Capital Group and Nationwide launch industry-first RILA annuity product
What happened
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Capital Group partnered to launch the Nationwide Defined Protection® Annuity 2.0 (DPA 2.0). This product is a registered index-linked annuity (RILA) that links to American Funds® The Growth Fund of America®. The product design, developed with Annexus, won the SRP Americas 2026 Award for "Deal of the Year, RILA".
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Why it matters
The product represents an industry first for registered index-linked annuities, featuring a strategy that indexes an actively managed mutual fund. This collaboration between Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Capital Group introduces a new offering in the retirement solutions market.
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Who's involved
- Capital GroupPartnered with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company to develop the RILA product.
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyPartnered with Capital Group to offer the Nationwide Defined Protection® Annuity 2.0.
- AmericanIts fund, American Funds® The Growth Fund of America®, is the core asset linked to the annuity.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Capital GroupSpeculative
Capital Group might see increased product adoption due to the fund being featured in the industry-first RILA product, affecting market price.
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanySpeculative
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company could improve its competitive position by launching an industry-first, award-recognized product.
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The entities involved
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Capital Group
Russian real estate development company
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
group of large insurance and financial services companies in the United States
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