21 Flashcards
Retains all values established at insureds issue age
Advantage of reinstatement provision
Maximum time limit for reinstatement
Three years
Pay back premiums plus interest maybe outstanding loans and interest
Reinstated
Surrendered policies cannot be
Reinstated
Clause that prevents ins co from denying payment of claim after specified period of time
Incontestability clause
If wish to contest app statements
Two years to do so
Incontestability does not apply
Nonpayment
Sex statement
Age or identity
Misstatement of age will be
Resulting in adjustment of premiums or benefits
Only found in policies with cash value
Policy loan
To allow policy loans policy must have
Cash value
Insurer must provide to policyowner that policy is going to lapse how many days
30
Entitled to borrow amount equal to available cash value
Policy loan
Loan that prevents unintentional lapse of policy due to nonpayment of prem
Automatic premium loans
If continually use automatic premium loan option to pay premium
Policy will terminate when cash value is reduced to nothing
Auto premium loan provision and dies before loan is paid back
Balance taken out of death benefit
Died by suicide one year after policy issued
Premiums refunded
Higher premium for these hobbies
Hazardous occupations or hobbies
Excludes all causes of death while insured is on active duty
Status clause
Only excludes death benefit if insured is killed as result of act of war
Results clause
Modifications attached to policy/sometimes require additional premium but help tailor policy to specific needs/classified according to primary purpose
Riders
Provide benefits in event of insured’s disability
Others provide partial payment of death benefit prior to death called accelerated or living benefits
Disability riders
Insured totally disabled/remains in force until able to return to work/if never can return premiums continue to be waived by co
Waiver of premium rider
Waiting period of waiver of premium rider
6 months from time of disability until first prem is waived
If still disabled after waiting period
Will be refunded premium paid from start of disability usually expires at age 65