Josephine visits her dentist in downtown Victoria, BC, to have a cavity filled. The procedure costs her $550 but the maximum fee for a standard filling, according to the provincial dental schedule, is $400. Josephine works for a company that offers employees group dental coverage with a yearly maximum of $1,000 and an 80% co-insurance factor.
How much will Josephine receive from the insurer for her procedure?
Rene and Christine are 42-year-old twins. They are currently in the middle of a career change and have decided to become entrepreneurs by buying a food franchise.
They are both in excellent health and only Rene is an average smoker.
In setting up the financial structure of their business, they each decided to take out a $400,000 10-year term life insurance policy, designating each other as irrevocable beneficiary.
What can we say about the premiums for the life insurance policies that will be issued?
Chloe is a newly licensed financial security adviser. She is diligently learning about the profession and wants to do her job properly. She wonders when she is required to renew her certificate.
Which of the following answers is CORRECT?
Xander fills out a life insurance application to purchase a $75,000 policy. The policy is accepted by the insurer and delivered to him on March 3. He pays the first month’s premium upon receipt of the policy. Unfortunately, on March 9, Xander loses his job and decides that he no longer wants the policy. What will be the consequence of this cancellation?
Abishola purchases segregated funds from her insurance agent Bob. Before finalizing the transaction, she tells Bob that she will need the funds in a few months to make a down payment on a condo. Later, when Abishola calls to withdraw her funds, Bob informs her that she will incur a fee for withdrawing her funds prematurely. Abishola complains to Bob, and then to Bob's supervisor, without receiving a satisfactory response. To which organization can Abishola escalate her complaint?
Maxine meets with Toshiko, an insurance agent for United Life, to purchase a $10 million universal life insurance policy. Once United Life reviews Maxine's file, they agree to insure her for $3 million. United Life then contacts Extra Life Company, who agrees to insure Maxine forthe additional $7 million. Toshiko asks his supervisor Bob how the death benefit will be paid to Maxine's beneficiary when she dies.
Dorothy, age 36, is an architect. She runs her own office with the help of two assistants. She owns her own condo, has an active social life, and travels regularly for pleasure. She has a net annual income of approximately $125,000, once all the business, rent, salary, and car expenses have been paid. Dorothy is well aware of the significant financial problems that she would face for any absences from the office due to illness or disability. What are Dorothy’s main protection needs in this respect?
Ten years ago, Anastasia purchased a $125,000 10-year term renewable life insurance policy. Her insurance need has not changed, and she is still in good health. She asks her insurance agent Raphael what she should do.
Group insurance and group annuity representative Zaheb recently sold a group insurance contract to Alumo Inc., a company that employs about 50 plant employees. This is the first time the company offers such a plan. The employees are asking the company questions about how the prescription drug plan works. They are especially surprised to see that the plan covers very few of the brand name drugs often prescribed by their physicians. What should Zaheb do?
Dale meets with his last appointment of a busy workday. He is helping his client Larry fill out a disability insurance claim form. Larry suffered a heart attack a week ago and is at home recuperating. Larry will be unable to work for the next 6 months and needs the benefits as soon as possible to cover his expenses. The at-home appointment takes a little longer than scheduled and Dale finds himself rushing to his son’s big hockey tournament. In his haste, he puts Larry’s form in his briefcase and subsequently forgets to submit the form. Which responsibility did Dale breach?
