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Accessing Cash Values from Permanent Life Insurance Policies
KNOWLEDGE EXPECTED OF: CFP® Professionals Only
- Identify methods whereby cash values may be accessed from a permanent insurance policy, such as:
- Policy loan
- Partial or full surrender of policy
- Assignment for collateral
- Explain for whom accessing cash values from a permanent insurance policy may be beneficial.
- Explain advantages and disadvantages of using an insurance policy loan.
- Identify types of insurance policies that may be used to obtain a policy loan, such as:
- Whole life
- Universal life
- Impaired term life
- Explain the impact of using a policy loan to access cash values from a life insurance policy.
- Impact on death benefit upon death of the insured
- Impact on cash surrender value if policy surrendered
- Impact on use of non-forfeiture options
- Interest obligations
- Payment options
- Payment requirements
- Cost of borrowing
- Tax deductibility of interest
- Explain advantages and disadvantages of assigning the cash surrender value of a life insurance policy as collateral for a loan.
- Explain advantages and disadvantages of partially or fully surrendering an insurance policy to access the cash surrender value of the policy.
- Identify types of insurance policies for which the cash surrender value may be assigned as collateral for a loan, such as:
- Term†
- Whole life
- Universal life
- Explain the impact of assigning the cash surrender value of a life insurance policy as collateral for a loan.
- Impact on death benefit upon death of the insured
- Impact on cash surrender value if policy surrendered
- Impact on use of non-forfeiture options
- Interest obligations
- Payment options
- Payment requirements
- Cost of borrowing
- Tax deductibility of interest
- Explain the potential impact if the loan balance exceeds the maximum allowable percentage of the cash surrender value that may be borrowed against.
- Policyholder is required to provide additional security to third party financial institution
- Policyholder surrenders policy to cover loan amount
- Policyholder faces tax implication on mortality gain of policy if surrendered
- Explain the possible ways that the loan balance may exceed the maximum allowable percentage of the cash surrender value that may be borrowed against.
- Identify that a tax impact may exist when accessing cash values from a permanent life insurance policy.
† While very rare, term policies that have cash surrender value may be assigned as collateral to a loan.
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Define
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Identify
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Explain
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Compare
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Estimate
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Calculate
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Convert
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To reach a conclusion or make a judgement through careful study
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