Example:

Purchase payment: $20,000.00

Guaranteed term: 7 years

Guaranteed interest rate: 6.00% per year

The guaranteed interest rate is applied in this example by using the formula:

1 + the guaranteed interest rate = 1.06

Total interest credited in guaranteed term = $10,072.61 ($30,072.61 - $20,000.00)

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Determination of Guaranteed Interest Rates. We will periodically determine the guaranteed interest rates we offer at our sole discretion. We have no specific formula for determining the rate of interest we will declare as future guaranteed interest rates. Our determination of guaranteed interest rates is influenced by, but does not necessarily correspond to, interest rates available on the types of debt instruments in which we intend to invest the amounts attributable to the contract. See “Investments.” The Company’s management will also consider various factors in determining guaranteed interest rates for a given guaranteed term, including some or all of the following:

The Company’s management determines the guaranteed interest rates we will offer. We cannot predict nor guarantee future levels of guaranteed interest rates above the contractually guaranteed minimum rate nor guarantee what rates will be offered in the future.

At least 18 calendar days prior to the end of a guaranteed term, we will notify you that the guaranteed term is about to end. At the end of a guaranteed term, you can do three things with the amount you have accumulated for that guaranteed term: 

These choices can also be combined. For example, you can withdraw part of the amount you have accumulated and reinvest the balance or reinvest part and use the balance to start income phase payments. Each of these choices has certain consequences, which you should consider carefully. See “Withdrawals,” “Income Phase” and “Federal Tax Considerations.”

Requesting Your Choice. Once you decide what you want to do with your account value for that guaranteed term, you must advise us of your decision by completing an election form. We must receive your completed election form at least five days prior to the end of the guaranteed term to which it applies.

If we do not receive your properly completed election form in time, or you do not submit an election form, your account value at the end of the guaranteed term will be automatically reinvested in the following manner: 

Your account value will then earn interest at the guaranteed interest rate applicable to the guaranteed term automatically selected for you. We will mail a confirmation statement to you the next business day after the completion of the just-ended guaranteed term advising you of the new guaranteed term and guaranteed interest rate.

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Contract Type. The contract is no longer available for purchase. The contract was available to be purchased as one of the following:

How to Purchase. To purchase a contract, complete an application or enrollment form and submit it to the Company along with your purchase payment.

Payment Methods. The following purchase payment methods are allowed:

We maintain a toll-free telephone number for those wishingreserve the right to obtain information concerning available deposit periods,reject any payments without advance notice.

Payment Amount. The minimum purchase payment is $10,000. We may limit the amount of the maximum purchase payment. All purchase payments over $1,000,000 will be allowed only with our consent. You may not make any additional purchase payments under an existing contract. However, eligible persons may purchase additional contracts at the then prevailing guaranteed interest rates and guaranteed terms. The telephone number is 1-800-531-4547. At least 18 calendar days before a guaranteed term matures we will notify you of the upcoming deposit period dates and information on the current guaranteed interest rates, guaranteed terms and projected matured guaranteed term values.

Contributions toPurchasing a Traditional IRA. To purchase the Guaranteed Accountcontract as a traditional IRA, your purchase payment must be a transfer of amounts held in one of the following:

Purchasing a Roth IRA. A contract may be purchased as a Roth IRA under Tax Code Section 408A, by transferring amounts previously accumulated under another Roth IRA or from a traditional individual retirement annuity or individual retirement account, provided certain conditions are met. See “Federal Tax Considerations.”

Acceptance or Rejection of Applications or Enrollment Forms. We must accept or reject your application or enrollment form within two business days of receipt. If the application or enrollment form is incomplete, we may hold it and any accompanying purchase payment for five days. Payments may be held for longer periods only with your consent, pending acceptance of the application or enrollment form. If the application or enrollment form is accepted, a contract will be issued to you. If the application or enrollment form is rejected, we will return it and any payments to you, without interest.

What Happens to Your Purchase Payment? If we accept your application or enrollment form, your purchase payment becomes part of our general assets and is credited to an account established for you. We will confirm the crediting of your purchase payment within five business days of receipt of your properly completed application or enrollment form. You may invest instart earning interest on your purchase payment beginning on the effective date of the contract, which is the date your purchase payment is credited. During the period of time between the date your purchase payment is credited and the start of the guaranteed terms available interm you selected, your purchase payment earns interest at the current deposit period by allocating new paymentsguaranteed interest rate applicable to the Guaranteed Account or by transferring a sum from other funding options available under the contract or from other guaranteed terms of the Guaranteed Account, subject to the transfer limitations described in the contract. We may limit the number of guaranteed terms you may select. Currently, if the dollar cost averaging program is in effect in a guaranteed term and you wish to add an additional deposit to be dollar cost averaged, all amounts to be dollar cost averaged will be combined and the dollar cost averaging amount will be recalculated. This will affect the duration of amounts in the guaranteed term.selected.

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Although there is currently no limit, we reserve

You may cancel the rightcontract within ten days of receiving it (or as otherwise provided by state law) by returning it to limit the total numberCustomer Service along with a written notice of investment options you may select at any one time during the lifecancellation. We will issue a refund within seven days of our receipt of the contract and written notice of cancellation. The refund will equal the amount of your purchase payment.

The following fees and other deductions may impact your account value:

Early Withdrawal Charge

Withdrawals of all or a portion of your account value may be subject to a charge. In the case of a partial withdrawal where you request a specified dollar amount, the amount withdrawn from your account will be the amount you specified plus adjustment for any applicable early withdrawal charge.

Amount. The amount is a percentage of the purchase payment you withdraw. The percentage will be determined by the early withdrawal charge schedule below.

Purpose. This is a deferred sales charge. It reimburses some of our sales and administrative expenses associated with the contract.

Early Withdrawal Charge Schedule:

How We Apply the Schedule. For purposes of determining any limit, each guaranteed term counts as one investment option. Although we may require a minimum payment(s) to a contract, we do not require a minimum investment for aapplying the early withdrawal charge, all time periods are measured from the date your purchase payment is credited, even if you reinvest all or part of your account value in another guaranteed term. ReferOnce the early withdrawal charge declines to 0%, it no longer applies, regardless of how long you own the contract prospectus. There is a $500 minimum for transfers from other funding options.contract.

Investments mayThe early withdrawal charge applies only to withdrawals of your purchase payment. However, for the purposes of this charge, we assume you are withdrawing all or part of your purchase payment first (not your earnings). This assumption is not be transferred from a guaranteed term during the deposit period in which the investment is applied or during the first 90 days after the close of the deposit period. This restriction does not apply to amounts transferred or withdrawn under the maturity value transfer provision, to amounts transferred under the dollar cost averaging program or, in some situations, withdrawn because you discontinued the dollar cost averaging program, or to amounts distributed under a systematic distribution option.made for tax purposes. See “Maturity Value Transfer Provision” and “TransfersFederal Tax Considerations.”

Deposit Period

The deposit period is the period of time during which you may direct investments to a particular guaranteed term(s) and receive a stipulated guaranteed interest rate(s). Each deposit period may be a month, a calendar quarter or any other period of time we specify.

Guaranteed Terms

A guaranteed term is the time we specify during which we credit the guaranteed interest rate. We offer guaranteed terms at our discretion for various periods ranging up to and including 10 years. We may limit the number of guaranteed terms you may select and may require enrollment in the dollar cost averaging program.

Guaranteed Interest Rates

Guaranteed interest rates are the rates that we guarantee will be credited on amounts applied during a deposit period for a specific guaranteed term. We may offer different guaranteed interest rates on guaranteed terms of the same duration. Guaranteed interest rates are annual effective yields, reflecting a full year’s interest. We credit interest at a rate that will provide the guaranteed annual effective yield over one year. Guaranteed interest rates are credited according to the length of the guaranteed term as follows:

Maturity of a Guaranteed Term.Example. At least 18 calendar days prior toAssume the maturity of afirst guaranteed term we will notify you select is for five years. Further assume that at the end of this five-year guaranteed term, you decide to reinvest your account value for another guaranteed term of four years. Assume you then make a withdrawal (but not a special withdrawal, as described below) during the second year of the upcoming deposit period, the projectednew guaranteed term. Because six years have passed since your purchase payment was credited, you would pay a 2% early withdrawal charge, even though you could have withdrawn all or part of your account value of the amount maturing at the end of the first five-year guaranteed term andwithout paying an early withdrawal charge. See “Waiver of Charge,” below. However, if you make a withdrawal during the third year of the new guaranteed interest rate(s) and guaranteed term(s) available for the current deposit period.term, or anytime thereafter, you would pay no early withdrawal charge, because seven years would have passed since your purchase payment was credited.

WhenSpecial Withdrawals. After 12 months from the contract effective date, you may make one withdrawal equal to 10% or less of your account value during any calendar year, valued at the time we receive your withdrawal request in writing, and we will not deduct any early withdrawal charge. This special withdrawal is subject to the following restrictions:

Waiver of Charge. The early withdrawal charge is waived for amounts that are:

We allowNursing Home Waiver. If approved in your state, you to transfermay withdraw all or a portion of your account value towithout an early withdrawal charge if all of the Guaranteed Account or to other investment optionsfollowing conditions are met:

We will not waive the early withdrawal charge if the annuitant was in a licensed nursing care facility at the time you purchased the contract. We doThe nursing home waiver may not allow transfers from anybe available in all states.

