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Life Insurance

Analytical Thinking

Course Description

Individual life, health, and annuity contracts within a financial planning context.


Athena Title

Life Insurance


Prerequisite

RMIN 4000 or RMIN 4000E or RMIN 4000H


Semester Course Offered

Offered every year.


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Student learning Outcomes

  • By the end of this course, students will understand the role of life insurance and annuities in the personal financial planning process.
  • By the end of this course, students will be able to calculate life insurance and annuity premiums.
  • By the end of this course, students will be able to describe and understand the characteristics of the major life insurance and annuity products.
  • By the end of this course, students will be able to explain the taxation of life insurance and annuity products from both an income tax and estate tax perspective
  • By the end of this course, students will understand the distinction between pre-tax and after tax retirement products and apply these to the financial planning process.

Topical Outline

  • Introduction to Personal Financial Planning
  • Time Value of Money
  • Introduction to Life Insurance
  • Net Premiums Life Insurance and Annuities
  • Life Insurance Products
  • Annuities and Optional Benefits
  • Life Insurance Contracts
  • Life Insurance and Annuity Taxation
  • Estate Planning
  • Retirement Planning
  • Investment Planning and Analysis
  • Determining Life Insurance Needs
  • Life Insurance Underwriting
  • Life Insurance Cost Analysis
  • Business Planning

Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes

Analytical Thinking

The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.



Syllabus