11. Life Assurance Flashcards
Term Assurance
Protection for a limited period with no element of investment
Sum assured
Amount paid out under terms of the policy
Life Assured
The person whose life is covered by the policy
Policyholder
Person who owns the policy and pays the premiums
Term
The period for which cover is provided under the policy
Surrender Value
Amount payable if policy holder cancels
Level term
Cover remains constant throughout term
Decreasing term
Level of cover reduces but aims to be equal to the outstanding debt
Gift inter vivos cover
Gifts made during a persons lifetime
Convertible term assurance
convert policy to a whole of life or an endowment
Increasing and renewable term assurance
sum assured increases every year by an amount or percentage
take into account inflation
Family income benefit
Pays family a tax free wage for a set amount of time
Pension term assurance
Assurance people could set up during a personal or stakeholder pension plan .
Highest policies with tax relief
Whole of life assurance
Pays at death
covers whole life
Joint Life second death policies
cover second person who dies