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Attachment A Guaranteed Issue Checklist
Financial Professional, FP Branch: _ ____________________________ Date: ___________
Client Information:
Corporation/Employer name: _________________________ __________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________
Website: _____________________________________________________________________________
Nature of Business: _____________________________________________________________________
Type of Organization: ___________________________________________________________________ (Publicly Traded Corporation, Privately Held Corporation, Sub Chapter S, etc)
BUSINESS INSURANCE
Persons authorized to transact business on behalf of Owner: Name: ____________________________________________________________________Title:_____________ Name: ____________________________________________________________________Title:_____________
Total Assets (as of last fiscal quarter): $_____________________________________________
If the answer above is less than $50 million, please answer (a) and (b) below. a. Net Income (last fiscal quarter): less than $500,000 $501,000−2 million
$2 million−5 million $5 million−10 million $10 million+
b. Net Worth (last fiscal quarter): less than 0 $0−500,000
$501,000−2 million $2 million−5 million $5 million−10 million
$10 million +
Purpose: Key Person Buy-Out Funding Deferred Comp.
Salary Continuation Executive Bonus Overhead Expense
Qualified Retirement Plan Investment/Savings 401(k) Plan
125 Cafeteria Plan (Other)
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Type of Business: Manufacturing Wholesale Transportation
Agriculture Construction Service
Professional Service Mining Retail
Financial, Real Estate Insurance (Other)
No. of Employees: 10−24 25−49 50−99 100−499 500+
Employer Data:
Is this a Voluntary Plan? Yes No Is this a Mandatory Plan? Yes No
If a voluntary plan, what is the level of percentage participation anticipated? _________ %
Total # of employees in the Company: _______
Total # of eligible employees to be covered with permanent plan: _________
Total # of eligible participating in plan________ (Participation Rate)________
Eligibility Requirements:
How were the proposed insured’s selected? ________________________________________________ (define eligibility – for new entrants into the plan)
Titles: _____________________________
Salary Ranges:______________________
Years of Service:_____________________
Are there any known substandard or uninsurable risks in the group? Yes No
If yes, please provide details: _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Maximum Age ___________________________________(maximum insurance age 70)
Minimum Age ___________________________________ (minimum insurance age 21)
Are all eligibles US citizens? Yes No
Are all eligibles residing in the US? Yes No
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Employer/Trust Owned o Deferred Compensation
o SERPo Deferral
o Account Balance Only Plano Account Balance + Life Insurance Death Benefit
o 401(k) Look Alikeo Endorsement Split Dollaro Key Persono Death Benefit Onlyo Stock Redemptiono Pension Plan
Employee Owned
o 162 Bonuso Group Term Carve Out/Replacement
Describe in detail the Plan Design (specific formula) and how individual face amounts are determined:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Policy Information:
Proposed Product ______________________________________________________________________
Who will pay the premiums? _____________________________________________________________
Who will be the policyowner? ____________________________________________________________
Who will be beneficiary? Corporation or Individual/Trust? _____________________________________
How will the policy proceeds be allocated? __________________________________________________
Estimated Total Face amount _____________________________________________________________
Estimated Total First Year Premiums _______________________________________________________
Estimated Level of Renewal Premiums _____________________________________________________
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Who chooses the funds and the allocations:
Employer Employee
Indicate the annual activity that will occur within this plan:
Salary Changes New Entrants
Features/Riders:
Anticipated sales date: __________________________________________________________________
State where application will be signed: _____________________________________________________
*Refer to the most current instructions for Guaranteed Issue requirements (i.e., minimum case premium,
number of lives, etc.) and procedures.
*Refer to appropriate product guide for product specific requirements.
Other Guaranteed Issue Coverage
Are there GI plans in force or being applied for? Yes No
If yes, provide plan design and year of implementation, carrier, and amount of coverage on each employee on GI basis: _____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Will all plans be placed? Yes No
Is replacement intended? Yes No
Will this sale involve premium financing? Yes No
Please attach a copy of the Program Booklet.
