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RiverSource®
Retirement Group Annuity Contract II
Group Deferred Combination Fixed/Variable Annuity
Issued by: RiverSource Life Insurance Company (RiverSource Life)
  70100 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Telephone: 1-800-862-7919
(Service Center)
ameriprise.com/variableannuities
Summary Prospectus for New Investors
April 29, 2022
This Summary Prospectus summarizes key features of the RiverSource Retirement Group Annuity Contract II (the Contract), a group deferred combination fixed/variable annuity contract issued by RiverSource Life Insurance Company (“RVS Life”, “we”, “us” and “our”) . Before you invest, you should also review the prospectus for the Contract, which contains more information about the Contract’s features, benefits, and risks. You can find this document and other information about the Contract online at riversource.com/annuities. You can also obtain this information at no cost by calling 1-800-862-7919, by sending an email request to riversourcesharholdercomms@ampf.com, or by calling your financial advisor.
You may cancel your certificate within 10 days of receiving it without paying fees or penalties.
In some states, this cancellation period may be longer. Upon cancellation, you will receive your total Contract Value and will not be assessed any fees or penalties on that amount.  Alternatively, if state law requires, you will instead receive a refund of purchase payments and will not be assessed any fees or penalties.  You should review this prospectus, or consult with your investment professional, for additional information about the specific cancellation terms that apply.
Additional information about certain investment products, including variable annuities, has been prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s staff and is available at Investor.gov.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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Key Terms
These terms can help you understand details about your contract and certificate.
Accumulation unit: A measure of the value of each subaccount prior of the application of amounts to an annuity payment plan.
Annuitant, Joint Annuitant: The participant named in each certificate on whose life or life expectancy the annuity payouts are based. A joint annuitant can be named by the participant on the annuitization start date.
Annuitization start date: The date when annuity payments begin according to the applicable annuity payment plan the annuitization start date.
Annuity payouts: An amount paid at regular intervals under one of several plans.
Assumed investment return: The rate of return we assume your investments will earn when we calculate your initial annuity payout amount using the annuity table in your certificate. The standard assumed investment return we use is 5% but you may request we substitute an assumed investment return of 3.5%.
Beneficiary: The person a participant designates to receive benefits in case of participant’s death while the certificate is in force.
Certificate: The document issued to each participant under a contract describing the terms of the contract and the rights and benefits available to the participant.
Certificate account: An account established for each participant under the contract to maintain a record of payments, transactions and the value of each participant’s investment.
Certificate account value: The total value of a participant’s certificate account at any point in time.
Certificate date: The date from which certificate anniversaries, certificate years, and certificate months are determined. It is the effective date of a participant’s certificate account.
Certificate year: A period of 12 months, starting on the certificate date and on each anniversary of the certificate date.
Close of business: The time the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closes (4 p.m. Eastern time unless the NYSE closes earlier).
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Contract: The group flexible premium deferred variable annuity contract by and between RiverSource Life and the contract holder. The contract describes the terms of the annuity contract, the rights of the contract holder and the rights and benefits of the participants.
Contract holder (Plan Sponsor, Employer): The employer that owns this contract and has established and sponsors the Plan. The contract holder, as the employer,
accommodates elective deferral contributions and nonelective contributions made by or on behalf of participants.
Contract year: A period of 12 months, starting on the effective date of your contract and on each anniversary of the effective date.
ERISA: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and regulations thereunder.
Fixed Account: Part of our general account which includes the loan account and the Special DCA fixed account. Amounts allocated to this account earn interest at rates that we declare periodically.
Funds: A portfolio of an open-end management investment company that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in which the Subaccounts invest.  May also be referred to as an underlying Fund. 
Good order: We cannot process your transaction request relating to the contract until we have received the request in good order at our Service Center. “Good order” means the actual receipt of the requested transaction in writing, along with all information, forms and supporting legal documentation necessary to effect the transaction. To be in “good order,” your instructions must be sufficiently clear so that we do not need to exercise any discretion to follow such instructions. This information and documentation generally includes your completed request; the contract number; the transaction amount (in dollars); the names of and allocations to and/or from the subaccounts and the fixed account affected by the requested transaction; Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number; and any other information, forms or supporting documentation that we may require. For certain transactions, at our option, we may require the signature of all contract owners for the request to be in good order. With respect to purchase requests, “good order” also generally includes receipt of sufficient payment by us to effect the purchase. We may, in our sole discretion, determine whether any particular transaction request is in good order, and we reserve the right to change or waive any good order requirements at any time.
Guarantee Period: The number of successive 12-month periods that a guaranteed interest rate is credited.
Guarantee Period Accounts (GPAs): A nonunitized separate account to which you may allocate purchase payments or transfer certificate account value of at least $1,000. These accounts have guaranteed interest rates for guarantee periods we declare when you allocate purchase payments or transfer certificate account value to a GPA. These guaranteed rates and periods of time may vary by state. Unless an exception applies, transfers or surrenders from a GPA done more than 30 days before the end of the guarantee period will receive a market value adjustment, which may result in a gain or loss.
 

