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IRR – Internal Rate of Return 2021 – AP – A Study of Life Internal Rate of Return, by Roenganan, Sorrawee & Misiran, Masnita & Phewchean, Nattakorn. (2021). A Study of Life Internal Rate of Return. WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON MATHEMATICS. 20. 122-133 – [link]

Separate Accounts 1985 0717 – Federal Register – Vol. 50, No. 137 p28930-28931 – SEC – Investment companies: Separate accounts funding flexible premium variable life insurance contracts – 2p 2000 – SOA – Separate Account Products in the U.S. and Canada: Comparing Their Design, Regulation, and Taxation, Society of Actuaries – 28p 2. A separate account is…

Interest Rate Guarantees Many insurance products offer minimum interest rate guarantees for the life of the contract. In fact, some of these guarantees are mandated by statutory nonforfeiture laws. Although guarantees of 3-5% were once considered minimus, the current low interest rate environment renders them problematic. This session will explore the product design,pricing and investment…

General Accounts 1983 – SOA – Segmentation of Insurance Company General Accounts, Society of Actuaries – 38p New Money / Portfolio Money Investment Generation Method 5. A general account is a design feature that is generally available to purchasers of whole or universal life insurance whereby the general assets of the insurance company support the…

Guaranty Funds NAIC – Financial Condition Committee – (E) — [BonkNote] Guaranty Fund Issues Working Group – (E) – NAIC — [BonkNote] NCIGF – National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds – ncigf.org/ — [BonkNote] NOLHGA – National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations — [BonkNote] (p515) – The working group identified several issues relevant…

Policyholder Orphaned Policyholder Behavior Policyholder Options POLICYHOLDER PROTECTION Consumers Consumer Education Confusion

Policyholder Options Many insurance contracts offer the policyowner options regarding premium payment, benefit patterns, and policy loans. This flexibility means that many different patterns of future cash flow could arise under the contract. (p6) 2002 09 – AAA – Fair Valuation of Insurance Liabilities: Principles and Method, American Academy of Actuaries – 48p The ACLI’s Dolan…

Advice Incidental Advice Thomas v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Case No …Aug 31, 2009 — This policy was a variable universal life insurance policy. The Third … advice “solely incidental to” the conduct of business as a broker or dealer. … under the IAA if the advice they give is “solely incidental to” their broker activities and they receive…

Numeric Summary Illustrations and Premium Limits The NAIC Life Insurance Illustrations Model Regulation requires a basic illustration to consist of a numeric summary of the death benefits and values on three bases: Here is an example. The policy illustrated below is $100,000 specified amount with a $60 policy load, assessed monthly. The guaranteed interest rate…

Promises At the 1986 Annual Meeting of the American Council of Life Insurance ACLI Chairman John Pearson stated: Our products must do what we say they do. Our companies must fulfill their promises. All the words in the world – the best government relations, the best public relations-will not be enough without performance. (p2) 1987 01…