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Fixed Indexed Annuity

Orbiter Income 10 — Augustar

Augustar

4.55%

Best S&P 500 Annual Cap

10%

Free W/D

50

Available jurisdictions

Product data status: October 14, 2026

Rates, state availability, rider terms, and contract language must be confirmed with a licensed financial advisor or insurance professional before purchase. Guarantees are backed by the issuing insurer.

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See what Orbiter Income 10 would do for you

Set your numbers and switch between growth, income, and liquidity. Negative index performance does not produce a negative index credit. Fees, withdrawals and surrender charges can reduce contract value.

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Illustrative — live CANNEX rates as of October 14, 2026; not a projection or guarantee.
Crediting strategy
Compare against
$208,800
Gross crediting illustration at age 80 (Orbiter Income 10)
Excludes the 1.15% annual Equilibrium Plus Rider charge (income option; applicability depends on contract terms); 1.15% annual Equilibrium Plus Rider charge (income option; applicability depends on contract terms). This is not a net contract value.
4.55%
Best S&P 500 1-yr point-to-point cap

Gross crediting illustration for each line; excludes the 1.15% annual Equilibrium Plus Rider charge (income option; applicability depends on contract terms); 1.15% annual Equilibrium Plus Rider charge (income option; applicability depends on contract terms).

S&P 500 Index — 4.55% Cap (Unknown · Annual)
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How crediting works: the cap limits positive index returns; a down index year has 0% index credit before rider charges. This illustration deducts no rider charge and is not a net contract value. A cap strategy tracks the index within its terms. What is a cap vs participation? →
Assumptions: illustrative — applies Orbiter Income 10's published cap rate (4.55% on S&P 500 Index) to a standard benchmark hypothetical index path (~5.4%/yr average, including down years) with a 0% floor over 20 years. Gross crediting only: this illustration excludes the 1.15% annual Equilibrium Plus Rider charge (income option; applicability depends on contract terms); 1.15% annual Equilibrium Plus Rider charge (income option; applicability depends on contract terms) reported in the source. Applicable rider charges depend on contract terms; their deduction bases are not modeled. Each listed charge is not deducted, and no net contract value is shown. Not a projection, quote, or guarantee. Live CANNEX rates as of October 14, 2026.

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Live product data

Rates as of October 14, 2026, from AdvisorWorld and CANNEX.

GLWB lifetime payout rate

5.8% lifetime payout + 10%/yr · simple · for up to 10 years roll-up

Orbiter Income 10 is a ten-year-surrender fixed indexed annuity from A-rated AuguStar Financial built around the optional Equilibrium Plus GLWB rider, with a one-year S&P 500 cap plus a bench of proprietary participation-rate strategies underneath.

1.15% annual rider feeAdvisorWorld + CANNEX data

Best fit

Buyers committing to a ten-year surrender who want lifetime income from a real, optional GLWB rider with a stated simple-interest roll-up on the income base and a step-up mechanism, want a recognizable one-year S&P 500 cap alongside proprietary participation-rate strategies underneath that rider, and are comfortable with an A-rated carrier and a cash-surrender-value death benefit.

AM Best

A Excellent

Surrender period

10 years

Free withdrawal

10%/yr

Availability

50 jurisdictions (excl. California, New York)

Featured crediting strategies

Index / strategyRate mechanics

S&P 500

S&P 500 Index

4.55% cap rate

Annual point-to-point

Requested state: TX

1-year term · 10-year surrender · Up to $150,000

S&P 500

S&P 500 Index

Rate not shown

Rate effective Dec 15, 2025

Annual point-to-point

Requested state: TX

1-year term · 10-year surrender · Up to $150,000

Fixed Account

Fixed Account

3% declared rate

Fixed account

Requested state: TX

1-year term · 10-year surrender · Up to $150,000

Fixed Account

Fixed Account

Rate not shown

Rate effective Dec 15, 2025

Fixed account

Requested state: TX

1-year term · 10-year surrender · Up to $150,000

+ 12 additional crediting options (Barclays Global, US Multi-Asset, US Daily...)