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Market Value Adjustment (MVA): A positive or negative adjustment assessed if any portion of a Guarantee Period Account is surrendered or transferred more than 30 days before the end of its guarantee period.
Participant (you, your): The person or persons for whom a certificate account is established under the plan as directed by the contract holder.
Plan: The written plan document established by the contract holder which meets the requirements of Section 403(b) of the Code.
Service Center: Our department that processes all transaction and service requests for the contracts. We consider all transaction and service requests received when they arrive in good order at the Service Center. Any transaction or service requests sent or directed to any location other than our Service Center may end up delayed or not processed. Our Service Center address and telephone number are listed on the first page of the prospectus.
Subaccount: A division of the Variable Account, each of which invests in one Fund.
Surrender value: The amount you are entitled to receive if you make a full surrender from your certificate account. It is the certificate account value immediately prior to the surrender, minus any applicable charges and any loan amount, plus any positive or negative market value adjustment.
Valuation date: Any normal business day, Monday through Friday, on which the NYSE is open, up to the time it closes. At the NYSE close, the next valuation date
begins. We calculate the accumulation unit value of each subaccount on each valuation date. If we receive your purchase payment or any transaction request (such as a transfer or surrender request) in good order at our Service Center before the close of business, we will process your payment or transaction using the accumulation unit value we calculate on the valuation date we received your payment or transaction request. On the other hand, if we receive your purchase payment or transaction request in good order at our Service Center at or after the close of business, we will process your payment or transaction using the accumulation unit value we calculate on the next valuation date. If you make a transaction request by telephone (including by fax), you must have completed your transaction by the close of business in order for us to process it using the accumulation unit value we calculate on that valuation date. If you were not able to complete your transaction before the close of business for any reason, including telephone service interruptions or delays due to high call volume, we will process your transaction using the accumulation unit value we calculate on the next valuation date.
Variable account: Refers to the RiverSource Variable Account 10 , a separate account established to hold contract owners’ assets allocated to the Subaccounts, each of which invests in a particular Fund.

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Important Information You Should Consider About the Certificate
  FEES AND EXPENSES Location in Statutory Prospectus
Charges for early Withdrawals We do not assess charges for withdrawals.  
Transaction Charges We do not assess any transaction charges.  
Ongoing Fees and Expenses (annual charges) The table below describes the current fees and expenses that you may pay each year. Fee Table and Examples
Expenses – Product Charges
Appendix A: Funds Available Under the Contract and Certificate
Annual Fee Minimum Maximum
Base Contract(1)
0.95% 0.95%
Fund options
(Funds fees and expenses)(2)
0.38% 2.21%
(1) As a percentage of average daily certificate value in the variable account. Includes the Mortality and Expense Fee and contract administrative charge.
(2) As a percentage of Fund net assets.
Because your Certificate is customizable, the choices you make affect how much you will pay. To help you understand the cost of owning your Certificate, the following table shows the lowest and highest cost you could pay each year, based on current charges. This estimate assumes that you do not take withdrawals from the Certificate.
Lowest Annual Cost:
$1,225
Highest Annual Cost:
$2,106
Assumes:
• Investment of $100,000
• 5% annual appreciation
• Least expensive combination of Fund fees and expenses
• No sales charge
• No additional purchase payments, transfers or withdrawals
Assumes:
• Investment of $100,000
• 5% annual appreciation
• Most expensive combination of Fund fees and expenses
• No sales charge
• No additional purchase payments, transfers or withdrawals
  RISKS  
Risk of Loss You can lose money by investing in this Certificate including loss of principal. Principal Risks
Not a Short-Term Investment • The Certificate is not a short-term investment and is not appropriate for an investor who needs ready access to cash.
• The benefits of tax deferral and long-term income mean the Certificate is generally more beneficial to investors with a long term investment horizon.
Principal Risks
Risks Associated with Investment Options • An investment in the Certificate is subject to the risk of poor investment performance and can vary depending on the performance of the investment options available under the Certificate.
• Each investment option (including under any fixed account investment options) has its own unique risks.
• You should review the investment options before making any investment decisions.
Principal Risks
The Variable Account and the
Funds: The Guarantee Period Accounts (GPAs)
The Fixed Account

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  RISKS Location in Statutory Prospectus
Insurance Company Risks An investment in the Certificate is subject to the risks related to us. Any obligations (including under the Fixed Account) or guarantees and benefits of the Certificate that exceed the assets of the Separate Account are subject to our claims-paying ability. If we experience financial distress, we may not be able to meet our obligations to you. More information about RiverSource Life, including our financial strength ratings, is available by contacting us at 1-800-862-7919. Principal Risks
The General Account
  RESTRICTIONS  
Investments • Subject to certain restrictions, you may transfer your certificate account value among the subaccounts without charge at any time before the annuitization start date, and once per contract year after the annuitization start date.
• Certain transfers out of the GPAs will be subject to an MVA.
• We reserve the right to modify, restrict or suspend your transfer privileges if we determine that your transfer activity constitutes market timing.
• We reserve the right to add, remove or substitute funds as investment options. We also reserve the right, upon notification to you, to close or restrict any funds.
Making the Most of Your Certificate– Transferring Among Accounts
Substitution of Investments
  TAXES  
Tax Implications • Consult with a tax advisor to determine the tax implications of an investment in and purchase payments received under this Certificate.
• If you purchase the Certificate through a tax-qualified plan or individual retirement account, you do not get any additional tax benefit.
• Earnings under your contract are taxed at ordinary income tax rates generally when withdrawn. You may have to pay a tax penalty if you take a withdrawal before age 59½.
Taxes
  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST  
Investment Professional Compensation Your investment professional may receive compensation for selling this Certificate to you, in the form of commissions, additional cash benefits (e.g., bonuses), and non-cash compensation. This financial incentive may influence your investment professional to recommend this Contract over another investment for which the investment professional is not compensated or compensated less. About the Service Providers
     