Return completed forms and fully completed census via e-mail (PDF & Excel format) to:
Signature of Authorized Officer Date
Print Name and Title of Authorized Officer
Signature of Financial Professional Date
Print Name of Financial Professional
Census Form to: AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company
which is hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Company.’’
(Note: Please photocopy if additional copies of this form are needed.)
Name of Owner of Policies
Census for Application Number
Proposed Insured's
Name
Date of
Birth Age Gender SS# Job Title
Annual
Salary
Initial
Face
Amount
Initial
Premium
Payment
Periodic
Premium
Payment
Death
Benefit
Option A or
B Work Address
Work Zip
Code
Residence
Address
Residence
Zip Code
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2
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
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Census Confirmed and Authorized by: Date:
Title of Person Signing:
Print Name
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business market. This is the market we serve, and our experience in this market is broad and deep across disciplines, and in the specific guidance we help advisors bring to their clients.
• We work with business owners’ existing advisors, building professional networks based on mutual trust. Serving as the insurance professional supporting the client’s team, we respect the other professional resources and networks that have helped business owners create success.
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“AXA” is the brand name of AXA Equitable Financial Services, LLC and its family of companies, including AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (NY, NY), MONY Life Insurance Company of America (AZ stock company, administrative office: Jersey City, NJ), AXA Advisors, LLC, and AXA Distributors, LLC. AXA S.A. is a French holding company for a group of international insurance and financial services companies, including AXA Equitable Financial Services, LLC. This brand name change does not change the legal name of any of the AXA Equitable Financial Services, LLC companies. The obligations of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company and MONY Life Insurance Company of America are backed solely by their claims-paying ability.
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May 13, 2014
AD14-0513 For Financial Professional Use Only
Audience: Financial Professionals
Re: Updated Guaranteed Issue Guidelines
From: Underwriting
What’s New:
This communication updates the Guaranteed Issue (GI) program and documents the guidelines financial professionals should follow to request GI. It also details the criteria for determining eligibility and face amounts.
A new Guaranteed Issue application, GI-AXA-2012 and Consent to Insurance form CI-AXA-2012 with applicable state variations has been introduced. The new GI application and Consent to Insurance forms are available on eDOX: Products & Forms > Life Products > AXA Life Products > AXA Life Product Forms > Guaranteed Issue Applications. These forms are also available via iPipeline’s “Basic Forms Search” function from the e-Forms for Life landing page.
The old GI application forms will be accepted concurrently until June 17, 2014. After that date, only the new GI application forms will be accepted. E-forms for Life/E-app will not support the new GI application forms until a future release.
GI is available on all permanent single life policies.
To request GI underwriting, an FP must submit a completed GI Check-list and excel census form for review and approval before applications are taken.
Before taking an application: o Contact Advanced Marketing to secure an excel version of the census form and a PDF
auto-fillable version of the GI Check-list. (These documents will be sent to you via e-mail).
o The Guaranteed Issue Unit must approve the case and release the Guaranteed Issue Agreement Letter.
o The client and the FP must sign and return the GI Offer Letter to the Guaranteed Issue Unit.
When:
Effective immediately.
For More Info:
See the following pages for details. If you have any questions, contact your Advanced Marketing Team.
Guaranteed Issue Guidelines The Guaranteed Issue program is designed to ease the administration on cases involving a large number of lives with a high percentage of participation. The program should enhance the marketability of life insurance products in many business situations. It is not intended to provide insurance for substandard or uninsurable lives by waiving routine medical requirements. The GI program relies heavily on group underwriting principles designed to prevent anti-selection. Field underwriting is critical to maintain the program. The writing FP must inform AXA of any known impaired lives in the group. The program will be monitored carefully and modified based on experience and activity. Any questions relating to the GI Program should be referred to the Advanced Marketing Team. The age limits for eligible employees will be reviewed on the basis of a census. The average issue age cannot be over 55. Issue ages are 20 – 70. A GI unit must have the participation of at least 10 eligible employees. For all permanent products, sex distinct and tobacco user and non-tobacco user rates will apply, as appropriate, for each individual in the unit. AXA reserves the right to revise, modify or discontinue, at any time and without prior notification, any of the requirements and/or procedures associated with the GI program. Guaranteed Issue Requirements
1. This program is designed for the non-qualified marketplace. The principal should not be the main driver of the sale. There must be an employer/employee relationship. GI is not available to associations or foundations, unions or governmental units.