Market Value Adjustment and Taxation. Except for withdrawals at the end of a guaranteed term to any other guaranteed term or investment option during the deposit period for that guaranteed term or for 90 days following the close of that deposit period. The 90-day wait does not apply to:

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Annual Maintenance Fee

Transfers after

Currently, we do not charge a maintenance fee. However, prior to the 90-day period are permittedtime you enter the income phase, an annual maintenance fee may be deducted from a guaranteed term(s) to another guaranteed term(s) available during a deposit period or to other available investment options. We will apply an MVA to transfers made before the end of a guaranteed term. Transfers within one calendar month of a term’s maturity date are not counted as oneyour account value on each anniversary of the 12 free transfers of accumulated valuescontract’s effective date and if you make a full withdrawal from the contract. The terms and conditions under which the maintenance fee may be deducted are stated in the account.contract. A maintenance fee would be used to reimburse us for our administrative expenses relating to establishing and maintaining the contract.

WhenPremium Taxes

Maximum Amount. Some states and municipalities charge a premium tax on annuities. These taxes currently range from 0% to 4%, depending upon the contract holder requestsjurisdiction.

When/How. We reserve the transferright to deduct a charge for premium taxes from your account value or from your payment to the account at any time, but not before there is a tax liability under state law. For example, we may deduct a charge for premium taxes at the time of a specific dollar amount,complete withdrawal or we accountmay reflect the cost of premium taxes in our income phase payment rates when you commence income phase payments. If, at your death, your beneficiary elects to receive a lump-sum distribution, a charge may be deducted for any applicable MVA in determiningpremium taxes paid on your behalf for which we have not been reimbursed. If we deduct premium taxes from your purchase payment, the amount to be withdrawn frominvested in a guaranteed term(s)term will be equal to fulfill the request. Therefore, the amount we actually withdraw from the guaranteed term(s) may be more or less than the requested dollar amount. See “Appendix I” for an example. For more information on transfers, see the contract prospectus.of your purchase payment reduced by any applicable premium tax.

The contract allows for fullYou may withdraw all or partial withdrawals from the Guaranteed Accountpart of your account value at any time during the accumulation phase. To makeAmounts are withdrawn on a full or partial withdrawal, a request form (available from us) must be properly completed and submitted to Customer Service (or other designated office as provided in the contract).

Partial withdrawals are made pro-rata from each guaranteed term group. From each guaranteed term group, we will first withdraw funds from the oldest deposit period, then from the next oldest and so on.

We may apply an MVA to withdrawals made prior to the end of a guaranteed term, except for withdrawals made under the maturity value transfer provision. See “Market Value Adjustment (MVA)”. We may deduct an early withdrawal charge and maintenance fee. The early withdrawal charge is a deferred sales charge which may be deducted upon withdrawal to reimburse us for some of the sales and administrative expenses associated with the contract. A maintenance fee, up to $30, may be deducted pro-ratabasis from each of the funding options, includingguaranteed terms under the Guaranteed Account. Refer to the contract prospectus for a descriptioncontract. You may request that we inform you in advance of these charges. When a request for a partial withdrawal of a specific dollar amount is made, we will include the MVA in determining the amount to be withdrawn from the guaranteed term(s) to fulfill the request. Therefore, the amount we actually take from the guaranteed term(s) may be more or less than the dollar amount requested. payable upon a withdrawal.

See “Appendix I”Steps for an example.Making a Withdrawal

DeferralDelivery of Payments

UnderPayment. Payment of withdrawal requests will be made in accordance with the SEC’s requirements. Normally, payment will be sent not later than seven days following our receipt of the disbursement form in good order. Generally, a request is considered to be in “good order” when it is signed, dated and made with such clarity and completeness that we are not required to exercise any discretion in carrying it out. However, under certain emergency conditions,situations, we may defer payment of a Guaranteed Accountany withdrawal for up toa period not exceeding six months. Refer to the contract prospectus for more details.

Reinstatement Privilege

You may elect to reinstate all or a portion of a full withdrawal during the 30 days following such a withdrawal. We must receive amounts for reinstatement within 60 days of the withdrawal.

We will apply reinstated amounts to the current deposit period. This means that the guaranteed annual interest rate and guaranteed terms available onmonths from the date of reinstatement will apply. Amounts are reinstated in the same proportion as prior to the full withdrawal. We will not creditwe receive your account for market value adjustments or any premium bonus forfeited that we deducted at the time of withdrawal or refund any taxes that were withheld. Refer to the contract prospectus for further details.

Aggregate MVA — The total of all MVAs applied due to a transfer or withdrawal.request.

VRIAC MRA (IICA)-24 Calculation of the Aggregate MVA — In order to satisfy a transfer or withdrawal, amounts may be withdrawn from more than one guaranteed term, with more than one guaranteed interest rate. In order to determine the MVA applicable to such a transfer or withdrawal, the MVAs applicable to each guaranteed term will be added together, in order to determine the “aggregate MVA.”

Taxes, Fees and Deductions. Amounts withdrawn may be subject to one or more of the following:

Example:

$1,000

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Early Withdrawal Charge: Withdrawals of all or a portion of your account may be subject to an early withdrawal charge. This is a deferred sales charge that reimburses us for some of the sales and administrative expenses associated with the contract. See “Fees ‒ Early Withdrawal Charge.”

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Annual Maintenance Fee: If you make a full withdrawal from the contract, we may deduct any applicable annual maintenance fee. See “Fees ‒ Annual Maintenance Fee.”

All applicable fees and deductions are deducted from the amount of your withdrawal in accordance with the terms of the contract. Any market value adjustment applicable to your withdrawal, taxes, fees and deductions may either increase or decrease the amount paid to you. To accommodatedetermine which may apply, refer to the appropriate sections of this prospectus, contact your sales representative or call Customer Service at the number listed in “Contract Overview.”

Features of a Systematic Distribution Option

A systematic distribution option allows you to receive regular payments from the contract without moving into the income phase. By remaining in the accumulation phase, certain rights and flexibility not available during the income phase are retained. These options may be exercised at any time during the accumulation phase of the contract.

The following systematic distribution options may be available:

SWO allows you to withdraw either a specified amount or a specified percentage of the contract’s value, or to withdraw amounts over a specified time period that you determine, within certain limits described in the contract. SWO payments can be made on a monthly or quarterly basis, and the amount of each payment is determined by dividing the designated annual amount by the number of payments due each calendar year. SWO payments are withdrawn pro-rata from each of the guaranteed terms under the contract.

Under a contract purchased as a traditional IRA, if the SWO payment for any year is less than the required minimum distribution under the Tax Code, the SWO payment will be increased to an amount equal to the minimum distribution amount.

If you participate in SWO, you may not utilize a special withdrawal to make additional withdrawals from the contract. See “fees ‒ Special Withdrawals.”

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Under ECO, we calculate the minimum distribution amount required by law, and pay you that amount once a year. ECO is not available under nonqualified contracts or under Roth IRA contracts. ECO payments are withdrawn pro-rata from each of the guaranteed terms under the contract. We will, upon request, inform you in advance of the amount payable under ECO.

If you participate in ECO, you may not utilize a special withdrawal to make additional withdrawals from the contract. See “fees ‒ Special Withdrawals.”

Availability. If allowed by applicable law, we reserve the right to discontinue the availability of one or all of the systematic distribution options for new elections at any time and to change the terms of future elections.

Eligibility. To exercise one of these options you must meet certain age criteria and your account value must meet certain minimum requirements. To determine if you meet the age and account value criteria and to assess terms and conditions that may apply, contact your sales representative or Customer Service.

Termination. You may revoke a systematic distribution option at any time by submitting a written request to Customer Service. However, once cancelled, you or your spousal beneficiary may not elect SWO again. In addition, once cancelled, ECO may not be elected again until 36 months have elapsed.

Deductions and Taxation. When you elect a systematic distribution option, your account value remains in the accumulation phase and subject to the applicable charges and deductions described in “Fees.” However, we will not apply an early withdrawalswithdrawal charge or transfers,market value adjustment to any part of your account value paid under SWO or ECO. Taking a withdrawal through a systematic distribution option may have tax consequences. If you are concerned about tax implications consult a tax and/or legal adviser before one of these options is elected. See “Federal Tax Considerations.”

Purpose of the MVA. If you make an early withdrawal from the contract, we may need to liquidate certain assets or use existing cash flow that couldwould otherwise be investedavailable to invest at current interest rates. WhenThe assets we sell assets prematurely we could realizemay liquidate to provide your withdrawal amount may be sold at a profit or a loss, depending upon market conditions. To lessen this impact, certain withdrawals are subject to an MVA.

What is an MVA? In certain situations described below, including when you make a withdrawal before the end of a guaranteed term, we will calculate an MVA and either add or deduct that value from the amount withdrawn. The calculation we use to determine the MVA reflects the change in the value of your investment due to changes in interest rates since the deposit period.start of the guaranteed term under the contract. When these interest rates increase, after the deposit period, the value of the investment decreases, and the MVA amount may be negative.negative and cause a deduction from your withdrawal amount. Conversely, when these interest rates decrease, after the deposit period, the value of the investment increases, and the MVA amount may be positive. Therefore, the application ofpositive and cause an MVA may increase or decrease the amount withdrawn from a guaranteed term to satisfy ain your withdrawal or transfer request.amount.

