State RegulationsCA specific✓ Verified · outline & fact-checked · Sep 2026Difficulty 2/5
Under California's life insurance illustration requirements (Sections 10509.950 through 10509.965), an illustration presented to a prospective buyer must do which of the following?
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Why A is correct
California's life insurance illustration rules require that any illustration clearly separate guaranteed elements from non-guaranteed, projected elements. Non-guaranteed values, such as current-assumption dividends or interest crediting, must be labeled as not guaranteed, so the buyer understands the projected numbers could differ from actual results. This prevents illustrations from being misleading and allows consumers to compare the guaranteed floor of a policy with the optimistic projections.
Why the other options are wrong
- B) Illustrations do not guarantee a minimum return; guarantees are limited to the contract's own guaranteed values.
- C) Presenting only the best-case outcome would violate the requirement to disclose non-guaranteed elements fairly.
- D) Illustrations must tie the projected values to the premiums to be paid, not present values in isolation.
Memory hook
Illustration = show the floor and the forecast side by side. Projected numbers are pictures, not promises.