purposes of this GMWB, the Designated Life is the original Owner (or oldest joint Owner) if the Owner is a natural person. If the Owner is a legal entity, the Designated Life is the original Annuitant (or oldest joint Annuitant).
For the Owner that is a legal entity, the guarantee lasts for the lifetime of the Designated Life (or if there are joint Annuitants, the lifetime of the joint Annuitant who dies first).
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The For Life Guarantee becomes effective on the Contract Anniversary on or immediately following the Designated Life attaining the age of 59½. If the Designated Life is 59½ years old or older on the add-on benefit's effective date, then the For Life Guarantee is effective when this GMWB is added to the Contract.

If the For Life Guarantee is in effect, it will be terminated if a withdrawal exceeds the permissible amounts and reduces the Contract Value to zero. (Please see the 'Contract Value is Zero' subsection below to understand what happens when the Contract Value is reduced to zero.) Otherwise, the For Life Guarantee remains effective until the date this GMWB is terminated or until the Continuation Date on which this GMWB is continued under spousal continuation. Please see the 'Termination' subsection below to understand under what conditions this GMWB and, accordingly, the For Life Guarantee can be terminated.

In addition, if the For Life Guarantee is not yet in effect, withdrawals that cause the Contract Value to reduce to zero void the For Life Guarantee and it will never become effective. See 'Contract Value is Zero' below for more information.

•If the For Life Guarantee is not in effect, the guarantee lasts until the earlier of (1) the date of death of the Owner (or any joint Owner) or (2) the date when all withdrawals under the Contract equal the Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance (GWB), without regard to Contract Value.

The GWB is the guaranteed amount available for future periodic withdrawals.

In the event of the Owner's death, a spousal Beneficiary may continue this GMWB under spousal continuation. In that event, the GWB is payable until depleted. (Please see the 'Spousal Continuation' subsection below for more information.) If the Beneficiary is a non-spousal Beneficiary, the GWB is void and this endorsement is terminated; therefore, the Owner's death may have a significant negative impact on the value of this GMWB and cause the add-on benefit to prematurely terminate.

Please consult the financial professional who is helping, or who helped, you purchase your Contract to be sure that this GMWB and the combination of Options you ultimately choose suit your needs and are consistent with your expectations.

This GMWB is available to Designated Lives 35 to 80 years old, or 35 to 75 years old if you select the Option combination that includes the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB, (proof of age is required). This GMWB may be added to a Contract on the Issue Date or on any Contract Anniversary (subject to availability). Please note, while this GMWB may be added to a Contract on any Contract Anniversary (subject to availability), the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB is not available after issue and can only be added on the Issue Date. Once added this GMWB cannot be cancelled except by a Beneficiary who is the Owner's spouse, who, upon the Owner's death, may elect to continue the Contract without the GMWB. If you are eligible to elect this GMWB after the Contract Issue Date on a Contract Anniversary (subject to availability), we must receive a request in Good Order within 30 calendar days prior to the Contract Anniversary. This GMWB is not available on a Contract that already has a GMWB (only one GMWB per Contract). Availability of this GMWB may be subject to further limitation.

We allow ownership changes of a Contract with this GMWB. However, the Designated Life may not be changed. Any provisions referring to the age of a Designated Life apply even if that Designated Life is no longer living. When the Owner is a legal entity, changing Annuitants is not allowed.

There is a limit on withdrawals each Contract Year to keep the guarantees of this GMWB in full effect - the greater of the Guaranteed Annual Withdrawal Amount (GAWA) and for certain tax-qualified Contracts, the required minimum distribution (RMD) under the Internal Revenue Code. Withdrawals exceeding the limit do not invalidate the For Life Guarantee, but cause the GWB and GAWA to be recalculated. Please see Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance ('GWB') and 'Withdrawals' below for more information about the GWB and GAWA.

Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance ('GWB'). The GWB is established for the sole purpose of determining the minimum withdrawal benefit and is not used in calculating your Contract Value or other guaranteed benefits. The GWB depends on when this GMWB is added to the Contract, and the GAWA derives from the GWB for all combinations of Options.
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When this GMWB is added
to the Contract on the Issue Date -
The GWB equals initial Premium net of any applicable Premium taxes.

The GAWA is determined based on the Designated Life's (or oldest joint Owner's) attained age at the time of first withdrawal and equals the GAWA percentage multiplied by the GWB prior to the partial withdrawal. See the GAWA percentage table below.
When this GMWB is added
to the Contract on any Contract Anniversary,
subject to availability -
The GWB equals Contract Value.


The GAWA is determined based on the Designated Life's attained age at the time of first withdrawal and equals the GAWA percentage multiplied by the GWB prior to the withdrawal. See the GAWA percentage table below.
The GWB can never be more than $10 million (including upon step-up, the application of a GWB adjustment or the application of any bonus), and the GWB is reduced by each withdrawal.

PLEASE NOTE: Upon the death of the Designated Life, or in the case of joint Owners, the death of the first joint Owner, the For Life Guarantee is void. However, this GMWB may be continued by a spousal Beneficiary without the For Life Guarantee. Please see the 'Spousal Continuation' subsection below for more information. If the For Life Guarantee is not in effect, upon the death of the Owner or any joint Owner, or upon the depletion of the GWB, all payments will cease and spousal continuation will not be available.

Withdrawals. The GAWA percentage and the GAWA are determined at the time of the first withdrawal. The GAWA is equal to the GAWA percentage multiplied by the GWB prior to the partial withdrawal. The GAWA percentage varies according to age group and selected Income Stream Level, and is determined based on the Designated Life's attained age at the time of the first withdrawal. (Elsewhere in this prospectus we refer to this varying GAWA percentage structure as the 'varying benefit percentage.')

There are two different Income Stream Levels available, each of which provide different sets of GAWA percentages with different associated charges. The applicable GAWA percentages are disclosed in GAWA% tables, listed from the table offering the highest GAWA percentages for each age group (Income Stream Max GAWA% Table) to the table offering the lowest GAWA percentages for each age group (Income Stream Value GAWA% Table). The current GAWA% Tables are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy of the current Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. We reserve the right to prospectively restrict the availability of the GAWA% tables. Therefore, not all GAWA% tables may be available at the time you are interested in electing this GMWB. Please contact your financial professional, or contact us at our Service Center, for information regarding the current availability of the GAWA% tables.

We reserve the right to prospectively change the GAWA percentages, including the age bands, on new GMWB add-on benefits. The current GAWA percentages are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy of the current Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. Please see 'Appendix G (Historical GAWA Percentages)' to view historical GAWA percentages. If we change the GAWA percentages described above, we will follow these procedures:

•When we issue your Contract we will deliver a copy of the prospectus that includes the notice of change of GAWA percentages in the form of a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement to you. You will have until the end of the Free Look period to cancel your Contract and this GMWB by returning the Contract to us pursuant to the provisions of the Free Look section (please see 'Free Look' on page 75).

•If you are an existing Owner and are eligible to elect this GMWB after the Issue Date, at the time we change the GAWA percentages we will send you the notice of change of GAWA percentages in the form of a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. If you later elect this GMWB, when we receive your election, we will send you the required add-on benefit endorsement with a duplicate notice of change of GAWA percentages. You will have 30 days after receiving the notice to cancel your election of this GMWB by returning the endorsement to us.

In each case, the actual GAWA percentages will be reflected in your Contract endorsement.

In connection with a change of GAWA percentages, as described above, we may continue to offer the existing GAWA percentages, in effect prior to the change, as an Optional GAWA% table at an increased charge. The increased charge for any combination of options under the Freedom Flex GMWB will not be greater than the maximum annual charges shown in the charge tables, which in no event exceed 3.00%. For the charges for each GMWB, please see the section for the applicable
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GMWB appearing under 'Contract Charges' beginning on page 20. Also, please see the 'Add-On Benefits' table under the 'FEES AND EXPENSES TABLES' beginning on page 8. The Optional GAWA% table will maintain the GAWA percentages for each age group that were available before the change as reflected in the Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement that was applicable at the time you purchased your Contract. If we offer the Optional GAWA% table, the notice of change in the form of a prospectus supplement, that will be delivered to you, will describe both the change to the GAWA percentages, and the Optional GAWA% table and related charges. We reserve the right to prospectively change the GAWA percentages in the Optional GAWA% table, including the age bands, on new GMWB endorsements subject to the notices and procedures described above.

Withdrawals cause the GWB to be recalculated. Withdrawals will also cause the GAWA to be recalculated if the withdrawal, plus all prior withdrawals in the current Contract Year, exceeds the GAWA, or for certain tax-qualified Contracts only, the RMD (if greater than the GAWA). In such case, the recalculation of the GAWA will occur whether or not the For Life Guarantee is in effect. If the GWB is less than the GAWA at the end of any Contract Year and the For Life Guarantee is not in effect, the GAWA will be set equal to the GWB. This may occur, when over time, payment of the guaranteed withdrawals is nearly complete, the For Life Guarantee is not in effect and the GWB has been depleted to a level below the GAWA. The tables below clarify what happens in each instance. (RMD denotes the required minimum distribution under the Internal Revenue Code for certain tax-qualified Contracts only. There is no RMD for non-qualified Contracts.) In addition, if the For Life Guarantee is not yet in effect, withdrawals that cause the Contract Value to reduce to zero void the For Life Guarantee and it will never become effective. See 'Contract Value is Zero' below for more information.

For certain tax-qualified Contracts, this GMWB allows withdrawals greater than GAWA to meet the Contract's RMD without compromising the add-on benefit's guarantees. Examples 4, 5 and 7 in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex' supplement this description. Because the intervals for the GAWA and RMDs are different, namely Contract Years versus calendar years, and because RMDs are subject to other conditions and limitations, if your Contract is a tax-qualified Contract, please see 'RMD NOTES' under 'Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit Important Special Considerations' on page 36, for more information.
When a withdrawal, plus all prior withdrawals in the current Contract Year, is less than or equal to the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable -
The GWB is recalculated, equaling the greater of:

The GWB before the withdrawal less the withdrawal; Or

Zero.

The GAWA is unchanged.

The GAWA is not reduced if all withdrawals during any one Contract Year do not exceed the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable. The GAWA will be reduced at the end of a Contract Year to equal the GWB if the For Life Guarantee is not in effect and the GWB is nearly depleted, resulting in a GWB that is less than the GAWA. You may withdraw the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable, all at once or throughout the Contract Year. Withdrawing less than the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable, in a Contract Year does not entitle you to withdraw more than the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable, in the next Contract Year. The amount you may withdraw each Contract Year and not cause the GWB and GAWA to be recalculated does not accumulate.

Withdrawing more than the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable, in a Contract Year causes the GWB and GAWA to be recalculated (see below and Example 7 in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex'). In recalculating the GWB, the GWB could be reduced by more than the withdrawal amount. The GAWA will also be reduced. Therefore, please note that withdrawing more than the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable, in a Contract Year may have a significantly negative impact on the value of this benefit.
When a withdrawal, plus all prior withdrawals in the current Contract Year, exceeds the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable -
The GWB is recalculated, equaling the greater of:

The GWB prior to the partial withdrawal, first reduced dollar-for-dollar for any portion of the partial withdrawal not defined as an Excess Withdrawal (see below), then reduced in the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced by the Excess Withdrawal; Or

Zero.

The GAWA is recalculated as follows:

The GAWA prior to the partial withdrawal is reduced in the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced by the Excess Withdrawal.
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The Excess Withdrawal is defined to be the lesser of:

•The total amount of the current partial withdrawal, or

•The amount by which the cumulative partial withdrawals for the current Contract Year exceeds the greater of the GAWA or the RMD, as applicable.

Withdrawals under this GMWB are assumed to be the total amount deducted from the Contract Value, including any withdrawal charges, asset allocation fees, and other charges or adjustments. Any withdrawals from Contract Value allocated to a Fixed Account Option may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. For more information, please see 'THE FIXED ACCOUNT' beginning on page10.Withdrawals in excess of free withdrawals may be subject to a withdrawal charge.

Withdrawals under this GMWB are considered the same as any other partial withdrawals for the purposes of calculating any other values under the Contract and any other add-on benefits (for example, the Contract's death benefit). All withdrawals count toward the total amount withdrawn in a Contract Year, including automatic withdrawals, RMDs for certain tax-qualified Contracts, withdrawals of asset allocation and advisory fees, and free withdrawals under the Contract. They are subject to the same restrictions and processing rules as described in the Contract. They are also treated the same for federal income tax purposes. For more information about tax-qualified and non-qualified Contracts, please see 'TAXES' beginning on page 70.

If the age of any Designated Life is incorrectly stated at the time of election of the GMWB, on the date the misstatement is discovered, the GWB and the GAWA will be recalculated based on the GAWA percentage applicable at the correct age. Any future GAWA percentage recalculation will be based on the correct age. If the age at election of the Designated Life falls outside the allowable age range, the GMWB will be null and void and all GMWB charges will be refunded.

Withdrawals made under section 72(t) or section 72(q) of the Code are not considered RMDs for purposes of preserving the guarantees under this GMWB. Such withdrawals that exceed the GAWA will have the same effect as any withdrawal or Excess Withdrawal as described above and, consistent with that description, may cause a significant negative impact to your benefit.

Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance Adjustment. If no withdrawals are taken from the Contract on or prior to the GWB Adjustment Date (as defined below), then you will receive a GWB adjustment. Tax-qualified plan Contract Owners should consider the impact of Required Minimum Distributions on this benefit since any withdrawal from the Contract will void the GWB adjustment.

The GWB Adjustment Date is the later of:

•The Contract Anniversary on or immediately following the Designated Life's 70th birthday, or

•The 12th Contract Anniversary following the effective date of this add-on benefit.

The GWB adjustment is determined as follows:

•On the effective date of this endorsement, the GWB adjustment is equal to a percentage of the GWB, subject to a maximum of $10 million. The GWB adjustment percentage varies depending on which Bonus option is elected. Current GWB adjustment percentages are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. For a list of historical GWB adjustment percentages, please see 'Appendix H (Historical GWB Adjustment Percentages).' For more information about available Bonus options, please see 'Bonus' below.

•With each subsequent Premium received after this GMWB is effective and prior to the first Contract Anniversary following this GMWB's effective date, the GWB adjustment is recalculated to equal the GWB adjustment prior to the Premium payment plus the applicable GWB adjustment percentage of the Premium payment, net of any applicable Premium taxes, subject to a maximum of $10 million. (See Example 3 in Appendix C under section 'III. LifeGuard Freedom Flex'.)

•With each subsequent Premium received on or after the first Contract Anniversary following this GMWB's effective date, the GWB adjustment is recalculated to equal the GWB adjustment prior to the Premium payment plus the amount of the Premium payment, net of any applicable Premium taxes, subject to a maximum of $10 million. (See Example 3 in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex'.)

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If no partial withdrawals are taken on or prior to the GWB Adjustment Date, the GWB will be re-set on that date to equal the greater of the current GWB or the GWB adjustment. No adjustments are made to the Bonus Base. Once the GWB is re-set, this GWB adjustment provision terminates. In addition, if a withdrawal is taken on or before the GWB Adjustment Date, this GWB adjustment provision terminates without value. (Please see example 11 in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex' for an illustration of this GWB adjustment provision.)

Premiums.
With each subsequent Premium payment on the Contract -
The GWB is recalculated, increasing by the amount of the Premium net of any applicable Premium taxes.

If the Premium payment is received after the first withdrawal, the GAWA is also recalculated, increasing by:

The GAWA percentage multiplied by the sum of i) the subsequent Premium payment net of any applicable Premium taxes; Or

The GAWA percentage multiplied by the increase in the GWB - if the maximum GWB is hit.

We require prior approval for a subsequent Premium payment that would result in your Contract having $1 million of Premiums in the aggregate. We also reserve the right to refuse subsequent Premium payments. The GWB can never be more than $10 million. See Example 3b in Appendix C under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex' to see how the GWB is recalculated when the $10 million maximum is hit.

Step-up. On each Contract Anniversary following the effective date of this GMWB, if the Contract Value is greater than the GWB, the GWB will be automatically re-set to the highest quarterly Contract Value, as described immediately below for the applicable Bonus Options ('Highest Quarterly Contract Value'). For more information about available Bonus options, please see 'Bonus' below.

The Highest Quarterly Contract Value is determined by reference to and use of the Contract Value on the highest of the four prior Contract Quarterly Anniversaries as follows:

The Highest Quarterly Contract Value is equal to the highest of the quarterly adjusted Contract Values from the four most recent Contract Quarterly Anniversaries, including the Contract Anniversary upon which the step-up is determined. The quarterly adjusted Contract Value is equal to the Contract Value on the Contract Quarterly Anniversary, plus any Premium paid subsequent to that Contract Quarterly Anniversary, net of any applicable Premium taxes, and adjusted for any partial withdrawals taken subsequent to that Contract Quarterly Anniversary.

Partial withdrawals will affect the quarterly adjusted Contract Value as follows:
When a withdrawal, plus all prior withdrawals in the current Contract Year, is less than or equal to the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable -
The quarterly adjusted Contract Value is equal to the greater of:

The quarterly adjusted Contract Value prior to the partial withdrawal, reduced by the partial withdrawal; Or

Zero.
When a withdrawal, plus all prior withdrawals in the current Contract Year, exceeds the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable -
The quarterly adjusted Contract Value is equal to the greater of:


The quarterly adjusted Contract Value prior to the partial withdrawal, first reduced dollar-for-dollar for any portion of the partial withdrawal not defined as an Excess Withdrawal (see above), then reduced in the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced by the Excess Withdrawal; Or


Zero.
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With a step-up -
The GWB equals the Contract Value, as determined based on the Highest Quarterly Contract Value. (subject to a $10 million maximum).

The GAWA percentage will not be recalculated upon step-ups following spousal continuation.

For all Contracts to which this GMWB is added, if the step-up occurs after the first withdrawal, the GAWA is recalculated, equaling the greater of:

The GAWA percentage (as adjusted by any increase that occurs pursuant to the same step-up) multiplied by the new GWB, Or

The GAWAprior to step-up.

PLEASE NOTE: Withdrawals from the Contract reduce the GWB and Contract Value.

The GWB can never be more than $10 million with a step-up. Upon step-up, the applicable GMWB charge will be reflected in your confirmation.

GMWB Charge Increase. On each fifth Contract Anniversary, the GMWB charge may be increased. You will be notified in advance of a GMWB Charge increase and may elect to opt out of the charge increase and any future charge increases by forfeiting the GWB bonus provision, automatic step-up provision, GWB adjustment, and any other increases to the GWB and GAWA. Such election must be received in Good Order prior to the Contract Anniversary. If you elect to opt out of charge increases, no future Premiums will be allowed and the GAWA% will be determined with no future recalculation. While electing to discontinue these provisions will prevent an increase in the charge, you will be foregoing possible increases in your GWB and/or GAWA so carefully consider this decision should we notify you of a charge increase. Such election is final, and you may not subsequently elect to reinstate these provisions once they have been discontinued. All requests will be effective on the Contract Anniversary following receipt of the request in Good Order. For more information, please see 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB Charge.'

Owner's Death. The Contract's death benefit is not affected by this GMWB so long as Contract Value is greater than zero and the Contract is still in the accumulation phase. Upon your death (or the death of any with joint Owner) while the Contract is still in force, this GMWB terminates without value, unless continued by the surviving spouse.

Also see the 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB' under 'Add-On Death Benefits', beginning on page 66, for the death benefit that differs from the Contract's death benefit and is available only at issue and in combination with the selection of the Bonus II option. At the time you purchased your Contract, different Bonus option requirements may have been in place for election of the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB. Please see 'Appendix I (Historical GMWB Bonus Percentages)' for more information.

Contract Value Is Zero. With this GMWB, in the event the Contract Value is zero, the Owner will receive annual payments of the GAWA until the death of the Designated Life (or the death of any joint Owner), so long as the For Life Guarantee is in effect and the Contract is still in the accumulation phase. If the For Life Guarantee is not in effect, the Owner will receive annual payments of the GAWA until the earlier of the death of the Designated Life (or the death of any joint Owner) or the date the GWB, if any, is depleted, so long as the Contract is still in the accumulation phase. The last payment will not exceed the remaining GWB at the time of payment. If the GAWA percentage has not yet been determined, it will be set at the GAWA percentage corresponding to the Designated Life's attained age at the time the Contract Value falls to zero and the GAWA will be equal to the GAWA percentage multiplied to the GWB.
After each payment when the Contract Value is zero -
The GWB is recalculated, equaling the greater of:

The GWB before the payment less the payment; Or

Zero.

The GAWA is unchanged. At the end of each Contract Year, if the GWB is less than the GAWA and the For Life Guarantee is not in effect, the GAWA is set equal to the GWB.

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Subject to the Company's approval, you may elect to receive payments more frequently than annually. If you die, all rights under your Contract cease. No subsequent Premium payments will be accepted. All add-on benefits terminate without value, and no death benefit is payable, including the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB.

Spousal Continuation. In the event of the Owner's death (or any Owner's death with joint Owners), the Beneficiary who is the Owner's spouse may elect to:

•Continue the Contract with this GMWB - so long as Contract Value is greater than zero, and the Contract is still in the accumulation phase. (The date the spousal Beneficiary's election to continue the Contract is in Good Order is called the Continuation Date.)

◦Upon the Owner's death, the For Life Guarantee is void.

◦The GWB is only payable while there is value to it (until depleted).

◦The GWB adjustment provision is void.

◦Step-ups will continue as permitted in accordance with the step-up rules above.

◦Contract Anniversaries will continue to be based on the Contract's Issue Date.

◦If the GAWA percentage has not yet been determined, the GAWA percentage will be based on the Designated Life's attained age on the continuation date (as if that person survived to that date). The GAWA percentage will not change on future step-ups.
◦The Latest Income Date is based on the age of the surviving spouse. Please refer to 'Annuitization' subsection below for information regarding the availability of the 'Specified Period Income of the GAWA' option if the GWB has been continued by a spousal Beneficiary upon the death of the original Owner.

•Continue the Contract without this GMWB (GMWB is terminated).

•Add this GMWB to the Contract on any Contract Anniversary after the Continuation Date, subject to the Beneficiary's eligibility - if the spousal Beneficiary terminated the GMWB in continuing the Contract.

For more information about spousal continuation of a Contract, please see 'Spousal Continuation Option' beginning on page 68.

Termination. This GMWB terminates subject to a prorated GMWB Charge assessed for the period since the last quarterly or monthly charge and all benefits cease on the earliest of:

•The Income Date;

•The date of total withdrawal of Contract Value ;

In taking a total withdrawal of your Contract Value, you will receive the Contract Value less any applicable charges and adjustments and not the GWB or the GAWA you would have received under this GMWB.

•The date of the Owner's death (or any Owner's death with joint Owners), unless the Beneficiary who is the Owner's spouse elects to continue the Contract with the GMWB;

•The Continuation Date if the spousal Beneficiary elects to continue the Contract without the GMWB; or

•The date all obligations for payment under this GMWB are satisfied after the Contract has terminated pursuant to the termination provisions of the Contract.

This GMWB may not otherwise be terminated independently from termination of the Contract.
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Annuitization.

Life Income of GAWA. On the Latest Income Date if the For Life Guarantee is in effect, the Owner may choose this income option instead of one of the other income options listed in the Contract. This income option provides payments in a fixed dollar amount for the lifetime of the Owner (or, with joint Owners, the lifetime of the joint Owner who dies first). The total annual amount payable will equal the GAWA in effect at the time of election of this option. This annualized amount will be paid in the frequency (no less frequently than annually) that the Owner selects. No further annuity payments are payable after the death of the Owner (or any Owner's death with joint Owners), and there is no provision for a death benefit payable to the Beneficiary. Therefore, it is possible for only one annuity payment to be made under this Income Option if the Owner dies before the due date of the second payment.

If the GAWA percentage has not yet been determined, the GAWA percentage will be based on the Designated Life's attained age at the time of election of this option. The GAWA percentage will not change after election of this option.

Specified Period Income of the GAWA. On the Latest Income Date if the For Life Guarantee is not in effect, the Owner may choose this income option instead of one of the other income options listed in the Contract. (This income option only applies if the GMWB has been continued by the spousal Beneficiary upon the death of the original Owner, in which case the spouse becomes the Owner of the Contract and the Latest Income Date is based on the age of the spouse.)

This income option provides payments in a fixed dollar amount for a specific number of years. The actual number of years that payments will be made is determined on the calculation date by dividing the GWB by the GAWA. Upon each payment, the GWB will be reduced by the payment amount, and no payments will be made in excess of the remaining GWB. The annual amount payable will equal the GAWA, except that the last payment may be a smaller amount equal to the then-remaining GWB. This annualized amount will be paid over the specific number of years in the frequency (no less frequently than annually) that the Owner selects. If the Owner should die before the payments have been completed, the remaining payments will be made to the Beneficiary, as scheduled.

The 'Specified Period Income of the GAWA' income option may not be available if the Contract is issued as a tax qualified Contract under Sections 401, 403, 408 or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code. For such Contracts, this income option will only be available if the guaranteed period is less than the life expectancy of the spouse at the time the option becomes effective.

See 'Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit General Considerations' and 'Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit Important Special Considerations' beginning on page 35 for additional things to consider before electing a GMWB; when electing to annuitize your Contract after having purchased a GMWB; or when the Latest Income Date is approaching and you are thinking about electing or have elected a GMWB.

Effect of GMWB on Tax Deferral. This GMWB may not be appropriate for Owners who have as a primary objective taking maximum advantage of the tax deferral that is available to them under an annuity contract to accumulate assets. Please consult your tax and financial professionals before adding this GMWB to a Contract.

Bonus. The primary purpose of the bonus is to act as an incentive for you to defer taking withdrawals. A bonus equal to a percentage of the Bonus Base (defined below) will be applied to the GWB at the end of each Contract Year within the Bonus Period (also defined below) if no withdrawals are taken during that Contract Year. The current Bonus percentage options are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. For a list of historical Bonus percentage options, please see 'Appendix I (Historical GMWB Bonus Percentages).' The percentage that actually applies under your GMWB is the one that is included as the bonus rate in the combination of Options that you elect. The bonus enables the GWB and GAWA to increase in a given Contract Year (even during a down market relative to your Contract Value allocated to the Investment Divisions). The increase, however, may not equal the amount that your Contract Value has declined. This description of the bonus feature is supplemented by the examples in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex', particularly example 10. The box below has more information about the bonus, including:

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•How the bonus is calculated;

•What happens to the Bonus Base (and bonus) with a withdrawal, Premium payment, and any step-up;

•For how long the bonus is available; and

•When and what happens when the bonus is applied to the GWB.
The bonus equals a percentage of the Bonus Base, determined by your Bonus option election. The Bonus Base may vary after this GMWB is added to the Contract, as described immediately below.
When this GMWB is added to the Contract, the Bonus Base equals the GWB.

With a withdrawal, if that withdrawal, and all prior withdrawals in the current Contract Year, exceeds the greater of the GAWA and the RMD, as applicable, then the Bonus Base is set to the lesser of the GWB after, and the Bonus Base before, the withdrawal. This recalculation may reduce the Bonus Base because the Excess Withdrawal may reduce the GWB by more than the dollar amount of the withdrawal. Otherwise, there is no adjustment to the Bonus Base with withdrawals.

All withdrawals count, including: automatic withdrawals; RMDs for certain tax-qualified Contracts; withdrawals of asset allocation and advisory fees; and free withdrawals under the Contract.
A withdrawal in a Contract Year during the Bonus Period (defined below) precludes a bonus for that Contract Year.
With a Premium payment, the Bonus Base increases by the amount of the Premium payment net of any applicable Premium taxes.

With any step-up(if the GWB increases upon step-up), the Bonus Base is set to the greater of the GWB after, and the Bonus Base before, the step-up.

The Bonus Base can never be more than $10 million.

The bonus is applied at the end of each Contract Year during the Bonus Period, if there have been no withdrawals during that Contract Year. Conversely, any withdrawal, including but not limited to automatic withdrawals and required minimum distributions, taken in a Contract Year during the Bonus Period causes the bonus not to be applied. Once a bonus is credited, it cannot be forfeited. However, as outlined above, certain withdrawals will reduce the Bonus Base.

When the bonus is applied:

The GWB is recalculated, increasing by a percentage of the Bonus Base, determined by your Bonus option election.
If the Bonus is applied after the first withdrawal (in a prior year), the GAWA is then recalculated, equaling the greater of the GAWA percentage multiplied by the new GWB or the GAWA before the bonus.

Applying the bonus to the GWB does not affect the Bonus Base or GWB adjustment.

The Bonus is only available during the Bonus Period. The Bonus Period begins on the effective date of this GMWB. In addition, the Bonus Period will re-start at the time the Bonus Base increases due to a step-up so long as the step-up occurs on or before the Contract Anniversary immediately following the Designated Life's 80th birthday. (See example below.)

The Bonus Period ends on the earlier of:

The tenth Contract Anniversary following (1) the effective date of the add-on benefit or (2) the most recent increase to the Bonus Base due to a step-up, if later; or
The date the Contract Value is zero.
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The Bonus Period re-starts if the Bonus Base increases due to a step-up. Because of this, it is possible for the Bonus Period to expire and then re-start on a later Contract Anniversary. To facilitate the re-start of the Bonus Period in these circumstances, the Bonus Base will continue to be calculated even after the Bonus Period expires. Such a restart, however, will not reinstate any bonus that would have been credited on a prior date that was not within a Bonus Period.
The purpose of the re-start provision is to extend the period of time over which the Owner is eligible to receive a bonus. For example, assume this GMWB is added to a Contract on December 1, 2021. At that time, the bonus period is scheduled to expire on December 1, 2031 (which is the tenth Contract Anniversary following the effective date of the add-on benefit). If a step-up increasing the Bonus Base occurs on the third Contract Anniversary following the effective date of the add-on benefit (December 1, 2024), and the Designated Life is younger than age 80, the Bonus Period will re-start and will be scheduled to expire on December 1, 2034. Further, assuming that the next Bonus Base increase due to a step-up does not occur until December 1, 2036 (which is two years after the Bonus Period in this example expired) and that the Designated Life is still younger than age 80 at that time, the Bonus Period would re-start on December 1, 2036, and would be scheduled to expire on December 1, 2046. (Please also see Examples 8 and 9 in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex' for more information regarding the re-start provision.)
Spousal continuation of a Contract with this GMWB does not affect the Bonus Period; Contract Anniversaries are based on the Contract's Issue Date.

LifeGuard Freedom Flex with Joint OptionGMWB.

The description of this GMWB is supplemented by the examples in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex', particularly example 3 for the varying benefit percentage, examples 6 and 7 for the step-ups, example 12 for the For Life guarantees and example 13 for the guaranteed withdrawal balance adjustment.

Except as otherwise discussed below, the election of this GMWB under a non-tax-qualified contract requires the joint Owners to be spouses (as defined under the Internal Revenue Code) and each joint Owner is considered to be a 'Covered Life.' In such cases, the Owners can be subsequently changed but the Covered Lives cannot be changed. Upon the death of either joint Owner, the surviving joint Owner will be treated as the primary Beneficiary and all other Beneficiaries will be treated as contingent Beneficiaries. The For Life Guarantee will not apply to these contingent Beneficiaries, as they are not Covered Lives.

This GMWB is available on a limited basis under non-qualified Contracts for certain kinds of legal entities, such as (i) custodial accounts where the spouses are the joint Annuitants and (ii) trusts where the spouses are the sole beneficial owners and joint Annuitants. In these cases, the spouses are the Covered Lives, and the For Life Guarantee is based on the Annuitant's life who dies last. The Owners can be subsequently changed but no changes of Annuitant are allowed.

Tax-qualified Contracts cannot be issued to joint Owners and require the Owner and Annuitant to be the same person. Under a tax-qualified Contract, the election of this GMWB requires the Owner and primary Beneficiary to be spouses (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code). The Owner and only the primary spousal Beneficiary named at the election of this GMWB under a tax-qualified Contract will also each be considered a Covered Life, and these Covered Lives cannot be subsequently changed.

In certain circumstances we may permit the elimination of a joint Owner Covered Life or primary spousal Beneficiary Covered life in the event of divorce. In such cases, new Covered Lives may not be named.

For tax-qualified Contracts, the primary spousal Beneficiary cannot be changed while both the Owner and primary spousal Beneficiary are living. If the Owner dies first, the primary spousal Beneficiary will become the Owner upon spousal continuation and he or she may name a Beneficiary; however, that Beneficiary is not considered a Covered Life. Likewise, if the primary spousal Beneficiary dies first, the Owner may name a new Beneficiary; however, that Beneficiary is also not considered a Covered Life and consequently the For Life Guarantee will not apply to the new Beneficiary.

This GMWB is also available on a limited basis under Qualified Custodial Account Contracts, pursuant to which the Annuitant and a Contingent Annuitant named at election of the GMWB must be spouses and will be the Covered Lives. The only changes in these arrangements that we permit are that (i) the custodial owner may be changed or (ii) the ownership of the Contract may be transferred to the Annuitant if, at the same time as that transfer, the Contingent Annuitant is designated as the primary (spousal) Beneficiary.

For both non-qualified and tax-qualified Contracts, this GMWB guarantees partial withdrawals during the Contract's accumulation phase (i.e., before the Income Date), subject to the following:

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•This guarantee lasts for the duration of the life of the last surviving Covered Life (the 'For Life Guarantee') if the For Life Guarantee is in effect.

The For Life Guarantee becomes effective on the Contract Anniversary on or immediately following the Designated Life attaining the age of 59½. For purposes of this GMWB, the Designated Life is the youngest Covered Life. If the Designated Life is 59½ years old or older on the add-on benefit's effective date, then the For Life Guarantee is effective when this GMWB is added to the Contract.

If the For Life Guarantee is in effect, it will be terminated if a withdrawal exceeds the permissible amounts and reduces the Contract Value to zero. (Please see the 'Contract Value is Zero' subsection below to understand what happens when the Contract Value is reduced to zero.) Otherwise, the For Life Guarantee remains effective until the date this GMWB is terminated or until the Continuation Date on which a spousal Beneficiary who is not a Covered Life continues this GMWB under spousal continuation. Please see the 'Termination' subsection below to understand under what conditions this GMWB and, accordingly, the For Life Guarantee can be terminated.

In addition, if the For Life Guarantee is not yet in effect, withdrawals that cause the Contract Value to reduce to zero void the For Life Guarantee and it will never become effective. See 'Contract Value is Zero' below for more information.

•If the For Life Guarantee is not in effect, the guarantee lasts until the earlier of (1) the death of the Owner or any joint Owner, (2) the death of the Annuitant on Qualified Custodial Account Contracts, or (3) the date the Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance (GWB) is depleted, without regard to Contract Value.

The GWB is the guaranteed amount available for future periodic withdrawals.

