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Modified Premium Whole Life

premiumsare lowerfor initial years after policy issue (usually no more than the firstfive years) and then increase once thereafter

Ordinary (Straight) Life

basedon the assumption that the insured will pay the premiums on the policy untileither death or age 100.




→ maximumpermanent death benefit for the lowest



Limited-Pay Whole Life


premiumsare payable only for a limited number of years, after which the policy becomespaid up for its stated face amount


Single Premium Whole Life

policyfor which all future premiums due are paid in one up-front lump sum

Types of Whole Life Insurance

Modified Premium Whole Life


Ordinary (Straight) Life


Limited-Pay Whole Life


Single Premium Whole Life

Convertible Term

maybe converted to a cash value type of policy without evidence ofinsurability.

Reentry Term

insurancecompany may renew coverage at a lower premium rate than the guaranteed renewalrate, provided that, at the time of renewal, the insured furnishes satisfactoryevidenceof continued insurability.


Annual Renewable Term (ART)

isissued for (and provides protection for) only one year, but the policy owner ispermitted to renew the policy for subsequent periods to a stated age withoutevidence of insurability. Premiums increase each year as the insuredages

Decreasing Term

alevel premium with a decreasing death benefit.




→· mortgageprotection insurance


Level Term

hasa level death benefit and a fixed annual premium for a stated period

Cash surrender value option


allowsthe owner who discontinues premium payments to surrender the policy and receiveits net cash value




· Lesssurrender charges and policy loans




· Mayincur a tax liability on at least part of the cash value accumulation




· losesthe income-tax-free death benefit

Reduced paid-up insuranceoption

netcash value of the original policy is used as a net single premium to purchase alesser amount of fully paid-up insurance

Extended term insuranceoption

usesthe net cash value as a net single premium to purchase a paid-up term insurancepolicy

Dividends→ Cash option



receivea check on the policy's anniversary date equal to the amount of the dividenddeclared

Dividends→ Paid-up additions

Dividendsare used to purchase additional paid-up insurance coverage (increases deathbenefit)

Dividends→ One-year term insuranceoption

usedto purchase one-year term insurance

Dividends→ reduce premium


appliedto reduce the amount of annual premiums on the policy

Dividends→ accumulate at interest

dividendsare left with the insurance company to accumulate interest. The amountaccumulated is then added to the death benefit

1) Fixed-period installments -

The proceeds (principal and interest) are paid over a specified period or term




· interest portion of the payment would be taxable




· use the exclusion ratio to determine the nontaxable portion

1) Fixed amount installments -

proceeds are paid at a set dollar amount per month until all of the principal and interest are exhausted

1) Interest only option -

proceeds of the policy are retained by the insurer and reinvested and only the interest is paid to the beneficiary

1) Life income -

1. Life annuity with period certain - beneficiary is paid a specified amount of money periodically for life, but the payments are guaranteed for a certain number of periods




2. Life annuity with refund - beneficiary is paid income periodically for life

1) Cash option -

the beneficiary elects to receive the promised benefit in a lump sum

Policy Riders – (D-A-G-A)

Disability waiver ofpremium


Guaranteed insurabilityoption


Accidental death benefit(double indemnity clause)


Accelerated death benefit

Disability waiver of premium

1) preventsthe policy from lapsing as a result of nonpayment of premiums during theinsured's disability

Guaranteed insurability option

Theinsured may purchase additional insurance, regardless of insurability, atspecified intervals up to a specified maximum age.

Accidental death benefit (double indemnity clause)

paysan additional death benefit if the insured dies accidentally (e.g., in a planecrash).


Accelerated death benefit

allowsthe policyowner to receive a portion of the policy's death benefit during theinsured's lifetime if the insured contracts a terminal illness