LTTR – 2021 “The “unbundling” of services and other product differences between Universal Life and Ordinary Life cause current literature to be inapplicable, as well as insufficient, for Universal Life.”   1984 – American Academy of Actuaries – Journal  ACLI They <Universal Life Policy> merely afford purchasers greater flexibility in designing their contracts so as to meet their individual needs. 1982-1 STATEMENT…

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Coverage Period Coverage Period – Examples As long as you pay the premium Key Attributes of Generic Life Insurance Policies — Table 4-2 Duration of coverage – Universal Life – Depends on premiums paid.  (p111) 2015 – Book – Life Insurance, 15th Ed. – Black jr., Skipper, Black (Huebner Series)  The agent said that Universal…

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SB – Explain Agents  NAIC LIBG Mass Mutual Van Mueller –  China Video – SOA  – 1974 – Albert Easton (NG) Elements / Policy Mechanics / Responsibility NAIC LIBG IULWG – Guy GOV 197x-Cash Flow Elements SOA 198x – Turner – can be anything walter miller – you’re kidding yourselves Language NAIC LIBG 2013 state…

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Black Swans Nassim Taleb (p60) – David Schweikert – (R-AZ) – Are we going to wake up tomorrow and find out that the shadow on the horizon, the black swan was something that because of the concentration of the way you look at the world you completely miss? 2015 1208 – GOV (House) – Oversight of…

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Mergers and Acquisitions My question revolves around the notion that it seems as if we talk about the life insurance company as acquiring other services which it will offer in some basket of services. But when we talk about the financial services industry and the life insurance  business, the reality is that the other financial…

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Games, Gimmicks and Tricks Why is this flimflammery allowed to continue? Where are the laws to prevent companies from misleading people?  (p3) —  Senator Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH) 1993 0525 – GOV (Senate) – When Will Policyholders Be Given The Truth About Life Insurance?, Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH)  —  [BonkNote] It is my recollection and understanding that AG 49 was created in…

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Worldview – Sandbox https://www.mymoney.gov/researcher/Lists/Researchers/AllItems.aspx These products <Universal Life Insurance> arose from a significant rise in interest rates in the early 1980’s and a wave of consumer demand for products better meeting their needs. <p37> 2020, August – Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note-Insurance Supervision and Regulation, by International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2020/08/07/United-States-Financial-Sector-Assessment-Program-Technical-Note-Insurance-Supervision-and-49653 MR…

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Turning Points The working group next reviewed Appendix D to the Life Insurance Disclosure Model Regulation, which contained policy information for a universal life policy or indeterminate premium policy. The working group agreed that, since most of this information was directly based on non-guaranteed elements, it would be appropriate to delete the entire appendix. 1996-1…

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sb-policy-performance-variability-Non-guaranteed Elements – Universal Life Universal Life Descriptions Policy Performance  Variability / Volatility Nonguaranteed Elements (NGE’s) / Nonguaranteed Policy Elements Illustrations Disclosure Life Insurance Buyer’s Guide Sales / Buying Process Market Conduct Premium Lapse Academics ACLI Actuarial Government Law NAIC Mr. Wicka said the paper advocates for: … additional information to be provided to consumers…

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Short Lists http://www.bonknote.com/draft-short-list/ Policies Adjustable Life – bonknote.com/adjustable-life/ Walter L Chapin – Minnesota Mutual 1976 – Toward Adjustable Individual Life Products, Walter L. Chapin, Society of Actuaries – 50p This leads to the second attitude adjustment that is needed. The old distinction between term and permanent is usually not appropriate for an adjustable life policy. In…

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