Upon the death of the Owner or joint Owner, a spousal Beneficiary who is not a Covered Life may continue this GMWB under spousal continuation. In that event, the GWB is payable until depleted. (Please see the 'Spousal Continuation' subsection below for more information.) If the Beneficiary is a non-spousal Beneficiary, the GWB is void and this add-on benefit is terminated; therefore, the death of the Owner or joint Owner may have a significant negative impact on the value of this GMWB and cause the add-on benefit to prematurely terminate.

Because of the For Life Guarantee, your withdrawals could amount to more than the GWB. But PLEASE NOTE: The guarantees of this GMWB are subject to the add-on benefit's terms, conditions, and limitations that are explained below.

Please consult the financial professional who is helping, or who helped, you purchase your Contract to be sure that this GMWB and the combination of Options you ultimately choose suit your needs and are consistent with your expectations.

This GMWB is available to Covered Lives 35 to 80 years old (proof of age is required and both Covered Livesmust be within the eligible age range). This GMWB may be added to a Contract on the Issue Date or on any Contract Anniversary, subject to availability; and cannot be canceled except by a spousal Beneficiary who is not a Covered Life, who, upon the Owner's death, may elect to continue the Contract without the GMWB. To continue Joint GMWB coverage upon the death of the Owner (or the death of either joint Owner of a non-qualified Contract), provided that the other Covered Life is still living, the Contract must be continued by election of spousal continuation. Upon continuation, the spouse becomes the Owner and obtains all rights as the Owner. If you are eligible to elect this GMWB after the Contract Issue Date on a Contract Anniversary (subject to availability), we must receive a request in Good Order within 30 calendar days prior to the Contract Anniversary.

This GMWB is not available on a Contract that already has a GMWB (only one GMWB per Contract).Availability of this GMWB may be subject to further limitation.

There is a limit on withdrawals each Contract Year to keep the guarantees of this GMWB in full effect - the greater of the Guaranteed Annual Withdrawal Amount (GAWA) and for certain tax-qualified Contracts, the required minimum distribution (RMD) under the Internal Revenue Code. Withdrawals exceeding the limit do not invalidate the For Life Guarantee, but cause the GWB and GAWA to be recalculated. Please see Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance ('GWB') and 'Withdrawals' below for more information about the GWB and GAWA.
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Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance ('GWB'). The GWB is established for the sole purpose of determining the minimum withdrawal benefit and is not used in calculating your Contract Value or other guaranteed benefits. The GWB depends on when this GMWB is added to the Contract, and the GAWA derives from the GWB for all combinations of Options.
When this GMWB is added
to the Contract on the Issue Date -
The GWB equals initial Premium net of any applicable Premium taxes.

The GAWA is determined based on the Designated Life's attained age at the time of first withdrawal and equals the GAWA percentage multiplied by the GWB prior to the partial withdrawal. See the GAWA percentage table below.
When this GMWB is added
to the Contract on any Contract Anniversary,
subject to availability -
The GWB equals Contract Value.


The GAWA is determined based on the Designated Life's attained age at the time of first withdrawal and equals the GAWA percentage multiplied by the GWB prior to the withdrawal. See the GAWA percentage table below.

The GWB can never be more than $10 million (including upon step-up, the application of a GWB adjustment or the application of any Bonus), and the GWB is reduced by each withdrawal.

PLEASE NOTE: Upon the Owner's death, the For Life Guarantee is void unless this GMWB is continued by a spousal Beneficiary who is a Covered Life. However, it is possible for this GMWB to be continued without the For Life Guarantee by a spousal Beneficiary who is not a Covered Life. Please see the 'Spousal Continuation' subsection below for more information.

Withdrawals. The GAWA percentage and the GAWA are determined at the time of the first withdrawal. The GAWA is equal to the GAWA percentage multiplied by the GWB prior to the partial withdrawal. The GAWA percentage varies according to age group and is determined based on the Designated Life's attained age at the time of the first withdrawal. (Elsewhere in this prospectus we refer to this varying GAWA percentage structure as the 'varying benefit percentage'.)

There are two different Income Stream Levels available, each of which provides different GAWA percentages with different associated charges. The applicable GAWA percentages are disclosed in GAWA% tables, listed from the table offering the highest GAWA percentages for each age group (Income Stream Max GAWA% Table) to the table offering the lowest GAWA percentages for each age group (Income Stream Value GAWA% Table). The current GAWA% Tables are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy of the current Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. We reserve the right to prospectively restrict the availability of the GAWA% tables. Therefore, not all GAWA% tables may be available at the time you are interested in electing this GMWB. Please contact your financial professional, or contact us at our Service Center, for information regarding the current availability of the GAWA% tables.

We reserve the right to prospectively change the GAWA percentages, including the age bands, on new GMWB add-on benefits. The current GAWA percentages are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy of the current Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. Please see 'Appendix G (Historical GAWA Percentages)' to view historical GAWA percentages. If we change the GAWA percentages described above, we will follow these procedures:

•When we issue your Contract we will deliver a copy of the prospectus that includes the notice of change of GAWA percentages in the form of a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement to you. You will have until the end of the Free Look period to cancel your Contract and this GMWB by returning the Contract to us pursuant to the provisions of the Free Look section (please see 'Free Look' on page 75).
•If you are an existing Owner and are eligible to elect this GMWB after the Issue Date, at the time we change the GAWA percentages we will send you the notice of change of GAWA percentages in the form of a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. If you later elect this GMWB, when we receive your election, we will send you the required add-on benefit endorsement with a duplicate notice of change of GAWA percentages. You will have 30 days after receiving the notice to cancel your election of this GMWB by returning the endorsement to us.

In each case, the actual GAWA percentages will be reflected in your Contract endorsement.

In connection with a change of GAWA percentages, as described above, we may continue to offer the existing GAWA percentages, in effect prior to the change, as an Optional GAWA% table at an increased charge. The increased charge for any
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combination of options under the Freedom Flex GMWB will not be greater than the maximum annual charges shown in the charge tables, which in no event exceed 3.00%. For the charges for each GMWB, please see the section for the applicable GMWB appearing under 'Contract Charges' beginning on page 20. Also, please see the 'Optional Endorsements' table under the 'FEES AND EXPENSES TABLES' beginning on page 8. The Optional GAWA% table will maintain the GAWA percentages for each age group that were available before the change as reflected in the above table. If we offer the Optional GAWA% table, the notice of change in the form of a prospectus supplement, that will be delivered to you, will describe both the change to the GAWA percentages, and the Optional GAWA% table and related charges. We reserve the right to prospectively change the GAWA percentages in the Optional GAWA% table, including the age bands, on new GMWB add-on benefits subject to the notices and procedures described above.

Withdrawals cause the GWB to be recalculated. Withdrawals will also cause the GAWA to be recalculated if the withdrawal, plus all prior withdrawals in the current Contract Year, exceeds the GAWA, or for certain tax-qualified Contracts only, the RMD (if greater than the GAWA). In such case, the recalculation of the GAWA will occur whether or not the For Life Guarantee is in effect. If the GWB is less than the GAWA at the end of any Contract Year and the For Life Guarantee is not in effect, the GAWA will be set equal to the GWB. This may occur, when over time, payment of the guaranteed withdrawals is nearly complete, the For Life Guarantee is not in effect and the GWB has been depleted to a level below the GAWA. The tables below clarify what happens in each instance. (RMD denotes the required minimum distribution under the Internal Revenue Code for certain tax-qualified Contracts only. There is no RMD for non-qualified Contracts.) In addition, if the For Life Guarantee is not yet in effect, withdrawals that cause the Contract Value to reduce to zero void the For Life Guarantee and it will never become effective. See 'Contract Value is Zero' below for more information.

For certain tax-qualified Contracts, this GMWB allows withdrawals greater than GAWA to meet the Contract's RMD without compromising the add-on benefit's guarantees. Examples 4, 5 and 7 in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex' supplement this description. Because the intervals for the GAWA and RMDs are different, namely Contract Years versus calendar years, and because RMDs are subject to other conditions and limitations, if your Contract is a tax-qualified Contract, please see 'RMD NOTES' under 'Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit Important Special Considerations' on page 36, for more information.
When a withdrawal, plus all prior withdrawals in the current Contract Year, is less than or equal to the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable -
The GWB is recalculated, equaling the greater of:

The GWB before the withdrawal less the withdrawal; Or

Zero.

The GAWA is unchanged.

The GAWA is not reduced if all withdrawals during any one Contract Year do not exceed the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable. The GAWA will be reduced at the end of a Contract Year to equal the GWB if the For Life Guarantee is not in effect and the GWB is nearly depleted, resulting in a GWB that is less than the GAWA. You may withdraw the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable, all at once or throughout the Contract Year. Withdrawing less than the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable, in a Contract Year does not entitle you to withdraw more than the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable, in the next Contract Year. The amount you may withdraw each Contract Year and not cause the GWB and GAWA to be recalculated does not accumulate.

Withdrawing more than the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable, in a Contract Year causes the GWB and GAWA to be recalculated (see below and Example 5 in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex'). In recalculating the GWB, the GWB could be reduced by more than the withdrawal amount. The GAWA will also be reduced. Therefore, please note that withdrawing more than the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable, in a Contract Year may have a significantly negative impact on the value of this benefit.
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When a withdrawal, plus all prior withdrawals in the current Contract Year, exceeds the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable -
The GWB is recalculated, equaling the greater of:

The GWB prior to the partial withdrawal, first reduced dollar-for-dollar for any portion of the partial withdrawal not defined as an Excess Withdrawal (see below), then reduced in the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced by the Excess Withdrawal; Or

Zero.

The GAWA is recalculated as follows:

The GAWA prior to the partial withdrawal is reduced in the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced by the Excess Withdrawal.

The Excess Withdrawal is defined to be the lesser of:

•The total amount of the current partial withdrawal, or

•The amount by which the cumulative partial withdrawals for the current Contract Year exceeds the greater of the GAWA or the RMD, as applicable.

Withdrawals under this GMWB are assumed to be the total amount deducted from the Contract Value, including any withdrawal charges, asset allocation fees, and other charges or adjustments. Any withdrawals from Contract Value allocated to a Fixed Account Option may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. For more information, please see 'THE FIXED ACCOUNT' beginning on page 10. Withdrawals in excess of free withdrawals may be subject to a withdrawal charge.

Withdrawals under this GMWB are considered the same as any other partial withdrawals for the purposes of calculating any other values under the Contract and any other add-on benefits (for example, the Contract's death benefit). All withdrawals count toward the total amount withdrawn in a Contract Year, including automatic withdrawals, RMDs for certain tax-qualified Contracts, withdrawals of asset allocation and advisory fees, and free withdrawals under the Contract. They are subject to the same restrictions and processing rules as described in the Contract. They are also treated the same for federal income tax purposes. For more information about tax-qualified and non-qualified Contracts, please see 'TAXES' beginning on page 70.

If the age of any Covered Life is incorrectly stated at the time of election of the GMWB, on the date the misstatement is discovered, the GWB and the GAWA will be recalculated based on the GAWA percentage applicable at the correct age. Any future GAWA percentage recalculation will be based on the correct age. If the age at election of either Covered Life falls outside the allowable age range, the GMWB will be null and void and all GMWB charges will be refunded.

Withdrawals made under section 72(t) or section 72(q) of the Code are not considered RMDs for purposes of preserving the guarantees under this GMWB. Such withdrawals that exceed the GAWA will have the same effect as any withdrawal or Excess Withdrawal as described above and, consistent with that description, may cause a significant negative impact to your benefit.

Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance Adjustment. If no withdrawals are taken from the Contract on or prior to the GWB Adjustment Date (as defined below), then you will receive a GWB adjustment. Tax-qualified plan Contract Owners should consider the impact of Required Minimum Distributions on this benefit since any withdrawal from the Contract will void the GWB adjustment.

The GWB Adjustment Date is the later of:

•The Contract Anniversary on or immediately following the Designated Life's 70th birthday, or

•The 12th Contract Anniversary following the effective date of this add-on benefit.

The GWB adjustment is determined as follows:

•On the effective date of this endorsement, the GWB adjustment is equal to a percentage of the GWB, subject to a maximum of $10 million. The GWB adjustment percentage varies depending on which Bonus option is elected. Current GWB adjustment percentages are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus
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Supplement. To obtain a copy, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. For a list of historical GWB adjustment percentages, please see 'Appendix H (Historical GWB Adjustment Percentages).' For more information about the available Bonus options, please see 'Bonus' below.

•With each subsequent Premium received after this GMWB is effective and prior to the first Contract Anniversary following this GMWB's effective date, the GWB adjustment is recalculated to equal the GWB adjustment prior to the Premium payment plus the applicable GWB adjustment percentage of the Premium payment, net of any applicable Premium taxes, subject to a maximum of $10 million. (See Example 3 in Appendix D under section 'III. LifeGuard Freedom Flex'.)

•With each subsequent Premium received on or after the first Contract Anniversary following this GMWB's effective date, the GWB adjustment is recalculated to equal the GWB adjustment prior to the Premium payment plus the amount of the Premium payment, net of any applicable Premium taxes, subject to a maximum of $10,000,000. (See Example 3 in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex'.)

If no partial withdrawals are taken on or prior to the GWB Adjustment Date, the GWB will be re-set on that date to equal the greater of the current GWB or the GWB adjustment. No adjustments are made to the Bonus Base. Once the GWB is re-set, this GWB adjustment provision terminates. In addition, if a withdrawal is taken on or before the GWB Adjustment Date, this GWB adjustment provision terminates without value. (Please see example 11 in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex' for an illustration of this GWB adjustment provision.)

Premiums.
With each subsequent Premium payment on the Contract -
The GWB is recalculated, increasing by the amount of the Premium net of any applicable Premium taxes.

If the Premium payment is received after the first withdrawal, the GAWA is also recalculated, increasing by:

The GAWA percentage multiplied by the sum of i) the subsequent Premium payment net of any applicable Premium taxes; Or

The GAWA percentage multiplied by the increase in the GWB - if the maximum GWB is hit.

We require prior approval for a subsequent Premium payment that would result in your Contract having $1 million of Premiums in the aggregate. We also reserve the right to refuse subsequent Premium payments. The GWB can never be more than $10 million. See Example 3b in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex' to see how the GWB is recalculated when the $10 million maximum is hit.

Step-up. On each Contract Anniversary following the effective date of this GMWB, if the Contract Value is greater than the GWB, the GWB will be automatically re-set to the highest quarterly Contract Value, as described immediately below for the applicable Bonus Options ('Highest Quarterly Contract Value'). (See Examples 6 and 7 in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex'.) For more information about available Bonus options, please see 'Bonus' below.

The Highest Quarterly Contract Value is determined by reference to and use of the Contract Value on the highest of the four prior Contract Quarterly Anniversaries as follows:

The Highest Quarterly Contract Value is equal to the highest of the quarterly adjusted Contract Values from the four most recent Contract Quarterly Anniversaries, including the Contract Anniversary upon which the step-up is determined. The quarterly adjusted Contract Value is equal to the Contract Value on the Contract Quarterly Anniversary, plus any Premium paid subsequent to that Contract Quarterly Anniversary, net of any applicable Premium taxes, and adjusted for any partial withdrawals taken subsequent to that Contract Quarterly Anniversary.

Partial withdrawals will affect the quarterly adjusted Contract Value as follows:
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When a withdrawal, plus all prior withdrawals in the current Contract Year, is less than or equal to the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable -
The quarterly adjusted Contract Value is equal to the greater of:

The quarterly adjusted Contract Value prior to the partial withdrawal, reduced by the partial withdrawal; or

Zero.
When a withdrawal, plus all prior withdrawals in the current Contract Year, exceeds the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable -
The quarterly adjusted Contract Value is equal to the greater of:


The quarterly adjusted Contract Value prior to the partial withdrawal, first reduced dollar-for-dollar for any portion of the partial withdrawal not defined as an Excess Withdrawal (see above), then reduced in the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced by the Excess Withdrawal; or


Zero.
With a step-up -
The GWB equals the Contract Value, as determined based on the Highest Quarterly Contract Value, subject to a $10 million maximum.


The GAWA percentage will not be recalculated upon step-ups following spousal continuation if the spouse electing spousal continuation is not a Covered Life.
For all Contracts to which this GMWB is added, if the step-up occurs after the first withdrawal, the GAWA is recalculated, equaling the greater of:


The GAWA percentage (as adjusted by any increase that occurs pursuant to the same step-up) multiplied by the new GWB, or


The GAWAprior to step-up.

PLEASE NOTE: Withdrawals from the Contract reduce the GWB and Contract Value.

The GWB can never be more than $10 million with a step-up. Upon step-up, the applicable GMWB charge will be reflected in your confirmation.

GMWB Charge Increase. On each fifth Contract Anniversary, the GMWB charge may be increased. You will be notified in advance of a GMWB Charge increase and may elect to opt out of the charge increase and any future charge increases by forfeiting the GWB bonus provision, automatic step-up provision, GWB adjustment, and any other increases to the GWB and GAWA. Such election must be received in Good Order prior to the Contract Anniversary. If you elect to opt out of charge increases, no future Premiums will be allowed and the GAWA% will be determined with no future recalculation. While electing to discontinue these provisions will prevent an increase in charge, you will be foregoing possible increases in your GWB and/or GAWA so carefully consider this decision should we notify you of a charge increase. Such election is final, and you may not subsequently elect to reinstate these provisions once they have been discontinued. All requests will be effective on the Contract Anniversary following receipt of the request in Good Order. For more information, please see LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB Charge'.

Owner's Death. The Contract's death benefit is not affected by this GMWB so long as Contract Value is greater than zero and the Contract is still in the accumulation phase. Upon the death of the sole Owner of a qualified Contract or the death of either joint Owner of a non-qualified Contract while the Contract is still in force, this GMWB terminates without value, unless continued by the surviving spouse. Please see the information beginning on page 48 regarding the required ownership and beneficiary structure under both qualified and non-qualified Contracts when selecting this GMWB.

Contract Value Is Zero. With this GMWB, in the event the Contract Value is zero, the Owner will receive annual payments of the GAWA until the death of the last surviving Covered Life, so long as the For Life Guarantee is in effect and the Contract is still in the
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accumulation phase. If the For Life Guarantee is not in effect, the Owner will receive annual payments of the GAWA until the earlier of the death of the Owner (or the death of any joint Owner) or the date the GWB, if any, is depleted, so long as the Contract is still in the accumulation phase. The last payment will not exceed the remaining GWB at the time of payment. If the GAWA percentage has not yet been determined, it will be set at the GAWA percentage corresponding to the Designated Life's attained age at the time the Contract Value falls to zero and the GAWA will be equal to the GAWA percentage multiplied to the GWB.
After each payment when the Contract Value is zero -
The GWB is recalculated, equaling the greater of:

The GWB before the payment less the payment; or

Zero.

The GAWA is unchanged. At the end of each Contract Year, if the GWB is less than the GAWA and the For Life Guarantee is not in effect, the GAWA is set equal to the GWB.

Subject to the Company's approval, you may elect to receive payments more frequently than annually. Upon death of the last surviving Covered Life, all rights under the Contract cease. No subsequent Premium payments will be accepted. All add-on benefits terminate without value and no death benefit is payable.

Spousal Continuation. In the event of the Owner's (or either joint Owner's) death, the surviving spousal Beneficiary may elect to:

•Continue the Contract with this GMWB - so long as Contract Value is greater than zero, and the Contract is still in the accumulation phase. (The date the spousal Beneficiary's election to continue the Contract is in Good Order is called the Continuation Date.)
◦If the surviving spouse is a Covered Life, then the For Life Guarantee remains effective on and after the Continuation Date.

If the surviving spouse is not a Covered Life, the For Life Guarantee is null and void. However, the surviving spouse will be entitled to make withdrawals until the GWB is exhausted.

◦For a surviving spouse who is a Covered Life, continuing the Contract with this GMWB is necessary to be able to fully realize the benefit of the For Life Guarantee. The For Life Guarantee is not a separate guarantee and only applies if the related GMWB has not terminated.

◦If the surviving spouse is a Covered Life and a GWB adjustment provision is in force on the Continuation Date then the provision will continue to apply in accordance with the applicable GWB adjustment provision rules above. The GWB Adjustment Date will continue to be based on the original effective date of the add-on benefit or the Designated Life's attained age, as applicable.

If the surviving spouse is not a Covered Life, any GWB adjustment is null and void.

◦Step-ups will continue as permitted in accordance with the step-up rules above.

New GAWA percentages will continue to be determined in accordance with the step-up rules above if the continuing spouse is a Covered Life. No such new GAWA percentages will be determined subsequent to continuation by a spouse who is not a Covered Life.

◦Contract Anniversaries will continue to be based on the Contract's Issue Date.

◦If the surviving spouse is a Covered Life, the GAWA percentage will continue to be calculated and/or recalculated based on the Designated Life's attained age.

◦If the surviving spouse is not a Covered Life and if the GAWA percentage has not yet been determined, the GAWA percentage will be based on the Designated Life's attained age on the Continuation Date (as if that person survived to that date).
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◦The Latest Income Date is based on the age of the surviving spouse. Please refer to 'Annuitization' subsection below for information regarding the additional Income Options available on the Latest Income Date.

◦A new joint Owner may not be added in a non-qualified Contract if a surviving spouse continues the Contract.

•Continue the Contract without this GMWB (GMWB is terminated) if the surviving spouse is not a Covered Life. Thereafter, no GMWB charge will be assessed. If the surviving spouse is a Covered Life, the Contract cannot be continued without this GMWB.

•Add this GMWB to the Contract on any Contract Anniversary after the Continuation Date, subject to the Beneficiary's eligibility - if the spousal Beneficiary terminated the GMWB in continuing the Contract.

For more information about spousal continuation of a Contract, please see 'Spousal Continuation Option' beginning on page 68.

Termination. This GMWB terminates, subject to a prorated GMWB Charge assessed for the period since the last quarterly or monthly charge, and all benefits cease on the earliest of:
•The Income Date;

•The date of total withdrawal of Contract Value;

In taking a total withdrawal of your Contract Value, you will receive the Contract Value less any applicable charges and adjustments and not the GWB or the GAWA you would have received under this GMWB.

•The date of death of the Owner (or any joint Owner), unless the Beneficiary who is the Owner's spouse elects to continue the Contract with the GMWB (continuing the Contract with this GMWB is necessary to be able to fully realize the benefit of the For Life Guarantee if the surviving spouse is a Covered Life);

•The Continuation Date on a Contract if the spousal Beneficiary, who is not a Covered Life, elects to continue the Contract without the GMWB; or

•The date all obligations for payment under this GMWB are satisfied after the Contract has terminated pursuant to the termination provisions of the Contract.

This GMWB may not otherwise be terminated independently from termination of the Contract.
Annuitization.

Joint Life Income of GAWA. On the Latest Income Date if the For Life Guarantee is in effect, the Owner may choose this income option instead of one of the other income options listed in the Contract. This income option provides payments in a fixed dollar amount for the lifetime of last surviving Covered Life. The total annual amount payable will equal the GAWA in effect at the time of election of this option. This annualized amount will be paid in the frequency (no less frequently than annually) that the Owner selects. No further annuity payments are payable after the death of the last surviving Covered Life, and there is no provision for a death benefit payable to the Beneficiary. Therefore, it is possible for only one annuity payment to be made under this Income Option if both Covered Lives die before the due date of the second payment.

If the GAWA percentage has not yet been determined, the GAWA percentage will be based on the Designated Life's attained age at the time of election of this option. The GAWA percentage will not change after election of this option.

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Specified Period Income of the GAWA. On the Latest Income Date if the For Life Guarantee is not in effect, the Owner may choose this income option instead of one of the other income options listed in the Contract. (This income option only applies if the GMWB has been continued by the spousal Beneficiary and the spousal Beneficiary is not a Covered Life in which case the spouse becomes the Owner of the Contract and the Latest Income Date is based on the age of the spouse.)

This income option provides payments in a fixed dollar amount for a specific number of years. The actual number of years that payments will be made is determined on the calculation date by dividing the GWB by the GAWA. Upon each payment, the GWB will be reduced by the payment amount, and no payments will be made in excess of the remaining GWB. The annual amount payable will equal the GAWA, except that the last payment may be a smaller amount equal to the then-remaining GWB. This annualized amount will be paid over the specific number of years in the frequency (no less frequently than annually) that the Owner selects. If the Owner should die before the payments have been completed, the remaining payments will be made to the Beneficiary, as scheduled.

The 'Specified Period Income of the GAWA' income option may not be available if the Contract is issued as a tax-qualified Contract under Sections 401, 403, 408 or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code. For such Contracts, this income option will only be available if the guaranteed period is less than the life expectancy of the spouse at the time the option becomes effective.

See 'Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit General Considerations' and 'Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit Important Special Considerations' beginning on page 35 for additional things to consider before electing a GMWB; when electing to annuitize your Contract after having purchased a GMWB; or when the Latest Income Date is approaching and you are thinking about electing or have elected a GMWB.

Effect of GMWB on Tax Deferral. This GMWB may not be appropriate for Owners who have as a primary objective taking maximum advantage of the tax deferral that is available to them under an annuity contract to accumulate assets. Please consult your tax and financial professionals before adding this GMWB to a Contract.

Bonus. The primary purpose of the bonus is to act as an incentive for you to defer taking withdrawals. A bonus equal to a percentage of the Bonus Base (defined below) will be applied to the GWB at the end of each Contract Year within the Bonus Period (also defined below) if no withdrawals are taken during that Contract Year. The current Bonus percentage options are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. For a list of historical Bonus percentage options, please see 'Appendix I (Historical GMWB Bonus Percentages).' The percentage that actually applies under your GMWB is the one that is included as the bonus rate in the combination of Options that you elect. The bonus enables the GWB and GAWA to increase in a given Contract Year (even during a down market relative to your Contract Value allocated to the Investment Divisions). The increase, however, may not equal the amount that your Contract Value has declined. This description of the bonus feature is supplemented by the examples in Appendix C under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex', particularly example 10. The box below has more information about the bonus, including:

•How the bonus is calculated;

•What happens to the Bonus Base (and bonus) with a withdrawal, Premium payment, and any step-up;

•For how long the bonus is available; and

•When and what happens when the bonus is applied to the GWB.
The bonus equals a percentage of the Bonus Base, determined by your Bonus option election. The Bonus Base may vary after this GMWB is added to the Contract, as described immediately below.
When this GMWB is added to the Contract, the Bonus Base equals the GWB.

With a withdrawal, if that withdrawal, and all prior withdrawals in the current Contract Year, exceeds the greater of the GAWA and the RMD, as applicable, then the Bonus Base is set to the lesser of the GWB after, and the Bonus Base before, the withdrawal. This recalculation may reduce the Bonus Base because the Excess Withdrawal may reduce the GWB by more than the dollar amount of the withdrawal. Otherwise, there is no adjustment to the Bonus Base with withdrawals.

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All withdrawals count, including: automatic withdrawals; RMDs for certain tax-qualified Contracts; withdrawals of asset allocation and advisory fees; and free withdrawals under the Contract.
A withdrawal in a Contract Year during the Bonus Period (defined below) precludes a bonus for that Contract Year.
With a Premium payment, the Bonus Base increases by the amount of the Premium payment net of any applicable Premium taxes.

With any step-up(if the GWB increases upon step-up), the Bonus Base is set to the greater of the GWB after, and the Bonus Base before, the step-up.

The Bonus Base can never be more than $10 million.

The bonus is applied at the end of each Contract Year during the Bonus Period, if there have been no withdrawals during that Contract Year. Conversely, any withdrawal, including but not limited to automatic withdrawals and required minimum distributions, taken in a Contract Year during the Bonus Period causes the bonus not to be applied. Once a bonus is credited, it cannot be forfeited. However, as outlined above, certain withdrawals will reduce the Bonus Base.

When the bonus is applied:

The GWB is recalculated, increasing by a percentage of the Bonus Base, determined by your Bonus option election.
If the Bonus is applied after the first withdrawal (in a prior year), the GAWA is then recalculated, equaling the greater of the GAWA percentage multiplied by the new GWB or the GAWA before the bonus.
Applying the bonus to the GWB does not affect the Bonus Base or GWB adjustment.
The Bonus is only available during the Bonus Period. The Bonus Period begins on the effective date of this GMWB. In addition, the Bonus Period will re-start at the time the Bonus Base increases due to a step-up so long as the step-up occurs on or before the Contract Anniversary immediately following the Designated Life's 80th birthday. (See example below.)

The Bonus Period ends on the earlier of:

The tenth Contract Anniversary following (1) the effective date of the add-on benefit or (2) the most recent increase to the Bonus Base due to a step-up, if later; or
The date the Contract Value is zero.
The Bonus Period re-starts if the Bonus Base increases due to a step-up. Because of this it is possible for the Bonus Period to expire and then re-start on a later Contract Anniversary. To facilitate the re-start of the Bonus Period in these circumstances, the Bonus Base will continue to be calculated even after the Bonus Period expires. Such a restart, however, will not reinstate any bonus that would have been credited on a prior date that was not within a Bonus Period.
The purpose of the re-start provision is to extend the period of time over which the Owner is eligible to receive a bonus. For example, assume this GMWB was added to a Contract on December 1, 2021. At that time, the bonus period is scheduled to expire on December 1, 2031 (which is the tenth Contract Anniversary following the effective date of the add-on benefit). If a step-up increasing the Bonus Base occurs on the third Contract Anniversary following the effective date of the add-on benefit (December 1, 2024), and the Designated Life is younger than age 80, the Bonus Period will re-start and will be scheduled to expire on December 1, 2034. Further, assuming that the next Bonus Base increase due to a step-up does not occur until December 1, 2036 (which is two years after the Bonus Period in this example expired) and that the Designated Life is still younger than age 80 at that time, the Bonus Period would re-start on December 1, 2036, and would be scheduled to expire on December 1, 2046. (Please also see Examples 6 and 7 in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex' for more information regarding the re-start provision.)
Spousal continuation of a Contract with this GMWB does not affect the Bonus Period; Contract Anniversaries are based on the Contract's Issue Date.

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Automatic Withdrawal Program.You can arrange to have money automatically sent to you periodically while your Contract is still in the accumulation phase. You may withdraw a specified dollar amount (of at least $50 per withdrawal), a specified percentage or earnings. Your withdrawals may be on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. If you have arranged for automatic withdrawals, schedule any planned step-up under a GMWB to occur prior to the withdrawal. Example 7 in Appendix D under section 'I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex' illustrates the consequences of a withdrawal preceding a step-up. There is no charge for the Automatic Withdrawal Program; however, you will have to pay taxes on the money you receive. You may also be subject to a withdrawal charge and a Market Value Adjustment.

Suspension of Withdrawals or Transfers.We may be required to suspend or delay withdrawals or transfers to or from an Investment Division when:

•the New York Stock Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings);

•under applicable SEC rules, trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted;

•under applicable SEC rules, an emergency exists so that it is not reasonably practicable to dispose of securities in an Investment Division or determine the value of its assets; or

•the SEC, by order, may permit for the protection of Contract Owners.

We have reserved the right to defer payment for a withdrawal or transfer from the Fixed Account for up to six months or the period permitted by law.

INCOME PAYMENTS (THE INCOME PHASE)

The income phase of your Contract occurs when you begin receiving regular income payments from us. The IncomeDate is the day those payments begin. Once income payments begin, the Contract cannot be returned to the accumulation phase, and you will no longer be able to make withdrawals of Contract Value. You can choose the Income Date and an income option. All of the Contract Value must be annuitized. The income options are described below.

If you do not choose an income option, we will assume that you selected option 3, which provides a life annuity with 120 months of guaranteed payments.

You can change the Income Date or income option at least seven days before the Income Date, but changes to the Income Date may only be to a later date. You must give us written notice at least seven days before the scheduled Income Date. Income payments must begin by the Contract Anniversary on which you will be 95 years old, or such earlier date as required by an applicable qualified plan, law or regulation.

Under a traditional Individual Retirement Annuity, required minimum distributions must begin in the calendar year in which you attain age 72 (70½ if you reached age 70½ before January 1, 2020) (or such other age as required by law). Distributions under qualified plans and Tax-Sheltered Annuities must begin by the later of the calendar year in which you attain age 72 (70½ if you reached age 70½ before January 1, 2020) or the calendar year in which you retire. You do not necessarily have to annuitize your Contract to meet the minimum distribution requirements for Individual Retirement Annuities, qualified plans, and Tax-Sheltered Annuities. Distributions from Roth IRAs are not required prior to your death.

At the Income Date, you can choose to receive fixed payments or variable payments based on the Investment Divisions. If you do not choose how to receive your income payments, your income payments will be based on the variable and fixed options that were in place on the Income Date.

You can choose to have income payments made monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. Or you can choose a single lump-sum payment. The frequency of payments you select will have an impact on the amount of each income payment. For example, an election to receive monthly payments will result in lower payment amounts than an election to receive annual payments. Similarly, an election to receive payments over a longer designated period will result in lower payment amounts than an election to receive payments over a shorter designated period. For income payment options involving life income, the actual age of the Annuitant(s) will affect the amount of each payment. Since payments based on older Annuitants are expected to be fewer in number, the amount of each income payment should be greater than payments based on younger Annuitants. If you have less than $2,000 to apply toward an income option and state law permits, we may provide your payment in a single lump sum, part of which may be taxable as Federal Income. Likewise, if your first income payment would be less than $20 and state law permits, we may set the frequency of payments so that the first payment would be at least $20.
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Fixed Income Payments. If you choose to receive fixed payments, the amount of each income payment will be determined by applying the portion of your Contract Value allocated to fixed payments, less any applicable Premium taxes and charges, to the rates in the annuity tables contained in the Contract applicable to the income option chosen. If the current annuity rates provided by us on contracts of this type would be more favorable to you, the current rates will be used.

Variable Income Payments.If you choose to have any portion of your income payments based upon one or more Investment Divisions, the dollar amount of your initial annuity payment will depend primarily upon the following:

•the amount of your Contract Value you allocate to the Investment Division(s) on the Income Date;

•the amount of any applicable Premium taxes, withdrawal charges and any Market Value Adjustment deducted from your Contract Value on the Income Date;

•which income option you select; and

•the investment factors listed in your Contract that translate the amount of your Contract Value (as adjusted for applicable charges, frequency of payment and commencement date) into initial payment amounts that are measured by the number of Annuity Units of the Investment Division(s) you select credited to your Contract.

The investment factors in your Contract are calculated based upon a variety of factors, including an assumed investment rate of 1.0% and, if you select an income option with a life contingency, the age and gender of the Annuitant. State variations may apply.

If the actual net investment rate experienced by an Investment Division exceeds the assumed investment rate, variable annuity payments will increase over time. Conversely, if the actual net investment rate is less than the assumed investment rate, variable annuity payments will decrease over time. If the actual net investment rate equals the assumed investment rate, the variable annuity payments will remain constant.

We calculate the dollar amount of subsequent income payments that you receive based upon the performance of the Investment Divisions you select. If that performance (measured by changes in the value of Annuity Units) exceeds the assumed net investment rate, then your income payments will increase; if that performance is less than the assumed net investment rate, then your income payments will decrease. Neither expenses actually incurred (other than taxes on investment return), nor mortality actually experienced, will adversely affect the dollar amount of subsequent income payments.

