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Chapter 9

Chapter 9. The Role of Life and Health Insurance. Understanding the Logic Behind Insurance. Insurance is an example of risk pooling -- individuals share their financial risks to reduce catastrophic losses from death, accidents, or health problems. Life Insurance Policy Terms.

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Chapter 9

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  1. Chapter 9 The Role of Life and Health Insurance

  2. Understanding the Logic Behind Insurance • Insurance is an example of risk pooling -- individuals share their financial risks to reduce catastrophic losses from death, accidents, or health problems.

  3. Life Insurance Policy Terms • Premium -- the monthly cost of the policy • Face value -- the benefit due upon death • Insured -- the person whose life is covered by the policy • Policy owner -- the individual or business that pays for and owns the policy • Beneficiary -- the recipient of the benefit upon the death of the insured

  4. Life Insurance May Not Be Necessary for the Following • Single person, without dependents • Double-income married couple, without dependents • Married, but unemployed, individual without dependents • Retired persons

  5. Life Insurance May Be Necessary for Those • With dependents • Who are a married, single-income couple, with children • Who are business owners? • Whose estate exceeds the estate tax-free transfer threshold ($675,000 in 2000/2001 and increasing to $1M by 2006).

  6. Determine Your Life Insurance Needs: Two methods • The earnings multiple approach • To replace the annual salary stream of a bread winner for X years, normally 5 – 15 times gross salary is recommended. • The needs approach • To meet the needs of the household after the death of a breadwinner, both current and in the future.

  7. The Earnings Multiple Approach • Adjust salary down to compensate for the reduction in household expenses. • Choose the PVIFA i%, n yr to match the assumed after-tax and after-inflation earnings on the policy settlement. • The longer the income stream replacement, the greater the multiple. The higher the assumed earnings, the lower the multiple.

  8. Earning Multiple Approach Formula Life Insurance Needs = Income x (1 – % of income spent on the deceased) x PVIFA i%, n yr Assume earning $75,000, less $25,000 for remaining 30 years at 5 %, how much insurance should one have?

  9. The Needs Approach -- The Seven Funds • Immediate needs funds • Debt elimination funds • Immediate transitional funds • Dependency funds • Spousal life income funds • Educational funds for child or spouse • Retirement income funds

  10. The Needs Approach -- The Calculation • Add all funding needs to determine total need • Subtract current insurance coverage and other available assets • This determines amount of additional insurance coverage necessary

  11. Needs Approach • Bill age 35 and Mary age 33 seek your advice on the amount of life insurance to purchase. They have two children ages six and four. • Bill earns $65,000 per year in salary. • Their home is worth $150,000 and they have a $90,000 mortgage. • Their savings and investments total $30,000. • Mary currently does not work and would find it difficult to go to work until the youngest child enters first grade in two years. • She anticipates she could earn $40,000 after taxes at that time which would handle all her needs throughout her working life.

  12. Bill and Mary Continued • Funeraland administrative expenses would approximate $10,000. • The family anticipates a current need of $100,000 to assist the children with college education. • Mary acknowledges that she needs an additional 8,000 per year per child to cover expenses until the children are off the nest. • Assume $45,000 of Bill’s salary is devoted to the family and 8% is an appropriate rate of return. • How muchinsurance does Bill need?

  13. Major Types of Insurance • Term insurance • Cash-value insurance

  14. Term Insurance • Death benefit coverage for a specific term of time • Only valid if the insured dies during the term of coverage • Least expensive form of insurance

  15. Cash-Value Insurance • Provides a death benefit and an opportunity to accumulate savings • Provides permanent insurance

  16. Types of Cash-Value Insurance • Whole life insurance – for those who need permanent life insurance protection • Universal life insurance – for those who want a flexible policy that combines term protection and tax-deferred savings • Variable life insurance – for those who want to take risks and manage their own investments with an opportunity for tax-deferred savings.

  17. Whole Life Insurance and Its Features • Permanent protection • Fixed premium • Fixed death benefit • Fixed cash-value that grows tax-deferred • Much less death protection than term for the same price • Yield on cash value portion is not competitive with yields on alternative investments

  18. Universal Life Insurance and Its Features • Permanent protection • Flexible premium payments with unbundling • mortality charge or term insurance • cash value or savings • administrative expenses • Flexible death benefits • Cash-value fluctuates depending on the amount paid into the policy

  19. Universal Life Insurance and Its Features (cont’d) • Returns fluctuate widely • Policies often lapse because of the flexibility to not make premium payments • Savings may not accumulate as expected due to fluctuations in return and high expense charges

  20. Variable Life Insurance and Its Features • Permanent protection; returns are earned on a tax-deferred basis • Allows for either a fixed (straight variable) or flexible (variable universal) premium • Flexible death benefit and fluctuating cash value, reflecting the mutual fund investment performance

  21. Determining Which Type of Insurance Is Right for You • For most, term is the best alternative. • Relatively low cost • Affordable coverage when life insurance is needed the most • Can afford to carry the coverage needed • Becomes very expensive with age, but may be unnecessary

  22. Determining Which Type of Insurance Is Right for You • Cash-value insurance offers tax advantages • Savings grow tax-deferred and are passed on without incurring estate taxes • Other investment plans are better relative to cash-value insurance

  23. #1. The Beneficiary Provision • Allows for the naming of primary and contingent beneficiaries. • May name an irrevocable beneficiary that cannot be changed without permission of the beneficiary.

