Group Insurance
involves 3 parties instead of 2. The insured is the employee and the owner is the employer who receives a master policy.
Differences between Group and Individual Life Insurance
-underwriting focuses on group risk-group insurance requires no evidence of insurability-all group insurance is a term insurance
Conversion Privilege
retired employees can convert group insurance into individual within 31 days of retirement. no evidence of insurability required.
Contributory vs Noncontributory
Contributory: owner pays entire premium, 75% of employees must participate Noncontributory: employee cover premium, 100% of eligible employees must participate
Business Insurance
Life insurance applied to solve a business problem.
Key employee insurance
Senior executivesTop producer requires evidence of insurability
Buy-Sell Agreement (Third Party Ownership)
1. Cross purchase Plan2. Entity purchase Plan
Split-Dollar Plan
Both employee and employer contribute to the premiums for a cash value life insurance for the employee.
Social Security Benefits
FICA Taxes paid by the employees and employers.
Social Security Survivor Benefits
1. Lump Sum Death Benefit- surviving spouse receives $255 lump sum benefit. 2. Surviving Spouse Benefit: surviving spouse gets monthly payments from deceased PIA3. Child benefit: a child under 18 may receive 75% of the parents PIA.
Tax Treatment: Premiums
not tax deductible
Tax Treatment: Proceeds
tax free
1035 Exchange
Taxes may be postponed when exchanging insurance contracts
Group Credit Life Insurance
3rd party ownership, face value decreases, decreasing term
Retirement Plans
1. Tax qualified plans: tax benefit, withdraw after 59 1/2 2. Non qualified plans: no special tax benefits, earnings are taxed3. Defined Benefit Plans: no limit on how much money you can contribute4. Defined Contribution Plans: no benefit guaranteed upon retirement, assigned for investment returns
Traditional IRAS
tax deductible, distributions taxable, begins at age 70 1/2
Roth IRAs
not tax deductible, distributions are tax free, no required age.