Income Options.The Annuitant is the person whose life we look to when we make income payments (each description assumes that you are the Owner and Annuitant). The following income options may not be available in all states. Each income option is available as fixed payments or variable payments.

Option 1 - Life Income. This income option provides monthly payments for your life. No further payments are payable after your death. Thus, it is possible for you to receive only one payment if you died prior to the date the second payment was due. If you die after the Income Date but before the first monthly payment, the amount allocated to the income option will be paid to your Beneficiary.

Option 2 - Joint and Survivor. This income option provides monthly payments for your life and for the life of another person (usually your spouse) selected by you. Upon the death of either person, the monthly payments will continue during the lifetime of the survivor. No further payments are payable after the death of the survivor. If you and the person who is the joint life both die after the Income Date but before the first monthly payment, the amount allocated to the income option will be paid to your Beneficiary.

Option 3 - Life Annuity With at Least 120 or 240 Monthly Payments. This income option provides monthly payments for the Annuitant's life, but with payments continuing to the Beneficiary for the remainder of 10 or 20 years (as you select) if the Annuitant dies before the end of the selected period. If the Beneficiary does not want to receive the remaining guaranteed payments, a single lump sum may be requested, which will be equal to the present value of the remaining guaranteed payments (as of the date of calculation) discounted at an interest rate that will be no more than 1% higher than the rate used to calculate the initial payment. The calculation of the lump-sum payment results in a Commutation Fee, which is further discussed on page 22.

Option 4 - Income for a Specified Period. This income option provides monthly payments for any number of years from 5 to 30. If the Beneficiary does not want to receive the remaining guaranteed payments, a single lump sum may be requested, which will be equal
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to the present value of the remaining guaranteed payments (as of the date of calculation) discounted at an interest rate that will be no more than 1% higher than the rate used to calculate the initial payment. The calculation of the lump-sum payment results in a Commutation Fee, which is further discussed on page 22.

Additional Options - We may make other income options available.

No withdrawals are permitted during the income phase under an income option that is life contingent.

DEATH BENEFIT

The Contract has a basic death benefit, which is payable during the accumulation phase. Instead you may choose the Contract Value Death Benefit option, which results in a reduction of the Core Contract Charge, or select an add-on death benefit for an additional charge. For more information about the availability of an add-on death benefit, please see the application, check with the financial professional helping you to purchase the Contract or contact us at our Service Center. Our contact information is on the first page of this prospectus. The add-on death benefits are only available at the time you apply for a Contract, and are not available if you select the Contract Value Death Benefit option. In addition, once an add-on death benefit is chosen, it cannot be canceled. All add-on death benefits (except LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB) will terminate upon the death of the Owner. For more information about how your spousal beneficiary may elect to continue LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB upon your death, please see 'Spousal Continuation Option' on page 68.

The effects of any GMWB on the amount payable to your beneficiaries upon your death should be considered in selecting the death benefits in combination with a GMWB. Except as provided in certain of the GMWB add-on benefits, no death benefit will be paid upon your death in the event the Contract Value falls to zero.

The death benefit is due following our receipt of all required documentation in Good Order. Required documentation includes proof of death, a claim form, and any other documentation we reasonably require. If we have received proof of death and any other required documentation, we will calculate the share of the death benefit due to a Beneficiary of record using Contract values established at the close of business on the date we receive from that Beneficiary a claim form with a payment option elected. If we have not received proof of death or any other required documentation, we will calculate the share of the death benefit due to a Beneficiary of record using Contract values established at the close of business on the date we receive any remaining required documentation. As a result, market fluctuation may cause the calculation of a Beneficiary's death benefit share to differ from the calculation of another Beneficiary's death benefit share. We will pay interest on a Beneficiary's death benefit share as required by law.
We will pay the Contract's basic death benefit unless you have elected the Contract Value Death Benefit option, or one of the add-on death benefits. If the Contract includes a guaranteed minimum death benefit, we will, according to the Contract's current allocation instructions on file, deposit into the Contract's Investment Divisions and Fixed Account the amount by which the guaranteed minimum death benefit exceeds the Contract's account value established at the close of business on the date we receive all documentation in Good Order from the first Beneficiary to submit a claim form.

Basic Death Benefit.If you die before moving to the income phase, the person you have chosen as your Beneficiary will receive a death benefit. If you have a joint Owner, the death benefit will be paid when the first joint Owner dies. The surviving joint Owner will be treated as the Beneficiary. Any other Beneficiary designated will be treated as a contingent Beneficiary. Only a spousal Beneficiary has the right to continue the Contract in force upon your death. The basic death benefit is no longer payable once you begin income payments.

The death benefit equals the greater of:

•your Contract Value on the date we receive all required documentation from your Beneficiary; or

•the total Premiums you have paid since your Contract was issued reduced for prior withdrawals (including any applicable charges and adjustments) in the same proportion that the Contract Value was reduced on the date of the withdrawal.

Contract Value Death Benefit Option. As an alternative to the Contract's basic death benefit, you may elect the Contract Value Death Benefit option, which changes your default death benefit and reduces your Core Contract Charge. This reduction in the Core Contract Charge is relative to the standard charges associated with administering the Contract's Basic Death Benefit. The Contract Value Death Benefit is equal to your Contract Value on the date we receive all required documentation from your Beneficiary.
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Upon your death, unless your spouse continues the Contract under the Spousal Continuation Option (please see 'Spousal Continuation Option' on page 129), the Contract Value will be paid to your Beneficiary. You must elect the Contract Value Death Benefit option when you apply for your Contract. Once elected, the Contract Value Death Benefit option may not be terminated.

If you elect the Contract Value Death Benefit option, no other add-on death benefits are available for election.

Add-On Death Benefits.Several add-on death benefits are available, which are designed to protect your Contract Value from potentially poor investment performance and the impact that poor investment performance could have on the amount of the basic death benefit. Because there is an additional annual charge for each of these add-on death benefits, and because you cannot change your selection, please be sure that you have read about and understand the Contract's basic death benefit before selecting an add-on death benefit. The Roll-up GMDB, the Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB, and Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB are available if you are 79 years of age or younger on the Contract's Issue Date. The LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB is only available in conjunction with the purchase of the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB with the Bonus II Option and only if the Designated Life is 35 to 75 years of age on the date the endorsement is added to the Contract. At the time you purchased your Contract, different Bonus option requirements may have been in place for election of the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB. Please see 'Appendix I (Historical GMWB Bonus Percentages)' for more information. The older you are at the time of selection, the less advantageous it would be for you to select an add-on death benefit.

Please note: the fixed options are not available if you elect the Roll-up GMDB, the Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB, or the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB add-on death benefits.

Add-on death benefits are not available if you elect the Contract Value Death Benefit option. Depending on when you applied for the Contract, the availability of an add-on death benefit, and how an add-on death benefit is calculated may have been different. We may also have referred to an add-on death benefit by a different name. Any of these variations, if applicable, will be listed below.

For purposes of these add-on death benefits, 'Net Premiums' are defined as your Premium payments net of Premium taxes, reduced by any withdrawals (including applicable charges and deductions) at the time of the withdrawal in the same proportion that the Contract Value was reduced on the date of the withdrawal. For example, assuming a $10,000 Premium payment with a 2% Premium tax, Net Premiums would be $9,800. Accordingly, if a withdrawal were to reduce the Contract Value by 50%, for example, Net Premiums would also be reduced by 50%. Similarly, with the 'Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value' component, the adjustment to your Contract Value for any withdrawals (including applicable charges and deductions) will have occurred proportionally at the time of the withdrawals. If the Contract Value is lower than the GMDB benefit base on the date of a withdrawal, that withdrawal may reduce the GMDB benefit base by more than the dollar amount of the withdrawal.

Following are the calculations for the add-on death benefits, which show how the values for each benefit are determined. For purposes of these calculations, with the 'Roll-up' component, interest will compound (accumulate) until the Contract Anniversary immediately preceding your 81st birthday. The following GMDB's features are supplemented by the examples in 'Appendix E (GMDB Prospectus Examples)'.

The Roll-up Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit ('Roll-up GMDB') changes your basic death benefit during the accumulation phase of your Contract to the greatest of:

(a)your Contract Value as of the end of the Business Day on which we receive all required documentation from your Beneficiary; or

(b)total Net Premiums since your Contract was issued; or

(c)your GMDB Benefit Base.

The GMDB Benefit Base for the Roll-up GMDB will be determined as of the end of any Business Day and is equal to:

•Any Premium paid (net of any applicable Premium taxes),

•Less any adjustments for withdrawals taken (including any applicable charges and adjustments for such withdrawals,

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•Compounded at an annual interest rate (the 'Roll-Up percentage') from the Issue Date until the Contract Anniversary immediately preceding the oldest Covered Life's 81st birthday.

The Roll-Up percentage is based on the age of the oldest Covered Life on the add-on benefit's effective date. We reserve the right to prospectively change the Roll-Up percentages. Current Roll-Up percentages are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. To view historical Roll-Up percentages, please see 'Appendix F (Historical Add-On Benefit Charges)'. Please note that the Fixed Account Options are not available on Contracts with the Roll-up GMDB. This means you will not be able to allocate or transfer any amounts to the Fixed Account.

All such Premium payment adjustments will occur at the time of the Premium payment, unless the Premium payment is received during the first Contract Quarter. If the Premium payment is received during the first Contract Quarter, the adjustment to the GMDB Benefit Base for the Premium payment effectively occurs on the Issue Date, which lessens the impact a subsequent withdrawal may have on the GMDB Benefit Base. All withdrawal adjustments are made at the end of the Contract Year and on the date of receipt of due proof of death (after the calculation of this guaranteed minimum death benefit's charge). For total withdrawals up to your Roll-up percentage of the GMDB Benefit Base as of the previous Contract Anniversary (or the Issue Date, as applicable), the withdrawal adjustment is the dollar amount of the withdrawal (including any applicable adjustments to such withdrawal). After processing any applicable dollar for dollar portion of the withdrawal, the withdrawal adjustment for total withdrawals in a Contract Year in excess of your Roll-up percentage of the GMDB Benefit Base as of the previous Contract Anniversary (or the Issue Date, as applicable) is the GMDB Benefit Base immediately prior to the Excess Withdrawal adjustment multiplied by the percentage reduction in the Contract Value attributable to the Excess Withdrawals (including any applicable adjustments to such Excess Withdrawals). For example, assume that the Contract Value is $95,000 and the GMDB benefit base is $100,000 prior to a withdrawal of $14,000. In this case, the withdrawal will reduce the GMDB benefit base to $85,500 using the formula ($100,000 - (5% x $100,000)) x (($14,000 - 5% x $100,000) ÷($95,000 - 5% x $100,000)). If the Contract Value is lower than the GMDB benefit base on the date of a withdrawal that exceeds your Roll-up percentage of the GMDB benefit base as of the previous Contract Anniversary, that withdrawal may reduce the GMDB benefit base by more than the dollar amount of the withdrawal. Withdrawals (including RMDs), particularly Excess Withdrawals, may prematurely reduce the value of this Roll-up GMDB.

The GMDB benefit base will be higher than Net Premium when no withdrawals have been taken, and may be lower than Net Premium when withdrawals have been taken.

On each fifth Contract Anniversary, the GMDB charge may be increased. If you elect to opt out of the current charge increase and any future charge increases at the time an increase is announced, future roll-up increases to the GMDB Benefit Base will be discontinued after the date of such election. If you elect to opt out of charge increases, no future Premium payments will be allowed and future withdrawals will still reduce the GMDB Benefit Base. For more information, please see 'Death Benefit Charges'.

The GMDB Benefit Base is used only in connection with the determination of the guaranteed minimum death benefit, does not affect other add-on benefits, and is not reflective of the Contract Value. Additionally, please note that if you elect this GMDB, ownership changes are allowed, but Covered Lives cannot be changed. Under this GMDB, the original Owner and any joint Owner are the Covered Lives. If the Owner is a legal entity, the Annuitant (and any joint Annuitant) named at election of the GMDB is a Covered Life.

Unlike the basic death benefit, this add-on death benefit may provide value on or after the Income Date. Payment under this add-on death benefit will only be made if you wait until the Latest Income Date to begin receiving income payments. If the Income Date is before the Latest Income Date, then this add-on death benefit terminates, and no death benefit is payable. However, if the Income Date is on the Latest Income Date, then the death benefit amount is equal to:

(a)the GMDB Benefit Base on the Latest Income Date; less

(b)the Contract Value on the Latest Income Date.

If there is a death benefit amount on or after the Latest Income Date, it will be payable to the Beneficiary when due proof of any Covered Life's death is received by the Company in Good Order. If the Covered Life is not deceased as of the date that the final annuity payment under the elected income option is due, the death benefit amount will be payable in a lump sum to the Owner along with the final annuity payment.

The Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit, changes your basic death benefit during the accumulation phase of your Contract to the greater of:

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(a)your Contract Value as of the end of the Business Day on which we receive all required documentation from your Beneficiary; or

(b) your GMDB Benefit Base.

The GMDB Benefit Base for the Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit will be determined as of the end of any Business Day and is equal to the greatest of the adjusted quarterly Contract Values on the endorsement's effective date and on any Contract Quarterly Anniversary following the endorsement's effective date but prior to the oldest Covered Life's 81st birthday. Each adjusted quarterly Contract Value is equal to:

•The Contract Value on the add-on death benefit effective date or Contract Quarterly Anniversary, as applicable,

•Adjusted for any withdrawals subsequent to that date (including any applicable charges and adjustments for such withdrawals),

•Plus any Premium paid (net of any applicable Premium taxes) subsequent to that date.

For the purposes of calculating the GMDB Benefit Base, all adjustments will occur at the time of the withdrawal or Premium payment and all adjustments for amounts withdrawn will reduce the GMDB Benefit Base in the same proportion that the Contract Value was reduced on the date of such withdrawal. If the Contract Value is lower than the GMDB Benefit Base on the date of a withdrawal, that withdrawal may reduce the GMDB Benefit Base by more than the dollar amount of the withdrawal. For example, if the Contract Value is $80,000 and the highest adjusted quarterly Contract Value is $100,000 prior to a withdrawal of $8,000, the withdrawal will reduce the GMDB Benefit Base to $90,000 using the formula $100,000 - ($100,000 x $8,000/$80,000). Withdrawals may prematurely reduce the value of this Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit.

On each fifth Contract Anniversary, the GMDB charge may be increased. If you elect to opt out of the charge increase and any future charge increases at the time an increase is announced, future Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value increases to the GMDB Benefit Base will be discontinued. If you elect to opt out of charge increases, no future Premium payments will be allowed. For more information, please see 'Death Benefit Charges'.

The GMDB Benefit Base is used only in connection with the determination of the guaranteed minimum death benefit, does not affect other add-on benefits, and is not reflective of the Contract Value. Additionally, please note that if you elect this GMDB, ownership changes are allowed, but Covered Lives cannot be changed. Under this GMDB, the original Owner and any joint Owner are the Covered Lives. If the Owner is a legal entity, the Annuitant (and any joint Annuitant) named at election of the GMDB is a Covered Life.

Unlike the basic death benefit, this add-on death benefit may provide value on or after the Income Date. Payment under this add-on death benefit will only be made if you wait until the Latest Income Date to begin receiving income payments. If the Income Date is before the Latest Income Date, then this add-on death benefit terminates, and no death benefit is payable. However, if the Income Date is on the Latest Income Date, then the death benefit amount is equal to:

(a)the GMDB Benefit Base on the Latest Income Date; less

(b)the Contract Value on the Latest Income Date.

If there is a death benefit amount on or after the Income Date, it will be payable to the Beneficiary when due proof of any Covered Life's death is received by the Company in Good Order. If the Covered Life is not deceased as of the date that the final annuity payment under the elected income option is due, the death benefit amount will be payable in a lump sum to the Owner along with the final annuity payment.

The Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit ('Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB') changes your basic death benefit during the accumulation phase of your Contract to the greatest of:

(a)your Contract Value as of the end of the Business Day on which we receive all required documentation from your Beneficiary; or

(b)total Net Premiums since your Contract was issued; or
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(c)your GMDB Benefit Base.

The GMDB Benefit Base for the Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB will be determined as of the end of any Business Day and is equal to the greater of (a) or (b):

(a) is the Roll-up Component which is equal to:

•Any Premium paid (net of any applicable Premium taxes),

•Less any withdrawal adjustments for withdrawals taken (including any applicable charges and adjustments for such withdrawals),

•Compounded at an annual interest rate (the 'Roll-Up' percentage) from the Issue Date until the Contract Anniversary immediately preceding the oldest Covered Life's 81st birthday.

The Roll-Up percentage is based on the age of the oldest Covered Life on the endorsement's effective Date. We reserve the right to prospectively change the Roll-up percentages of this GMDB. Current Roll-Up percentages are disclosed in a Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement. To obtain a copy, please visit www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html. To view historical Roll-Up percentages, please see 'Appendix F (Historical Add-On Benefit Charges)'. Please note that the Fixed Account Options are not available on Contracts with the Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB. This means you will not be able to allocate or transfer any amounts to the Fixed Account.

All such Premium payment adjustments will occur at the time of the Premium payment, unless the Premium payment is received during the first Contract Quarter. If the Premium payment is received during the first Contract Quarter, the adjustment to the GMDB Benefit Base for the Premium payment effectively occurs on the Issue Date, which lessens the impact a subsequent withdrawal may have on the GMDB Benefit Base. All withdrawal adjustments are made at the end of the Contract Year and on the date of receipt of due proof of death (after the calculation of this guaranteed minimum death benefit's charge). For total withdrawals up to your Roll-up percentage of the Roll-up Component as of the previous Contract Anniversary (or the Issue Date, as applicable), the withdrawal adjustment is the dollar amount of the withdrawal (including any applicable adjustments to such withdrawal). After processing any applicable dollar for dollar portion of the withdrawal, the withdrawal adjustment for total withdrawals in a Contract Year in excess of your Roll-up percentage of the Roll-up Component as of the previous Contract Anniversary (or the Issue Date, as applicable) is the Roll-up Component immediately prior to the Excess Withdrawal adjustment multiplied by the percentage reduction in the Contract Value attributable to the Excess Withdrawals (including any applicable adjustments to such Excess Withdrawals). Withdrawals (including RMDs), particularly Excess Withdrawals, may prematurely reduce the value of this Roll-up Component.

and (b) is the Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Component, which is equal to the greatest of the adjusted quarterly Contract Values on the GMDB's effective date and on any Contract Quarterly Anniversary following the GMDB's effective date but prior to the oldest Covered Life's 81st birthday. Each adjusted quarterly Contract Value is equal to:

•The Contract Value on the GMDB's effective date or Contract Quarterly Anniversary, as applicable,

•Less any withdrawals subsequent to that date (including any applicable adjustments for such withdrawals),

•Plus any Premium paid (net of any applicable Premium taxes) subsequent to that date.

For the purposes of calculating the Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Component, all adjustments will occur at the time of the withdrawal or Premium payment and all adjustments for amounts withdrawn will reduce the Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Component in the same proportion that the Contract Value was reduced on the date of such withdrawal. Withdrawals (including RMDs), may prematurely reduce the value of this Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Component.

On each fifth Contract Anniversary, the GMDB charge may be increased. If you elect to opt out of the current charge increase and any future charge increases at the time an increase is announced, future roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value increases to the GMDB Benefit Base will be discontinued. If you elect to opt out of charge increases, no future Premium payments will be allowed and future withdrawals will reduce the GMDB Benefit Base. For more information, please see 'Death Benefit Charges'.

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The GMDB Benefit Base is used only in connection with the determination of the guaranteed minimum death benefit, does not affect other add-on benefits, and is not reflective of the Contract Value. Additionally, please note that if you elect this GMDB, ownership changes are allowed, but Covered Lives cannot be changed. Under this GMDB, the original Owner and any joint Owner are the Covered Lives. If the Owner is a legal entity, the Annuitant (and any joint Annuitant) named at election of the GMDB is a Covered Life.

Unlike the basic death benefit, this add-on death benefit may provide value on or after the Income Date. Payment under this add-on death benefit will only be made if you wait until the Latest Income Date to begin receiving income payments. If the Income Date is before the Latest Income Date, then this add-on death benefit endorsement terminates, and no death benefit is payable. However, if the Income Date is on the Latest Income Date, then the death benefit amount is equal to:

(a)the GMDB Benefit Base on the Latest Income Date; less

(b)the Contract Value on the Latest Income Date.

If there is a death benefit amount on or after the Latest Income Date, it will be payable to the Beneficiary when due proof of any Covered Life's death is received by the Company in Good Order. If the Covered Life is not deceased as of the date that the final annuity payment under the elected income option is due, the death benefit amount will be payable in a lump sum to the Owner along with the final annuity payment.

LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB, if elected, replaces your basic death benefit and is the only death benefit during the accumulation phase of your Contract. The LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB is the greater of:

(a)The Contract's Basic Death Benefit (see the description above); or

(b)The GMWB Death Benefit, as calculated under this death benefit.

The LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB is available only at issue and in conjunction with the Bonus II option under the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB and only if the Covered Life is 35 to 75 years of age on the date that the add-on benefit is issued in connection with the Contract. For more information on Covered Lives, please see 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex with Joint Option GMWB.' We reserve the right to prospectively restrict the GAWA% tables that may be elected in connection with the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB. Therefore, not all GAWA% tables may be available at the time you are interested in electing this death benefit. Please refer to the current Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement at www.jackson.com/product-literature-2.html, contact your financial professional, or contact us at our Service Center, for information regarding the current availability of the GAWA% tables. At election, the GMWB Death Benefit equals the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB with the Bonus II Option Guaranteed Withdrawal Balance (GWB). When purchased at Contract issuance, the GWB is your initial Premium payment, net of any applicable Premium taxes. Please note that the Fixed Account Options are not available on Contracts with the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB. This means you will not be able to allocate or transfer any amounts to the Fixed Account.

At the time of a partial withdrawal, if the partial withdrawal plus all prior partial withdrawals made in the current Contract Year is less than or equal to the greater of (1) LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB with the Bonus II Option Guaranteed Annual Withdrawal Amount (GAWA) or (2) the required minimum distribution (RMD) under the Internal Revenue Code (for certain tax-qualified Contracts), the GMWB Death Benefit will be unchanged. If a partial withdrawal plus all prior partial withdrawals made in the current Contract Year exceeds the greater of the GAWA or the RMD, the Excess Withdrawal is defined to be the lesser of (1) the amount of the partial withdrawal or (2) the amount by which the cumulative partial withdrawals for the current Contract Year exceed the greater of the GAWA or the RMD; and the GMWB Death Benefit is reduced in the same proportion as the Contract Value is reduced for the Excess Withdrawal. Therefore, please note that withdrawing more than the greater of the GAWA or RMD, as applicable, in a Contract Year may have a significantly negative impact on the value of this benefit and may lead to its premature termination. An Excess Withdrawal may adversely affect the value of this benefit if the Contract Value is less than the GWB on the date of the Excess Withdrawal. Also, the greater the Excess Withdrawal, the more likely that it will adversely impact the value of this benefit. For examples of how Excess Withdrawals can negatively affect the value of your benefit, please see Example 5 under LifeGuard Freedom Flex in Appendix D.

With each subsequent Premium received after this endorsement is effective, the GMWB Death Benefit is recalculated to equal the GMWB Death Benefit prior to the Premium payment plus the amount of the Premium payment, net of any applicable Premium taxes subject to a maximum of $10 million.

On each fifth Contract Anniversary, the GMWB Death Benefit charge may be increased. If you elect to opt out of the current charge increase and any future charge increases at the time an increase is announced, Premium payments subsequent to that election will not
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be allowed. If you elect to opt out of charge increases, no future Premium payments will be allowed. For more information, please see 'Death Benefit Charges'.

The GMWB Death Benefit is not adjusted upon step-up of the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB with the Bonus II Option GWB, the application of the GWB adjustment or the application of any bonus. The GMWB Death Benefit will terminate on the date the Contract Value equals zero.

Upon continuation of the Contract by a spousal joint Owner or a spousal Beneficiary, the surviving spouse may elect to terminate the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB with the Bonus II Option, in which case the GMWB death benefit will be included in the calculation of the continuation adjustment (the amount by which the death benefit that would have been payable exceeds the Contract Value). If the spouse does not make such an election, the add-on benefit, including the death benefit thereunder, will continue in accordance with its terms, but the GMWB death benefit will not be included in the continuation adjustment. For more information about how the LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB with the Bonus II Option works, including how the GWB and GAWA are calculated, please see 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB' beginning on page 38.

Unlike the basic death benefit, LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB with the Bonus II Option may provide a death benefit on or after the Income Date. Payment under this add-on death benefit will only be made if you wait until the Latest Income Date to begin receiving income payments. If the Income Date is before the Latest Income Date, then this add-on benefit terminates, and no death benefit under the endorsement is payable. However, if the Income Date is on the Latest Income Date and one of the following income options is elected, then the corresponding death benefit is payable:

•Life Income of the GAWA. If this income option is elected, the death benefit payable to the Beneficiary when due proof of the Owner's (or either joint Owner's) death is received by the Company in Good Order is equal to the GMWB Death Benefit as of the Income Date.

•Specified Period Income of the GAWA. If this income option is elected, the death benefit payable to the Beneficiary when due proof of the Owner's (or either joint Owner's) death is received by the Company in Good Order is equal to the GMWB Death Benefit as of the Income Date.

If, under this income option, no Owner is deceased as of the date that the final payment of the remaining GWB is due, the death benefit will be payable in a lump sum to the Owner(s) along with the remaining GWB.

•Life Income. If this income option is elected and the Owner is the Annuitant or is a legal entity, the death benefit payable to the Beneficiary when due proof of the Annuitant's death is received by the Company in Good Order is equal to:

(a)the GMWB Death Benefit on the Latest Income Date; less

(b)the Contract Value on the Latest Income Date.

•Joint and Survivor. If this income option is elected and the Owner is the Annuitant or is a legal entity, the death benefit payable to the Beneficiary when due proof of the survivor payee's death is received by the Company in Good Order is equal to:

(a)the GMWB Death Benefit on the Latest Income Date; less

(b)the Contract Value on the Latest Income Date.

•Life Annuity With at Least 120 Monthly Payments. If this income option is elected and the Owner is the Annuitant or is a legal entity, the death benefit payable to the Beneficiary when due proof of the Annuitant's death is received by the Company in Good Order is equal to:

(a)the GMWB Death Benefit on the Latest Income Date; less

(b)the Contract Value on the Latest Income Date.

The death benefits under the Income Options vary depending on which Income Option you select. Either the GMWB Death Benefit (calculated, described above), with or without any remaining GWB, or the excess of the GMWB Death Benefit over the Contract
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Value is payable. Each is computed on the Income Date. For more information on these Income Options, see 'LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB - Annuitization' beginning on page 46, and 'Income Options' beginning on page 60.'

Payout Options.The basic death benefit and the add-on death benefits can be paid under one of the following payout options:

•single lump-sum payment;

•payment of entire death benefit within 5 years of the date of death;

•payment of the entire death benefit under an income option over the Beneficiary's lifetime or for a period not extending beyond the Beneficiary's life expectancy; or payment of a portion of the death benefit under an income option over the Beneficiary's lifetime or for a period not extending beyond the Beneficiary's life expectancy, with the balance of the death benefit payable to the Beneficiary. Any portion of the death benefit not applied under an income option within one year of the Owner's death, however, must be paid within five years of the date of the Owner's death; or

•the Beneficiary may elect to receive distribution of the entire death benefit in a series of automatic withdrawals, beginning within one year of the date of death, over a period not extending beyond the Beneficiary's life expectancy. The distributions must satisfy the minimum distribution requirements resulting from the death of the Owner as defined by the Internal Revenue Code and the implementing regulations. Upon the Beneficiary's death, under a tax-qualified Contract, the designated beneficiary may elect to continue such distributions or take a lump-sum distribution of the Contract Value. Under a non-qualified Contract, the designated beneficiary will receive a lump-sum distribution of the Contract Value.

Under these payout options, the Beneficiary may also elect to receive additional lump sums at any time. The receipt of any additional lump sums will reduce the future income payments to the Beneficiary.

If the Beneficiary elects to receive the death benefit as an income option, the Beneficiary must make that payout option election within 60 days of the date we receive proof of death and payments of the death benefit must begin within one year of the date of death. If the Beneficiary chooses to receive some or all of the death benefit in a single sum and all the necessary requirements are met, we will pay the death benefit within seven days. If your Beneficiary is your spouse, he/she may elect to continue the Contract, at the current Contract Value, in his/her own name. If no payout option is selected, the entire death benefit will be paid within 5 years of the Owner's date of death. The death benefit will remain invested in the Investment Divisions in accordance with the allocation instructions given by the Owner until a payout option is selected, or new instructions are received from the Beneficiary after the claim is processed. For more information, please see ' Spousal Continuation Option' below.

Pre-Selected Payout Options.As Owner, you may also make a predetermined selection of the death benefit payout option if your death occurs before the Income Date. However, at the time of your death, we may modify the death benefit option if the death benefit you selected exceeds the life expectancy of the Beneficiary. If this Pre-selected Death Benefit Option Election is in force at the time of your death, the payment of the death benefit may not be postponed, nor can the Contract be continued under any other provisions of this Contract. This restriction applies even if the Beneficiary is your spouse, unless such restriction is prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code. If the Beneficiary does not submit the required documentation for the death benefit to us within one year of your death, however, the death benefit must be paid, in a single lump sum, within five years of your death. The Pre-selected Death Benefit Option may not be available in your state.

Spousal Continuation Option.If your spouse is the Beneficiary and elects to continue the Contract in his or her own name after your death, pursuant to the Spousal Continuation Option, no death benefit will be paid at that time. Moreover, except as described below, we will contribute to the Contract a continuation adjustment, which is the amount by which the death benefit that would have been payable exceeds the Contract Value. A continuation adjustment will not be made if your Contract includes the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB and your spouse continues that benefit after your death. In addition, no continuation adjustment is made if you elect the Contract Value Death Benefit option. We calculate the continuation adjustment amount using the Contract Value and death benefit as of the date we receive completed forms and due proof of death from the Beneficiary of record and the spousal Beneficiary's written request to continue the Contract (the 'Continuation Date'). We will add this amount to the Contract based on the current allocation instructions at the time of your death, subject to any minimum allocation restrictions, unless we receive other allocation instructions from your spouse.

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If your spouse continues the Contract in his/her own name under the Spousal Continuation Option, the new Contract Value will be considered the initial Premium for purposes of determining any future death benefit under the Contract. The age of the surviving spouse at the time of the continuation of the Contract will be used to determine all benefits under the Contract prospectively, so the death benefit may be at a different level.

If your spouse elects to continue the Contract, your spouse may elect to terminate any existing GMWB on the Continuation Date, and no further GMWB charges will be deducted. If your spouse does not elect to terminate a GMWB on the Continuation Date, the GMWB will continue, GMWB charges will continue to be deducted, and the GMWB may not subsequently be terminated independently from the Contract. For more information, please see the respective GMWB subsections in this prospectus. Any add-on Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit (except LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB) will terminate upon the death of the Owner. The LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB will continue for your spouse unless your spouse chooses to terminate the death benefit and the associated LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB.

The Spousal Continuation Option is available to elect one time on the Contract. However, if you have elected thePre-selected Death Benefit Option the Contract cannot be continued under the Spousal Continuation Option, unless preventing continuation would be prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code. The Pre-selected Death Benefit Option may not be available in your state.

Death of Owner On or After the Income Date.If you or a joint Owner dies, and is not the Annuitant, on or after the Income Date, any remaining payments under the income option elected will continue at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution in effect at the date of death. If you die, the Beneficiary becomes the Owner. If the joint Owner dies, the surviving joint Owner, if any, will be the designated Beneficiary. Any other Beneficiary designation on record at the time of death will be treated as a contingent Beneficiary. A contingent Beneficiary is entitled to receive payment only after the Beneficiary dies.

Death of Annuitant.If the Annuitant is not an Owner or joint Owner and dies before the Income Date, you can name a new Annuitant, subject to our underwriting rules. If you do not name a new Annuitant within 30 days of the death of the Annuitant, you will become the Annuitant. However, if the Owner is a legal entity (for example, a corporation), then the death of the Annuitant will be treated as the death of the Owner, and a new Annuitant may not be named.

If the Annuitant dies on or after the Income Date, any remaining guaranteed payment will be paid to the Beneficiary as provided for in the income option selected. Any remaining guaranteed payment will be paid at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution in effect at the Annuitant's death.

Stretch Contracts.The beneficiary of death benefit proceeds from another company's non-qualified annuity contract or the eligible designated beneficiary (as defined by the Internal Revenue Code and implementing regulations) of death benefit proceeds from another company's non-qualified annuity contract or plan, may use the death benefit proceeds to purchase a Contract ('Stretch Contract') from us. The beneficiary of the prior contract or plan ('Beneficial Owner') must begin taking distributions, or must have begun taking distributions under the prior contract or plan, within one year of the decedent's death. The distributions must be taken over a period not to exceed the life expectancy of the Beneficial Owner, and the distributions must satisfy the minimum distribution requirements resulting from the decedent's death as defined by the Internal Revenue Code and implementing regulations. (See 'Non-Qualified Contracts - Required Distributions' on page 71.) Upon the Beneficial Owner's death, under an IRA or other qualified plan Stretch Contract, the designated beneficiary must distribute the Contract Value on or before the end of the 10th year after the Beneficial Owner's death. Upon the Beneficial Owner's death, under a non-qualified Stretch Contract, the Stretch Contract terminates, and the designated beneficiary will receive a lump-sum distribution of the Contract Value. We will waive withdrawal charges on any withdrawal necessary to satisfy the minimum distribution requirements. Withdrawals in excess of the minimum distribution requirements may be taken at any time, subject to applicable withdrawal charges. Non-qualified Stretch Contracts may not be available in all states.

The rights of Beneficial Owners are limited to those applicable to the distribution of the death benefit proceeds. Add-on benefits are not available.

Special requirements apply to non-qualified Stretch Contracts. All Premium payments must be received in the form of a full or partial 1035 exchange of the death benefit proceeds from a non-qualified annuity contract and other forms of Premium payments are not permitted. Joint ownership is not permitted. The Beneficial Owner may not annuitize the Stretch Contract. The Stretch Contract terminates upon the Beneficial Owner's death, and we will pay the Contract Value to the Beneficial Owner's beneficiary(ies) in a lump-sum distribution. Please read the Contract and accompanying endorsement carefully for more information about these and other requirements.

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TAXES

The following is only general information and is not intended as tax advice to any individual. Jackson does not make any guarantee regarding the tax status of any contract or any transaction involving the contracts.It should be understood that the following discussion is not exhaustive and that other special rules may be applicable in certain situations.Moreover, no attempt has been made to consider any applicable state or other tax laws or to compare the tax treatment of the contracts to the tax treatment of any other investment.You are responsible for determining whether your purchase of a contract, withdrawals, income payments, and any other transactions under your contract satisfy applicable tax law. Additional tax information is included in the Statement of Additional Information ('SAI'). You should consult your own tax advisor as to how these general rules will apply to you if you purchase a Contract.

