Harold is a 66-year-old retired school bus mechanic. He receives $900 a month from his defined benefit pension plan (DBPP). His husband Karl is also retired and receives his own pension benefit. Harold would like to know the minimum monthly pension benefit from his DBPP that Karl will receive upon Harold's death.
Manitoba resident Patrice works for ABC Inc. where he is covered by group life insurance. He consults Louise, his insurance agent, because he wants to maintain some life insurance coverage when he retires at age 65.
How much of Patrice’s group life insurance can he convert to individual life insurance coverage when he retires?
Rene and Christine are 42-year-old twins. They are currently in the middle of a career change and have decided to become entrepreneurs by buying a food franchise.
They are both in excellent health and only Rene is an average smoker.
In setting up the financial structure of their business, they each decided to take out a $400,000 10-year term life insurance policy, designating each other as irrevocable beneficiary.
What can we say about the premiums for the life insurance policies that will be issued?
Ten years ago, Anastasia purchased a $125,000 10-year term renewable life insurance policy. Her insurance need has not changed, and she is still in good health. She asks her insurance agent Raphael what she should do.
Three years ago, Douglas purchased a whole life insurance policy with numerous supplementary benefits and riders. Today, he meets with his doctor who informs him that he has late-stage colon cancer and has only a few months to live. Even with surgery, his chances of survival are low. Douglas calls his insurance agent, Penny, to ask her what he should do to obtain a benefit immediately.
Larissa is a 65-year-old retired marketing executive. She is single and has no dependents. Larissa accepted a generous retirement package from her employer five years ago and used her early retirement cash bonus to consolidate her financial affairs. She paid off mortgages on both her principal residence (a condo) and her vacation cottage. The fair market value (FMV) of the real estate increased significantly over the years. She named her sister Natalya as the sole beneficiary of her estate. In addition to the two properties, Larissa's estate includes a registered retirementsavings plan (RRSP) and shares of Apple Inc. that she purchased in her tax-free savings account (TFSA) 10 years ago. If Larissa were to pass away today, which of her assets would be fully taxable on her final income tax return?
Elizabeth has a universal life policy and has been diligent in funding it over the last several years. As a part of this, the investment account within the policy has done quite well. Elizabeth met with her financial advisor as she would like a refresher on the benefits of the accumulating fund, as it has been a while since they last discussed this; flexibility with and access to cash flow are important to her as she would like to use this as part of her retirement planning in the future.
What benefits of the accumulating account apply to Elizabeth's situation?
Natalie and Ted, who are both 40, meet with an insurance agent to discuss their life insurance needs. They have four major concerns. Their first concern is that Natalie is the primary income earner: if something happened to her, Ted would not be able to provide their two young children with the life they are accustomed to. Their second concern is that if something were to happen to Ted, Natalie would have to pay for childcare. The third issue is that they want to make sure the mortgage on their primary residence is paid off in the event something happened to either of them. Lastly, Natalie is concerned about the tax liability on the family cottage when it gets passed on to the kids. The family cottage is fully paid. The agent notes that most of the couple's concerns could be addressed with term life insurance products.
Which of their concerns can only be addressed with a permanent life insurance product?