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Life Insurance Policies Flashcards

1
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True or False: Term insurance is temporary, but the whole life is permanent.

A

True

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2
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For how long will the premium on a 20-year level term policy remain level?

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For 20 years

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3
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Cash value increases with every _________ payment after the _______ year.

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Cash value increases with every PREMIUM payment after the THIRD year.

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4
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What age is used to determine level term policy renewals?

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Premiums are based on a person’s actual age, and renewal premiums will increase.

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5
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Which life policy has cash value gains that mirror or are tied to a stock market index, such as the S&P 500?

A

An Indexed Life Insurance policy

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6
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Describe an endowment.

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Endowments have heavy cash savings, intended for future uses such as retirement or college funding.

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7
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True or False: A 20-year family maintenance income policy pays for 5 years if the insured dies 15 years after the policy issue.

A

False.

Regardless of the date of death, the policy will pay for 20 years since it uses level term insurance.

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8
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Identify the acronym: VL

A

Variable Life

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9
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A 5-year level term policy will renew every 5 years subject to ____________________________.

A

maximum age limitation

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10
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Straight life has a ________________ and _______ premium.

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Straight life has a PREDETERMINED and level PREMIUM.

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11
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True or False: A universal life policy allows for partial withdrawals of the cash value.

A

True

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12
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What whole life product has lower premiums that increase each year for the first 3 to 5 years of the policy?

A

Graded premium whole life

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13
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Does a variable life policy have a guaranteed minimum death benefit?

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Yes. Regardless of account performance, the minimum DB is paid (typically, the initial DB listed on the policy’s face).

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14
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A 10-year level term policy provides coverage for ____ years.

A

10

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15
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As the client ages, what happens to her premium payments in a variable life policy?

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Payments in a variable life policy remain fixed (level).

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16
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What is an unbundled premium?

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When a UL life policy-owner receives an annual statement breaking down all of the policy expenses and charges

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17
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Name the policy that combines whole life insurance and a level term rider providing coverage on the breadwinner.

A

A Family Maintenance plan

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18
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A jumping juvenile policy may also be called ___________________________.

A

juvenile life insurance

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19
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The cash value of a whole life policy grows at a minimum interest rate of ___% to ___%.

A

3% to 4%

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20
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A WL death benefit and premium both remain _______ for the life of the policy.

A

level

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21
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What is the target premium?

A

The initial premium established to fund a UL policy

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22
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What is another name for a “First to Die” policy?

A

Joint Life

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23
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What life insurance policy pays a benefit at the earlier of death or the end of a specified period?

A

An endowment

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24
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The death benefit and premium in a whole life contract are _______ throughout the owner’s lifetime.

A

level

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25
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Cash value generally begins to build within a whole life policy sometime in the ______ year.

A

third

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26
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What is the renewability feature?

A

The ability to renew a term policy without having to provide evidence of insurability

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27
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A jumping juvenile policy has a death benefit that increases to ___ times its stated value with no premium increase.

A

5

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28
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What nontraditional life insurance policy has a flexible death benefit and a rate of return that is interest-sensitive?

A

A universal life policy

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29
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Which WL payment option would have the lowest overall premium over the policy life– 10-pay, 20-pay, or single-pay?

A

Single-pay

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30
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What is a lump-sum premium?

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Another name for single-pay whole life

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31
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Which policy pays a death benefit and concludes or ends on the death of any insured party listed on the contract?

A

A Joint Life policy

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32
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Which policy pays a death benefit and concludes or ends on the death of any insured party listed on the contract?

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A Joint Life policy

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33
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Whole life premium rates are based on a rate per $_______ of coverage.

A

$1,000

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34
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The cash value of a single premium whole life policy will equal the death benefit at age _____.

A

100

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35
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Describe a whole life policy.

A

A policy providing death benefit protection for life or to age 100, cash value, level death benefit, and level premium

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36
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Decreasing term insurance has a ____________ death benefit.

A

decreasing

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37
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At what age is a whole life policy’s cash value assumed to equal its death benefit?

A

At age 100

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38
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What does term insurance provide?

A

The maximum amount of protection with the lowest initial outlay of premiums

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39
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A VL policy has a _____________ minimum death benefit, but the cash value is ________________.

A

A VL policy has a GUARANTEED minimum death benefit, but the cash value is not GUARANTEED.

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40
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What two licenses are required to sell variable products?

A

A life insurance and FINRA license

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41
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What WL product has a guaranteed minimum return and opportunity for CV growth based on the performance of a stock index?

A

Equity-Index Whole Life

42
Q

Decreasing term insurance has a _______ premium and a ____________ death benefit.

A

Decreasing term insurance has a LEVEL premium and a DECREASING death benefit.

43
Q

What is policy equity?

A

The cash value in a whole life policy

44
Q

What is attained or actual age conversion?

A

Conversion where new policy premiums are based on a person’s current age

45
Q

A level term policy has a _______ death benefit and premiums will increase at the ______________ period.

A

A level term policy has a LEVEL death benefit and premiums will increase at the next RENEWAL period.

46
Q

Can the death benefit of a variable life policy increase over time?

A

Yes, assuming the underlying investments outperform expectations and increase in value.

47
Q

Does a term life policy have cash value?

A

No. Term life is pure insurance

48
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Describe an Adjustable Life policy.

A

A policy that offers the ability to change the death benefit based on a person’s needs

49
Q

True or False: Term insurance builds cash value.