CONTRACT OWNER TAXATION

Tax-Qualified and Non-Qualified Contracts.If you purchase your Contract as a part of a tax-qualified plan such as an Individual Retirement Annuity (IRA), Tax-Sheltered Annuity (sometimes referred to as a 403(b) Contract), or pension or profit-sharing plan (including a 401(k) Plan or H.R. 10 Plan) your Contract will be what is referred to as a tax-qualified contract. Tax deferral under a tax-qualified contract arises under the specific provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) governing the tax-qualified plan, so a tax-qualified contract should be purchased only for the features and benefits other than tax deferral that are available under a tax-qualified contract, and not for the purpose of obtaining tax deferral. You should consult your own advisor regarding these features and benefits of the Contract prior to purchasing a tax-qualified contract.

If you do not purchase your Contract as a part of any tax-qualified pension plan, specially sponsored program or an individual retirement annuity, your Contract will be what is referred to as a non-qualified contract. Some broker-dealers only offer the Contracts as non-qualified contracts.

The amount of your tax liability on the earnings under and the amounts received from either a tax-qualified or a non-qualified Contract will vary depending on the specific tax rules applicable to your Contract and your particular circumstances.

Non-Qualified Contracts - General Taxation.Increases in the value of a non-qualified Contract attributable to undistributed earnings are generally not taxable to the Contract Owner or the Annuitant until a distribution (either a withdrawal, including withdrawals under any GMWB you may elect, or an income payment) is made from the Contract. This tax deferral is generally not available under a non-qualified Contract owned by a legal entity (e.g., a corporation or certain other entities other than a trust holding the Contract as an agent for a natural person). Loans based on a non-qualified Contract are treated as distributions.

Non-Qualified Contracts - Aggregation of Contracts.For purposes of determining the taxability of a distribution, the Code provides that all non-qualified contracts issued by us (or an affiliate) to you during any calendar year must be treated as one annuity contract. Additional rules may be promulgated under this Code provision to prevent avoidance of its effect through the ownership of serial contracts or otherwise.

Non-Qualified Contracts - Withdrawals and Income Payments. Any withdrawal from a non-qualified Contract, including withdrawals under any GMWB you may elect, is taxable as ordinary income to the extent it does not exceed the accumulated earnings under the Contract. In contrast, a part of each income payment under a non-qualified Contract is generally treated as a non-taxable return of Premium. The balance of each income payment is taxable as ordinary income. The amounts of the taxable and non-taxable portions of each income payment are determined based on the amount of the investment in the Contract and the length of the period over which income payments are to be made. Income payments received after all of your investment in the Contract is recovered are fully taxable as ordinary income. Additional information is provided in the SAI.

The Code also imposes a 10% penalty on certain taxable amounts received under a non-qualified Contract. This penalty tax will not apply to any amounts:

•paid on or after the date you reach age 59½;

•paid to your Beneficiary after you die;

•paid if you become totally disabled (as that term is defined in the Code);

•paid in a series of substantially equal periodic payments made annually (or more frequently) for your life (or life expectancy) or for a period not exceeding the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of you and your Beneficiary;
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•paid under an immediate annuity; or

•which come from Premiums made prior to August 14, 1982.

As of 2013, the taxable portion of distributions from a non-qualified annuity Contract are considered investment income for purposes of the Medicare tax on investment income. As a result, a 3.8% tax will generally apply to some or all of the taxable portion of distributions to individuals whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain threshold amounts. These levels are $200,000 in the case of single taxpayers, $250,000 in the case of married taxpayers filing joint returns, and $125,000 in the case of married taxpayers filing separately. Owners should consult their own tax advisors for more information.

Non-Qualified Contracts - Required Distributions.In order to be treated as an annuity contract for federal income tax purposes, the Code requires any nonqualified contract issued after January 18, 1985 to provide that (a) if an Owner dies on or after the annuity starting date but prior to the time the entire interest in the contract has been distributed, the remaining portion of such interest will be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used as of the date of that Owner's death; and (b) if an Owner dies prior to the annuity starting date, the entire interest in the contract must be distributed within five years after the date of the Owner's death.

The requirements of (b) above can be considered satisfied if any portion of the Owner's interest which is payable to or for the benefit of a 'designated beneficiary' is distributed over the life of such beneficiary or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of that beneficiary and such distributions begin within one year of that Owner's death. The Owner's 'designated beneficiary,' who must be a natural person, is the person designated by such Owner as a Beneficiary and to whom ownership of the Contract passes by reason of death. However, if the Owner's 'designated beneficiary' is the surviving spouse of the Owner, the Contract may be continued with the surviving spouse as the new Owner.

Non-Qualified Contracts - 1035 Exchanges.Under Section 1035 of the Code, you can purchase a variable annuity contract through a tax-free exchange of another annuity contract, or a life insurance or endowment contract. For the exchange to be tax-free under Section 1035, the owner and annuitant must be the same under the original annuity contract and the Contract issued to you in the exchange. If the original contract is a life insurance contract or endowment contract, the owner and the insured on the original contract must be the same as the owner and annuitant on the Contract issued to you in the exchange. Under certain circumstances, partial withdrawals may be treated as a tax-free 'partial 1035 exchange' (please see the SAI for more information).

Tax-Qualified Contracts - Withdrawals and Income Payments. The Code imposes limits on loans, withdrawals, and income payments under tax-qualified Contracts. The Code also imposes required minimum distributions for tax-qualified Contracts and a 10% penalty on certain taxable amounts received prematurely under a tax-qualified Contract. These limits, required minimum distributions, tax penalties and the tax computation rules are summarized in the SAI. Any withdrawals under a tax-qualified Contract, including withdrawals under any GMWB you may elect, will be taxable except to the extent they are allocable to an investment in the Contract (any after-tax contributions). In most cases, there will be little or no investment in the Contract for a tax-qualified Contract because contributions will have been made on a pre-tax or tax-deductible basis.

Withdrawals - Tax-Sheltered Annuities.The Code limits the withdrawal of amounts attributable to Premium payments made under a salary reduction agreement from Tax-Sheltered Annuities. Withdrawals can only be made when an Owner:

•reaches age 59½;

•leaves his/her job;

•dies;

•becomes disabled (as that term is defined in the Code); or

•experiences hardship. However, in the case of hardship, the Owner can only withdraw the Premium and not any earnings.

Withdrawals - Roth IRAs.Subject to certain limitations, individuals may also purchase a type of non-deductible IRA annuity known as a Roth IRA annuity. Qualified distributions from Roth IRA annuities are entirely federal income tax free. A qualified distribution requires that the individual has held the Roth IRA annuity for at least five years and, in addition, that the distribution is
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made either after the individual reaches age 59½, on account of the individual's death or disability, or as a qualified first-time home purchase, subject to $10,000 lifetime maximum, for the individual, or for a spouse, child, grandchild or ancestor.

Death Benefits.None of the death benefits paid under the Contract to the Beneficiary will be tax-exempt life insurance benefits. The rules governing the taxation of payments from an annuity Contract, as discussed above, generally apply to the payment of death benefits and depend on whether the death benefits are paid as a lump sum or as annuity payments. Estate or gift taxes may also apply.

Assignment.An assignment of your Contract will generally be a taxable event. Assignments of a tax-qualified Contract may also be limited by the Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. These limits are summarized in the SAI. You should consult your tax advisor prior to making any assignment of your Contract.

An assignment or pledge of all or any portion of the value of a Non-Qualified Contract is treated under Section 72 of the Code as an amount not received as an annuity.The value of the Contract assigned or pledged that exceeds the aggregate Premiums paid will be included in the individual's gross income.In addition, the amount included in the individual's gross income could also be subject to the 10% penalty tax discussed in connection with Non-Qualified Contracts.

An assignment or pledge of all or any portion of the value of a Qualified Contract will disqualify the Qualified Contract. The Code requires the Qualified Contract to be nontransferable.

Diversification.The Code provides that the underlying investments for a non-qualified variable annuity must satisfy certain diversification requirements in order to be treated as an annuity Contract. We believe that the underlying investments are being managed so as to comply with these requirements. A fuller discussion of the diversification requirements is contained in the SAI.

Owner Control.In a Revenue Ruling issued in 2003, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considered certain variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts and held that the types of actual and potential control that the Contract Owners could exercise over the investment assets held by the insurance company under these variable contracts was not sufficient to cause the Contract Owners to be treated as the owners of those assets and thus to be subject to current income tax on the income and gains produced by those assets. Under the Contract, like the contracts described in the Revenue Ruling, there will be no arrangement, plan, contract or agreement between the Contract Owner and Jackson regarding the availability of a particular investment option and other than the Contract Owner's right to allocate Premiums and transfer funds among the available sub-accounts, all investment decisions concerning the sub-accounts will be made by the insurance company or an adviser in its sole and absolute discretion.

The Contract will differ from the contracts described in the Revenue Ruling, in two respects. The first difference is that the contract in the Revenue Ruling provided only 12 investment options with the insurance company having the ability to add an additional 8 options whereas a Contract currently offers 96 Investment Divisions and at least one Fixed Account Option, and, if more than 99 options are offered, a Contract Owner's Contract Value can be allocated to no more than 99 variable and fixed options at any one time. The second difference is that the owner of a contract in the Revenue Ruling could only make one transfer per 30-day period without a fee whereas during the accumulation phase, a Contract Owner will be permitted to make up to 25 transfers in any one year without a charge.

The Revenue Ruling states that whether the owner of a variable contract is to be treated as the owner of the assets held by the insurance company under the contract will depend on all of the facts and circumstances. Jackson does not believe that the differences between the Contract and the contracts described in the Revenue Ruling with respect to the number of investment choices and the number of investment transfers that can be made under the contract without an additional charge should prevent the holding in the Revenue Ruling from applying to the Owner of a Contract. At this time, however, it cannot be determined whether additional guidance will be provided by the IRS on this issue and what standards may be contained in such guidance. We reserve the right to modify the Contract to the extent required to maintain favorable tax treatment.

Withholding.In general, the income portion of distributions from a Contract are subject to 10% federal income tax withholding and the income portion of income payments are subject to withholding at the same rate as wages unless you elect not to have tax withheld. Some states have enacted similar rules. Different rules may apply to payments delivered outside the United States.

Eligible rollover distributions from a Contract issued under certain types of tax-qualified plans will be subject to federal tax withholding at a mandatory 20% rate unless the distribution is made as a direct rollover to a tax-qualified plan or to an individual retirement account or annuity.

The Code generally allows the rollover of most distributions to and from tax-qualified plans, tax-sheltered annuities, Individual Retirement Annuities and eligible deferred compensation plans of state or local governments. Distributions which may not be rolled over are those which are:
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(a)one of a series of substantially equal annual (or more frequent) payments made (a) over the life or life expectancy of the employee, (b) the joint lives or joint life expectancies of the employee and the employee's beneficiary, or (c) for a specified period of ten years or more;

(b)a required minimum distribution; or

(c)a hardship withdrawal.

Definition of Spouse.The Contract provides that upon your death, a surviving spouse may have certain continuation rights that he or she may elect to exercise for the Contract's death benefit and any joint-life coverage under an optional living benefit.All Contract provisions relating to spousal continuation are available only to a person who meets the definition of 'spouse' under federal law.The U.S. Supreme Court has held that same-sex marriages must be permitted under state law and that marriages recognized under state law will be recognized for federal law purposes.Domestic partnerships and civil unions that are not recognized as legal marriages under state law, however, will not be treated as marriages under federal law.Consult a tax adviser for more information on this subject.

Transfers, Assignments or Exchanges of a Contract.A transfer or assignment of ownership of a Contract, the designation of an annuitant other than the owner, the selection of certain maturity dates, or the exchange of a Contract may result in certain tax consequences to you that are not discussed herein. An owner contemplating any such transfer, assignment or exchange, should consult a tax advisor as to the tax consequences.

Tax Law Changes. Although the likelihood of legislative changes is uncertain, there is always the possibility that the tax treatment of the Contract could change by legislation or otherwise. Consult a tax adviser with respect to legislative developments and their effect on the Contract.

We have the right to modify the contract in response to legislative changes that could otherwise diminish the favorable tax treatment that annuity contract owners currently receive. We make no guarantee regarding the tax status of any contact and do not intend the above discussion as tax advice.

CARES Act Relief in 2020.On March 27, 2020 Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the 'CARES Act').Among other provision, the CARES Act includes temporary relief from certain tax rules applicable to qualified contracts.

Required Minimum Distributions. The CARES Act allows participants and beneficiaries in certain qualified plans and IRAs to suspend taking required minimum distributions in 2020, including any initial required minimum distributions for 2019 that would have been due by April 1, 2020.Additionally, the year 2020 will not be counted in measuring the five year post-death distribution period requirement.Any distributions made in 2020 that, but for the CARES Act, would have been a required minimum distribution will instead be eligible for rollover and will not be subject to the 20% mandatory withholding.

Retirement Plan Distribution Relief.Under the CARES Act, an 'eligible participant' can withdraw up to a total of $100,000 from IRAs and certain qualified plans that adopt this provision, without being subject to the 10% additional tax on early distributions. The Federal income tax on these distributions can be spread ratably over three years and the distributions may be re-contributed during the three-year period following the distribution. For these purposes, eligible participants are participants who:
•have been diagnosed with COVID-19,
•have spouses or dependents diagnosed with COVID-19, or
•have experienced adverse financial consequences stemming from COVID-19 as a result of
◦being quarantined, furloughed or laid off,
◦having reduced work hours,
◦being unable to work due to lack of child care,
◦the closing or reduction of hours of a business owned or operated by the participant, or
◦other factors determined by the Treasury Department.

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JACKSON TAXATION

We reserve the right to deduct from the Contract Value any taxes attributed to the Contract and paid by us to any government entity (including, but not limited to, Premium Taxes, Federal, state and local withholding of income, estate, inheritance, other taxes required by law and any new or increased state income taxes that may be enacted into law).Premium taxes generally range from 0.5% to 3.5%, which are applicable only in certain jurisdictions.We will determine when taxes relate to the Contract.

We may pay taxes when due and deduct that amount from the Contract Value at a later date.Payment at an earlier date does not waive any right we may have to deduct amounts at a later date.We will withhold taxes required by law from any amounts payable from this Contract.

We will pay company income taxes on the taxable corporate earnings created by this separate account product adjusted for various permissible deductions and certain tax benefits discussed below. While we may consider company income tax liabilities and tax benefits when pricing our products, we do not currently include our income tax liabilities in the charges you pay under the Contract. We will periodically review the issue of charging for these taxes and may impose a charge in the future.

In calculating our corporate income tax liability, we derive certain corporate income tax benefits associated with the investment of company assets, including separate account assets that are treated as company assets under applicable income tax law. These benefits reduce our overall corporate income tax liability. Under current law, such benefits may include dividends received deductions and foreign tax credits which can be material. We do not pass these benefits through to the separate accounts, principally because: (i) the great bulk of the benefits results from the dividends received deduction, which involves no reduction in the dollar amount of dividends that the separate account receives; (ii) product owners are not the owners of the assets generating the benefits under applicable income tax law; and (iii) we do not currently include company income taxes in the charges owners pay under the products.

OTHER INFORMATION

Dollar Cost Averaging. You can arrange to have a dollar amount or percentage of money periodically transferred automatically into the Investment Divisions and other Fixed Account Options (if currently available) (each a 'Designated Option') from the one-year Fixed Account Option or any of the Investment Divisions (each a 'Source Option'). If we impose any transfer restrictions on the one-year Fixed Account Option as discussed in numbered paragraphs 1 - 4 under 'Transfers and Frequent Transfer Restrictions,' then (i) the one-year Fixed Account Option can be used as a Source Option for Dollar Cost Averaging only with respect to new Premiums that are allocated to that Source Option, (ii) only a twelve-month Dollar Cost Averaging period may be selected, (iii) transfers out of the one-year Fixed Account Option pursuant to such Dollar Cost Averaging will not count against the maximum amount limitations we have imposed on transfers out of the one-year Fixed Account Option and (iv) transfers from that Source Option other than such scheduled transfers will not be permitted.

To the extent that Fixed Account Options are not available or are otherwise restricted from being a Dollar Cost Averaging Source Option or Designated Option, Dollar Cost Averaging will be exclusively from or to the Investment Divisions. In the case of transfers from the one-year Fixed Account Option or Investment Divisions with a less volatile unit value to the Investment Divisions, Dollar Cost Averaging can let you pay a lower average cost per unit over time than you would receive if you made a one-time purchase. Transfers from the more volatile Investment Divisions may not result in lower average costs and such Investment Divisions may not be an appropriate source of dollar cost averaging transfers in volatile markets.

There is no charge for Dollar Cost Averaging. You may cancel your Dollar Cost Averaging program using whatever methods you use to change your allocation instructions. You should consult with your financial professional with respect to the current availability of Dollar Cost Averaging.Certain restrictions may apply.

Dollar Cost Averaging Plus (DCA+).The DCA+ Fixed Account Option is a 'source account' designed for dollar cost averaging transfers to Investment Divisions or systematic transfers to other Fixed Account Options. A Contract Value of $15,000 is required to participate. From time to time, we will offer special enhanced interest rates on the DCA+ Fixed Account Option. If a DCA+ Fixed Account Option is selected, monies in the DCA+ Fixed Account Option will be systematically transferred to the Investment Divisions or other Fixed Account Options chosen over a DCA+ term of either twelve months or six months, as you select.

Transfers out of the DCA+ Fixed Account Option other than the automatic DCA+ transfers can be made only if you discontinue use of the DCA+ Fixed Account Option. If we impose any transfer restrictions on the one-year Fixed Account Option as discussed in numbered paragraphs 1-4 under 'Transfers and Frequent Transfer Restrictions,' then (i) you may not discontinue the DCA+ Fixed Account Option or otherwise transfer or withdraw any amounts from the DCA+ Fixed Account Option, but (ii) automatic transfers
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pursuant to DCA+ will not count against any maximum amount limitations we have imposed on transfers out of the one-year Fixed Account Option.

There is no charge for DCA+. You may cancel your DCA+ program using whatever methods you use to change your allocation instructions. You should consult your financial professional with respect to the current availability of the Fixed Account Options and the availability of DCA+. Certain restrictions may apply.

Earnings Sweep. You can choose to move your earnings from the source accounts (only applicable from the one-year Fixed Account Option, if currently available, and the JNL/WMC Government Money Market Investment Division). Earnings Sweep may only be added within 30 days of the issue date of your Contract.

There is no charge for Earnings Sweep. You may cancel your Earnings Sweep program using whatever methods you use to change your allocation instructions. You should consult with your financial professional with respect to the current availability of Earnings Sweep. Certain restrictions may apply.

Rebalancing.You can arrange to have us automatically reallocate your Contract Value among Investment Divisions and the one-year Fixed Account Option (if currently available) periodically to maintain your selected allocation percentages. Rebalancing will terminate if your rebalancing program includes the one-year Fixed Account Option and (i) we impose any transfer restrictions on the one-year Fixed Account Option as discussed in numbered paragraphs 1 - 4 under 'Transfers and Frequent Transfer Restrictions' or (ii) we exercise our right to require that any Premiums allocated to the one-year Fixed Account Option be automatically transferred out of that option over a period of time that we specify. In that case, however, you could re-elect automatic rebalancing without the one-year Fixed Account Option. Rebalancing is consistent with maintaining your allocation of investments among market segments, although it is accomplished by reducing your Contract Value allocated to the better performing Investment Divisions.

There is no charge for Rebalancing. You may cancel your Rebalancing program using whatever methods you use to change your allocation instructions. You should consult with your financial professional with respect to the current availability of Rebalancing. Certain restrictions may apply.

Free Look.You may return your Contract to the selling agent or us within ten days (or longer if required by your state) after receiving it. We will return

•Premiums paid to the Fixed Account, plus

•the Separate Account Contract Value, plus

•any fees (other than asset-based fees) and expenses deducted from the Premiums.

We will determine the Contract Value in the Investment Divisions as of the date we receivethe Contract (subject to state variations). We will return Premium payments where required by law. We will pay the applicable free look proceeds within seven days of a request in Good Order. If a Premium payment made by personal check or electronic draft is received within the five days preceding a free look request, we may delay payment of the free look proceeds up to seven days after the date of the request, to ensure the check or electronic draft is not returned due to insufficient funds. In some states, we are required to hold the Premiums of a senior citizen in the Fixed Account during the free look period, unless we are specifically directed to allocate the Premiums to the Investment Divisions. State laws vary; your free look rights will depend on the laws of the state in which you purchased the Contract.

Advertising. From time to time, we may advertise several types of performance of the Investment Divisions.

•Total return is the overall change in the value of an investment in an Investment Division over a given period of time.

•Standardized average annual total return is calculated in accordance with SEC guidelines.

•Non-standardized total return may be for periods other than those required by, or may otherwise differ from, standardized average annual total return. For example, if a Fund has been in existence longer than the Investment Division, we may show non-standardized performance for periods that begin on the inception date of the Fund, rather than the inception date of the Investment Division.

•Yield refers to the income generated by an investment over a given period of time.

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Performance will be calculated by determining the percentage change in the Accumulation Unit value by dividing the increase (decrease) for that unit by the Accumulation Unit value at the beginning of the period. Performance will reflect the deduction of the Core Contract Charge and may reflect the deduction of the annual contract maintenance and withdrawal charges, but will not reflect charges for add-on benefits except in performance data used in sales materials that promote those add-on benefits. The deduction of withdrawal charges and/or the charges for add-on benefits would reduce the percentage increase or make greater any percentage decrease.

Modification of Your Contract.Only our President, Vice President, Secretary or Assistant Secretary may approve a change to or waive a provision of your Contract. Any change or waiver must be in writing. We may change the terms of your Contract without your consent in order to comply with changes in any applicable provisions or requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.

Confirmation of Transactions. We will send you a written statement confirming that a financial transaction, such as a Premium payment, withdrawal, or transfer has been completed. This confirmation statement will provide details about the transaction. Certain transactions which are made on a periodic or systematic basis will be confirmed in a quarterly statement only.

It is important that you carefully review the information contained in the statements that confirm your transactions. If you believe an error has occurred you must notify us in writing within 30 days of receipt of the statement so we can make any appropriate adjustments. If we do not receive notice of any such potential error, we may not be responsible for correcting the error.

Delivery of Fund Reports.Paper copies of the Funds' annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from Jackson. Instead, the reports will be made available on Jackson's website (www.jackson.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. You may elect to receive all future annual and semi-annual Fund reports in paper free of charge. You can inform Jackson that you wish to receive paper copies of those reports by contacting Jackson as described on the cover page of this prospectus. Your election to receive annual and semi-annual Fund reports will apply to all Funds described herein.

Legal Proceedings.Jackson and its subsidiaries are defendants in class actions and a number of civil proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business and otherwise. We do not believe at the present time that any pending action or proceeding will have a material adverse effect upon the Separate Account, Jackson's ability to meet its obligations under the Contracts, or Jackson National Life Distributors LLC's ability to perform its contract with the Separate Account.

Rule 12h-7 Reliance.Jackson is relying on Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC') Rule 12h-7, which exempts insurance companies from filing periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to variable annuity contracts that are registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and regulated as insurance under state law.
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APPENDIX A

FUNDS AVAILABLE UNDER THE CONTRACT

The following is a list of Funds (all Class A shares) available under the Contract, which is subject to change, as discussed in the prospectus. Certain broker-dealers selling the Contracts may limit the Investment Divisions that are available to their customers. You can find the prospectuses and other information about the Funds online at www.connect.rightprospectus.com/Jackson. You can also request this information at no cost by calling 1-800-644-4565 or by sending an email request to [email protected].

The current expenses and performance information below reflects fees and expenses of the Funds, but does not reflect the other fees and expenses that your Contract may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these charges were included. Each Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.

Fund Type
Fund and Manager*
(and Sub-Adviser, if applicable)

* The investment manager for each Fund is Jackson National Asset Management, LLC
Current Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/20)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
JNL/American Funds Balanced Fund2
Allocation
(Investment Adviser to the Master Fund: Capital Research and Management CompanySM)
0.92%1
12.06% 9.70% 6.94%
JNL/American Funds Bond Fund of America Fund2,4
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income
(Investment Adviser to the Master Fund: Capital Research and Management CompanySM)
0.81%1
9.96% 5.20% 4.18%
JNL/American Funds Capital Income Builder Fund2
Allocation
(Investment Adviser to the Master Fund: Capital Research and Management CompanySM)
0.96%1
3.98% N/A N/A
JNL/American Funds Capital World Bond Fund2
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income
(Investment Adviser to the Master Fund: Capital Research and Management CompanySM)
1.05%1
9.55% 4.79% 2.74%
JNL/American Funds Global Growth Fund2
Domestic/Global Equity
(Investment Adviser to the Master Fund: Capital Research and Management CompanySM)
1.12%1
30.09% 15.95% N/A
JNL/American Funds Global Small Capitalization Fund2
Domestic/Global Equity
(Investment Adviser to the Master Fund: Capital Research and Management CompanySM)
1.29%1
29.32% 14.08% 9.10%
JNL/American Funds Growth Fund2
Domestic/Global Equity
(Investment Adviser to the Master Fund: Capital Research and Management CompanySM)
0.94%1
51.60% 22.31% N/A
JNL/American Funds Growth-Income Fund2
Domestic/Global Equity
(Investment Adviser to the Master Fund: Capital Research and Management CompanySM)
0.94%1
13.10% 13.49% 12.27%
JNL/American Funds International Fund2
International
(Investment Adviser to the Master Fund: Capital Research and Management CompanySM)
1.18%1
13.56% 10.29% 6.25%
JNL/American Funds New World Fund2
International
(Investment Adviser to the Master Fund: Capital Research and Management CompanySM)
1.28%1
23.06% 12.88% 6.11%
JNL/American Funds® Washington Mutual Investors Fund2
Domestic/Global Equity
(Investment Adviser to the Master Fund: Capital Research and Management CompanySM)
0.94%1
8.42% 10.49% 10.51%
JNL Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund
Allocation 1.21% 16.37% 11.50% 9.26%
JNL Conservative Allocation Fund
Allocation 1.14% 7.51% 5.72% N/A
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Fund Type
Fund and Manager*
(and Sub-Adviser, if applicable)

* The investment manager for each Fund is Jackson National Asset Management, LLC
Current Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/20)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
JNL Growth Allocation Fund
Allocation 1.19% 15.34% 10.60% 9.00%
JNL Moderate Allocation Fund
Allocation 1.15% 11.20% 7.29% N/A
JNL Moderate Growth Allocation Fund
Allocation 1.17% 12.75% 9.10% 7.89%
JNL/American Funds Growth Allocation Fund
Allocation 1.06% 20.04% 12.67% N/A
JNL/American Funds Moderate Growth Allocation Fund
Allocation 1.04% 17.32% 10.53% N/A
JNL/Goldman Sachs 4 Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. and Mellon Investments Corporation) 0.69% 4.52% 9.28% 11.58%
JNL/Goldman Sachs Managed Aggressive Growth Fund
Allocation (Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.) 1.12% 20.10% 13.16% 10.59%
JNL/Goldman Sachs Managed Conservative Fund
Allocation (Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.) 1.08% 8.79% 5.78% 4.65%
JNL/Goldman Sachs Managed Growth Fund
Allocation (Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.) 1.09% 18.71% 12.24% 9.90%
JNL/Goldman Sachs Managed Moderate Fund
Allocation (Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.) 1.08% 12.39% 7.90% 6.38%
JNL/Goldman Sachs Managed Moderate Growth Fund
Allocation (Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.) 1.09% 15.55% 9.92% 8.02%
JNL iShares Tactical Growth Fund
Allocation (Mellon Investments Corporation) 0.88% 12.28% 9.95% N/A
JNL iShares Tactical Moderate Fund
Allocation (Mellon Investments Corporation) 0.80% 8.68% 6.72% N/A
JNL iShares Tactical Moderate Growth Fund
Allocation (Mellon Investments Corporation) 0.83% 11.15% 8.55% N/A
JNL/Vanguard Growth ETF Allocation Fund
Allocation (Mellon Investments Corporation) 0.71% 13.65% N/A N/A
JNL/Vanguard Moderate ETF Allocation Fund
Allocation (Mellon Investments Corporation) 0.72% 9.65% N/A N/A
JNL/Vanguard Moderate Growth ETF Allocation Fund
Allocation (Mellon Investments Corporation) 0.72% 11.66% N/A N/A
JNL Multi-Manager Alternative Fund
Alternative Strategies (Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc.; DoubleLine Capital LP; First Pacific Advisors, LP; Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC; Lazard Asset Management LLC; Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.; Westchester Capital Management, LLC; and Western Asset Management Company, LLC) 2.16% 7.58% 4.06% N/A
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Fund Type
Fund and Manager*
(and Sub-Adviser, if applicable)

* The investment manager for each Fund is Jackson National Asset Management, LLC
Current Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/20)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
JNL Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund
International (Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC; T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Sub-Sub-Adviser: T. Rowe Price Hong Kong Limited); WCM Investment Management, LLC; and Wellington Management Company LLP) 1.24% 8.90% 9.96% 2.10%
JNL Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
International (Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited; Causeway Capital Management LLC; and WCM Investment Management, LLC) 1.21% 32.18% N/A N/A
JNL Multi-Manager Mid Cap Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Champlain Investment Partners, LLC; ClearBridge Investments, LLC; Nuance Investments, LLC; and Victory Capital Management Inc.) 1.09% 14.52% N/A N/A
JNL Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Granahan Investment Management, Inc.; Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC; Victory Capital Management Inc.; and WCM Investment Management, LLC) 0.98% 46.43% 21.27% 14.06%
JNL/AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (AQR Capital Management, LLC) 0.87% 11.78% N/A N/A
JNL/Baillie Gifford International Growth Fund
International (Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited) 0.98% 56.66% N/A N/A
JNL/BlackRock Advantage International Fund
International (BlackRock Investment Management, LLC) 1.00% 6.82% N/A N/A
JNL/BlackRock Global Allocation Fund
Allocation (BlackRock Investment Management, LLC) 1.05% 18.94% 8.89% 6.36%
JNL/BlackRock Global Natural Resources Fund
Alternative Assets (BlackRock International Limited) 1.01% 4.29% 4.00% -2.04%
JNL/BlackRock Large Cap Select Growth Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (BlackRock Investment Management, LLC) 0.86% 38.43% 20.16% 16.20%
JNL/Causeway International Value Select Fund
International (Causeway Capital Management LLC) 0.97% 5.89% 5.95% 3.63%
JNL/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (ClearBridge Investments, LLC) 0.94% 30.50% N/A N/A
JNL/DFA International Core Equity Fund
International (Dimensional Fund Advisors LP) 0.91% 6.96% N/A N/A
JNL/DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Dimensional Fund Advisors LP) 0.80% 15.85% 13.67% 12.01%
JNL/DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Dimensional Fund Advisors LP) 1.02% 13.18% 10.61% N/A
JNL/DoubleLine® Core Fixed Income Fund
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income (DoubleLine Capital LP) 0.77% 5.09% 4.08% 3.53%
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Fund Type
Fund and Manager*
(and Sub-Adviser, if applicable)

* The investment manager for each Fund is Jackson National Asset Management, LLC
Current Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/20)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
JNL/DoubleLine® Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund
International Fixed-Income (DoubleLine Capital LP) 1.09% 3.04% N/A N/A
JNL/DoubleLine® Shiller Enhanced CAPE® Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (DoubleLine Capital LP) 1.02% 15.18% 16.26% N/A
JNL/DoubleLine® Total Return Fund
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income (DoubleLine Capital LP) 0.83% 2.66% 3.23% N/A
JNL/Fidelity Institutional Asset Management® Total Bond Fund
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income (FIAM LLC) 0.80% 8.41% 4.15% 3.92%
JNL/First Sentier Global Infrastructure Fund
Alternative Assets (First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd) 1.15% -3.68% 7.20% N/A
JNL/Franklin Templeton Global Multisector Bond Fund
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income (Franklin Advisers, Inc.) 1.08% -6.70% 0.40% N/A
JNL/Franklin Templeton Growth Allocation Fund
Allocation (Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Sub-Sub-Advisers: Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC and Templeton Global Advisors Limited))
1.03%1
11.28% 8.50% 7.46%
JNL/Franklin Templeton Income Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Franklin Advisers, Inc.) 0.94% 0.87% 7.05% 5.84%
JNL/Harris Oakmark Global Equity Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Harris Associates L.P.) 1.14% 11.25% 9.10% N/A
JNL/Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Invesco Advisers, Inc.) 0.99% 0.61% N/A N/A
JNL/Invesco Global Growth Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Invesco Advisers, Inc.) 0.95% 28.17% 14.76% 11.39%
JNL/Invesco International Growth Fund
International (Invesco Advisers, Inc.) 0.99% 13.78% 8.55% 6.62%
JNL/JPMorgan Global Allocation Fund
Allocation (J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.)
1.08%1
11.70% 7.66% N/A
JNL/JPMorgan U.S. Value Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.) 0.91% -3.78% 6.12% 7.15%
JNL/JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund
Alternative Strategies (J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.) 0.97% 13.80% N/A N/A
JNL/JPMorgan U.S. Government & Quality Bond Fund
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income (J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.) 0.69% 6.95% 3.53% 3.30%
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Fund Type
Fund and Manager*
(and Sub-Adviser, if applicable)

* The investment manager for each Fund is Jackson National Asset Management, LLC
Current Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/20)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
JNL/Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.) 1.01% 34.85% N/A N/A
JNL/Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income (Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC) 0.82% N/A N/A N/A
JNL/Mellon Bond Index Fund3
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income (Investment Sub-Adviser to the Master Fund: Mellon Investments Corporation)
0.56%1
7.05% 3.82% 3.23%
JNL/Mellon DowSM Index Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Mellon Investments Corporation) 0.65% 8.96% 13.99% 13.66%
JNL/Mellon Emerging Markets Index Fund3
International (Investment Sub-Adviser to the Master Fund: Mellon Investments Corporation)
0.72%1
17.10% 11.89% N/A
JNL/Mellon Equity Income Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Mellon Investments Corporation) 0.90% 2.45% 10.31% N/A
JNL/Mellon International Index Fund3
International (Investment Sub-Adviser to the Master Fund: Mellon Investments Corporation)
0.62%1
7.70% 7.21% 5.16%
JNL/Mellon MSCI KLD 400 Social Index Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Mellon Investments Corporation) 0.76% 20.52% N/A N/A
JNL/Mellon World Index Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Mellon Investments Corporation) 0.67% 15.61% 11.71% 8.49%
JNL/Mellon Nasdaq® 100 Index Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Mellon Investments Corporation) 0.65% 47.96% 23.77% 19.64%
JNL/Mellon S&P 400 MidCap Index Fund3
Domestic/Global Equity (Investment Sub-Adviser to the Master Fund: Mellon Investments Corporation)
0.56%1
12.99% 11.75% 10.95%
JNL/Mellon S&P 500 Index Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Mellon Investments Corporation) 0.53% 17.78% 14.62% 13.27%
JNL/Mellon Small Cap Index Fund3
Domestic/Global Equity (Investment Sub-Adviser to the Master Fund: Mellon Investments Corporation)
0.56%1
10.81% 11.87% 10.38%
JNL/Mellon U.S. Stock Market Index Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Mellon Investments Corporation) 0.59% 20.18% N/A N/A
JNL/MFS Mid Cap Value Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Massachusetts Financial Services Company (d/b/a MFS Investment Management)) 0.96% 3.87% 9.04% 8.80%
JNL/PIMCO Income Fund
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income (Pacific Investment Management Company LLC) 0.94% 4.95% N/A N/A
JNL/PIMCO Real Return Fund
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income (Pacific Investment Management Company LLC) 0.95% 11.46% 5.07% 3.50%
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Fund Type
Fund and Manager*
(and Sub-Adviser, if applicable)

* The investment manager for each Fund is Jackson National Asset Management, LLC
Current Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/20)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
JNL/PPM America Floating Rate Income Fund
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income (PPM America, Inc.) 0.94% 0.46% 3.91% N/A
JNL/PPM America High Yield Bond Fund
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income (PPM America, Inc.) 0.75% 5.11% 7.52% 5.87%
JNL/PPM America Total Return Fund
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income (PPM America, Inc.) 0.79% 9.85% 5.64% 5.16%
JNL/RAFI® Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Mellon Investments Corporation) 0.67% 9.95% 9.25% 9.85%
JNL/T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund
Allocation (T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.) 1.01% 11.98% 8.84% N/A
JNL/T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.) 0.97% 17.48% 12.60% N/A
JNL/T. Rowe Price Established Growth Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.) 0.83% 37.09% 19.15% 16.75%
JNL/T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.) 0.99% 23.55% 15.91% 14.40%
JNL/T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income (T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.) 0.71% 3.93% 2.33% 1.63%
JNL/T. Rowe Price U.S. High Yield Fund
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income (T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.) 0.99% 3.45% N/A N/A
JNL/T. Rowe Price Value Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.) 0.87% 10.27% 10.59% 11.41%
JNL/WMC Balanced Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Wellington Management Company LLP) 0.73% 8.33% 9.64% 8.87%
JNL/WMC Equity Income Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Wellington Management Company LLP) 0.89% 2.59% N/A N/A
JNL/WMC Global Real Estate Fund
Alternative Assets (Wellington Management Company LLP) 1.03% -12.13% 2.61% 4.82%
JNL/WMC Government Money Market Fund
Domestic/Global Fixed-Income (Wellington Management Company LLP)
0.15%1
0.21% 0.60% 0.30%
JNL/WMC Value Fund
Domestic/Global Equity (Wellington Management Company LLP) 0.78% 1.52% 8.70% 9.35%

1 The Fund's current expenses reflect temporary fee reductions.
2 Capital Research and Management Company is the investment adviser of the master fund in which this feeder fund invests. Under the master-feeder fund structure, the feeder fund does not buy individual securities directly. Rather, the feeder fund invests all of its investment assets in a corresponding master fund, which invests directly in individual securities.
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3 Mellon Investments Corporation is the investment sub-adviser of the master fund in which this feeder fund invests. Under the master-feeder fund structure, the feeder fund does not buy individual securities directly. Rather, the feeder fund invests all of its investment assets in a corresponding master fund, which invests directly in individual securities.
4 The performance displayed is that of the Master Fund. The Fund is newly formed and does not have performance information of its own prior to April 26, 2021.
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APPENDIX B

TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS, AND RELATED DISCLOSURES

'JNL®,' 'Jackson National®,' 'Jackson®,' 'Jackson of NY®' and 'Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New York®' are trademarks of Jackson National Life Insurance Company®.

