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I’d like to present a new life insurance product called Universal Life (UL) that I heard about from an actuary conference. A UL policy is very different from other traditional products in terms of flexibility and adjustability. This memo will go into details on how Universal Life works and why it will be attractive to customers of the Leading Life Insurance Company. Below are the specific topics that would be covered in the following paragraphs:
• The typical mechanics of a UL policy
• Different patterns of death benefit
• Options of premium payments
• Advantages of a UL policy
A typical mechanics of a UL policy is demonstrated as follows: a policy owner starts the contract by paying a flexible premium,
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Because of this flexibility, the policyowners can modify their policy to meet the needs of their family. For example, the death benefit can be altered at the birth of child. Similarly, premium payments may increase or decrease as their financial circumstances dictated. They may want to withdraw money from the policy if they want to purchase a house or a vehicle. Moreover, they are allowed to cease their premium payments for a while. For instance, they may need money to help defray a child’s educational expenses, provided they’ve made enough reserve to cover the policy charges during that period. A UL policy, unlike other rigid life insurance products, allows changes and gives many choices to suit an individual’s or a family’s life cycle.
Another advantage of a Universal Life policy is its transparency in operations. Policyowners are able to see how their funds are allocated to each payment. For those people who wonder how their money flows in a life insurance product, a UL policy may be the best choice since there is no behind-the-scene operation in it. Additionally, a UL policy has tax advantage that any earnings of an individual that go into a UL policy are tax-free.
As you may realize, the new product, Universal Life, is very different from other traditional life insurance products. I would recommend this new product, as its flexibility may be attractive and novel to our prospective
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That is, the two indices moved up and down together, but sometimes behaved significantly different from each other. From 1996 to 1999, S&P 500 and NASDAQ increased in the same pattern. However, from 1999 to 2000, NASDAQ exceeded S&P 500 and reached the highest peak in its history, more than twice as many as the S&P 500 index. Since then, the NASDAQ plummeted back quickly and finally stopped falling in 2002 where NASDAQ and the S&P 500 started to follow a similar pattern again. The reason why NASDAQ behaved significantly different from the S&P 500 was that NASDAQ focused on technology companies that crashed after the Internet boom, whereas the S&P 500 took care of major stocks from all industries and sectors and represented a more comprehensive performance of the market. From 2002 to 2009, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ increased and decreased at almost the same rate. They both went to the top in 2007 and fell back down in 2009 to where they were a decade ago. It is not hard to explain why a technology index would fall when the housing bubble burst. As the whole economics in the United States was in a crisis, investors did not trust the stock market at the point and refused to purchase stocks from any industry sectors. As a result, the financial crisis had a huge influence on all the market indices including NASDAQ. Since 2009, both indices began to recover, but not in the same speed any more. NASDAQ was moving in a faster pace,
However, as you get older, the pure cost to maintain policy increases. There is no need to worry because as long as you continue to pay a stated premium each year, life insurance remains in force. You will need more expensive life insurance protection; the accumulating cash will pay for it. Your move to purchase universal life insurance policy was very wise because it is used to cover temporary needs and permanent type of insurance.
Universal Insurance Company of Texas is a very financially stable company, with a unique Reinsurance program in place to continue its financial stability in the future.
First and foremost, Jeff and Ann may need investment-linked insurance (Universal insurance) as their additional insurance. It is a whole life insurance with element of investment which functions on same rules to a unit trust and it is flexible for them to choose the type of funds and level of protection that according to their needs from time to time which means they can increase or reduce the total of amount insured. Besides, it is potential for higher returns, but they have to undertake all the risks for investment and the surrender value has no guaranteed. If Jeff and Ann want more exposure to investments than other life insurance products, they may take consider to
underwriting, up to 6 units of Death/TPD and/or the number of IP units needed to cover
After reading The Motley Fool articles on life insurance, a few situations come to mind in which purchasing any such policy may be ill-advised. While certainly a savvy estate planning investment for some, it is not the best investment for all. Furthermore, with so many different types of possible policies one is not a blanket “great” investment for every individual. The people who life insurance is most valuable for is those with dependents (ie. a spouse or children). However, individuals with no minor children, or no children at all, and no spouse likely do not need life insurance. It would be quite silly for me to in my current condition purchase life insurance because no one relies on my income in the short or long-term. Since my death would not financially impact any of my family members, I would not buy life insurance. Having no dependents or no outstanding debt is one condition where I would consider an investment in life instance to be unnecessary.
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This is considered to be one of the safest life insurance options for widows like Bill because it provides guaranteed level premiums and a guaranteed death benefit. I will emphasize that level premiums mean that he will pay the same amount every year, which can be beneficial for a widow on a fixed income. Also, as long as the policy is active when Bill dies, your beneficiaries will receive the death benefit. So, this option offers the financial security needed in knowing that your survivors will be taken care of in the case (or when) he passes away. Another bonus is that policies build cash value in two ways: (a) guaranteed cash value from which can take out a loan that he will not have to repay and (b) dividend cash value that he can get as cash. These options can provide useful supplemental before or after he retires.
I choose Globe Life as my business to evaluate. The message was effective, with facts about the policy. They explained how parents and grandparents want protection for a child at an early age; plus cheaper rates on the life insurance (Globe Life, n.d.). Globe Life does an excellent job of telling the facts and about the conclusions.
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The insurance industry has long been applying game theory to evaluate whether or not individuals are insurable and determine how much premium to charge them based on their apparent needs. This interaction between the consumer and the insurance company can be characterized as a game because not only are they playing against one another but each party is waging on an outcome more beneficial to them. In a traditional life insurance, there are many variables to consider when utilizing game theory to form a strategy as there are investment components along with complex riders. Thus, in order to keep the game relatively simple, this paper will assume the insurance being considered is term life and use game
Court administration is very important in local, state and federal court systems because it pertains to the daily management and administration of the courts. The American court system has become complexed throughout several decades, and traditional methods of managing, organizing, and leadership are not accommodating the increased demands of today’s court daily operations.
Chaucer's use of satire in The Canterbury Tales reveals the aspects of a corrupt Church. In Chaucer’s work, members of the first estate are sycophants; using their advantages granted by their status for personal gain. One pilgrim who disregards the rules of the church is the Monk. Chaucer describes the Monk as a man “Who rode the country; hunting was his sport”(Chaucer 7). Clergymen such as the Monk, were not granted the benefit of living an “uncloistered”(8) life; which demonstrates the Monks ignoble behavior toward the monastery.
New York Life (NYL) has set its mind on growing the Guaranteed Lifetime Income (GLI) business in the future, but faces several possible paths in order to reach this goal. To be as cost-efficient as possible, we think that the company should select its pool of end-customers wisely. The focus on retirees should be maintained and even enforced, as many still do not know the products proposed by NYL. Furthermore, the focus should be broadened to a larger target group, to include the “typical” customers of the companies, families with children. As noted by Rotemberg and Gourville (2010), NYL tends to build long term relations with its clients, as agents follow them over time
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