Chapter 2. Types of Life Insurance Policies Flashcards
With a single premium deferred annuity, when will the annuity payments become available?
No sooner than 1 year after the annuity purchase
What are the death benefit options in universal life policies?
Option A - level death benefit, and Option B - increasing death benefit
In an annuity, the accumulated money is converted into a stream of income during which phase?
Annuitization period
If there is no named beneficiary for the annuity benefits, to which entity will the benefits be paid?
Annuitant’s estate
How soon can income payments begin in an immediate annuity?
No later than 1 year from the time of annuity purchase
What are the two phases of an annuity?
Accumulation and annuitization (or pay-in and pay-out)
What policy component must decrease in decreasing term insurance?
Face amount
What universal life option has a gradually increasing cash value and a level death benefit?
Option A
What type of life insurance policy is Life Paid-up at Age 65?
Limited-pay Whole Life
What type of license(s) is/are required to sell variable annuities?
A life insurance license and a securities license
An individual has a contract that will provide him with a certain amount of income for the rest of his life. However, this is not a life insurance policy. What type of contract does this person have?
Annuity
What type of annuity is suitable for someone who wants to select the benefit option that will pay the largest amount only for as long as the annuitant lives?
Straight life
If the annuitant dies during the accumulation period, who will receive the annuity benefits?
Beneficiary
Can a business or a corporation be an annuitant?
No, an annuitant must always be a natural person.
How long will a life annuity with a 15-year period certain pay?
For the life of the annuitant unless they die within the first 15 years of the annuitization period; then the payments will last for 15 years.
What type of premium is charged on a straight life policy?
A level premium for the life of the insured
What happens to the premium in an annually renewable term life policy?
The premium increases with each renewal
What type of annuity credits its interest based upon an index such as S&P 500?
Equity indexed annuity
A policy states that it will pay a specified face amount if the insured dies during the 20-year premium-paying period and nothing if death occurs after the 20-year period. What type of policy is this?
20-year level term
During partial withdrawal from a universal life policy, what portion, if any, will be taxed?
Interest earned on the withdrawn cash value
In a joint life policy, when is the death benefit paid?
Upon the first death
Regarding annuity payments, what is the difference between the annuitant and the beneficiary of an annuity?
The annuitant receives payments from the annuity during the annuitization period; the beneficiary receives benefits after the annuitant’s death.
What type of whole life insurance policy generates immediate cash value?
Single premium whole life
What annuity settlement option provides income payments to the annuitant for the duration of their life, and also guarantees payment for a specified number of years?
Life income with period certain