Financial Services _Çô Client Services RFC121 Lecture Notes - Life Insurance, Term Life Insurance
Types of Life Insurance Policies
▪ Upon death face value of policy paid out to named beneficiary
▪ Permanent life insurance has the following variables;
Whole Life
• pays specified premiums as long as he/she lives
• Pays stipulated sum to beneficiary upon death
• Has a cash value which is paid out if policy given up
Types of Life Insurance Policies
2. Universal Life Policy
▪ Combines term insurance and investment elements
▪ Can pay variable premium amounts
▪ Increased cash value reflects interest earned; guaranteed not to be
less than specific amount
▪ Uses current interest rates and can be changed to reflect prevailing
rate changes
▪ Death benefits flexible
▪ Can change premium without changing coverage
Types of Life Insurance Policies
3. Variable Life Policy
▪ Premiums guaranteed
▪ Case value equals performance of investment fund or other index
▪ Minimum death benefit guaranteed but can increase
▪ Risk of poor investments
4. Endowment Life Insurance
▪ coverage from beginning of contract to maturity
▪ guarantees payment of specified sum even if insured still alive
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