The 'S&P 500 Index,' 'S&P MidCap 400 Index,' 'S&P SmallCap 600 Index,' 'Dow Jones Industrial Average,' and 'The Dow 10,' 'STANDARD & POOR'S®,' 'S&P®,' 'S&P 500®,' 'S&P MIDCAP 400 Index®,' 'STANDARD & POOR'S MIDCAP 400 Index®,' 'S&P SmallCap 600 Index®,' and 'STANDARD & POOR'S 500®' (collectively, the 'Indices') are products of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates ('SPDJI'), and has been licensed for use by Jackson National Life Insurance Company ('Jackson'). 'Dow Jones®', 'Dow Jones Industrial Average', 'DJIA®', 'The Dow®' and 'The Dow® 10' are service and/or trademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC ('Dow Jones') and have been licensed to SPDJI and have been sub-licensed for use for certain purposes by Jackson National Life Insurance Company® ('Jackson').

Standard & Poor's®, S&P® and S&P 500®, S&P MidCap 400® and S&P SmallCap 600® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and the foregoing trademarks have been licensed by SPDJI for use.

The JNL/Mellon S&P 500 Index Fund, JNL/Mellon S&P 400 MidCap Index Fund, the JNL/Mellon DowSM Index Fund, and JNL/Mellon Small Cap Index Fund (collectively, the 'Products') are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC or any of their respective affiliates (collectively, 'S&P Dow Jones Indices').

S&P Dow Jones Indices makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Products or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Products particularly or the ability of the Indices to track general market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices' only relationship to Jackson with respect to the Indices or the Products is the licensing of the Indices and certain trademarks, service marks and/or trade names of S&P Dow Jones Indices and/or its licensors. The Indices are determined, composed and calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices without regard to Jackson or the Products. S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation to take the needs of Jackson or the owners of the Products into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Indices. S&P Dow Jones Indices are not responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the prices, and amount of the Products or the timing of the issuance or sale of the Products in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Products are to be converted into cash, surrendered or redeemed, as the case may be. S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Products. There is no assurance that investment products based on the Indices will accurately track index performance or provide positive investment returns. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC is not an investment adviser. Inclusion of a security within an index is not a recommendation by S&P Dow Jones Indices to buy, sell, or hold such security, nor is it considered to be investment advice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, CME Group Inc. and its affiliates may independently issue and/or sponsor financial products unrelated to Products currently being issued by Jackson, but which may be similar to and competitive with Products. In addition, CME Group Inc. and its affiliates may trade financial products which are linked to the performance of the Index.

Dow Jones, SPDJI and their respective affiliates do not:
•Sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Products.
•Recommend that any person invest in the Products.
•Have any responsibility or liability for or make any decisions about the timing, amount or pricing of the Products.
•Have any responsibility or liability for the administration, management or marketing of the Products.
•Consider the needs of the Products or the owners of the Products in determining, composing or calculating the Indexes or have any obligation to do so.

Dow Jones, SPDJI and their respective affiliates will not have any liability in connection with the Products. Specifically,
•Dow Jones, SPDJI and their respective affiliates do not make any warranty, express or implied, and Dow Jones, SPDJI and their respective affiliates disclaim any warranty about:
•The results to be obtained by the Products, the owners of the Products or any other person in connection with the use of the DJIA and the data included in the Indexes;
•The accuracy or completeness of the Indexes and its data;
•The merchantability and the fitness for a particular purpose or use of the Indexes and its data;
•Dow Jones, SPDJI and/or their respective affiliates will have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions in the Indexes or its data;
•Under no circumstances will Dow Jones, SPDJI and/or their respective affiliates be liable for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages or losses, even if they know that they might occur.
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The licensing agreement relating to the use of the Indexes and trademarks referred to above by Jackson and SPDJI is solely for the benefit of the Products and not for any other third parties.

S&P DOW JONES INDICES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDICES OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO OR ANY COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P DOW JONES INDICES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR DELAYS IN CALCULATING THE INDICES. S&P DOW JONES INDICES MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE OR AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY JACKSON OR OWNERS OF THE PRODUCTS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDICES OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P DOW JONES INDICES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN S&P DOW JONES INDICES AND JACKSON, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES.

SPDR® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC.

Goldman Sachs is a registered service mark of Goldman, Sachs & Co.

DoubleLine is a registered service mark of DoubleLine Capital LP.

The Product(s) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Nasdaq, Inc. or its affiliates (Nasdaq, with its affiliates, are referred to as the 'Corporations'). The Corporations have not passed on the legality or suitability of, or the accuracy or adequacy of descriptions and disclosures relating to, the Product(s). The Corporations make no representation or warranty, express or implied to the owners of the Product(s) or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Product(s) particularly, or the ability of the Nasdaq-100® Index to track general stock market performance. The Corporations' only relationship to Jackson National Life Insurance Company('Licensee') is in the licensing of the NASDAQ®, and Nasdaq-100® IndexTM registered trademarks, and certain trade names of the Corporations and the use of the Nasdaq-100® Index which is determined, composed and calculated by NASDAQ without regard to Licensee or the Product(s). Nasdaq has no obligation to take the needs of the Licensee or the owners of the Product(s) into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Nasdaq-100® Index. The Corporations are not responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Product(s) to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Product(s) is to be converted into cash. The Corporations have no liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Product(s).

THE CORPORATIONS DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR UNINTERRUPTED CALCULATION OF THE NASDAQ-100® INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY LICENSEE, OWNERS OF THE PRODUCT(S), OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE NASDAQ-100® INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE NASDAQ-100® INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CORPORATIONS HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

NASDAQ®, and Nasdaq-100® IndexTM, are registered trademarks of Nasdaq, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as the 'Corporations') and are licensed for use by Jackson National Life Insurance Company. The JNL/Mellon Nasdaq® 100 Index Fund has not been passed on by the Corporations as to their legality or suitability. The JNL/Mellon Nasdaq® 100 Index Fund is not issued, endorsed, sold, or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE JNL/MELLON NASDAQ® 100 INDEX FUND.

THE JNL/MELLON MSCI KLD 400 SOCIAL INDEX FUND ('JNL FUND') IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY MSCI INC. ('MSCI'), ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, ANY OF ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO, COMPILING, COMPUTING OR CREATING ANY MSCI INDEX (COLLECTIVELY, THE 'MSCI PARTIES'). THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES ARE SERVICE MARK(S) OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES AND HAVE BEEN LICENSED FOR
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USE FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES BY JACKSON NATIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THE JNL FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN FUNDS GENERALLY OR IN THE JNL FUND PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF ANY MSCI INDEX TO TRACK CORRESPONDING STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE. MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES ARE THE LICENSORS OF CERTAIN TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES AND OF THE MSCI INDEXES WHICH ARE DETERMINED, COMPOSED AND CALCULATED BY MSCI WITHOUT REGARD TO THE JNL FUND OR THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THE JNL FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAS ANY OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THE JNL FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE MSCI INDEXES. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OR HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE TIMING OF, PRICES AT, OR QUANTITIES OF THE JNL FUND TO BE ISSUED OR IN THE DETERMINATION OR CALCULATION OF THE EQUATION BY OR THE CONSIDERATION INTO WHICH THE JNL FUND IS REDEEMABLE. FURTHER, NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAS ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY TO THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THE JNL FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, MARKETING OR OFFERING OF THE JNL FUND.

ALTHOUGH MSCI SHALL OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN OR FOR USE IN THE CALCULATION OF THE MSCI INDEXES FROM SOURCES THAT MSCI CONSIDERS RELIABLE, NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES WARRANTS OR GUARANTEES THE ORIGINALITY, ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.

NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ISSUER OF THE JNL FUND, OWNERS OF THE JNL FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, FROM THE USE OF ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INTERRUPTIONS OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. FURTHER, NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND THE MSCI PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO EACH MSCI INDEX AND ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Barclays Capital Inc. and its affiliates ('Barclays') is not the issuer or producer of JNL/DoubleLine® Shiller Enhanced CAPE® Fund and Barclays has no responsibilities, obligations or duties to investors in JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund. The Shiller Barclays CAPE™ US Sector ER USD Index is a trademark owned by Barclays Bank PLC and licensed for use by JNL Series Trust ('JNLST') as the Issuer of JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund. Barclays only relationship with the Issuer in respect of Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index is the licensing of the Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index which is determined, composed and calculated by Barclays without regard to the Issuer or the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund or the owners of the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund. Additionally, JNLST or JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund may for itself execute transaction(s) with Barclays in or relating to the Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index in connection with JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund investors acquire JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund from JNLST and investors neither acquire any interest in Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index nor enter into any relationship of any kind whatsoever with Barclays upon making an investment in JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund. The JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Barclays. Barclays does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied regarding the advisability of investing in the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund or the advisability of investing in securities generally or the ability of the Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index to track corresponding or relative market performance. Barclays has not passed on the legality or suitability of the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund with respect to any person or entity. Barclays is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund to be issued. Barclays has no obligation to take the needs of the Issuer or the owners of the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund or any other third party into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index Barclays has no obligation or liability in connection with administration, marketing or trading of the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund.

The licensing agreement between JNLST and Barclays is solely for the benefit of JNLST and Barclays and not for the benefit of the owners of the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund, investors or other third parties.

BARCLAYS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO THE ISSUER, INVESTORS OR TO OTHER THIRD PARTIES FOR THE QUALITY, ACCURACY AND/OR COMPLETENESS OF THE Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR FOR INTERRUPTIONS IN THE DELIVERY OF THE Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD
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Index. BARCLAYS MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ISSUER, THE INVESTORS OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. BARCLAYS MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. BARCLAYS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE METHODS OF CALCULATION OR PUBLICATION, OR TO CEASE THE CALCULATION OR PUBLICATION OF THE Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index, AND BARCLAYS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY MISCALCULATION OF OR ANY INCORRECT, DELAYED OR INTERRUPTED PUBLICATION WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index BARCLAYS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY LOST PROFITS AND EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH, RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR WITH RESPECT TO THE JNL/DOUBLELINE SHILLER ENHANCED CAPE FUND.

None of the information supplied by Barclays Bank PLC and used in this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the prior written permission of Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. Barclays Bank PLC is registered in England No. 1026167. Registered office 1 Churchill Place London E l 4 5HP.

iShares® and BlackRock® are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates ('BlackRock') and are used under license. BlackRock makes no representations or warranties regarding the advisability of investing in any product or service offered by Jackson National Life Insurance Company ('Jackson'). BlackRock has no obligation or liability in connection with the operation, marketing, trading or sale of any product or service offered by Jackson.

Fidelity Institutional Asset Management is a registered service mark of FMR LLC. Used with permission.

The JNL/RAFI Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund (the 'JNL/RAFI Fund') is not sponsored, offered, or sold in any manner by RAFI Indices, LLC or any of its affiliates, licensors or contractors (the 'RAFI Parties') nor do any of the RAFI Parties offer to any person purchasing a product that uses or incorporates a product based on an Index any express or implicit guarantee, warranty or assurance either with regard to the results of using the RAFI Multi-Factor® US Index ('Index') or the Index Price at any time or in any other respect. Each Index is calculated and published by the RAFI Parties. The RAFI Parties use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. None of the RAFI Parties shall be liable to any person purchasing a product that uses or incorporates a product based on the Index for any error, omission, inaccuracy, incompleteness, delay, or interruption in the Index or any data related thereto or have any obligation to point out errors in the Index to any person. Neither publication of each Index by the RAFI Parties nor the licensing of the Index or Index trademark for the purpose of use in connection with the JNL/RAFI Fund constitutes a recommendation by any of the RAFI Parties to invest in nor does it in any way represent an assurance, endorsement or opinion of any of the RAFI Parties with regard to any investment in the JNL/RAFI Fund. The trade names Fundamental Index® and RAFI® are registered trademarks of Research Affiliates, LLC in the US and other countries.

Morningstar® and the Morningstar Indices (as defined below) are service marks of Morningstar, Inc. ('Morningstar') and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by a Jackson National Asset Management, LLC ('JNAM').

Fund (collectively, the 'JNL Funds') Index (collectively, the 'Morningstar Indices')
JNL/Mellon International Index Fund
Morningstar® Developed Markets ex-North America Target Market Exposure Index℠
JNL/Mellon Emerging Markets Index Fund
Morningstar® Emerging Markets Target Market Exposure Index℠
JNL/Mellon World Index Fund
Morningstar® Developed Markets Target Market Exposure Index℠
JNL/Mellon U.S. Stock Market Index Fund
Morningstar® US Market Index℠

The JNL Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Morningstar. Morningstar makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the JNL Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the JNL Funds in particular or the ability of the Morningstar Indices to track general stock market performance. Morningstar's only relationship to JNAM is the licensing of: (i) certain service marks and service names of Morningstar; and (ii) the Morningstar Indices which is determined, composed and calculated by Morningstar without regard to JNAM or the JNL Funds. Morningstar has no obligation to take the needs of JNAM or the owners of JNL Funds into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Morningstar Indices. Morningstar is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of the JNL Funds or the timing of the issuance or sale of the JNL Funds or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the JNL Funds are converted into cash. Morningstar has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the JNL Funds.
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MORNINGSTAR DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE MORNINGSTAR INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND MORNINGSTAR SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. MORNINGSTAR MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY JNAM, OWNERS OR USERS OF THE JNL FUNDS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE MORNINGSTAR INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. MORNINGSTAR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE MORNINGSTAR INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL MORNINGSTAR HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

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APPENDIX C

SELLING FIRM SUPPORT

Below is a complete list of Selling Firms that received marketing and distribution and/or administrative support in 2020 from the Distributor and/or Jackson in relation to the sale of Jackson and Jackson of NY variable insurance products.

Allegheny Investments, Ltd.
Allen, Mooney & Barnes Brokerage Services, LLC
American Capital Partners, LLC
American Equity Investment Corporation
American Funds & Trusts Incorporated
American Funds Distributors, Inc.
American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc.
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Ameritas Investment Company, LLC
APW Capital, Inc.
AQR Investments, LLC
Arete Wealth Management, LLC
Aria Capital Advisors, LLC
Arlington Securities, Inc.
Arque Capital, Ltd.
Associated Investment Services, Inc.
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.
Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
B.B. Graham & Company, Inc.
BancWest Investment Services, Inc.
Bankers Life Securities, Inc.
BB&T Securities, LLC
BBVA Securities Inc.
BCG Securities, Inc.
Beaconsfield Financial Services, Inc.
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.
Berthel, Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc.
BlackRock Investments, LLC
BMO Harris Financial Advisors, Inc.
Broadstone Securities
Brokers International Financial Services, LLC.
Brooklight Place Securities, Inc.
Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc.
Calton & Associates, Inc.
Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
Cantella & Co., Inc.
Capital Investment Group, Inc.
Centaurus Financial, Inc.
Center Street Securities, Inc.
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC
Cetera Advisors LLC
Cetera Financial Specialists LLC
Cetera Investment Services LLC
CFD Investments, Inc.
Chelsea Financial Services
CIG Securities
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Client One Securities LLC
Coastal Equities, Inc.
Comerica Securities
Commonwealth Financial Network
Concorde Investment Services, LLC
Coordinated Capital Securities, Inc.
CoreCap Investments, LLC
Corinthian Partners, L.L.C.
Country Capital Management Company
Courtlandt Securities Corporation
Crown Capital Securities, L.P.
CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc.
CUSO Financial Services, L.P.
Cutter & Company, Inc.
CW Securities, LLC
D.A. Davidson & Co.
Davenport & Company LLC
Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC
DFA Securities LLC
DFPG Investments, LLC
Dorsey & Company, Inc.
Edward Jones
Emerson Equity LLC
Equitable Advisors, LLC
Equity Services, Inc.
Fidelity Distributors Company LLC
Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
First Allied Securities, Inc.
First Citizens Investor Services, Inc.
First Financial Equity Corporation
First Heartland Capital, Inc.
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.
Fortune Financial Services, Inc.
Founders Financial Securities LLC
Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc.
FSC Securities Corporation
G.A. Repple & Company
G.W. Sherwold Associates, Inc
Geneos Wealth Management, Inc.
GLP Investment Services, LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Gradient Securities, LLC
GWN Securities Inc.
H. Beck, Inc.
Hancock Whitney Investment Services Inc.
Hantz Financial Services, Inc.
Harbor Financial Services, LLC
Harbour Investments, Inc.
Hefren-Tillotson, Inc.
Heitman Securities LLC
Hightower Securities, LLC
Hilltop Securities Inc.
Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC
Huntleigh Securities Corporation
IBN Financial Services, Inc.
IFP Securities, LLC
Independence Capital Co., Inc.
Independent Financial Group, LLC
Infinex Investments, Inc.
Infinity Financial Services
Innovation Partners LLC
Institutional Securities Corporation
Intercarolina Financial Services, Inc.
Intercontinental Asset Management Group, Ltd.
International Assets Advisory, LLC
Invesco Distributors, Inc.
Investacorp, Inc.
Investment Planners, Inc.
J. Alden Associates, Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
J.W. Cole Financial, Inc.
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
Kalos Capital, Inc.
Kestra Investment Services, LLC
Key Investment Services LLC
KMS Financial Services, Inc.
Kovack Securities Inc.
Labrunerie Financial Services, Inc.
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.
Landolt Securities, Inc.
Lasalle St Securities, L.L.C.
Lazard Asset Management Securities LLC
Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC
Leigh Baldwin & Co., LLC
LifeMark Securities Corp.
Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation
Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation
Lincoln Investment
Lion Street Financial, LLC
Lombard Securities Incorporated
Lord Abbett Distributor LLC
LPL Financial LLC
M Holdings Securities, Inc.
M&T Securities, Inc.
Madison Avenue Securities, LLC
Mercer Allied Company, L.P.
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
MFS Fund Distributors, Inc.
Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation
Mid-Atlantic Securities, Inc.
MML Investors Services, LLC
Moloney Securities Co., Inc.
Momentum Independent Network Inc.
Money Concepts Capital Corp
Moors & Cabot, Inc.
Morgan Stanley
Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc.
Mutual Securities, Inc.
MWA Financial Services Inc.
National Securities Corporation
Nations Financial Group, Inc.
Nationwide Planning Associates Inc.
Natixis Distribution, L.P.
Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC
Neuberger Berman BD LLC
Newbridge Securities Corporation
Next Financial Group, Inc.
NPB Financial Group, LLC
Oak Tree Securities, Inc.
OFG Financial Services, Inc.
OneAmerica Securities, Inc.
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc.
Park Avenue Securities LLC
Parkland Securities, LLC
Parsonex Securities, Inc.
Peak Brokerage Services, LLC
PIMCO Investments LLC
PlanMember Securities Corporation
PNC Investments
Portsmouth Financial Services
Principal Securities, Inc.
Private Client Services, LLC
ProEquities, Inc.
Prospera Financial Services, Inc.
Pruco Securities, LLC.
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Regulus Financial Group, LLC
Rhodes Securities, Inc.
RNR Securities, L.L.C.
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
Rockefeller Financial LLC
Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.
S.G. Long & Company
SA Stone Wealth Management Inc.
Sagepoint Financial, Inc.
Santander Securities LLC
SCF Securities, Inc.
Securian Financial Services, Inc.
Securities America, Inc.
Securities Management & Research, Inc.
Securities Service Network, LLC
Sigma Financial Corporation
Silver Oak Securities, Incorporated
Snowden Account Services LLC
Sorrento Pacific Financial, LLC
Southeast Investments, N.C., Inc.
Spire Securities, LLC
St. Bernard Financial Services, Inc.
State Farm VP Management Corp.
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.
Supreme Alliance LLC
Syndicated Capital, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc.
Tandem Securities, Inc.
TD Ameritrade, Inc.
TFS Securities, Inc.
The Fig Group, LLC
The Huntington Investment Company
The Investment Center, Inc.
The Leaders Group, Inc.
The O.N. Equity Sales Company
The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc.
The Windmill Group, Inc.
Thurston Springer Financial
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc
Transitional Broker
Triad Advisors LLC
Trinity Wealth Securities, L.L.C.
Truist Investment Services, Inc.
Trustmont Financial Group, Inc.
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
UBS Asset Management (US) Inc.
UBS Financial Services Inc.
UnionBanc Investment Services, LLC
United Planners' Financial Services of America a Limited Partner
USA Financial Securities Corporation
ValMark Securities, Inc.
Vanderbilt Securities, LLC
Veritas Independent Partners, LLC
Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.
Waddell & Reed
Wedbush Securities Inc.
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
Wescom Financial Services
Western Equity Group, Inc.
Western International Securities, Inc.
Westminster Investment Group, Inc.
Wintrust Investments LLC
Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.
Woodmen Financial Services, Inc.
World Equity Group, Inc.
WWK Investments, Inc.



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APPENDIX D

GMWB PROSPECTUS EXAMPLES


I.LIFEGUARD FREEDOM FLEX

Unless otherwise specified, the following examples apply to and assume you elected LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB (referred to below as a GMWB) when you purchased your Contract, no other optional benefits, your initial Premium payment net of any applicable taxes was $100,000, your GAWA is greater than your RMD (if applicable) at the time a withdrawal is requested, all partial withdrawals requested include any applicable charges and no prior partial withdrawals have been made. The examples assume that your age when the GAWA% is first determined corresponds to a GAWA% of 5%, the GMWB elected has a bonus percentage of 6%, and the GMWB and any For Life Guarantee have not been terminated. If your age at the time the GAWA% is first determined corresponds to a GAWA% other than 5%, the examples will still apply, given that you replace the 5% in each of the GAWA calculations with the appropriate GAWA%. If you elected a GMWB with a bonus percentage other than 6%, the examples will still apply if you replace the 6% in each of the bonus calculations with the appropriate bonus percentage for the GMWB you elected and replace the 190% GWB Adjustment in each of the GWB adjustment calculations with the appropriate GWB adjustment percentage for the GMWB you elected. References to the GMWB Death Benefit refer to a death benefit provided by certain GMWB endorsements, but not to any separate death benefit endorsement.

Example 1: This example demonstrates how GMWB values are set at election.

•Your initial GWB is $100,000, which is your initial Premium payment, net of any applicable taxes.
•Your GAWA is $5,000, which is 5% of your initial GWB ($100,000 * 0.05 = $5,000).

▪Notes:
s Your initial Bonus Base is set equal to your GWB.
s Your initial GWB Adjustment is set equal to 190% times your initial GWB.
s If your endorsement includes a GMWB Death Benefit provision, your initial GMWB Death Benefit is set equal to your initial GWB.

Example 2: This example demonstrates how your GAWA% is determined. Your GAWA% is determined on the earlier of the date you elect to opt out of GMWB charge increases, the time of your first withdrawal, the date that your Contract Value reduces to zero, the date that the GMWB is continued by a spousal Beneficiary who is not a Covered Life, or upon election of the Life Income of a GMWB Income Option. Your GAWA% is set based upon your attained age at that time. Your initial GAWA is determined based on this GAWA% and the GWB at that time.

▪If, at the time the GAWA% is determined, your GAWA% is 5% based on your attained age and your GWB is $100,000, your initial GAWA is $5,000, which is your GAWA% multiplied by your GWB at that time ($100,000 * 0.05 = $5,000).

Example 3: This example demonstrates how upon payment of a subsequent Premium, GMWB values may be re-determined.

▪Example 3a: This example demonstrates what happens if you make an additional Premium payment, net of applicable taxes, of $50,000, and your GWB is $100,000 at the time of payment:
s Your new GWB is $150,000, which is your GWB prior to the additional Premium payment ($100,000) plus your additional Premium payment, net of any applicable taxes ($50,000). Your GWB is subject to a maximum of $10,000,000 (see Example 4b).
s Your GAWA is $7,500, which is your GAWA prior to the additional Premium payment ($5,000) plus 5% of your additional Premium payment, net of any applicable taxes ($50,000 * 0.05 = $2,500).

▪Example 3b: This example demonstrates how GWB and GAWA are affected by the GWB $10,000,000 maximum, upon payment of a subsequent Premium. If you make an additional Premium payment, net of any applicable taxes, of $100,000 and your GWB is $9,950,000 and your GAWA is $497,500 at the time of payment:
s Your new GWB is $10,000,000, which is the maximum, since your GWB prior to the additional Premium payment ($9,950,000) plus your additional Premium payment, net of any applicable taxes ($100,000) exceeds the maximum of $10,000,000.
s Your GAWA is $500,000, which is your GAWA prior to the additional Premium payment ($497,500) plus 5% of the allowable $50,000 increase in your GWB (($10,000,000 - $9,950,000) * 0.05 = $2,500).

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▪Notes:
s Your GAWA is recalculated upon payment of an additional Premium (as described above) only if such payment occurs after your GAWA% has been determined.
s Your Bonus Base is increased by the Premium payment, net of any applicable taxes, subject to a maximum of $10,000,000.
s If the Premium payment occurs prior to the first Contract Anniversary, your GWB Adjustment is increased by the Premium payment, net of any applicable taxes, times 190%, subject to a maximum of $10,000,000. For example, if, as in Example 3a, you make an additional Premium payment, net of any applicable taxes, of $50,000 prior to your first Contract Anniversary, and your GWB Adjustment value before the additional Premium payment is $190,000, then the GWB Adjustment is increased by 190% of the additional Premium payment, net of any applicable taxes. The resulting GWB Adjustment is $190,000 + $95,000 = $285,000.
s If the Premium payment occurs on or after the first Contract Anniversary, your GWB Adjustment is increased by the Premium payment, net of any applicable taxes, subject to a maximum of $10,000,000. For example, if you make an additional Premium payment, net of any applicable taxes, of $50,000 after your first Contract Anniversary, and your GWB Adjustment value before the additional Premium payment is $190,000, then the GWB Adjustment is increased by 100% of the additional Premium payment, net of any applicable taxes. The resulting GWB Adjustment is $190,000 + $50,000 = $240,000.
s If your endorsement includes a GMWB Death Benefit provision, your GMWB Death Benefit is increased by the Premium payment, net of any applicable taxes, subject to a maximum of $10,000,000.

Example 4: This example demonstrates how GMWB values are re-determined upon withdrawal of the guaranteed amount (which is your GAWA, or for certain tax-qualified Contracts only, the RMD (if greater than the GAWA)).

▪Example 4a: This example demonstrates what happens if you withdraw an amount equal to your GAWA ($5,000) when your GWB is $100,000:
s Your new GWB is $95,000, which is your GWB prior to the withdrawal ($100,000) less the amount of the withdrawal ($5,000).
s Your GAWA for the next year remains $5,000, since you did not withdraw an amount that exceeds your GAWA.
s If you continued to take annual withdrawals equal to your GAWA, it would take an additional 19 years to deplete your GWB ($95,000 / $5,000 per year = 19 years), provided that there are no further adjustments made to your GWB or your GAWA (besides the annual reduction of your GWB by the amount of the withdrawal) and that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date. However, if the For Life Guarantee is in effect, withdrawals equal to your GAWA could continue for the rest of your life (or in the case of Joint Owners, until the death of any Owner or until the death of the last surviving Covered Life if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), even beyond 19 years, provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date.

▪Example 4b: This example demonstrates what happens if you withdraw an amount equal to your RMD ($7,500), which is greater than your GAWA ($5,000) when your GWB is $100,000 and the RMD provision is in effect for your endorsement:
s Your new GWB is $92,500, which is your GWB prior to the withdrawal ($100,000) less the amount of the withdrawal ($7,500).
s Your GAWA for the next year remains $5,000, since your withdrawal did not exceed the greater of your GAWA ($5,000) or your RMD ($7,500).
s If you continued to take annual withdrawals equal to your initial and unchanged RMD ($7,500), it would take approximately an additional 12 years to deplete your GWB ($92,500 / $7,500 per year = approximately 12 years), provided that there are no further adjustments made to your GWB or your RMD (besides the annual reduction of your GWB by the amount of the withdrawal) and that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date. However, if the For Life Guarantee is in effect, withdrawals equal to your RMD could continue for the rest of your life (or until the death of the last surviving Covered Life if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), even beyond 12 years, provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date.

▪Notes:
s Your Bonus Base remains unchanged since the withdrawal did not exceed the guaranteed amount; however, no Bonus will be applied to your GWB at the end of the Contract Year in which the withdrawal is taken.
s Your GWB Adjustment provision is terminated since a withdrawal is taken.
s If your endorsement includes a GMWB Death Benefit provision, your GMWB Death Benefit will not be reduced since the withdrawal did not exceed the greater of the GAWA or the RMD.
s If the For Life Guarantee is not in effect, and if your GWB falls below your GAWA at the end of your Contract Year, your GAWA will be adjusted to equal your GWB.
s Withdrawals taken in connection with a GMWB are considered the same as any other withdrawal for the purpose of determining all other values under the Contract.
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Example 5: This example demonstrates how GMWB values are re-determined upon withdrawal of an amount that exceeds your guaranteed amount (as defined in Example 4).

▪Example 5a: This example demonstrates what happens if you withdraw an amount ($10,000) that exceeds your GAWA ($5,000) when your Contract Value is $130,000 and your GWB is $100,000:
s Your new GWB is $91,200, which is your GWB, first reduced dollar-for-dollar for any portion of the partial withdrawal not defined as an Excess Withdrawal (see below), then reduced in the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced by the Excess Withdrawal [($100,000 - $5,000) * (1 - ($10,000 - $5,000) / ($130,000 - $5,000)) = $91,200].
s Your GAWA is recalculated to equal $4,800, which is your current GAWA reduced in the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced for the portion of the withdrawal that is in excess of the GAWA [$5,000 * (1 - ($10,000 - $5,000) / ($130,000 - $5,000)) = $4,800]. If you continued to take annual withdrawals equal to your GAWA, it would take an additional 19 years to deplete your GWB ($91,200 / $4,800 per year = 19 years), provided that there are no further adjustments made to your GWB or your GAWA (besides the annual reduction of your GWB by the amount of the withdrawal) and that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date. However, if your For Life Guarantee is in effect, withdrawals equal to your GAWA could continue for the rest of your life (or in the case of Joint Owners, until the first death of the Joint Owners or until the death of the last surviving Covered Life if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), even beyond 19 years, provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date.

•Example 5b: This example demonstrates what happens if you withdraw an amount ($10,000) that exceeds your GAWA ($5,000) when your Contract Value is $105,000 and your GWB is $100,000:
s Your new GWB is $90,250, which is your GWB, first reduced dollar-for-dollar for any portion of the partial withdrawal not defined as an Excess Withdrawal (see below), then reduced in the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced by the Excess Withdrawal [($100,000 - $5,000) * (1 - ($10,000 - $5,000) / ($105,000 - $5,000)) = $90,250].
s Your GAWA is recalculated to equal $4,750, which is your current GAWA reduced in the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced for the portion of the withdrawal that is in excess of the GAWA [$5,000 * (1 - ($10,000 - $5,000) / ($105,000 - $5,000)) = $4,750]. If you continued to take annual withdrawals equal to your GAWA, it would take an additional 19 years to deplete your GWB ($90,250 / $4,750 per year = 19 years), provided that there are no further adjustments made to your GWB or your GAWA (besides the annual reduction of your GWB by the amount of the withdrawal) and that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date. However, if your For Life Guarantee is in effect, withdrawals equal to your GAWA could continue for the rest of your life (or in the case of Joint Owners, until the first death of the Joint Owners or until the death of the last surviving Covered Life if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), even beyond 19 years, provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date.

