Life Insurance: Life Policy Riders

An insured purchased a 15-year level term life insurance policy with a face amount of $100,000. The policy contained an accidental death rider, offering a double indemnity benefit. The insured was severely injured in an auto accident, and after 10 weeks of hospitalization, died from the injuries. What amount would his beneficiary receive as a settlement?

$200,000 The beneficiary would most likely receive twice the face value of the policy, since his fatal injuries were caused by an accident and he died within the 90-day benefit limit stipulated in most policies.

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

6 months

Accelerated Benefit provision

Allows the early payment of some portion of the death benefit if the insured becomes terminally ill or is confined to a long-term care facility. The face amount of insurance is therefore reduced, which will decrease the benefits paid to the beneficiary.

Guaranteed Insurability Rider

Allows the policyowner to purchase specific amounts of additional insurance at specific dates or events, without proving continued insurability. Rates for the additions are based upon attained age.

Cost of Living rider

Annually adjusts the policy's face value in accordance with the national rate of inflation or deflation. This rider adjusts the face amount of the policy to correspond with the rate of inflation, in order to keep the initial value of the policy constant over time.

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

At the time the insured purchased her life insurance policy, she added a rider that will allow her to purchase additional insurance in the future without having to prove insurability. This rider is called

Guaranteed insurability.

Which of the following statements best describes the effect the Accelerated Benefit provision would have on the benefits paid to the beneficiary?

It will decrease the benefits paid to the beneficiary. Accelerated Benefit provision allows the early payment of some portion of the death benefit if the insured becomes terminally ill or is confined to a long-term care facility. The face amount of insurance is therefore reduced, which will decrease the benefits paid to the beneficiary.

Disability Income Benefit rider

This life policy rider pays a monthly benefit to the insured if s/he becomes permanently disabled. The monthly income provided under a disability income benefit rider may be paid for as long as the disability lasts or for a limited time. Most disability income benefit riders also include a provision for a waiver of premium.

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

Universal Life The Waiver of Cost of Insurance rider is found in Universal Life policies. If the insured becomes disabled, the rider allows the cost of insurance to be waived, with the exception of premium costs required to accumulate cash value.

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.

As part of the continuing education requirement, what is the minimum number of hours of continuing education specific to long-term care insurance to be completed prior to each license renewal?

8

A provision in a life insurance policy that provides for the early payment of some portion of the policy face amount should the insured suffer from a terminal illness or injury is called

Accelerated Benefit provision.

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

Long-term care insurers must maintain strict requirements. These include...

Establishing marketing procedures to assure that comparison is fair and accurate and to assure that excessive insurance is not sold. In addition, insurers must semiannually submit to the Commissioner a list of all agents authorized to solicit for the sale of long-term care insurance.

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.

Every long-term care insurer in California must submit to the Commissioner a list of all agents or other insurer representatives authorized to solicit individual consumers for the sale of long-term care insurance. These submitted agent lists must be updated at least

Semiannually

If a life policy allows the policyowner to make periodic additions to the face amount at standard rates, without proving insurability, the policy includes a

Guaranteed insurability rider.

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

Waiver of premium rider

Waives the premium if the insured owner has been totally disabled for a predetermined period. The payor benefit provides for an owner other than the insured and the waiver of cost of insurance is found in Universal Life.