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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| under a 20-pay whole life policy, in order for the policy to pay the premium must be paid for what time period | for 20 years or until the insured's death whichever occurs first |
| an insured owns a life policy. to be able to pay some of her medical bills, she withdraws a portion of the policies cash value. There is a limit for a withdrawal and the insurer charges a fee. what type of policy does she have | Universal Life |
| Which type of policy generates immediate cash value | Single premium whole life |
| What product provides income for a specified period of years or for life, and protects a person from outliving thier money | an annuity |
| A married couple owns a permanent policy that covers both of thier life and pays the death benefit only upon the death of the first insured. What is this policy | joint life policy, when the first death occurs the policy ends |
| Equity indexed annuities | have guaranteed minimum interest rates, they are aggresive, |
| what characteristics make whole life permanent protection | coverage until death or age 100 |
| An insured purchased a 10 year level term life policy that is guaranteed renewable and convertible. What happens at the end of the 10 year term | may be renewed without evidence of insurability for another like term or may be converted to permanent insurance |
| best describes annually renewable term life | it is low level term |
| The policy owner of a universal life policy may skip paying the premium and the policy will not lapse as long as | As long as the policy contains sufficient cash value at the time to cover the cost of insurance for the premium period |
| Type of policy that can be changed from one that does not accumulate cash value to one that does is a | Convertable term policy |
| When would a 20-pay whole life policy endow? | when the insured reaches 100 |
| Which policy component decreases in decreasing term insurance | face value |
| variable whole life is based on what type of premium | level fixed |
| the term fixed in a fixed annuity refers to what | amount and length of payments, guaranteed interest rate, and equal annuity payments |
| An annuity purchased with multiple payments that begin income payments after one year from the moment of purchase is known as what | flexible premium differed annuity |
| If the annuitant dies before the annuitization period starts, what will the beneficiary receive | either the amount paid into the annuity or the cash value whichever is greater |
| with single premium differed annuity , when will the annuity payments become available | no sooner than 1 year after annuity purchase |
| What annuity settlement options provide income payments to the annuitant for the duration of his life, and also guarantees payment for a specified number of years | Life income with period certain |
| How soon can payments begin in an immediate annuity | no latter than 1 year from time of annuity purchase |
| Under option B in a universal life policy, what happens to the death benefit | the death benefit increases each year by the amount of the cash value |
| Can a business or a corporation be an annuitant | No, an annuitant must always be a natural person |
| What does the term level mean in term level insurance | face amount |
| Who bears the investment risk in an fixed annuity | the insurer |
| what type of annuity credits its interest based upon an index such as S&P 500 | Equity indexed annuity |
| Why are policy loans not available on term insurance | there is no cash value to borrow against |
| Whose life expectancy is taken into consideration in an annuity contract | annuitant |
| Who receives income payment from an annuity | annuitant |
| What is the difference between a single and a flexible premium payment option in a differed annuity |