A

False

50
Q

What type of insurance policy is most often used as a mortgage redemption policy?

A

Decreasing term insurance

51
Q

Which type of insurance provides temporary protection?

A

Term insurance

52
Q

Which whole life payment option would have the highest annual premium - 10, 20, or 30 pay?

A

10 Pay. The fewer the payments, the greater each payment must be for the policy to mature.

53
Q

What are loan options and cash surrender?

A

Methods available to the policyowner to obtain or access the policy’s cash value

54
Q

______ Life Insurance is purchased to protect a borrower if a lender dies and cannot repay a loan.

A

Credit

55
Q

A VL contract has a guaranteed minimum ________________.

A

Death benefit

56
Q

Whole life premiums remain _______ for the life of the policy.

A

Level

57
Q

Who is the owner of a juvenile insurance policy?

A

The parent or legal guardian

58
Q

Which life insurance policy has a cash value that is invested in securities and has the potential for greater growth?

A

A variable life policy

59
Q

True or False: Upon death, the cash value is payable in addition to the whole life death benefit.

A

False

60
Q

What is straight life or continuous premium life?

A

Additional ways to describe the ordinary whole life

61
Q

Term insurance is described as ______ protection.

A

Pure

62
Q

The premium on an annually renewable level term policy increases ___________.

A

Each year

63
Q

What happens at age 100?

A

Age 100 is the age at which many insurers calculate the policy’s cash value as equal to its death benefit.

64
Q

What whole life product has lower premiums for the first 3 to 5 years of the contract, with a one-time premium increase?

A

Modified premium whole life

65
Q

What is another name for interest-sensitive whole life insurance?

A

Current assumption whole life

66
Q

Whole life is a combination of term protection and ____________.

A

Cash value

67
Q

The cash value and potential death benefit of a VL policy vary _______.

A

Daily

68
Q

____________ pay a living benefit at end of a set timeframe or a death benefit should death occur during that timeframe.

A

Endowments

69
Q

Describe a Family Policy.

A

The policy provides whole life benefits on the breadwinner, with level term insurance on spouse and dependents.

70
Q

What type of policy protects the bank in the event a borrower dies?

A

Credit life

71
Q

What policy combines variable life with flexible premiums?

A

Variable Universal Life

72
Q

Who assumes the investment risk in a traditional insurance contract?

A

The insurance company

73
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Describe an Equity Index Life policy.

A

Usually a UL policy with cash value tied to an equity index account; offers a guaranteed minimum rate of return

74
Q

A 20-year endowment will mature at the end of ____ years.

A

20

75
Q

In a group credit policy, the bank is both the _____________ and the _____________.

A

Policyowner and the Beneficiary

76
Q

What policy combines whole life insurance and a decreasing term rider providing coverage on the breadwinner?

A

A Family Income policy

77
Q

The premium on a universal life policy may be __________.

A

Flexible

78
Q

Which policy pays a death benefit, but only after the last remaining policy insured dies?

A

Survivorship life

79
Q

What is single-pay whole life?

A

A whole life policy with a one-time premium and coverage provided until age 100 or death

80
Q

Generally, credit insurance uses ______________term.

A

Decreasing

81
Q

What are the two UL death benefit options?

A

Options A and B

82
Q

How long will coverage be provided under a 10-pay whole life product?

A

Coverage will continue until death or age 100

83
Q

What are the disadvantages of term insurance?

A

Temporary protection, no cash value, premiums increase with each renewal (level term)

84
Q

Name the ability to change from a term policy to a whole life policy without providing evidence of insurability?

A

Convertibility

85
Q

A VL policy has a _______ premium and a cash value that is ________________.

A

A VL policy has a LEVEL premium and a cash value that is not GUARANTEED.

86
Q

True or False: A whole life policy never requires renewal.

A

True

87
Q

What are the advantages of term insurance?

A

It is initially less expensive than whole life, it may offset debts, and ensures insurability.

88
Q

What are the advantages of term insurance?

A

It is initially less expensive than whole life, it may offset debts, and ensures insurability.

89
Q

True or False: A 20-year family income policy will pay for 7 years if insured dies 13 years after policy issue.

A

True.

The policy will pay the 7 years of remaining benefit as it uses decreasing term insurance.

90
Q

What is 10-pay whole life?

A

A whole life policy with premiums paid for 10 years and coverage provided until age 100 or death

91
Q

What is predetermined in a whole life contract?

A

The death benefit, cash values, premiums, nonforfeiture and surrender values

92
Q

When converting policies, what must remain constant?

A

Generally, the death benefit must remain constant.

93
Q

What life insurance policy uses dividends to purchase one-year term insurance to supplement a reducing death benefit?

A

Enhance ordinary or economatic life

94
Q

What is cash value?

A

The equity that grows inside a permanent policy

95
Q

Why is whole life insurance more expensive than term insurance?

A

Because of the building up of cash value

96
Q

What is original age or retroactive conversion?

A

A type of conversion that uses the age of the original policy purchase.

97
Q

True or False: Regardless of cash value performance, VL policies have a guaranteed minimum death benefit.

A

True

98
Q

At what age does a whole life policy mature?

A

At age 100

99
Q

Most credit life policies utilize ____________ term insurance and coverage may not exceed the ___________________.

A

Most credit life policies utilize DECREASING term insurance and coverage may not exceed the AMOUNT OF THE LOAN.

100
Q

What is another name for a Second or Last to Die policy?

A

Survivorship Life

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