An MVA will not apply to:

MVAs applied to withdrawals or transfers from the Guaranteed Account will be calculated as an “aggregate MVA,” which is the sum of all MVAs applicable due to the withdrawal. (See the previous page for an example of the calculation of the aggregate MVA). The following withdrawals will be subject to an aggregate MVA only if it is positive:

All other withdrawals will be subject to an aggregate MVA, regardless of whether it is positive or negative, including:

Calculation of the MVA

The amount of the MVA depends upon the relationship between:

If the current yield is less than the deposit period yield, the MVA will decrease the amount withdrawn from a guaranteed term to satisfy a transfer or withdrawal request (the MVA will be positive). If the current yield is greater than the deposit period yield, the MVA will increase the amount withdrawn from a guaranteed term (the MVA will be negative or detrimental to the investor).

Deposit Period Yield

We determine the deposit period yield used in the MVA calculation by considering interest rates prevailing during the deposit period of the guaranteed term from which the transfer or withdrawal will be made. First, we identify the Treasury Notes that mature in the last three months of the guaranteed term. Then, we determine their yield-to-maturity percentages for the last business day of each week in the deposit period. We then average the resulting percentages to determine the deposit period yield.

Treasury Note information may be found each business day in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, which publishes the yield-to-maturity percentages for all Treasury Notes as of the preceding business day.

Current Yield

We use the same Treasury Notes identified for the deposit period yield to determine the current yield - Treasury Notes that mature in the last three months of the guaranteed term. However, we use the yield-to-maturity percentages for the last business day of the week preceding the withdrawal and average those percentages to get the current yield.

MVA Formula

The mathematical formula used to determine the MVA is:

where i is the deposit period yield; j is the current yield; and x is the number of days remaining (computed from Wednesday of the week of withdrawal) in the guaranteed term. (For examples of how we calculate MVA, refer to Appendix I.)

We make an adjustment in the formula of the MVA to reflect the period of time remaining in the guaranteed term from the Wednesday of the week of a withdrawal.

Certain charges may be deducted directly or indirectly from the funding options available under the contract, including the Guaranteed Account. The contract may have a maintenance fee of up to $30 that we will deduct, on an annual basis, pro-rata from all funding options including the Guaranteed Account. We may also deduct a maintenance fee upon full withdrawal of a contract.

The contractCalculation of the MVA. For a further explanation of how the MVA is calculated, see “Appendix I.”

When Does an MVA Apply? An MVA may have an earlyapply when:

When Does an MVA Not Apply? An MVA will not be applied to:

During the Accumulation Phase

Who Receives the Benefit? If you or the annuitant dies during the accumulation phase, a death benefit will be paid to your beneficiary in accordance with the terms of the contract subject to the following:

Designating a Beneficiary(ies). You may designate a beneficiary on your application or enrollment form, or by providing a written request in good order to Customer Service. Generally, a request is considered to be in “good order” when it is signed, dated and made with such clarity and completeness that we are not required to exercise any discretion in carrying it out.

Calculation of the Benefit. The death benefit is calculated as of the date proof of death and the beneficiary’s right to receive the death benefit are received in good order at Customer Service. The amount of the death benefit is determined as follows:

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Benefit Payment Options. If you are the annuitant and you die before income phase payments begin, or if you are not a natural person and the annuitant dies before income phase payments begin, any beneficiary under the contract who is an individual has several options for receiving payment of the death benefit. The death benefit may be paid:

Unless the beneficiary elects otherwise, lump-sum payments will generally be made into an interest bearing retained asset account that is backed by our general account. This account is not FDIC insured and as part of our general account, is subject to the claims of our creditors. Beneficiaries that receive death benefit distributions through this account may access the entire proceeds at any time without penalty through a draftbook feature. Interest credited on this account may be less than you could earn if the lump-sum payment was invested outside of the contract. Additionally, interest credited on this account may be less than under other settlement options available through the contract, and the Company seeks to earn a profit on this account.

At the time of death benefit election, the beneficiary may elect to receive the death benefit proceeds directly by check rather than through the retained asset account draftbook feature by notifying us at the address shown in the “Contract Overview – Questions: Contacting the Company” section of this prospectus.

Taxation. The Tax Code requires distribution of death benefit proceeds within a certain period of time. Failure to begin receiving death benefit payments within those time periods can result in tax penalties. Regardless of the method of payment, death benefit proceeds will generally be taxed to the beneficiary in the same manner as if you had received those payments. See “Federal Tax Considerations” for additional information.

Change of Beneficiary. You may change the beneficiary previously designated at any time by submitting notice in writing to Customer Service. The change will not be effective until we receive and record it.

During the income phase you receive payments from your accumulated account value. You may apply all or a portion of your account value to provide these payments. Income phase payments are made to you or you can, subject to availability, request that payments be deposited directly to your bank account. After your death, we will send your designated beneficiary any income phase payments still due. You may be required to pay taxes on all or a portion of the income phase payments you receive. See “Federal Tax Considerations.”

Partial Entry into the Income Phase. You may elect a payment option for a portion of your account value, while leaving the remaining portion in a guaranteed term(s). Whether the Tax Code considers such payments taxable as annuity payments or as withdrawals is currently unclear; therefore, you should consult with a tax and/or legal adviser before electing this option.

Initiating Income Phase Payments. At least 30 days prior to the date you want to start receiving income phase payments, you must notify us in writing of the following:

The account will continue in the accumulation phase until you properly initiate income phase payments. You may change your payment option election up to 30 days before income phase payments begin. Once you elect for income phase payments to begin, you may not elect a different payment option or elect to receive a lump-sum payment.

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What Affects Income Phase Payment Amounts? Some of the factors that may affect payment amounts include your age, your gender, your account value, the payment option selected and number of guaranteed payments (if any) selected.

Minimum Income Phase Payment Amounts. The payment option you select must result in one or both of the following:

If your account value is too low to meet these minimum payment amounts, you must elect a lump-sum payment. We reserve the right to increase the minimum payment amount based upon increases in the Consumer Price Index ‒ Urban.

Payment Start Date. Income phase payments may start any time after the first year of the contract, and will start the later of the annuitant’s 85^th birthday or the tenth anniversary of your purchase payment, unless you elect otherwise.

Regardless of your income phase payment start date, your income phase payments will not begin until you have selected an income phase payment option. Failure to select a payment option by your payment start date, or postponement of the start date past the later of the annuitant’s 85^th birthday or the tenth anniversary of your purchase payment, may have adverse tax consequences. You should consult with a tax and/or legal adviser if you are considering either of these courses of action.

Payment Length. If you choose a lifetime income phase payment option with guaranteed payments, the age of the annuitant plus the number of years for which payments are guaranteed must not exceed 95 at the time payments begin. Additionally, federal income tax requirements currently applicable to traditional IRAs provide that the period of years guaranteed may not be greater than the joint life expectancies of the payee and his or her designated beneficiary.

Charges Deducted. No early withdrawal charge and an MVAwill be applied to amounts used to start income phase payments, although a market value adjustment may be assessed.applicable.

Market Value Adjustment. If your income phase payments start before the end of your guaranteed term, a market value adjustment will be applied to any amounts used to start income phase payments. If you select a lifetime payment option, only a positive market value adjustment will be applied. See “Market Value Adjustment.”

Death Benefit During the Income Phase. Upon the death of either the annuitant or the surviving joint annuitant, the amount payable, if any, to your beneficiary depends on the payment option currently in force. Any amounts payable must be paid at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution in effect at the annuitant’s death. If you die and you are not the annuitant, any remaining payments will continue to be made to your beneficiary at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution in effect at your death.

Taxation. To avoid certain tax penalties, you or your beneficiary must meet the distribution rules imposed by the Tax Code. See “Federal Tax Considerations.”

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Income Phase Payment Options

The following table lists the income phase payment options and accompanying death benefits that may be available during the income phase. We may offer additional payment options under the contract from time to time.

Terms used in the tables:

Annuitant: The person(s) on whose life expectancy the income phase payments are calculated.

Beneficiary: The person designated to receive the death benefit payable under the contract.

Separate Account. Purchase payments received under the contract and allocated to guaranteed terms will be deposited to, and accounted for, in a nonunitized separate account that we established under Connecticut law. A nonunitized separate account is a separate account in which you do not participate in the performance of the assets through unit values or any other interest. Prior to January 1, 2006, amounts under the contract were held in a nonunitized separate account of ING Insurance Company of America (“IICA”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. In connection with the merger of IICA with and into the Company, this nonunitized separate account was transferred to the Company on December 31, 2005. The nonunitized separate account now operates pursuant to Connecticut law.

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Persons allocating amounts to the nonunitized separate account do not receive a unit value of ownership of assets accounted for in the separate account. The assets accrue solely to our benefit and we bear the entire risk of investment gain or loss. All of our obligations due to allocations to the nonunitized separate account are contractual guarantees we have made and are accounted for in the separate account. All of our general assets are available to meet the guarantees under the contracts. However, to the extent provided for in the applicable contracts, assets of the nonunitized separate account are not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business we conduct. Income, gains or losses of the separate account are credited to or charged against the assets of the separate account without regard to other income, gains or losses of the Company.

