This course will fulfill 8 hours of continuing education requirements for a Oregon Life & Health insurance producer. We'll review some general principles of Life & Health insurance, and then we'll cover life insurance policies in general. We'll take a look at the different types of life insurance types, and standard provisions you can expect to see. Then, we'll discuss health insurance policies and qualified plans, life insurance-linked securities, and annuities. We'll also cover some of the federal tax rules regarding life insurance.

Course Format: Text

Credit Type: General

Course ID(s): 6000055315

Approved By: Department of Consumer & Business Services - Insurance Division

  • Life Fundamentals
    • General Principles [20 Activities]
      • 01. Introduction to Fundamental Insurance (Video)
      • 02. What is Insurance?
      • 03. Risk and Risk Management
      • 04. Risk and Risk Management - Part 2
      • 05. Insurers (Video)
      • 06. Insurers - Part 1
      • 07. Financial Status (Video)
      • 08. Insurers - Part 2: Financial Status
      • 09. Insurance Producers (Video)
      • 10. Producers and Agency Relationships - Part 1
      • 11. Producers and Agency Relationships - Part 2: Creation of an Agency Relationship
      • 12. Producers and Agency Relationship - Part 3: Authority, Powers, and Responsibilities of Producers
      • 13. Contracts (Video)
      • 14. Contracts - Part 1
      • 15. Contracts - Parts 2: Elements of a Legal Contract
      • 16. Contracts - Part 3: Distinct Characteristics of an Insurance Contract
      • 17. Contracts - Part 4: Legal Interpretations Affecting Contracts
      • 18. Completing the Application, Underwriting, and Delivering the Policy - Part 1
      • 19. Completing the Application, Underwriting, and Delivering the Policy - Part 2
      • 20. Conclusion (Video)
    • Fundamental Life [9 Activities]
      • 01. Introduction to Fundamentals of Life Insurance (Video)
      • 02. Introduction to Life Insurance; Common Classifications of Life Insurance
      • 03. Uses of Life Insurance (Video)
      • 04. Uses for Life Insurance: Personal and Business Uses of Life Insurance
      • 05. Uses for Life Insurance: Determining Amount of Personal Life Insurance
      • 06. Aspects of Life Insurance
      • 07. Individual Underwriting by the Insurer (Video)
      • 08. Individual Underwriting by the Insurer
      • 09. Conclusion (Video)
    • Life Policy Types [14 Activities]
      • 01. Introduction to Life Insurance Policies (Video)
      • 02. Life Insurance Basics
      • 03. Policy Descriptions in Brief
      • 04. Whole Life Insurance and Term Life Insurance (Video)
      • 05. Individual Policies in Detail: Whole Life Insurance
      • 06. Individual Policies in Detail: Term Life Insurance
      • 07. Flexible Policies and Specialized Policies (Video)
      • 08. Individual Policies in Detail: Flexible Policies
      • 09. Individual Policies in Detail: Specialized Policies
      • 10. Individual Policies in Detail: Endowment Policies and Worksite Plans
      • 11. Group Life Insurance and Credit Life Insurance (Video)
      • 12. Group Policies in Detail
      • 13. Credit Life Insurance
      • 14. Conclusion (Video)
    • Standard Provisions [17 Activities]
      • 01. Introduction to Life Insurance Policy Provisions (Video)
      • 02. Standard Policy Provisions - Part 1
      • 03. Standard Policy Provisions - Part 2
      • 04. Beneficiaries (Video)
      • 05. Standard Policy Provisions - Part 3
      • 06. Standard Policy Provisions - Part 4
      • 07. Options (Video)
      • 08. Options - Part 1
      • 09. Options - Part 2
      • 10. Options - Part 3
      • 11. Riders (Video)
      • 12. Riders - Part 1
      • 13. Riders: Additional Uses (Video)
      • 14. Riders - Part 2
      • 15. Riders - Part 3
      • 16. Riders - Part 4
      • 17. Conclusion (Video)
    • Qualified Plans [12 Activities]
      • 01. Introduction to Qualified Plans (Video)
      • 02. Qualified Plans - Part 1
      • 03. Qualified Plans - Part 2: Plan Types, Characteristics, and Purchasers
      • 04. Federal Tax Considerations for Qualified Plans (Video)
      • 05. Qualified Plans - Part 3: Federal Tax Considerations for Qualified Plans
      • 06. Rollovers, Transfers, and 1035 Exchanges (Video)
      • 07. Rollovers and Transfers
      • 08. Section 1035 Exchanges
      • 09. Social Security Benefits
      • 10. Employee Retirement Income Security Act (Video)
      • 11. Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
      • 12. Conclusion (Video)
    • Life Insurance and Securities [4 Activities]
      • 01. Introduction to Life Insurance and Securities (Video)
      • 02. Introduction
      • 03. Variable Life Insurance and Variable Annuities as Securities
      • 04. Conclusion (Video)
    • Annuities [10 Activities]
      • 01. Introduction to Annuities (Video)
      • 02. Annuity Principles and Concepts
      • 03. Immediate versus Deferred Annuities
      • 04. Annuity Payment Options (Video)
      • 05. Annuity (Benefit) Payment Options
      • 06. Annuity Products (Video)
      • 07. Annuity Products
      • 08. Uses of Annuities (Video)
      • 09. Uses of Annuities
      • 10. Conclusion (Video)
  • Final Exam
    • Final Exam (50 questions)
  • Certificate of Completion
    • Mandatory Questionnaire
    • Certificate of Completion
    • Guaranteed Next-Day Reporting
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Instructor Bio

Gary Sternberg

Gary Sternberg is a veteran of insurance training, having been in the insurance education industry for over 25 years. He is a highly focused, licensed professional with top-level skills in prelicense and continuing education content authorship and training. He is well-versed in compliance and has extensive experience with state and federal regulatory laws and rules. Gary brings to At Your Pace Online students his excellent teaching, writing, and presentation skills with the ability to turn the complex into learnable “normal” person material. Most importantly, Gary has a passion for insurance education and seeing students successfully navigate the licensing process.