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Fixed Indexed Annuity

PrimeStart Bonus 10 — Delaware Life

Delaware Life

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7.25%

Best S&P 500 Annual Cap

10%

Free W/D

50

Available jurisdictions

Product data status: October 2, 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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Set your numbers and switch between growth strategies and liquidity scenarios. Negative index performance does not produce a negative index credit. Fees, withdrawals and surrender charges can reduce contract value.

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$337,973
Est. value at age 80 (PrimeStart Bonus 10)
10%
Premium bonus offered
S&P 500 Index — 9.15% Cap (With Precision Portfolio Enhanced (with fee) · Annual)
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How crediting works: the cap limits positive index returns; a down year credits 0%, never a loss. A cap strategy tracks the index within its terms. What is a cap vs participation? →
Assumptions: illustrative — applies PrimeStart Bonus 10's published cap rate (9.15% 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. Growth starts from a bonus-adjusted illustrative account value: $100,000 premium + $10,000 premium bonus (10%) = $110,000. Bonus vesting and withdrawal treatment follow the contract. Not a projection, quote, or guarantee. Live CANNEX rates as of October 2, 2026.

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Rates as of October 2, 2026, from AdvisorWorld and CANNEX.

S&P 500 annual cap rate

7.25% cap on S&P 500

A ten-year-surrender, bonus-bearing fixed indexed annuity from A-rated Delaware Life, built for index-linked accumulation with an upfront premium bonus and an optional fee-bearing 'Enhanced' tier that lifts caps and participation rates in exchange for an explicit strategy fee.

1-year term$100,000+AdvisorWorld + CANNEX data

Best fit

Buyers committed to a full ten-year deferral who want an upfront premium bonus on their accumulation, are comfortable trading a lower base cap for that bonus, and may elect to pay an explicit strategy fee in exchange for higher Enhanced caps and participation rates.

AM Best

A- Excellent

Surrender period

10 years

Free withdrawal

10%/yr

Availability

50 jurisdictions (excl. New York)

Featured crediting strategies

Index / strategyRate mechanics

S&P 500

S&P 500 Index

6% cap rate

Rate effective Oct 1, 2026

Annual point-to-point

Requested state: TX

1-year term · 10-year surrender · $100,000+

S&P 500

S&P 500 Index

Enhanced (with Fee)

7.65% cap rate

Rate effective Oct 1, 2026

Annual point-to-point

Strategy fee: 1%/yr

Requested state: TX

1-year term · 10-year surrender · $100,000+

S&P 500

S&P 500 Index

Enhanced (with Fee)

7.65% cap rate

Annual point-to-point

Requested state: TX

1-year term · 10-year surrender · $100,000+

S&P 500

S&P 500 Index

With Precision Portfolio

7.25% cap rate

Annual point-to-point

Requested state: TX

1-year term · Surrender term not shown · $100,000+

S&P 500

S&P 500 Index

With Precision Portfolio Enhanced (with fee)

9.15% cap rate

Annual point-to-point

Requested state: TX

1-year term · Surrender term not shown · $100,000+

S&P 500

S&P 500 Index

4.65% trigger rate

Rate effective Oct 1, 2026

Performance trigger

Requested state: TX

1-year term · 10-year surrender · $100,000+

S&P 500

S&P 500 Index

Enhanced (with Fee)

5.75% trigger rate

Rate effective Oct 1, 2026

Performance trigger

Strategy fee: 1%/yr

Requested state: TX

1-year term · 10-year surrender · $100,000+

S&P 500

S&P 500 Index

Enhanced (with Fee)

5.75% trigger rate

Performance trigger

Requested state: TX

1-year term · 10-year surrender · $100,000+

S&P 500

S&P 500 Index

35% participation rate

Rate effective Oct 1, 2026

Annual point-to-point

Requested state: TX

1-year term · 10-year surrender · $100,000+

S&P 500

S&P 500 Index

Enhanced (with Fee)

40% participation rate

Rate effective Oct 1, 2026

Annual point-to-point

Strategy fee: 1%/yr

Requested state: TX

1-year term · 10-year surrender · $100,000+

S&P 500

S&P 500 Index

Enhanced (with Fee)

40% participation rate

Annual point-to-point

Requested state: TX

1-year term · 10-year surrender · $100,000+

Fixed Account

Fixed Account

3.25% declared rate

Rate effective Oct 1, 2026

Fixed account

Requested state: TX

1-year term · 10-year surrender · $100,000+

+ 18 additional crediting options (S&P 500, Nasdaq-100 Intraday, Goldman Sachs...)

