Illustrations - Cost

  • Until the buyer understands how the product works, attempts to compare price are essentially meaningless.

1972 - SOA - Life Insurance and the Buyer, by Anna Rappaport, Society of Actuaries - 2p-Article

  • Walker v LSW
    • Judge, Defense Attorney
  • GOV - no room on page
  • New York - OGC Op. No. 07-08-11 - The Office of General Counsel issued the following opinion on August 29, 2007 representing the position of the New York State Insurance Department.
  • → RE: Individual Life Insurance, Sales Illustrations and Insurer Restrictions on Agents
    • Questions Presented:1. Do the illustrations currently used by life insurers adequately inform prospective insureds of the cost of individual insurance policies?
    • Conclusions: 1. Yes, in the Insurance Department’s estimation, the illustrations as required by N. Y. Ins. Law § 3209 (McKinney 2006) and detailed in N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 11, Sub-Parts 53-2 & 53-3 (Regulation 74) adequately inform prospective insureds of the comparative cost of various individual life insurance policies.