Life Insurance Questions for Your Salesperson

  1. Are the Premium amounts quoted in the illustration Guaranteed?
  2. Are Policy Guarantees based upon a Guaranteed Rate or a Guaranteed Dollar Amount?
  3. Does the illustration GUARANTEE that the Death Benefit will be paid regardless of how long I live?
  4. Can I use the policy for a Guaranteed Wealth Replacement Trust to take advantage of maximum cash flow strategies such as CRT’s, Pension Maximization, Asset Paydowns, Legacy Planning, etc.?
  5. Do policy loans jeopardize the Death Benefit Guarantee? If so, how?
  6. Do changes in premium payments jeopardize the Death Benefit Guarantee? If so, how?
  7. What is the Minimum Premium Amount to keep the Guarantees in place?
  8. At what point will the policy become self-funding, with no further out-of-pocket premiums required?
  9. What happens to an existing policy loan if the stock market fluctuates (especially down)?
  10. Is there a terminal illness rider on the policy? If so, how does it work?
  11. What is the current Participation Ratio? Is it guaranteed?
  12. What is the current maximum Investment/Index cap? What is the minimum Guaranteed Investment/Index cap?
  13. What is the current policy Loan Rate?
  14. What is the maximum Guaranteed Loan Rate?
  15. Does the policy have a “Direct Recognition” or “Non-Direct Recognition” loan provision?
  16. How does a policy loan affect the policy values?
  17. Will this policy replace another permanent policy? If “Yes,”

    1. How long will it take the Guaranteed Cash Value in the new policy to equal or exceed the Guaranteed Cash Value of the old policy with the same premiums?
    2. How long will it take the Illustrated Cash Value in the new policy to equal or exceed the Illustrated Cash Values of the old policy with the same premiums?
    3. How long will it take the Guaranteed Death Benefit in the new policy to equal or exceed the Guaranteed Death Benefit of the old policy with the same premiums?
    4. How long will it take the Illustrated Death Benefit in the new policy to equal or exceed the Illustrated Death Benefit of the old policy with the same premiums?