  24. #2. The Grace Period Clause • Automatic extension of 30 or 31 days that the owner has to pay the premium without the policy lapsing.

  25. #3. The Loan Clause • Only exists on policies with a cash value. • Allows the owner to borrow against the cash value of the policy.

  26. #4.The Nonforfeiture Clause • Provides options for policy holders to terminate their policies early • receive the cash value • exchange cash value for a paid-up policy with a reduced face value • exchange cash value for a paid-up term policy with the full face value

  27. #5. The Policy Reinstatement Clause • Option for restoring a lapsed policy within 3 to 5 years of the expiration • Generally requires all past due premiums, loans, and interest be paid before reinstatement

  28. #6. The Change of Policy Clause • Allows the policy holder to change the type of policy in effect

  29. #7. The Suicide Clause • States that the insurance company will not pay death benefits if the insured commits suicide within 2 years of when the policy took effect.

  30. #8. The Payment Premium Clause • Explains the options available for the payment of the premiums, such as monthly or annually.

  31. #9. The Incontestability Clause • Declares that the insurance company can not dispute the validity of the policy after a certain time period has passed, normally 2 years. • This clause provides very important protection to the beneficiary against policy cancellation.

  32. # 10. Settlement Options • Lump-sum settlement -- one time payout upon death of the insured. • Interest-only settlement -- periodic payments of the interest earned by the principal.

  33. Buying Life Insurance 1. Buyer beware -- a little knowledge goes a long way 2. Select a high-quality insurance company based on company ratings 3. Select an insurance agent with whom you feel comfortable 4. Compare costs of competing policies 5. Consider alternative approaches: the net or an advisor

  34. Major Types of Health Care Coverage • Basic health insurance • Major medical expense insurance • Dental and eye insurance • Dread disease and accident insurance

  35. Basic Health Insurance • Hospital insurance -- covers hospitalization expenses including room fees, nursing fees, and drug fees. • Surgical insurance -- covers only the direct costs of surgery including the surgeon’s fees and equipment fees. • Physician expense insurance -- covers physicians’ fees including office fees, lab fees, and X-ray fees.

  36. Major Medical Expense Insurance • Covers medical costs beyond the basic plan. • Normally requires co-payments and deductible payments. • Stop-loss provision -- limits the total out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the insured to a specific dollar amount. • Life-time cap -- total amount the insurance company will pay over the life of a policy. See examples in notes

  37. Dental and Eye Insurance • Covers the costs of eye exams, glasses, contact lenses, dental work, and dentures. • Typically prohibitively expensive unless provided with an employer plan.

  38. Dread Disease and Accident Insurance • Covers only specific illness or accidents. • Provides a set dollar amount of reimbursement. • Note: Avoid these types of insurance -- concentrate on making your health coverage as comprehensive as possible.

  39. Private Health Care Plans • Fee-for-service or traditional indemnity plans • Managed health care • health maintenance organizations (HMOs) • preferred provider organizations (PPOs)

  40. Fee-for-Service or Traditional Indemnity Plans • Provides greatest flexibility for choosing doctors and hospitals. • Coinsurance -- defines the percentage of each claim that the policy will cover. • Co-payment or deductible -- defines the amount that you must pay before a claim is eligible for reimbursement. • Plans are relatively expensive and require more paperwork.

  41. Managed Health Care • Pays for and provides health care services to policy holders. • Limits choices to the doctors and hospitals that participate. • Requires the policy holder to pay a monthly premium and share the cost of care. • Provides the most efficient payment of bills.

  42. Group Insurance • Is sold to a group or employer rather than to an individual • Normally does not require subscribers to pass a medical exam • 15% - 40% cheaper than an individual policy

  43. Government-Sponsored Health Care Plans • Workers’ Compensation • Medicare • Medicaid

  44. Workers’ Compensation • Provides insurance to workers injured on the job • Provides payment for work-related accidents and illness • Coverage is determined by state law and varies by state

  45. Medicare • Provides medical benefits to the disabled and to those 65 and older • Cost is covered through Social Security tax • Divided into two parts -- A and B • Part A is compulsory and covers hospital expenses

  46. Medicare (cont’d) • Part B is voluntary, with a monthly premium, and covers doctors’ fees and other medical services • Medigap insurance, sold by private companies, provides for gaps in Medicare coverage with Parts A and B

  47. Medicaid • Provides health care for low income, blind, or aged persons. • Payments may be used to offset the premiums, deductibles, and co-payments incurred with Medicare.

  48. Controlling Health Care Costs • Live healthy • Use a medical reimbursement or flexible spending account • Consider COBRA when changing jobs • Choose no health care coverage -- not recommended unless necessary

  49. Medical Reimbursement or Flexible Spending Account • Optional employer-established savings plan funded with pre-tax dollars. • Provides an account for paying unreimbursed medical expenses. • Use it or lose it! • Very flexible, but some expenses are not eligible for coverage.

  50. COBRA and Changing Jobs • With a company of more than 20 employees, depending on why you leave the company, you can continue health coverage for 18 – 36 months. • You pay the premium. • Must notify the company within 60 days of leaving.

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