Setting Guaranteed Interest Rates. We do not have any specific formula for setting guaranteed interest rates for the guaranteed terms. We expect the guaranteed interest rates to be influenced by, but not necessarily correspond to, yields on fixed income securities we acquire with amounts allocated to the guaranteed terms when the guaranteed interest rates are set.

Types of Investments. Our assets will be invested in accordance with the requirements established by applicable state laws regarding the nature and quality of investments that may be made by life insurance companies and the percentage of their assets that may be committed to any particular type of investment. In general, these laws permit investments, within specified limits and subject to certain qualifications, in federal, state, and municipal obligations, corporate bonds, preferred and common stocks, real estate mortgages, and certain other investments.

We intend to invest in assets which, in the aggregate, have characteristics, especially cash flow patterns, reasonably related to the characteristics of the liabilities. Various immunization techniques will be used to achieve the objective of close aggregate matching of assets and liabilities. We will primarily invest in investment-grade fixed income securities including:

In addition, we may invest in futures and options. We purchase financial futures and related options and options on securities solely for non-speculative hedging purposes. In the event securities prices are anticipated to decline, we may sell a futures contract or purchase a put option on futures or securities to protect the value of securities held in or to be sold for the nonunitized separate account. Similarly, if securities prices are expected to rise, we may purchase a futures contract or a call option against anticipated positive cash flow or we may purchase options on securities.

While this section generally describes our investment strategy, we are not obligated to invest the assets attributable to the contract according to any particular strategy, except as may be required by Connecticut and other state insurance laws. The guaranteed interest rates we establish need not relate to the investment performance of the nonunitized separate account.

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Introduction

The contract described in this prospectus is designed to be treated as an annuity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This section discusses our understanding of current federal income tax laws affecting the contract. The U.S. federal income tax treatment of the contracts is complex and sometimes uncertain. You should keep the following in mind when reading this section:

Types of Contracts: Nonqualified or Qualified

The contract described in this prospectus may be purchased on a non-tax-qualified basis (nonqualified contracts) or on a tax-qualified basis (qualified contracts).

Nonqualified Contracts. Nonqualified contracts do not receive the same tax benefits as are afforded to contracts funding qualified plans. You may not deduct mortalitythe amount of your purchase payments to a nonqualified contract. Rather nonqualified contracts are purchased with after-tax contributions, generally for retirement, with the right to receive annuity payments for either a specified period of time or over a lifetime.

Qualified Contracts. Qualified contracts are designed for use by individuals and/or employers whose purchase payments are comprised solely of proceeds from and/or contributions under retirement plans or programs that are intended to qualify as plans or programs entitled to special favorable income tax treatment under sections 408 or 408A of the Tax Code. Employers or individuals intending to use the contract with such plans should seek legal and/or tax advice.

Taxation of Nonqualified Contracts

Taxation of Gains Prior to Distribution or Annuity Starting Date

General. Tax Code Section 72 governs the federal income taxation of annuities in general. We believe that if you are a natural person (in other words, an individual) you will generally not be taxed on increases in the value of a nonqualified contract until a distribution occurs or until annuity payments begin. This assumes that the contract will qualify as an annuity contract for federal income tax purposes. For these purposes, the agreement to collaterally assign or pledge any portion of the contract value generally will be treated as a distribution. In order to be eligible to receive deferral of taxation, the following requirements must be satisfied:

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Taxation of Distributions

General. When a withdrawal from a nonqualified contract occurs before the contract’s annuity starting date, the amount received will be treated as ordinary income subject to tax up to an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the contract value (unreduced by the amount of any surrender charge) immediately before the distribution over the contract owner’s investment in the contract at that time. A market value adjustment, if applicable, could increase the contract value. Investment in the contract is generally equal to the amount of all purchase payments to the contract, plus amounts previously included in your gross income as the result of certain loans, collateral assignments or gifts, less the aggregate amount of non-taxable distributions previously made.

In the case of a surrender under a nonqualified contract, the amount received generally will be taxable only to the extent it exceeds the contract owner’s investment in the contract (cost basis).

10% Penalty Tax. A distribution from a nonqualified contract may be subject to a penalty tax equal to 10% of the amount treated as income. In general, however, there is no penalty tax on distributions:

The 10% penalty tax does not apply to variable funding optionsdistributions from an immediate annuity as defined in the Tax Code. Other exceptions may be applicable under certain circumstances and special rules may be applicable in connection with the exceptions enumerated above. A tax and/or legal adviser should be consulted with regard to exceptions from the Guaranteed Account. These charges are only applicablepenalty tax.

Tax-Free Exchanges. Section 1035 of the Tax Code permits the exchange of a life insurance, endowment or annuity contract for an annuity contract on a tax-free basis. In such instance, the “investment in the contract” in the old contract will generally carry over to the variable funding options.new contract. You should consult with a tax and/or legal adviser regarding procedures for making Section 1035 exchanges.

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If your contract is purchased through a tax-free exchange of an annuity contract that was purchased prior to August 14, 1982, then any distributions other than annuity payments will be treated, for tax purposes, as coming:

In certain instances, the partial exchange of a portion of one annuity contract for another contract is a tax-free exchange Pursuant to IRS guidance, receipt of partial withdrawals or surrenders from either an original contract or the new contract during the 180 day period beginning on the date of the partial exchange may retroactively negate the partial exchange. If the partial exchange is retroactively negated, the partial withdrawal or surrender of the original contract may be treated as a withdrawal, taxable as ordinary income to the extent of gain in the original contract and, if the partial exchange occurred prior to you reaching age 59½, may be subject to an additional 10% penalty tax. We are not responsible for the manner in which any other insurance company, for tax reporting purposes, or the IRS, with respect to the ultimate tax treatment, reports or recognizes a partial exchange. We strongly advise you to discuss any proposed 1035 exchange or subsequent distribution within 180 days of a partial exchange with your tax and/or legal adviser prior to proceeding with the transaction.

Taxation of Annuity Payments. Although tax consequences may vary depending on the payment option elected under an annuity contract, a portion of each annuity payment is generally not taxed and the remainder is taxed as ordinary income. The non-taxable portion of an annuity payment is generally determined in a manner that is designed to allow you to recover your investment in the contract ratably on a tax-free basis over the expected stream of annuity payments, as determined when annuity payments start. Once your investment in the contract has been fully recovered, however, the full amount of each subsequent annuity payment is subject to tax as ordinary income.

Annuity contracts that are partially annuitized are treated as separate contracts with their own annuity starting date and exclusion ratio. Specifically, an exclusion ratio will be applied to any amount received as an annuity under a portion of the annuity contract provided that annuity payments are made for a period of ten years or more or for life. Please consult your tax and/or legal adviser before electing a partial annuitization.

Death Benefits. Amounts may be distributed from a contract because of your death or the death of the annuitant. Different distribution requirements apply if your death occurs:

If your death occurs after you begin receiving annuity payments, distributions must be made at least as rapidly as under the method in effect at the time of your death.

If your death occurs before you begin receiving annuity payments, your entire balance must be distributed within five years after the date of your death. For example, if you die on September 1, 2021, your entire balance must be distributed by August 31, 2026. However, if distributions begin within one year of your death, then payments may be made over one of the following timeframes:

If the designated beneficiary is your spouse, the contract may be continued with the surviving spouse as the new contract owner. If the contract owner is a non-natural person and the primary annuitant dies or is changed, the same rules apply as outlined above for the death of a contract owner.

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Generally, amounts distributed from a contract because of your death or the death of the annuitant prior to the time annuity payments begin are includible in the income of the recipient as follows:

Special rules apply to amounts distributed after a beneficiary has elected to maintain the contract value and receive payments.

If the premium bonusdeath occurs after annuity payments begin, a guaranteed period exists under the annuity option selected, and the annuitant dies before the end of that period, payments made for the remainder of that period are includible in income as follows:

Some contracts offer a death benefit that may exceed the greater of the purchase payments and the contract value. Certain charges are imposed with respect to these death benefits. It is possible that these charges (or some portion thereof) could be treated for federal tax purposes as a distribution from the contract.

Collateral Assignments, Pledges, Gratuitous Transfers and electedOther Issues. A pledge or collateral assignment (or agreement to pledge or collaterally assign) any portion of the contract value of a nonqualified contract is treated as a distribution of such amount or portion. If the entire contract value is pledged or collaterally assigned, subsequent increases in the contract value are also treated as distributions for as long as the pledge or collateral assignment remains in place. The investment in the contract is increased by youthe amount includible in income with respect to such pledge or collateral assignment, though it is not affected by any other aspect of the pledge or collateral assignment (including its release).

If an owner transfers a nonqualified contract without adequate consideration (a gratuitous transfer) to a person other than the owner’s spouse (or to a former spouse incident to a divorce), the owner must include in income the difference between the “cash surrender value” and the investment in the contract at the time of application, a chargethe transfer. In such case, the transferee’s investment in the contract will be deducted from amounts allocatedincreased to reflect the amount that is included in the transferor’s income. The exceptions for transfers to an owner’s spouse or former spouse are limited to individuals who are treated as spouses under federal law.

The designation of an annuitant or payee other than an owner may result in certain tax consequences to you that are generally not discussed herein.

Anyone contemplating any pledges, collateral assignments, gratuitous transfers, or other designations, should consult a tax and/or legal adviser regarding the potential tax effects of such a transaction.

