Policies Flashcards

(49 cards)

1
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Attained age

A

the insured’s age at the time the policy is renewed or replaced

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2
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Cash value

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a policy’s savings element or living benefit

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3
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Deferred

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withheld or postponed until a specified time or event in the future

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4
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Endow

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to have the cash value of a whole life policy reach the contractual face amount

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5
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Face amount

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the amount of benefit stated in the life insurance policy

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6
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Fixed life insurance products

A

contracts that offer guaranteed minimum or fixed benefits

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7
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Lapse

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policy termination due to nonpayment of premium

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8
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Level premium

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the premium that does not change throughout the life of a policy

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9
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Nonforfeiture values

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benefits in a life insurance policy that the policyowner cannot lose even ifthe policy is surrendered or lapses

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10
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Policy maturity

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in life policies, the time when the face value is paid out

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11
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Securities

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financial instruments that may trade for value (for example, stocks, bonds, options)

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12
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Variable

life insurance products

A

contracts in which the cash values accumulate based upon a specific portfolio of stocks without guarantees of performance

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13
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Has no Cash Value, and provides the greatest amount of coverage for the lowest premium

A

Term Life

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14
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Temporary protection because it only provides coverage for a specific period of time

A

Term Life insurance

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15
Q

_________ provides what is know as pure death protection

A

Term Life

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16
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3 basic types of term coverage

A

level
increasing
decreasing

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17
Q

In all types of term life coverage, the premium is

A

Level

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18
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Upon selling, renewing , or converting a term policy, the premium is figured at the ____

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Attained Age

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19
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Level term insurance

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death benefit does not change

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20
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Level Premium term

A

level death benefit and level premium

21
Q

Term life with a level premium and a decreasing death benefit each year

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Decreasing Term

22
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renewable provision

A

allows policyowner the right to renew coverage at the expiration date without evidence of insurability

23
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Convertable provision

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provides the right to convert the policy to a permanent policy without the evidence of insurability.

24
Q

______________ is a general term used to refer to various forms of lifeinsurance policies that build cash value and remain in effect for the entire life ofthe insured (or until age 100) as long as the premium is paid

A

Permanent

life insurance

25
The most commontype of permanent insurance is
Whole Life
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Build cash value (living benefits)
Whole life policies
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Can you borrow against cash value in a whole life policy
yes
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``` Key charateristics of ______________ are Level premium Level Death benefit cash value living benefits ```
Whole life insurance
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___________ does not usually accumulate until the third policy year
cash value
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The 3 basic forms of whole life insurance are
straight whole life limited-pay single premium
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__________ premiums for coverage will be completely paid-up well before age 100
limited - pay whole life
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The policy is completelypaid-up after one premium and generates immediate cash.
Single premium whole life (SPWL)
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allow the policyowner to pay more or less than the planned premium
Flexible premium
34
provide the policyowner with thebest of both worlds (term and permanent coverage). canassume the form of either term insurance or permanent insurance
Adjustable life
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With an adjustable life policy the policy owner can
Increase or decrease the premium or the premium-paying period; Increase or decrease the face amount; or Change the period of protection converting from term to whole life or vice versa
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With an adjustable life policy you will need ______________ to increase death benefit or lower premium
proof of insurability
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__________________ insurance is also known by the generic name of flexible premium adjustable life . That implies that the policy owner has the flexibility to increase the amount of premium paid into the policy and to later decrease it again
Universal life
38
flexible premium interest-sensitive has a contract interest rate
Universal life
39
Universal life has 2 components
Insurance - always annually renewable term insurance | Cash account
40
provides the policy owner with flexible premiums and an adjustable death benefit the policy owner rather than the insurer decides where the net premiums (cash value) will be invested the cash values are not guaranteed, and the death benefit is not fixed The cash value and/or death benefit may increase or decrease over the life of the policy depending on the investment performance of the underlying sub-account
Variable universal life
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a single policy that is designed to insure two or more lives can be in the form of term insurance or permanent insurance Premium would be less than for 2 individuals The death benefit is paid upon the first death only
Joint Life
42
pays on thelast death | rather than upon the first death
Survivorship life
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any life insurance written on the lifeof a minor
Juvenile Life
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Group life insurance is usually written as___insurance
It is usually written as annually renewable term insurance
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two distinguishing features of group life insurance are
Evidence of insurability is usually not required (unless an applicant is enrolling forcoverage outside the normal enrollment period) Participants (insureds) under the plan do not receive a policy because they donot own or control the policy
46
each insured participant under the group plan is issued a
certificate ofinsurance
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The actual policy, or masterpolicy/contract , is issued to
the sponsor of the group, which is often an employer
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Group life insurance cost are based on
the average age of the group and the ratio of men to women
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special type of coverage written to insure the life of thedebtor and pay off the balance of a loan in the event of the death of the debtor usually written as decreasing term insurance may be written asan individual policy or as a group plan
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