Question 1

(Ted purchased an IVIC 10 years ago. His original deposit was $10,000. The current market value is
$15,500 at maturity.
What will the new maturity guarantee be?)
  • Question 2

    Eloise has critical illness coverage through her group insurance plan at work. She is 54 years old, in excellent health, and is planning to retire soon. She meets with Sonia, her insurance agent, to plan her retirement and to make sure she will still be covered in the event of critical illness. To make sure she is not a burden on her family, Eloise would also like to receive monthly benefits in the event she is placed in an assisted living facility. What should Sonia tell her?
  • Question 3

    Surjit and Rajbir got married in 2010, and Surjit named Rajbir as the irrevocable beneficiary of his life insurance contract. In 2017, the couple divorced amicably, and Surjit met with his insurance representative, Ivan, to review his plans. Surjit tells Ivan that he would like to keep Rajbir as his beneficiary.
    What should Ivan counsel his client to do?
  • Question 4

    Nikolai owns a guaranteed renewable individual disability policy that he purchased last year. The policy pays a monthly benefit of $3,000 and includes a 4-month waiting period and a 5-year benefit period. Today, he is diagnosed with prostate cancer and learns he must undergo 6 months of radiation.
    When should he contact the insurance company to inform them of his diagnosis?
  • Question 5

    Mark and Jesse had a joint life insurance policy which they purchased on the advice of their insurance agent, recognizing that if one of them died, the other would need an insurance benefit to pay off their mortgage and for final expenses. Coverage is $450,000. Last week their car went off the road in a snowstorm. Both were declared dead at the scene. The two had named their adult nephew, Louis, as contingent beneficiary. What is the amount of the benefit the insurer will pay Louis?