Product analyst notes

How to think about this contract

Why it can stand out

  • Premium bonus is the core selling point of this contract — the 'PrimeStart Bonus 10' name signals an upfront credit on the contract value that offsets the long surrender commitment. Buyers should verify the bonus schedule, any vesting requirement, and how the bonus interacts with surrender charges in the brochure before purchase.
  • Buyers who are willing to pay an explicit strategy fee can elect 'Enhanced' versions of the crediting strategies, which post higher cap and participation rates than the base — a transparent fee-for-uplift trade-off that the product shows on the rate sheet rather than burying.
  • Carrier financial strength is rated by two independent agencies (A.M. Best and S&P), so the strength view is not a single-source read.
  • Free-withdrawal allowance and the full ten-year surrender ladder are visible on this page, so the schedule of penalty-free liquidity is not gated behind a sales brochure.

What to confirm

  • This contract is not a guaranteed-lifetime-withdrawal product. There is no GLWB income rider attached — the live feed shows an empty income-rider list — despite the marketing emphasis on retirement income that 'PrimeStart' branding can suggest. Do not compare its payout side-by-side with a rider-led income FIA.
  • The base S&P 500 annual point-to-point cap on this contract sits in the mid-single-digit range — meaningfully below most ten-year accumulation FIAs in the public catalog without a bonus. The premium bonus is doing the work; weigh the bonus against the cap drag before treating the bonus headline as a free uplift.
  • The 'Enhanced (with Fee)' crediting strategies carry an explicit annual strategy fee that is deducted whether the index shown are positive or negative. A buyer who elects Enhanced is paying for the higher caps and participation rates; in a down year that fee still applies. Treat the Enhanced rates as net-of-fee uplift, not a free bump.
  • The ten-year surrender term sits at the long end of the FIA market. Premium bonuses on FIAs typically include vesting/recapture provisions tied to the full surrender schedule — verify in the brochure how much of the bonus a buyer would actually keep if they exit early.

Not ideal for

Buyers who need a contractually guaranteed GLWB-rider withdrawal rate, want the highest available S&P 500 cap without a strategy fee, want a shorter surrender commitment, or are uncomfortable with the vesting/recapture provisions that typically accompany a bonused FIA.

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All crediting strategies

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

Par: 170% · 1-yr

Franklin SG Select Index

Participation Rate, Boost & Knockout (with Fee) · Point-to-point · 1% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 170% · 1-yr

Franklin SG Select Index

Participation Rate, Boost & Knockout (with Fee) · Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 130% · 1-yr

Franklin SG Select Index

Participation Rate, Boost & Knockout · Point-to-point · 0% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 130% · 1-yr

Franklin SG Select Index

Participation Rate, Boost & Knockout · Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 105% · 1-yr

Goldman Sachs Canopy Index

Enhanced (with Fee) · Point-to-point · 1% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 105% · 1-yr

Goldman Sachs Canopy Index

Enhanced (with Fee) · Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 90% · 1-yr

First Trust Capital Strength Barclays 10% Index

Participation Rate & Voliatility Limit (with Fee) · Point-to-point · 1% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 90% · 1-yr

First Trust Capital Strength Barclays 10% Index

Participation Rate & Voliatility Limit (with Fee) · Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 80% · 1-yr

Goldman Sachs Canopy Index

Point-to-point · 0% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 80% · 1-yr

Goldman Sachs Canopy Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 70% · 1-yr

First Trust Capital Strength Barclays 10% Index

Participation Rate & Volatility Limit · Point-to-point · 0% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 70% · 1-yr

First Trust Capital Strength Barclays 10% Index

Participation Rate & Volatility Limit · Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 61% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Dynamic Intraday TCA Index (USD) ER

Enhanced (with Fee) · Point-to-point · 1% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 61% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Dynamic Intraday TCA Index (USD) ER

Enhanced (with Fee) · Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 60% · 1-yr

Nasdaq-100 Intraday Elite 15% Index

Enhanced (with Fee) · Point-to-point · 1% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 60% · 1-yr

Nasdaq-100 Intraday Elite 15% Index

Enhanced (with Fee) · Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 58% · 1-yr

BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index

Enhanced (with Fee) · Point-to-point · 1% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 58% · 1-yr

BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index

Enhanced (with Fee) · Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 47% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Dynamic Intraday TCA Index (USD) ER

