Exam spring 98 #4

Sherman_Power@ars.aon.com
Wed, 27 Oct 1999 16:18:43 -0500

I'd be happy for any insights on this one:

[You are given the following info about a "Type 2" universal life insurance
policy:

Death Benefit: $100,000
Cash Value: $40,000
Monthly mortality charge: $25

Using the procedure described by H&H, determine the monthly mortality rate per
$1,000 coverage.]

the answer is given as B : "At least $0.20, but less than $0.30:

Presumably the answer is derived by dividing the mortality charge by the "Death
benefit (000)" = 25/100 =.25

My problem with this is that H&H seems clear that even for a type 2 policy the
"death benefit" is composed of two components: the cash value and the pure
protection (or amount at risk). So for this type 2 policy the amount at risk is
always $60K which implies an aswer of .42