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 Insurance Basics for Medical Professionals

By By Jeffrey H. Rattiner, CPA, CFP®, MBA

After determining the need for insurance and the amount to purchase, the doctor-client and financial planner’s next task is to match those needs to the client’s objectives to determine what type of policy the client should purchase. The life insurance industry features more products today than ever before. One reason for this change is that, clearly, the insurance industry has expanded its product base to become more competitive. Another reason is that clients’ needs are constantly changing and the insurance companies must keep up with those needs or run the risk of having funds withdrawn from their companies. New and different types of life insurance products are here to stay. Since life insurance represents a significant part of a doctor-client’s risk-management program, planners have to be versed in the specifics of the varied product base.

Definition

Universal variable life insurance is a hybrid of universal life and variable life insurance. It lets policyholders adjust premiums and reconfigure the death benefit level. The cost of this increased flexibility depends on the equities that are invested.

Similarity to Variable Life Insurance

Similar to the variable life contract, the policyholder gets to choose the investment medium under this contract, with no guaranteed cash value levels or growth. Policyowners are given the choice of option A death benefits (face amount only) or option B death benefits (face amount plus cash value). Because of the daily changes in cash value, however, option B is often not available. Premiums and death benefits are flexible and not guaranteed.

Assessment

Universal variable life policies are most appropriate for people with changing financial needs or long-term needs and for those who are willing to give up all guarantees in exchange for policy and investment flexibility.

Conclusion

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