Lisa owns a busy and successful healthcare company, Health Inc. She started the business right out of nursing school all on her own, but recently has been working as the Chief Operating Officer in an office environment, with very little direct interaction with clients. Most of their sales and therefore profits come from their senior account manager, Leslie.
Because of her financial importance to the business, Lisa would like to place life insurance coverage on Leslie, owned by Health Inc.
In what scenario could Health Inc., as the applicant, take out a life policy on Leslie's life, even though she is not the owner?
Antonin and Magali are common-law partners in their thirties. They have two children together: a five-year-old daughter and a two-year-old son. Divorced from ex-wife Vanina, Antonin must pay her $1,500 a month in child support until their 10-year-old son reaches 25 years of age. Antonin is covered under a group life insurance policy equal to one year of his $75,000 annual salary. Magali does not currently earn any income, as she takes care of their two children full-time. Antonin is the sole owner of their residence, which will be fully paid off in 25 years.
What life insurance coverage do Antonin and Magali need in their situation?
Spouses Larry and Madge both work at the same pay grade for the federal government. Each of their group benefits packages includes family health and dental coverage, disability insurance with a $3,000 a month benefit, and $150,000 of life insurance with spouse as beneficiary.
If Larry were to die while still employed, how will his group benefits be treated?
Paula is a business owner and likes to make important decisions herself. Her business is very successful and she has lots of disposable income. She has a self-direct investment account where she chooses the investment herself. However, despite doing some researches on investment, her own portfolio ends up with major losses.
She just gave birth to a new born baby and would like to have some life insurance coverage for her children’s expense in the event of her death. She wants a plan that can provide additional coverage over time and allows her to cover the effect of inflation as well, as she has lost confidence on making investment decisions.
What insurance plan can fit Paula's need?
Alana, Meaghan, and Beatrice are equal shareholders of Advanced Tech Inc. They each own 100 shares of the company. Each share is currently worth $5,000. They recently signed a cross-purchase buy-sell agreement that is funded by life insurance. What will happen under this agreement if Alanadies today?
Maverick meets with Alyssa, an insurance agent, to review his life insurance needs. After completing the needs analysis, Alyssa suggests that Maverick purchase a $100,000 whole life insurance policy and add a critical illness (CI) benefit rider. Which of the following options is an advantage of adding the CI coverage as a rider instead of purchasing an individual CI policy?
Francis owns a $250,000 insurance policy with an accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) rider. Francis calls his insurance agent Andrew to inform him that he permanently lost the use of his right hand. He explains to Andrew that his brother shot him when he broke into his brother’s house to recover a gold watch that was rightfully his. Francis wants to know how much he will receive from his AD&D rider.
Angela works in a biomedical research lab where she has been assigned to discover possible antidotes to the anthrax virus. While the discovery process of testing possible antidotes would expose her to the deadly virus, she is excited about the assignment.
Knowing that anthrax can be contracted through infected food, air, or contact with skin, what risk management strategy would Angela employ by wearing protective gear over her mouth and skin?
Gabe and Martine are partners in a successfully run clothing company. They have a current buy-sell agreement in place which outlines how their respective share of the business is to be sold/purchased should one of them, or both of them, pass away. They have come to John, their financial advisor, to help them purchase life insurance as they understand this is the most efficient way to fund this arrangement.
What are some strategies through which the buy-sell agreement could be funded?
Elizabeth has a universal life policy and has been diligent in funding it over the last several years. As a part of this, the investment account within the policy has done quite well. Elizabeth met with her financial advisor as she would like a refresher on the benefits of the accumulating fund, as it has been a while since they last discussed this; flexibility with and access to cash flow are important to her as she would like to use this as part of her retirement planning in the future.
What benefits of the accumulating account apply to Elizabeth's situation?
