Chapter 7: Life Insurance products Flashcards

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Describe the benefit payable with:

Decreasing term assurance

A

Lump sum benefit on death within a specified term.
The lump sum decreases the later the death occurs.

Alternatively the benefit may be a level income paid from the date at which the death occurs, payable to a dependent.

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Describe the benefit payable with:

Convertible term assurance

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Lump sum benefit on death within a specified term, with the option to convert to a whole life or endowment at the end of the term.

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Describe the benefit payable with:

Critical illness cover

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Lump sum on the diagnosis of a critical illness.

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Describe the benefit payable with:

Long-term care

A

Lump sum, an annuity, or some or all of the actual cost of care.

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Describe the benefit payable with:

Income protection cover

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A regular income during period when the insured is unable to work due to accident or illness.

A policy may also pay out in other circumstances, e.g. unemployment.

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Describe the benefit payable with:

Endowment assurance

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A lump sum on survival to the end of the term or on death before the end of the term.

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Describe the benefit payable with:

Deferred annuity

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A regular income payable from a vesting date.

It may be possible to take a proportion of the benefit as a lump sum on the vesting date.

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Describe the customer needs met by:

whole life assurance

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  • funeral expenses
  • inheritance tax
  • death duties
  • protection to dependents
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Describe the customer needs met by:

Decreasing term assurance

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  • loan repayment

- family income benefit

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Describe the customer needs met by:

Renewable term assurance

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  • cheap death cover with the certainty of being able to renew the contract for a further period without health evidence being provided.
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Describe the customer needs met by:

Critical illness cover

A

Financial security in the event of contracting a critical illness.
The money could be used to provide nursing or other care.

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Describe the customer needs met by:

Long-term care cover

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Financial security against the risk of needing home or nursing home care as an elderly person.

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13
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Describe the customer needs met by:

Immediate annuity

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Protection against longevity or to pay regular school fees.
Often used to secure a retirement. As an alternative an individual could purchase an income drawdown product. Under this arrangement, funds would remain invested and the member would withdraw an amount of the funds each year.

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Describe the customer needs met by:

Deferred annuity

A

A savings vehicle, e.g. for retirement.

If some of the benefit can be taken as a lump sum, it could be used to pay off a loan.

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Does a group version exist for:

Whole life assurance

A

No, an employer would only provide employees for death cover up to the point of retirement.

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16
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Does a group version exist for:

Term assurance

A

Yes, for death in service benefits and key persons insurance. Group contracts could also be purchased by credit companies and suppliers of goods to pay off outstanding balances on the death of a customer.

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Does a group version exist for:

Convertible term assurances

A

Yes, for employee death in service, but with the option of the employee converting to an individual plan on leaving the company.

18
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Does a group version exist for:

Long term care

A

Yes, to cover employees, their spouse or parents.

19
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4 Main investment types for life insurance contracts

A
  • without profit
  • with profit
  • unit-linked
  • index-linked
20
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Without profit contract

A

The benefits are fixed at the outset.
The insurer bears the risk of experience not being as expected.
Often used for protection products.

21
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With-profit contract

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The profits of the company, and hence the risks, are shared with the policyholder and the insurer.
There is usually both a guaranteed and a discretionary element to the benefit.
Often used for savings products.

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Unit-linked contract

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The benefit depends on the performance of the underlying assets.
Enables the policyholder to obtain a higher level of expected benefit for a given level of premium, than under a comparable non-linked version of the contract.
This is because the policyholder generally bears the risk of experience not being as expected.

Often used for savings products.
If used for protection, it is common for the insurer to offer a minimum guaranteed benefit.

23
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Index-linked contract

A

Provides a benefit that is linked to an economic or investment index.
Premiums may move in line with the same index or may be fixed in monetary terms.