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CA Life and Health Exam
prep for state license exam
37
Insurance
Not Applicable
04/13/2019

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Cards

Term
Medical Savings Accounts allow up to how many employees?
Definition
50 or fewer
Term

Tax deductible premium?

Employer buys group term life for employees

True/False?

Definition

True

group life is tax deductible as it is considered a business expense

 

Term

Are premiums paid for life insurance tax deductible?

 

Definition
In general, no. Group term life purchased by employer is exception.
Term
What is Cash option on life insurance?
Definition

Dividend check to insured

 

Term

Life Insurance

Accelerated benefits

Taxed to terminally ill insured?

Definition
No, they are tax free for terminally ill (up to a limit for chronically ill)
Term
Is mental illness covered by basic medical expense coverage?
Definition

No.

coverage for: nonsurgical services

emergency accident benefits

Maternity benefits

mental/nervous disorders

hospice care

home health care

outpatient care

nurses expenses

Term

Cheapest insurance

No cash value or other living benefits

if canceled or expired, nothing paid

If insured dies, death benefit is paid to beneficiary

 

What type of Life insurance?

 

Definition
Term
Term
3 basic types of Term coverage:
Definition

Level

Increasing

Decreasing

Term
In Term Life, what is Level Term
Definition

Most common type

Death benefit does not change throughout the life of the policy

Level pay, stated payout. 

 

At the end of term, ph can renew but premium based on their age at renewal.

Term
In Term Life, what is Increasing Term?
Definition

Level premiums

Death benefit increases each year

Commonly used with:

refund of premium riders

cost of living rider

Return of premium riders

Term
In Term Life, what is decreasing Term?
Definition

Level premium

Decreasing death benefit

Commonly used to pay a mortgage or debt as the debt will be decreasing over time as payments are made.

 

Usually convertible but not renewable at end of term

Term
What is an Annually renewable Term (ART) Life?
Definition

death benefit remains level (level term policy)

 

Guaranteed renewable each year without proof of insurability (but premium increases w/age)

Term

Term Life

 

What is Return of Premium (ROP) rider

Definition

increasing term insurance

 

Returns all premium to insured if alive at end of term

 

(insurer invest premium and gains interest during the term)

Term

Term Life

 

What is the Renewable provision?

Definition

Policyowner has the right to renew w/out evidence of insurability

 

Renewal premium based on age at renewal

Term

Term Life

 

What is convertible provision

Definition
owner can convert from term to permanent w/out evidence of insurability
Term

Whole Life

 

What age is used to endow?

Definition

(aka permanant life)

 

100

Cash value created = face value at age 100

 

Calculated as if ph will pay premium until age 100

 

 

Term
Are whole life premiums higher or lower than term life?(typically)
Definition
Higher
Term
What are 4 key elements of Whole Life?
Definition

Level Premium (level based on age at issuance)

Death Benefit (level)

Cash Value (credited regularly, guaranteed interest rate)

Living Benefits (ph can borrow against cash value)

 

Term
What is Living Benefits characteristic in Whole Life?
Definition

PH can borrow against the cash value of the policy or cash out

Usually start accumulating 3rd year

Grows Tax deferred

 

Term
What are the 3 types of Whole Life policies?
Definition

Straight

Limited Pay

Single premium

Term

Whole Life

 

What is a Straight Life?

(aka ordinary or continuous premium Whole Life)

Definition

premium paid to 100 or death

Cash value increases

 

Lowest annual premium of whole life policies since paying longer

Term

Whole Life

 

What is Limited payment? 

Definition

Premiums paid up before 100

EX: 20-pay (premium paid for 20 years)

LP-65 - Life paid - usually paid by age 65

 

Shorter payment term, cash value continues to increase

Term

Whole Life

 

What is a Single Premium Whole Life (SPWL)?

Definition

One time, lump sum payment

 

pays death benefit to age 100

 

Cash value immediately and increases over time

 

 

Term

What is interest sensitive whole life?

(aka current assumption life)

Definition

Guaranteed death benefit to age 100

initial premium based on interest, expense and risk assumptions. If values change, premium is adjusted.

 

Can add greater cash value or shorter premium payment period depending on interest results

 

Term

 

What is a modified life whole term policy?

Definition

Lower premium first 3-5 years

Then higher level premium

Term

 

What is graded premium whole life?

Definition

First 5-10 years, pay 50% of premium

Then higher premium after (level)

 

Overall, premium is the same as straight life at the end, just lower in beginning and higher after to equal out.

Term
What is Indeterminate premium whole life?
Definition

Has 2 premiums

1) level/maximum premium

2) Fluctuating - based on results (mortality rates, expense, investment). Paid for a set period of time

 

premium will never exceed maximum premium amount set

Term

Life

 

Mortgage redemption provision/coverage?

Definition

Insures for an amount equal to ph mortgage. 

 

If ph dies, insurer pays balance of loan

Term

Life

 

Family Maintenance policy? 

Definition

Combines whole life with level term

Based on family income

specified period of time

If insured dies, $ to pay monthly bills

Contains permanant life paid on death

 

 

Term

Life

 

Family policy characteristics?

 

Definition

Combines whole and term

 

covers family members in a single policy

 

Whole insurance on breadwinner + convertible term on other family members

 

Spouse can convert to permanant up to age 65

 

newborns covered for 30-31 days after birth and can be added (can also convert from term to perm at age 21, w?no evidence of insurability)

Term

Life

 

Family income policy characteristics?

 

Definition

Decreasing term and whole life on the breadwinner

 

Provided family with monthly income if BW dies for the remainder of the income period, then pays whole life coverage to beneficiary. 

If BW dies after stated income period, only whole life is paid

 

Family term rider = spouse term + childrens term

Term
What is Joint life?
Definition


single policy

Insures 2+

Term or perm

Lower premium then separate policies

Premium based on joint average age

 

Death benefit paid on first death only

 

Also common for buy-sell agreements

Term
What is survivorship Life?
Definition

aka "second to die" or "Last survivor"

premium based on average age of insureds

Pays on last death (lower premium then joint)

Term
What is a Jumping Juvenile life policy?
Definition

written on a minor

face amount increases a set amount at age 21

Premium stays the same

Term

Life

 

What is the Payor Rider

(primarily used with juvenile policies)

Definition
if payer becomes disabled for 6 months or dies, the insurere will waive the premium until the minor reaches the set age (often 21)
Term

Whole Life

 

Return of premium rider benefits?

Definition

death prior to set age:

Pays original face amount + premiums paid: to beneficiary

usually expires at age 60 or specified age

Term
Indexed whole life
Definition
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