Multiple Contracts. Tax laws require that all nonqualified deferred annuity contracts that are issued by a company or its affiliates to the Guaranteed Account, resultingsame contract owner during any calendar year be treated as one annuity contract for purposes of determining the amount includible in a 0.50% reductiongross income under Tax Code Section 72(e). In addition, the Treasury Department has specific authority to issue regulations that prevent the avoidance of Tax Code Section 72(e) through the serial purchase of annuity contracts or otherwise.

Net Investment Income Tax. A net investment income tax of 3.8% will apply to some types of investment income. This tax will apply to all taxable distributions from nonqualified contracts. This tax only applies to taxpayers with “modified adjusted gross income” above $250,000 in the interest which wouldcase of married couples filing jointly or a qualifying widow(er) with dependent child, $125,000 in the case of married couples filing separately, and $200,000 for all others.

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Withholding. We will withhold and remit to the IRS a part of the taxable portion of each distribution made under a contract unless the distributee notifies us at or before the time of the distribution that he or she elects not to have been creditedany amounts withheld. Withholding is mandatory, however, if the distributee fails to your account duringprovide a valid taxpayer identification number, if we are notified by the first seven account yearsIRS that the taxpayer identification number we have on file is incorrect or if payment is made outside of the U.S. The withholding rates applicable to the taxable portion of periodic annuity payments are the same as the withholding rates generally applicable to payments of wages. In addition, a 10% withholding rate applies to the taxable portion of any non-periodic payments. Regardless of whether you had not electedelect to have federal income tax withheld, you are still liable for payment of federal income tax on the premium bonus option. Seetaxable portion of the “Fee Tables,” “Fees” and “Premium Bonus Option” sectionspayment.

Certain states have indicated that state income tax withholding will also apply to payments from the contracts made to residents. Generally, an election out of federal withholding will also be considered an election out of state withholding. In some states, you may elect out of state withholding, even if federal withholding applies. If you need more information concerning a particular state or any required forms, please contact Customer Service.

If the payee is a non-resident alien, then U.S. federal withholding on taxable distributions will generally be at a 30% rate, unless a lower tax treaty rate applies. We may require additional documentation prior to processing any requested distribution.

If the payee of a distribution from the contract is a foreign financial institution (“FFI”) or a non-financial foreign entity (“NFFE”) within the meaning of the Tax Code as amended by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), the distribution could be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax on the taxable amount of the distribution at a 30% rate irrespective of the status of any beneficial owner of the contract prospectus.or the distribution. The rules relating to FATCA are complex, and a tax advisor should be consulted if an FFI or NFFE is or may be designated as a payee with respect to the contract.

Taxation of Qualified Contracts

WeEligible Retirement Plans and Programs.

The contract may deductbe purchased with the following retirement plans and programs to accumulate retirement savings:

The Company may offer or have offered the contract for use with certain other types of qualified plans. Please see your contract and consult with your tax adviser if you have questions about other types of plan arrangements not discussed herein.

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Special Considerations for IRAs. IRAs are subject to limits on the amounts that can be contributed, the deductible amount of the contribution, the persons who may be eligible, and the time when distributions commence. Contributions to IRAs must be made in cash or as a rollover or a transfer from amountsanother eligible plan. Also, distributions from IRAs, individual retirement accounts, and other types of retirement plans may be “rolled over” on a tax-deferred basis into an IRA. You may roll over a distribution from an IRA to an IRA only once in any 12 month period. You will not be able to roll over any portion of an IRA distribution if you rolled over any other IRA a distribution during the preceding one-year period. This limit applies by aggregating all of your IRAs, including SEP and SIMPLE IRAs as well as traditional and Roth IRAs, effectively treating them as one IRA for purposes of this limit. Please note that this one-rollover-per-year rule does not apply to: (1) the conversion of a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA; (2) a rollover to or from a qualified plan; or (3) a trustee-to-trustee transfer between IRAs. Please consult your own tax and/or legal adviser if you have additional questions about these rules.

Early distributions from SIMPLE IRAs made within two years of beginning participation in the Guaranteed Account.SIMPLE IRA are subject to a 25% early distribution tax.

DuringSpecial Considerations for Roth IRAs. Contributions to a Roth IRA are subject to limits on the accumulation phase, transfer feesamount of up to $10 per transfercontributions and the persons who may be deductedeligible to contribute. Roth IRA contributions are not deductible, and must be made in cash or as a rollover or transfer from another Roth IRA, IRA or eligible plan. Individuals may convert an IRA, SEP, or a SIMPLE to a Roth IRA. Such rollovers and conversions are subject to tax, and other special rules may apply. A conversion of a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA and a rollover from any other eligible retirement plan to a Roth IRA made after December 31, 2017, cannot be recharacterized as having been made to a traditional IRA.

You will not be able to roll over any portion of a Roth IRA distribution if you rolled over any other IRA distribution during the preceding one-year period. This limit applies by aggregating all of your IRAs, including SEP and SIMPLE IRAs, effectively treating them as one IRA for purposes of this limit. Please note that this one-rollover-per-year rule does not apply to: (1) the conversion of a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA; (2) a rollover to or from a qualified plan; or (3) a trustee-to-trustee transfer between Roth IRAs. Please consult your own tax and/or legal adviser if you have additional questions about these rules.

A 10% penalty tax may apply to amounts attributable to a conversion to a Roth IRA if the amounts are distributed during the five taxable years beginning with the year in which the conversion was made.

Taxation

The tax rules applicable to qualified contracts vary according to the type of qualified contract and the specific terms and conditions of the qualified contract and the terms and conditions of the qualified plan or program. The ultimate effect of federal income taxes on the amounts held under a qualified contract, or on income phase (i.e., annuity) payments from a qualified contract, depends on the type of qualified contract or program as well as your particular facts and circumstances. Special favorable tax treatment may be available for certain types of contributions and distributions. In addition, certain requirements must be satisfied in purchasing a qualified contract with proceeds from a tax-qualified plan or program in order to continue receiving favorable tax treatment.

Adverse tax consequences may result from:

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Some qualified plans and programs are subject to additional distribution or other requirements that are not incorporated into the contract described in this prospectus. No attempt is made to provide more than general information about the use of the contract with qualified plans and programs. Contract owners, sponsoring employers, participants, annuitants, and beneficiaries are cautioned that the rights of any person to any benefit under these qualified plans and programs may be subject to the terms and conditions of the plan or program, regardless of the terms and conditions of the contract. The Company is not bound by the terms and conditions of such plans and programs to the extent such terms contradict the language of the contract, unless we consent in writing.

Contract owners, sponsoring employers, participants, annuitants and beneficiaries generally are responsible for determining that contributions, distributions and other transactions with respect to the contract comply with applicable law. Therefore, you should seek tax and/or legal advice regarding the suitability of a contract for your particular situation. The following discussion assumes that qualified contracts are purchased with proceeds from and/or contributions under retirement plans or programs that qualify for the intended special federal tax treatment.

Tax Deferral. Under the federal tax laws, earnings on amounts held in annuity contracts are generally not taxed until they are withdrawn. However, in the case of a qualified plan (as described in this prospectus), an annuity contract is not necessary to obtain this favorable tax treatment and does not provide any tax benefits beyond the deferral already available to the qualified plan itself. Annuities do provide other features and benefits (such as guaranteed living benefits and/or transferreddeath benefits or the option of lifetime income phase options at established rates) that may be valuable to you. You should discuss your alternatives with your financial representative taking into account the additional fees and expenses you may incur in an annuity.

Contributions

In order to be excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes, total annual contributions to certain qualified plans and programs are limited by the Tax Code. We provide general information on these requirements for certain plans and programs below. You should consult with a tax and/or legal adviser in connection with contributions to a qualified contract.

Repeal of Maximum Age for Contributions to a Traditional IRA. The SECURE Act eliminated the maximum age after which contributions to a traditional IRA were not allowed. Consequently, individuals who have attained age 70½ will no longer be prohibited from making non-rollover contributions to traditional IRAs.

Traditional and Roth IRAs. You are eligible to contribute to a traditional IRA if you have compensation includible in income for the taxable year. For 2024, the contribution to your traditional IRA cannot exceed the lesser of $7,000 or your taxable compensation. If you are age 50 or older, you can make an additional catch-up contribution of $1,000. Contributions to a traditional IRA may be deductible depending on your modified adjusted gross income (“MAGI”), tax filing status, and whether you or your spouse are an active participant in a retirement plan.

You may be eligible to contribute to a Roth IRA if you have compensation includible in income for the year. For 2024, the contribution to a Roth IRA cannot exceed the lesser of $7,000 or your taxable compensation. If you are age 50 or older, you can make an additional catch up contribution of $1,000. The amount you can contribute to a Roth IRA is reduced by the amount of any contributions you make to an individual retirement plan for your benefit (not including SEPs or SIMPLE IRAs). Your ability to contribute to a Roth IRA may be further limited by your MAGI and tax filing status. Contributions to a Roth IRA are not deductible.

Distributions – General

Certain tax rules apply to distributions from the Guaranteed Account.contract. A distribution is any amount taken from a contract including withdrawals, income phase (i.e., annuity) payments and death benefit proceeds. If a portion of a distribution is taxable, the distribution will be reported to the IRS.

