# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001127203
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-261801
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
**Character Count:** 5863
**Document Hash:** 42581d2985f9109ee1b6cf1880e48920
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-261801.hdr.sgml**: 20251103

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-261801

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 485BXT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251103

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** NATIONWIDE LIFE INS CO
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001127203
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 314156830

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485BXT
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-289520
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251442349

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE CO
- **STREET 2:** P O BOX 182008
- **CITY:** COLUMBUS
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 43218-2008
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 8008603926

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE CO
- **STREET 2:** P O BOX 182008
- **CITY:** COLUMBUS
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 43218-2008

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NATIONWIDE MULTIPLE MATURITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT 2
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20001026

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### NATIONWIDE LIFE INS CO (Series ID: S000096215)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000265037 | Nationwide Defined Protection Annuity 2.0 |  |

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2025

**UNITED STATES** <br>**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** <br>**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**FORM N-4**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933**File No. **333-289520**

Pre-Effective Amendment No.

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Post-Effective Amendment No. 2

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(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

**Nationwide Life Insurance Company**

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(Name of Insurance Company)

**One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215**

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(Address of Insurance Company's Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

**(614) 249-7111**

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Insurance Company's Telephone Number, including Area Code

**Denise L. Skingle, Senior Vice President and Secretary** <br>**One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215**

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(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

**December 3, 2025**

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Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

☐ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

☒ on December 3, 2025 pursuant to paragraph (b)

☐ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

☐ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act")

If appropriate, check the following box:

☒ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

Check each box that appropriately characterizes the Registrant:

☐ New Registrant (as applicable, a Registered Separate Account or Insurance Company that has not filed a Securities Act registration statement or amendment thereto within 3 years preceding this filing)

☐ Emerging Growth Company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"))

☐ If an Emerging Growth Company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act

☒ Insurance Company relying on Rule 12h-7 under the Exchange Act

☐ Smaller reporting company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act)

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**<u>EXPLANATORY NOTE</u>**

Pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) of the Securities Act of 1933, the sole purpose of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 is to delay the effective date of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, which was filed on August 22, 2025. The Post-Effective Amendment does not amend or delete the currently effective Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information or Supplement or any other part of the Registration Statement except as specifically noted herein. We will make a filing pursuant to Rule 485(b) at a future date which incorporates all staff comments and any required missing information or items.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Insurance Company certifies that it meets the requirements of Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 for effectiveness of the Registration Statement and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Columbus, and State of Ohio, on November 3, 2025.

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| **Nationwide Life Insurance Company** |
| (Insurance Company) |
| By: /s/ Craig A. Hawley\* |
| Craig A. Hawley<br> President and Chief Operating Officer<br>|

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated, on November 3, 2025.

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| /s/ CRAIG A. HAWLEY\* |  |
| Craig A. Hawley, President and Chief Operating Officer <br> and Director (Principal Executive Officer)<br>|  |
| /s/ HOLLY R. SNYDER\* |  |
| Holly R. Snyder, Senior Vice President-Nationwide Life <br> and Director<br>|  |
| /s/ TIMOTHY G. FROMMEYER\* |  |
| Timothy G. Frommeyer, Executive Vice President and <br> Director<br>|  |
| /s/ STEVEN A. GINNAN\* |  |
| Steven A. Ginnan, Senior Vice President-Chief Financial <br> Officer – Financial Services and Director<br> (Chief Financial Officer)<br>|  |
| /s/ KIRT A. WALKER\* |  |
| Kirt A. Walker, Director |  |
| /s/ JAMES D. BENSON\* |  |
| James D. Benson, Senior Vice President-Corporate <br> Controller and Chief Accounting Officer<br> (Principal Accounting Officer)<br>|  |
|  | \*By: /s/ Jamie Ruff Casto |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jamie Ruff Casto<br> Attorney-in-Fact<br> Pursuant to Power of Attorney<br>|

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