2. Each eligible life must be classified by the employer as a full-time professional, (minimum 30 hours a week), “highly compensated” employee or director, and must be able to answer “yes” to the “actively at work” questions on the application.
3. Part-time employees are not eligible for GI and will not be counted as census participants. Such personnel are subject to regular underwriting if they are to be insured.
4. Directors must have professional occupations and cannot comprise more than one-third of all eligible participants. They must be actively-at-work and full time employees (minimum of 30 hours a week) and will be eligible for a reduced amount of life insurance coverage.
5. The GI face amount is generally a flat amount requested for each life in the group or determined by a formula for all the lives in the group, such as two or three times salary. AXA will review the relationship between the amount of insurance applied for, the individuals’ employee’s compensation and the number of eligible participants to determine the appropriate level of GI Coverage. Other formula-driven criteria may be considered on an individual case basis, subject to approval by the Guaranteed Issue Unit.
6. No individual selection with regard to face amount or participation will be permitted. 7. The classes and total number of eligible employees must be clearly defined. If only certain
classes of individuals are to participate, these classes should be based on clearly defined conditions of employment, such as salary, pay grade, group insurance amount, length of service and job title. The FP should provide an explanation of the plan design and how it applies to each participant. All currently eligible employees within each class must be included on the list of eligible participants. Employees who are not yet eligible should not be included.
8. If an individual declines to enter the plan when initially eligible, but decides to do so on a subsequent date, regular underwriting rules will apply.
9. Coverage in addition to the GI amount is subject to regular underwriting rules and product requirements. A separate application is required; if approved, a separate policy will be issued.
10. The maximum face amounts of GI coverage per life and minimum participation levels of the eligible group are as follows:
Number of Eligible Maximum Face Amount Minimum Participation %
10-14 $30,000 x # of lives 100%
15-19 $40,000 x # of lives 100%
20-25 $50,000 x # of lives 100%
26-49 $50,000 x # of lives 85%*
50 $50,000 x # of lives 75%*
51 or more $60,000 x # of lives, up to $5,000,000 maximum per life
75%*
*@ 100% amounts are $55,000, $60,000 & $65,000 respectively
Enhanced Guaranteed Issue Limits: For Deferral Cases with Account Balance Only, Equal Face Amounts and Cases with Employer-Owned Funded at 7 – Pay Premium.
Number of Eligible Maximum Face Amount Minimum Participation %
10-14 $50,000 x # of lives 100%
15-19 $50,000 x # of lives 100%
20-25 $60,000 x # of lives 100%
26-49 $65,000 x # of lives 75%*
50 $65,000 x # of lives 70%*
51 or more $70,000 x # of lives, up to $5,000,000 maximum per life
70%*
* @ 100% amounts are $70,000, $70,000 & 75,000 respectively
The GI amount of any one life cannot exceed five times the average guaranteed issue amount on all participants. In addition to using the formula, the case must make financial underwriting sense in terms of total GI coverage. Existing amount of GI inforce on a given life (in all companies) will reduce the amount of GI available. Furthermore, the total GI coverage issued by all carriers cannot exceed three times AXA’s GI offer for that group (referred to as the “stacking limit”). The GI amount of any one life cannot exceed the maximums for the product selected and cannot exceed AXA’s retention.
11. Each proposed insured should be a permanent resident of the U.S. Consideration on a case-by-
case basis may be given to U.S. citizens temporarily residing abroad or foreign nationals with extended stays in the U.S., subject to the face-amount limits specified in the offer.
12. All insurance applications must be taken by a properly licensed FP in an approved jurisdiction. 13. GI is not available on term or survivorship products. 14. Conforming illustrations are required for GI cases. 15. Benefits and Riders:
a. Living Benefits Rider (LBR) is available on GI, provided the policy face amount is $50,000 or higher (and is on each participant’s policy).
b. Disability Premium Waiver, if offered on the product, is available only if requested by all eligible participants.
c. Return of Premium Rider (ROPR) is available at 0% accumulation rate. d. All other optional riders, including Long-Term Care Rider, are not available on a GI basis.
