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Rhonda is a sixty-year-old biologist at the local university. She has two adult children Connor and Daniel. She meets her life insurance agent Todd to make sure that if something were to happen to her that everything would be taken care of. She has taken the initiative to have a will done that has all of her assets divided between her two children after any debts or taxes are settled. She knows her boys are not great with money so she names her friend Sandra as the executor.

One of the things that Rhonda is concerned about is the taxes that will be owed on her final tax return and thinks a life insurance policy would be a good idea to solve her issue.

What should Todd recommend while completing a life insurance policy to make sure that Rhonda’s concerns are met?

Axel owns a $150,000 whole life insurance policy with an accumulated cash surrender value (CSV) of $20,000. His monthly premiums are $300, due on the fifth day of each month. Axel misses his November 5 premium payment and then dies a few weeks later, on November 20.

Larissa is a 65-year-old retired marketing executive. She is single and has no dependents. Larissa accepted a generous retirement package from her employer five years ago and used her early retirement cash bonus to consolidate her financial affairs. She paid off mortgages on both her principal residence (a condo) and her vacation cottage. The fair market value (FMV) of the real estate increased significantly over the years. She named her sister Natalya as the sole beneficiary of her estate. In addition to the two properties, Larissa's estate includes a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) and shares of Apple Inc. that she purchased in her tax-free savings account (TFSA) 10 years ago. If Larissa were to pass away today, which of her assets would be fully taxable on her final income tax return?

Jenny purchased a whole life insurance policy 10 years ago. She was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness and the doctor told her she got an estimated life span of 12 months. She would like to spend the rest of her time with family doing vacation across the world. She brought Ellen, her daughter and also her beneficiary to the life insurance agent and wants to find out about the claims process.

What does Ellen need to know regarding the claims process in this situation?