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Overview of the Contract and Certificate
The contract described in this prospectus is designed as a funding vehicle for retirement plans under Section 403(b) of the Code. 403(b) Plan annuity contracts, which are also referred to as Tax Sheltered Annuities (TSAs), provide for certain tax benefits to eligible employees of public school systems and organizations that are tax exempt under the Code. The contract is an agreement between the contract holder (generally the employer authorized to hold retirement plan assets for the benefit of employees) and RiverSource Life. The contract is subject to the terms of the Plan to the extent that the terms of the plan are consistent with the terms of the contract. The contract holder may purchase the contract and participants may purchase certificates thereunder. Each participant in the Plan is issued a certificate evidencing the participant’s interest in the contract and describing its benefits. The participant is an employee for whose benefit the employer remits purchase payments to us. The participant’s rights are subject to any conditions and /or limitations imposed by the Plan
Purpose: The purpose of the contract is to allow participants to accumulate money for retirement or a similar long-term goal by making one or more purchase payments.
The contract offers various benefits that may help you achieve financial goals.
It may be appropriate for you if you have a long-term investment horizon and your financial goals are consistent with the terms and conditions of the contract.
It is not intended for investors whose liquidity needs require frequent withdrawals. If you plan to manage your investment in the contract by frequent or short-term trading, the contract is not suitable for you.
Phases of the Contract:
The contract has two phases: the Accumulation Phase and the Income Phase.
Accumulation Phase. During the Accumulation Phase, you make purchase payments by investing in: subaccounts under your certificate, each of which has a particular investment objective, investment strategies, fees and expenses, the Special DCA fixed account and GPAs which earns interest at rates that we adjust periodically and declare when you make an allocation to that account. The GPAs have guaranteed interest rates for guarantee periods we declare when you allocate purchase payments or transfer certificate value to them. A positive or negative MVA is assessed if any portion of a Guarantee Period Account is surrendered or transferred more than thirty days before the end of its guarantee period. A prospectus containing more information regarding the GPA interests under the contracts is registered with the SEC (See File No. 333-263038). These accounts, in turn, may earn returns that increase the value of the certificate account. If the certificate account value goes to zero due to underlying fund’s performance or deduction of fees, the certificate will no longer be in force and the certificate will terminate.
A list of funds and additional information regarding each fund in which you can invest is provided in Appendix A -- Funds Available Under the Certificate.
The amount of money you accumulate under your certificate depends (in part) on the performance of the subaccounts you choose or the rates you earn on allocations to the Special Fixed Account. You may transfer money between investment options during the Accumulation Phase, subject to certain restrictions. Your certificate account value impacts the value of your contract’s benefits during the Accumulation Phase, as well as the amount available for withdrawal and annuitization.
Income Phase. The Income Phase begins when you (or your beneficiary) choose to annuitize the certificate. You can apply your certificate account value (less any applicable premium tax and/or other charges) to an annuity payout plan that begins on the annuitization start date or any other date you elect. You may choose from a variety of plans that can help meet your retirement or other income needs. We can make payouts on a fixed or variable basis, or both. You cannot take withdrawals of certificate account value or surrender the contract during the Income Phase. Your choices for subaccounts may be limited. The GPAs and the Special DCA fixed account are not available after the annuitization start date.
Contract features:
Death Benefits. If you die during the Accumulation Phase, we will pay a death benefit to your beneficiary or beneficiaries. The contract includes a standard death benefit at no additional charge. After the death benefit is paid, the certificate will terminate.
Surrenders: You may surrender all or part of your certificate account value, less any loan amount, at any time during the Accumulation Phase. If you request a full surrender, the certificate account will terminate. You also may establish automated partial surrenders. Surrenders may be subject to charges and income taxes (including an IRS penalty that may apply if you surrender prior to reaching age 59½) and may have other tax consequences. Throughout this prospectus when we use the term “Surrender” it includes the term “Withdrawal”.

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Tax Treatment: Generally, amounts contributed to a 403(b) plan are not taxed at the time of the contribution. Income earned on your certificate account also grows tax-deferred until you make surrenders or begin to receive payouts. Upon surrender, income taxes generally apply, (under certain circumstances, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) penalty taxes may apply to surrenders) unless you direct such amounts to be transferred to another investment within the 403(b) plan or have them directly rolled over to another eligible plan such as an IRA. Even if you direct payouts to someone else, generally you will be taxed on the income if you are the participant. (see “Taxes”)
Additional Services:
Dollar Cost Averaging Programs. Automated Dollar Cost Averaging allows you, at no additional cost, to transfer a set amount monthly between subaccounts. The Special Dollar Cost Averaging (SDCA), only available for new purchase payments, allows the systematic transfer from the Special DCA fixed account to one or more eligible subaccounts over a 6 or 12 month period.
Asset Rebalancing. Allows you, at no additional cost, to automatically rebalance the subaccount portion of your certificate account value on a periodic basis.
Automated Partial Surrenders. An optional service allowing you to set up automated partial surrenders from the Special DCA fixed account or the subaccounts.
Electronic Delivery. You may register for the electronic delivery of your current prospectus and other documents related to your contract.