HOW TO REQUEST GUARANTEED ISSUE
To request GI underwriting, an FP must submit a completed GI Check-list and an excel formatted AXA301-03 for review and approval before applications are taken.
One of the assigned COLI Underwriters will review the request. If approved, a Guaranteed Issue Agreement Letter will be sent to the FP for acceptance. The letter will discuss case specifics and processing instructions.
The employer and FP must sign the Guaranteed Issue Agreement letter and return it to the COLI underwriter prior to submitting any applications. Once reviewed and approved, the FP will be advised that applications may be taken.
Submission of Applications
1. The National Operations Center (NOC) will not accept GI applications without an approved Guaranteed Issue Agreement letter, as described in the section above.
2. Mandatory procedures must be followed for all Employer-Owned Life Insurance (EOLI) sales – refer to AD 10-041, AD 09-058, AD 08-129, AD 08-022, AD 07-017 and “Advanced Marketing E-Notices – May 2009 and February 15, 2008.” EOLI cases will not be issued unless the Acknowledgement of Disclosure Form is received at the NOC.
3. FPs should ensure that the minimum number of lives and participation requirements are met before submitting applications.
4. In all cases, replacement, sex distinction, tobacco and actively –at-work employment questions on the application must be answered. For individually owned contracts the Consent To Insure Form (copy attached, must be fully completed, dated and signed by the insured and owner).
5. For cases involving one owner and multiple proposed insureds, the appropriate state approved application AXA-GI-2012 and Consent to Insurance form AXA-CI-2012 are required. If the policy is to be individually owned, only the AXA-GI-2012 application or the appropriate state variation is required.
6. In addition, Section B – Product Information form and Section C Owner Questionnaire (if Trust Owned) is to be fully completed, dated and signed.
7. Applications must be submitted without any premium payments. Once the required number of applications is received and given underwriting approval, the COLI Unit will notify you via e-mail and authorize the FP to collect premiums for the approved policies.
Compensation Recovery If the case fails to maintain the minimum percent of participation for GI purposes during the first policy year, AXA reserves the right to recover all compensation paid. This rule is in addition to any commission chargeback that is part of the product’s compensation schedule. New Entrants to GI Units Newly eligible employees for an existing plan, which include new hires, promotions and transfers, will be considered for GI on a case-by-case basis and must meet all of the criteria established for individuals originally eligible for participation in the unit. The requirements for the unit as a whole must continue to be satisfied. (Number of participants still in plan and participation rates). All new entrants to an existing unit will require prior approval from the Guaranteed Issue Unit. Utilizing AXA301-03 auto-fillable census (all field completed) form should reflect existing participants and the proposed new entrants into the plan. As part of the underwriting review work and residence addresses (on all participants) must be furnished on the AXA301-03 form. An analysis of our concentration of risk guidelines currently in place at the time of current submission for new entrants will be completed. Refer to AD 09 – 059 (Corporate-Owned or Employer-Sponsored Life Insurance Involving Multiple Lives). AXA reserves the right to either reduce coverage or decline additional participants due to concentration of risk limits exceeding published guidelines. Increases in Coverage
1. All increases in coverage on a GI basis to an existing group (where available) will require prior
approval from the Guaranteed Issue Unit. A current AXA301-03 excel formatted form must be submitted with existing participants (all fields completed) and columns reflecting existing coverage in force, proposed amount of the increase and a column with the total life insurance that is to be in force. Revised procedures, updated programs and product availability can affect future offer agreements.
2. Each GI Agreement will cover rules and guidelines for considering additions to existing groups. 3. Increases in coverage after issue will not require underwriting, subject to the following guidelines:
Increases will be allowed on the first anniversary following the date of the event that caused the increase and on subsequent plan anniversaries.
Increases must be based on the original GI coverage formula
The increases must be approved at the time the original GI unit was reviewed and approved.
