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BTID – Buy Term Invest the Difference
BTID – Buy Term and Invest the Difference Term Life Insurance A. L. Williams, Term-ites, Universal Life Insurance In the last two years a new product has surfaced – combining the buy term and invest the rest into one product which is tax sheltered from the buyer’s point of view. This product is the so-called…
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Shopping for Life Insurance Judy Faucett* responded that people spend more time buying a microwave than they do an insurance policy. *Actuarial Consultant to the NAIC 1994-1, NAIC Proceedings 2018 1009 – NAIC – LIIIWG, Life Insurance Illustrations Working Group – [Bonk: Not in NAIC Proceedings] Goal of Policy Overview Birny Birnbaum (CEJ) – Shopping…
Read MoreQ: What’s the Problem That We Are Trying to Solve?
Q: What’s the Problem That We Are Trying To Solve? *Robert E. Wilcox: What’s the real problem then, Shane? Shane Chalke: I’ll say before I answer that I don’t have a good answer. 1995 – SOA – Current Developments Surrounding Regulations and Standards of Life and Annuity Products, Society of Actuaries – 18p ⇒ *Robert…
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Fiduciary Advice Incidental Advice DOL – Fiduciary Rule – Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Relationship (p54) – 1:34-1:41 – Eric DINALLO, Superintendent, New York State Insurance Department – Well, I think it’s important for everyone to know there’s a very strong tension between policyholders’ interest and shareholders’ interest in a publicly traded company. The board and management…
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Informed Consumer (p33) – Informed consumers are the cornerstone of effective consumer protection. This is particularly true in relation to life insurance with its proliferation of complex products over the past decade. — NAIC – Statement of David Lyons, Iowa Insurance Commissioner (IA), On Behalf of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners 1993 0525 -…
Read MoreLook – Blumenthal Deposition
Look – Blumenthal Deposition 2009 – LC – Blumenthal v New York Life — [BonkNote] In my experience very smart people don’t really know what all the components mean. I feel like it does lead to confusion. So, I think … if you can refer to the eventual illustration and just show the cash value. — Teresa…
Read MoreQ: Is it Accurate to Call Universal Life a Whole Life Policy…..Maybe Not….
Q: Is it Accurate to Call Universal Life a Whole Life Policy? Maybe…Maybe Not…. Who refers to Universal Life as Whole? As long as you pay the premium Permanent insurance is a term used only by the industry – not by consumer educators. We would prefer – Life insurance comes in two basic types: Term…
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Informed Consumer 2016/4/3 – Life Insurance Illustrations Working Group Conference Call – NAIC Proceedings ……consumers being better able to understand the product performance…… ……need to take a broader look at how all products are explained to consumers…….. 2016 vs. 1982 1982 Proc. II 359-360 – Universal Life Model Regulation – Citations The Universal…
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Issues and Debates ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ# A As long as you pay the premium Back to top B Bait and Switch BTID – Buy Term Invest the Difference Back to top C Change Without Damage Commissions Companies Changing Systems Complaints Confusing to People Confusion Copy of Q: How Can Universal Life Insurance Be Classified? Permanent / Whole…
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Education The educational task is huge, and it’s not just with the customers; it’s with our agents also. I would say to all of you that if you think that you don’t have any customers or any agents who fail to understand what a nonguaranteed illustration really means, you’re kidding yourself. — Walter Miller, Prudential…
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