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Benefits Available Under the Contract and Certificate
The following table summarizes information about the benefits available under the Certificate.
Name of Benefit Purpose Maximum Fee Current Fee Brief Description of Restrictions/ Limitations
Standard Benefits
Dollar Cost Averaging Allows the systematic transfer of a specified dollar amount among the subaccounts N/A N/A • Transfers not available to or from the GPAs or the Special DCA fixed account
Special Dollar Cost Averaging (SDCA) Allows the systematic transfer from the Special DCA fixed account to one or more eligible subaccounts N/A N/A • Must be funded with a purchase payment, not transferred certificate account value
• Only 6-month and 12-month options may be available
• Transfers occur on a monthly basis and the first monthly transfer occurs one day after we receive your purchase payment
• You may not use the GPA account or the Special DCA fixed account as a destination for the Special DCA monthly transfer.
Asset Rebalancing Allows you to have your investments periodically rebalanced among the subaccounts to your pre-selected percentages N/A N/A • You must have $2,000 in Certificate account to participate.
• We require 30 days notice for you to change or cancel the program
• You can request rebalancing to be done either quarterly, semiannually or annually
Automated Partial Surrenders/Systematic Withdrawals Allows automated partial surrenders from the contract N/A N/A • Additional systematic payments are not allowed with automated partial surrenders
• May result in income taxes and IRS penalty on all or a portion of the amounts surrendered
Standard Death Benefit (available for certificate owners age 79 and younger) Provides a guaranteed death benefit equal to the greater of the certificate account value, minus any loan balance, or the Return of Purchase Payment Value (ROPP), minus any loan balance 0.95% of average daily certificate value in the variable account value 0.95% • Withdrawals will proportionately reduce the benefit, which means your benefit could be reduced by more than the dollar amount of your withdrawals, and such reductions could be significant
• Annuitizing the Certificate terminates the benefit.

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Name of Benefit Purpose Maximum Fee Current Fee Brief Description of Restrictions/ Limitations
Standard Death Benefit (available for certificate owners age 80 and younger) Provides a guaranteed death benefit equal to the certificate account value, minus any loan balance 0.95% of average daily certificate value in the variable account value 0.95% • Annuitizing the Certificate terminates the benefit.

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Buying the Contract
Purchase Payments
Purchase payments are payments made by you or on your behalf for the benefits described in the certificate. Purchase payment amounts and purchase payment timing may vary by state and be limited under the terms of the contract and Plan. If we do not receive your initial purchase payment within 180 days from the enrollment signed date, we will consider your certificate void from the start.
Minimum initial purchase payments*: $2,000
Minimum additional purchase payments*:  
If paying by installments under a group bill: $25.00
If paying by any other method: $50.00
Maximum total purchase payments** (without our approval) based on your age on the effective date of the payment:
For the first year and total:
through age 85
$1,000,000
for ages 86 to 90 $100,000
age 91 or older $0
    
For each subsequent year:
through age 85
$100,000
for ages 86 to 90 $50,000
age 91 or older $0
* If a group billing arrangement is set up through your employer, the minimum initial and minimum additional purchase payment is $25.00.
** These limits apply in total to all RiverSource Life annuities you own unless a higher amount applies to your certificate account. We reserve the right to waive or increase the maximum limit. The Code’s limits on annual contributions also apply.
Subject to state restrictions, we reserve the right to change the above purchase payment limitations, including making further restrictions, upon written notice.
Allocation of Purchase Payments
The certificate provides for allocation of purchase payments to the subaccounts of the variable account, to the GPAs and/or to the Special DCA fixed account subject to the $1,000 required minimum investment for the GPAs. We currently allow you to allocate the total amount of purchase payment to the Special DCA fixed account. We reserve the right to limit purchase payment allocations to the Special DCA fixed account at any time on a non-discriminatory basis with notification, subject to state restrictions. You cannot terminate automated transfers from the Special DCA fixed account prior to the end of the Special DCA fixed account term. (See “Purchase Payments.”)
Crediting Purchase Payments to Your Account
Initial Purchase Payments. If your enrollment form is complete, we will process it and apply your purchase payment to your investment selections within two business days after we receive it at our Service Center. If we accept your enrollment form, we will send you a certificate. If your enrollment form is not complete, you must give us the information to complete it within five business days. If we cannot accept your enrollment form within five business days, we will decline it and return any payment unless you specifically ask us to keep the payment and apply it once your enrollment form is complete.
We may discontinue enrolling new participants into the contract. In that case, we will notify the contract holder that no new participants will be enrolled under the contract on and after a specified date not earlier than 60 days after the date of the notice.
Subsequent Purchase Payments. We will credit additional eligible purchase payments you make to your accounts on the valuation date we receive them. If we receive an additional purchase payment at our Service Center before the close of business, we will credit any portion of that payment allocated to the subaccounts using the accumulation unit value we calculate on the valuation date we received the payment. If we receive an additional purchase payment at our Service Center at or after the close of business, we will credit any portion of that payment allocated to the subaccounts using the accumulation unit value we calculate on the next valuation date after we received the payment.
Unless you may make regular payments to your certificate account under a scheduled payment plan, you must make an initial purchase payment of $2,000 (see “Enrolling under the Contract — Purchase Payments”). To begin a scheduled payment plan, you should contact the contract holder who will provide applicable forms. There is no charge for the scheduled payment plan. You can stop your scheduled payment plan payments at any time.