The maximum yearly increase that qualifies for guaranteed issue cannot exceed a percentage of the total current coverage based on attained age. The percentages are as follows:
Attained Age Maximum Percentage
Increase
50 and below 20% 51-59 15% 60-64 10%
65-69 5%
70 and above 0
The active-at-work and full-time employment requirement must be satisfied at the time of each increase. Increases must be mandatory for all eligible employees. The firm cannot choose which employees will receive increases. If an increase is not taken in a given year, no future increases will be allowed for that employee without evidence of insurability.
The requirements for the group as a whole must continue to be satisfied. 4. A new policy may be issued for the increased coverage if the increase cannot be added to the
original policy. However, the new policy must meet the minimum face amount rules for the product used.
• Individual selection with regard to Face Amount
• Associations
• Foundations
• Unions• Government units• Survivorship life
insurance• Term life insurance
The Guaranteed Issue (GI) program is designed to ease the administration on cases involving a large number of lives with a high percentage of participation. The program should enhance the marketability of life insurance products in many business situations. Whether this program is appropriate for your client’s needs and other pertinent questions are answered below.
Why should I use the Guaranteed Issue program?
On cases involving a large number of highly compensated
key employees, it is often helpful to streamline the
process of applying for and obtaining life insurance. One
common misconception about GI programs revolves
around substandard risks. AXA Equitable’s GI program is
not intended to provide insurance for substandard or
uninsurable lives by waiving routine medical requirements.
Substandard risks often require full underwriting.
Who is eligible for GI?
AXA Equitable’s Guaranteed Issue program is designed for
“white collar” or “top-hat” employees. It is typically used
for non-qualified benefit plans and/or key person
indemnification. All Insureds should be permanent
residents of the U.S. The program works best with publicly
traded corporations and employers that have characteristics
similar to:
• A compensation committee
• A board of directors
• And a principal that cannot be the main driver of the sale
An employer/employee relationship has to exist and these must be a high percentage of participants, with the employees being full-time, professional and “highly compensated” employees. Note that if an individual declines participation when initially eligible, but later decides to participate, regular underwriting rules will apply.
How do I know which employees are right for GI?
Issue ages are 20–70, with the average issue age for GI being no older than 55. The GI Face Amount is generally a flat amount requested for the whole group or determined by a formula such as two or three times salary. Also, a GI unit must have participation of at least 10 highly compensated employees (salaries of $100K +).
What is not appropriate for GI?
If a case involves any of the following aspects, then it would be inappropriate for consideration and would not be accepted in AXA Equitable’s GI program:
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Advanced Markets
underwritingAXA Equitable’s Guaranteed Issue Program
Life Insurance: • Is Not a Deposit of Any Bank • Is Not FDIC Insured • Is Not Insured by Any Federal Government Agency • Is Not Guaranteed by Any Bank or Savings Association • Variable Life Insurance May Go Down in Value
For Financial Professional Use Only. Not for Use with, or Distribution to, the General Public.
1 The writing producer must inform AXA Equitable of any known impaired lives in the group.
“AXA” is the brand name of AXA Equitable Financial Services, LLC and its family of companies, including AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (NY, NY), MONY Life Insurance Company of America (AZ stock company, administrative office: Jersey City, NJ), AXA Advisors, LLC (member FINRA, SIPC), and AXA Distributors, LLC. AXA S.A. is a French holding company for a group of international insurance and financial services companies, including AXA Equitable Financial Services, LLC. The obligations of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company and MONY Life Insurance Company of America are backed solely by their claims-paying ability.
Life insurance is issued by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company or Mony Life Insurance Company of America (MONY America), and is distributed through AXA Distributors, LLC and AXA Network, LLC. AXA Equitable, MONY America, AXA Distributors and AXA Network are affiliated companies located in New York, NY 10104.
All guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of the issuing company, either AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (New York, NY) or MONY Life Insurance Company of America.
AXA Equitable, AXA Distributors and AXA Network do not provide tax or legal advice.
© 2015 AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company. All rights reserved.
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For Financial Professional Use Only. Not for Use with, or Distribution to, the General Public.
