California Life Insurance Policies 4-hour Course

Table of Contents

Course

Page:

California Life Insurance Policy Training Requirement

1

Life Insurance Policy Training Requirements

1

Disclaimer/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 Universal Life Insurance

9

How Do Universal Life Policies Compare to Traditional Plans?

11

Individual Variable Universal Life Insurance

13

Individual Term Life Insurance Policies

13

Individual Endowment Life Insurance

17

Modified Endowment Contracts/ Individual Funeral Insurance

18

Disability Benefits in Life Insurance Policies

18

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

18

  Waiver of Surrender Charge

21

  CIC 12171.1

21

  Fatal if Untreated Medical Condition

21

  Total Disability

22

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/ Juvenile Policies

31

Survivorship Life Insurance

33

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

Replacing Your Life Insurance Policy or Annuity?

39

Insurers Must Inform Agents About Replacement Requirements: 10509.5

39

Knowledge of Policy Replacements: 10509.6

40

Policy Replacement Notices: 10509.7/ Unnecessary Replacements: 10509.8

41

Administrative Penalties: 10509.9

42

Governing Regulation of Life Insurance Illustrations 10509.950

42

Illustrations Used in Sales of Life Insurance: 10509.55

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/ Does Not Apply to Variable Life Insurance: 10509.974

46

Buyer’s Guide: 10509.975/ Understanding the Purchase

47

Life Insurance Illustrations Model Regulation/ Section 1: Purpose

47

Section 2: Authority/ Section 3: Applicability and Scope/ Section 4: Definitions

48

Section 5: Policies to Be Illustrated

50

Section 6: General Rules and Prohibitions

51

Section 7: Standards for Basic Illustrations Format

52

Narrative Summary/ Numeric Summary

53

Statements/ Tabular Detail

54

Section 8: Standards for Supplemental Illustrations

55

Acceptable Delivery of Policies: 10113.6

55

Section 9: Delivery of Illustrations and Record Retention

56

Viatical Settlements

57

   How do Viatical Settlements Work?

57

   Other Available Options Besides Selling Policies/ Buyer’s Remorse

58

NAIC Model Act

58

Defining a STOLI

60

NAIC Model Law

65

Section 8. Disclosure to Viator

65

Identifying the Common Provisions of Life Insurance Policies

66

   Insuring Clauses

66

Free Look

70

Consideration Clause

70

Owner’s Rights

71

  Selecting or Changing Beneficiaries/Conversion Privileges

71

  Policy Ownership

72

Policy Payments

72

Cash Values/ Dividends

73

Beneficiary Designations

74

Uniform Simultaneous Death Act

76

Per Capita vs Per Stirpes/ Grace Periods for Life Insurance Policies is 60 days

77

   Here is the Exact Language for Some of 10113

78

Incontestable Provisions: 10113.5

79

Policy Reinstatement/ Policy Loans

80

Suicide/Misstatement of Age or Gender

81

The Entire Contract/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/Illegal Activities and Hazardous Hobbies or Occupations

87

Taxation of Life Insurance Policies

87

   Income Tax-Free Death Benefit/Income Tax-Free Internal Buildup

88

   Withdrawals of Cash Values

88

Estate Taxation

88

Proceeds/ Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1030

89

   Important 1035 Exchange Procedures

90

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

91

Mature Policy Values/ Non-Forfeiture

92

Automatic Premium Loans

93

IRC Definition of Modified Endowment Contract (Cash Accumulation)

93

Sales Practices

93

Suitability

94

   Senior Buyers/ 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 & Loans Requirements That are Prohibited

108

California Insurance Code Section 777.1

109

Penalties

109

   California Insurance Code Section 35/ California Insurance Code 1631 & 1633

109

   California Insurance Code 1033

110

Key Points

111

Is it Still Relevant?

113

Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act

117

 

 

 

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