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Making Withdrawals: Accessing the Money in Your Certificate Account
Any distribution from a certificate account will be treated as a surrender or partial surrender. Your certificate account value may only be surrendered under certain circumstances (see “Surrender Restrictions”). However, if not restricted by the Code or the Plan, you may surrender all or part of your certificate account at any time before the annuitization start date by sending us a written request or calling us. We will process your surrender request on the valuation date we receive it. If we receive your surrender request in good order at our Service Center before the close of business, we will process your surrender using the accumulation unit value we calculate on the valuation date we received your surrender request. If we receive your surrender request at our Service Center at or after the close of business, we will process your surrender using the accumulation unit value we calculate on the next valuation date after we received your surrender request. We may ask you to return the certificate. You may have to pay a certificate administrative charge, if applicable (see “Charges”) and IRS taxes and penalties (see “Taxes”). You cannot make surrenders after the annuitization start date except under Plan E (see “The Annuity Payout Period — Annuity Payout Plans”).
Any partial surrenders you take from the certificate account will reduce your certificate account value. As a result, the value of your death benefit will be reduced.
In addition, surrenders you are required to take to satisfy the RMDs under the Code may reduce the value of death benefits (see “Taxes — Required Minimum Distributions”).
Please see “Surrenders” in your prospectus for more information about surrenders
Requesting a Withdrawal
Subject to certain rules, the contract holder may surrender the contract for the full surrender value of all certificate accounts to be paid to the participants. The contract holder must send us a written request, or other method agreed to by us, while the contract remains in force. We will process a surrender request on the valuation date we receive it. If we receive a surrender request in good order at our Service Center before the close of business, we will process a surrender using the accumulation unit value we calculate on the valuation date we received a surrender request. If we receive a surrender request at our Service Center at or after the close of business, we will process a surrender using the accumulation unit value we calculate on the next valuation date after we received a surrender request. If a participant dies following a surrender request, payment will be made to the participant’s estate. Any amounts surrendered, including any related charges, cannot be repaid. Upon surrender for the full surrender value of all participants’ certificate accounts, the contract will terminate. We may require that the contract holder return the contract to us before we pay the full surrender value.
Normally, we will send the payment within seven days after receiving your request in good order. However, we may postpone the payment if:
the NYSE is closed, except for normal holiday and weekend closings;
trading on the NYSE is restricted, according to SEC rules;
an emergency, as defined by SEC rules, makes it impractical to sell securities or value the net assets of the accounts; or
the SEC permits us to delay payment for the protection of security holders.
We may also postpone payment of the amount attributable to a purchase payment as part of the total surrender amount until cleared from the originating financial institution.

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Additional Information About Fees
The following table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay each year during the time that you own the certificate (not including funds fees and expenses). 

Annual Certificate Expenses

Administrative Expenses
Annual certificate administrative charge Maximum: $50 Current: $0
Annual certificate administrative charge if your certificate account value equals or exceeds $50,000 Maximum: $20 Current: $0
Certificate administrative charge at full surrender Maximum: $50 Current: $0
Base Contract Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily certificate account value in the variable account)
Mortality and expense risk fee 0.95%
The next table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the funds that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the certificate. A complete list of funds available under the contract and certificate, including their annual expenses, may be found in Appendix A.

Annual Fund Expenses(1)

Minimum and maximum annual operating expenses for the funds
(Including management, distribution (12b-1) and/or service fees and other expenses)(1)
Total Annual Fund Expenses Minimum(%) Maximum(%)
(expenses deducted from the Fund assets, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other expenses) 0.38 2.21
(1) Total annual fund operating expenses are deducted from amounts that are allocated to the fund. They include management fees and other expenses and may include distribution (12b-1) fees. Other expenses may include service fees that may be used to compensate service providers, including us and our affiliates, for administrative and contract owner services provided on behalf of the fund. The amount of these payments will vary by fund and may be significant. See “The Variable Account and the Funds” for additional information, including potential conflicts of interest these payments may create. Distribution (12b-1) fees are used to finance any activity that is primarily intended to result in the sale of fund shares. Because 12b-1 fees are paid out of fund assets on an ongoing basis, you may pay more if you select subaccounts investing in funds that have adopted 12b-1 plans than if you select subaccounts investing in funds that have not adopted 12b-1 plans. For a more complete description of each fund’s fees and expenses and important disclosure regarding payments the fund and/or its affiliates make, please review the fund’s prospectus and SAI.
Examples
These examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in a certificate account with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts. These costs include Annual Contract Expenses and Annual Fund expenses.
These examples assume that you invest $100,000 in the certificate account for the time periods indicated. These examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year. The “Maximum” example further assumes the most expensive combination of Annual Contract Expenses and Annual Fund Expenses. The “Minimum” example further assumes the least expensive combination of Annual Contract Expenses and Annual Fund Expenses. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your maximum and minimum costs would be:
Maximum Expenses. These examples assume the most expensive combination of certificate features and benefits and the maximum fees and expenses of any of the funds before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Although your actual costs may be lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
If you surrender your certificate account
at the end of the applicable time period:
If you do not surrender your certificate account
or if you select an annuity payout plan
at the end of the applicable time period:
1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
$3,289 $10,034 $17,009 $35,505 $3,289 $10,034 $17,009 $35,505

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Minimum Expenses. These examples assume the least expensive combination of certificate features and benefits and the minimum fees and expenses of any of the funds before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Although your actual costs may be higher, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
If you surrender your certificate account
at the end of the applicable time period:
If you do not surrender your certificate account
or if you select an annuity payout plan
at the end of the applicable time period:
1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
$1,363 $4,240 $7,330 $16,094 $1,363 $4,240 $7,330 $16,094
THE EXAMPLES ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY. YOU SHOULD NOT CONSIDER THESE EXAMPLES AS A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES. ACTUAL EXPENSES WILL BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THOSE SHOWN IF YOU ALLOCATE CERTIFICATE ACCOUNT VALUE TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE SUBACCOUNTS.

