Product information

Target market

Designed for clients:

  • In small, midsize and large businesses who need help attracting, rewarding and retaining top employees
  • With a moderate to aggressive risk tolerance and who are investment savvy
  • Who want cash value enhancement with no surrender charge
  • Who want a large fund lineup with access to top managers and low-cost fund options
  • Who are interested in corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) solutions

Key features

More options

  • Enhanced fund lineup1 features over 140 investment options
  • Lower cost: This product offers the lowest-cost fund lineup we have in the business life insurance market2
  • Institutional pricing

More flexibility

  • No surrender charge and a cash value enhancement benefit help bolster early-year policies' cash values
  • 2 death benefit options are available
  • Ability to change the insured person(s)
  • Overloan lapse protection available

Product details

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Investment options

These funds are offered only through variable annuities or variable life policies and are not available to the general public.

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Investment option fund profiles Fund partner
Aggressive allocation
NVIT BlueprintSM Aggressive Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
NVIT BlueprintSM Moderately Aggressive Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
NVIT Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund — Class II Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
NVIT Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund — Class II Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
Conservative allocation
NVIT BlueprintSM Balanced Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
NVIT BlueprintSM Conservative Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
NVIT BlueprintSM Moderately Conservative Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
NVIT Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund — Class II Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
NVIT Investor Destinations Conservative Fund — Class II Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
Moderate allocation
American Funds Insurance Series® Asset Allocation Fund — Class 2 American Funds Insurance Series
Janus Henderson VIT Balanced Portfolio — Service Shares Janus Aspen Series
NVIT BlueprintSM Capital Appreciation Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
NVIT BlueprintSM Moderate Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
NVIT Investor Destinations Moderate Fund — Class II Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Moderate Allocation Portfolio T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc.
Vanguard VIF Balanced Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Tactical allocation
PIMCO VIT All Asset Portfolio — Administrative Class PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
Target date
Fidelity® VIP Freedom Fund 2015 PortfolioSM — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity® VIP Freedom Fund 2020 PortfolioSM — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund IV
Fidelity® VIP Freedom Fund 2025 PortfolioSM — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity® VIP Freedom Fund 2030 PortfolioSM — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund IV
Fidelity® VIP Freedom Fund 2035 PortfolioSM — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity® VIP Freedom Fund 2040 PortfolioSM — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity® VIP Freedom Fund 2045 PortfolioSM — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity® VIP Freedom Fund 2050 PortfolioSM — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity® VIP Freedom Fund 2055 PortfolioSM — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity® VIP Freedom Fund 2060 PortfolioSM — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity® VIP Freedom Fund 2065 PortfolioSM — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity® VIP Freedom Income Fund PortfolioSM — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
World allocation
BlackRock Global Allocation VI Fund — Class II BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc.
DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc. — VA Global Moderate Allocation Portfolio — Institutional Class DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.
Investment option fund profiles Fund partner
Emerging markets bond
Morgan Stanley VIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio — Class I MORGAN STANLEY
Floating rate bond
Fidelity® VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio — Initial Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
MainStay VP Floating Rate Portfolio — Initial Class Mainstay VP Funds Trust
High yield bond
BlackRock High Yield VI Fund — Class I BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc.
PIMCO VIT High Yield Portfolio — Administrative Class PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
Vanguard VIF High Yield Bond Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Inflation-protected bond
American Century VP Inflation Protection Fund — Class I American Century Variable Portfolios II, Inc.
DFA Investment Dimensions Group — VIT Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio — Institutional Class DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.
PIMCO VIT Real Return Portfolio — Administrative Class PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
Intermediate government bond
American Funds Insurance Series® U.S. Government Securities Fund — Class 2 American Funds Insurance Series
Intermediate-term bond
Fidelity® VIP Bond Index Portfolio — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity® VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund II
Lord Abbett Series Total Return Portfolio — Class VC Lord Abbett Series Fund
MFS® VIT Total Return Bond Series — Service Class MFS® Variable Insurance Trust
NVIT Bond Index Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio — Administrative Class PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
Vanguard VIF Total Bond Market Index Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Long government bond
PIMCO VIT Long-Term U.S. Government Portfolio — Administrative Class PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
Multisector bond
Lord Abbett Series Bond Debenture Portfolio — Class VC Lord Abbett Series Fund
NVIT Amundi Multi Sector Bond Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
PIMCO VIT Income Portfolio — Institutional Class PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
World bond
American Funds Insurance Series® Capital World Bond Fund — Class 2 American Funds Insurance Series
PIMCO VIT Global Bond Opportunities Portfolio (Unhedged) — Administrative Class PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
PIMCO VIT International Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged) — Administrative Class PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
Vanguard VIF Global Bond Index Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Investment option fund profiles Fund partner
Cash
NVIT Government Money Market Fund — Class V Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
Investment option fund profiles Fund partner
Emerging markets
American Funds Insurance Series® New World Fund — Class 2 American Funds Insurance Series
Fidelity® VIP Emerging Markets Portfolio — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
MFS® VIT II Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio — Initial Class MFS® Variable Insurance Trust
Foreign large blend
Fidelity® VIP International Index Portfolio — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
MFS® VIT II Research International Portfolio — Service Class MFS® Variable Insurance Trust
