COURSE 5
MORNING SESSION
APPLICATION OF BASIC ACTUARIAL PRINCIPLES
SECTION A-WRITTEN ANSWER
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Morning Session
**BEGINNING OF EXAMINATION 5**
MORNING SESSION
1. (5 points) A large employer is considering offering a private pension plan.
(a) Describe the reasons for offering such a plan.
(b) Describe the process involved in designing and implementing such a plan.
2. (5 points)
(a) For basic group term life insurance, briefly describe each of the following items:
(i) Typical plan designs offered
(ii) Eligibility provisions
(iii) Continuity of coverage provisions
(b) Briefly describe how supplemental group term life insurance is different from
basic group term life insurance with respect to:
(i) Typical plan designs offered
(ii) Eligibility provisions
(iii) Continuity of coverage provisions
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Morning Session
3. (5 points)
(a) Describe the reasons a life insurance company may reinsure its risk.
(b) ABC Life Insurance Company has a 40% quota share reinsurance treaty on a first
dollar basis. Its retention limit is $500,000 per policy.
Policy 1 Policy 2
Net Amount at Risk $750,000 X
Amount Retained R Y
Amount Reinsured on a First Dollar Basis S Z
Amount Reinsured on an Excess Basis T $100,000
Calculate the missing values in the table above.
Show all work.
4. (5 points) Explain the U.S. laws and regulations with respect to market conduct that
apply to a life insurance company and its agents.
5. (6 points) Mary and John, respectively 45 and 42 years old, are considering the purchase
of a non-participating whole life, joint last-to-die policy, paid-up at first death with:
•a 5 year term individual rider life insurance convertible and renewable up
to age 65 for Mary and John;
•a Critical Illness rider covering 50 illnesses for Mary and John;
•a Disability income rider providing a lifetime benefit with a 2 week
waiting period for Mary and John.
(a) Describe briefly the policy and its riders.