General Insurance | Life Basics and Policies | Provisions, Options, and Riders | Annuities and Qualified Plans | Other Life |
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What is risk?
The uncertainty or chance of a loss occurring.
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What is the application?
The main source of underwriting information for a company.
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What is the grace period?
The period of time after the due date that the policyowner has to pay the premium (usually 30-31 days).
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What is qualified and non-qualified?
The two categories that annuities can be broken into.
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What is a rollover?
A non-taxable exchange of money between two qualified plans that must occur within 60 days.
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What are the elements of insurable risk?
• Due to chance
• Definite and measurable • Statistically predictable • Not catastrophic • Randomly selected, large loss exposure |
What is whole life/permanent life/cash value insurance?
A type of life insurance that accumulates savings and endows at age 100.
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What is "per stirpes?"
An option for dividing benefits among beneficiaries; Latin term for "by the bloodline."
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What is pure life/life only/straight life?
A type of annuity where payments stop upon the annuitant's death.
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What is a life settlement broker?
A person who solicits, negotiates, or offers to negotiate a life settlement contract for compensation.
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What is a mutual company?
A company that only issues dividends to policyowners.
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What is a conditional receipt?
A document issued to the applicant as proof of premium submitted with the application that may provide insurance coverage.
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What is reduced paid-up?
An option that allows the policyowner to use the surrender value of his policy to purchase a single premium, whole life policy with a smaller face amount.
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What is earned income?
The key factor that qualifies someone to contribute to an IRA.
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What is a temporary license?
A type of license issued for 90-day terms in NYS for the purpose of servicing existing business.
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What is a contract of adhesion?
Ambiguities are ruled in favor of the insured under what type of contract?
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What are variable products?
A type of business that is considered to be both an investment and a life insurance product.
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What is the cost of living rider?
A rider that addresses the rising cost of living by automatically increasing the policy's face amount without proof of insurability.
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What is a 529?
A college savings plan that allows a lifetime maximum contribution of $235,000.
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What is continuing education?
15 hours of classroom or online instruction that must be completed biannually.
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What is consideration?
The act of paying the premiums in exchange for statements in the application that promise a future payment.
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What is a master contract/policy?
The document issued to the employer or sponsor of a group life insurance policy.
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What is the right to examine/free look provision?
The provision that allows for a ten-day period after policy delivery for the policyowner to look over the contract, and if dissatisfied, return the policy for a full refund.
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What is a Keogh/HR-10 plan?
A plan for people who are self-employed, as well as their partners and full-time employees.
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What is controlled business?
Any coverage written on a producer's own life, health or property, and/or that of their immediate family or business associates. Limited to 10% of net commissions annually.
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