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Appendix A: Funds Available Under the Contract and Certificate
The following is a list of funds available under the contract and certificate. More information about the funds is available in the prospectuses for the funds, which may be amended from time to time and can be found online at [    ]. You can also request this information at no cost by calling [    ] or by sending an email request to [    ].
The current expenses and performance information below reflects fee and expenses of the funds, but do not reflect the other fees and expenses that your contract may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these other charges were included. Each fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.
Investment Objective Fund and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2021)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Seeks to maximize total return consistent with AllianceBernstein's determination of reasonable risk. AB VPS Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio (Class B)1
AllianceBernstein L.P.
1.07% 2 9.28% 6.94% 6.04%
Seeks long-term growth of capital. AB VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio (Class B)
AllianceBernstein L.P.
0.90% 28.65% 25.78% 20.52%
Seeks long-term capital appreciation. Allspring VT Opportunity Fund - Class 2
Allspring Funds Management, LLC, adviser; Allspring Global Investments, LLC, sub-adviser.
1.00% 2 24.78% 17.29% 14.94%
Seeks long-term capital appreciation. Allspring VT Small Cap Growth Fund - Class 2
Allspring Funds Management, LLC, adviser; Allspring Global Investments, LLC, sub-adviser.
1.17% 7.64% 22.00% 16.23%
The Portfolio seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, the Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index (the "Index"). ALPS | Alerian Energy Infrastructure Portfolio: Class III
ALPS Advisors, Inc.
1.30% 2 37.77% (0.04%) -
Seeks long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective. American Century VP Value, Class II
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
0.88% 2 24.28% 9.39% 11.88%
Seeks high total investment return. BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund (Class III)
BlackRock Advisors, LLC, adviser; BlackRock (Singapore) Limited, sub-adviser.
1.00% 2 6.42% 9.71% 7.68%
Seeks maximum total investment return through a combination of capital growth and current income. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Balanced Fund (Class 2) (available for contract applications signed on or after 5/3/2021)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
1.00% 17.47% 10.51% 10.04%
Seeks maximum total investment return through a combination of capital growth and current income. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Balanced Fund (Class 3) (available for contract applications signed prior to 5/3/2021)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.88% 17.58% 10.61% 10.17%

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Investment Objective Fund and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2021)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Seeks to provide shareholders with total return. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Commodity Strategy Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
1.00% 2 (1.55%) 0.80% -
Seeks total return, consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Contrarian Core Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.93% 2 22.00% 14.16% -
Seeks to provide shareholders with capital appreciation. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Disciplined Core Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.92% 13.85% 12.75% 12.91%
Seeks to provide shareholders with a high level of current income and, as a secondary objective, steady growth of capital. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Dividend Opportunity Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.96% 2 0.90% 8.72% 8.27%
Non-diversified fund that seeks to provide shareholders with high total return through current income and, secondarily, through capital appreciation. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Bond Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
1.01% 7.16% 6.66% -
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
1.37% 2 33.31% 16.09% 5.72%
Seeks to provide shareholders with high total return through income and growth of capital. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Global Strategic Income Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.91% 2 4.59% 2.68% 0.99%
Seeks to provide shareholders with maximum current income consistent with liquidity and stability of principal. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Government Money Market Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.70% 2 0.24% 0.67% 0.34%
Seeks to provide shareholders with high current income as its primary objective and, as its secondary objective, capital growth. Columbia Variable Portfolio - High Yield Bond Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.91% 2 6.31% 7.11% 6.40%
Seeks to provide shareholders with a high total return through current income and capital appreciation. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Income Opportunities Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.89% 2 5.67% 6.77% 6.16%

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Investment Objective Fund and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2021)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Seeks to provide shareholders with a high level of current income while attempting to conserve the value of the investment for the longest period of time. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Intermediate Bond Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.74% 12.28% 5.81% 4.53%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Growth Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.96% 34.41% 17.66% 15.48%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital appreciation. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Index Fund (Class 2) (available for contract applications signed on or after 5/3/2021)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.50% 17.74% 14.58% 13.24%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital appreciation. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Index Fund (Class 3) (available for contract applications signed prior to 5/3/2021)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.38% 17.85% 14.73% 13.38%
Seeks to provide shareholders with a level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Limited Duration Credit Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.70% 2 5.57% 3.99% 2.68%
Seeks total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Long Government/Credit Bond Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.75% 17.07% 8.58% -
Seeks to provide shareholders with capital appreciation. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Overseas Core Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
1.03% 8.83% 6.19% 4.96%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Large Cap Value Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.93% 6.81% 11.29% 11.15%
Seeks to provide shareholders with growth of capital. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Mid Cap Growth Fund (Class 2) (previously Columbia Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Growth Fund (Class 1))
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
1.09% 2 35.08% 16.72% 11.67%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Mid Cap Value Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
1.08% 2 7.25% 9.44% 9.53%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Small Cap Value Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
1.10% 2 8.92% 7.27% 8.76%

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Investment Objective Fund and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2021)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Seeks total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation. Columbia Variable Portfolio - Strategic Income Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.93% 2 6.62% 6.16% 5.03%
Seeks to provide shareholders with current income as its primary objective and, as its secondary objective, preservation of capital. Columbia Variable Portfolio - U.S. Government Mortgage Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.70% 4.85% 3.66% 2.56%
Seeks to provide shareholders with a high level of current income. CTIVP ® - American Century Diversified Bond Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; American Century Investment Management, Inc., subadviser.
0.74% 8.24% 4.81% 3.85%
Non-diversified fund that seeks to provide shareholders with total return that exceeds the rate of inflation over the long term. CTIVP ® - BlackRock Global Inflation-Protected Securities Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., subadviser; BlackRock International Limited, sub-subadviser.
0.85% 2 8.97% 5.28% 4.22%
Seeks to provide shareholders with current income and capital appreciation. CTIVP ® - CenterSquare Real Estate Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; CenterSquare Investment Management LLC, subadviser.
1.05% (5.18%) 4.52% 5.45%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. CTIVP ® - MFS® Value Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; Massachusetts Financial Services Company, subadviser.
0.93% 2 3.33% 9.90% 10.60%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. CTIVP ® - Morgan Stanley Advantage Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., subadviser.
0.92% 75.49% 25.50% 17.60%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. CTIVP ® - Principal Blue Chip Growth Fund (Class 2) (previously CTIVP® - Loomis Sayles Growth Fund (Class 2))
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; Principal Global Investors, LLC, subadviser.
0.93% 31.61% 18.72% 15.61%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital and income. CTIVP ® - T. Rowe Price Large Cap Value Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., subadviser.
0.93% 2.47% 9.13% 8.83%
Seeks to provide shareholders with total return through current income and capital appreciation. CTIVP ® - TCW Core Plus Bond Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; TCW Investment Management Company LLC, subadviser.
0.73% 8.67% 4.43% 3.15%

