Marvyn meets with his client, Edlyn, a 67-year-old retired widow who wants to purchase long-term care insurance. Edlyn receives monthly benefits from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), and a registered life annuity. She lives in a mortgage-free condo that she would like to bequeath to her son upon her death.
Given this information, which of the following is Edlyn looking to protect by purchasing long-term care insurance?
Larry, an insurance agent, meets with Ethan, a freelance photographer, to review his insurance needs. Larry tells Ethan that he wants to collect all pertinent financial information to prepare a net worth statement for Ethan.
Why does Larry want to prepare Ethan’s net worth statement?
Amani owns Amani's Passions, an eco-friendly cosmetics company she started in her garage three years ago. The business is booming—so much so that Amani's Passions recently hired over 20 employees to keep up with demand. Now Amani wants to set up a group insurance plan for her staff.
Whose role is it to solicit quotes from insurers and put the right plan in place?
Luc is married and the father of two teenagers. His annual salary is $60,000. His wife Marie works part-time with an annual salary of $24,000. The family’s monthly expenses are $3,500. Luc and Marie are not members of any group benefit plan. What is the minimum monthly amount of disability insurance coverage that Luc needs to cover his risk of disability?
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?
Vladimir is a new insurance agent with Family-Assure Inc. He and his supervisor Petros are reviewing the information collected during Vladimir's first meeting with Vanessa, a restaurant owner looking to add to her existing disability insurance (DI) coverage. Petros notices an overlap among sources, although the existing coverage appears adequate. Petros reminds Vladimir to explain to Vanessa how she would be impacted if she were to claim disability benefits.
What should Vladimir tell Vanessa?
Li Jun, 50, applies for a $250,000 critical illness (CI) insurance policy with his insurance agent Ming. On the application, Li Jun states that he must take pills daily to manage his hypertension. Aside from this, his health is good. Given his age and hypertension issue, he is worried that the insurer may refuse his application.
What does Ming CORRECTLY advise him?
Amani owns Amani's Passions, an eco-friendly cosmetics company she started in her garage three years ago. The business is booming—so much so that Amani's Passions recently hired over 20 employees to keep up with demand. Now Amani wants to set up a group insurance plan for her staff.
Whose role is it to solicit quotes from insurers and put the right plan in place?
Harold is a 66-year-old retired school bus mechanic. He receives $900 a month from his defined benefit pension plan (DBPP). His husband Karl is also retired and receives his own pension benefit. Harold would like to know the minimum monthly pension benefit from his DBPP that Karl will receive upon Harold's death.
Angus is involved in a motorcycle accident and due to his injuries has to spend a few nights in thehospital. He is released from the hospital with a doctor's note indicating that he is able to perform certain parts of his job, but that it would take months until he can be back to normal. He promptly calls his insurance agent Dawn to ask her if he would be entitled to his disability benefits. Dawn reads his policy and tells him that he will not receive any disability benefits.
Which disability definition is MOST LIKELY included in his policy?