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IRAs. All distributions from an IRA are taxed as received unless either one of the following is true:

10% Additional Tax. The Tax Code imposes a 10% additional tax on the taxable portion of any distribution from a traditional or Roth IRA.

Exceptions to the 10% additional tax may apply if:

The Tax Code may provide other exceptions or impose other penalty taxes in other circumstances.

Qualified Distributions ‒ Roth IRAs. A partial or full distribution of purchase payments to a Roth IRA account and earnings credited on those purchase payments will be excludable from income if it is a qualified distribution. A “qualified distribution” from a Roth IRA account is defined as a distribution that meets the following two requirements:

A distribution from a Roth account that is not a qualified distribution is includible in gross income under the Tax Code in proportion to your investment in the contract prospectus(basis) and earnings on the contract.

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Distributions - Eligibility

Distributions from qualified plans (as described in this prospectus) generally may occur only upon the occurrence of certain events. The terms of your plan will govern when you are eligible to take a distribution from the plan. The following describes circumstance when you may be able to take a distribution from certain more common types of plans.

Lifetime Required Minimum Distributions (IRAs)

To avoid certain tax penalties, you and any designated beneficiary must also satisfy the required minimum distribution rules set forth in the Tax Code. These rules may dictate the following:

Start Date. Generally, you must begin receiving distributions by April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which you attain age 73 (or such other age as prescribed by the Tax Code section 401(a)(9)) or in the case of an employer-sponsored plan, April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which you retire, whichever occurs later.

Time Period. You must receive distributions from the contract over a period not extending beyond one of the following time periods:

Distribution Amounts. The amount of each required distribution must be calculated in accordance with Tax Code Section 401(a)(9). Before annuity payments begin, the required minimum distribution amount is generally determined by dividing the entire interest in the account as of December 31 of the preceding year by the applicable distribution period. The entire interest in the account includes the amount of any outstanding rollover, transfer and recharacterization, if applicable, and the actuarial present value of any other benefits provided under the account, such as guaranteed death benefits. If annuity payments have begun under an annuity option that satisfies the Tax Code Section 401(a)(9) regulations, such payments will generally be viewed as satisfying your required minimum distribution.

25% Excise Tax. If you fail to receive the minimum required distribution for any tax year, a 25% excise tax is imposed on the required amount that was not distributed. In certain circumstances this excise tax may be waived by the IRS.

Roth IRAs. Required minimum distributions are not applicable to Roth IRAs. Further information regarding required minimum distributions may be found in your contract.

Required Distributions upon Death (IRAs and Roth IRAs)

Upon your death, any remaining interest in an IRA or qualified retirement plan must be distributed in accordance with federal income tax requirements under Section 401(a)(9) of the Tax Code. The death benefit provisions of your contract deductions.will be interpreted to comply with those requirements. The SECURE Act amended the post-death distribution requirements that are generally applicable with respect to deaths occurring after 2019. The post-death distribution requirements under prior law continue to apply in certain circumstances.

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Prior Law. Under prior law, if you die prior to the required beginning date, the remaining interest must be distributed (1) within five years after the death (the “5-year rule”); or (2) over the life of the designated beneficiary, or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the designated beneficiary, provided that such distributions commence within one year after death (the “lifetime payout rule”). If you die on or after the required beginning date (including after the date distributions have commenced in the form of an annuity), the remaining interest must be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used as of the date of death (the “at-least-as-rapidly rule”).

The New Law. Under the new law, if you die after 2019, and you have a designated beneficiary, any remaining interest must be distributed within ten years after your death, unless the designated beneficiary is an eligible designated beneficiary (“EDB”) or some other exception applies. A designated beneficiary is any individual designated as a beneficiary by you, the IRA owner or employee. An EDB is any designated beneficiary who is (1) your surviving spouse; (2) your minor child; (3) disabled; (4) chronically ill; or (5) an individual not more than ten years younger than you. An individual’s status as an EDB is determined on the date of your death.

This ten-year post-death distribution period applies regardless of whether you die before your required beginning date or you die on or after that date (including after distributions have commenced in the form of an annuity). However, if the beneficiary is an EDB and the EDB dies before the entire interest is distributed under this ten-year rule, the remaining interest must be distributed within ten years after the EDB’s death (i.e., a new ten-year distribution period begins).

Instead of taking distributions under the new ten-year rule, an EDB can stretch distributions over life, or over a period not extending beyond life expectancy, provided that such distributions commence within one year of your death, subject to certain special rules. In particular, if the EDB dies before the remaining interest is distributed under this stretch rule, the remaining interest must be distributed within ten years after the EDB’s death (regardless of whether the remaining distribution period under the stretch rule was more or less than ten years). In addition, if your minor child is an EDB, the child will cease to be an EDB on the date the child reaches the age of majority, and any remaining interest must be distributed within ten years after that date (regardless of whether the remaining distribution period under the stretch rule was more or less than ten years).

If your beneficiary is not an individual, such as a charity, your estate, or in some cases a trust, any remaining interest after your death generally must be distributed under prior law in accordance with the 5-year rule or the at-least-as-rapidly rule, as applicable (but not the lifetime payout rule). However, if your beneficiary is a trust and all the beneficiaries of the trust are individuals, the new law may apply pursuant to special rules that treat the beneficiaries of the trust as designated beneficiaries, including special rules allowing a beneficiary of a trust who is disabled or chronically ill to stretch the distribution of their interest over their life or life expectancy in some cases. You should consult a professional tax adviser about the federal income tax consequences of your beneficiary designations, particularly if a trust is involved.

More generally, the new law applies if you die after 2019, subject to several exceptions. In particular, if your plan is maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements, the new law applies to your interest in that plan if you die after 2021 (unless the collective bargaining agreements terminate earlier).

In addition, the new post-death distribution requirements generally do not apply if the IRA owner or employee died prior to January 1, 2020. However, if the designated beneficiary of the deceased IRA owner or employee dies after January 1, 2020, any remaining interest must be distributed within ten years of the designated beneficiary’s death. Hence, this ten-year rule generally will apply to a contract issued prior to 2020 which continues to be held by a designated beneficiary of an IRA or employee who died prior to 2020.

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It is important to note that under prior law, annuity payments that commenced under a method that satisfied the distribution requirements while the IRA owner or employee was alive could continue to be made under that method after the death of the IRA owner or employee. Under the new law, however, if you commence taking distributions in the form of an annuity that can continue after your death, such as in the form of a joint and survivor annuity or an annuity with a guaranteed period of more than ten years, any distributions after your death that are scheduled to be made beyond the applicable distribution period imposed under the new law might need to be accelerated at the end of that period (or otherwise modified after your death if permitted under federal tax law and by us) in order to comply with the new post-death distribution requirements.

Certain transition rules may apply. Please consult your tax adviser.

Start Dates for Spousal Beneficiaries. Under the new law, as under prior law, if your beneficiary is your spouse, your surviving spouse can delay the application of the post-death distribution requirements until after your surviving spouse’s death by transferring the remaining interest tax-free to your surviving spouse’s own IRA, or by treating your IRA as your surviving spouse’s own IRA.

The post-death distribution requirements are complex and unclear in numerous respects. The Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of the Treasury have issued very little guidance on the new law. In addition, the manner in which these requirements will apply will depend on your particular facts and circumstances. You should consult a professional tax adviser for tax advice as to your particular situation.

Withholding

Taxable distributions under the contract are generally subject to withholding. Federal income tax withholding rates vary according to the type of distribution and the recipient’s tax status.

IRAs and Roth IRAs. Generally, you or, if applicable, a designated beneficiary may elect not to have tax withheld from distributions. Withholding is mandatory, however, if the distributee fails to provide a valid taxpayer identification number, if we are notified by the IRS that the taxpayer identification number we have on file is incorrect, or if the payment is made outside of the U.S. Regardless of whether you elect to have federal income tax withheld, you are still liable for payment of federal income tax on the taxable portion of the payment.

Non-Resident Aliens. If you or your designated beneficiary is a non-resident alien, withholding will generally be 30% based on the individual’s citizenship, the country of domicile and tax treaty status.

Assignment and Other Transfers

IRAs and Roth IRAs. The Tax Code does not allow a transfer or assignment of your rights under the contracts except in limited circumstances. Adverse tax consequences may result if you assign or transfer your interest in the contract to persons other than your spouse incident to a divorce. Anyone contemplating such an assignment or transfer should contact a tax and/or legal adviser regarding the potential tax effects of such a transaction.

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Possible Changes in Taxation

Although the likelihood of legislative change and tax reform is uncertain, there is always the possibility that the tax treatment of the contracts could change by legislation or other means. It is also possible that any change could be retroactive (that is, effective before the date of the change). You should consult a tax and/or legal adviser with respect to legislative developments and their effect on the contract.

Taxation of the Company

We are taxed as a life insurance company under the Tax Code. The Company owns all assets supporting the contract obligations. Any income earned on such assets is considered income to the Company. We do not intend to make any provision or impose a charge under the contracts with respect to any tax liability of the Company.

Anti-Money Laundering

In order to protect against the possible misuse of our products in money laundering or terrorist financing, we have adopted an anti-money laundering program satisfying the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act and other current anti-money laundering laws. Among other things, this program requires us, our agents and customers to comply with certain procedures and standards that will allow us to verify the identity of the sponsoring organization and that contributions and loan repayments are not derived from improper sources.