Point-to-point · 0% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 47% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Dynamic Intraday TCA Index (USD) ER

Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 45% · 1-yr

Nasdaq-100 Intraday Elite 15% Index

Point-to-point · 0% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 45% · 1-yr

BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index

Point-to-point · 0% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 45% · 1-yr

Nasdaq-100 Intraday Elite 15% Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 45% · 1-yr

BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 40% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

Enhanced (with Fee) · Point-to-point · 1% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 40% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

Enhanced (with Fee) · Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 35% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

Point-to-point · 0% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Par: 35% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Cap: 7.65% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

Enhanced (with Fee) · Point-to-point · 1% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Cap: 7.65% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

Enhanced (with Fee) · Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Cap: 6% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

Point-to-point · 0% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Cap: 6% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

Point-to-point

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Trigger: 5.75% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

Enhanced (with Fee) · Performance trigger · 1% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Trigger: 5.75% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

Enhanced (with Fee) · Performance trigger

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Trigger: 4.65% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

Performance trigger · 0% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Trigger: 4.65% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

Performance trigger

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Fixed: 3.25% · 1-yr

Fixed Account

Fixed account · 0% annual strategy fee

Requested state: TXRate effective Oct 1, 202610-yr surrender$100,000+

Fixed: 3.25% · 1-yr

Fixed Account

Fixed account

Requested state: TX10-yr surrender$100,000+

Cap: 9.15% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

With Precision Portfolio Enhanced (with fee) · Point-to-point

Requested state: TX$100,000+

Cap: 7.25% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

With Precision Portfolio · Point-to-point

Requested state: TX$100,000+

Accumulation profile

Accumulation-focused contract

The CANNEX information identifies this product as tax-deferred accumulation. Compare cap, participation rate, fees, liquidity, and surrender terms; use a separate payout-focused contract when guaranteed payout mechanics are required.

Common questions about PrimeStart Bonus 10

● Can I lose money in PrimeStart Bonus 10?

A negative index return by itself does not reduce the contract's account value: PrimeStart Bonus 10 credits 0% — the floor — for that indexed period. The account value can still decrease from published strategy fees, 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.

● 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 PrimeStart Bonus 10's crediting strategies compare?

Use "Compare against" in the analyzer to overlay another available PrimeStart Bonus 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

2

Nursing home waiver, Terminal illness waiver

Premium bonus

10%

Bonus terms can vary by state, premium band, and rider election.

Death benefit

Standard Death Benefit

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

Cap-rate floor

0.25%

Minimum guaranteed cap for cap-based indexed strategies.

Declared-rate floor

1.00%

Minimum guaranteed declared rate for declared-rate or performance-trigger strategies.

Fixed account guarantee

1.00%

Guaranteed minimum interest rate for the fixed account.

Participation-rate floor

10.00%

Minimum guaranteed participation rate for participation-rate indexed strategies.

Annuitization options

Joint life, Single life

Published payout options from the normalized contract facts.

Fund types

Non-qualified, Qualified

Availability can vary by state and product terms.

Surrender schedule

Yr 1

9%

Yr 2

8%

Yr 3

7.25%

Yr 4

6.5%

Yr 5

5.5%

Yr 6

4.75%

Yr 7

3.75%

Yr 8

3%

Yr 9

2%

Yr 10

1%

After

0%

Nursing home waiver, Terminal illness waiver

Documents

brochure

Brochure_-_FIA_-_PrimeStart_Bonus_10_Client.pdf

Confidence: highReviewed Apr 7, 2026

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

Carrier Ratings

AM BestA-
S&PA-

Contract notes from product data

Crediting design

How the interest-crediting choices are framed

PrimeStart Bonus 10 currently shows 40 indexed or fixed crediting options, including S&P 500 Index, with 24 volatility-controlled index options grouped separately. These choices matter because caps, participation rates, fixed accounts, spreads, renewal terms, and fee-bearing strategy variants are different mechanics and should not be ranked as one simple rate list.

  • S&P 500 Index: 6% annual cap, 0% annual strategy fee
  • S&P 500 Index: 7.65% annual cap, Fee-bearing option, 1% annual strategy fee
  • S&P 500 Index: 6% annual cap
  • S&P 500 Index: 7.65% annual cap, Fee-bearing option

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
  • Terminal illness waiver

Verification note

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

Carrier materials such as Brochure_-_FIA_-_PrimeStart_Bonus_10_Client.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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