Insurance Ch 8 Flashcards

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1
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_______ are arrangements for the sale of the individuals interest in a business due to death or disability.

A

Buy-sell agreements 

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2
Q

Buy-sell agreements maybe structured under a _______ or a _______, which are both typically funded by life insurance.

A

Stock redemption (entity purchase) / cross purchase agreement

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3
Q

In a cross purchase buy sell agreement, the surviving owner buys out the deceased owner. _________ needs to be both the owner and the beneficiary of the life insurance policy to keep it out of the deceased owners estate and out of the‘s assets.

A

Surviving owner

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4
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Death benefits from MEC contracts are _______.

A

Tax free

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5
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Buy sell agreements ______ trigger transfer of value exposure.

A

Can

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This type of life insurance is acquired to protect an employer against economic loss from the death of a valued employee.

A

Key employee life insurance

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7
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________ should be the owner and beneficiary of the key employee’s life insurance.

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The business

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8
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The premiums for key employee insurance are _______ while the death benefits are received ______.

A

Non-deductible/tax free.

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9
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An arrangement under which an employer and an executive share costs and benefits of a life insurance policy.

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Split dollar plan

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10
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Under this method of the split dollar plan, the employer owns the policy and has responsibility for the premium payment. The employers share of the benefits is secured through its ownership of the policy. A beneficiary is name to receive the employees share of the death proceeds.

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The endoRsement method

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Under this method of the split dollar plan, the insured employee is the policy owner. The corporation lends the employee, the corporations share of the annual premium, and the loan amounts are secured by the assignment of the policy to the corporation. The corporation receives its benefits as a Saye of the policy at the earlier of the employees, death or the termination of the split dollar plan.

A

The collateral aSSignment method

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12
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These policies cover the ongoing costs of operating a business, while the business owner is totally disabled, actual expenses, but not the owners salary or reimbursed during the time of disability up to a maximum monthly benefit, usually for up to one to two years.

A

Business over overhead expense insurance

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13
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Business overhead expense insurance for sole proprietors:

Premiums are _______ and the proceeds are ______.

A

Deductible / taxable

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Business overhead expense insurance for corporations

The corporation ________ deduct the premiums it pays, but _______ the insurance benefits from its gross income.

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15
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A(n) ________ is a periodic payment from an account maintained by a life insurance company, beginning at a specific or contingent date and continuing for a fixed period, or for the duration of a designated life or lives.

A

Annuity

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16
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A ___________ annuity provides periodic benefit payments as long as the annuitant lives, with the payment ceasing upon the death of the annuitant.

A

Pure life or straight life

17
Q

Advantages of a ____________ annuity:

  • Annuitant has a guaranteed stream of income, no matter how long the annuitant lives.
  • No residual value remains in the policy at the annuitants death that would be subject to estate taxes
  • This annuity has the highest payout among all the settlement options.
A

Pure life immediate fixed annuity

18
Q

Disadvantages of a _________ annuity:

-Annuitant receives it fixed payment (no inflation hedge)
-Cannot commute the remaining value.
-Annuitant may die before the return of the entire principal is realized. nothing is left for the annuitant’s beneficiaries.

A

Pure life immediate fixed annuity

19
Q

A ______ annuity payout can lose most of its purchasing power in 30 or 40 years.

A

Fixed

20
Q

In a _______ annuity, a certain number of payments are guaranteed, regardless of whether the annuitant lives or dies. The longer the guarantee period, the lower the annuity payout.

A

Period Certain annuity

21
Q

With this type of annuity, the contract promises, that upon the death of the annuity, the annuitant’s estate or designated beneficiary will be paid a lump sum that is the difference, if any, between the purchase price of the annuity, and the sum of the monthly payments that have been distributed up to the primary annuitants death.

A

Refund annuity

22
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This annuity’s payout is computed based on two lives. The insurance company promises to make payments until both annuitants die.

A

Joint and last survivor annuity

23
Q

Under a _______ annuity, payments cease on the death of the first annuitant. No further benefits are paid.

A

Joint life

The joint life annuity may be an incorrect answer on the exam. It is seldom, if ever, recommended.

24
Q

The annuity is purchased with a single premium rather than periodic payments. Earnings accumulate, tax deferred until distributed.

A

Single premium deferred annuity

25
Q

Under a _________ annuity, premiums are normally invested in a portfolio of mutual fund-like investments (call sub accounts or allocation accounts or separate accounts). Both an insurance and security license are required to sell this type of annuity.

A

Variable

26
Q

________ annuities are suitable for clients with moderate to high risk tolerance. If wording like “attempt to cope with inflation” or “ keep up with market conditions” is used in a suitability question the ______ product (annuity or life insurance) is usually the correct choice.

A

Variable/variable

27
Q

A deferred fixed annuity funded from an IRA or qualified retirement. Plan designed to keep the client/spouse from outliving their retirement savings. The longer you deferred the start date, the higher your payments will be. These can defer income tax by reducing RMDs.

A

Qualified longevity annuity contract QLAC

28
Q

For individual taxpayers, investment income, earned on annuities during the accumulation period is ______ until distributed to the contract holder.

A

Not taxable

29
Q

When an annuitant receives periodic payments, the portion of each annuity payment representing a distribution of accumulated earnings is taxed as _______. The portion representing a return of the owner’s investment (basis) is ______.

A

Ordinary income / non-taxable

30
Q

Monthly payment times life expectancy in months equals…..

A

Expected return

31
Q

Taxation of annuities

Investment divided by expected return equals……

A

Exclusion ratio

32
Q

An _______ is applied until the taxpayer recovers the entire principle; then the full annuity payment is taxable.

A

Exclusion ratio

33
Q

Annuity contracts issued after August 13, 1982 are taxed _____.

A

Last in first out

34
Q

If an annuity contract is held by a____ , the income on the contract must be treated as ordinary income by the Holder during that tax year.

A

Non-natural person