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Fixed Indexed Annuity

Athene Ascent Pro 10 Bonus

Athene Annuity and Life Company

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5.5%

Best S&P 500 Annual Cap

10%

Free W/D

50

Available jurisdictions

Product data status: July 17, 2026

Rates, state availability, rider terms, and contract language must be confirmed with a licensed financial advisor or insurance professional before purchase. Guarantees are backed by the issuing insurer.

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See what Athene Ascent Pro 10 Bonus would do for you

Set your numbers and switch between growth, income, and liquidity. Index losses credit 0% — the floor — so a down market never reduces your value.

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Illustrative — live CANNEX rates as of July 17, 2026; not a projection or guarantee.
Crediting strategy
Compare against
$260,570
Est. value at age 80 (Athene Ascent Pro 10 Bonus)
10%
Premium bonus offered
S&P 500 Index — 5.5% Cap (Annual)
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How crediting works: the cap limits positive index returns; a down year credits 0%, never a loss. A cap strategy tracks the index within its terms. What is a cap vs participation? →
Assumptions: illustrative — applies Athene Ascent Pro 10 Bonus's published cap rate (5.5% on S&P 500 Index) to a standard benchmark hypothetical index path (~5.4%/yr average, including down years) with a 0% floor over 20 years. Growth starts from a bonus-adjusted illustrative account value: $100,000 premium + $10,000 premium bonus (10%) = $110,000. Bonus vesting and withdrawal treatment follow the contract. Not a projection, quote, or guarantee. Live CANNEX rates as of July 17, 2026.

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Live product data

Rates as of July 17, 2026, from AdvisorWorld and CANNEX.

S&P 500 annual cap rate

5.5% cap on S&P 500

A ten-year-surrender, A+ rated fixed indexed annuity from Athene built around a premium bonus with multi-year vesting, a recognizable S&P 500 annual point-to-point cap, and a broad menu of proprietary participation-rate strategies — with no published income-rider rates on this contract despite the catalog's income-eligible flag.

1-year term10-year surrenderDoes not vary by premiumAdvisorWorld + CANNEX data

Best fit

Accumulation-focused buyers committing to the full ten-year surrender who want a premium bonus credited at issue, recognizable S&P 500 cap exposure alongside a wide menu of proprietary participation-rate strategies, and a top-tier-rated carrier — and who plan to ride out the bonus vesting schedule rather than exit early.

AM Best

A+ Superior

Surrender period

10 years

Free withdrawal

10%/yr

Availability

50 jurisdictions (excl. New York)

Featured crediting strategies

Index / strategyRate mechanics

S&P 500

S&P 500 Index

5.5% cap rate

Annual cap

1-year term · 10-year surrender · Does not vary by premium

Fixed Account

Fixed Account

2.85% declared rate

Fixed account

1-year term · 10-year surrender · Does not vary by premium

+ 12 additional crediting options (BNP Paribas, Nasdaq FC, AI Powered...)

Lifetime Income Riders

Income rider

Ascent Enhanced Income Rider - Accelerated Income Period

Lifetime payout rate6.75% lifetime payout
Annual rider fee1% annual rider fee
Guaranteed roll-up10%/yr

Income rider

Ascent Enhanced Income Rider - Income

Lifetime payout rate5.65% lifetime payout
Annual rider fee1% annual rider fee
Guaranteed roll-up10%/yr

Income rider

Ascent Enhanced Income Rider - Earnings-Indexed

Lifetime payout rate4.4% lifetime payout
Annual rider fee1% annual rider fee
Guaranteed roll-up10%/yr

Product analyst notes

How to think about this contract

Why it can stand out

  • Carrier financial-strength is rated by four independent agencies on this page — A.M. Best A+, Fitch A+, Standard & Poor's A+, and Moody's A1 are all visible directly in the live feed, so the strength view is not a single-source read.
  • A premium bonus is credited to the account value at issue, which lifts the day-one value above the contributed premium for buyers willing to commit to the full ten-year surrender term.
  • Crediting menu includes a recognizable S&P 500 annual point-to-point cap, giving a buyer at least one like-for-like comparison point against other FIAs on this site rather than only proprietary participation strategies.
  • The proprietary index lineup is unusually broad — BNP Paribas Multi Asset Diversified 5, Nasdaq FC, AI Powered US Equity, AI Powered Global Opportunities, UBS Innovative Balanced, and S&P 500 FC TCA Decrement all appear on this page, each at both a 1-year and a 2-year crediting cadence, so a buyer has multiple volatility-controlled options to evaluate against the S&P cap.
  • Free-withdrawal allowance, the full ten-year surrender ladder, the market-value-adjustment flag, the nursing-home waiver, and the terminal-illness waiver are visible directly on this page rather than gated behind a sales brochure.

