California Life Insurance Policies 4-hour Course

Table of Contents

 

Life Insurance Policy Training Requirements

1

Disclaimer

1

Curriculum

2

Whole or Permanent Insurance

2

Whole Life Insurance

5

Limited Pay Life Insurance

5

Single Pay Life Insurance (SPL)

6

Individual Variable Life Insurance

8

Individual Non-Variable Life Insurance

9

How do Universal Life Policies Compare to Traditional Plans

11

Individual Variable Universal Life Insurance (VUL)

13

Individual Term Life Insurance Policies

13

  Reentry Renewal Level Term

15

  Level Decreasing Term Insurance

16

Individual Endowment Insurance

17

Modified Endowment Contracts

18

Individual Funeral Insurance (Burial Insurance)

18

Disability Benefits in Life Insurance Policies

18

California Insurance Code 10271.1(a)(1)-(6) Waiver of Premium

18

Waiver of Surrender Charge

21

10271.1(b)(1)

21

10271.1(d)

21

10271.1(b)(2)

21

10271.1(b)(3)

22

California Insurance Code Section 10271

23

Accelerated Death Benefit

26

Accelerated Life Insurance Benefits

28

LTC Benefits in a Life Contract Does Not Make it an LTC Policy

30

Disability Benefits in Life Policies with Other Triggers

30

Training Goals

31

Juvenile Policies

31

Survivorship Life Insurance

33

  Important!

35

Purpose of 10509 is to Regulate Activities Regarding Policy Replacement

36

Article Applicability: 10509.1

36

Replacement Defined: 10509.2

37

Article Not Applicable to Some Types of Insurance: 10509.3

38

Policy Replacement Requirements: 10509.4

38

Insurers Must Inform Agents About Replacement Requirements: 10509.5

39

Knowledge of Policy Replacements: 10509.6

40

Policy Replacement Notices: 10509.7

41

Unnecessary Replacements: 10509.8

41

Administrative Penalties: 10509.9

42

Governing Regulation of Life Insurance Illustration 10509.950

42

Illustrations Used in Sales of Life Insurance: 10509.955

43

Supplemental Illustration Requirements: 10509.957

44

Recognizing the Time Value of Money: 10509.970

44

Life Insurance Surrender Cost Index: 10509.971

44

Life Insurance Surrender Cost Index: 10509.972

45

Policy Comparisons: 10509.973

46

Does Not Apply to Variable Life Insurance: 10509.974

46

Buyer’s Guide: 10509.975

47

Understanding the Purchase

47

  LIFE INSURANCE ILLUSTRATIONS MODEL REGULATION

47

  Section 1: Purpose

47

  Section 2: Authority

48

  Section 3: Applicability & Scope

48

  Section 4: Definitions

48

  Section 5: Policies to be Illustrated

50

  Section 6: General Rules & Prohibitions

51

  Section 7: Standard for Basic Illustrations Format

52

  Narrative Summary

53

  Statements

54

  Tabular Detail

54

  Section 8: Standards for Supplemental Illustrations

55

Acceptable Delivery of Policies: 10113.6

55

  Section 9: Delivery of Illustration and Record Retention

56

Viatical Settlements

57

How do Viatical Settlements Work?

57

Other Available Options Besides Selling Policies

58

Buyer’s Remorse

58

NAIC Model Act

58

Defining a STOLI

60

Life Settlements: California Insurance Code 10113.2

64

NAIC Model Law

65

Section 8. Disclosure to Viator

65

Identifying the Common Provisions of Life Insurance Policies

66

Free Look

70

Consideration Clause

70

Owner’s Rights

71

  Selecting or Changing Beneficiaries

71

  Conversion Privileges

71

  Policy Ownership

72

Policy Payments

72

Cash Values

73

Dividends

73

Beneficiary Designations

74

Uniform Simultaneous Death Act

76

Per Capita vs Per Stirpes

77

Grace Periods for Life Insurance Policies is 60 Days

77

Here is the Exact Language for Some of 10113

78

Incontestable Provision: 10113.5

79

Policy Reinstatement

80

Policy Loans

80

Suicide

81

Misstatement of Age or Gender

81

The Entire Contract

82

Notice of Pending Lapse and Termination Requirements

82

The Right to Select a Designee

82

The Right to Designate a Person in Case of Lapse: 10113.71 & 10113.72

83

Nonforfeiture Options

83

Death Benefit Settlement Options

84

10172.5 Benefit Settlement Options

84

Retained Asset Account Disclosures and Requirements

84

Dividend Options

86

Typical Policy Exclusions

87

  Aviation

87

  Illegal Activities and Hazardous Hobbies or Occupations

87

Taxation of life insurance policies

87

  Income Tax-Free Death Benefit

88

  Income Tax-Free Internal Buildup

88

  Withdrawals of Cash Values

88

Estate Taxation

88

Proceeds

89

Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1035

89

Important 1035 Exchange Procedures

90

Upon receipt of the above requirements, the following will generally occur

91

Mature Policy Values

92

Non-Forfeiture

92

Automatic Premium Loans

93

IRC Definition of Modified Endowment Contract (Cash Accumulation)

93

Sales Practices

93

Suitability

94

  Senior Buyers

95

  Audits and Supervision

95

Business Management Practices

95

California Insurance Code Sections 780 to 784

96

Unfair Trade Practices

97

  Section 4: Unfair Trade Practices Defined

98

Concealment: California Insurance Code Sections 330 – 339

107

Sales & Loan Requirements That are Prohibited

108

California Insurance Code Section 777.1

109

Penalties

109

California Insurance Code Section 35

109

California Insurance Code 1631

109

California Insurance Code 1633

109

California Insurance Code 1033

110

  Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

110

  Key Points

111

Is It Still Relevant?

113

Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act

117

 

 

 

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