Questions and Answers
What does the Disability Waiver of Premium Rider do?
What is the main function of the Disability Income Rider?
To provide a monthly income benefit in addition to the Waiver of Premium.
Who benefits from the Payor Benefit Rider?
The owner of a Juvenile Insurance Policy.
The Guaranteed Insurability Rider allows the insured to purchase additional insurance without evidence of insurability.
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Under what conditions does the Multiple Indemnity Rider pay out?
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What does the Accidental Death and Dismemberment Rider provide?
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A Term Rider can only be added to a Term Insurance policy.
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What is the Family Policy designed to provide?
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What does a Family Income Policy combine?
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What is the purpose of the Joint Life policy?
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What triggers a payment from a Survivorship Life policy?
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The Entire Contract Provision means that agents can make changes to the life insurance contract.
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How long is the Free Look Period for an insured?
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Which of the following rights does Ownership Provisions grant?
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What defines a Revocable Beneficiary?
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What happens under the Suicide Clause during the contestable period?
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What is the definition of Non Forfeiture Options?
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What is meant by the term 'Dividends' in life insurance?
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Dividends are guaranteed payments for all policyholders.
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What does the policyholder receive under the Reinstatement process?
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The Grace Period is typically ____ days.
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What does the term 'Settlement Options' refer to?
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Study Notes
Disability Riders
- Disability Waiver of Premium Rider: Waives future premium payments if the insured is totally and permanently disabled for at least six months before age 60, with payment for the first 6 months required.
- Disability Income Rider: Provides a monthly income benefit alongside the Waiver of Premium for an additional cost.
Payor and Insurability Riders
- Payor Benefit Rider: Waives future premiums on Juvenile Insurance Policies if the adult premium payer becomes disabled or dies.
- Guaranteed Insurability Rider: Allows the insured to purchase additional insurance without evidence of insurability, limited to intervals specified in the policy.
Indemnity Riders
- Multiple Indemnity Rider: Pays multiple of the face amount (double or triple) if death is accidental, occurs within 90 days, and the insured is under age 70.
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Rider: Pays a separate benefit for accidental death or dismemberment, with a schedule for bodily losses.
Family and Joint Policies
- Term Rider: Alters benefits in an existing Term Insurance policy or adds Term Insurance to a Whole Life policy.
- Family Policy: Insures several family members with Whole Life on the breadwinner and Term Riders for the spouse and children, offering automatic increases in coverage at certain ages.
- Joint Life (First to Die): Insures two lives under one policy, with benefits paid out upon the first death, allowing the survivor to purchase a new policy without evidence of insurability.
- Survivorship (Second to Die): Pays upon the last insured's death, primarily used for covering estate taxes.
Contractual Provisions
- Entire Contract Provision: Only the life insurance policy and attached application govern the agreement; agents cannot modify terms.
- Free Look Period: Insured has ten days to review and return the policy for a full refund if dissatisfied.
- Ownership Provisions: Include rights to assign the policy, change beneficiaries, receive cash value, and select premium payment options.
Beneficiary Designations
- Primary Beneficiary: First in line to receive policy proceeds.
- Contingent Beneficiary: Next in line if the primary beneficiary is deceased.
- Tertiary Beneficiary: Receives proceeds if both primary and contingent beneficiaries die first.
- Revocable Beneficiary: Can be changed by the insured at any time.
- Irrevocable Beneficiary: Changes require the beneficiary's permission, limiting the insured's rights regarding the policy.
Distribution Methods
- Per Capita: Benefits distributed equally among living beneficiaries.
- Per Stirpes: Benefits distributed by bloodline to descendants.
- Estates: If no beneficiaries are alive, proceeds go to the insured's estate, potentially subject to taxes.
Special Clauses and Options
- Uniform Simultaneous Death Act: Allows benefits to go to contingent beneficiaries when the insured and primary beneficiary die together.
- Common Disaster Clause: Assumes the beneficiary dies first in simultaneous deaths.
- Spendthrift Clause: Pays beneficiaries through set installments, protecting proceeds from creditors.
- Grace Period: 30 days of coverage granted if premiums are unpaid; claims paid with a deduction for unpaid premiums.
Loans and Withdrawals
- Automatic Premium Loans: Uses the policy's cash value to cover unpaid premiums but may lapse if cash value is exhausted.
- Policy Loans: Insured can borrow against the cash value after maintaining the policy for a sufficient time.
- Withdrawals and Surrender: Rights to extract cash values, potentially affecting face value and policy terms.
Non-Forfeiture and Dividend Options
- Non-Forfeiture Options: Options available upon policy lapse, including cash value extraction, reduced paid-up insurance, or extended term insurance.
- Dividends: Refunds of premiums from participating companies, not taxable unless exceeding paid premiums; options for utilization include premium reduction and cash payments.
Contestability and Assignment
- Incontestability: Policy cannot be contested after two years based on statements made in the application.
- Assignment: Transfer of ownership rights; absolute and collateral assignments vary in scope.
Clauses and Taxation
- Suicide Clause: Limits company liability to return of premiums if suicide occurs within the contestable period.
- Misstatement of Age: Allows for adjust benefits based on corrected age discrepancies.
- Settlement Options: Various methods for benefit disbursement, like lump sum or fixed installments.
- Policy Exclusions: Common exclusions include suicide (within two years), war, and aviation-related deaths.
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