What to confirm

  • The premium bonus is subject to a multi-year vesting schedule and is not fully vested at issue — the live feed shows zero vested bonus through the early contract years and gradual vesting only in the later years of the surrender term. A buyer who exits before vesting completes will forfeit the unvested portion of the bonus on top of any surrender charge, so the headline bonus number is not the amount a buyer keeps on an early exit.
  • This is NOT a guaranteed-lifetime-withdrawal product based on the terms published here. Although the contract may be described as income-eligible, the live feed shows no income-rider payout rates — do not compare its income story side-by-side with a rider-led FIA using only what is on this page, and ask the carrier directly for an income illustration before relying on one.
  • Surrender lockup runs ten years with a market-value adjustment on amounts above the free-withdrawal allowance. This is a long-deferral commitment with interest-rate sensitivity on early exits — confirm with the carrier how the MVA is computed before any planned partial surrender.
  • Most of the index options are proprietary volatility-controlled or excess-shows indexes. Their participation rates can look high in absolute terms — sometimes above one-to-one — but are not directly comparable to an S&P 500 cap, and several have shorter live-track histories than the S&P 500 itself — evaluate each on its own merits.
  • The death benefit on this contract pays cash surrender value, not account value or a rolled-up income base — heirs receive what a buyer would receive on a non-penalty surrender, which can be materially lower than an account-value-based death benefit on a competing contract.

Not ideal for

Buyers who need a contractually guaranteed lifetime withdrawal rate from a published GLWB rider, want short-surrender liquidity, expect the full premium bonus to be available on an early exit, or require an account-value-based or rolled-up death benefit — none of those are what this contract is built to deliver, and the 'Bonus' in the name should not be read as a day-one walk-away credit.

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All crediting strategies

View rate listings (14 strategies)

These are the current crediting strategies available for this product. Use the filters to narrow by index, term, premium band, or rate type.

Par: 140% · 1-yr

BNP Paribas Multi Asset Diversified 5 Index

participation

10-yr surrenderDoes not vary by premium

Par: 112% · 1-yr

AI Powered US Equity Index

participation

10-yr surrenderDoes not vary by premium

Par: 95% · 1-yr

AI Powered Global Opportunities Index

participation

10-yr surrenderDoes not vary by premium

Par: 95% · 1-yr

UBS Innovative Balanced Index

participation

10-yr surrenderDoes not vary by premium

Par: 80% · 1-yr

Nasdaq FC Index

participation

10-yr surrenderDoes not vary by premium

Par: 62% · 1-yr

S&P 500 FC TCA 0.50% Decrement Index (USD) ER

participation

10-yr surrenderDoes not vary by premium

Cap: 5.5% · 1-yr

S&P 500 Index

cap

10-yr surrenderDoes not vary by premium

Fixed: 2.85% · 1-yr

Fixed Account

fixed

10-yr surrenderDoes not vary by premium

Par: 190% · 2-yr

BNP Paribas Multi Asset Diversified 5 Index

participation

10-yr surrenderDoes not vary by premium

Par: 150% · 2-yr

AI Powered US Equity Index

participation

10-yr surrenderDoes not vary by premium

Par: 130% · 2-yr

AI Powered Global Opportunities Index

participation

10-yr surrenderDoes not vary by premium

Par: 130% · 2-yr

UBS Innovative Balanced Index

participation

10-yr surrenderDoes not vary by premium

Par: 120% · 2-yr

Nasdaq FC Index

participation

10-yr surrenderDoes not vary by premium

Par: 83% · 2-yr

S&P 500 FC TCA 0.50% Decrement Index (USD) ER

participation

10-yr surrenderDoes not vary by premium

Income riders

Income rider

Ascent Enhanced Income Rider - Accelerated Income Period

Lifetime withdrawal rate6.75%
Annual rider fee1%
Guaranteed roll-up10%/yr
Deferral assumed10 years

GLWB

Income rider

Ascent Enhanced Income Rider - Earnings-Indexed

Lifetime withdrawal rate4.4%
Annual rider fee1%
Guaranteed roll-up10%/yr
Deferral assumed10 years

GLWB

Income rider

Ascent Enhanced Income Rider - Level Income

Lifetime withdrawal rate5.65%
Annual rider fee1%
Guaranteed roll-up10%/yr
Deferral assumed10 years

GLWB

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Athene Ascent Pro 10 Bonus review notes

Discover the Athene Ascent Pro Fixed Indexed Annuity: features, rates, riders, and company details. A comprehensive review for informed decisions.

