Patent ID: 7457776

Claim:
A method for administering a combination annuity product, the method comprising: receiving at least one premium payment associated with a combination annuity product; allocating a specified portion of the payment to a fixed account and allocating a specified portion of the payment to a variable sub-account to determine a fixed account/variable sub-account allocation; and, guaranteeing principal protection for a specified portion of principal associated with the combination annuity product, wherein said guaranteeing principal protection includes: guaranteeing a minimum rate on the fixed account allocation; guaranteeing at the end of a given period that the variable sub-account will not be less than a specific percentage of the original amount allocated to it; and, determining with a computer the fixed account/variable sub-account allocation based on a specified sub-account protection percentage, a specified fixed account growth rate and a specified benefit period, wherein said determining the fixed account/variable sub-account allocation comprises determining the specified portion of the at least one premium payment to allocate to the fixed account according to the equation ( 1 - x ) [ ( 1 + y ) z - x ] , wherein x is the specified sub-account protection percentage, y is the specified fixed account growth rate, and z is the specified benefit period.