Johann owns a $250,000 whole life insurance policy. The policy has a cash surrender value (CSV) of $55,000 and an adjusted cost basis (ACB) of $30,000. Johann would like to cancel his policy and use the cash surrender value to fund a new business. If his marginal tax rate is 40%, how much will he have left after cancelling his policy?
Gary owns a $500,000 T-20 life insurance policy with an accidental death rider of $250,000. His estate is named as beneficiary. Gary dies when his car falls into a lake. The autopsy shows that he had a heart attack, which caused his death and led to the accident.
What death benefit amount will the life insurance company pay Gary's estate?
Sidney is a professional hockey player that recently purchased a large house and wants to have life insurance coverage to cover the cost. He meets with his life insurance agent, Dave, to determine his need and complete an application. After completing a needs analysis, it is determined he should have $25,000,000 worth of life insurance. Dave makes an application to A-Z Life Insurance Co. for $25,000,000 of permanent life insurance. The insurance company tells Dave that they have a maximum retention amount of $20,000,000 per policy.
What will happen in Sidney's case?
Six years ago, Gerard, aged 28, purchased a life insurance policy.
Gerard just got married to Tanya, and they both want to purchase more insurance. Reviewing Gerard’s policy, Tanya notices that Gerard neglected to mention that he had migraines due to concussions suffered from playing football when he was a teenager. Gerard did not intentionally neglect to mention the migraines as the migraines were never an ongoing issue once he stopped playing football.
Which statement is true?