- Describe the three dimensions of A&S underwriting (medical, occupational, financial) and the five possible outcomes of the underwriting decision.
- Explain the duty of utmost good faith, what makes a fact material, and how the incontestability clause operates.
- Identify the claims requirements: notice of claim, proof of loss, physical examination right, recurrence provision.
- State the tax treatment of individual disability premiums and benefits.
- State the tax treatment of group LTD premiums (employer-paid vs. employee-paid) and the resulting taxability of benefits.
- State the tax treatment of CI insurance (non-deductible premium, non-taxable benefit).
- Describe BOE insurance taxation (deductible premium, taxable benefit).
- Explain how EI sickness benefits, CPP disability benefits, and workers' compensation interact with private A&S coverage from a tax perspective.
- Apply the "who paid the tax?" principle to identify whether a given benefit is taxable in a scenario.