Under our anti-money laundering program, we may require customers, and/or beneficiaries to provide sufficient evidence of identification, and we reserve the right to verify any information provided to us by accessing information databases maintained internally or by outside firms.

We may also refuse to accept certain forms of payments or loan repayments (traveler’s cheques, for example) or restrict the amount of certain forms of payments or loan repayments. In addition, we may require information as to why a particular form of payment was used (third party checks, for example) and the source of the funds of such payment in order to determine whether or not we will accept it. Use of an unacceptable form of payment may result in us returning the payment to you and not issuing the Contract.

Applicable laws designed to prevent terrorist financing and money laundering might, in certain circumstances, require us to block certain transactions until authorization is received from the appropriate regulator. We may also be required to provide additional information about you and your contract to government regulators.

Our anti-money laundering program is subject to change without notice to take account of changes in applicable laws or regulations and our ongoing assessment of our exposure to illegal activity.

Unclaimed Property

Every state has some form of unclaimed property laws that impose varying legal and practical obligations on insurers and, indirectly, on contract owners, insureds, beneficiaries and other payees of proceeds. Unclaimed property laws generally provide for escheatment to the state of unclaimed proceeds under various circumstances.

Contract owners are urged to keep their own, as well as their beneficiaries’ and other payees’, information up to date, including full names, postal and electronic media addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. Such updates should be communicated to Customer Service.

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Cyber Security

Like others in our industry, we are subject to operational and information security risks resulting from “cyber-attacks”, “hacking” or similar illegal or unauthorized intrusions into computer systems and networks. These risks include, among other things, the theft, misuse, corruption and destruction of data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites and other operational disruption and unauthorized release of confidential customer information. Although we seek to limit our vulnerability to such risks through technological and other means and we rely on industry standard commercial technologies to maintain the security of our information systems, it is not possible to anticipate or prevent all potential forms of cyber-attack or to guarantee our ability to fully defend against all such attacks. In addition, due to the sensitive nature of much of the financial and similar personal information we maintain, we may be at particular risk for targeting.

Cyber-attacks affecting us, any third party administrator, intermediaries and other affiliated or third-party service providers may adversely affect us and your account value. For instance, cyber-attacks may interfere with our processing of contract transactions, including the processing of orders from our website impact our ability to calculate accumulation unit values, cause the release and possible destruction of confidential customer or business information, impede order processing, subject us and/or our service providers and intermediaries to regulatory fines and financial losses and/or cause reputational damage. There can be no assurance that we or our service providers will avoid losses affecting your contract that result from cyber-attacks or information security breaches in the future.

The Company

Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (the “Company,” “we,” “us”“us,” or “our”) issues the contracts described in this prospectus and “our”) is responsible for providing each contract’s insurance and annuity benefits. All guarantees and benefits provided under the contracts that are not related to the separate account are subject to the claims paying ability of the Company and our general account. We are a stock life insurance company organized under the insurance laws of the State of Connecticut in 1976. Prior to January 1, 2002, the Company was known as Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company. From January 1, 2002, until August 31, 2014, the Company was known as ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company.

We are an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. (“Voya”), which until April 7, 2014, was known as ING U.S., Inc. In May, 2013 the common stock of Voya began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “VOYA”.“VOYA.”

We are engaged in the business of selling life insurance and annuities and providing financial services in the United States. We are authorized to conduct business in all states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Our principal executive offices are located at:

One Orange Way

Windsor, ConnecticutCT 06095-4774

Income PhaseProduct Regulation. Our annuity, retirement and investment products are subject to a complex and extensive array of state and federal tax, securities, insurance and employee benefit plan laws and regulations, which are administered and enforced by a number of different governmental and self-regulatory authorities, including state insurance regulators, state securities administrators, state banking authorities, the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), the Department of Labor (“DOL”), the IRS and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”). For example, U.S. federal income tax law imposes requirements relating to insurance and annuity product design, administration and investments that are conditions for beneficial tax treatment of such products under the Tax Code. See “FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS” for further discussion of some of these requirements. Additionally, state and federal securities and insurance laws impose requirements relating to insurance and annuity product design, offering and distribution and administration. Failure to administer product features in accordance with contract provisions or applicable law, or to meet any of these complex tax, securities, or insurance requirements could subject us to administrative penalties imposed by a particular governmental or self-regulatory authority, unanticipated costs associated with remedying such failure or other claims, harm to our reputation, interruption of our operations or adversely impact profitability.

The Guaranteed Account may not be used as a funding option during the income phase. Amounts invested in guaranteed terms must be transferred to one or more of the options available to fund income payments before income payments can begin.

An aggregate MVA, as previously described, may be applied to amounts transferred to fund income payments before the end of a guaranteed term. Amounts used to fund lifetime income payments will receive either a positive aggregate MVA or none at all; however, amounts transferred to fund a nonlifetime income payment option may receive either a positive or negative aggregate MVA. Refer to the contract prospectus for a discussion of the income phase.VRIAC MRA (IICA)-24

InvestmentsContract Distribution

Amounts appliedThe Company’s subsidiary, Voya Financial Partners, LLC, serves as the principal underwriter for the contracts. Voya Financial Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC. Voya Financial Partners, LLC is also a member of FINRA and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”). Voya Financial Partners, LLC’s principal office is located at One Orange Way, Windsor, CT 06095-4774.

The contracts are offered to the Guaranteed Accountpublic by individuals who are registered representatives of Voya Financial Partners, LLC or other broker-dealers which have entered into a selling arrangement with Voya Financial Partners, LLC. We refer to Voya Financial Partners, LLC and the other broker-dealers selling the contracts as “distributors.”

All registered representatives selling the contracts must also be licensed as insurance agents for the Company.

Registered representatives of distributors who solicit sales of the contracts typically receive a portion of the compensation paid to the distributor in the form of commissions or other compensation, depending upon the agreement between the distributor and the registered representative. This compensation, as well as other incentives or payments, is not paid directly by contract owners or the Separate Account. We intend to recoup this compensation and other sales expenses paid to distributors through fees and charges imposed under the contracts.

Compensation Arrangements. Registered Representatives who offer and sell the contracts may be paid a commission. The maximum percentage amount that may be paid with respect to a given purchase payment is the first-year percentage which ranges from 0% to a maximum of 6% of the first year of payments to an account. Renewal commissions paid on payments made after the first year and asset-based service fees may also be paid.

Individual registered representatives may receive all or a portion of compensation paid to their distributor, depending upon the firm’s practices. Commissions and any annual payments, when combined, could exceed 6.0% of total purchase payments. To the extent permitted by SEC and FINRA rules and other applicable laws and regulations, we may also pay or allow other promotional incentives or payments in the form of cash payments or other compensation to distributors, which may require the registered representative to attain a certain threshold of sales of Company products.

We may also enter into special compensation arrangements with certain distributors based on those firms’ aggregate or anticipated sales of the contracts or other criteria. These arrangements may include commission specials, in which additional commissions may be paid in connection with purchase payments received for a limited time period, within the maximum commission rates noted above. These special compensation arrangements will not be offered to all distributors, and the terms of such arrangements may differ among distributors based on various factors. These special compensation arrangements may also be limited only to Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. and other distributors affiliated with the Company. Any such compensation payable to a distributor will not result in any additional direct charge to you by us.

Some personnel may receive various types of non-cash compensation as special sales incentives, including trips, and we may also pay for some personnel to attend educational and/or business seminars. Any such compensation will be deposited topaid in accordance with SEC and FINRA rules. Employees of the Company or its affiliates (including wholesaling employees) may receive more compensation when funds advised by the Company or its affiliates (“affiliated funds”) are selected by a nonunitized separate account established under Connecticut law. A nonunitized separate account is a separate account in which the contract holder does not participate in the performance of the assets through unit values or any other interest. Contract holders allocatingthan when unaffiliated funds to the nonunitized separate account do not receive a unit value of ownership of assets accounted for in this separate account. The risk of investment gain or loss is borne entirely by the Company. All Company obligations due to allocations to the nonunitized separate account are contractual guaranteesselected. Additionally, management personnel of the Company, and are accountedof its affiliated broker-dealers, may receive additional compensation if the overall amount of investments in funds advised by the Company or its affiliates meets certain target levels or increases over time. Compensation for certain management personnel, including sales management personnel, may be enhanced if management personnel meet or exceed goals for sales of the contracts, or if the overall amount of investments in the separate account. Allcontracts and other products issued or advised by the Company or its affiliates increases over time. Certain sales management personnel may also receive compensation that is a specific percentage of the general assets of the Company are availablecommissions paid to meet our contractual guarantees. To the extent provided for in the applicable contract, the assets of the nonunitized separate account are not chargeable with liabilities resulting from any other business of the Company. Income, gains and losses of the separate account are credited todistributors or charged against the separate account without regard to other income, gains or losses of the Company.

Types of Investments. We intend to invest primarily in investment-grade fixed income securities including:

We may invest in futures and options. We purchase financial futures, related options and options on securities solely for non-speculative hedging purposes. Should securities prices be expected to decline, we may sell a futures contract or purchase a put option on futures or securities to protect the value of securities held in or to be sold for the nonunitized separate account. Similarly, if securities prices are expected to rise, we may purchase a futures contract or a call option against anticipated positive cash flow or may purchase options on securities.common remitting program.