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Investment Objective Fund and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2021)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital. CTIVP ® - Victory Sycamore Established Value Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; Victory Capital Management Inc., subadviser.
1.05% 7.80% 11.50% 11.07%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. CTIVP ® - Westfield Mid Cap Growth Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P., subadviser.
1.09% 27.18% 17.13% 13.42%
Seeks to provide total return. Delaware Ivy VIP Asset Strategy, Class II (previously Ivy VIP Asset Strategy, Class II)
Ivy Investment Management Company
0.87% 2 10.44% 11.36% 8.01%
Seeks capital appreciation. DWS Alternative Asset Allocation VIP, Class B3
DWS Investment Management Americas Inc., adviser; RREEF America L.L.C., subadvisor.
1.26% 12.35% 5.59% 3.89%
Seeks long-term capital appreciation. Fidelity ® VIP Contrafund® Portfolio Service Class 2
Fidelity Management & Research Company (the Adviser) is the fund’s manager. Fidelity Management & Research Company (UK) Limited, Fidelity Management & Research Company (Hong Kong) Limited, Fidelity Management & Research Company (Japan) Limited, subadvisers.
0.85% 27.51% 19.87% 16.35%
Seeks long-term growth of capital. Fidelity ® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2
Fidelity Management & Research Company (the Adviser) is the fund’s manager. Fidelity Management & Research Company (UK) Limited, Fidelity Management & Research Company (Hong Kong) Limited, Fidelity Management & Research Company (Japan) Limited, subadvisers.
0.86% 25.31% 13.32% 13.00%
Seeks a high level of current income and may also seek capital appreciation. Fidelity ® VIP Strategic Income Portfolio Service Class 2
Fidelity Management & Research Company (the Adviser) is the fund’s manager. Fidelity Management & Research Company (UK) Limited, Fidelity Management & Research Company (Hong Kong) Limited, Fidelity Management & Research Company (Japan) Limited, FIL Investment Advisers, FIL Investment Advisers (UK) Limited and FIL Investments (Japan) Limited, subadvisers.
0.91% 3.44% 5.11% 4.47%

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Investment Objective Fund and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2021)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Seeks to maximize income while maintaining prospects for capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests in a diversified portfolio of equity and debt securities. Franklin Income VIP Fund - Class 2
Franklin Advisers, Inc.
0.72% 16.75% 7.45% 7.38%
Seeks capital appreciation, with income as a secondary goal. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests primarily in U.S. and foreign equity securities that the investment manager believes are undervalued. Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund - Class 2
Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC
0.98% 19.17% 6.44% 9.00%
Seeks long-term total return. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in investments of small capitalization companies. Franklin Small Cap Value VIP Fund - Class 2
Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC
0.91% 25.37% 9.94% 12.13%
Seeks long-term growth of capital. Goldman Sachs VIT Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio - Advisor Shares3
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
1.40% 2 4.66% 3.42% -
Seeks total return with a low to moderate correlation to traditional financial market indices. Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Series II Shares
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
1.13% 2 9.26% 7.18% 5.99%
Seeks capital appreciation. Invesco V.I. Global Fund, Series II Shares
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
1.03% 15.17% 17.88% 13.96%
Seeks total return Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund, Series II Shares
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
1.12% 2 (3.56%) 2.15% 2.90%
Seeks capital appreciation. Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®, Series II Shares
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
1.09% 22.26% 13.46% 14.40%
Seeks long-term capital growth, consistent with preservation of capital and balanced by current income. Janus Henderson Balanced Portfolio: Service Shares
Janus Henderson Investors US LLC
0.86% 16.91% 14.10% 11.53%
Seeks to obtain maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital. Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Portfolio: Service Shares
Janus Henderson Investors US LLC
0.82% 2 (1.11%) 3.98% 3.43%

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Investment Objective Fund and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2021)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Seeks long-term growth of capital. Janus Henderson Research Portfolio: Service Shares
Janus Henderson Investors US LLC
0.85% 20.05% 21.68% 17.16%
Seeks long-term capital appreciation. Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio - Service Shares1
Lazard Asset Management, LLC
1.06% 2 11.94% 8.40% -
Seeks total return. MFS ® Utilities Series - Service Class
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
1.03% 2 13.82% 11.61% 9.65%
The Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks and other equity securities. Morgan Stanley VIF Discovery Portfolio, Class II Shares
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
1.05% 2 (11.19%) 36.85% 20.11%
Seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in securities of companies that meet the Fund's environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. Neuberger Berman AMT Sustainable Equity Portfolio (Class S)
Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
1.16% 23.16% 15.43% 14.11%
Seeks long-term growth of capital and income generation. Neuberger Berman AMT U.S. Equity Index PutWrite Strategy Portfolio (Class S)
Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
1.06% 2 17.94% 7.91% -
Seeks maximum real return, consistent with preservation of real capital and prudent investment management. PIMCO VIT All Asset Portfolio, Advisor Class3
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO)
1.34% 2 16.04% 8.45% 5.91%
Seeks total return which exceeds that of a blend of 60% MSCI World Index/40% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index. PIMCO VIT Global Managed Asset Allocation Portfolio, Advisor Class3
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO)
1.21% 2 12.60% 10.59% 6.03%
Seeks maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management. PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio, Advisor Class
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO)
0.75% (1.36%) 3.83% 3.33%
Seeks high current income, consistent with preservation of capital, with capital appreciation as a secondary consideration. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities of any maturity. Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund - Class 2
Franklin Advisers, Inc.
0.76% 2 (4.99%) (0.94%) 1.13%

