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July 25, 2025

July investment option changes for variable annuity and variable life products

A couple investment option changes go into effect in July. The changes affect variable annuity and variable life insurance products and include fund name changes. A complete listing of the 2025 changes can be found here.

This listing of products will help you identify those affected by the applicable changes:

Annuities

FVA = Flexible Variable Annuity; IPVA = Investment Plus Variable Annuity; FRDM = Freedom Variable Annuity; Pivot = Pivot Series Variable Annuity; PLIS II = Principal Lifetime Income Solutions II

Life insurance

BVUL = Benefit Variable Universal Life; EVUL = Executive Variable Universal Life; FVLI = Flex Variable Life; PrinFlex = PrinFlex; SVUL = Survivorship Variable Universal Life; VUL Accum = Variable Universal Life Accumulator; VUL Income = Variable Universal Life Income

Changes effective July 11

Fund name changes

Products affected

Annuity

Life

Wanger International to Columbia Variable Portfolio Acorn International

N/A

BVUL, BVUL II, EVUL, EVUL II, EVUL III, FVLI, PrinFlex, SVUL, VUL Accum, VUL Accum II, VUL Income, VUL Income II, VUL Income III, VUL Income IV

Changes effective July 28

Fund name changes

Products affected

Annuity

Life

Neuberger Berman AMT Sustainable Equity to Neuberger Berman AMT Quality Equity

IPVA, Pivot Series

BVUL, BVUL II, EVUL, EVUL II, EVUL III, VUL Income II, VUL Income III, VUL Income IV

Applications and illustrations

  • Applications for the Principal Pivot will be updated and available soon.
  • Variable annuity illustrations for the Principal Pivot will be updated soon.
  • Variable Life supplemental applications and illustrations for all affected products will be updated and available soon.

Questions?

Give us a call and one of the teams below can help.

  • Annuities: Principal Annuities and Income Solutions: 866-309-1623
  • Life: National Sales Desk: 800-654-4278