Chapter 4: Life Insurance Policy Provisions, Options, and Riders

The automatic premium loan provision is activated at the end of the

Grace period. Provided there is sufficient cash value in the policy, this provision triggers a loan at the end of the grace period to keep a policy in force.

What required provision protects against unintentional lapse of the policy?

Grace period. The grace period is the period of time after the premium due date that the policyowner has to pay the premium before the policy lapses (usually 30 or 31 days). The purpose of the grace period provision is to protect the policyholder against an unintentional lapse of the

An individual is purchasing a permanent life insurance policy with a face value of $25,000. While this is all the insurance that he can afford at this time, he wants to be sure that additional coverage will be available in the future. Which of the following options should be included in the policy?

Guaranteed insurability option. The guaranteed insurability option allows the insured to purchase specific amounts of additional insurance at specific times without proving insurability.

Which of the following is true about the premium on the children's rider in a life insurance policy?

It remains the same no matter how many children are added to the policy The premium does not change on the inclusion of additional children; it is based on an average number of children.

Which of the following is true about the premium on the children's rider in a life insurance policy?

It remains the same no matter how many children are added to the policy.

Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning the Accidental Death Rider?

It will pay double or triple the face amount

A rider attached to a life insurance policy that provides coverage on the insured's family members is called the

Other-insured rider. The other-insureds rider is useful in providing insurance for more than one family member. The type of insurance offered by this rider is usually term insurance, with the right to convert to permanent insurance.

Which nonforfeiture option provides coverage for the longest period of time?

Reduced paid-up

The interest earned on policy dividends is

Taxable

If an insured continually uses the automatic premium loan option to pay the policy premium

The policy will terminate when the cash value is reduced to nothing.

An insured stops making payments on a loan taken from his cash value policy. What will most likely happen?

The policy will terminate when the loan amount with interest equals or exceeds the cash value.

Under an extended term nonforfeiture option, the policy cash value is converted to

The same face amount as in the whole life policy.

Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning irrevocable beneficiaries?

They can be changed only with the written consent of that beneficiary. Once irrevocable beneficiaries are indicated for the policy, their written consent is required to change the beneficiary.

The paid-up addition option uses the dividend

To purchase a smaller amount of the same type of insurance as the original policy.

The Waiver of Cost of Insurance rider is found in what type of insurance?

Universal Life

The rider in a whole life policy that allows the company to forgo collecting the premium if the insured is disabled is called

Waiver of premium

An insured had a $10,000 term life policy. The annual premium of $200 was due on February 1; however, the insured failed to pay the premium. He died on February 28. How much would the beneficiary receive from the policy?

$9,800

The Policyowner wants to make sure that upon his death, the life policy will pay a portion of the proceeds annually to his spouse, but that the principal will be paid to their children when they reach a certain age. Which settlement option should the Policyowner choose?

Interest only option

When a policyowner designates a group of individuals as the beneficiary of a life insurance death benefit without specifically naming the individuals, this is called

Class designation A designation such as the child of the insured, or all children of the insured, or all current members of a group, is called a "class designation." The individuals need not be specifically named, since each who meet the qualifications of being included in the class will share in the benefit.

After a back injury, an insured is disabled for a year. His insurance policy carries a Disability Income Benefit rider. Which of the following benefits will he receive?

Monthly premium waiver and monthly income The Disability Income Benefit rider waives the policy premiums, just like the Waiver of Premium rider. Unlike the Waiver of Premium rider, it also allows the insured to receive a weekly or monthly income during the disability period.

what is the waiting period on a Waiver of Premium rider in life insurance policies?

6 months

Under which nonforfeiture option does the company pay the surrender value and have no further obligations to the policyowner?

Cash surrender Once the cash surrender value is paid, the contract is over.

An insured will be allowed to reactivate her lapsed life insurance policy if action is taken within a certain period of time, and proof of insurability is provided. Which policy provision allows this?

Reinstatement provision A lapsed policy may be reinstated within 3 years by paying back premiums, with interest, and proving insurability.

The two types of assignments are:

Absolute and collateral absolute assigns the entire policy, collateral assigns a part or all of the benefits

A rider that may be attached to a life insurance policy that will adjust the face amount based upon a specific index, such as the consumer price index, is called?

Cost of Living Rider.

According to the entire contract provision, what document must be made part of the insurance policy?

Copy of the original application

All of the following are beneficiary designations EXCEPT

specified Beneficiary designations determine the order in which benefits will be paid: primary or contingent, which includes secondary and tertiary.

Which nonforfeiture option has the highest amount of insurance protection?

Extended term The Extended Term nonforfeiture option has the same face amount as the original policy, but for a shorter period of time.

Which of the following is TRUE about a class designation?

Beneficiaries are not identified by name.

Which entity determines the amount of accelerated death benefits that will be paid to an insured?

The insurer

An individual purchased a life insurance policy on his life naming his wife as primary beneficiary, and their daughter as contingent beneficiary. Under what circumstances could the daughter collect the death benefit?

If the primary beneficiary predeceases the insured The contingent beneficiary would need to outlive the insured and primary beneficiary.