Lifetime Income Riders

Income rider

Equilibrium Plus Rider

Lifetime payout rate5.8% lifetime payout
Annual rider fee1.15% annual rider fee
Guaranteed roll-up10%/yr · simple · for up to 10 years

Product analyst notes

How to think about this contract

Why it can stand out

  • Lifetime income comes from a real, optional GLWB rider — the Equilibrium Plus Rider — with an income base that grows on a stated simple-interest roll-up during deferral and a step-up mechanism, so the income story is contractual rather than a built-in Protected Income Value chassis or a marketing wrapper around index credits.
  • Index menu pairs a one-year S&P 500 annual point-to-point cap (the like-for-like comparison line) with a wide bench of proprietary volatility-controlled participation-rate strategies — Barclays Global Trailblazer 5, US Multi-Asset Risk Managed 5, US Daily Risk Managed 12, US Balanced Asset 10, US Strategic Balanced Asset 8, and US Multi-Asset Diversified 5 — plus a daily-rate fixed account, so accumulation underneath the rider has both a recognizable index and higher-participation alternatives.
  • A separately attached GMAV-type rider — GAP (Guaranteed Accumulation Protection) — sits underneath the income rider at no separately listed fee, providing a minimum-account-value floor that a pure GLWB-plus-cap chassis would not, and premium bands step both the S&P 500 cap and the proprietary participation rates up at a stated purchase-payment threshold so larger purchase payments get materially higher index-crediting potential under the same rider.
  • Carrier financial strength is reported on this page as A.M. Best 'A' (Excellent), so a buyer committing to the ten-year deferral is locking principal with an A-rated insurer rather than an unrated or weakly-rated one.

What to confirm

  • The Equilibrium Plus Rider carries an explicit annual fee charged on the income base, not the account value — effective cost rises as the income base outgrows the account value over a long deferral, so model the rider fee through the full deferral horizon before committing.
  • The live feed lists a current rider fee and a separate higher max-scope fee, and the contractual maximum is materially above the current rate — buyers should confirm with the carrier how and when the fee can move from current to max, since a fee increase mid-contract changes the net income math.
  • The income riders are flagged not RMD-friendly in the live feed — buyers using this contract for qualified retirement money should confirm with the carrier how rider income interacts with required minimum distributions, particularly once mandatory distributions begin.
  • Surrender lockup runs the full ten years with a market-value adjustment on amounts above the annual free-withdrawal allowance, and the standard death benefit pays cash surrender value rather than account value or a rolled-up income base — heirs receive what a buyer would receive on a non-penalty surrender, which can be materially lower than an account-value-based death benefit on a competing contract, particularly during the surrender window.

Not ideal for

California buyers (this 10-year filing is unavailable in CA — Orbiter Income 9 is the carrier's CA-state-filed sibling on a 9-year surrender, accessible via the cross-link on this page), New York buyers (also excluded), and anyone who needs short-surrender liquidity, RMD-friendly income riders out of the box, a rider-fee-free income mechanism (a Protected Income Value chassis), a plain MYGA-style declared rate, or an account-value-based death benefit — none of those are what this contract is built to deliver.

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All crediting strategies

View rate listings (16 strategies)

These listings show published strategy details and any available rates. Use the filters to narrow by index, term, premium band, or rate type.

Par: 145% · 1-yr

US Multi-Asset Diversified 5 Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Par: 142% · 1-yr

US Multi-Asset Risk Managed 5 Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Par: 127% · 1-yr

Barclays Global Trailblazer Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Par: 92% · 1-yr

US Strategic Balanced Asset 8 Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Par: 74% · 1-yr

US Balanced Asset 10 Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Par: 62% · 1-yr

US Daily Risk Managed 12 Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Cap: 4.55% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Fixed: 3% · 1-yr

Fixed Account

Fixed account

Requested state: TX10-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Rate not shown · 1-yr

Fixed Account

Fixed account

Requested state: TXRate effective Dec 15, 202510-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Rate not shown · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TXRate effective Dec 15, 202510-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Rate not shown · 1-yr

Barclays Global Trailblazer Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TXRate effective Dec 15, 202510-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Rate not shown · 1-yr

US Multi-Asset Risk Managed 5 Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TXRate effective Dec 15, 202510-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Rate not shown · 1-yr

US Daily Risk Managed 12 Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TXRate effective Dec 15, 202510-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Rate not shown · 1-yr

US Balanced Asset 10 Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TXRate effective Dec 15, 202510-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Rate not shown · 1-yr

US Strategic Balanced Asset 8 Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TXRate effective Dec 15, 202510-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Rate not shown · 1-yr

US Multi-Asset Diversified 5 Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TXRate effective Dec 15, 202510-yr surrenderUp to $149,999.99

Other contract riders and charges

GAP (Guaranteed Accumulation Protection)

Published rider charge: Not shown. This charge is separate from strategy crediting rates. Confirm charge frequency and basis in the carrier contract.

