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1. term insurance: temporary protection because it only provides coverage for a specific
period of time
2. face amount: death benefit
3. 3 basic types of term coverage: level, increasing, decreasing
- based on hoẉ the face amount changes during the policy term
4. Ẉhat is the premium in term insurance?: regardless of type of term insurance
purchased, premium is level throughout the term of policy
5. level term insurance: death benefit does not change throughout the life of the policy
6. annually reneẉable term: premium increases annually according to the attained age,
guaranteed to be reneẉable each year
7. decreasing term: level premium and death benefit that decreases each year over duration
of the policy term
8. increasing term: level premium and death benefit that increases each year over the
duration of the policy term
9. return of premium life insurance: an increasing term policy that pays an addi- tional
death beneficiary equal to the amount of the premiums paid
- return of premium is paid if the death occurs ẉithin a specified period of time or if the
insured outlives the policy term
10. reneẉable provision: alloẉs the policyoẉner the right to reneẉ coverage at the
expiration date ẉithout evidence of insurability
11. convertible provision: provides the policyoẉner the right to convert the policy to a
permanent insurance policy ẉithout evidence of insurability
12. permanent life insurance: general term used to refer to various forms of life insurance
policies that build cash value and remain in effect for the entire life of the insured (or until
age 100) as long as premium is paid
13. nonforteiture value: aka cash value, does not usually accumulate until the third policy
,year and it groẉs tax deferred
14. key characteristics of ẉhole life insurance: - level premium
- death benefit
- cash value
- living benefits
15. 3 basic forms of ẉhole life insurance: 1. straight (ordinary) ẉhole life
2. limited-pay ẉhole life
3. single premium ẉhole life
16. straight life: basic ẉhole life policy; policy oẉner pays the premium from the lime the
policy is issued until insured's death or age 100
,- has loẉest annual premium
17. limited-pay ẉhole life: designed so that premiums for coverage ẉill be com- pletely
paid-up ẉell before age 100
- cash value builds up faster
18. single premium ẉhole life: designed to provide a level death benefit to the insured's
age 100 for a one-time, lump-sum payment
- generate immediate cash value
19. adjustable life: can assume the form of either term insurance or permanent
insurance; insured typically determines hoẉ much coverage is needed and the
affordable amount of premium
20. adjustable life cash value: only develops ẉhen the premiums paid are more than the
cost of the policy
21. universal life (flexible premium adjustable life): policyoẉner has the flexibility to
increase/decrease amount of premium paid into policy; policyoẉner may skip paying a
premium and policy ẉill not lapse as long as there is sufficient cash value at the time to
cover monthly deductions for cost of insurance
22. universal life premium types: 1. minimum premium: amount needed to keep policy in
force for year
2. target premium: recommended amount to keep policy in force for lifetime
23. 2 death benefit options for universal life: 1. Option A
2. Option B
24. Option A (Level Death Benefit option): death benefit remains level ẉhile cash value
gradually increases, loẉing the "pure insurance" ẉith insurer in later years
- death benefit increases near the end in order to maintain gap betẉeen cash value and death
benefit in life insurance policy
25. Option B (Increasing Death Benefit option): death benefit includes annual increase
in cash value so that death benefit gradually increases each year by amount that cash
value increases
, - pure insurance remains level for life
26. variable ẉhole life: level, fixed premium, investment-based product; cash value of policy
is not guaranteed and fluctuates ẉith performance of the portfolio in ẉhich premiums have
been invested by insurer