A couple owns a life insurance policy with a Children's Term Rider. Their daughter is reaching the maximum age of dependent coverage, so she will have to convert to permanent insurance in the near future. Which of the following will she need to provide for proof of insurability?

Proof of insurability is not required.

Which of the following is true about warranties?

They are guaranteed to be true. Warranties are statements that are guaranteed to be true. Representations are true to the best of the insurance applicant's knowledge.

Which settlement option provides a single beneficiary with income for the rest of his/her life?

single life The Single Life Option provides a single beneficiary with income for the rest of his/her life.

An insured purchased a life policy in 2010 and died in 2017. The insurance company discovers at that time that the insured had concealed information during the application process. What can they do?

Pay the death benefit

What provision in an insurance policy extends coverage beyond the premium due date?

Grace period

Upon the death of the insured, the primary beneficiary discovers that the insured chose the interest only settlement option. What does this mean?

The beneficiary will only receive payments of the interest earned on the death benefit. With the Interest Only settlement option, the insurance company retains the policy proceeds and pays interest on the proceeds to the recipient (beneficiary) at regular intervals (monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually).

The automatic premium loan provision is activated at the end of the

Grace period.

A long stretch of national economic hardship causes a 7% rate of inflation. A policyowner notices that the face value of her life insurance policy has been raised 7% as a result. Which policy rider caused this change?

Cost of Living Rider

All of the following are TRUE statements regarding the accumulation at interest option EXCEPT

The interest is not taxable since it remains inside the insurance policy.

An insured purchased a life insurance policy on his life naming his wife as primary beneficiary, and his daughter as contingent beneficiary. Under what circumstances could the daughter collect the death benefit?

If the primary beneficiary predeceases the insured.

What is the purpose of a fixed-period settlement option?

To provide a guaranteed income for a certain amount of time When the fixed-period installments option is selected, the insurer agrees to pay the proceeds in equal installments over a specified period of time.

A policyowner fails to pay the premium due on his whole life policy after the grace period passes, but the policy remains in force. This is due to what provision?

Automatic premium loan This provision is not required, but is commonly added to contracts with a cash value at no additional charge. This is a special type of loan that prevents the unintentional lapse of a policy due to nonpayment of the premium.

The insured under a $100,000 life insurance policy with a triple indemnity rider for accidental death was killed in a car accident. It was determined that the accident was his fault. The triple indemnity rider in the policy specifies that the death must not be contributed to by the insured in any manner. In this case, what will the policy beneficiary receive?

$100,000 The triple indemnity accidental death rider obligates the company to pay three times the face amount of the policy if the insured dies as a result of an accident. The death must be accidental and not contributed to by any other factors and must occur within 90 days of the accident. In this case, since the insured contributed to his own death, the triple indemnity rider is void, but the beneficiary will still receive the policy's death benefit.

After a back injury, an insured is disabled for a year. His insurance policy carries a Disability Income Benefit rider. Which of the following benefits will he receive?

Monthly premium waiver and monthly income

All of the following are true regarding the guaranteed insurability rider EXCEPT

This rider is available to all insureds with no additional premium. The guaranteed insurability rider may be structured to allow for specific additional amounts of insurance to be purchased at specific ages, dates and events without proving insurability; however, the coverage is purchased at the insured's attained age and the maximum allowable purchase is specified in the base policy. This rider usually expires at the insured's age 40.

Which of the following is true about the mandatory free look in a Life Insurance policy?

It commences when the policy is delivered The free look provision is a mandatory provision that allows the insured to examine a policy, and if dissatisfied for any reason, return the policy for a full refund of any premiums paid.

The paid-up addition option uses the dividend

To purchase a smaller amount of the same type of insurance as the original policy. The dividends are used to purchase a single premium policy in addition to the face amount of the permanent policy.

If an insured withdraws a portion of the face amount in the form of accelerated benefits because of a terminal illness, how will that affect the payable death benefit from the policy?

The death benefit will be smaller. If an insured withdraws a portion of the death benefit by the use of this rider, the benefit payable at death will be reduced by that amount, plus the amount of earnings lost by the insurance company in interest income.

A policyowner who is also the insured wants to name her husband as the beneficiary of her life policy. She also wishes to retain all of the rights of ownership. The policyowner should have her husband named as the

Revocable beneficiary

A father owns a life insurance policy on his 15-year-old daughter. The policy contains the optional Payor Benefit rider. If the father becomes disabled, what will happen to the life insurance premiums?

the insured's premiums will be waived until she is 21. If the payor (usually a parent or guardian) becomes disabled for at least 6 months or dies, the insurer will waive the premiums until the minor reaches a certain age, such as 21.

An insured pays $1,200 annually for her life insurance premium. The insured applies this year's $300 worth of accumulated dividends to the next year's premium, thus reducing it to $900. What option does this describe?

Reduction of Premium The Reduction of Premium option allows the policyholder to apply policy dividends toward the next year's premium. The dividend is subtracted from the premium amount, yielding the new premium due for the next year.

All of the following are true regarding the guaranteed insurability rider EXCEPT

This rider is available to all insureds with no additional premium.