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Nikhil Bhauwala

Common questions about Athene Ascent Pro 10 Bonus

● Can I lose money in Athene Ascent Pro 10 Bonus?

A negative index return by itself does not reduce the contract's account value: Athene Ascent Pro 10 Bonus credits 0% — the floor — for that indexed period. The account value can still decrease from applicable rider fees, Performance Rate Rider or other strategy charges, administrative charges, withdrawals, surrender charges, or other contract-specific deductions. In years with no credited interest, those deductions can reduce the account value. Up to 10% of your value can be withdrawn each year without a charge; withdrawals above the penalty-free amount during the surrender period can incur a surrender charge.

● Is the Ascent Enhanced Income Rider - Accelerated Income Period income rider worth the 1% fee?

It depends on whether you will use the guaranteed income. If you are accumulating only, you can skip it. If you want guaranteed lifetime income later, the 10% roll-up and 6.75% withdrawal rate can make it worthwhile — model it in the Income tab of the analyzer above.

● When can I access my money without a surrender charge?

Up to 10% of your account value each year is penalty-free. The scheduled surrender charges run 10 years; after that the surrender-charge schedule ends. Bonus vesting, market value adjustments when applicable, and other contract rules can still affect the amount available. The Liquidity tab of the analyzer shows the year-by-year surrender charge.

● How do Athene Ascent Pro 10 Bonus's crediting strategies compare?

Use "Compare against" in the analyzer to overlay another current Athene Ascent Pro 10 Bonus strategy on the same premium, age, years, and hypothetical index path. The control labels the strategy type, rate, index, and context so caps, participation rates, triggers, spreads, and fixed-account choices are not treated as interchangeable.

Key Features

Free withdrawal

10%/yr

Annual amount that may be available without surrender charges, subject to contract terms.

Surrender waivers

2

Nursing home waiver, Terminal illness waiver

Premium bonus

10%

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

Death benefit

Standard Death Benefit

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

Cap-rate floor

0.50%

Minimum guaranteed cap for cap-based indexed strategies.

Fixed account guarantee

0.25%

Guaranteed minimum interest rate for the fixed account.

Participation-rate floor

10.00%

Minimum guaranteed participation rate for participation-rate indexed strategies.

Annuitization options

Single and joint

Contract conversion options should be confirmed before purchase.

Fund types

Non-qualified, Qualified

Availability can vary by state and product terms.

Surrender schedule

Yr 1

8.3%

Yr 2

8%

Yr 3

7.1%

Yr 4

6.2%

Yr 5

5.3%

Yr 6

4.4%

Yr 7

3.5%

Yr 8

2.6%

Yr 9

1.6%

Yr 10

0.9%

After

0%

Nursing home waiver, Terminal illness waiver, Surrender waivers

Documents

brochure

65179.pdf

Confidence: highReviewed Apr 5, 2026

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

Carrier Ratings

AM BestA+
S&PA+
Moody'sA1
S&PA+

Contract notes from product data

Crediting design

How the interest-crediting choices are framed

Athene Ascent Pro 10 Bonus currently shows 14 indexed or fixed crediting options, including S&P 500 Index and Fixed Account, with 12 volatility-controlled index options grouped separately. These choices matter because caps, participation rates, fixed accounts, spreads, renewal terms, and fee-bearing rider variants are different mechanics and should not be ranked as one simple rate list.

  • S&P 500 Index: 5.5% annual cap
  • Fixed Account: 2.85% fixed account rate

Income rider language

What to look for before treating the rider as income

Ascent Enhanced Income Rider - Accelerated Income Period is the main income rider listed for this product. Rider terms can affect the tradeoff between future lifetime withdrawals, contract value, beneficiary value, and cost, so the exact state version and rider election should be confirmed before comparing it to annuitization or income-only contracts.

  • 6.75% withdrawal rate
  • 1% rider fee
  • 10 deferral years

Liquidity terms

Why access rules deserve as much attention as rates

A fixed indexed annuity can preserve more control than an income-only contract, but access is still governed by the surrender schedule, free-withdrawal terms, and waiver language. Those details are where many product comparisons become more meaningful than a simple rate list.

  • 10%/yr free withdrawal
  • 10 surrender years
  • Nursing home waiver
  • Terminal illness waiver

Verification note

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

Carrier materials such as 65179.pdf help explain the contract language behind the data on this page; the latest document activity we see is Apr 8, 2026. For the current brochure, rate sheet, or specimen contract, confirm the state-specific version with the carrier or a licensed financial professional.

  • Rates and rider terms can vary by state and issue age
  • Carrier guarantees depend on claims-paying ability
  • Current contract forms should be confirmed before purchase

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