•Example 5c: This example demonstrates what happens if you withdraw an amount ($10,000) that exceeds your GAWA ($5,000) when your Contract Value is $55,000 and your GWB is $100,000:
s Your new GWB is $85,500, which is your GWB, first reduced dollar-for-dollar for any portion of the partial withdrawal not defined as an Excess Withdrawal (see below), then reduced in the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced by the Excess Withdrawal [($100,000 - $5,000) * (1 - ($10,000 - $5,000) / ($55,000 - $5,000)) = $85,500].
s Your GAWA is recalculated to equal $4,500, which is your current GAWA reduced in the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced for the portion of the withdrawal that is in excess of the GAWA [$5,000 * (1-($10,000-$5,000) / ($55,000 - $5,000))=$4,500]. If you continued to take annual withdrawals equal to your GAWA, it would take an additional 19 years to deplete your GWB ($85,500 / $4,500 per year = 19 years), provided that there are no further adjustments made to your GWB or your GAWA (besides the annual reduction of your GWB by the amount of the withdrawal) and that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date. However, if your For Life Guarantee is in effect, withdrawals equal to your GAWA could continue for the rest of your life (or in the case of Joint Owners, until the first death of the Joint Owners or until the death of the last surviving Covered Life if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), even beyond 19 years, provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date.

•Notes:
s Your Bonus Base is recalculated to equal the lesser of 1) your Bonus Base prior to the withdrawal or 2) your GWB following the withdrawal. In addition, no Bonus will be applied to your GWB at the end of the Contract Year in which the withdrawal is taken.
s Your GWB Adjustment provision is terminated since a withdrawal is taken.
s If your endorsement includes a GMWB Death Benefit provision, your GMWB Death Benefit will be reduced in the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced for the amount of the withdrawal in excess of the GAWA.
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s If the For Life Guarantee is not in effect, and if your GWB falls below your GAWA at the end of your Contract Year, your GAWA will be adjusted to equal your GWB.
s The Excess Withdrawal is defined to be the lesser of the total amount of the current partial withdrawal, or the amount by which the cumulative partial withdrawals for the current Contract Year exceeds the greater of the GAWA or the RMD, as applicable.
s Withdrawals taken in connection with a GMWB are considered the same as any other withdrawal for the purpose of determining all other values under the Contract. In the case where your minimum death benefit is reduced proportionately for withdrawals, your death benefit may be reduced by more than the amount of the withdrawal.

Example 6: This example illustrates how GMWB values are re-determined upon automatic step-up.

•Example 6a: This example demonstrates what happens if at the time of step-up your Contract Value (as determined based on either the Contract Anniversary Value or the Highest Quarterly Contract Value, as applicable) is $200,000, your GWB is $90,000, and your GAWA is $5,000:
s Your new GWB is recalculated to equal $200,000, which is equal to your Contract Value (as determined based on either the Contract Anniversary Value or the Highest Quarterly Contract Value, as applicable).
s If your Bonus Base is $100,000 just prior to the step-up, your Bonus Base is recalculated to equal $200,000, which is the greater of 1) your Bonus Base prior to the step-up ($100,000) or 2) your GWB following the step-up ($200,000).
- If you have not passed your Contract Anniversary immediately following your 80th birthday (or the youngest Covered Life's 80th birthday if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), your Bonus Period will re-start since your Bonus Base has been increased due to the step-up.

•Example 6b: This example demonstrates what happens if at the time of step-up your Contract Value (as determined based on either the Contract Anniversary Value or the Highest Quarterly Contract Value, as applicable) is $90,000, your GWB is $80,000, and your GAWA is $5,000:
s Your new GWB is recalculated to equal $90,000, which is equal to your Contract Value (as determined based on either the Contract Anniversary Value or the Highest Quarterly Contract Value, as applicable).
s Your GAWA for the next year remains $5,000, which is the greater of 1) your GAWA prior to the step-up ($5,000) or 2) 5% of your new GWB ($90,000 * 0.05 = $4,500).
- After step-up, if you continued to take annual withdrawals equal to your GAWA, it would take an additional 18 years to deplete your GWB ($90,000 / $5,000 per year = 18 years), provided that there are no further adjustments made to your GWB or your GAWA (besides the annual reduction of your GWB by the amount of the withdrawal) and that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date. However, if the For Life Guarantee is in effect, withdrawals equal to your GAWA could continue for the rest of your life (or in the case of Joint Owners, until the first death of the Joint Owners or until the death of the last surviving Covered Life if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), even beyond 18 years, provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date.
s If your Bonus Base is $100,000 just prior to the step-up, your Bonus Base remains $100,000, which is the greater of 1) your Bonus Base prior to the step-up ($100,000) or 2) your GWB following the step-up ($90,000).
- Though this endorsement allows for the Bonus Period to re-start, your Bonus Period will not re-start since your Bonus Base has not been increased due to the step-up.

•Notes:
s Your GWB will only step-up to the Contract Value if the Contract Value (as determined based on either the Contract Anniversary Value or the Highest Quarterly Contract Value, as applicable) is greater than your GWB at the time of the automatic step-up.
s Your Bonus Base will be re-determined only if your GWB is increased upon step-up to a value above your Bonus Base just prior to the step-up.
s Your GAWA is recalculated upon step-up (as described above) only if the step-up occurs after your GAWA% has been determined.
s Your GWB Adjustment remains unchanged since step-ups do not impact the GWB Adjustment.
s If your endorsement contains a GMWB Death Benefit provision, your GMWB Death Benefit remains unchanged since step-ups do not impact the GMWB Death Benefit.
s If your endorsement bases Step-Ups on the highest quarterly Contract Value, the highest quarterly Contract Value is equal to the highest of the quarterly adjusted Contract Values from the four most recent Contract Quarterly Anniversaries, including the Contract Anniversary upon which the Step-Up is determined. The quarterly adjusted Contract Value is equal to the Contract Value on the Contract Quarterly Anniversary, plus any premium paid subsequent to that Contract Quarterly Anniversary, net of any applicable taxes, adjusted for any partial withdrawals taken subsequent to that Contract Quarterly Anniversary.
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- All adjustments are made on the date of the transaction. The quarterly adjusted Contract Value is first reduced dollar-for-dollar for any portion of the partial withdrawal not defined as an Excess Withdrawal (as defined in example 5), then reduced in the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced by the Excess Withdrawal.

Example 7: This example demonstrates how the timing of a withdrawal request interacts with the timing of the step-up provision to impact re-determination of GMWB values.

•Example 7a: This example demonstrates what happens if prior to any transactions your Contract Value (as determined based on either the Contract Anniversary Value or the Highest Quarterly Contract Value, as applicable) is $200,000, your GAWA is $5,000, your GWB is $100,000, your GWB is due to step-up automatically, and you also wish to take a withdrawal of an amount equal to $5,000:
s If you request the withdrawal the day after the step-up, upon step-up, your GWB is set equal to $200,000, which is your Contract Value (as determined based on either the Contract Anniversary Value or the Highest Quarterly Contract Value, as applicable). At that time, your GAWA is equal to $10,000, which is 5% of your new GWB ($200,000 * 0.05 = $10,000). On the day following the step-up and after the withdrawal of $5,000, your new GWB is $195,000, which is your GWB less the amount of the withdrawal ($200,000 - $5,000 = $195,000) and your GAWA will remain at $10,000 since the amount of the withdrawal does not exceed your GAWA. If you continued to take annual withdrawals equal to your GAWA, it would take approximately an additional 20 years to deplete your GWB ($195,000 / $10,000 per year = approximately 20 years), provided that there are no further adjustments made to your GWB or your GAWA (besides the annual reduction of your GWB by the amount of the withdrawal) and that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date. However, if the For Life Guarantee is in effect, withdrawals equal to your GAWA could continue for the rest of your life (or in the case of Joint Owners, until the first death of the Joint Owners or until the death of the last surviving Covered Life if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), even beyond 20 years, provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date.
- If your Bonus Base is $100,000 just prior to the step-up, at the time of step-up, your Bonus Base is recalculated and is equal to $200,000, which is the greater of 1) your Bonus Base prior to the step-up ($100,000) or 2) your GWB following the step-up ($200,000). Your Bonus Base is not adjusted upon withdrawal since the amount of the withdrawal does not exceed your GAWA.
- If you have not passed the Contract Anniversary immediately following your 80th birthday (or the youngest Covered Life's 80th birthday if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), your Bonus Period will re-start since your Bonus Base has been increased due to the step-up.
s If you request the withdrawal prior to the step-up, immediately following the withdrawal transaction, your new GWB is $95,000, which is your GWB less the amount of the withdrawal ($100,000 - $5,000 = $95,000) and your Contract Value (as determined based on either the Contract Anniversary Value or the Highest Quarterly Contract Value, as applicable) becomes $195,000, which is your Contract Value (as determined based on either the Contract Anniversary Value or the Highest Quarterly Contract Value, as applicable) prior to the withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal ($200,000 - $5,000 = $195,000). Upon step-up following the withdrawal, your GWB is set equal to $195,000, which is your Contract Value (as determined based on either the Contract Anniversary Value or the Highest Quarterly Contract Value, as applicable). At that time, your GAWA is recalculated and is equal to $9,750, which is the greater of 1) your GAWA prior to the step-up ($5,000) or 2) 5% of your new GWB ($195,000 * 0.05 = $9,750). If you continued to take annual withdrawals equal to your GAWA, it would take an additional 20 years to deplete your GWB ($195,000 / $9,750 per year = 20 years), provided that there are no further adjustments made to your GWB or your GAWA (besides the annual reduction of your GWB by the amount of the withdrawal) and that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date. However, if the For Life Guarantee is in effect, withdrawals equal to your GAWA could continue for the rest of your life (or in the case of Joint Owners, until the first death of the Joint Owners or until the death of the last surviving Covered Life if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), even beyond 20 years, provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date.
- If your Bonus Base is $100,000 just prior to the withdrawal, then at the time of the withdrawal, your Bonus Base is not adjusted since the amount of the withdrawal does not exceed your GAWA. At the time of step-up, your Bonus Base is recalculated and is equal to $195,000, which is the greater of 1) your Bonus Base prior to the step-up ($100,000) or 2) your GWB following the step-up ($195,000).
- If you have not passed the Contract Anniversary immediately following your 80th birthday (or the youngest Covered Life's 80th birthday if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), your Bonus Period will re-start since your Bonus Base has been increased due to the step-up.

•Notes:
s As the example illustrates, when considering a request for a withdrawal at or near the same time as application of a step-up, the order of the two transactions may impact your GAWA.
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- If the step-up would result in an increase in your GAWA and the requested withdrawal is less than or equal to your new GAWA, your GAWA resulting after the two transactions would be greater if the withdrawal is requested after the step-up is applied.
- If the step-up would result in an increase in your GAWA, and the withdrawal requested is greater than your new GAWA, your GAWA resulting after the two transactions would be greater if the withdrawal is requested after the step-up is applied.
- Otherwise, your GAWA resulting from the transactions is the same regardless of the order of transactions.
s This example would also apply in situations when the withdrawal exceeded your GAWA but not your permissible RMD.
s Your Bonus Base will be re-determined only if your GWB is increased upon step-up to a value above your Bonus Base just prior to the step-up.
s The GAWA% is determined at the time of the withdrawal (if not previously determined).
s Your GWB Adjustment provision is terminated at the time of the withdrawal.
s If your endorsement contains a GMWB Death Benefit provision, the GMWB Death Benefit would not be adjusted for the step-up since step-ups do not impact the GMWB Death Benefit, but your GMWB Death Benefit may be reduced for the withdrawal.
s If the For Life Guarantee is not in effect, and if your GWB falls below your GAWA at the end of your Contract Year, your GAWA will be adjusted to equal your GWB.
s Withdrawals taken in connection with a GMWB are considered the same as any other withdrawal for the purpose of determining all other values under the Contract. In the case where a minimum death benefit is reduced proportionately for withdrawals, the death benefit may be reduced by more than the amount of the withdrawal.
s If your endorsement bases Step-Ups on the highest quarterly Contract Value, the highest quarterly Contract Value is equal to the highest of the quarterly adjusted Contract Values from the four most recent Contract Quarterly Anniversaries, including the Contract Anniversary upon which the Step-Up is determined. The quarterly adjusted Contract Value is equal to the Contract Value on the Contract Quarterly Anniversary, plus any premium paid subsequent to that Contract Quarterly Anniversary, net of any applicable taxes, adjusted for any partial withdrawals taken subsequent to that Contract Quarterly Anniversary.
- All adjustments are made on the date of the transaction. The quarterly adjusted Contract Value is first reduced dollar-for-dollar for any portion of the partial withdrawal not defined as an Excess Withdrawal (as defined in example 5), then reduced in the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced by the Excess Withdrawal.

Example 8: This example illustrates how GMWB values are re-determined upon application of the Bonus applied to your GWB.

•Example 8a: This example demonstrates what happens if at the end of a Contract Year in which you have taken no withdrawals, your GWB is $100,000, your Bonus Base is $100,000, and your GAWA is $5,000:
s Your new GWB is recalculated to equal $106,000, which is equal to your GWB plus 6% of your Bonus Base ($100,000 + $100,000 * 0.06 = $106,000).
s Your GAWA for the next year is equal $5,300, which is 5% of your new GWB ($106,000 * 0.05 = $5,300).
s After the application of the Bonus, if you continued to take annual withdrawals equal to your GAWA, it would take an additional 20 years to deplete your GWB ($106,000 / $5,300 per year = 20 years), provided that there are no further adjustments made to your GWB or your GAWA (besides the annual reduction of your GWB by the amount of the withdrawal) and that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date. However, if the For Life Guarantee is in effect, withdrawals equal to your GAWA could continue for the rest of your life (or in the case of Joint Owners, until the first death of the Joint Owners or until the death of the last surviving Covered Life if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), even beyond 20 years, provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date.

•Example 8b: This example demonstrates what happens if at the end of a Contract Year in which you have taken no withdrawals, your GWB is $90,000, your Bonus Base is $100,000, and your GAWA is $5,000:
s Your new GWB is recalculated to equal $96,000, which is equal to your GWB plus 6% of your Bonus Base ($90,000 + $100,000 * 0.06 = $96,000).
s Your GAWA for the next year remains $5,000, which is the greater of 1) your GAWA prior to the application of the Bonus ($5,000) or 2) 5% of your new GWB ($96,000 * 0.05 = $4,800).
s After the application of the Bonus, if you continued to take annual withdrawals equal to your GAWA, it would take approximately an additional 20 years to deplete your GWB ($96,000 / $5,000 per year = approximately 20 years), provided that there are no further adjustments made to your GWB or your GAWA (besides the annual reduction of your GWB by the amount of the withdrawal) and that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date. However, if the For Life Guarantee is in effect, withdrawals equal to your GAWA could continue for the rest of your life (or in the case of Joint Owners, until the first death of the Joint Owners or until the death of the last surviving Covered Life if your
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endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), even beyond 20 years, provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date.

•Notes:
s Your Bonus Base is not recalculated upon the application of the Bonus to your GWB.
s Your GAWA is recalculated upon the application of the Bonus (as described above) only if the application of the Bonus occurs after your GAWA% has been determined.
s Your GWB Adjustment remains unchanged since the GWB Adjustment is not impacted by the application of the Bonus.
s If your endorsement includes a GMWB Death Benefit provision, your GMWB Death Benefit remains unchanged since the GMWB Death Benefit is not impacted by the application of the Bonus.
s If the For Life Guarantee is not in effect, and if your GWB falls below your GAWA at the end of your Contract Year, your GAWA will be adjusted to equal your GWB.

Example 9: This example illustrates how the GAWA is re-determined when the For Life Guarantee for the LifeGuard Freedom Flex and the LifeGuard Freedom Flex with Joint Option becomes effective after the effective date of the endorsement at age 59½. At the time the For Life Guarantee becomes effective, your GAWA is re-determined. (This example only applies if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB that contains a For Life Guarantee that becomes effective after the effective date of the endorsement.)

•Example 9a: This example demonstrates what happens if on the date the For Life Guarantee becomes effective, your Contract Value is $30,000, your GWB is $50,000, and your GAWA is $5,000:
s Your GAWA for the next year is recalculated to equal $2,500, which is equal to 5% of the current GWB ($50,000 * 0.05 = $2,500).
s The For Life Guarantee becomes effective, thus allowing you to make annual withdrawals equal to your GAWA for the rest of your life (or in the case of Joint Owners, until the first death of the Joint Owners or until the death of the last surviving Covered Life if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date. Once the For Life Guarantee becomes effective, it remains in effect until the endorsement is terminated, as described in the Access to Your Money section of this prospectus, or upon continuation of the Contract by the spouse (unless your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option and the spouse continuing the Contract is a Covered Life in which case the For Life Guarantee remains in effect upon continuation of the Contract by the spouse).

•Example 9b: This example demonstrates what happens if your Contract Value has fallen to $0 prior to the date the For Life Guarantee becomes effective, your GWB is $50,000 and your GAWA is $5,000:
s You will continue to receive automatic payments of a total annual amount that equals your GAWA until your GWB is depleted. However, your GAWA would not be permitted to exceed your remaining GWB. Your GAWA is not recalculated since the Contract Value is $0.
s The For Life Guarantee does not become effective due to the depletion of the Contract Value prior to the effective date of the For Life Guarantee.

•Example 9c: This example demonstrates what happens if on the date the For Life Guarantee becomes effective, your Contract Value is $50,000, your GWB is $0, and your GAWA is $5,000:
s Your GAWA for the next year is recalculated to equal $0, which is equal to 5% of the current GWB ($0 * 0.05 = $0).
s The For Life Guarantee becomes effective, thus allowing you to make annual withdrawals equal to your GAWA for the rest of your life (or in the case of Joint Owners, until the first death of the Joint Owners or until the death of the last surviving Covered Life if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date. Once the For Life Guarantee becomes effective, it remains in effect until the endorsement is terminated, as described in the Access to Your Money section of this prospectus, or upon continuation of the Contract by the spouse (unless your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option and the spouse continuing the Contract is a Covered Life in which case the For Life Guarantee remains in effect upon continuation of the Contract by the spouse).
s Although your GAWA is $0, upon step-up or subsequent Premium payments, your GWB and your GAWA would increase to values greater than $0 and since the For Life Guarantee has become effective, you could withdraw an annual amount equal to your GAWA for the rest of your life (or in the case of Joint Owners, until the first death of the Joint Owners or until the death of the last surviving Covered Life if your endorsement is a For Life GMWB with Joint Option), provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date.



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Example 10: This example illustrates how the For Life Guarantee is affected upon death of the Owner on a For Life GMWB with Joint Option.

•This example demonstrates what happens if at the time of the death of the Owner (or either Joint Owner) the Contract Value is $105,000 and your GWB is $100,000:
s If your endorsement has a For Life Guarantee that becomes effective after the effective date of the endorsement, the surviving Covered Life may continue the Contract and the For Life Guarantee will remain in effect or begin on the date the For Life Guarantee becomes effective. The GAWA% and the GAWA will continue to be determined or re-determined based on the youngest Covered Life's attained age (or the age he or she would have attained). Once the For Life Guarantee becomes effective, the surviving Covered Life will be able to take annual withdrawals equal to the GAWA for the rest of his or her life, provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date.
s If your endorsement has a For Life Guarantee that becomes effective on the effective date of the endorsement, the surviving Covered Life may continue the Contract and the For Life Guarantee will remain in effect. The GAWA% and the GAWA will continue to be determined or re-determined based on the youngest Covered Life's attained age (or the age he or she would have attained). The surviving Covered Life will be able to take annual withdrawals equal to the GAWA for the rest of his or her life, provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date.
s The surviving spouse who is not a Covered Life may continue the Contract and the For Life Guarantee is null and void. However, the surviving spouse will be entitled to make withdrawals until the GWB is exhausted, provided that the withdrawals are taken prior to the Latest Income Date.
s Your GWB remains $100,000 and your GAWA remains unchanged at the time of continuation.

•Notes:
s If your endorsement has a For Life Guarantee that becomes effective after the effective date of the endorsement, your reset date is the Contract Anniversary on or immediately following the youngest Covered Life attaining the age of 59½. Your Bonus Base remains unchanged at the time of continuation.

Example 11: This example demonstrates how the GWB is re-determined upon application of the GWB Adjustment.

•Example 11a: This example demonstrates what happens if on the GWB Adjustment Date, your GWB is $160,000, your GWB Adjustment is $190,000, and you have taken no withdrawals on or prior to the GWB Adjustment Date:
s Your new GWB is recalculated to equal $190,000, which is the greater of 1) your GWB prior to the application of the GWB Adjustment ($160,000) or 2) the GWB Adjustment ($190,000).

•Example 11b: This example demonstrates what happens if on the GWB Adjustment Date, your GWB is $210,000, your GWB Adjustment is $190,000, and you have taken no withdrawals on or prior to the GWB Adjustment Date:
s Your new GWB is recalculated to equal $210,000, which is the greater of 1) your GWB prior to the application of the GWB Adjustment ($210,000) or 2) the GWB Adjustment ($190,000).

•Notes:
s The GWB Adjustment provision is terminated on the GWB Adjustment Date after the GWB Adjustment is applied (if any).
s Since you have taken no withdrawals, your GAWA% and GAWA have not yet been determined, thus no adjustment is made to your GAWA.
s No adjustment is made to your Bonus Base since the Bonus Base is not impacted by the GWB Adjustment.
s If your endorsement includes a GMWB Death Benefit provision, no adjustment is made to your GMWB Death Benefit since the GMWB Death Benefit is not impacted by the GWB Adjustment.






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APPENDIX E

GMDB PROSPECTUS EXAMPLES

I.HIGHEST QUARTERLY ANNIVERSARY DEATH BENEFIT

Unless otherwise specified, the following examples apply to and assume you elected Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit (referred to below as a GMDB) when you purchased your Contract, no other add-on benefits were elected, your initial Premium payment net of any applicable taxes was $100,000, and all partial withdrawals requested include any applicable charges. The death benefit payable under the contract will be equal to the larger of your current Contract Value or GMDB Benefit Base.

Example 1: This example demonstrates how the GMDBBenefit Base is set at election.

•Your Contract Value is $100,000, which is your initial Premium.
•Your GMDB Benefit Base is $100,000, which is your Contract Value.

Example 2: This example demonstrates how upon payment of subsequent Premium, the GMDB Benefit Base may be re-determined.

This example demonstrates what happens if you make an additional Premium payment, net of applicable taxes, of $10,000 and your GMDB Benefit Base is $100,000 at the time of payment.

•Your GMDB Benefit Base is $110,000, which is your GMDB Benefit Base prior to the additional Premium payment plus your additional Premium payment ($100,000 + $10,000).

Example 3: This example demonstrates how the GMDB Benefit Base is re-determined upon withdrawal of an amount from the Contract

•Example 3a:This example demonstrates what happens if you withdraw an amount of $15,000 when your Contract Value is $150,000 and your GMDB Benefit Base is $160,000.
◦Your new GMDB Benefit Base is $144,000, which is a reduction of 10%, the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced for the withdrawal ($15,000 / $150,000 = 10%), from your GMDB Benefit Base prior to the withdrawal ($160,000 * (1-10%) = $144,000).
•Example 3b:This example demonstrates what happens if you withdraw an amount of $15,000 when your Contract Value is $150,000 and your GMDB Benefit Base is $100,000.
◦Your new GMDB Benefit Base is $90,000, which is a reduction of 10%, the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced for the withdrawal ($15,000 / $150,000 = 10%), from your GMDB Benefit Base prior to the withdrawal ($100,000 * (1-10%) = $90,000).
Notes:

•The GMDB Benefit Base is reduced proportionately for withdrawals, so in certain circumstances your death benefit may be reduced by more than the dollar amount of the withdrawal.

Example 4: This example demonstrates how the GMDB Benefit Base is re-determined on the Contract Quarterly Anniversary

•Example 4a:This example demonstrates what happens if your Contract Value is greater than your GMDB Benefit Base on a Contract Quarterly Anniversary. Your Contract Value is $150,000 and your GMDB Benefit Base is $100,000.
◦Your GMDB Benefit Base is re-determined to $150,000, which the larger of your Contract Value ($150,000) or GMDB Benefit Base ($100,000).
•Example 4a:This example demonstrates what happens if your Contract Value is less than your GMDB Benefit Base on a Contract Quarterly Anniversary.Your Contract Value is $150,000 and your GMDB Benefit Base is $160,000.
◦Your GMDB Benefit Base remains at $160,000, which the larger of your Contract Value ($150,000) or GMDB Benefit Base ($160,000).
Notes:

•Both the Contract Value and the GMDB Benefit Base in the above examples have already been adjusted for any withdrawals or premium payments.
•The Contract Quarterly Anniversaries in the above scenarios are assumed to occur prior to the oldest Cover Life's 81st birthday.

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II.ROLL UP DEATH BENEFIT

Unless otherwise specified, the following examples apply to and assume you elected Roll Up Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit (referred to below as a GMDB) when you purchased your Contract, no other add-on benefits were elected, your initial Premium payment net of any applicable taxes was $100,000, and all partial withdrawals requested include any applicable charges. The examples assume that your age corresponds to the Roll-up Percentage of 5% (up to issue age 69). If your age at issue corresponds to the Roll-up Percentage of 4% (issue age 70-79), the examples will still apply, given that you replace the 5% in each of the Roll-up calculations with 4%. The death benefit payable under the contract will be equal to the larger of your current Contract Value or GMDB Benefit Base.

Example 1: This example demonstrates how the GMDB Benefit Base is set at election.

•Your GMDB Benefit Base is $100,000, which is your initial Premium.

Example 2: This example demonstrates how upon payment of subsequent Premium, the GMDB Benefit Base may be redetermined.

This example demonstrates what happens if you make an additional Premium payment, net of applicable taxes, of $10,000 and your GMDB Benefit Base is $200,000 at the time of payment.

•Your GMDB Benefit Base is $210,000, which is your GMDB Benefit Base prior to the additional Premium payment plus your additional Premium payment ($200,000 + $10,000).
Notes:

•If the subsequent premium payment is received during the first Contract Quarter, the adjustment to the GMDB Benefit Base for the Premium payment effectively occurs on the issue date.

Example 3: This example demonstrates how the GMDB Benefit Base is re-determined upon withdrawal of an amount from the Contract.

•Example 3a:This example demonstrates what happens if you withdraw an amount ($24,000) that exceeds 5% of your GMDB Benefit Base (5% * $200,000 = $10,000) when your Contract Value is $150,000 and your GMDB Benefit Base is $200,000.
◦Your new GMDB Benefit Base is reduced first dollar-for-dollar for up to 5% of your GMDB Benefit Base (5% * $200,000 = $10,000). The GMDB Benefit Base is then reduced by the percentage reduction in the Contract Value attributable to the withdrawals in excess of the 5% of your GMDB Benefit Base (($24,000 - $10,000) / ($150,000 - $10,000) =10%). Your new GMDB Benefit Base is $171,000 (($200,000 - $10,000) * (1 - 10%) = $171,000).
•Example 3b:This example demonstrates what happens if you withdraw an amount ($5,000) that does not exceed 5% of your GMDB Benefit Base (5% * $200,000 = $10,000) when your Contract Value is $150,000 and your GMDB Benefit Base is $200,000.
◦Your new GMDB Benefit Base is $195,000, which is your Contract Value prior to the withdrawal reduced dollar-for-dollar for the amount of the withdrawal ($200,000 - $5,000 = $195,000).
Notes:

•All adjustments for amounts withdrawn are made at the end of the Contract Year and on the date of receipt of due proof of death of any Covered Life. The above examples provide the death benefit quote if the Contract was to submit a claim the same day as the withdrawal.
•The GMDB Benefit Base is reduced proportionately for withdrawals in excess of 5% of the GMDB Benefit Base, so in certain circumstances your death benefit may be reduced by more than the dollar amount of the withdrawal.

Example 4: This example demonstrates how the GMDB Benefit Base is compounded at a specific rate (Roll-Up Percentage).

This example demonstrates how the GMDB Benefit Base is compounded at an annual rate of 5%. This example is a simplification to show the change from year to year, though the Roll-Up accrual occurs at the end of each Business Day. For this example, your GMDB Benefit Base is $100,000 at issue and it is assumed no premium payments or withdrawals occur prior to the first anniversary.

•Your GMDB Benefit Base becomes $105,000 ($100,000 * (1 + 5%) = $105,000) on the first Contract Anniversary.
•Assuming no premium payments or withdrawals, your GMDB Benefit Base becomes $110,250 at the second Contract Anniversary, which is your previous GMDB Benefit Base as of prior Contract Anniversary compounded at 5% ($105,000*(1+5%) = $110,250) through the second Contract Anniversary.



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Notes:

•If the Oldest Covered Life age on the effective date of this benefit is 70 or older, the percentage applied in the above calculation should be 4%.
•The compounding at an annual interest rate only occurs until the Contract Anniversary immediately preceding the oldest Covered Life's 81st birthday.

III.COMBINATION ROLL-UP & HIGHEST QUARTERLY ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT

Unless otherwise specified, the following examples apply to and assume you elected Combination Roll Up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit (referred to below as a GMDB) when you purchased your Contract, no other add-on benefits were elected, your initial Premium payment net of any applicable taxes was $100,000, and all partial withdrawals requested include any applicable charges. The examples assume that your age corresponds to the Roll-up Percentage of 5% (up to issue age 69). If your age at issue corresponds to the Roll-up Percentage of 4% (issue age 70-79), the examples will still apply, given that you replace the 5% in each of the Roll-up calculations with 4%. The death benefit payable under the contract will be equal to the larger of your current Contract Value or GMDB Benefit Base, where your GMDB Benefit Base is the greater of your Roll-Up Component and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value (HQAV) Component.

Example 1: This example demonstrates how the GMDB values are set at election.

•Your Contract Value is $100,000, which is your initial Premium
•Your HQAV Component is $100,000, which is your Contract Value.
•Your Roll-Up Component is $100,000, which is your initial Premium.
•Your GMDB Benefit Base is $100,000, which is the larger of the Roll-Up Component and HQAV Component.

Example 2: This example demonstrates how upon payment of subsequent Premium, the GMDB Benefit Base may be redetermined.

This example demonstrates what happens if you make an additional Premium payment, net of applicable taxes, of $10,000, your Roll-Up Component is $200,000, and your HQAV Component is $150,000 at the time of payment.

•Your Roll-Up Component is $210,000, which is your Roll-Up Component prior to the additional Premium payment plus your additional Premium payment ($200,000 + $10,000).
•Your HQAV Component is $160,000, which is your HQAV Component prior to the additional Premium payment plus your additional Premium payment ($150,000 + $10,000).
•Your GMDB Benefit Base is $210,000, which is the larger of your Roll-Up Component and HQAV Component.

Notes:

•If the subsequent premium payment is received during the first Contract Quarter, the adjustment to the GMDB Benefit Base for the Premium payment effectively occurs on the issue date.

Example 3: This example demonstrates how the GMDB Benefit Base is re-determined upon withdrawal of an amount from the Contract.

•Example 3a:This example demonstrates what happens if you withdraw an amount ($19,500) that exceeds 5% of your Roll-Up Component (5% * $100,000 = $5,000) when your Contract Value is $150,000, your Roll-Up Component is $100,000, and your HQAV Component is $200,000.
◦Your Roll-Up Component is reduced first dollar-for-dollar for up to 5% of your Roll-Up Component (5% * $200,000 = $5,000). The Roll-Up Component is then reduced by the percentage reduction in the Contract Value attributable to the withdrawals in excess of the 5% of your Roll-Up Component (($19,500 - $5,000) / ($150,000 - $5,000) =10%). Your new Roll-Up Component is $85,500 (($100,000 - $5,000) * (1 - 10%) = $85,500).
◦Your HQAV Component is $174,000, which is a reduction of 13%, the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced for the total withdrawal ($19,500/ $150,000 = 13%), from your HQAV Component prior to the withdrawal ($200,000 * (1-13%) = $174,000).
◦Your GMDB Benefit Base is $174,000, which is the larger of your Roll-Up Component ($85,500) and HQAV Component ($174,000).
•Example 3b:This example demonstrates what happens if you withdraw an amount ($24,000) that exceeds 5% of your Roll-Up Component (5% * $200,000 = $10,000) when your Contract Value is $150,000, your Roll-Up Component is $200,000, and your HQAV Component is $100,000.
◦Your Roll-Up Component is reduced first dollar-for-dollar for up to 5% of your Roll-Up Component (5% * $200,000 = $10,000). The Roll-Up Component is then reduced by the percentage reduction in the Contract Value
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attributable to the withdrawals in excess of the 5% of your Roll-Up Component (($24,000 - $10,000) / ($150,000 - $10,000) =10%). Your new GMDB Benefit Base is $171,000 (($200,000 - $10,000) * (1 - 10%) = $171,000).
◦Your HQAV Component is $84,000, which is a reduction of 16%, the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced for the total withdrawal ($24,000/ $150,000 = 16%), from your HQAV Component prior to the withdrawal ($100,000 * (1-16%) = $84,000).
◦Your GMDB Benefit Base is $171,000, which is the larger of your Roll-Up Component ($171,000) and HQAV Component ($84,000).
•Example 3c:This example demonstrates what happens if you withdraw an amount ($7,500) that does not exceed 5% of your Roll-Up Component (5% * $200,000 = $10,000) when your Contract Value is $100,000, your Roll-Up Component is $200,000, and your HQAV Component is $200,000.
◦Your Roll-Up Component is $192,500, which is your Roll-Up Component prior to the withdrawal reduced dollar-for-dollar for the amount of the withdrawal ($200,000 - $7,500 = $192,500).
◦Your HQAV Component is $185,000, which is a reduction of 7.5%, the same proportion that the Contract Value is reduced for the withdrawal ($7,500/ $100,000 = 7.5%), from your HQAV Component prior to the withdrawal ($200,000 * (1 - 7.5%) = $185,000).
◦Your GMDB Benefit Base is $192,500, which is the larger of your Roll-Up Component ($192,500) and HQAV Component ($185,000).
Notes:

•For the Roll-Up Component, all adjustments for amounts withdrawn are made at the end of the Contract Year and on the date of receipt of due proof of death of any Covered Life. The above examples provide the death benefit quote if the Contract was to submit a claim the same day as the withdrawal.
•For the HQAV Component, all adjustment for amounts withdrawn are made at the time of the withdrawal.
•The Roll-Up Component is reduced proportionately for withdrawals in excess of 5% of the Roll-Up Component, so in certain circumstances your death benefit may be reduced by more than the dollar amount of the withdrawal.
•The HQAV Component is reduced proportionately for withdrawals, so in certain circumstances your death benefit may be reduced by more than the dollar amount of the withdrawal.

Example 4: This example demonstrates how the Roll-Up Component is compounded at a specific rate, assuming no withdrawals or premiums between two dates.

This example demonstrates how the Roll-Up Component is compounded at an annual rate of 5%. This example is a simplification to show the change from year to year, though the Roll-Up accrual occurs at the end of each Business Day. For this example, your Roll-Up Component is $100,000 at issue and it is assumed no premium payments or withdrawals occur prior to the first anniversary.

