Products October 3, 2006

Lincoln Announces Multi-Manager Variable Annuity

October 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Group's Employer Markets Division has unveiled its Lincoln American Legacy Retirement, a multi-manager group variable annuity.
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A Lincoln news release said that in addition to 20 investment options managed by American Funds, the product’s 46-fund offering includes the ability to choose from a variety of different asset managers including:

  • Delaware Investments
  • AlianceBernstein
  • Baron Funds
  • Fidelity Investments
  • Franklin Templeton Investments
  • MFS Investment Management
  • Neuberger Berman.

The program also offers the Lincoln VIP Profile lifestyle funds, a risk-based portfolio of funds of funds, managed by Wilshire Associates.

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The company said in the news release that the product can be used to fund a variety of defined contribution plans including 401(k), governmental 457, money purchase and profit sharing plans.

The product has the option of being serviced through a third party administrator (TPA) or fully serviced by Lincoln. In the full-service, or bundled model, Lincoln handles all administrative and compliance duties. In the TPA model, plan sponsors can use a local TPA to handle compliance services for their plan. The product offers plan design flexibility, safe harbor, automatic enrollment, plus plan design and consulting services, according to the announcement.

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