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Investment Objective Fund and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2021)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in common stocks of gold-mining companies. The Fund may take current income into consideration when choosing investments. VanEck VIP Global Gold Fund (Class S Shares)
Van Eck Associates Corporation
1.45% 2 (14.01%) 9.25% -
Seeks to provide a high level of total return that is consistent with an aggressive level of risk. Variable Portfolio - Aggressive Portfolio (Class 2)3
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
1.04% 14.99% 9.99% 8.41%
Seeks to provide a high level of total return that is consistent with a conservative level of risk. Variable Portfolio - Conservative Portfolio (Class 2)3
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.89% 9.30% 5.47% 4.50%
Pursues total return while seeking to manage the Fund's exposure to equity market volatility. Variable Portfolio - Managed Risk Fund (Class 2)1,3
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
1.04% 7.79% - -
Pursues total return while seeking to manage the Fund's exposure to equity market volatility. Variable Portfolio - Managed Risk U.S. Fund (Class 2)1,3
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.99% 9.79% - -
Pursues total return while seeking to manage the Fund's exposure to equity market volatility. Variable Portfolio - Managed Volatility Conservative Fund (Class 2)1,3
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.95% 8.12% 5.56% -
Pursues total return while seeking to manage the Fund's exposure to equity market volatility. Variable Portfolio - Managed Volatility Conservative Growth Fund (Class 2)1,3
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.98% 9.15% 6.44% -
Pursues total return while seeking to manage the Fund's exposure to equity market volatility. Variable Portfolio - Managed Volatility Growth Fund (Class 2)1,3
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
1.02% 11.30% 8.08% -
Pursues total return while seeking to manage the Fund’s exposure to equity market volatility. Variable Portfolio - Managed Volatility Moderate Growth Fund (Class 2)1,3
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.98% 10.37% 7.38% -
Seeks to provide a high level of total return that is consistent with a moderate level of risk. Variable Portfolio - Moderate Portfolio (Class 2)3
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.95% 12.86% 7.96% 6.61%

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Investment Objective Fund and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2021)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Seeks to provide a high level of total return that is consistent with a moderately aggressive level of risk. Variable Portfolio - Moderately Aggressive Portfolio (Class 2)3
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.99% 14.03% 9.00% 7.51%
Seeks to provide a high level of total return that is consistent with a moderately conservative level of risk. Variable Portfolio - Moderately Conservative Portfolio (Class 2)3
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.92% 11.00% 6.68% 5.54%
Seeks to provide shareholders with a high level of current income while conserving the value of the investment for the longest period of time. Variable Portfolio - Partners Core Bond Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and Allspring Global Investments, LLC, subadvisers.
0.72% 7.97% 4.26% 3.54%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. Variable Portfolio - Partners Core Equity Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., subadvisers.
0.93% 16.73% 12.22% 10.54%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital. Variable Portfolio - Partners International Core Equity Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; Schroder Investment Management North America Inc., subadviser; Schroder Investment Management North America Limited, sub-subadviser.
1.05% 10.96% 5.24% 4.28%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. Variable Portfolio - Partners International Growth Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, adviser; William Blair Investment Management, LLC and Walter Scott & Partners Limited, subadvisers.
1.12% 2 22.30% 8.80% 6.58%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. Variable Portfolio - Partners International Value Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; Pzena Investment Management, LLC and Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC, subadvisers.
1.09% 2 (4.14%) 3.89% 1.50%
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth. Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Growth Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; Scout Investments, Inc. and Allspring Global Investments, LLC, subadvisers.
1.10% 2 38.43% 14.96% 11.30%

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Investment Objective Fund and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
Current
Expenses
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2021)
1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Seeks to provide shareholders with long-term capital appreciation. Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Value Fund (Class 2)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, adviser; Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC and William Blair Investment Management, LLC, subadvisers.
1.11% 2 3.99% 7.52% 6.81%
Pursues total return while seeking to manage the Fund's exposure to equity market volatility. Variable Portfolio - U.S. Flexible Conservative Growth Fund (Class 2)1,3
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.94% 5.87% - -
Pursues total return while seeking to manage the Fund's exposure to equity market volatility. Variable Portfolio - U.S. Flexible Growth Fund (Class 2)1,3
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.93% 4.80% - -
Pursues total return while seeking to manage the Fund's exposure to equity market volatility. Variable Portfolio - U.S. Flexible Moderate Growth Fund (Class 2)1,3
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
0.93% 5.53% - -
Seeks to maximize total return. Western Asset Variable Global High Yield Bond Portfolio - Class II
Legg Mason Partners Fund Adviser, LLC; Western Asset Management Company, LLC, Western Asset Management Company Limited & Western Asset Management Pte. Ltd., sub-advisors.
1.07% 1.04% 5.10% 5.53%
1 This Fund is managed in a way that is intended to minimize volatility of returns. See “Principal Risks of Investing in the Contract.”
2 This Fund and its investment adviser and/or affiliates have entered into a temporary expense reimbursement arrangement and/or fee waiver. The Fund’s annual expenses reflect temporary fee reductions. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for additional information.
3 This Fund is a fund of funds and invests substantially all of its assets in other underlying funds. Because the Fund invests in other funds, it will bear its pro rata portion of the operating expenses of those underlying funds, including management fees.

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