NVIT International Index Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
Vanguard VIF Total International Stock Market Index Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Foreign large growth
American Funds Insurance Series® International Fund — Class 2 American Funds Insurance Series
MFS® VIT II International Intrinsic Value Portfolio — Service Class MFS® Variable Insurance Trust
NVIT NS Partners International Focused Growth Fund: Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
Vanguard VIF International Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Foreign large value
DFA Investment Dimensions Group — VA International Value Portfolio DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.
NVIT Columbia Overseas Value Fund — Class X Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
Foreign small/mid blend
DFA Investment Dimensions Group — VA International Small Portfolio DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.
World stock
American Funds Insurance Series® Global Small Cap Fund — Class 2 American Funds Insurance Series
Invesco V.I. Global Fund — Series I Invesco Variable Insurance Funds
Investment option fund profiles Fund partner
Large-cap blend
American Funds Insurance Series® Growth-Income Fund — Class 2 American Funds Insurance Series
BNY Mellon Stock Index Fund, Inc. — Initial Shares BNY Mellon Investments
BNY Mellon VIF Appreciation Portfolio — Initial Shares BNY Mellon Variable Investment Fund
Fidelity® VIP Index 500 Portfolio — Initial Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund II
Fidelity® VIP Total Market Index Portfolio — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
NVIT Calvert Equity Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
NVIT J.P. Morgan U.S. Equity Fund — Class Y Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
Schwab® S&P 500 Index Portfolio Schwab Annuity Portfolios
Vanguard VIF Equity Index Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Vanguard VIF Total Stock Market Index Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Large-cap growth
American Funds Insurance Series® Growth Fund — Class 2 American Funds Insurance Series
Fidelity® VIP ContrafundSM Portfolio — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund II
Fidelity® VIP Growth Portfolio — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
MFS® VIT Growth Series — Service Class MFS® Variable Insurance Trust
Morgan Stanley VIF Growth Portfolio — Class I MORGAN STANLEY
NVIT Jacobs Levy Large Cap Growth Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price All-Cap Opportunities Portfolio T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc.
Vanguard VIF Capital Growth Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Vanguard VIF Growth Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Large-cap value
AB VPS Relative Value Portfolio — Class A AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.
American Century VP Value Fund — Class I American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.
American Funds Insurance Series® Washington Mutual Investors Fund — Class 2 American Funds Insurance Series
DFA Investment Dimensions Group — VA U.S. Large Value Portfolio DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.
Fidelity® VIP Equity-Income PortfolioSM — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
Fidelity® VIP Value Strategies Portfolio — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund III
MFS® VIT Value Series — Service Class MFS® Variable Insurance Trust
NVIT BNY Mellon Dynamic U.S. Equity Income — Class X Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio — Class II T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc.
Vanguard VIF Diversified Value Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Vanguard VIF Equity Income Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Investment option fund profiles Fund partner
Mid-cap blend
Calvert VP SRI Mid Cap Portfolio Calvert Variable Series, Inc.
Fidelity® VIP Extended Market Index Portfolio — Service Class Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
LVIP JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund — Standard Class
Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust
NVIT Mid Cap Index Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
Vanguard VIF Mid Cap Index Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Mid-cap growth
Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund — Series I Invesco Variable Insurance Funds
Janus Henderson VIT Enterprise Portfolio — Service Shares Janus Aspen Series
MFS® VIT Mid Cap Growth Series — Service Class MFS® Variable Insurance Trust
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc.
Mid-cap value
MFS® VIT III Mid Cap Value Portfolio — Service Class MFS® Variable Insurance Trust
NVIT Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
Investment option fund profiles Fund partner
Short-term bond
Lord Abbett Series Short Duration Income Portfolio — Class VC Lord Abbett Series Fund
MFS® VIT III Limited Maturity Portfolio — Initial Class MFS® Variable Insurance Trust
PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio — Administrative Class PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
Vanguard VIF Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Ultrashort bond
PIMCO VIT Short-Term Portfolio — Administrative Class PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
Investment option fund profiles Fund partner
Small-cap blend
BNY Mellon IP Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio — Service Shares BNY Mellon Investment Portfolios
Goldman Sachs VIT Small Cap Equity Insights Fund — Institutional Shares Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust
Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund — Series I Invesco Variable Insurance Funds
LVIP JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund — Standard Class
Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust
NVIT Multi-Manager Small Company Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
NVIT Small Cap Index Fund — Class Y Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
Small-cap growth
Allspring VT Small Cap Growth Fund — Class 2 Allspring Variable Trust
Legg Mason Partners ClearBridge Variable Small Cap Growth Portfolio — Class I Legg Mason Partners Variable Equity Trust
MFS® VIT New Discovery Series — Service Class MFS® Variable Insurance Trust
NVIT Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
Vanguard VIF Small Company Growth Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Small-cap value
AB VPS Discovery Value Portfolio — Class A AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.
Delaware VIP Small Cap Value Series — Service Class Delaware VIP Trust
DFA Investment Dimensions Group — VA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.
Franklin VIPT Small Cap Value VIP Fund — Class 2 Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust
NVIT Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
Investment option fund profiles Fund partner
Equity sector
Delaware Ivy VIP Science and Technology — Class II Ivy Funds Variable Insurance Portfolios, Inc.
Janus Henderson VIT Global Technology and Innovation Portfolio — Service Shares Janus Aspen Series
Managed futures
NVIT J.P. Morgan MozaicSM Multi-Asset Fund — Class Y Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
Natural resources
VanEck VIP Global Resources Fund — Initial Class VanEck Variable Insurance Products Trust
Real estate
MFS® VIT III Global Real Estate Portfolio — Initial Class MFS® Variable Insurance Trust
NVIT Real Estate Fund — Class I Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds
Vanguard VIF Real Estate Index Portfolio Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Virtus VIT Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Series — Class I Virtus Variable Insurance Trust