•Your Roll-Up Component becomes $105,000 ($100,000 * (1 + 5%) = $105,000) on the first Contract Anniversary.
•Assuming no premium payments or withdrawals, your Roll-Up Component becomes $110,250 at the second Contract Anniversary, which is your previous Roll-Up Component as of prior Contract Anniversary compounded at 5% ($105,000*(1+5%) = $110,250) on the second Contract Anniversary.
Notes:

•If the Oldest Covered Life age on the effective date of this benefit is 70 or older, the percentage applied in the above calculation should be 4%.
•The compounding at an annual interest rate only occurs until the Contract Anniversary immediately preceding the oldest Covered Life's 81st birthday.
•The GMDB Benefit Base would be the greater of the Roll-Up Component shown above and the HQAV Component.

Example 5: This example demonstrates how the HQAV Component is re-determined on the Contract Quarterly Anniversary.

•Example 5a:This example demonstrates what happens if your Contract Value is greater than your HQAV Component on a Contract Quarterly Anniversary.Your Contract Value is $150,000 and your HQAV Component is $100,000.
◦Your HQAV Component is re-determined to $150,000, which the larger of your Contract Value ($150,000) or GMDB Benefit Base ($100,000).
•Example 5a:This example demonstrates what happens if your Contract Value is less than your HQAV Component on a Contract Quarterly Anniversary.Your Contract Value is $150,000 and your HQAV Component is $160,000.
◦Your HQAV Component remains at $160,000, which the larger of your Contract Value ($150,000) or GMDB Benefit Base ($160,000).
Notes:

•The Contract Quarterly Anniversaries in the above scenarios are assumed to occur prior to the oldest Cover Life's 81st birthday.
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•The GMDB Benefit Base would be the greater of the Roll-Up Component and the HQAV Component shown above.
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APPENDIX F

HISTORICAL ADD-ON BENEFIT CHARGES

I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB

A.For LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWBs issued before August 10, 2020, the applicable charges are listed below. For complete information about the charge for this GMWB, please see 'For Life Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit With Bonus And Step-Up ('LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB') Charge.' on page 29.
GMWBS ISSUED BEFORE AUGUST 10, 2020
LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB With Income Stream Max GAWA% Table
Options Maximum Annual Charge Current Annual Charge Maximum Increase to Annual Charge (at one time)
5% Bonus and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 2.60% 1.30% 0.20%
6% Bonus and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 2.80% 1.40% 0.25%
7% Bonus and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 3.00% 1.55% 0.25%
Charge Basis GWB
Charge Frequency Quarterly
GMWBS ISSUED BEFORE AUGUST 10, 2020
LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB With Income Stream Value GAWA% Table
Options Maximum Annual Charge Current Annual Charge Maximum Increase to Annual Charge (at one time)
5% Bonus and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 1.30% 0.65% 0.10%
6% Bonus and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 1.50% 0.75% 0.15%
7% Bonus and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 1.80% 0.90% 0.15%
Charge Basis GWB
Charge Frequency Quarterly

II. LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB

A.For LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWBs issued before August 10, 2020, the applicable charges are listed below. For complete information about the charge for this GMWB, please see 'Joint For Life Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit With Bonus And Step-Up ('LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB') Charge.' on page 32.
GMWBS ISSUED BEFORE AUGUST 10, 2020
LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB With Income Stream
Max GAWA% Table
Options Maximum Annual Charge Current Annual Charge Maximum Increase to Annual Charge (at one time)
5% Bonus and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value
2.80%
1.40%
0.25%
7% Bonus and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 3.00% 1.65% 0.25%
Charge Basis GWB
Charge Frequency
Quarterly
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GMWBS ISSUED BEFORE AUGUST 10, 2020
LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB With Income Stream Value
GAWA% Table
Options Maximum Annual Charge Current Annual Charge Maximum Increase to Annual Charge (at one time)
5% Bonus and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 1.90% 0.95% 0.15%
7% Bonus and Annual Step-Up to the Highest Quarterly Contract Value 2.40% 1.20% 0.20%
Charge Basis GWB
Charge Frequency Quarterly

III. Roll-up GMDB

No Historical Charges are available at this time for the Roll-up GMDB.

IV. Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB

No historical charges are available at this time for the Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB.

V. Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB

No historical charges are available at this time for the Combination Roll-up and Highest Quarterly Anniversary Value GMDB.

VI. LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB

No historical charges are available at this time for the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB.


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APPENDIX G

HISTORICAL GAWA PERCENTAGES

I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB

A.For LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWBs issued April 27, 2020 through December 13, 2020.
GAWA Percentages
Ages Income Stream Max GAWA% Table Income Stream Value GAWA% Table
35 - 64 4.00% 3.00%
65 - 74 5.00% 4.00%
75 - 80 5.50% 4.50%
81+ 6.00% 5.00%

B.For LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWBs issued December 14, 2020 through February 28, 2021.
GAWA Percentages
Ages Income Stream Max GAWA% Table Income Stream Value GAWA% Table
35 - 64 3.75% 3.00%
65 - 74 4.75% 4.00%
75 - 80 5.25% 4.50%
81+ 5.75% 5.00%

II. LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB

A.For LifeGuard Freedom Flex with Joint Option GMWBs issued April 27, 2020 through December 13, 2020.
GAWA Percentages
Ages Income Stream Max GAWA% Table Income Stream Value GAWA% Table
35 - 64 3.50% 3.00%
65 - 74 4.50% 4.00%
75 - 80 5.00% 4.50%
81+ 5.50% 5.00%

B.For LifeGuard Freedom Flex with Joint Option GMWBs issued December 14, 2020 through February 28, 2021.
GAWA Percentages
Ages Income Stream Max GAWA% Table Income Stream Value GAWA% Table
35 - 64 3.25% 3.00%
65 - 74 4.25% 4.00%
75 - 80 4.75% 4.50%
81+ 5.25% 5.00%
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APPENDIX H

HISTORICAL GWB ADJUSTMENT PERCENTAGES

I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB

A.For GMWBs issued between April 27, 2020 and August 9, 2020, the GWB Adjustment percentage is 200%.

B.For GMWBs issued between August 10, 2020 and February 28, 2021, the GWB Adjustment is 170% when the Bonus I option is elected, 180% when the Bonus II option is elected, and 190% when the Bonus III option is elected.

II. LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB

A.For GMWBs issued between April 27, 2020 and August 9, 2020, the GWB Adjustment percentage is 200%.

B.For GMWBs issues between August 10, 2020 and February 28, 2021, the GWB Adjustment is 170% when the Bonus I option is elected, 180% when the Bonus II option is elected, and 190% when the Bonus III option is elected.
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APPENDIX I

HISTORICAL GMWB BONUS PERCENTAGES

I. LifeGuard Freedom Flex GMWB

A.For GMWBs issued between April 27, 2020 and August 9, 2020, the GWB Bonus percentage options are 5% for Bonus I, 6% for Bonus II, and 7% for Bonus III.

II. LifeGuard Freedom Flex With Joint Option GMWB

A.For GMWBs issued between April 27, 2020 and August 9, 2020, the GWB Bonus percentage options are 5% for Bonus I and 7% for Bonus III.

III. LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB

A.For GMWBs issued between April 27, 2020 and August 9, 2020 the Bonus option requirement for election of the LifeGuard Freedom Flex DB was 6%.
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Mailing Address and Contact Information
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Customer Care: 800-644-4565
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WHERE TO FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated April 26, 2021 contains more information about the Contracts and the Separate Account. The SAI has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The SAI is posted on our website, www.jackson.com. For a free paper copy of the SAI, to request other information about the Contracts, and to make investor inquiries call us at 1-800-644-4565 or write to us at:

Service Center
P.O. Box 24068
Lansing, Michigan 48909-4068

Reports and other information about the Separate Account are available on the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov, and copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: [email protected].

Separate Account EDGAR contract identifier #C000218281




STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

April 26, 2021

JACKSON ADVANTAGE®
FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE AND FIXED DEFERRED ANNUITY


Issued by
Jackson National Life Insurance Company® through
Jackson National Separate Account - I



This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus. It contains information in addition to and more detailed than that set forth in the Prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus dated April 26, 2021. The Prospectus may be obtained from Jackson National Life Insurance Company by writing P.O. Box 24068, Lansing, Michigan 48909-4068 or calling 1-800-644-4565.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
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General Information and History
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Services
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Purchase of Securities Being Offered
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Underwriters
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Calculation of Performance
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Additional Tax Information
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Annuity Provisions
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Net Investment Factor
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Financial Statements of the Separate Account
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Financial Statements of Jackson
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1

General Information and History

Jackson

We are a stock life insurance company organized under the laws of the state of Michigan in June 1961. Our legal domicile and principal business address is 1 Corporate Way, Lansing, Michigan 48951. We are admitted to conduct life insurance and annuity business in the District of Columbia and all states except New York. Jackson is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jackson Financial Inc., which is a subsidiary of Prudential plc. Prudential plc owns a majority interest in Jackson Financial Inc. and is a publicly traded company incorporated in the United Kingdom and is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America, or with The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd., a subsidiary of M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate 1A Ltd., a Bermuda Class C insurer under the Bermuda Insurance Act 1978, owns a minority interest in Jackson Financial Inc. Prudential plc is also the ultimate parent of PPM America, Inc., a sub-adviser for certain of the Funds. Jackson is the parent of Jackson National Asset Management, LLC ('JNAM'), the Funds' investment adviser and administrator. JNAM provides certain administrative services with respect to the Separate Account, including separate account administration services and financial and accounting services. JNAM is located at 225 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

We issue and administer the Contracts and the Separate Account. We maintain records of the name, address, taxpayer identification number and other pertinent information for each Owner, the number and type of Contracts issued to each Owner and records with respect to the value of each Contract.

The Separate Account

We established the Separate Account on June 14, 1993, pursuant to the provisions of Michigan law. The Separate Account is a separate account under state insurance law and a unit investment trust under federal securities law and is registered as an investment company with the SEC.

We have claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term 'Commodity Pool Operator' under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) with respect to the Separate Account. Therefore, we are not subject to registration or regulation as a Commodity Pool Operator under the CEA with respect to the Separate Account.

Jackson National Separate Account - I (Separate Account) is a separate investment account of Jackson National Life Insurance Company (Jackson®). Jackson is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jackson Financial Inc., and is ultimately a subsidiary of Prudential plc, London, England, a publicly traded life insurance company in the United Kingdom.

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'JNL®,' 'Jackson National®,' 'Jackson®,' 'Jackson of NY®' and 'Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New York®' are trademarks of Jackson National Life Insurance Company®.

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Dow Jones, SPDJI and their respective affiliates will not have any liability in connection with the Products. Specifically,
•Dow Jones, SPDJI and their respective affiliates do not make any warranty, express or implied, and Dow Jones, SPDJI and their respective affiliates disclaim any warranty about:
•The results to be obtained by the Products, the owners of the Products or any other person in connection with the use of the DJIA and the data included in the Indexes;
•The accuracy or completeness of the Indexes and its data;
•The merchantability and the fitness for a particular purpose or use of the Indexes and its data;
•Dow Jones, SPDJI and/or their respective affiliates will have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions in the Indexes or its data;
•Under no circumstances will Dow Jones, SPDJI and/or their respective affiliates be liable for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages or losses, even if they know that they might occur.
The licensing agreement relating to the use of the Indexes and trademarks referred to above by Jackson and SPDJI is solely for the benefit of the Products and not for any other third parties.

S&P DOW JONES INDICES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDICES OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO OR ANY COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P DOW JONES INDICES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR DELAYS IN CALCULATING THE INDICES. S&P DOW JONES INDICES MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE OR AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY JACKSON OR OWNERS OF THE PRODUCTS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDICES OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P DOW JONES INDICES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN S&P DOW JONES INDICES AND JACKSON, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES.

SPDR® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC.

Goldman Sachs is a registered service mark of Goldman, Sachs & Co.

DoubleLine is a registered service mark of DoubleLine Capital LP.

The Product(s) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Nasdaq, Inc. or its affiliates (Nasdaq, with its affiliates, are referred to as the 'Corporations'). The Corporations have not passed on the legality or suitability of, or the accuracy or adequacy of descriptions and disclosures relating to, the Product(s). The Corporations make no representation or warranty, express or implied to the owners of the Product(s) or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Product(s)
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particularly, or the ability of the Nasdaq-100® Index to track general stock market performance. The Corporations' only relationship to Jackson National Life Insurance Company('Licensee') is in the licensing of the NASDAQ®, and Nasdaq-100® IndexTM registered trademarks, and certain trade names of the Corporations and the use of the Nasdaq-100® Index which is determined, composed and calculated by NASDAQ without regard to Licensee or the Product(s). Nasdaq has no obligation to take the needs of the Licensee or the owners of the Product(s) into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Nasdaq-100® Index. The Corporations are not responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Product(s) to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Product(s) is to be converted into cash. The Corporations have no liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Product(s).

THE CORPORATIONS DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR UNINTERRUPTED CALCULATION OF THE NASDAQ-100® INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY LICENSEE, OWNERS OF THE PRODUCT(S), OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE NASDAQ-100® INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE NASDAQ-100® INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CORPORATIONS HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

NASDAQ®, and Nasdaq-100® IndexTM, are registered trademarks of Nasdaq, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as the 'Corporations') and are licensed for use by Jackson National Life Insurance Company. The JNL/Mellon Nasdaq® 100 Index Fund has not been passed on by the Corporations as to their legality or suitability. The JNL/Mellon Nasdaq® 100 Index Fund is not issued, endorsed, sold, or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE JNL/MELLON NASDAQ® 100 INDEX FUND.

THE JNL/MELLON MSCI KLD 400 SOCIAL INDEX FUND ('JNL FUND') IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY MSCI INC. ('MSCI'), ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, ANY OF ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO, COMPILING, COMPUTING OR CREATING ANY MSCI INDEX (COLLECTIVELY, THE 'MSCI PARTIES'). THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES ARE SERVICE MARK(S) OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES AND HAVE BEEN LICENSED FOR USE FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES BY JACKSON NATIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THE JNL FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN FUNDS GENERALLY OR IN THE JNL FUND PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF ANY MSCI INDEX TO TRACK CORRESPONDING STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE. MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES ARE THE LICENSORS OF CERTAIN TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES AND OF THE MSCI INDEXES WHICH ARE DETERMINED, COMPOSED AND CALCULATED BY MSCI WITHOUT REGARD TO THE JNL FUND OR THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THE JNL FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAS ANY OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THE JNL FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE MSCI INDEXES. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OR HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE TIMING OF, PRICES AT, OR QUANTITIES OF THE JNL FUND TO BE ISSUED OR IN THE DETERMINATION OR CALCULATION OF THE EQUATION BY OR THE CONSIDERATION INTO WHICH THE JNL FUND IS REDEEMABLE. FURTHER, NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAS ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY TO THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THE JNL FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, MARKETING OR OFFERING OF THE JNL FUND.

ALTHOUGH MSCI SHALL OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN OR FOR USE IN THE CALCULATION OF THE MSCI INDEXES FROM SOURCES THAT MSCI CONSIDERS RELIABLE, NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES WARRANTS OR GUARANTEES THE ORIGINALITY, ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.

NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ISSUER OF THE JNL FUND, OWNERS OF THE JNL FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, FROM THE USE OF ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INTERRUPTIONS OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. FURTHER, NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND THE MSCI PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO EACH MSCI INDEX AND ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY OF THE MSCI
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PARTIES HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Barclays Capital Inc. and its affiliates ('Barclays') is not the issuer or producer of JNL/DoubleLine® Shiller Enhanced CAPE® Fund and Barclays has no responsibilities, obligations or duties to investors in JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund. The Shiller Barclays CAPE™ US Sector ER USD Index is a trademark owned by Barclays Bank PLC and licensed for use by JNL Series Trust ('JNLST') as the Issuer of JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund. Barclays only relationship with the Issuer in respect of Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index is the licensing of the Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index which is determined, composed and calculated by Barclays without regard to the Issuer or the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund or the owners of the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund. Additionally, JNLST or JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund may for itself execute transaction(s) with Barclays in or relating to the Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index in connection with JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund investors acquire JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund from JNLST and investors neither acquire any interest in Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index nor enter into any relationship of any kind whatsoever with Barclays upon making an investment in JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund. The JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Barclays. Barclays does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied regarding the advisability of investing in the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund or the advisability of investing in securities generally or the ability of the Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index to track corresponding or relative market performance. Barclays has not passed on the legality or suitability of the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund with respect to any person or entity. Barclays is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund to be issued. Barclays has no obligation to take the needs of the Issuer or the owners of the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund or any other third party into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index Barclays has no obligation or liability in connection with administration, marketing or trading of the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund.

The licensing agreement between JNLST and Barclays is solely for the benefit of JNLST and Barclays and not for the benefit of the owners of the JNL/DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund, investors or other third parties.

BARCLAYS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO THE ISSUER, INVESTORS OR TO OTHER THIRD PARTIES FOR THE QUALITY, ACCURACY AND/OR COMPLETENESS OF THE Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR FOR INTERRUPTIONS IN THE DELIVERY OF THE Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index. BARCLAYS MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ISSUER, THE INVESTORS OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. BARCLAYS MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. BARCLAYS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE METHODS OF CALCULATION OR PUBLICATION, OR TO CEASE THE CALCULATION OR PUBLICATION OF THE Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index, AND BARCLAYS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY MISCALCULATION OF OR ANY INCORRECT, DELAYED OR INTERRUPTED PUBLICATION WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index BARCLAYS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY LOST PROFITS AND EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH, RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE Shiller Barclays CAPE US Sector ER USD Index OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR WITH RESPECT TO THE JNL/DOUBLELINE SHILLER ENHANCED CAPE FUND.

None of the information supplied by Barclays Bank PLC and used in this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the prior written permission of Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. Barclays Bank PLC is registered in England No. 1026167. Registered office 1 Churchill Place London E l 4 5HP.

iShares® and BlackRock® are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates ('BlackRock') and are used under license. BlackRock makes no representations or warranties regarding the advisability of investing in any product or service offered by Jackson National Life Insurance Company ('Jackson'). BlackRock has no obligation or liability in connection with the operation, marketing, trading or sale of any product or service offered by Jackson.

Fidelity Institutional Asset Management is a registered service mark of FMR LLC. Used with permission.

The JNL/RAFI Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund (the 'JNL/RAFI Fund') is not sponsored, offered, or sold in any manner by RAFI Indices, LLC or any of its affiliates, licensors or contractors (the 'RAFI Parties') nor do any of the RAFI Parties offer to any person purchasing a product that uses or incorporates a product based on an Index any express or implicit guarantee, warranty or assurance either with regard to the results of using the RAFI Multi-Factor® US Index ('Index') or the Index Price at any time or in any other
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respect. Each Index is calculated and published by the RAFI Parties. The RAFI Parties use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. None of the RAFI Parties shall be liable to any person purchasing a product that uses or incorporates a product based on the Index for any error, omission, inaccuracy, incompleteness, delay, or interruption in the Index or any data related thereto or have any obligation to point out errors in the Index to any person. Neither publication of each Index by the RAFI Parties nor the licensing of the Index or Index trademark for the purpose of use in connection with the JNL/RAFI Fund constitutes a recommendation by any of the RAFI Parties to invest in nor does it in any way represent an assurance, endorsement or opinion of any of the RAFI Parties with regard to any investment in the JNL/RAFI Fund. The trade names Fundamental Index® and RAFI® are registered trademarks of Research Affiliates, LLC in the US and other countries.

Morningstar® and the Morningstar Indices (as defined below) are service marks of Morningstar, Inc. ('Morningstar') and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by a Jackson National Asset Management, LLC ('JNAM').

Fund (collectively, the 'JNL Funds') Index (collectively, the 'Morningstar Indices')
JNL/Mellon International Index Fund
Morningstar® Developed Markets ex-North America Target Market Exposure Index℠
JNL/Mellon Emerging Markets Index Fund
Morningstar® Emerging Markets Target Market Exposure Index℠
JNL/Mellon World Index Fund
Morningstar® Developed Markets Target Market Exposure Index℠
JNL/Mellon U.S. Stock Market Index Fund
Morningstar® US Market Index℠

The JNL Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Morningstar. Morningstar makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the JNL Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the JNL Funds in particular or the ability of the Morningstar Indices to track general stock market performance. Morningstar's only relationship to JNAM is the licensing of: (i) certain service marks and service names of Morningstar; and (ii) the Morningstar Indices which is determined, composed and calculated by Morningstar without regard to JNAM or the JNL Funds. Morningstar has no obligation to take the needs of JNAM or the owners of JNL Funds into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Morningstar Indices. Morningstar is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of the JNL Funds or the timing of the issuance or sale of the JNL Funds or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the JNL Funds are converted into cash. Morningstar has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the JNL Funds.

MORNINGSTAR DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE MORNINGSTAR INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND MORNINGSTAR SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. MORNINGSTAR MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY JNAM, OWNERS OR USERS OF THE JNL FUNDS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE MORNINGSTAR INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. MORNINGSTAR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE MORNINGSTAR INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL MORNINGSTAR HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Services

Jackson is the custodian of the assets of the Separate Account. Jackson holds all cash of the Separate Account and attends to the collection of proceeds of shares of the underlying Funds bought and sold by the Separate Account.

The financial statements of each Investment Division within Jackson National Separate Account - I and Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries for the periods indicated have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. KPMG LLP is located at 200 E Randolph, Suite 5500, Chicago, IL 60601.

Jackson is the parent of Jackson National Asset Management, LLC ('JNAM'), the Funds' investment adviser and administrator. Pursuant to an agreement between Jackson and JNAM, JNAM provides certain administrative services with respect to the Separate Account, including separate account administration services and financial and accounting services. For the past three years, Jackson paid $483,715 in 2018, $597,197 in 2019, and $639,861 in 2020 for the services provided by JNAM to Jackson.

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Purchase of Securities Being Offered

The Contracts will be sold by licensed insurance agents in states where the Contracts may be lawfully sold. The agents will be registered representatives of broker-dealers that are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Underwriters

The Contracts are offered continuously and are distributed by Jackson National Life Distributors LLC (JNLD), 300 Innovation Drive, Franklin, Tennessee 37067. JNLD is a subsidiary of Jackson.

For Jackson Advantage® contracts, the aggregate amount of commissions paid to broker/dealers was $4,805,646 in 2020. JNLD did not retain any portion of the commissions.

Calculation of Performance

When Jackson advertises performance for an Investment Division (except the JNL/WMC Government Money Market Division), we will include quotations of standardized average annual total return to facilitate comparison with standardized average annual total return advertised by other variable annuity separate accounts. Standardized average annual total return for an Investment Division will be shown for periods beginning on the date the Investment Division first invested in the corresponding Funds. We will calculate standardized average annual total return according to the standard methods prescribed by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Standardized average annual total return for a specific period is calculated by taking a hypothetical $1,000 investment in an Investment Division at the offering on the first day of the period ('initial investment') and computing the average annual compounded rate of return for the period that would equate the initial investment with the ending redeemable value ('redeemable value') of that investment at the end of the period, carried to at least the nearest hundredth of a percent. Standardized average annual total return reflects the deduction of all recurring charges that are charged to all Contracts. The redeemable value also reflects the effect of any applicable withdrawal charge or other charge that may be imposed at the end of the period. No deduction is made for premium taxes that may be assessed by certain states.

Jackson may also advertise non-standardized total return on an annualized and cumulative basis. Non-standardized total return may be for periods other than those required to be presented or may otherwise differ from standardized average annual total return. The Contract is designed for long-term investment; therefore, Jackson believes that non-standardized total return that does not reflect the deduction of any applicable withdrawal charge may be useful to investors. Reflecting the deduction of the withdrawal charge decreases the level of performance advertised. Non-standardized total return may also assume a larger initial investment that more closely approximates the size of a typical Contract.

Standardized average annual total return quotations will be current to the last day of the calendar quarter preceding the date on which an advertisement is submitted for publication. Both standardized average annual total return quotations and non-standardized total return quotations will be based on rolling calendar quarters and will cover at least periods of one, five, and ten years, or a period covering the time the Investment Division has been in existence, if it has not been in existence for one of the prescribed periods.

Quotations of standardized average annual total return and non-standardized total return are based upon historical earnings and will fluctuate. Any quotation of performance should not be considered a guarantee of future performance. Factors affecting the performance of an Investment Division and its corresponding Fund include general market conditions, operating expenses and investment management. An Owner's withdrawal value upon surrender of a Contract may be more or less than its original cost.

Jackson may advertise the current annualized yield for a 30-day period for an Investment Division. The annualized yield of an Investment Division refers to the income generated by the Investment Division over a specified 30-day period. Because this yield is annualized, the yield generated by an Investment Division during the 30-day period is assumed to be generated each 30-day period. The yield is computed by dividing the net investment income per Accumulation Unit earned during the period by the price per unit on the last day of the period, according to the following formula:


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Where:
a = net investment income earned during the period by the Fund attributable to shares owned by the Investment Division.
b = expenses for the Investment Division accrued for the period (net of reimbursements).
c = the average daily number of Accumulation Units outstanding during the period.
d = the maximum offering price per Accumulation Unit on the last day of the period.

The maximum withdrawal charge is 8.5%.

Net investment income will be determined in accordance with rules established by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accrued expenses will include all recurring fees that are charged to all Contracts.

Because of the charges and deductions imposed by the Separate Account, the yield for an Investment Division will be lower than the yield for the corresponding Funds. The yield on amounts held in the Investment Division normally will fluctuate over time. Therefore, the disclosed yield for any given period is not an indication or representation of future yields or rates of return. An Investment Division's actual yield will be affected by the types and quality of portfolio securities held by the Fund and the Fund operating expenses.

Any current yield quotations of the JNL/WMC Government Money Market Division will consist of a seven calendar day historical yield, carried at least to the nearest hundredth of a percent. We may advertise yield for the Division based on different time periods, but we will accompany it with a yield quotation based on a seven calendar day period. The JNL/WMC Government Money Market Division's yield will be calculated by determining the net change, exclusive of capital changes, in the value of a hypothetical pre-existing account having a balance of one Accumulation Unit at the beginning of the base period, subtracting a hypothetical charge reflecting deductions from Contracts, and dividing the net change in account value by the value of the account at the beginning of the period to obtain a base period return and multiplying the base period return by (365/7). The JNL/WMC Government Money Market Division's effective yield is computed similarly but includes the effect of assumed compounding on an annualized basis of the current yield quotations of the Division.

The JNL/WMC Government Money Market Division's and effective yield will fluctuate daily. Actual yields will depend on factors such as the type of instruments in the Fund's portfolio, portfolio quality and average maturity, changes in interest rates, and the Fund's expenses. Although the Investment Division determines its yield on the basis of a seven calendar day period, it may use a different time period on occasion. The yield quotes may reflect the expense limitations described in the Fund's Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information. There is no assurance that the yields quoted on any given occasion will be maintained for any period of time and there is no guarantee that the net asset values will remain constant. It should be noted that neither a Contract Owner's investment in the JNL/WMC Government Money Market Division nor that Division's investment in the JNL/WMC Government Money Market Division is guaranteed or insured. Yields of other money market Funds may not be comparable if a different base or another method of calculation is used.

Additional Tax Information

NOTE: INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN SHOULD NOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE ADVICE OF A PERSONAL TAX ADVISER. JACKSON DOES NOT MAKE ANY GUARANTEE REGARDING THE TAX STATUS OF ANY CONTRACT OR ANY TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE CONTRACTS. PURCHASERS BEAR THE COMPLETE RISK THAT THE CONTRACTS MAY NOT BE TREATED AS 'ANNUITY CONTRACTS' UNDER FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS. IT SHOULD BE FURTHER UNDERSTOOD THAT THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE AND THAT OTHER SPECIAL RULES MAY BE APPLICABLE IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. MOREOVER, NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO CONSIDER ANY APPLICABLE STATE OR OTHER TAX LAWS OR TO COMPARE THE TAX TREATMENT OF THE CONTRACTS TO THE TAX TREATMENT OF ANY OTHER INVESTMENT.

Jackson's Tax Status

Jackson is taxed as a life insurance company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the 'Code'). For federal income tax purposes, the Separate Account is not a separate entity from Jackson and its operations form a part of Jackson.

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Taxation of Annuity Contracts in General

Section 72 of the Code governs the taxation of annuities in general. An individual Owner is not taxed on increases in the value of a Contract until distribution occurs, either in the form of a withdrawal or as annuity payments under the annuity option elected. For a withdrawal received as a total surrender (total redemption or a death benefit), the recipient is taxed on the portion of the payment that exceeds the cost basis of the Contract. For a payment received as a partial withdrawal from a non-qualified Contract, federal tax liability is generally determined on a last-in, first-out basis, meaning taxable income is withdrawn before the cost basis of the Contract is withdrawn. In the case of a partial withdrawal under a tax-qualified Contract, a ratable portion of the amount received is taxable. For Contracts issued in connection with non-qualified plans, the cost basis is generally the Premiums, while for Contracts issued in connection with tax-qualified plans there may be no cost basis. The taxable portion of a withdrawal is taxed at ordinary income tax rates. Tax penalties may also apply.

For annuity payments, a portion of each payment in excess of an exclusion amount is includable in taxable income. All annuity payments in excess of the exclusion amount are fully taxable at ordinary income rates.

The exclusion amount for payments based on a fixed annuity option is determined by multiplying the payment by the ratio that the cost basis of the Contract (adjusted for any period certain or refund feature) bears to the expected return under the Contract. The exclusion amount for payments based on a variable annuity option is determined by dividing the cost basis of the Contract (adjusted for any period certain or refund guarantee) by the fixed or estimated number of years for which annuity payments are to be made. No exclusion is allowed with respect to any payments received after the investment in the Contract has been recovered (i.e., when the total of the excludable amounts equals the investment in the Contract). For certain types of tax-qualified plans there may be no cost basis in the Contract within the meaning of Section 72 of the Code.

Owners, Annuitants and beneficiaries under the Contracts should seek competent financial advice about the tax consequences of distributions.

Medicare Tax on Net Investment Income

As of 2013, the taxable portion of distributions from a non-qualified annuity Contract are considered investment income for purposes of the Medicare tax on investment income. As a result, a 3.8% tax will generally apply to some or all of the taxable portion of distributions to individuals whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain threshold amounts. These levels are $200,000 in the case of single taxpayers, $250,000 in the case of married taxpayers filing joint returns, and $125,000 in the case of married taxpayers filing separately. Owners should consult their own tax advisers for more information.

Withholding Tax on Distributions

The Code generally requires Jackson (or, in some cases, a plan administrator) to withhold tax on the taxable portion of any distribution or withdrawal from a Contract. For 'eligible rollover distributions' from Contracts issued under certain types of tax-qualified plans, 20% of the distribution must be withheld, unless the payee elects to have the distribution 'rolled over' to another eligible plan in a direct transfer. This requirement is mandatory and cannot be waived by the Owner.

An 'eligible rollover distribution' is the taxable portion of any amount received by a covered employee from a plan qualified under Section 401(a) or 403(a) of the Code, from a tax sheltered annuity qualified under Section 403(b) of the Code or an eligible deferred compensation plan of a state or local government under Section 457(b) of the Code (other than (1) a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) for the life (or life expectancy) of the employee, or joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the employee, and his or her designated Beneficiary, or for a specified period of ten years or more; (2) minimum distributions required to be made under the Code; and (3) hardship withdrawals). Failure to 'roll over' the entire amount of an eligible rollover distribution (including the amount equal to the 20% portion of the distribution that was withheld) could have adverse tax consequences, including the imposition of a penalty tax on premature withdrawals, described later in this section.

Withdrawals or distributions from a Contract other than eligible rollover distributions are also subject to withholding on the taxable portion of the distribution, but the Owner may elect in such cases to waive the withholding requirement. If not waived, withholding is imposed (1) for periodic payments, at the rate that would be imposed if the payments were wages, or (2) for other distributions, at the rate of 10%. If no withholding exemption certificate is in effect for the payee, the rate under (1) above is computed by treating the payee as a married individual claiming three withholding exemptions.

Generally, the amount of any payment of interest to a non-resident alien of the United States shall be subject to withholding of a tax equal to 30% of such amount or, if applicable, a lower treaty rate. A payment may not be subject to withholding where the recipient sufficiently establishes that such payment is effectively connected to the recipient's conduct of a trade or business in the United States and such payment is included in the recipient's gross income.
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Diversification -- Separate Account Investments

Section 817(h) of the Code imposes certain asset diversification standards on variable annuity Contracts. The Code provides that a variable annuity Contract will not be treated as an annuity Contract for any period (and any subsequent period) for which the investments held in any segregated asset account underlying the Contract are not adequately diversified, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the United States Treasury Department ('Treasury Department'). Disqualification of the Contract as an annuity Contract would result in imposition of federal income tax to the Owner with respect to earnings allocable to the Contract prior to the receipt of payments under the Contract. The Code contains a safe harbor provision which provides that annuity Contracts, such as the Contracts, meet the diversification requirements if, as of the last day of each calendar quarter, or within 30 days after such last day, the underlying assets meet the diversification standards for a regulated investment company and no more than 55% of the total assets consist of cash, cash items, U.S. government securities and securities of other regulated investment companies.

The Treasury Department has issued Regulations establishing diversification requirements for the mutual Funds underlying variable Contracts. These Regulations amplify the diversification requirements for variable Contracts set forth in the Code and provide an alternative to the safe harbor provision described above. Under these Regulations, a mutual Fund will be deemed adequately diversified if (1) no more than 55% of the value of the total assets of the mutual Fund is represented by any one investment; (2) no more than 70% of the value of the total assets of the mutual Fund is represented by any two investments; (3) no more than 80% of the value of the total assets of the mutual Fund is represented by any three investments; and (4) no more than 90% of the value of the total assets of the mutual Fund is represented by any four investments.

Jackson intends that each Fund of the JNL Series Trust will be managed by its respective investment adviser in such a manner as to comply with these diversification requirements.

At the time the Treasury Department issued the diversification Regulations, it did not provide guidance regarding the circumstances under which Contract Owner control of the investments of a segregated asset account would cause the Contract Owner to be treated as the Owner of the assets of the segregated asset account. Revenue Ruling 2003-91 provides such guidance by describing the circumstances under which the Owner of a variable contract will not possess sufficient control over the assets underlying the contract to be treated as the Owner of those assets for federal income tax purposes.