Income riders

Income rider

Equilibrium Plus Rider

Lifetime withdrawal rate5.8%
Annual rider fee1.15%
Guaranteed roll-up10%/yr · simple · for up to 10 years
Deferral assumed0 years

GLWB

Income rider

Equilibrium Plus Rider

Lifetime withdrawal rate5.3%
Annual rider fee1.15%
Guaranteed roll-up10%/yr · simple · for up to 10 years
Deferral assumed0 years

GLWB

Common questions about Orbiter Income 10

● Can I lose money in Orbiter Income 10?

A negative index return by itself does not reduce the contract's account value: Orbiter Income 10 credits 0% — the floor — for that indexed period. The account value can still decrease from the published rider fee, withdrawals, surrender charges, other contract-specific deductions. In years with no credited interest, those deductions can reduce the account value. Up to 10% of your value can be withdrawn each year without a charge; withdrawals above the penalty-free amount during the surrender period can incur a surrender charge.

● Is the Equilibrium Plus Rider income rider worth the 1.15% fee?

It depends on whether you will use the guaranteed income. If you are accumulating only, you can skip it. If you want guaranteed lifetime income later, the published roll-up (10%/yr · simple · for up to 10 years) and 5.8% withdrawal rate can make it worthwhile — model it in the Income tab of the analyzer above.

● When can I access my money without a surrender charge?

Up to 10% of your account value each year is penalty-free. The scheduled surrender charges run 10 years; after that the surrender-charge schedule ends. Bonus vesting, market value adjustments when applicable, and other contract rules can still affect the amount available. The Liquidity tab of the analyzer shows the year-by-year surrender charge.

● How do Orbiter Income 10's crediting strategies compare?

Use "Compare against" in the analyzer to overlay another available Orbiter Income 10 strategy on the same premium, age, years, and hypothetical index path. The control labels the strategy type, rate, index, and context so caps, participation rates, triggers, spreads, and fixed-account choices are not treated as interchangeable.

Key Features

Free withdrawal

10%/yr

Annual amount that may be available without surrender charges, subject to contract terms.

Surrender waivers

1

Nursing home waiver

Death benefit

Standard Death Benefit

Beneficiary value depends on contract terms, withdrawals, and rider elections.

Cap-rate floor

1.00%

Minimum guaranteed cap for cap-based indexed strategies.

Fixed account guarantee

3.00%

Guaranteed minimum interest rate for the fixed account.

Participation-rate floor

10.00%

Minimum guaranteed participation rate for participation-rate indexed strategies.

Fund types

Non-qualified, Qualified

Availability can vary by state and product terms.

Surrender schedule

Yr 1

9%

Yr 2

9%

Yr 3

8%

Yr 4

7%

Yr 5

6%

Yr 6

5%

Yr 7

4%

Yr 8

3%

Yr 9

2%

Yr 10

1%

After

0%

Nursing home waiver

Documents

product guide

9701-OI.pdf

Confidence: highReviewed Apr 2, 2026

Direct link not published — request the document from the carrier.

Carrier Ratings

AM BestA
FitchA-
Moody'sBaa1

Contract notes from product data

Crediting design

How the interest-crediting choices are framed

Orbiter Income 10 currently shows 16 indexed or fixed crediting options, including S&P 500 Index and Fixed Account, with 12 volatility-controlled index options grouped separately. These choices matter because caps, participation rates, fixed accounts, spreads, and renewal terms are different mechanics and should not be ranked as one simple rate list.

  • S&P 500 Index: 4.55% annual cap
  • Fixed Account: 3% fixed account rate

Income rider language

What to look for before treating the rider as income

Equilibrium Plus Rider is the main income rider listed for this product. Rider terms can affect the tradeoff between future lifetime withdrawals, contract value, beneficiary value, and cost, so the exact state version and rider election should be confirmed before comparing it to annuitization or income-only contracts.

  • 5.8% withdrawal rate
  • 1.15% rider fee

Liquidity terms

Why access rules deserve as much attention as rates

A fixed indexed annuity can preserve more control than an income-only contract, but access is still governed by the surrender schedule, free-withdrawal terms, and waiver language. Those details are where many product comparisons become more meaningful than a simple rate list.

  • 10%/yr free withdrawal
  • 10 surrender years
  • Nursing home waiver

Verification note

Use carrier materials as term evidence, then confirm the current version

Carrier materials such as 9701-OI.pdf help explain the contract language behind the data on this page; the latest document activity we see is Apr 8, 2026. For the current brochure, rate sheet, or specimen contract, confirm the state-specific version with the carrier or a licensed financial professional.

  • Rates and rider terms can vary by state and issue age
  • Carrier guarantees depend on claims-paying ability
  • Current contract forms should be confirmed before purchase

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