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[1] As of December 31, 2020. Please note that Morningstar® ratings are subject to change at any time and without notice.

[2] Weighted average fund expense is an average for the entire lineup and is based on Nationwide and Morningstar historical data as of December 31, 2020.

Nationwide Innovator Corporate VUL is a service mark of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.

As situations change, so will the business's life insurance needs. Care should be taken to ensure these strategies and products are suitable for the business's and the client's long-term goals. Weigh the business's objectives, time horizon and risk tolerance as well as any associated costs before investing. Also, be aware that market volatility can lead to the possibility of the need for additional premium in the policy. Variable life insurance has fees and charges associated with it, which include costs of insurance, underlying fund expenses and administration fees. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

Variable life insurance has fees and charges associated with it that include costs of insurance that vary with such characteristics of the insured as gender, health and age, underlying fund charges and expenses, and additional charges for riders that customize a policy to fit their individual needs. Variable products are sold by prospectus. You can obtain the product prospectus and underlying fund prospectuses by writing to Nationwide Life Insurance Company, P.O. Box 182021, Columbus, OH 43218-2021. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus carefully and consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. The product prospectus and underlying fund prospectus contain this and other important information.

Loans and withdrawals will reduce the death benefit. Most distributions will be taxed on a first-in/first-out basis, as long as the contract is not a modified endowment contract (MEC) according to Section 7702A of the Internal Revenue Code. Loans from a MEC are generally taxable and subject to a 10% tax penalty if taken before age 59 1/2. If the policy lapses with a loan outstanding, it will be treated as a distribution and some or all of the amount may be taxable.

Guarantees and protections are subject to Nationwide's claims-paying ability. They do not apply to the investment performance or safety of the underlying investment options.

Investment products are not FDIC-insured, may lose value and have no bank guarantee.

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