Making insurance illustrations easier to understand. (includes related article on insurance and financial planning)

Practical and ethical guidance to agents selling life insurance policies has been provided respectively by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the American Council of Life Insurance. Much of this guidance is voluntarily followed by many companies and should result in more informe...

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Published in:Journal of Accountancy 1997-10, Vol.184 (4), p.45
Main Authors: Allegretti, Carl S, Katz, Jordon R, Kosierowski, F. Mark
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Associations
Business ethics
Cash surrender value
Exclusion
Illustrations
Insurance agents & brokers
Insurance companies
Insurance industry
Insurance policies
Insurance premiums
Interest rates
Life insurance
Life insurance industry
Marketing
Policyholders
Professional standards
Regulation
Values
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Summary:Practical and ethical guidance to agents selling life insurance policies has been provided respectively by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the American Council of Life Insurance. Much of this guidance is voluntarily followed by many companies and should result in more informed decision-making by clients and their CPA advisors. Included is a mandate for what must be in an insurance illustration so as to accentuate policy features and benefits rather than performance.
ISSN:0021-8448
1945-0729