We are not obligated to invest the assets attributable to the contract according to any particular strategy, except as required by Connecticut and other state insurance laws. The guaranteed interest rates established by the Company may not necessarily relate to the performance of the nonunitized separate account.

Taxation

You should seek advice from your tax and/or legal adviser as to the application of federal (and where applicable, state and local) tax laws to amounts paid to or distributed under the contract. Refer to the variable annuity contract prospectus for further discussion of tax considerations.

VRIAC MRA (IICA)-24 Taxation of the Company. We are taxed as a life insurance company under the Tax Code. We own all assets supporting the contract obligations. Any income earned on such assets is considered income to the Company. We do not intend to make any provision or impose a charge under the contracts with respect to any tax liability of the Company other than state premium taxes.

Taxation of Payments and Distributions. For information concerning the tax treatment of payments to and distributions from the contract, please refer to the variable annuity contract prospectus.

Legal MattersIn addition to direct cash compensation for sales of contracts described above, through Voya Financial Partners, LLC, we may also pay distributors additional compensation or reimbursement of expenses for their efforts in selling the contracts to you and other customers. These amounts may include:

We may pay commissions, dealer concessions, wholesaling fees, overrides, bonuses, other allowances and benefits and the costs of all other incentives or training programs from our resources, which include the fees and charges imposed under the contracts.

The Company’s organizationfollowing is a list of the top 25 distributors that, during 2023, received the most compensation, in the aggregate, from us in connection with the sale of registered variable annuity contracts issued by the Company, ranked by total dollars received:

This is a general discussion of the types and authority,levels of compensation paid by us for the sale of our variable annuity contracts. It is important for you to know that the payment of volume or sales-based compensation to a distributor or registered representative may provide that registered representative a financial incentive to promote our contracts over those of another Company, and may also provide a financial incentive to promote one of our contracts and/or services over another.

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Contract Modification

Only an authorized officer of the Company may change the terms of the contract. We may change the contract as required by federal or state law. In addition, we may, upon 30 days’ written notice to the contract holder, make other changes to group contracts that would apply only to individuals who become participants under that contract after the effective date of such changes. If the group contract holder does not agree to a change, we reserve the right to refuse to establish new accounts under the contract. Certain changes will require the approval of appropriate state or federal regulatory authorities.

Certain changes will require the approval of appropriate state or federal regulatory authorities.

Transfer of Ownership; Assignment

Your rights under a nonqualified contract may be assigned or transferred. An assignment of a contract will only be binding on us if it is made in writing and sent to and accepted by us at Customer Service. We will use reasonable procedures to confirm the assignment is authentic, including verification of signature. If we fail to follow our own procedures, we will be liable for any losses to you directly resulting from the failure. Otherwise, we are not responsible for the validity of any assignment. The rights of the contract holder and the legality and validityinterest of the guaranteed termsannuitant and any designated beneficiary will be subject to the rights of any assignee we have on our records. We reserve the right not to accept any assignment or transfer to a non-natural person. In some cases, an assignment may have adverse tax consequences. You should consult a tax and/or legal adviser.

Involuntary Terminations

We reserve the right to terminate any account with a value of $2,500 or less immediately following a partial withdrawal. However, an IRA may only be closed out when payments to the contract have not been received for a 24-month period and the Guaranteed Account, have been passed on bypaid-up annuity benefit at maturity would be less than $20 per month. If such right is exercised, you will be given 90 days’ advance written notice. No early withdrawal charge will be deducted for involuntary terminations. We do not intend to exercise this right in cases where the Company’s legal department.account value is reduced to $2,500 or less solely due to investment performance.

Experts

The consolidated financial statements of the Company appearing in the Company’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2023 (including schedules appearing therein), have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

The primary business address of Ernst & Young LLP is The Frost Tower, Suite 1901, 111 West Houston Street, San Antonio, TX 78205.

Legal Proceedings

We are not aware of any pending legal proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s ability to meet its obligations under the contract, Voya Financial Partners, LLC’s ability to distribute the contract or upon the separate account.

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The outcome of a litigation or regulatory matter and the amount or range of potential loss is difficult to forecast and estimating potential losses requires significant management judgment. It is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome for all pending litigation and regulatory matters and given the large and indeterminate amounts sought and the inherent unpredictability of such matters, it is possible that an adverse outcome in certain litigation or regulatory matters could, from time to time, have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s results of operations or cash flows in a particular quarterly or annual period.

Suspension of Payments

We reserve the right to suspend or postpone the date of any payment of benefits or determination of any value (including the Accumulation Value) under the Contract, beyond the seven permitted days, under any of the following circumstances:

The conditions under which restricted trading or an emergency exists shall be determined by the rules and regulations of the SEC.

We have the right to delay payment for up to six months, contingent upon written approval by the insurance supervisory official in the jurisdiction in which this Contract is issued. For Contracts issued in Idaho, any payment deferred 30 days or more will include interest as required by applicable state law. Payment of benefits or values may also be delayed or suspended as required by court order or any regulatory action.

Further Information

This prospectus does not contain all of the information contained in the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Portions of the registration statement have been omitted from this prospectus as allowed by the SEC. You may obtain the omitted information from the offices of the SEC, as described below. We are required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as amended, to file periodic reports and other information with the SEC. You may inspect or copy information concerning the Company at the Public Reference RoomBranch of the SEC at:

SEC Securities and Exchange Commission

Public Reference Branch

100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580

Washington, DC 20549

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You may also obtain copies of these materials at prescribed rates from the Public Reference Branch of the above office. You may obtainMore information on the operation of the Public Reference Branch is available by calling the SEC at either 1-800-SEC-0330 or 1-202-551-8090 or by e-mailing publicinfo@sec.gov.Youpublicinfo@sec.gov. You may also find more information about the Company by visiting the Company’s homepage on the internet at https://www.voya.com/www.voya.com.

Our filings are available to the public on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. (This uniform resource locator (“URL”)(URL) is an inactive textural referencestextual reference only and areis not intended to incorporate the SEC website or our website into this prospectus.) When looking for more information about the contract,Contract, you may find it useful to use the number assigned to the registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933. This number is333-______.is 333-________.

Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with the SEC into this prospectus, which means that the incorporated document is considered part of this prospectus. We can disclose important information to you by referring you to this document. This prospectus incorporates by reference the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Form 10-K contains additional information about the Company and includes certified financial statements as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023. We were not required to file any other reports pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act since December 31, 2020.2023. All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to SectionsSection 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the termination of the offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into thisthe prospectus. The registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, and our Exchange Act filings are available to the public on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and we file these documents electronically according to EDGAR under CIK No. 0000837010.

You may request a free copy of any documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus (including any exhibits that are specifically incorporated by reference in them). Please direct your request to:

Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company

Customer Service

P.O. Box 9271

Des Moines, IowaIA 50306-9271

1-800-531-4547

Inquiries

You may contact us directly by writing or calling us at the address or phone number shown above.

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Calculating a Market Value Adjustment

Market Value Adjustment Formula

The mathematical formula used to determine the MVA is:

Where:

i is the deposit period yield;

j is the current yield; and

x is the number of days remaining (computed from Wednesday of the week of withdrawal) in the guaranteed term.

We make an adjustment in the formula of the MVA to reflect the period of time remaining in the guaranteed term from the Wednesday of the week of a withdrawal.

Explanation of the Market Value Adjustment Formula

The MVA essentially involves a comparison of two yields: the yield available at the start of the current guaranteed term of the contract (the deposit period yield) and the yield currently available (the current yield).

The MVA depends on the relationship between the following:

If the current yield is the lesser of the two, the MVA will decrease the amount withdrawn from the contract to satisfy the withdrawal request (the MVA will be positive). If the current yield is the higher of the two, the MVA will increase the amount withdrawn from the contract to satisfy the withdrawal request (the MVA will be negative, or detrimental to the investor). As a result of the MVA imposed, the amount withdrawn from the contract prior to the maturity date may be less than the amount paid into the contract.

To determine the deposit period yield and the current yield, certain information must be obtained about the prices of outstanding U.S. Treasury Notes. This information may be found each business day in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, which publishes the yield-to-maturity percentages for all Treasury Notes as of the preceding business day. These percentages are used in determining the deposit period yield and the current yield for the MVA calculation.

Deposit Period Yield

Determining the deposit period yield in the MVA calculation involves consideration of interest rates prevailing at the start of the guaranteed term from which the withdrawal will be made, as follows:

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The resulting percentages are then averaged to determine the deposit period yield. The deposit period is the period of time during which the purchase payment or any reinvestment may be made to available guaranteed terms. A deposit period may be a month, a calendar quarter, or any other period of time we specify.

Current Yield

To determine the current yield, we use the same Treasury Notes identified for the deposit period yield ‒ Treasury Notes that mature in the last three months of the guaranteed term. However, the yield-to-maturity percentages used are those for the last business day of the week preceding the withdrawal. We average these percentages to determine the current yield.

Examples of Market Value AdjustmentMVA Calculations

The following are examples of market value adjustment (MVA)MVA calculations using several hypothetical deposit period yields and current yields. These examples do not include the effect of any early withdrawal charge or other fees or deductions that may be assessed under the contract upon withdrawal.