For More Information on Our Guaranteed Issue Coverage Limits or General GI Guidelines, Please Contact Your AXA Equitable Regional Vice President or Advanced Markets or Visit Us at AXA.com.
What are the procedures for submitting GI documents and when should I submit applications?
The submission process is different for GI.
The steps are as follows:
1 The producer submits a completed GI checklist and
census to be reviewed by Underwriting.1
2 If the case is suitable for GI, a Guaranteed Issue Offer
Agreement letter will be sent to the producer.
3 Both the employer and producer must sign and submit the
Guaranteed Issue Offer Agreement letter to Underwriting.
4 After the Guaranteed Issue Offer Agreement letter is
received by Underwriting, applications are submitted.
5 No premiums are to be collected until advised by the
Underwriting department.
Where do I send my completed GI documents?
A completed GI checklist in PDF format, and census information in an Excel file utilizing AXA301-03, should be sent via e-mail to:
Cecilia Celebran, Director
E-mail: [email protected]
Advanced Markets
Business Insurance Made Easy AXA Equitable’s Guaranteed Issue Program – A Success Story
The Case
A pharmaceutical company with 78 key employees wanted to implement an executive bonus program. Moreover, they wanted to address the program needs with one policy on each individual to help their executives once they left the company. However, for 78 employees, this can be a daunting task. If this was your case, how would you like to take all the applications? Enrollment could take quite a bit of time.
The AXA Equitable Difference Fortunately, for this Financial Professional, his wholesaler introduced him to AXA Equitable’s Guaranteed Issue (GI) underwriting program. GI is a streamlined underwriting process with few medical questions and minimal paperwork. Instead the underwriting is based on formulas andemployee classifications. AXA Equitable’s GI program is exclusively designed for use with white collar, highly compensated employees of businesses with groups of ten or more executives to be covered. That was exactly the situation with the pharmaceutical company.
The Success with AXA Equitable The results using our GI program can be very impressive. Take a look at the results for this case:
Date required “GI Checklist” and final Census was received by AXA: July, 2014
Issue Date: Jan. 2015
Total Policies: 78
Total Coverage: $47 Million
Target Premium: $598k
Using the AXA Equitable Guaranteed Issue program, the employer was able to secure a supplemental benefit for its key people. In addition, the General Agent was able to make a fan of the Financial Professional by helping place a large case easily with great support.
The employer also made the policies portable so when the employees leave they can take the unique benefit with them. When everything is in order, a multi-life GI case can move very quickly. If you encounter business cases with at least ten highly compensated white collar executives, contact your AXA Equitable sales representative to see how easy business insurance can be.
GI Guidelines
Guaranteed Issue is available with all of AXA Equitable and MONY America permanent, single life products. Guidelines for AXA Equitable’s Guaranteed Issue program are detailed in Field Bulletin AD09-097. Note that the face amount limits and participation requirements have been revised since the bulletin’s release. The enhanced amounts are shown below.
Basic GI Limits:
Number of Eligible Maximum Face Amount* Minimum Participation %
10-14 $30,000 × # of lives 100% 15-19 $40,000 × # of lives 100% 20-25 $50,000 × # of lives 100% 26-49 $50,000 × # of lives 85%**
50 $50,000 × # of lives 75%** 51 or more $60,000 × # of lives 75%**
*Up to a maximum face amount of $5,000,000.**At 100% participation maximum face amounts are $55,000, $60,000 & $65,000 per participant, respectively
Enhanced GI Limits: For Deferral Cases with Account Balance Only, Equal Face Amounts and Employer-Owned Cases Funded at “7-Pay” Premium
Number of Eligible Maximum Face Amount* Minimum Participation %
10-14 $50,000 × # of lives 100% 15-19 $50,000 × # of lives 100% 20-25 $60,000 × # of lives 100% 26-49 $65,000 × # of lives 75%**
50 $65,000 × # of lives 70%** 51 or more $70,000 × # of lives 70%**
*Up to a maximum face amount of $5,000,000.**At 100% participation, maximum face amounts are $70,000, $70,000 & 75,000 per participant, respectively
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