Rev. Rul. 2003-91 considered certain variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts and held that the types of actual and potential control that the contract Owners could exercise over the investment assets held by the insurance company under these variable contracts was not sufficient to cause the contract Owners to be treated as the Owners of those assets and thus to be subject to current income tax on the income and gains produced by those assets. Under the contracts in Rev. Rul. 2003-91 there was no arrangement, plan, contract or agreement between the contract Owner and the insurance company regarding the availability of a particular investment option and other than the contract Owner's right to allocate Premiums and transfer funds among the available sub-accounts, all investment decisions concerning the sub-accounts were made by the insurance company or an advisor in its sole and absolute discretion. Twelve investment options were available under the contracts in Rev. Rul. 2003-91 although the insurance company had the right to increase (but to no more than 20) or decrease the number of sub-accounts at any time. The contract Owner was permitted to transfer amounts among the various investment options without limitation, subject to incurring fees for more than one transfer per 30-day period.

Like the contracts described in Rev. Rul. 2003-91, under the Contract there will be no arrangement, plan, contract or agreement between a Contract Owner and Jackson regarding the availability of a particular Allocation Option and other than the Contract Owner's right to allocate Premiums and transfer funds among the available Allocation Options, all investment decisions concerning the Allocation Options will be made by Jackson or an advisor in its sole and absolute discretion. The Contract will differ from the contracts described in Rev. Rul. 2003-91 in two respects. The first difference is that the contracts described in Rev. Rul. 2003-91 provided only 12 investment options with the insurance company having the ability to add an additional 8 options whereas the Contract currently offers 96 Investment Divisions and at least one Fixed Account Option, and, if more than 99 options offered, a Contract Owner's Contract Value can be allocated to no more than 99 variable and fixed options at any one time. The second difference is that the Owner of a contract in Rev. Rul. 2003-91 could only make one transfer per 30-day period without a fee whereas during the accumulation phase, a Contract Owner can make 25 transfers in any one year without a charge.

Rev. Rul. 2003-91 states that whether the Owner of a variable contract is to be treated as the Owner of the assets held by the insurance company under the contract will depend on all of the facts and circumstances. Jackson does not believe that the differences between the Contract and the contracts described in Rev. Rul. 2003-91 with respect to the number of investment choices and the number of investment transfers that can be made under the Contract without an additional charge should prevent the holding in Rev. Rul. 2003-91 from applying to the Owner of a Contract. At this time, however, it cannot be determined whether additional guidance will be provided by the IRS on this issue and what standards may be contained in such guidance. Jackson reserves the right to modify the Contract to the extent required to maintain favorable tax treatment.
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Multiple Contracts

The Code provides that multiple non-qualified annuity Contracts that are issued within a calendar year to the same Contract Owner by one company or its affiliates are treated as one annuity Contract for purposes of determining the tax consequences of any distribution. Such treatment may result in adverse tax consequences including more rapid taxation of the distributed amounts from such multiple Contracts. For purposes of this rule, Contracts received in a Section 1035 exchange will be considered issued in the year of the exchange. Owners should consult a tax adviser prior to purchasing more than one annuity Contract in any calendar year.

Partial 1035 Exchanges

In accordance with Revenue Procedure 2011-38, the IRS will consider a partial exchange of an annuity Contract for another annuity Contract valid if there is either no withdrawal from, or surrender of, either the surviving annuity contract or the new annuity contract within 180 days of the date of the partial exchange. Revenue Procedure 2011-38 also provides certain exceptions to the 180 day rule. Due to the complexity of these rules, Owners are encouraged to consult their own tax advisers prior to entering into a partial exchange of an annuity Contract.

Contracts Owned by Other Than Natural Persons

Under Section 72(u) of the Code, the investment earnings on Premiums for Contracts will be taxed currently to the Owner if the Owner is a non-natural person, e.g., a corporation or certain other entities. Such Contracts generally will not be treated as annuities for federal income tax purposes (except for the taxation of life insurance companies). However, this treatment is not applied to Contracts held by a trust or other entity as an agent for a natural person nor to Contracts held by certain tax-qualified plans. Purchasers should consult their own tax counsel or other tax adviser before purchasing a Contract to be owned by a non-natural person.

Tax Treatment of Assignments

An assignment or pledge of a Contract may have tax consequences. Any assignment or pledge of a tax-qualified Contract may also be prohibited by ERISA in some circumstances. Owners should, therefore, consult competent legal advisers should they wish to assign or pledge their Contracts.

An assignment or pledge of all or any portion of the value of a Non-Qualified Contract is treated under Section 72 of the Code as an amount not received as an annuity. The value of the Contract assigned or pledged that exceeds the aggregate Premiums paid will be included in the individual's gross income. In addition, the amount included in the individual's gross income could also be subject to the 10% penalty tax discussed below under Non-Qualified Contracts.

An assignment or pledge of all or any portion of the value of a Qualified Contract will disqualify the Qualified Contract. If the Qualified Contract is part of a qualified pension or profit-sharing plan, the Code prohibits the assignment or alienation of benefits provided under the plan. If the Qualified Contract is an IRA annuity or a 403(b) annuity, the Code requires the Qualified Contract to be nontransferable. If the Qualified Contract is part of an eligible deferred compensation plan, amounts cannot be made available to plan participants or beneficiaries: (1) until the calendar year in which the participant attains age 72 (70½ if you reached age 70½ before January 1, 2020); (2) when the participant has a severance from employment; or (3) when the participant is faced with an unforeseeable emergency.

Death Benefits

Any death benefits paid under the Contract are taxable to the Beneficiary. The rules governing the taxation of payments from an annuity Contract, as discussed above, generally apply to the payment of death benefits and depend on whether the death benefits are paid as a lump sum or as annuity payments. Estate or gift taxes may also apply.

Tax-Qualified Plans

The Contracts offered by the Prospectus are designed to be suitable for use under various types of tax-qualified plans. Taxation of Owners of a tax-qualified Contract will vary based on the type of plan and the terms and conditions of each specific plan. Owners, Annuitants and beneficiaries are cautioned that benefits under a tax-qualified Contract may be subject to the terms and conditions of the plan, regardless of the terms and conditions of the Contracts issued to fund the plan. Owners, Annuitant and beneficiaries are also reminded that a tax-qualified Contract will not provide any necessary or additional tax deferral if it is used to fund a tax-qualified plan that is already tax-deferred.

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Tax Treatment of Withdrawals

Non-Qualified Contracts

Section 72 of the Code governs treatment of distributions from annuity Contracts. It provides that if the Contract Value exceeds the aggregate Premiums made, any amount withdrawn not in the form of an annuity payment will be treated as coming first from the earnings and then, only after the income portion is exhausted, as coming from the principal. Withdrawn earnings are included in a taxpayer's gross income. Section 72 further provides that a 10% penalty will apply to the income portion of any distribution. The penalty is not imposed on amounts received: (1) after the taxpayer reaches 59 1/2; (2) upon the death of the Owner; (3) if the taxpayer is totally disabled as defined in Section 72(m)(7) of the Code; (4) in a series of substantially equal periodic payments made at least annually for the life (or life expectancy) of the taxpayer or for the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the taxpayer and his Beneficiary; (5) under an immediate annuity; or (6) which are allocable to Premium payments made prior to August 14, 1982.

With respect to (4) above, if the series of substantially equal periodic payments is modified before the later of your attaining age 59 1/2 or five years from the date of the first periodic payment, then the tax for the year of the modification is increased by an amount equal to the tax which would have been imposed (the 10% penalty tax) but for the exception, plus interest for the tax years in which the exception was used.

Tax-Qualified Contracts

In the case of a withdrawal under a tax-qualified Contract, a ratable portion of the amount received is taxable, generally based on the ratio of the individual's cost basis to the individual's total accrued benefit under the retirement plan. Special tax rules may be available for certain distributions from a tax-qualified Contract. Section 72(t) of the Code imposes a 10% penalty tax on the taxable portion of any distribution from qualified retirement plans, including Contracts issued and qualified under Code Sections 401 (pension and profit sharing plans), 403(b) (tax-sheltered annuities), individual retirement accounts and annuities under 408(a) and (b) (IRAs) and Roth IRAs under 408A. To the extent amounts are not included in gross income because they have been rolled over to an IRA or to another eligible qualified plan, no tax penalty will be imposed.

The tax penalty will not apply to the following distributions: (1) distributions made on or after the date on which the Owner or Annuitant (as applicable) reaches age 59 1/2; (2) distributions following the death or disability of the Owner or Annuitant (as applicable) (for this purpose 'disability' is defined in Section 72(m)(7) of the Code); (3) distributions that are part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments made not less frequently than annually for the life (or life expectancy) of the Owner or Annuitant (as applicable) or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of such Owner or Annuitant (as applicable) and his or her designated Beneficiary; (4) distributions to an Owner or Annuitant (as applicable) who has separated from service after he has attained age 55; (5) distributions made to the Owner or Annuitant (as applicable) to the extent such distributions do not exceed the amount allowable as a deduction under Code Section 213 to the Owner or Annuitant (as applicable) for amounts paid during the taxable year for medical care; (6) distributions made to an alternate payee pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (7) distributions made on account of an IRS levy upon the qualified Contracts; (8) distributions from an IRA after separation from employment for the purchase of medical insurance (as described in Section 213(d)(1)(D) of the Code) for the Contract Owner or Annuitant (as applicable) and his or her spouse and dependents if the Contract Owner or Annuitant (as applicable) has received unemployment compensation for at least 12 weeks (this exception will no longer apply after the Contract Owner or Annuitant (as applicable) has been re-employed for at least 60 days); (9) distributions from an IRA made to the Owner or Annuitant (as applicable) to the extent such distributions do not exceed the qualified higher education expenses (as defined in Section 72(t)(7) of the Code) (as applicable) for the taxable year; (10) distributions from an IRA made to the Owner or Annuitant (as applicable) which are qualified first time home buyer distributions (as defined in Section 72(t)(8) of the Code); and (11) distributions up to $5,000 for a qualified birth or adoption. The exceptions stated in items (4) and (6) above do not apply in the case of an IRA. The exception stated in (3) above applies to an IRA without the requirement that there be a separation from service.

With respect to (3) above, if the series of substantially equal periodic payments is modified before the later of your attaining age 59 1/2 or five years from the date of the first periodic payment, then the tax for the year of the modification is increased by an amount equal to the tax which would have been imposed (the 10% penalty tax) but for the exception, plus interest for the tax years in which the exception was used.

Withdrawals of amounts attributable to contributions made pursuant to a salary reduction agreement (in accordance with Section 403(b)(11) of the Code) are limited to the following: when the Owner attains age 59 1/2, severs employment, dies, becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 72(m)(7) of the Code), or in the case of hardship. Hardship withdrawals do not include any earnings on salary reduction contributions. These limitations on withdrawals apply to: (1) salary reduction contributions made after December 31, 1988; (2) income attributable to such contributions; and (3) income attributable to amounts held as of December 31, 1988. The limitations on withdrawals do not affect rollovers or exchanges between certain tax-qualified plans. Tax penalties may also
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apply. While the foregoing limitations only apply to certain Contracts issued in connection with Section 403(b) plans, all Owners should seek competent tax advice regarding any withdrawals or distributions.

The taxable portion of a withdrawal or distribution from tax-qualified Contracts may, under some circumstances, be 'rolled over' into another eligible plan so as to continue to defer income tax on the taxable portion. Such treatment is available for an 'eligible rollover distribution' made by certain types of plans (as described above under 'Taxes - Withholding Tax on Distributions') that is transferred within 60 days of receipt into another eligible plan or an IRA. Plans making such eligible rollover distributions are also required, with some exceptions specified in the Code, to provide for a direct transfer of the distribution to the transferee plan designated by the recipient.

Amounts received from IRAs may also be rolled over into other IRAs or certain other plans, subject to limitations set forth in the Code.

Prior to the date that annuity payments begin under an annuity Contract, the Required Minimum Distribution rules applicable to defined contribution plans and IRAs will be used. Generally, distributions from a tax-qualified plan must commence no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the year in which the employee attains the later of age 72 (70½ if you reached age 70½ before January 1, 2020) or the date of retirement. In the case of an IRA, distributions must commence no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the year in which the Owner attains age 72 (70½ if you reached age 70½ before January 1, 2020). Required distributions from defined contribution plans and IRAs are determined by dividing the account balance by the appropriate distribution period found in a uniform lifetime distribution table set forth in IRS regulations. For this purpose, the entire interest under an annuity Contract is the account value under the Contract plus the actuarial value of any other benefits such as guaranteed death benefits that will be provided under the Contract.

If the sole Beneficiary is the Contract holder's or employee's spouse and the spouse is more than 10 years younger than the employee, a longer distribution period measured by the joint life and last survivor expectancy of the Contract holder employee and spouse is permitted to be used. Distributions under a defined benefit plan or an annuity Contract must be paid in the form of periodic annuity payments for the employee's life (or the joint lives of the employee and Beneficiary) or over a period certain that does not exceed the period under the uniform lifetime table for the employee's age in the year in which the annuity starting date occurs. If the required minimum distributions are not made, a 50% penalty tax on the amount not distributed is imposed on the individual.

Types of Tax-Qualified Plans

The Contracts offered herein are designed to be suitable for use under various types of tax-qualified plans. Taxation of participants in each tax-qualified plan varies with the type of plan and terms and conditions of each specific plan. Owners, Annuitants and beneficiaries are cautioned that benefits under a tax-qualified plan may be subject to the terms and conditions of the plan regardless of the terms and conditions of the Contracts issued pursuant to the plan. Some retirement plans are subject to distribution and other requirements that are not incorporated into Jackson's administrative procedures. Jackson is not bound by the terms and conditions of such plans to the extent such terms conflict with the terms of a Contract, unless Jackson specifically consents to be bound. Owners, Annuitants and beneficiaries are responsible for determining that contributions, distributions and other transactions with respect to the Contracts comply with applicable law.

A tax-qualified Contract will not provide any necessary or additional tax deferral if it is used to fund a tax-qualified plan that is tax deferred. However, the Contract has features and benefits other than tax deferral that may make it an appropriate investment for a tax-qualified plan. Following are general descriptions of the types of tax-qualified plans with which the Contracts may be used. Such descriptions are not exhaustive and are for general informational purposes only. The tax rules regarding tax-qualified plans are very complex and will have differing applications depending on individual facts and circumstances. Each purchaser should obtain competent tax advice prior to purchasing a Contract issued under a tax-qualified plan.

Contracts issued pursuant to tax-qualified plans include special provisions restricting Contract provisions that may otherwise be available as described herein. Generally, Contracts issued pursuant to tax-qualified plans are not transferable except upon surrender or annuitization. Various penalty and excise taxes may apply to contributions or distributions made in violation of applicable limitations. Furthermore, certain withdrawal penalties and restrictions may apply to surrenders from Tax-Qualified Contracts. (See 'Tax Treatment of Withdrawals - Tax-Qualified Contracts' above.)

On July 6, 1983, the Supreme Court decided in Arizona Governing Committee v. Norris that benefits provided under an employer's deferred compensation plan could not, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, vary between men and women. The Contracts sold by Jackson in connection with certain Tax-Qualified Plans will utilize tables that do not differentiate on the basis of sex. Such annuity tables will also be available for use in connection with certain non-qualified deferred compensation plans.

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(a) Tax-Sheltered Annuities

Section 403(b) of the Code permits the purchase of 'tax-sheltered annuities' by public schools and certain charitable, educational and scientific organizations described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code. These qualifying employers may make contributions to the Contracts for the benefit of their employees. Such contributions are not included in the gross income of the employee until the employee receives distributions from the Contract. The amount of contributions to the tax-sheltered annuity is limited to certain maximums imposed by the Code. Furthermore, the Code sets forth additional restrictions governing such items as transferability, distributions, non-discrimination and withdrawals. Employee loans are not allowed under these Contracts. Any employee should obtain competent tax advice as to the tax treatment and suitability of such an investment.

(b) Individual Retirement Annuities

Section 408(b) of the Code permits eligible individuals to contribute to an individual retirement program known as an 'individual retirement annuity' ('IRA annuity'). Under applicable limitations, certain amounts may be contributed to an IRA annuity that will be deductible from the individual's gross income. IRA annuities are subject to limitations on eligibility, contributions, transferability and distributions. Sales of IRA annuities are subject to special requirements imposed by the Code, including the requirement that certain informational disclosure be given to persons desiring to establish an IRA. Purchasers of Contracts to be qualified as IRA annuities should obtain competent tax advice as to the tax treatment and suitability of such an investment.

(c) Roth IRA Annuities

Section 408A of the Code provides that individuals may purchase a non-deductible IRA annuity, known as a Roth IRA annuity. Premium payments for Roth IRA annuities are limited to a maximum of $6,000 for 2021. The limit will be adjusted annually for inflation in $500 increments. In addition, the Act allows individuals age 50 and older to make additional catch-up IRA contributions. The otherwise maximum contribution limit (before application of adjusted gross income phase-out limits) for an individual who had celebrated his or her 50th birthday before the end of the tax year is increased by $1,000. The same contribution and catch-up contributions are also available for purchasers of Traditional IRA annuities.

Lower maximum limitations apply to individuals above certain adjusted gross income levels. For 2021, these levels are $125,000 in the case of single taxpayers, $198,000 in the case of married taxpayers filing joint returns, and $0 in the case of married taxpayers filing separately. These levels are indexed annually in $1,000 increments. An overall $6,000 annual limitation (increased as discussed above) continues to apply to all of a taxpayer's IRA annuity contributions, including Roth IRA annuities and non-Roth IRA annuities.

Qualified distributions from Roth IRA annuities are free from federal income tax. A qualified distribution requires that the individual has held the Roth IRA annuity for at least five years and, in addition, that the distribution is made either after the individual reaches age 59 1/2, on the individual's death or disability, or as a qualified first-time home purchase, subject to a $10,000 lifetime maximum, for the individual, a spouse, child, grandchild, or ancestor. Any distribution that is not a qualified distribution is taxable to the extent of earnings in the distribution. Distributions are treated as made from contributions first and therefore no distributions are taxable until distributions exceed the amount of contributions to the Roth IRA annuity. The 10% penalty tax and the regular IRA annuity exceptions to the 10% penalty tax apply to taxable distributions from Roth IRA annuities.

Amounts may be rolled over from one Roth IRA annuity to another Roth IRA annuity. Furthermore, an individual may make a rollover contribution from a non-Roth IRA annuity to a Roth IRA annuity. The individual must pay tax on any portion of the IRA annuity being rolled over that would be included in income if the distributions were not rolled over. There are no similar limitations on rollovers from one Roth IRA annuity to another Roth IRA annuity.

(d) Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans

The Internal Revenue Code permits employers, including self-employed individuals, to establish various types of qualified retirement plans for employees. These retirement plans may permit the purchase of the Contracts to provide benefits under the plan. Contributions to the plan for the benefit of employees will not be included in the gross income of the employee until distributed from the plan. The tax consequences to Owners may vary depending upon the particular plan design. However, the Code places limitations on all plans on such items as amount of allowable contributions; form, manner and timing of distributions; vesting and non-forfeitability of interests; nondiscrimination in eligibility and participation; and the tax treatment of distributions, transferability of benefits, withdrawals and surrenders. Purchasers of Contracts for use with
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pension or profit sharing plans should obtain competent tax advice as to the tax treatment and suitability of such an investment.

(e) Eligible Deferred Compensation Plans -- Section 457

Under Code provisions, employees and independent Contractors performing services for state and local governments and other tax-exempt organizations may participate in eligible deferred compensation plans under Section 457 of the Code. The amounts deferred under a Plan that meets the requirements of Section 457 of the Code are not taxable as income to the participant until paid or otherwise made available to the participant or Beneficiary. As a general rule, the maximum amount that can be deferred in any one year is the lesser of 100% of the participant's includable compensation or the $19,500 elective deferral limitation in 2020. The limit is indexed for inflation in $500 increments annually. In addition, the Act allows individuals in eligible deferred compensation plans of state or local governments age 50 and older to make additional catch-up contributions. The otherwise maximum contribution limit for an individual who had celebrated his or her 50th birthday before the end of the tax year is increased by $6,500. The same contribution and catch-up contributions are also available for participants in qualified pension and profit-sharing plans and tax-sheltered annuities under Section 403(b) of the Code.

In limited circumstances, the plan may provide for additional catch-up contributions in each of the last three years before normal retirement age. Furthermore, the Code provides additional requirements and restrictions regarding eligibility and distributions.

All of the assets and income of an eligible deferred compensation plan established by a governmental employer must be held in trust for the exclusive benefit of participants and their beneficiaries. For this purpose, custodial accounts and certain annuity Contracts are treated as trusts. The requirement of a trust does not apply to amounts under a Plan of a tax-exempt (non-governmental) employer. In addition, the requirement of a trust does not apply to amounts under a Plan of a governmental employer if the Plan is not an eligible plan within the meaning of Section 457(b) of the Code. In the absence of such a trust, amounts under the plan will be subject to the claims of the employer's general creditors.

In general, distributions from a Plan are prohibited under Section 457 of the Code unless made after the participant:
attains age 72 (70½ if you reached age 70½ before January 1, 2020),
severs employment,
dies, or
suffers an unforeseeable financial emergency as defined in the regulations.

Under present federal tax law, amounts accumulated in a Plan of a tax-exempt (non-governmental) employer under Section 457 of the Code cannot be transferred or rolled over on a tax-deferred basis except for certain transfers to other Plans under Section 457. Amounts accumulated in a Plan of a state or local government employer may be transferred or rolled over to another eligible deferred compensation plan of a state or local government, an IRA, a qualified pension or profit-sharing plan or a tax-sheltered annuity under Section 403(b) of the Code.

Annuity Provisions

Variable Annuity Payment

The initial annuity payment is determined by taking the Contract Value allocated to that Investment Division, less any premium tax and any applicable Contract charges, and then applying it to the income option table specified in the Contract. The appropriate rate must be determined by the sex (except where, as in the case of certain Qualified Plans and other employer-sponsored retirement plans, such classification is not permitted) and age of the Annuitant and designated second person, if any.

The dollars applied are divided by 1,000 and the result multiplied by the appropriate annuity factor appearing in the table to compute the amount of the first monthly payment. That amount is divided by the value of an Annuity Unit as of the Income Date to establish the number of Annuity Units representing each variable payment. The number of Annuity Units determined for the first variable payment remains constant for the second and subsequent monthly variable payments, assuming that no reallocation of Contract Values is made.

The amount of the second and each subsequent monthly variable payment is determined by multiplying the number of Annuity Units by the Annuity Unit value as of the Business Day next preceding the date on which each payment is due.

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The mortality and expense experience will not adversely affect the dollar amount of the variable annuity payments once payments have commenced.

Annuity Unit Value

The initial value of an Annuity Unit of each Investment Division was set when the Investment Divisions were established. The value may increase or decrease from one Business Day to the next. The income option tables contained in the Contract are based on an assumed investment rate of 1.0%.

The value of a fixed number of Annuity Units will reflect the investment performance of the Investment Divisions elected, and the amount of each payment will vary accordingly.

For each Investment Division, the value of an Annuity Unit for any Business Day is determined by multiplying the Annuity Unit value for the immediately preceding Business Day by the percentage change in the value of an Accumulation Unit from the immediately preceding Business Day to the Business Day of valuation, calculated by use of the Net Investment Factor, described below. The result is then multiplied by a second factor which offsets the effect of the assumed net investment rate of 1.0%.

Net Investment Factor

The net investment factor is an index applied to measure the net investment performance of an Investment Division from one valuation date to the next. The net investment factor for any Investment Division for any valuation period during the accumulation and annuity phases is determined by dividing (a) by (b) and then subtracting (c) from the result where:
(a) is the net result of:
(1) the net asset value of a Fund's share held in the Investment Division determined as of the valuation date at the end of the valuation period, plus
(2) the per share amount of any dividend or other distribution declared by the Fund if the 'ex-dividend' date occurs during the valuation period, plus or minus
(3) a per share credit or charge with respect to any taxes paid or reserved for by Jackson during the valuation period which are determined by Jackson to be attributable to the operation of the Investment Division (no federal income taxes are applicable under present law);
(b) is the net asset value of the Fund share held in the Investment Division determined as of the valuation date at the end of the preceding valuation period; and
(c) is the asset charge factor determined by Jackson for the valuation period to reflect the Core Contract Charge.

Also see 'Income Payments (The Income Phase)' in the Prospectus.




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APPENDIX A: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 27. Exhibits

Exhibit
No.
Description
(a) Board of Directors Resolution.
(a)(1)
(b) Custodian Agreements. Not Applicable.
(c) Underwriting Contracts.
(c)(1)
(c)(2)
(d) Contracts.
(d)(1)
(d)(2)
(d)(3)
(d)(4)
(d)(5)
(d)(6)

(d)(7)


(d)(8)
(d)(9)
(d)(10)
(d)(11)
(d)(12)
(d)(13)
(d)(14)
(d)(15)
(e) Applications.
(e)(1)
(e)(2)
(e)(3)
(e)(4) Form of the Jackson Advantage Individual Variable and Fixed Annuity Application (V710 04/21), attached hereto.
(e)(5)
(f) Depositor's Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws.
(f)(1)


(f)(2)
(f)(3)
(g) Reinsurance Contracts. Not Applicable.
(h) Participation Agreements.
(h)(1)(i)
(h)(1)(ii)
(h)(1)(iii)
(h)(1)(iv)
(h)(1)(v)
(h)(1)(vi)
(h)(2)(i)
(h)(2)(ii)


(h)(2)(iii)
(h)(3)(i)
(h)(3)(ii)
(h)(3)(iii)
(h)(3)(iv)
(h)(3)(v)
(h)(3)(vi)
(h)(3)(vii)
(h)(3)(viii)
(i) Administrative Contracts.
(i)(1)
(j) Other Material Contracts. Not applicable.
(k) Legal Opinion.


(k)(1) Opinion and Consent of Counsel, attached hereto.
(l) Other Opinions.
(l)(1) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, attached hereto.
(m) Omitted Financial Statements. Not Applicable.
(n) Initial Capital Agreements. Not Applicable.
(o) Form of Initial Summary Prospectus.
(o)(1) Form of Initial Summary Prospectus, attached hereto.

Item 28. Directors and Officers of the Depositor

Name and Principal Business Address Positions and Offices with Depositor
Dennis J. Manning
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Chairman & Director
Morten N. Friis
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Director
Edward R. Morrissey
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Director
Laura L. Prieskorn
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Chief Executive Officer and President
Marcia L. Wadsten
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Appointed Actuary
Devkumar D. Ganguly
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Aimee R. DeCamillo
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Julia A. Goatley
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Secretary
Bradley O. Harris
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
Steve P. Binioris
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary


Michael A. Costello
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Don W. Cummings
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Senior Vice President, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer
Scott J. Golde
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Guillermo E. Guerra
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Senior Vice President, Group Chief Information Security Officer, and Privacy Officer
Laura L. Hanson
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Senior Vice President
Thomas P. Hyatte
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Senior Vice President
Dana S. Rapier
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Stacey L. Schabel
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Executive
Elizabeth Werner
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Senior Vice President
Richard C. White
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Senior Vice President
Marina C. Ashiotou
225 W. Wacker Drive
Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60606
Vice President
Dennis A. Blue
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President
Robert Boles
225 W. Wacker Drive
Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60606
Vice President
Barrett M. Bonemer
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President


Pamela L. Bottles
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President
Andrew Campbell
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President
Lisa Ilene Fox
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Heather Gahir
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President
Joseph K. Garrett
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President
Maggie C. Garza
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President
Robert W. Hajdu
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President
Courtney A. Hoffman
225 W. Wacker Drive
Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60606
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Thomas A. Janda
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President
Scott F. Klus
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President
Toni L. Klus
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President
Matthew F. Laker
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Aaron T. Maguire
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President
Ryan T. Mellott
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President


Dean M. Miller
300 Connell Drive
Suite 2100
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
Vice President
Jacky Morin
300 Connell Drive
Suite 2100
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
Vice President
Kristan L. Richardson
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
James A. Schultz
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
Muhammad S. Shami
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President
Brian R. Sward
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Dr. Bhatt L. Vadlamani
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President
Brian M. Walta
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President
Weston B. Wetherell
225 W. Wacker Drive
Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60606
Vice President

Item 29. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Depositor or Registrant.

The Registrant is a separate account of Jackson National Life Insurance Company ('Depositor'), a stock life insurance company organized under the laws of the state of Michigan. The Depositor is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jackson Financial Inc., and is ultimately a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc (London, England), a publicly traded life insurance company in the United Kingdom.

The organizational chart for Prudential plc indicates those persons who are controlled by or under common control with the Depositor. No person is controlled by the Registrant.


Item 30. Indemnification

Provision is made in the Company's Amended By-Laws for indemnification by the Company of any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to a civil, criminal, administrative or Investigative action by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such


action, suit or proceedings, to the extent and under the circumstances permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Michigan.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 ('Act') may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 31. Principal Underwriter

a)Jackson National Life Distributors LLC acts as general distributor for the Jackson National Separate Account - I. Jackson National Life Distributors LLC also acts as general distributor for the Jackson National Separate Account III, the Jackson National Separate Account IV, the Jackson National Separate Account V, the JNLNY Separate Account I, the JNLNY Separate Account II, the JNLNY Separate Account IV, the Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A, the Jackson Sage Variable Life Account A, the Jackson SWL Variable Annuity Fund I, the JNL Series Trust, JNL Variable Fund LLC, JNL Investors Series Trust, and Jackson Variable Series Trust.

b)Directors and Officers of Jackson National Life Distributors LLC:

Name and Business Address Positions and Offices with Underwriter
Laura L. Prieskorn
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Chairman & Manager
Steve P. Binioris
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Manager
Bradley O. Harris
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Manager
Aimee DeCamillo
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Manager
Scott Romine
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
President of Advisory Solutions
Scott Golde
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
General Counsel
Alison Reed
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Executive Vice President, Operations


Marc Socol
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Executive Vice President, National Sales Manager
Bryan Wilhelm
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Executive Vice President
Bill Burrow
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Senior Vice President
Dana R. Melesky Flegler
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Senior Vice President
Ashley S. Golson
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Senior Vice President
Elizabeth Griffith
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Senior Vice President
Aileen Herndon
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Senior Vice President
Julie Hughes
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Senior Vice President
Heidi Kaiser
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer
Greg Masucci
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Senior Vice President
Tim Munsie
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Senior Vice President
Brian Sward
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Senior Vice President
Ty Anderson
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
J. Edward Branstetter, Jr.
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Lauren L. Caputo
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President


Michelle Carroll
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President
Court Chynces
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Bill Dixon
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Heather Fitzgerald
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Thomas Hurley
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Matt Lemieux
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Kristine Lowry
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President, FinOp & Controller
Joseph Patracuollo
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Allison Pearson
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Kimberly Plyler
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Ryan Riggen
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
David Russell
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Daniel Starishevsky
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Michael Story
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Vice President


Jeremy Swartz
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Kendall Wetzel
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Sutton White
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Myles Womack
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Vice President
Kristan L. Richardson
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Secretary

(c)
Name of Principal Underwriter Net Underwriting Discounts and Commissions Compensation on Redemption Brokerage Commissions Compensation
Jackson National Life Distributors LLC Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable

Item. 32. Location of Accounts and Records

Jackson National Life Insurance Company
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951

Jackson National Life Insurance Company
Institutional Marketing Group Service Center
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951

Jackson National Life Insurance Company
300 Innovation Drive
Franklin, TN 37067

Jackson National Life Insurance Company
225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60606

Item. 33. Management Services

Not Applicable.

Item. 34. Fee Representations

Jackson National Life Insurance Company represents that the fees and charges deducted under the contract, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Jackson National Life Insurance Company.


SIGNATURES

As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement and has caused this post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the City of Lansing, and State of Michigan, on this 20th day of April, 2021.

Jackson National Separate Account - I
(Registrant)

Jackson National Life Insurance Company


By: /s/ CHRISTINE K. BENEFIELD
Christine K. Benefield
Assistant Vice President

Jackson National Life Insurance Company
(Depositor)


By: /s/ CHRISTINE K. BENEFIELD
Christine K. Benefield
Assistant Vice President

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

* April 20, 2021
Laura L. Prieskorn, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
* April 20, 2021
Marcia Wadsten, Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer, Appointed Actuary
and Director
* April 20, 2021
Bradley O. Harris, Executive Vice President,
Chief Risk Officer and Director
* April 20, 2021
Michael A. Costello, Senior Vice President
and Treasurer
* April 20, 2021
Morten N. Friis, Director


* April 20, 2021
Dennis J. Manning, Chairman and Director
* April 20, 2021
Edward R. Morrissey, Director



* By: /s/ CHRISTINE K. BENEFIELD
Christine K. Benefield, as Attorney-in-Fact,
pursuant to Power of Attorney filed herewith.





POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned as directors and/or officers of JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jackson), a Michigan corporation, hereby appoint Laura L. Prieskorn, Marcia Wadsten, Susan S. Rhee, Scott J. Golde, and Christine Benefield (each with power to act without the others) his/her attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign applications, registrationstatements, reports, and other documents, and any and all amendments thereto, with power to affix the corporate seal and to attest it, and to file such applications, registration statements, reports, and other documents, and amendments thereto, with all exhibits and requirements, in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations thereunder of the Securities and Exchange Commission.This Power of Attorney concerns Jackson National Separate Account - I (File Nos. 033-82080, 333-70472, 333-73850, 333-118368, 333-119656, 333-132128, 333-136472, 333-155675, 333-172874, 333-172875, 333-172877, 333-175718, 333-175719, 333-176619, 333-178774, 333-183048, 333-183049, 333-183050, 333-192971, 333-210504, 333-212424, 333-217500, 333-217501, 333-226897, 333-228801, 333-228802, 333-235565, 333-235567, and 333-252333), Jackson National Separate Account III (File No. 333-41153), Jackson National Separate Account IV (File Nos. 333-108433 and 333-118131), Jackson National Separate Account V (File No. 333-70697), and Jackson National Life Insurance Company (Jackson Market Link Pro, and Jackson Market Link Pro Advisory), as well as any future separate account(s) and/or future file number(s) that Jackson establishes through which securities, particularly variable annuity contracts, variable universal life insurance policies, registered index-linked annuity contracts, or other registered annuity contracts are to be offered for sale.The undersigned grant to each attorney-in-fact and agent full authority to take all necessary actions to effectuate the above as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he/she could do in person, thereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.This instrument may be executed in one or more counterparts.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney effective as of the 12th day of February, 2021.

/s/ LAURA L. PRIESKORN
Laura L. Prieskorn, Chief Executive Officer

/s/ MARCIA WADSTEN
Marcia Wadsten, Chief Financial Officer

/s/ MICHAEL A. COSTELLO
Michael A. Costello, Senior Vice President, Treasurer
and Controller

/s/ BRADLEY O. HARRIS
Bradley O. Harris, Senior Vice President,
Chief Risk Officer and Director

/s/ MORTEN N. FRIIS
Morton N. Friis, Director

/s/ DENNIS J. MANNING
Dennis J. Manning, Chairman and Director

/s/ EDWARD R. MORRISSEY
Edward R. Morrissey, Director



EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit No.
Description
(e)(4) Form of the Jackson Advantage Individual Variable and Fixed Annuity Application (V710 04/21).
(k)(1)
Opinion and Consent of Counsel.
(l)(1) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
(o)(1) Form of Initial Summary Prospectus.